Boris Johnson announced that March 8 is the earliest date that ministers hope to start reopening schools
He made clear wider lockdown won t be eased until then, when vulnerable groups should have vaccine cover
Prime Minister admitted to MPs that closures would have a huge impact on education of millions of pupils
He pledged £300million - on top of previous £1billion package - to help fund tutoring and summer schools
The PM said there were no easy answers as Keir Starmer highlighted the UK death toll topping 100,000
Mr Johnson said perpetual lockdown is no answer as he said he will unveil a road map out of lockdown soon
Celebrities who have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 26/01/2021, 5:52 pm
Bobby Ball, Eddie Large and Tim Brooke-Taylor are among the celebrities who have died after contracting Covid-19 (PA)
The coronavirus has been rampant around the world for more than a year and has taken a grim human toll.
World leaders and celebrities have been among those contracting Covid-19.
Here are some of the well-known names who have died after being diagnosed with the virus:
– Dave Greenfield
Dave Greenfield, keyboard player with The Stranglers, died aged 71 after testing positive for coronavirus (Baz Warne/PA)
The Stranglers’s keyboard player died on May 3 and had contracted coronavirus following a prolonged stay in hospital with heart problems.
Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility for every action the Government has taken through pandemic
He insisted he and his ministers had done everything we could to limit Covid deaths but admitted it was hard
He described Covid pandemic as an appalling and tragic loss of life and said each victim was to be mourned
But usually cautious Chris Whitty offered a beacon of hope last night, by saying the UK was through the peak
Infection figures were down from 68,000 cases recorded on January 7 to just over 20,000 yesterday, he said
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas added to Bristol Slapstick Festival line-up
Tickets for the event, which takes place virtually in March, go on sale this morning
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Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas have been added to Slapstick s lineup (Image: Channel 4)
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Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding have been added to the line-up of a Bristol comedy festival.
Neil Peart passed on January 7 from brain cancerCredit: Getty - Contributor
As a member of prog-rock group Rush, the 67-year-old Canadian was considered to be one of the great drummers. As Rush’s main lyricist, Neil – who died of brain cancer on Jan 7 – helped the band sell over 40million albums.
DEREK FOWLDS
Derek Fowlds died on January 17 from pneumoniaCredit: BBC
Best known for his role as naive Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister. As “Mr Derek” he was Basil Brush’s sidekick in the 70s and grumpy Oscar Blaketon in ITV’s Heartbeat for 18 years. He died aged 82 on Jan 17 with pneumonia.