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President-elect Joe Biden gave a sobering year-end message, particularly about the challenges remaining in the Covid-19 crisis and in the impact of the massive cyberattack on U.S. government agencies.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers plans to delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine -- which became available to congressional leaders last week -- until all health care workers and people over the age of 65 have had a chance to receive it.  Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii; Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.; Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; and incoming Rep.-elect Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; indicated they believe it's inappropriate to receive the inoculation when so many front-line workers struggling to contain the spread of the virus still haven't.

Most University students live in the library during their final term.

Peter Andre has opened up about just how much family means to him.

direct to your inboxAfter an unprecedented year, some lucky families will be able to celebrate together this Christmas. The government is allowing people in Tier 1, 2 and 3 to form a bubble of up to three households who will be able to meet up on Christmas Day. For some, it will be the first time they have been able to spend time with loved ones for months. However, the festivities will be far from normal. The UK is facing a critical time in the pandemic after a new strain of the virus, which is believed to spread more quickly than other variants, was identified in the south of England. The government has had to scale back its original plans for Christmas amid rising infection rates in the country. Households will still be able to form

direct to your inboxAn increase in social mixing is believed to be behind a jump in coronavirus cases in Trafford, council bosses have said.Rates spiked by 45pc to 141.1 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending December 16, according to data from Public Health England.In the week ending December 17, cases were up 39pc to 147 cases per 100,000 people. It prompted concerns that the spike may be due to the new fast-spreading variant of the virus which has been detected in recent days.But council bosses said the rise was in fact thought to be due to an 'increase in social mixing across the borough'.A spokesman for the council said cases started to rise in Trafford when the lockdown ended.They urged people to reduce contact with others in

Almost every area in England currently in Tier 3 has seen Covid-19 infection rates surge in the last two weeks.

On Monday California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order which is set to expire in Southern California on December 30.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson has said wants schools to reopen as normal in January - but hasn't ruled out them remaining closed after Christmas saying it was dependent on the spread of the virus.Speaking at a press conference on Monday the Prime Minister said the measures were being kept 'under constant review'.Asked if the emergence of the new coronavirus mutation meant he could 'really guarantee schools will be back on the start dates they now have?' Mr Johnson replied: "We want, if we possibly can, to get schools back in a staggered way at the beginning of January in the way that we have set out."But the common sense thing to do is to follow the path of the epidemic and to keep things under constant review."But it is very, very

direct to your inboxTougher restrictions may be needed in some areas of the country to curb the spread of a fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus.That was the warning from the government's chief scientific adviser as he said the new variant is likely to 'spread in numbers'.Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, Sir Patrick Vallance said: "The tier decisions are not ones for me, but I will say that the evidence of this virus is that it spreads easily, it's more transmissible.

Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance has hinted that the new Tier 4 lockdown could spread - with the new strain of the virus already "everywhere".

M.E.N."I was coughing really badly, it was really painful and I would throw up and have convulsions because of the coughing.

Sharon Osbourne has joked she is going to go out and get "legless" when she's finished isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

People fleeing from areas in Tier 4 risk being caught and hit in the pocket by ' Big Brother ' spy cameras.

Boris Johnson will hold a press conference this evening to address the growing Covid-19 crisis.

Tier 4 restrictions will 'possibly' be in place until Easter, a senior scientist advising the government has warned.

Good Morning Britain's Dr Sarah Jarvis explained what the new strain of Covid-19 seen in the South East means for the rest of the nation.

The new strain of the coronavirus could raise the R rate by more than twice as much as Boris Johnson has previously admitted.

The Government has warned that a mutant new strain of Covid-19 is “out of control” and in danger of spreading from the South East of England across the country.

Kate Garraway is hopeful that she can spend Christmas day with her husband, Derek Draper who remains in hospital.

Chaotic scenes have been captured at London's major train stations as hundreds cram onto the last services out of the capital before Tier 4 rules hit.