Covid: Public can have confidence in UK’s vaccines, Nadhim Zahawi says
The vaccines being used appear to work well against dominant variants in the UK, Nadhim Zahawi says....
Covid: ‘Clean up’ awarding of contracts, says Labour
The party will call for tougher transparency rules for spending and criticise the pandemic response....
Palace denies reports Queen lobbied to change law
Unearthed papers suggest the monarch’s lawyers successfully argued to change a draft law in the 1970s....
Aids campaign: Thatcher ‘fought against risky sex warnings’
Ex-health secretary Lord Fowler says the former PM had a “curious” attitude towards Aids awareness....
Lord Falconer: Labour peer apologises for Covid-19 remarks
Labour’s Lord Falconer says he was talking about legal challenges, but regrets his choice of words....
Covid: Minister rules out vaccine passports in UK
The vaccine minister says people should ask their GP if they need proof of vaccination to go abroad....
Covid: Local elections to go ahead in England and Wales
In one Covid-secure change, voters will be asked to bring their own pen or pencil to mark ballots....
Covid-19: Hotel bookings for quarantine being made ‘at pace’
The government is trying to secure thousands of rooms for new quarantine rules from 15 February....
Covid hotel quarantine ‘to start on 15 February’
Accommodation for more than 1,000 people every day will be required, the BBC learns....
Covid: Ministers risking lives over quarantine plan ‘delay’, says Labour
The government says it is working “at pace” to tighten up the UK’s Covid border security....