Brits warned not to have New Year's Eve parties because 'Covid loves a crowd'

Rishi Sunak’s former banker boss is set to be installed as chairman of the BBC.

A Tory minister has declared schools are safe, before adding in the same breath that they are “vectors” for a new strain of coronavirus.

Experts from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) reportedly warned Boris Johnson over his Christmas plans and the threat to schools before the 'inevitable' lockdown.

Millions more coronavirus vaccinations will reportedly reach centres in days including two million Pfizer jabs originally held back for second doses as pressure mounts on the Government to speed things up.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has been accused of leaving the "nation's doors unlocked" to alarming new coronavirus variants amid calls to strengthen border protections.

direct to your inbox'A few' Covid restrictions may be needed in the winter to control the virus - if people don't take the 'stay at home' message seriously now - the country's chief medical officer has warned.Professor Chris Whitty made the comments during a Downing Street press conference alongside the Prime Minister and England's chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance this evening (Tuesday). Boris Johnson held the briefing following his televised address on Monday night, in which he ordered a third national lockdown in England due to rising coronavirus rates.

Liverpool have made a transfer decision on Xherdan Shaqiri due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The Swiss international has only made seven appearances this season, managing to register a Carabao Cup goal against Lincoln and an assists in the 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham. With Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota ahead of him, it has seen the 29-year-old get linked with a move away from Anfield.

Lauren Goodger has confessed she won't be getting vaccinated as she believes the coronavirus is like "getting a cold".The 43 year old, who recently put on a curvy display as she showcased her peachy bum in an all black ensemble, explained that she thinks she's already had the deadly virus – but it didn't have a huge impact on her. She made the comments shortly after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England would be going into a third lockdown after the number of cases rose drastically over December.

Frantic shoppers have been panic buying again as a new lockdown started today.

new lockdowns. Startling figures from the Office of National Statistics, showing that two per cent of the population in England could be infected, were described by  chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty as “really quite a large number indeed”.

direct to your inboxOne in 50 people in private households in England now have coronavirus, Boris Johnson said this evening.

One of Buckingham Palace's most revered traditions—annual summer garden parties—will not go on as planned this year. A royal spokesperson confirms to BAZAAR.com, "The decision has been taken that garden parties will not take place in 2021." Under normal circumstances, three parties happen at Buckingham Palace each May, held for the queen to honor and recognize public service.

Britain could face another winter of coronavirus restrictions if we don't act now to curb the virus, Professor Chris Whitty has warned.

Some 1.3 million Brits have been given the Covid-19 vaccine - including 23% of over 80s, Boris Johnson has said.

Boris Johnson was joined by England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty and the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance as he held the press conference from No.10 Downing Street on Tuesday afternoon.More than 1.3million people have received their first coronavirus vaccination so far in the UK, with the first Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs being rolled out on Monday.That includes 650,000 people aged over 80 – meaning 1-in-4 of the most vulnerable have already been vaccinated.Mr Johnson has previously said that "with a fair wind in our sails" it should be possible to vaccinate 13 million of the most vulnerable people by mid-February, paving the way for controls to be eased.Top of the priority list are people who live and work in care

coronavirus infections – the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged England into its third national lockdown.The Government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, January 5, there have now been a further 60,916 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK - the highest daily total reported so far since the pandemic began.It brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK to 2,774,479 and is the first ever time the number of cases within a single day has risen over 60,000.The Government also said that a further 830 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 76,305.Separate figures published by the UK's statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on

direct to your inboxPeople in England are once again being asked to stay at home as the government battles to stop the spread of coronavirus.The new lockdown restrictions announced by prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday night (January 4) are expected to remain in place until at least mid-February.Government advice says people should aim to spend as little time as possible outside their home, only leaving for things like exercise, essential shopping and for work purposes.Leaving your home in order to meet socially with family or friends is now against the law and police may issue fines to people who leave their home without a 'reasonable excuse'.People will only be permitted to meet with one other person from a different household for one

Businesses across England have been forced to close in line with new national lockdown measures linked to the new Covid-19 variant.

Harry Potter star confirmed her son Tenn is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, but said that he is ‘doing well’.The 33-year-old shared a picture of her son lying in a cot in hospital, while she watched Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on a laptop.Jessie wrote: ‘I watched the news about lockdown from an isolated room in hospital. Poor baby is covid positive.

England is facing a third national lockdown that will last at least six weeks, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals around the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a tough new stay-at-home order for England that won’t be reviewed until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus.

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has revealed that her three-month-old son Abraham is being treated in hospital for COVID-19.