Up to 48 per cent of Britons say they are finding the latest lockdown - the third in England - harder than the restrictions in March 2020, according to a new poll by YouGov.
A Covid jab could become compulsory for NHS workers and care home staff, as England s chief medical officer says they have a professional responsibility to get vaccinated.
Speaking on Monday Professor Chris Whitty said he expects doctors and care workers to take the vaccine voluntarily, suggesting that they should want to do anything they can to reduce the risk Covid poses to their patients.
He told the government press briefing: My view is clearly for medical staff, where I am subject to the same code, it is a professional responsibility for doctors to do things which help protect their patients, and I expect that to be a professional responsibility for all other health and social care staff as well.
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Boris Johnson today hit back at Tories and scientists suggesting lockdown could ease faster - as Wales and Scotland warned his roadmap might be too quick.
The PM said he was being sensible and prudent with his four-stage plan after attacks on the approach from both sides. Some people will say we re going to be going too fast, some people will say we re going too slow, he said on a visit to a school in South London.
Mr Johnson refused to guarantee that all restrictions will definitely be lifted by June 21 as scheduled, but insisted he was hopeful it can happen.
Former Olympic speed skater Sarah Lindsay owns Roar Fitness transformation gyms which have branches across London.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, she revealed it was costing her some £20,000 a month to furlough staff while paying tens of thousands of pounds in rent despite being closed for nearly a year.
The businesswoman, who counts celebrities including Vogue Williams and Piers Morgan among her clients, also hit out at the government for failing to do enough to help small businesses during the pandemic.
She added: I just don t understand why health and fitness and wellness isn t prioritised more – you re going to be able to – and this is going to be a very unpopular opinion I m sure – but you re going to be able to go to a pub garden and have a pint before you can focus on your health.