Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday morning.

Two tourism bodies are concerned about rules on visitors arriving from the Common Travel Area.

With some scientists suggesting it could spread 50% faster, England's easing of rules is in jeopardy.

With travel limited, millions are joining e-pilgrimages to a cave famed for its miraculous healings.

Lockdown inactivity may have left people with weaker muscles - there are simple solutions.

Second jabs for the over-50s and clinically vulnerable will be given sooner to ease concerns, PM says.

Blackburn's public health director shares his anger at not being able to vaccinate all over-18s.

The heir to the throne opened BCB International's new factory and toured the synagogue, which is being restored.

Pupils in parts of north-west England continue wearing face masks in school amid variant concerns.

International travel to be allowed in Wales from Monday but first minister says it's "best avoided".

Flights arrive in Greece as restrictions on movement are lifted, but infections are still quite high.

Mass testing has now started among the school community at Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School.

Boris Johnson says the Indian variant, which has spiked in Bolton, could affect the lifting of restrictions.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement as cases continued to increase in Glasgow.

The Scottish Conservatives claim the 2021 exam system is "the first scandal of this new parliament."

Council-run sports and leisure facilities are running out of money, according to a survey.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday evening.

The Raytheon-owned company, which is based in Kilkeel, County Down, has made further redundancies.

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Almost a third of all adults in Worcester have now been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the latest figures.

NHS England said a total of 28,563 people in the city have now received two doses of a Covid vaccine.

Based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) population estimates, that equates to 32% of Worcester’s 89,500 people aged 16 and above.

Up to 92% of adults aged 80 and above in the city have now received both jabs and 81.3% of care home residents in Worcestershire have now had two doses, NHS figures and population estimates show.

Surge testing is being conducted in Redditch after "multiple" cases of the South African variant of were discovered, officials said earlier this week.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said those with confirmed cases have since self-isolated and their contacts have been identified.

Wealthier nations should instead donate more vaccines to low-income countries, the health body says.