PM pledges all adults in the UK will be offered a coronavirus jab by the end of July
The UK government's previous target was to offer all adults the first dose by September
One in three adults across the UK have been vaccinated, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock
"Early data" shows a reduction in transmission in people who have had a coronavirus vaccine, Hancock says
The PM holds a final meeting with senior ministers about how to ease England's lockdown
Johnson will reveal his "road map" for easing restrictions on Monday
Lorry drivers heading to France will no longer need to show a negative coronavirus test if they have spent less than 48 hours in the UK
Israel is easing restrictions following vaccine success, with shops, libraries and museums allowed to open
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Rob Cameron
BBC Prague Correspondent
Image source, ReutersThe number of free ICU beds in Covid wards is dwindling across the country
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has signalled that more children may not begin to return to school on 1 March as promised, as the virus situation is so bad.
It's been exacerbated by the spread of the UK variant and public non-compliance and widespread resignation.
There are also problems with sourcing the antigen tests necessary to make it happen, after the prime minister said a tender to supply them should be cancelled over lack of transparency.
Official figures show that in eight of the country's 14 regions, the number of free ICU beds in wards designated for Covid patients has fallen to single figures.
The capital Prague - a city of 1.2 million people - currently has eight free ICU beds in Covid wards.
Health Minister Jan Blatny says authorities may have to take drastic measures if the situation does not improve.
According to the European Centre for Disease Control, the Czech Republic has had the highest number of new Covid cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous 14 days than any other country in the EU/EEA.
According to Our World in Data, the country now has the fourth highest total number of Covid deaths per million inhabitants in the world. At 1,783 per million, it is more than the UK (1,776) or Italy (1,579).
These graphs show the trajectory of the vaccination numbers in the UK as a steep incline, with more than 17.5m people receiving their first doses.
Here are the daily coronavirus figures for the UK in graphs.
They show the number of daily cases have fallen beneath the November high but are not yet lower than the peak during the first wave in March 2020.
The number of patients in hospital is close to where we were at the height of the first wave and daily deaths are on their way down.
The team is operating from a mobile vaccination unit
Nearly 200 homeless people in Brighton have been given coronavirus vaccinations in the past fortnight as part of a drive to protect vulnerable communities.
Arch Healthcare, a group which helps homeless people in the city, has carried out the programme and wants to vaccinate 1,000 people over eight weeks.
Lead nurse Hannah Bishop said people experiencing homelessness have high levels of underlying health conditions, long-term conditions and mental health conditions which make it hard for them to access the mass vaccination sites.
She said: "We really believe it's really important for everybody to have access to this vaccine."
The team, operating from a mobile vaccination unit visiting key locations in the city, is working with St John Ambulance, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and homeless charity Justlife.
A woman who turns 111 next month has had her coronavirus vaccine and is urging others to have theirs.
May Willis, who lives in Bexhill, East Sussex, says: "I've had my Covid jab and I think everyone should have it. It doesn't cost them anything and it helps to stop things spreading."
She says: "Once lockdown is over and we can go back to the things we love doing I shall love to look forward to go back and see my friends."
And what's her secret to living to a ripe old age? No smoking, no alcohol and plenty of chocolate...
'I'm almost 111 and I make the most of what I've got'
Image source, ReutersThe vaccine shipment entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt
A shipment of 20,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Gaza, donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Health officials in the territory said they would begin vaccination on Monday.
Gaza received 2,000 doses of the vaccine from the Palestinian Authority last week, but this new delivery is reported to have been organised by a former senior Palestinian official, Mohammad Dahlan, who now lives in the UAE.
He was forced out of the territory a decade ago after clashing with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Gaza is controlled by the Palestinian leader's Islamist Hamas rivals.
Analysts say it's an attempt to score points ahead of a planned Palestinian election later this year.
Gaza has registered more than 54,000 cases with 543 deaths, external.
Palestinians have had little access to coronavirus vaccines, in contrast with Israel, which is easing lockdown restrictions after inoculating almost half its population.
