Another 10 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in the UK for the second day running, while new cases are at their lowest since early September.
Taiwan: At least 48 killed and dozens injured after train crashes into truck and derails At least 48 people have died and more than 100 others have been injured after a train derailed in eastern Taiwan, officials have said.
The train, carrying around 490 people, is believed to have come off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien causing some carriages to hit the wall of the tunnel.
It is believed to have hit a truck that was not parked properly and is suspected to have slid onto the train tracks in the mountainous area, the official Central News Agency said.
Between 80 and 100 people have been evacuated from the first four carriages of the train, while carriages five to eight have deformed and are hard to gain access to, firefighters said.
North-east hospital patients to benefit from new surgical robots NHS Grampian has unveiled three new surgical robots as part of a £3.5 million investment in improving patient care and reducing waiting times in the region.
Medics in the north-east were the first at a board in Scotland to have a robotic-assisted surgical system in 2015, and since then have seen improved and shorter recovery times for those who are operated on using them.
The latest cutting-edge surgical technology, two new da Vinci Xi robots, and a Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System for orthopaedic joint replacement surgery, comes as NHS Grampian moves to increase capacity, as it looks to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic to treat more patients more quickly.
North-east rail passengers face second weekend of disruption due to strike action Rail passengers in the north-east are facing a second weekend of disruption due to strike action.
Members of the RMT union will walk out on Sunday in a dispute with ScotRail over rest day working pay.
Staff already took part in industrial action last Sunday, resulting in services to and from Aberdeen being cancelled.
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said: I have no doubt that our ScotRail members will continue to show full support and stand shoulder to shoulder during the days of industrial action exactly as they did last Sunday.
Boris Johnson s most senior black adviser to step down in May
Samuel Kasumu will leave his post as special adviser for civil society and communities in May.
The news comes a day after a government-backed review of racial disparities in Britain
was published.
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities 258-page report was criticised for being steeped in denial .
But a Number 10 spokesman rejected reports that Mr Kasumu s resignation, first reported by Politico, was linked to this. Mr Kasumu has played an incredibly valuable role during his time at No 10, he said. As he previously set out, he will be leaving government in May - this has been his plan for several months and has not changed.