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More than 17 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while the number of deaths has surpassed 120,000.
A Conservative think-tank has called for an inquiry into what role Carrie Symonds, the prime minister’s fiancee, plays in “governing” the UK.
The prime minister is still aiming to reopen all schools in England next month despite concerns from teachers and scientists.


In world first cases, NHS doctors have completed heart transplants in children with the organs brought back to life using a pioneering machine.
Tory former leader William Hague has told Sky News “you can smell” the improvement since the departure of controversial Downing Street aides Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain.
The number of cases of South African and Brazilian COVID variants in the UK appears to be falling, the health secretary has told Sky News.
Shellfish workers in Cornwall say some are at risk of losing their homes because of an overnight ban on exporting their product to the EU.
For many people struggling with their mental health, the internet can provide refuge – but for others, it can lead to a downward spiral.
A 21-year-old Briton has become the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
A rare cactus from the Amazon rainforest has flowered for the first time in the UK – and for one night only.