A record number of people were vaccinated in the UK on Saturday - 598,389 received their first dose
Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for the NHS, is in hospital after testing positive for Covid
Public Health England's Dr Susan Hopkins expects to start seeing the impact of vaccinations in the next two weeks
Relaxing restrictions will need to be done "very cautiously", Dr Hopkins says
The World Health Organization has called on richer nations to commit to donating any excess vaccine supplies
UK ministers say it is too soon to talk about donating some of its vaccines to other countries
UK-EU relations are being "reset" after the EU triggered a provision in the Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports
Israel says it is transferring 5,000 doses of Covid vaccine to immunise frontline Palestinian health workers
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Image source, PA MediaLesley Mitchell, 75, and Janice Mitchell, 70, from Newmarket celebrate their vaccinations
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Image source, ReutersAs our thoughts go out to Captain Tom Moore, who is in hospital having tested positive for Covid, let's remind ourselves of how he captured the hearts of the nation.
It all started with a sponsored walk of 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden with the hope of raising £1,000 for NHS charities.
"To all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment," he said, addressing a British public who had seen life turned upside down by coronavirus, "the sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go away."
By the time he had reached the finish line, he had become a social media phenomenon and raised an astonishing £12m. By teatime the same day, donations had risen to £15m. And the total keeps growing and growing and has now passed £39m.
Now knighted and labelled a "national treasure", Captain Tom's life story is to become the subject of a major new film.
The as-yet-untitled film will focus on the veteran's relationship with his younger family, who he moved in with following the death of his wife Pamela. The couple were married for 40 years.
The picture will also draw on his military career and show how the horrors of war shaped his life and inspired him to keep walking, despite having endured a long battle with skin cancer and a broken hip.
Image source, PA MediaPoliticians have sent well wishes to Captain Tom Moore who is in hospital with pneumonia and has tested positive for Covid.
Health secretary Matt Hancock said he was sending his "best wishes" to the family.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted: "The whole nation hopes you get well soon Captain Tom Moore. You've been an inspiration to us all throughout this crisis".
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi tweeted that he was "praying" for him.
And the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted: "Thank you to our brilliant NHS for taking care of Captain Tom Moore.
"Hoping for a speedy recovery and to see Captain Tom back home with his family soon."
As the UK sets a new record for the number of Covid vaccinations given in one day, here's a couple of graphs showing how the programme is going:
Image source, ReutersCaptain Tom Moore is in hospital with pneumonia and has tested positive for Covid, his daughter says., external
The 100-year-old, who was knighted after raising millions for NHS charities during the first coronavirus lockdown, was admitted to Bedford Hospital earlier where he is receiving "additional help with his breathing", says Hannah Ingram-Moore.
The former British Army veteran was being treated at home for the last few weeks, she says.
The medical care he has received has been "remarkable" and she hopes he will return home as soon as possible.
Image source, BBC/PA/GoogleMore than 50 doctors are working as intensive care nurses to help coronavirus patients in Leicester, a health boss has said.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust's medical director Andrew Furlong says the hospitals are currently operating at 155% of normal capacity.
During the pandemic, other wards have closed and some elective operations paused, allowing consultants from other departments to assist nurses, the Local Democracy Reporting Service says.
Mr Furlong says: "We have more than 50 of our consultants working on intensive care in a capacity - not as doctors but actually as nurses to support staff and patients on the intensive care unit."
Speaking straight after an intensive care shift, Dr Jennifer Briggs says a colleague told her it is the worst he has seen it in 32 years.
"Staff are exhausted but doing everything they can. News of the vaccine lifted the mood, we were all very excited and looking forward to the opportunity to be able to have it," she says.
Here's a look at the UK's coronavirus data in graphs.
They show that the cases of new infections are falling but the daily deaths and numbers of people in hospital are still high.
Image source, Getty ImagesRugby Australia has offered to host this summer's British and Irish Lions series against South Africa, where the games face uncertainty due to Covid-19.
The Lions are due to visit South Africa in July and August with a three-Test series against the world champions.
But issues around Covid-19, including the emergence of a new variant in South Africa, has led to uncertainty over the viability of the tour.
"We're here to help," Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan told the Sydney Morning Herald, external.
"What we learnt from the Tri Nations last year and the tennis that's happening now is that Australia can successfully stage global tournaments in a Covid world."
The Lions board are discussing contingency plans in the event the trip has to be abandoned, including the possibility of hosting games in the UK and Ireland.
Image source, EPAThousands of ultra-Orthodox mourners have gathered in Jerusalem to attend the funeral of a top rabbi, in breach of Israel's coronavirus regulations.
Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, 99, died on Sunday following months of ill health after contracting Covid-19.
The country is currently under a third national lockdown, but police did not intervene to disperse the huge crowd.
Image source, EPAThe leader was revered and had been head of the influential Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem
The scenes sparked backlash from deputy prime minister Benny Gantz ahead of a vote to extend lockdown rules.
"Millions of families and children are locked in their homes and abide by the rules while thousands of Haredim crowd the funeral, most of them even without masks," Gantz tweeted, external.
