Prime Minister Boris Johnson will get his first Covid jab today – after reassuring the public that it was safe.
Mr Johnson, 56, will have the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, which has been subject to controversy in the EU. Some 13 countries stopped using it when a small number of people got blood clots after being vaccinated. But reviews by UK and EU regulators say the jab is safe – blood clots can occur naturally, and there seems to be no link to the vaccine. Almost all 13 countries will resume using the jab, and Mr Johnson said: “The thing that isn't safe is catching Covid, which is why it is so important that we all get our jabs as soon as our turn comes.”
Mr Johnson also said the plan to end lockdown in England would not change, despite an upcoming drop in vaccine supply. Part of an order from India will be delayed by four weeks, but Mr Johnson said “progress along the road to freedom remains unchecked”.
The next easing in England is on 29 March – remind yourself of how lockdown will end across the UK here.

A majority of MSPs on the Alex Salmond committee have said Nicola Sturgeon misled their inquiry, sources have told the BBC. It is understood the committee voted by five to four that Ms Sturgeon gave them an inaccurate account. Its final report is expected to be published next Tuesday. Ms Sturgeon told Sky News: "What has been clear is that opposition members of this committee made their minds up before I uttered a single word of evidence. Their public comments have made that clear. So this very partisan leak tonight before they've actually finalised the report is not that surprising." Read our political editor Laura Kuenssberg’s take here – or see the excerpt below.

Paris is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as France fears a third wave of infections. Another 15 regions in the country will also be placed under the same measures from midnight on Friday. Non-essential businesses will be forced to close but schools will remain open. People will be allowed to exercise outdoors within 10km (6 miles) of their home. France's nationwide curfew will remain in place, but will begin an hour later at 19:00 (18:00 GMT), taking into account the longer hours of daylight. Click here for European and global Covid data.
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After Boris Johnson’s Downing Street news conference, most of the front pages lead on the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The i focuses on Nicola Sturgeon’s future, while in Cheltenham week, the Sun splashes on a punter who won £250,000 – even though his final horse lost. See all the front pages here.

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