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Mencap said it received reports in January from people with learning disabilities who had been told that they would not be resuscitated if they contracted Covid-19.

Hundreds of children whose parents live and work overseas but who attend boarding schools in the UK are keen to return when schools reopen.

“I’m optimistic, I won’t hide it from you. I’m optimistic but we have to be cautious,” the PM told reporters.

Draghi's government balances economic experts and other technocrats with politicians from parties ranging from left to right.

Scottish rural economy minister Fergus Ewing said the sector was being decimated by the pandemic, Brexit and tariffs.

“I think scientists are genuinely worried. We don’t want to show that it is an excellent but not perfect vaccine by having another large wave in the UK."

"I hope that Covid-19 will become a treatable disease by the end of the year," Hancock told the Telegraph.

“The optimism is increasing at Downing Street and we may well be enjoying a pint in the pub by Easter if the data continues to improve in the coming weeks.”

The British Medical Association said its findings “tell a story of real worry” among medics.