"We will not agree to the continuation of an ineffective fake lockdown. Either everyone is locked down - or everyone opens," he said.
Image source, EPA
Image source, Essex PolicePeople at an Essex house party were each fined £800
"Selfish" revellers caught having an illegal house party have been fined for breaching Covid rules.
Essex Police attended a house in Bury Road, Sewardstonebury, on Saturday evening and found people "clearly having a party" at the vacant rented property, with more people still arriving.
Those present - 17 people from London and one from Essex - were fined £800 each, police said.
Fines of £800 for anyone in England attending a house party of more than 15 people were announced earlier this month by Home Secretary Priti Patel.
The previous fines for anyone attending an illegal gathering were £200 - or £100 if paid early. Fines of up to £10,000 for holding large illegal gatherings of more than 30 people still only apply to the organisers.
Image source, ESSEX POLICEPolice said the group were "clearly having a party"
Others facing the £800 fine after this weekend include more than 70 people who attended a boat party in Ealing, west London, on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, a hotel where 200 people were found partying has been raided by police in Liverpool.
Merseyside Police said they broke up a gathering at a gym in Aintree on the same evening. Officers are considering fining the business owner £10,000 for organising the event.
Bethany Bell
BBC News, Vienna
Image source, ReutersSeveral thousand people protesting against coronavirus restrictions have faced off with police in riot gear in central Vienna, after several protests were banned over concerns for public health.
Vienna police announced on Saturday they were banning over a dozen demonstrations, including one arranged by the far-right Freedom Party, on the grounds that protesters generally don't observe social distancing rules or wear masks.
The deputy leader of the Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, called on supporters to go for a walk in the city instead of the party's planned protest.
People waved banners, calling for Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz to go. The crowd included some extreme-right activists as well as coronavirus deniers.
The atmosphere was tense and some arrests have been made, but the situation has not escalated.
Austria is in its third hard lockdown, which started on 26 December.
Image source, Reuters
Image source, PA MediaWendy Milbank, 75, received her vaccine at Newmarket Racecourse
The UK has carried out the highest number of coronavirus vaccinations in one day, government figures show., external
The figures show 598,389 received their first dose on Saturday.
The previous record was set last Saturday when the UK reported 491,970 doses in a single day.
It brings the total number of people to receive their first dose of a Covid vaccine to 8,977,329, with another 491,053 receiving their second dose.
A further 587 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in the UK, the government's daily figures show., external
A further 21,088 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the data.
A further 563 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 71,789, NHS England says.
Patients were aged between 24 and 99.
All except 29 people, aged between 34 and 97, had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths were between December 14 and January 30.
There were 27 other deaths reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.
We expect to hear the UK-wide coronavirus figures shortly.
Israel has agreed to transfer thousands of vaccines to the Palestinians, amid controversy over whether it should include those in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in its vaccination programme.
Its defence ministry said 5,000 doses would be made available to immunise front-line Palestinian medical workers.
The Israelis have been vaccinating their population very rapidly, but the programme has not included Palestinians living in the occupied territories, only Israel’s Arab citizens and Palestinians living in annexed east Jerusalem.
UN human rights experts say Israelis legally obliged to do so, external. But it says vaccinations are the responsibility of the Palestinian authorities, who are yet to begin any programme.
The BBC's Yolande Knell reports on vaccine divides in the Middle East
A further 426 people in Northern Ireland have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to government data., external
The daily figures also show 19 deaths, which brings the total number to 1,850.
Tanya Gupta
BBC News
Image source, Andrew AitchisonA journalist held after photographing a protest at an asylum centre has said "bad things are going on there" after weeks of protests and a Covid outbreak.
Calls to close the site at Napier Barracks in Kent, south-east England, have come from campaigners and politicians - but the Home Office said the barracks provided safe and secure accommodation.
Andy Aitchison, who documented a demonstration in which protesters threw fake blood at the gates, said he was arrested on Thursday at his home on suspicion of criminal damage, and was held for seven hours at a police station where his memory card and phone were taken.
"There are obviously bad things going on there that they don't want anyone witnessing," he said.
"It's the conditions there. They are cold, they have got one shower for 20 people, they are all sharing a room. They know that Covid-19 is rampant. They are worried about it and it's not fair to anyone."
The site was used to house about 400 asylum seekers until some were moved to self-isolation following a Covid outbreak.
Tensions at the barracks have been attributed not just to fears about the virus spreading, but also to uncertainty over asylum applications - along with the effect of housing traumatised people in an institutional, military setting.
Scotland has registered a further 1,003 positive Covid tests, government data shows., external
Six deaths further have been recorded in the daily figures.
The number of people who died within 28 days of a positive test is now 6,106.
The figures also showed 566,269 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccination and 7,794 have had a second dose.
A further 34 people have died in Wales with coronavirus, the latest public health figures show., external
It takes the total number of deaths with Covid reported since the start of the pandemic in Wales to 4,754.
There were also 605 new Covid infections reported, taking the total number of cases to 192,282.
Figures showed 403,463 people have now received their first coronavirus vaccine dose, with 786 receiving their second.