Summary

  • The UK has recorded more than 1,000 cases in a day for the third time in a week

  • The Joint Biosecurity Centre has suggested 1,000 cases a day should be considered the limit of "acceptable incidence"

  • Review of the way the UK counts its coronavirus deaths cuts the toll by more than 5,000 to 41,329

  • The UK has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the impact of the pandemic

  • Fast rising case numbers are worrying governments in western Europe, who are warning people to take more precautions

  • Russia dismisses international concern over the safety of its Covid-19 vaccine as "absolutely groundless"

  • More than 743,000 people have died around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data

  • Global cases top 20.3m, with 5.1m in the US, 3.1m in Brazil and 2.3m in India

Live Reporting

Edited by Sarah Collerton

  1. UK plunges into recession for first time in 11 years
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    We kick off our live coverage this morning with some grim news that while long expected has finally been confirmed. The UK has crashed into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions imposed to control it.

    The economy contracted by a record 20.4% between April and June, the Office for National Statistics said.

    Officials said the economy bounced back in June as government restrictions on movement started to ease.