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Environmentalists are calling for an urgent recovery strategy to address what they call the “chronic health of our seas”.

Domestic abuse victims will be able to ‘Ask for Ani’ at pharmacies nationwide as part of a codeword scheme to indicate they need help.

Another 1,564 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the UK – the highest daily figure since the pandemic began following the late addition of some data going as far back as May.

Dozens of coronavirus patients in London are set to be transferred from their hospital beds to a hotel to free up space for critical cases.

The UK is “taking steps” to keep out cases of a coronavirus variant discovered in Brazil, the prime minister has said.

Boris Johnson has pledged coronavirus jabs will be given 24/7 “as soon as we can” – as AstraZeneca said it expects to release two million doses a week of the Oxford vaccine by mid-February.

Boots and Superdrug branches are among pharmacies that will be able to administer the coronavirus vaccine from today.

People who have had COVID-19 may have some immunity for several months but can still get reinfected and transmit the virus, according to a new study.

Nicola Sturgeon has tightened COVID restrictions in Scotland, laying out six changes which will come into effect on Saturday.

Police are in talks with ministers to tighten the “woolly” and “incredibly vague” lockdown regulations around exercise, a senior officer has said.