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'Most healthcare apps not up to NHS standards'
A firm which reviews apps for several NHS trusts says 80% do not meet its standards.
Another new coronavirus variant seen in the UK
It has similar mutations to the South Africa variant, so how worrying is it?
Covid vaccine impact revealed in over-80s blood tests
More people in this age group in England now have detectable antibodies that can fight the virus.
Jo Whiley: 'I'd give up my Covid vaccine in a heartbeat'
The DJ says she has been offered a Covid jab before her sister, who has a learning disability.
'Concerning' rise in pre-teens self-injuring
The rate of hospital admissions for nine to 12-year-olds who self-injure has doubled in six years.
Covid in Scotland: Sturgeon set to confirm phased return to schools
The first minister says she is "very keen" to see a return to more normal schooling for some pupils.
'Disturbing' hallucinations increase during lockdown for blind people
Lockdown sees a "disturbing" rise in the number of blind people experiencing distressing hallucinations, a charity says.
Covid-19: First travellers arrive in UK for hotel quarantine stay
Arrivals from "red list" countries must pay £1,750 to spend 10 days in government-sanctioned hotels.
Covid-19: PM urges 'optimistic but patient approach' to pandemic
Boris Johnson hails the success of the vaccine rollout but says we must keep our "foot to the floor".
Covid: Lower jab take-up by BAME NHS staff 'a concern'
A new study finds fewer South Asian and black health workers have come forward for a Covid-19 jab.
Covid: Third of social care staff still not vaccinated, Matt Hancock says
The health secretary confirms a jab has been offered to everyone in the UK's top four priority groups.
Coronavirus: Plan to exit lockdown 'cautious but irreversible', says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson says the government will set out its plans on 22 February, which could include target dates.
Covid-19: Vaccine as good in 'real world' as in trial in Israel
The Pfizer vaccine prevented 94% of infections in a group of 600,000 Israeli patients.
Covid: Equalities watchdog urged to investigate UK's pandemic response
Unions and charities urge the equalities watchdog to investigate ministers' actions in the pandemic.
Covid: 'No evidence' schools spread lots of coronavirus
Researchers looked at teacher and pupil Covid "sick days" in England in the autumn term up to Christmas.
Covid-19: Millions of asthmatics 'must wait for vaccine'
A much narrower group will now be eligible than previously indicated.
Matt Hancock: 'Third of social care staff' still not vaccinated
The health secretary urges people to come forward to get their first coronavirus vaccine dose.
Double masks: Should we use them?
There’s a lot of choice about which type of face covering to wear – and in some countries the advice is changing.
Guinea declares Ebola epidemic: First deaths since 2016
These are the first cases in West Africa, five years after the end of the world's deadliest outbreak.
Covid: Vaccine given to 15 million in UK as PM hails 'extraordinary feat'
The PM calls it an "extraordinary feat", reached just over two months after the first vaccine was delivered.
Covid vaccine: How many people in the UK have been vaccinated so far?
The logistics of vaccinating millions of people across the country, as 15 million people receive at least one dose.
Covid infecting humans through animal host 'probable'
Professor John Watson is a member of the World Health Organization's team investigating the origins of Covid-19.
The NHS vaccination bus providing easier access to Covid jabs
Take a look inside a NHS mobile service that aims to boost uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The pill could be sold in pharmacies without prescription
The contraception could be sold without prescription for the first time, following a public consultation.
Covid: Boris Johnson 'optimistic' over easing of restrictions
Boris Johnson says he will set out "as much detail" as he can give, in his lockdown roadmap on 22 February.
Covid: South Africa variant found in Hampshire village
Surge testing will be held in the area along with similar schemes in Middlesbrough and Walsall.
Covid: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children
A trial will assess whether the vaccine produces a strong immune response in six to 17-year-olds.
Covid: We could live with virus 'like we do flu' by end of year, says Hancock
But scientists warn against treating coronavirus like the flu, with mutations getting "more dangerous".
Covid vaccine: Over-70s urged to get vaccine as UK nears target
The government is aiming to offer a vaccine to 15 million people in priority groups by Monday.
Covid-19: Paramedics in Oxford trial home testing
South Central Ambulance Service hopes testing people before they go to hospital will reduce delays.
Covid: Claims vaccinations harm fertility unfounded
Social-media posts - some described as "scare stories" - are based on misunderstandings, experts say.
Covid: France says just one jab needed for previously infected
They already have some immunity and a single dose will "act as a booster", the health agency says.
Covid: Virus cases are going down across the UK
Data suggests lockdown is working, but the health secretary says there is "still a long way to go".
Covid: Wales 'first in UK to hit February vaccine target'
Everyone in top four priority groups will have been offered a Covid jab by Friday, ministers claim.
Covid-19: 'The plan is working but we're a long way off'
Health Secretary Matt Hancock reacts to the latest ONS figures showing UK levels of Covid are falling.
England 'on track' for vaccinating Covid priority groups
The aim is to offer a vaccine against Covid to the most vulnerable people by Monday.
Covid in Wales: Vaccine supply to fall as four centres temporarily close
First Minister Mark Drakeford says vaccine supplies will fall over the next few weeks.
Covid: Disabled people account for six in 10 deaths in England last year - ONS
New data suggests disabled people account for nearly 60% of coronavirus deaths in England last year.
Arthritis drug tocilizumab cuts deaths from Covid
Giving it along with a steroid drug can help the sickest patients with Covid-19, research reveals.
'I was bedridden' after Letchworth hospice's lockdown closure
A patient with a chronic lung condition explains how he depends on a hospice to live independently.
NHS reform: 'No better time than now' for changes, says Matt Hancock
The aim is for health and social care to join up more, but Labour questions the timing of the move.
Ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt breaks arm in fall while out running
Former health secretary is back at work - from home - hours after being treated at his local hospital.
Asthma sufferers' 'confusion' over Covid vaccine
They are calling for clarity over who will be prioritised for a jab before May.
Covid vaccine: Van-Tam 'really concerned' fewer BAME people will get jab
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam: "This virus just doesn't care about what ethnic background you are from".
Year-long routine surgery waits 'worst since 2008' in England
In January, hospitals in England treated nearly a third of all Covid patients since the pandemic began.
Fundraising friends raise thousands for hospital
Hughie is finding out how the hospital he and his friend raised thousands of pounds for will be spending the money.
Covid-19: Kent virus variant 'on course to sweep world'
The expert heading the UK's genetic surveillance says research into strains will go into the 2030s.
How has coronavirus affected mental health?
Coronavirus has had a big impact on our mental health, but have services been able to keep up?
Obesity: Appetite drug could mark 'new era' in tackling condition
Some of the people on the 15-month trial lost more than a fifth of their body weight.
'What is happening to my spine?'
Liberty, from Leicester, discovered she could bend her body in half while watching a Rihanna video.
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