In the final push to get as many people over the age of 18 vaccinated before 19 July - England’s anticipated date for lockdown easing - doctors and NHS trusts are already thinking about planning for coronavirus once the summer’s over. “We cannot carry on as we are, with an emergency response," they say, and the government must start planning for the autumn booster jab now. Chris Hopson, head of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts in England, and Royal College of GPs chairman Martin Marshall say the 19 July target to offer a first dose to all adults is "not so much a finishing line as a staging post".
Investing in vaccination venues, combining Covid and flu jab rollouts, finding out whether a booster will be needed, how mixing and matching vaccines works and whether they will be tweaked as new variants emerge, are just some of the points being raised by health leaders. "We need to recognise that what comes next is going to be really quite challenging," Mr Hopson tells us, as he and Mr Marshall call for a sustainable approach to vaccination where the NHS can carry on doing other work too. The government is planning for a booster programme later this year but said it would partly depend on the data from clinical trials. The UK’s Cov-Boost trial is testing third doses across England but results aren't expected until September.

With many people working from home, commuting to work might not be as frequent as it used to be before the pandemic. So if you’re only travelling by train two or three days a week the new flexible season tickets might work for you. The move is part of the government’s shake-up of rail services which comes into effect from 2023 - but as there’s a trend for more home-working, this part of the reform is being introduced from today. The new tickets can be used for eight days in a month and could save between £60 and £350 a year on selected journeys, the government estimates. The National Rail website allows passengers to calculate savings then book the new tickets. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the tickets would offer "greater freedom and choice about how we travel, simpler ticketing and a fairer fare". Independent watchdog Transport Focus said the changes would help persuade people to choose rail travel again but warned the new flexible tickets wouldn’t be the best option for everyone.

A “science superpower” is Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK on the back of the success of the vaccine rollout. "With the right direction, pace and backing, we can breathe life into many more scientific and technological breakthroughs that transform the lives of people across the UK and the world," he said. Mr Johnson announced how increases to the research budget will be spent, saying he wants to apply what’s been learnt to other areas such as curing cancer and developing technology to reach net zero emissions. He’ll chair a new National Science and Technology Council which aims to provide a "strategic direction" on how research is harnessed for the "public good". On the one hand it puts science at the heart of government, says our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh, but on the other there's concern that there will be more political control on research budgets that could mean money being diverted towards pet projects.

The coronavirus vaccine rollout is featured in many of the papers this morning. According to the Daily Mail there’s a “new two jab hope to free up your summer” as ministers look to ease rules surrounding self-isolation and quarantine after travel for those who are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the Metro has a different take on the story with the headline “TikTok to help unlock”. It says young people are being encouraged to book jabs by social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat while other platforms are holding Q&A sessions or rolling out advertising campaigns. And in a nod to Father's Day on Sunday, some of the papers are carrying a picture of Duke of Cambridge with his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. You can read the newspaper review here.

A message in a bottle made an epic voyage across the Atlantic Ocean over three years - unbeknown to its owner who'd forgotten all about it. It travelled more than 3,000 miles (3,200 km) from the US until a teenager saw it while fishing in the Azores, in the mid-Atlantic. Find out what happened when he followed the instructions to get in touch.
Now to another stretch of water. Meet the open water swimmers who had the bottle to take on the treacherous Dál Riata Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The women - part of the first all-female relay team to swim the waterway - ended up covering an extra 11.4 miles (18.3 km) due to strong currents, making it across after abandoning their first attempt at the last minute.
And finally, read about the North Korean hackers who attempted a billion-dollar raid on Bangladesh's national bank - and came within an inch of success.

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