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The PM says delaying lockdown’s end will give the NHS “a few more crucial weeks” to get people vaccinated.

In England, 65 children have needed urgent surgery after swallowing magnets in the last three years.

The move is expected to delay the country’s vaccination programme by several weeks.

As it happened: PM Boris Johnson receives first Covid-19 vaccine dose  BBC News

Denmark and Austria have halted use of the vaccine as a precaution - but regulators say it is safe.

Boris Johnson says the reopening of schools is a “huge moment” but warns it may impact spread of virus.

Peter Watson, the former editor of Aberdeen-based regional daily The Press and Journal died peacefully in his sleep on 6 February at his home in Aberdeen, aged 94. Buckie-born Watson, the second of four children, joined Aberdeen Journals Ltd as a copy boy, aged 14, in the production department (wire…

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the youngest pupils will start to go back to classrooms first.

Donald John MacDonald, journalist and broadcaster. Born January 3 1960 in Daliburgh, South Uist. Died December 24 2020 in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, aged 60.

Prof Andrew Pollard of the Oxford vaccine group says the jab could be used for any age group.

John Charles Kinnear Duncanson, broadcaster. Born: April 14, 1940 in Prestwick. Died: October 25, 2020 in Inverness, aged 80.

Bryan Hector Cooney, sports journalist. Born: November 6 1944 in Aberdeen. Died: September 13 2020 in Glasgow, aged 75

It was a “very difficult decision” to move the region into tier three, the leader of Leeds City Council says.

Former Daily Mail head of sport Bryan Cooney has died of prostate cancer in a Glasgow hospice aged 75. Cooney began an illustrious, if nomadic career, as a racing sub-editor on the Press and Journal regional morning newspaper in his home town of Aberdeen. Subsequently, in a career spanning four deca…

Workers at UK firms told to close will receive two-thirds of their pay, Chancellor Rishi Sunak says.

The UK hospitality industry is “losing thousands upon thousands” of jobs, the founder of Pret a Manger warns.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ask people coming from virus hotspots to self-isolate.

Pubs, bars and clubs are having to change because of Covid-19. But what will a night out feel like?

Former award-winning Aberdeen Evening Express photographer Doug Carnegie has died of Covid-19 just days short of his 89th birthday.

UK companies are turning to their local communities to help them survive the coronavirus lockdown.