New data also found the Pfizer jab was just as effective against the Kent variant of coronavirus.

People with extremist attitudes tended to think about the world in black and white terms, a University of Cambridge study found.

A survey of 3,000 health workers by the GMB found more than half of those who contracted coronavirus said it had either had negative or severe medical impact on their mental health.

Germany - initially beset by issues over supply - has given a vaccine dose to less than six per cent of its population.

Research, led by Public Health Scotland, found that - by the fourth week after the first dose - hospitalisations were reduced by 85 per cent for the Pfizer jab and 94 per cent for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

A legal challenge had been brought by the Good Law Project and three opposition MPs over contracts - many running into hundreds of millions of pounds - to supply face masks another personal protective equipment (PPE), which were awarded without competition.

Many new universal credit claimants could not afford to put aside enough money to save £10 per month, a survey found.

The Queen confirmed that the couple would not "continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service".

Anthony Pium claimed to be on "hunger strike", and said he was being "held captive under duress".