Northern Ireland's Covid-19 vaccine programme is "ahead of schedule," health officials have said, after Boris Johnson announced new UK-wide targets of offering all UK adults a first dose of vaccine by the end of July.
The previous target was September for first dose completion, but the PM has now said it should "go further and faster" to help ease lockdown rules.
Stormont's Department of Health said its plans were dependent on supply.
The UK's devolved nations each have the power to set their own coronavirus regulations and have different lockdown rules and vaccination programmes.
Northern Ireland's programme started well and by Friday of last week, just over 23% of the local population had received their first dose of vaccine.
However, that figure was slightly behind other parts of the UK, with Wales leading at 26.8%; Scotland second at 25.7%; and England third at 25.4%.
Image source, PA MediaA firm is being investigated by the UK medical regulator after it was awarded a £30m contract during the pandemic.
Alex Bourne - who used to run a pub near Matt Hancock's old constituency home in West Suffolk - made vials for Covid testing through his firm Hinpack, which had no history of medical goods.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed it is now investigating the company.
Mr Hancock has previously said he had nothing to do with the contract.
The MHRA said it took "all reports of non-compliance very seriously".
The Guardian reported, external Mr Bourne had offered his services to the government via a personal WhatsApp message to the health secretary, saying they had known each other for years.
The businessman told the newspaper that messages had been exchanged between the pair over several months, but he said there was "no evidence" he was given preferential treatment by the Department of Health and Social Care because of the connection.
Mademoiselle Desserts makes large round cakes that are sold on to wholesalers and mostly end up sliced in coffee shops, restaurants and garden centre cafes - but production is on hold due to lockdown.
Its three UK sites are running at about 10-15% of pre-pandemic activity, with many staff furloughed.
Its UK managing director, Nigel Taylor, is keenly awaiting Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement of how restrictions will be eased on Monday.
He says getting enough notice ahead of a definite restart for hospitality is crucial so he can restock ingredients that can take weeks to arrive from abroad.
Wholesaler Bidfood, which supplies meals to care homes, pubs and restaurants, is also awaiting news of when the hospitality industry can reopen.
Its chief executive, Andrew Selley, says: "It's not just a case of turning on a switch and providing the product.
"The customers have to plan what menus they want to offer and they have to tell us what volumes they're expecting, based on what the government is saying the regulations are going to be."
The total number of people to receive their first vaccination in the UK has risen to 17,582,121, according to today's figures., external
Another 615,148 people have also had their second dose.
A further 215 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, daily figures, external from the government show.
It takes the total number of people to die within 28 days of a positive Covid test to 120,580.
There have also been a further 9,834 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours.
Police said the car park was "evidently not a place of worship"
A church pastor who organised a group worship in a pub car park has been fined £10,000 for breaching lockdown rules.
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police said the Church on the Streets service on Saturday involved about 30 people in Bardney Drive, Bulwell, gathering with tents, food and a sound system.
Pastor Chez Weir has said she will contest the fine.
Insp James Walker, from the force, said they had been advising the group for a number of weeks about how and where they could worship during lockdown.
"Whilst the rules state you can attend places of worship, this car park is evidently not a place of worship," he said.
"Despite the warnings given over the last week in particular, this event continued to go ahead and that is why we have implemented our last resort of enforcement."
Government coronavirus guidance states a place of worship can be somewhere used for religious gatherings, external, even sites usually used for other things.
But it adds they must be permitted to be open during lockdown and "additional guidance may be applicable".
It also recommends that, where possible, places of worship continue to stream worship or other events to avoid large gatherings.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe WHO asked Tanzania to take "robust action" after people travelling from the country tested positive for Covid-19
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Image source, Getty ImagesThousands of lorry drivers were stuck in Kent in December, when France closed its border with the UK
People driving lorries into the UK from France will no longer be required to have a negative coronavirus test before they are allowed to re-enter France, if they've been in the UK for less than 48 hours, the UK transport secretary says.
Grant Shapps says, external that from 23:00 GMT tonight, hauliers will only have to show evidence of the time they entered the UK, to allow them back into France without a negative Covid test result.
