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Those aged over 50 and those considered clinically vulnerable will be able to get a second vaccine dose after eight weeks, the prime minister has announced.

The prime minister will hold a Downing Street coronavirus news conference later, Number 10 has said.

Edwin Poots has been elected leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland.

BBC journalist Martin Bashir is to leave the broadcaster due to ongoing health issues.

Glasgow and Moray will remain in Level 3 amid concerns a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Scotland is being driven by the Indian variant of the virus.

Another 17 deaths and 2,193 COVID cases have been reported in the UK in the latest daily figures.

Portugal has confirmed that tourists from the UK will be able to travel to the country from Monday.

Four people have now died in the UK with the Indian variant of COVID-19 - the first known domestic deaths from the new variant of the virus.

England's estimated R number range has increased from 0.8-1.0 to 0.8-1.1, according to SAGE.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear has been charged in connection with revenge porn allegations, Essex Police has said.