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Speaking at Monday’s coronavirus briefing, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said: “The more elaborate your plans are for summer holidays, in terms of crossing borders, in terms of household mixing, given where we are now, I think we just have to say the more you are stepping into making guesses about the unknown at this point,” he

British supermarkets that have stores in Europe are facing supply problems because of post-Brexit rules on exports to the EU. It’s affecting fresh produce at 20 Marks and Spencer stores in France, Morrison’s in Gibraltar, and a chain of UK supermarkets in Belgium is on the verge of closure with no deliveries since December. Our

Protests have broken out in southern Chile after footage emerged of a police officer shooting dead a street performer. Public buildings in Panguipulli were set alight and people also took to the streets of the capital, Santiago, to express their anger. Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado has condemned the arson but said justice would be served

Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi told BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “We see very much probably an annual or booster in the autumn and then an annual (jab), in the way we do with flu vaccinations where you look at what variant of virus is spreading around the world, rapidly produce a variant of vaccine and then

By Becky GreyBBC Sport at Twickenham Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Rugby Union England: (6) 6 Pens: Farrell 2 Scotland: (8) 11 Try: Van der Merwe Pens: Russell 2 Scotland claimed a first win at Twickenham since 1983 as returning fly-half Finn Russell orchestrated a shock 11-6 Six Nations victory

First Test, Chennai (day two) England 555-8 (180 overs): Root 218, Sibley 87, Stokes 82 India: Yet to bat Scorecard Joe Root scored an imperious double century as England continued their strong start to the first Test against India on day two in Chennai. England captain Root resumed on 128 and serenely compiled 218 to

“At the moment, we’re in a relatively good position in a sense that the number of cases are falling, but they’re still very high. So we only need one more doubling time, one more return to exponential growth, and we could be back in the same position we were in the beginning of January within

By Szu Ping ChanBusiness reporter, BBC News Published 19 minutes ago image copyrightPA Media The UK’s rapid Covid-19 vaccination programme will help the economy bounce back strongly this year, according to the Bank of England. The economy is expected to shrink 4.2% in the first three months of 2021, amid tighter lockdown restrictions to slow

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, said: “Given the inevitable challenges of immunising large numbers of the population against Covid-19 and potential global supply constraints, there are definite advantages to having data that could support a more flexible immunisation programme, if needed and if approved by the medicines regulator.

He explained: “If they can be helped through this it will take away a lot of their fears, and make life easier. I’m sure we can establish this, and we have to basically, otherwise they’re going to have not much of a future, and that is a crying shame, as there’s so many great artists

Karl Clark, landlord of The Bell pub in the village, said: “He was just a brilliant fellow, you looked at him and you just had to smile. He just cheered you up. If you were having a really bad day he just made you feel that little bit better,” he said.

In a statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Captain Sir Tom Moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War he fought for freedom and in the face of this country’s deepest post-war crisis he united us all, he cheered us all up, and

However, it is unclear how much affect his words will have on Myanmar’s military. Toe Zaw Latt, Myanmar bureau chief of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), told the BBC that the military will know sanctions are an unavoidable consequence of their actions, adding that “they don’t care about Western sanctions” and are more concerned

“Waking up to learn your world has been completely turned upside down overnight was not a new feeling, but a feeling that I thought that we had moved on from, and one that I never thought we’d be forced to feel again,” she said, reflecting on her childhood under military rule.

Dr Nikki Kanani, NHS England’s primary care director, said: “It has been a privilege to vaccinate some of the most vulnerable people and the wonderful people who look after them. Many have had little contact with the outside world throughout the pandemic and so it has been truly humbling for all, giving them hope and

Last updated on 3 hours ago3 hours ago.From the section Football The Duke of Cambridge has called for racist abuse aimed at footballers to stop, calling it “despicable”. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was the latest player subjected to racist abuse this weekend after a series of incidents. On Sunday, Greater Manchester Police began an