French authorities will also recognise proof of a negative test taken in Ireland if the test was taken less than 72 hours before departure from the UK for France, according to updated UK government guidance., external
France demanded in December that lorry drivers returning to France would have to show proof of a negative test to combat the fast-spreading variant of the virus that was first detected in Kent, south-east England.
The Road Haulage Association has acknowledged the change in guidance, but says it's still examining the detail of how it will work in practice.
Image source, PISHDAAD MODARESSI CHAHARDEHIDr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary says he's noticed that his medical colleagues show a preference for one vaccine, while members of the public often prefer another. This isn't a time to be choosy, he writes.
The dash for vaccines has thrown up a rather peculiar situation. With so many pharmaceutical companies competing in this greatest of scientific races, we now have a variety of vaccines, and people are starting to ask me, "Do I get a choice?" And "Which vaccine would you recommend?"
The concept of consumer choice when it comes to immunisation, or even medications, is alien. No-one asks about the brand of their annual flu jab, or which company produces the MMR vaccine that will protect their precious children.
But the intense global relief that greeted the Pfizer Covid vaccine, and then Moderna, AstraZeneca and most recently Novavax and Janssen vaccines (though the last two are still awaiting regulatory approval) has created brand awareness in a population that has had a crash course in epidemiology and infectious diseases.
My answer is a simple one: we take whatever vaccine we are given and thank the lucky Northern stars that we live in a developed country. The idea of choice seems so wrong, when there is such an acute shortage of vaccines across the world.
As we reported earlier, Israel has been easing lockdown restrictions, following the success of its vaccination programme.
Shops, libraries and museums are now allowed to open.
Image source, ReutersPeople are now able to enter some tourist attractions such as zoos and theatres...
Image source, Reuters...as well as gyms and swimming pools.
Image source, ReutersTo be able to access these facilities, people are required to show a "green passport" (which is contained in an app), a certificate that can only be obtained once you have been vaccinated.
Image source, ReutersSchools have also reopened, almost two months after they were closed because of the pandemic.
Image source, EPAIsrael has the highest vaccination rate in the world. More than 49% of people have received at least one dose, external.
We've been telling you about DJ Jo Whiley's sister Frances, who is in hospital with coronavirus. Jo says she was offered a vaccine ahead of her sister, who has learning disabilities and diabetes.
Now, the charity Mencap is calling for everyone with learning disabilities to be prioritised for a vaccine.
Chief executive, Edel Harris, told the BBC Frances' story "is highlighting huge health inequalities" that see 1,200 people with learning disabilities "dying avoidably every year".
"What Covid has done is shone a really bright light on this most important and most pressing issue," she says.
"We are urging the government and the JCVI to remove this arbitrary definition of severe and profound learning disability, because people who apparently fall into that category are in group six for the vaccination. We are just asking them to include all people with a learning disability as being a priority for a vaccination."
She says people who have learning disabilities are "up to six times more likely to die if they contract Covid" and going into hospital can be traumatic for them.
Image source, ReutersThe mayor of Nice would like to reduce the flow of tourists to his city for now
The mayor of Nice says the southern city and its surrounding area need either a weekend lockdown or a local tightening of the nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus figures that are the worst in France.
Christian Estrosi says visitors, including many from abroad, are still flocking to Nice and this needs to be suspended without restricting economic activity.
"The weather is nice, everybody rushes to come here. A weekend lockdown would put a stop to that, without halting economic activity in the city," he told French radio.
"We will be happy to receive lots of tourists this summer, once we win this battle, but it is better to have a period while we say 'do not come here, this is not the moment'."
The whole of France is already under a daily 12-hour curfew which starts at 18:00 (17:00 GMT).
"We need strong measures that go beyond the nationwide 6pm curfew, either a tighter curfew, or a partial and time-specific lockdown. A weekend lockdown would make sense," he says.
France's Health Minister, Olivier Véran, said on Saturday he was requesting stricter measures in the Alpes-Maritime region in which Nice is situated.
New weekly cases in the area are triple the national average, , externalaccording to Covidtracker.fr., external
France has so far avoided imposing a third nationwide lockdown to fight the virus.