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Brits can now start booking a summer holiday for 2021, Matt Hancock has suggested.

direct to your inbox The government could ease coronavirus restrictions once most vulnerable people have received a vaccine, it has been suggested.

Matt Hancock has urged Londoners today to “stick by the rules” after rising cases across the capital led the Health Secretary to suggest it could find itself in Tier 3 by Christmas.

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock has predicted that people will be allowed to stop wearing face masks and coverings next year. The health secretary said he didn't 'imagine' people would be wearing masks as they do now by the end of 2021 - on the day the first coronavirus vaccine begins to be rolled out across the UK.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is encouraging “very famous people” to have the COVID-19 vaccine in order to motivate others to get immunised.Talking about the rollout of the immunisation injection, the presenter said rocker Rod Stewart was happy to volunteer.Piers revealed the news during a segment on TV this morning.Speaking to his co-host Susanna Reid and guests, he said the 75-year-old had got in contact with him and would step forward.“I had an email yesterday actually from Sir Rod Stewart offering his services if we were looking for people to do it, and he was just doing it as a public spirited gesture.“His wife had mentioned that we had been talking to Matt Hancock about it and he said, ‘look, if you think it would help, I

direct to your inbox Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said efforts are being made to ensure care home residents receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible as the UK roll out begins next week.

The roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine will loosen the tier system in England by March, Matt Hancock has said.

Matt Hancock says Britain will be through Covid-19 "by spring" after the first people are given vaccines from Monday.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock fought back tears in the Commons as he spoke about the loss of his grandad to the coronavirus.

Matt Hancock has denied claims that areas in England are unlikely to move down a tier 'this side of Christmas'.The Health Secretary said every part of the country will be fully assessed in two weeks time to see if they meet the criteria to relax restrictions.During the Downing Street Press Conference on Monday afternoon, he was asked: "Realistically, is there any chance of any part of England being able to move down a tier this side of Christmas?"Isn't it much more likely that anywhere will have to wait until well into January for any chance of moving down a tier because you have to work out what the effect of Christmas relaxation has been?"The health secretary replied: “Of course you’ve got to take into account that Christmas is coming

Boris Johnson’s pet dog Dilyn may have caught the coronavirus as the deadly bug swept through Downing Street, it has been claimed.

Boris Johnson is facing his biggest rebellion yet as 100 Tory MPs threaten to vote against his strict new tiers.

The prime minister is facing a revolt from members of his own party after the majority of the country was placed under tough new measures to control coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock outlined which areas would be placed under which tiers in Parliament yesterday.Just three places in England managed to avoid being placed in either Tier 2 or Tier 3, which both include tougher controls on the hospitality industry.Now, a number of MPs have said they will not support the new measures when they are brought before the House of Commons next week.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham has said he hopes the region will be able to move from Tier 3 to Tier 2 when the measures are reviewed two weeks after they come into force on December

Areas of England today learnt which rules they will need to follow once the national lockdown comes to an end - and Liverpool and London have escaped Greater Manchester's strict Tier 3 lockdown.Health secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in the House of Commons this morning, with areas divided into Tiers 1, 2 or 3 based on their infection rates.And while Greater Manchester and Birmingham landed in Tier 3, Liverpool and London were in the more lenient Tier 2 category.Placing Liverpool, whose residents have been subject to a mass testing pilot, in Tier Two, Mr Hancock said: "Liverpool cases are now low enough for the whole city region to be placed into Tier Two."I want to pay tribute to the people of Liverpool, NHS Test and Trace, the

coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday (November 26) which areas would be placed in which tier.It is all part of the government's 'Covid Winter Plan' which was unveiled by the Prime Minister earlier this week.He then said there will be a return to "tougher" regional tiers and sees even stricter measures for areas placed in Tier 2 and Tier 3.The most notable change is that in Tier 3, hospitality will remain closed completely except for delivery and takeaway - just like during the national lockdown.In Tier 2, alcohol can only be served in hospitality as part of a substantial meal - which includes a full breakfast, main lunchtime or evening meal.

Boris Johnson will give a No10 press conference today after unveiling which lockdown tier will apply to every area of England.

GMB hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan were in charge of interviewing the government minister.

“We have just got to get on with this as soon as possible.”Health Secretary Matt Hancock called the data from AstraZeneca and Oxford University “really encouraging news”, but stressed that vaccines need to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).“This is really encouraging news on the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, that obviously we’ve been backing since the start,” he told Sky News.“And I’m really very pleased, really welcome these figures, this data, that show that the vaccine in the right dosage can be up to 90% effective.“Of course, it’s vital that the independent regulator, the MHRA, will need to look at the data, will need to check to make sure that it’s effective and safe of course.“But we’ve got

Families could be allowed to meet for up to a week at Christmas as part of a UK-wide easing of coronavirus restrictions, it has been reported.

A Covid jab could be available to everyone by early April, ­signalling a return to normality.

follow our blog.Coronavirus case rates in England are levelling out and may be starting to drop, according to a leading scientist.Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, told the Guardian infection rates appear to be “plateauing” and may be starting to go down slowly.But he warned social restrictions may need to remain in large parts of England when the national lockdown ends on December 2 to stop levels rebounding immediately.Health secretary Matt Hancock said transmission levels were “slightly” different in each part of the UK, but added: “Across the UK as a whole, we are now seeing that flattening of the curve.”It comes as new data suggests that the R number for the UK is 'around one' - and may be below one in some areas,