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Boris Johnson has defended attacks on his planned hotel quarantine scheme, saying it is “not practical” to completely shut Britain’s borders to protect against new coronavirus variants.
Boris Johnson is encouraging the nation to join in with a national clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore and healthcare workers this evening.
A woman from Blackpool has admitted the manslaughter of her baby girl, who died of suffocation.
Vaccines specifically designed to tackle new variants of coronavirus should be ready to be rolled out by October, according to the team behind the Oxford University/AstraZeneca jab.
About one in seven people in private households in England had contracted coronavirus by mid-January, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates.
Students who threw a birthday party for friends, ignoring lockdown rules, told police raiding the get-together they were “bored and wanted some fun”.
A new study showing a single dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine can significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus “categorically” supports the government’s jabs strategy, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News.
A young man who filmed himself verbally abusing Professor Chris Whitty in the street has been branded “pathetic” by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.


Boris Johnson has called for “urgent action” from the EU to resolve “outstanding problems” with the post-Brexit arrangement for Northern Ireland.
The Queen and Boris Johnson have led tributes to Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100 after testing positive for COVID-19.