BORIS JOHNSON's Government is looking into whether a third vaccine dose will be needed this year to protect people from the new coronavirus variants.

CORONAVIRUS vaccines may be administered in the form of a pill in the future, it has been suggested.

THOUSANDS of residents in Edinburgh have been plunged into darkness tonight as Storm darcy sweeps the nation.

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BORIS JOHNSON and his Government have continued to deliver daily briefings amid the second national Covid lockdown for England, as cases decline and vaccinations rise. Is Boris Johnson speaking today?

ASTRAZENECA was at the centre of a bitter row when the leading pharmaceutical company came under threat from a takeover - and former Prime Minister David Cameron was dubbed a "cheerleader" for Pfizer.

The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has a level of just 10 percent efficacy against the South African COVID-19 variant according to the man that led the vaccine trial in South Africa.

COVID vaccines will be offered to all those within the top four priority groups by February 15, marking what many hope will be the beginning of the end of lockdown. But as millions more are yet to be vaccinated, when will pubs reopen?

THE GOVERNMENT is considering extending the summer school term by two weeks to help children recover from lost teaching time and create a backup fire break in the autumn.