The next phase of the UK's vaccine rollout will be based on age rather than occupation, with those in their 40s next in line
There is a "moral duty" to put saving lives first in the rollout, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says
Hancock tells a Downing Street briefing that the aged-based approach is "fastest and simplest way"
The health secretary also calls on people to "stick at it" in terms of observing the stay-at-home rules
"Do not wreck this now... it is too early to relax", England's deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam adds
A further 345 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test - a fall of 35% compared with last Friday
The Ivory Coast receives its first shipment from the global vaccine-sharing scheme Covax
We're expecting to hear a briefing from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) at 11am today.
It is understood it will be an update on the vaccine priority groups and the science behind the decision.
We will bring you the latest here.
Read more about the UK's vaccine priority groups.
District nurse Linda Obiageli Udeagbala was such a strong character, her family almost felt she was "invincible", until she died with Covid - aged 60 - this month.
Now, her children talk with pride about how Linda's 17 years with the health service inspired them to follow in her footsteps:
NHS nurse who inspired four of her children to be nurses
Image source, ReutersNigel Skea and his partner Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai arrive at the State Courts for an earlier hearing in February
A British man has been sentenced to two weeks in prison and fined S$1,000 (£539) for breaking quarantine rules in Singapore.
Nigel Skea, from Southampton, left his room on three occasions in September.
The 52-year-old pleaded guilty and admitted that on one occasion, he had walked up an emergency staircase to spend the night with his fiancée, who had booked a room at the same hotel. The couple have since married.
His wife, Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai, was sentenced to one week prison for abetting the crime.
The judge said the sentences reflected the severity of the breach and that the punishment was necessary to deter others from acting in their own interests.
Skea's defence said he had travelled to Singapore in order to propose and they both had been overcome by emotions after not seeing each other for a very long time.
Fijian rugby league players sing tribute to Sydney quarantine staff
After completing 14 days of hotel quarantine in Australia, a Fijian rugby league team has thanked staff by singing a touching tribute from their balconies.
The performance also delighted other guests at the hotel in Sydney.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Scottish government said the number of consultants employed by NHS Scotland had increased by 56% since 2006
It will be "impossible" for NHS Scotland to recover from the pandemic if senior staff cannot be retained, the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland has warned.
It said vacancies for consultants may now be higher than 15%.
Doctors were also reporting "widespread burnout" even before the Covid crisis hit, according to the association representing doctors.
The Scottish government says the number of consultants had increased by more than 56% since 2006.
A spokesperson added there is a "record high" of 5,702 whole time equivalent consultants currently employed by NHS Scotland.
But BMA Scotland is calling for urgent action from the Scottish government to stop what it called a "deeply worrying drain of senior doctors out of the workforce".
Image source, Getty ImagesA scientist advising the government says there is little point in primary school children wearing face masks.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Professor Calum Semple, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), says: "Primary school children are the lowest risk both to themselves and to society.”
He says there is "really good data" that shows children are half to a third as likely to acquire the virus.
"When it comes to transmitting they are probably half as likely to transmit it as adults," Prof Semple says, adding: "That risk actually gets smaller as you go into younger age groups.
"I am not a great fan of young children wearing face masks. If I had to invest in a single activity to improve the environment both for the children and the adults, I'd be looking at improving the ventilation, unsealing windows that have been painted shut and kept shut for energy-saving reasons.
"That would be a much more effective way to reduce transmission in schools."
Prof Semple adds that data shows teachers going to school "as a workplace are no more at risk than people in general society going about their daily living and normal working environment".
The Department for Education's guidance is that face coverings are only necessary for pupils in Year 7 and above.
A smiling Queen is pictured on many front pages after she encouraged people to come forward and get vaccinated.
"It's selfish not to have the jab," is how the Daily Mail, external summarises her message which it describes as "historic" and "astonishing". It says it's "highly unusual for the sovereign to take such a firm public stand on contentious issues".
"Do one's duty," is the Daily Mirror's headline, external which sees her remarks as a "stern rebuke to anti-vaxxers".
The Daily Telegraph, external explains that it's been told by royal sources that it's the Queen's "passionately held belief" that everyone should get a jab. It draws a parallel with her decision in 1957 to let it be known that Prince Charles and Princess Anne had been given the polio vaccine to counter public fears.
Covid-19: The Queen says coronavirus vaccination 'didn't hurt at all'
The Queen has urged the public to "think about other people" and get a Covid jab when they are offered one.
The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, received their first doses of the vaccine in January.
In a video call with health leaders delivering the Covid vaccine across the UK, the Queen was asked about her experience of having the jab.
She smiled as she replied: "Well, as far as I can make out it was quite harmless.
"It was very quick, and I've had lots of letters from people who've been very surprised by how easy it was to get the vaccine."
The monarch said she understood getting a jab could be a "difficult" experience for some people but urged everyone to "think about other people rather than themselves".
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