The vaccine rollout continues at pace in England with 44-year-olds being invited to book their Covid-19 jab. About half a million more people can now book themselves in, with plans for when 40 to 43-year-olds can do the same being announced in the coming days, the NHS said. As these details emerge, a TV advert is being launched, featuring the slogan "every vaccination gives us hope", to encourage under-50s to get vaccinated. It’s being shown during Emmerdale this evening if you wanted to watch it. The latest promotion of the vaccine programme comes as the total number of doses given in the UK reached almost 46.3 million yesterday, with a further 498,430 second doses and 142,215 first doses reported. "Vaccines are helping us get back to doing the things we have missed,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

Northern Ireland's vaccination programme is being opened to people aged 35 to 39, while Wales has been asking over-40s to book appointments and Scotland has been inviting over-45s for the jab.
 

The UK's most senior civil servant will be questioned  on claims made by the prime minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings and lobbying rules later. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is expected to be asked by MPs about allegations that Boris Johnson considered halting an inquiry into the leak of plans for a second lockdown last autumn, in case it implicated his fiancee's friend. No 10 says this is “absolutely false”. Mr Cummings has also denied being the source of a leak which meant England’s lockdown was announced earlier than planned. Mr Case’s response is expected to be that the inquiry is continuing when he appears before the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. It comes as Labour says questions remain over how the work to fund refurbishments to the prime minister's Downing Street flat were paid for, and an ongoing row over lobbying in Westminster.

The fallout from the claims made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings is leading many of the front pages this morning. The i says Mr Johnson is “facing tax issues” over the renovation of his Downing Street flat and the Times reports Mr Cummings has not been ruled out as the lockdown leaks “rat”. The focus on the government continues with the Daily Mail reporting sources told the paper Mr Johnson said he would rather have "the bodies pile high in their thousands" than impose a third lockdown, claims which Number 10 strongly denies. The Guardian headlines on "outrage" that an urgent inquiry into "pandemic mistakes" has been ruled out as the government is too busy to begin an investigation. 

The Covid crisis in India features on the Metro’s front page and the Daily Mirror is running an alternative story about sports stars, including ex-football player Thierry Henry, backing the paper's call for social media firms to crack down on hate. You can read the front pages here.

The Loco-motion, Conga, Macarena or the Gangnam Style anyone? You must have tried at least one of these on the dancefloor at some point (if not, give them a go) but how about the Congolese dance? Watch former footballer, Armel Zola, teaching people with Down's syndrome to bust those moves to stop them feeling so isolated in the pandemic.

If that hasn’t got you moving, check out social media sensations Lewis Leigh and his 76-year-old grandma Nanny Phyllis who have been taking TikTok by storm with their dance videos – if you’ve not watched them already, maybe you could give this a go too?

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