Britain is on course to vaccinate 30million people by March, it emerged yesterday as Boris Johnson began work to lead us out of lockdown. The chief executive of AstraZeneca, which manufactures the Oxford jab, said he was confident the UK rollout would accelerate. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Pascal Soriot backed the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today declared that lockdown in Scotland will be extended to mid-February despite signs cases have flattened off. Dashing hopes of a loosening from the end of this month, the First Minister said she was being ‘cautious’ and more evidence was needed that the outbreak was on a ‘downward trajectory’. The announcement came amid fears … Read more
Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank’s first child is due mid-February, Hello! Magazine has revealed. Eugenie, 30, is pregnant with the Queen’s ninth great-grandchild, which will be the first grandchild of Prince Andrew, 60, and Sarah Ferguson, 61. According to Hello! Eugenie is now again ‘nesting’ at Frogmore Cottage, following reports she’s moved back in … Read more
Tory MPs accused Matt Hancock of playing down the Government’s vaccination ambitions yesterday. The Health Secretary described the prospect of giving the jab to the most vulnerable by mid-February as a ‘best-case scenario’. Many of his parliamentary colleagues were not reassured by his comments to them over Zoom yesterday morning. One MP who referred to … Read more
Supermarkets, high-street pharmacies and breweries have offered to help deliver Britain’s great coronavirus vaccine drive after the Government pinned all of its hopes on jabs rescuing the country from its third lockdown. Three Morrisons car parks will be converted into drive-through Covid-19 vaccination hubs from Monday, with another 47 on standby if ministers need them, … Read more