“I am now highly confident that we can get enough vulnerable people vaccinated by the spring that we can now see the route out of this pandemic" - Hancock.

Local leaders praised the "kindness and humanity" shown by people who have rallied to help in whatever way they can.

Researchers say the UK will have to ramp up vaccinations by a factor of 10 to support much relaxation of any of the control measures.

"But, of course, we are only listening to one type of scientist" she added.

The Green MP says she cannot be complicit in the creation of a "poorer, smaller UK with diminished global influence".

"A better deal for fishing is the only Brexit justification the Tories have ever been able to offer Scotland. This analysis shows just how spectacularly they’ve broken that promise."

The higher education minister said Erasmus is "not a cost, it's an investment".

As UK Covid cases soar, lockdown sceptics are becoming increasingly vocal.

“We are witnessing an act of vandalism against our livelihoods, our rights and our horizons," the statement reads.