| Over-65s to get Covid jabs after first target hit |
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People aged over 65 in England - along with younger people in at-risk groups - will be the next in line to receive their coronavirus jabs after the UK government said it had hit its initial target for offering a first dose of vaccine to the most vulnerable people, including the over-70s, care home residents and staff and front-line health workers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm later on Monday that 15 million first doses have been received across the UK.
As well as the over-65s, the next group to be offered their first vaccine dose will be the estimated 7.3 million people aged 16 to 65 who have health conditions that put them at risk from the virus. This means people with chronic heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, severe lung conditions, severe learning disabilities and mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder will be next on the priority list..
You may be wondering when it's your turn to get the Covid vaccine. Well, we try to answer that question here. Our Reality Check team has five questions it is asking about the UK vaccine rollout. And our disinformation reporter Marianna Spring has been looking into the tactics used by anti-vaccination groups. | |
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| Doors open for hotel quarantine |
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| Baby news from Meghan and Harry |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they are expecting their second child, saying in a statement: "We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother." The couple have not said when the baby - who will be eighth in line to the throne - is due . According to Buckingham Palace, the Queen and Royal Family "are delighted and wish them well". Last November, the duchess said she had suffered a miscarriage in July and wrote about feeling "an almost unbearable grief". The picture of the couple taken to accompany the announcement shows the duchess lying on her back cradling her bump, with her head in the duke's lap. | |
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| |  | | | Fifty-one billion and zero - the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate. Solving climate change would be "the most amazing thing humanity has ever done", says the billionaire founder of Microsoft. By comparison, ending the pandemic is "very, very easy", he claims. Mr Gates's new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, is a guide to tackling global warming. Don't underestimate the scale of the challenge, he told me when we spoke last week. "We've never made a transition like we're talking about doing in the next 30 years. There is no precedent for this." Fifty-one billion is how many tonnes of greenhouse gases the world typically adds to the atmosphere each year. Zero is where we need to get to. | |
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| | Justin Rowlatt | Chief environment correspondent | |
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| | | | The picture of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex which accompanied their pregnancy announcement features on many of Monday's front pages, while the UK hitting its initial 15 million Covid jabs target is the lead for several titles. The Daily Telegraph reports that ministers are considering relaxing the rules so that grandparents can see their grandchildren from next month. The Times says families may be able to go on self-catered breaks at Easter, while the Daily Mail reports that High Street shops will be allowed to reopen in weeks. Get more from Monday's papers in our full review. |
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| | | Missing Father of Claudia Lawrence dies. |
| | | | Myanmar Troops on the street as internet is cut off. |
| | | | Food At-home sales concerning, says standards agency. |
| | | | HS2 Watch aerial footage of what the route looks like now. |
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| | | 1986 Eight police officers are injured in the worst outbreak of violence yet outside the News International printing plant in Wapping, east London. Listen again to Radio 4's The Reunion, which brought together some of those involved in the dispute. |
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