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Covid Christmas risk 'hard to control'
Modelling suggests if most households get together in bubbles, infection rates could rise sharply.
Covid: First care home residents in Wales get vaccine
A care home pilot for the Covid jab begins ahead of a possible rollout before Christmas.
Coronavirus: 'Long Covid' impact estimated
The Office for National Statistics says more than 150,000 people could be affected.
Covid rules still to be relaxed over Christmas in UK
But details are yet to be confirmed on whether advice on household mixing will be toughened.
Allow pregnant women partner support 'at all times'
Midwives question the timing of the NHS England guidance, saying safety is paramount.
Covid vaccine: More than 130,000 vaccinated in UK in first week
Health Minister Nadhim Zahawi says it is a "really good start" to the UK's programme.
Covid-19: Germany introduces new restrictions amid rise in cases
The country closes schools and non-essential businesses in an attempt to curb the virus.
Coronavirus creates boom in digital fitness
Fitness apps saw a spike in sign-ups from users exercising during the pandemic.
Covid: Clinical trials begin for Valneva vaccine
The vaccine, which is manufactured in West Lothian, could be available by the end of 2021.
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
The analysis by US experts concludes the Moderna jab is safe, clearing the way for approval within days.
Covid: 'Rash' Christmas rules 'will cost many lives'
Officials from the four UK nations discuss the plans, as top medical journals call them a "blunder".
'Game changer' Covid tests for secondary schools in January
Secondary-school pupils in England who have been in contact with a positive case will have daily tests.
Covid: Twelve charts on how Covid changed our lives
From cancelled operations to benefit claim rises, how has the pandemic impacted peoples' lives?
Scotland's drug deaths rise to new record
The much-delayed figures show 1,264 people in Scotland died of drug misuse last year.
High death rate 'may be starting to fall'
Total deaths in the UK have been 20% above normal in recent weeks, but that figure has now dropped.
Coronavirus: How Europeans are preparing for Christmas and New Year
Measures designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic will change how millions of people celebrate.
Covid: 'Children put at risk by health inequalities'
The poorest families have been hardest hit, with children hungrier and unhappier, report says.
Coronavirus: Health checks recommended for ethnic minorities from age 25
An MPs' report examined the impact of the Covid pandemic on people from black and Asian backgrounds.
What has changed since the tiers came in after lockdown?
Many tier three areas have falling infection rates but the virus is spreading elsewhere.
Covid: London to move into tier 3 as infections rise
Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will also face the toughest restrictions, the health secretary says.
Covid: Christmas coronavirus rules easing 'makes no sense'
Front-line staff warn relaxing rules for the festive period is not a "luxury" the NHS can afford.
New variant of Covid-19 is 'not more dangerous' - Prof Whitty
Professor Chris Witty told a press conference there was "no evidence" it was more dangerous.
Covid rules: What can I do under tier 3 restrictions in England?
It's the toughest level of restrictions in England but what does it mean you can no longer do?
Covid: GPs complain of delays in receiving virus vaccine
Doctors are having to cancel vaccination appointments because the doses haven't arrived as planned.
'New variant' of coronavirus identified in England
The new strain may be growing faster in some parts of the country, Health Secretary tells MPs.
Covid: Matt Hancock on 'new variant’ of Coroanavirus
A new variant of Covid-19 could be speeding up the spread of cases in parts of south east England, says Matt Hancock.
Covid in Scotland: First care home resident receives vaccine
Annie Innes, 90, from South Lanarkshire, is the first person to be be vaccinated in a care home.
Covid encouraged Bury St Edmunds woman to try home birth
A woman says concerns her husband could miss their son being born was a major factor in the decision.
Covid-19: Trump rejects plan for early vaccines at White House
The US president asks for an "adjustment" to plans to vaccinate senior officials in the coming days.
Covid vaccine: GPs in England to begin offering Pfizer jab
Surgeries in more than 100 locations are receiving their first deliveries of the Pfizer jab.
Covid PPE: Hospital gowns that cost £122m never used
Medical safety gear worth millions of pounds has yet to be distributed months after it was bought.
Blood donation: Rule change means more gay and bisexual men can give blood
Men who have sex with men in a long-term relationship will now be able to donate blood at any time.
Challenging dementia 'stigma' in Asian communities
Nirmal Singh says he wants his community to learn from his family's experience with the disease.
Inside a vaccine cold storage room
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani takes a look around a vaccine cold storage facility in Singapore.
Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas
The authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.
Covid: Public must think carefully about Christmas risk, NHS bosses warn
NHS bosses say they are worried about January, after the US saw a spike in cases after Thanksgiving.
Covid: More tier 3 areas to get mass testing from Monday
Some 67 local authorities in England are taking part in the community testing schemes.
Covid: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in US
The US Food and Drug Administration gave its approval late on Friday after White House pressure.
Covid: Homeless people in Milton Keynes left struggling for shelter
The BBC's Jon Ironmonger met rough sleepers on the streets of Milton Keynes.
Tavistock puberty blocker study published after nine years
The study by the Tavistock gender clinic shows all but one child was also later given cross-sex hormones.
Covid: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill
A study has identified genes that provide clues about why some people get seriously ill from Covid-19.
Covid: UK isolation period shortened to 10 days
The change will apply to contacts of coronavirus cases and people quarantining after travel.
Covid: London's coronavirus levels rising, ONS says
But infections kept falling in most English regions as the second lockdown ended.
Covid testing of students finds few positive cases
First results of mass Covid testing of students report "low numbers" of positive cases.
Covid: Trials to test combination of Oxford and Sputnik vaccines
The aim is to see whether mixing two vaccines could improve protection against Covid-19.
Covid response hits rural NHS services hard - report
Coronavirus pandemic measures mean the hospitals face an uphill struggle to restore services.
Covid: NHS long waits 100 times higher than before
Nearly 163,000 people had been waiting over a year at the end of October, compared with 1,600 in February.
Covid-19 app adds self-isolation payments
Users of the app in England and Wales can now apply for £500 if eligible.
Covid: Students and retirees form long-distance friendships
The pandemic inspires a scheme to pair language students with older people in France via video link.
Coronavirus: First Pfizer vaccine recipient leaves hospital and reunites with family
Margaret Keenan, the 90-year-old first in line for the coronavirus jab, has been reunited with her family.
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