Experts warn vaccines are almost certainly less effective at reducing transmission of Indian variant while BMA urges utmost caution with easing of lockdown as Boris sends Army into Covid hotspots amid warnings of 1,000 deaths a day by summer
PM announced last night that Britain will press ahead with plans for indoor drinking and dining from Monday
But government scientists revealed that variant could realistically be 50% more infectious than Kent strain
Prime Minister has pledged to throw everything we have at this task and is set to send the Army into hotspots
JCVI s Dr Anthony Harnden said Britain s vaccine rollout may not stop the virus infecting the vulnerable
Football s glorious return: 21,000 jubilant fans witness Leicester City s historic FA Cup win at Wembley in UK s biggest crowd in more than a year as club s tearful owner dedicates trophy to his father killed in helicopter crash
Leicester City have won their first ever FA Cup after a famous victory over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium
Youri Tielemans scored a second half thunderbolt worthy of winning any final on Saturday afternoon
Chelsea thought they had equalised after Ben Chilwell helped bundle the ball over the line late on
However, VAR intervened to determine that the Englishman had been offside in the build up to the goal
Care homes in Covid hotspot Bolton have been told to hold fire on plans to permit more visitors next week amid surging cases of the Indian variant.
Schools in the Greater Manchester borough are also urging pupils and staff to keep wearing masks in classrooms next week, despite the measure due to be scrapped nationally on Monday.
The next step in Boris Johnson s roadmap out of lockdown says care home residents will be allowed five named visitors from May 17, up from the two currently permitted.
But councillors and public health leaders in Bolton have taken matters into their own hands after the local infection rate more than doubled in the last week week.
Facing the nation tonight he said that Monday s Step 3 easing of restrictions would go ahead as planned. But he told the nation it might face hard choices in the weeks ahead .
Glasgow and Moray will stay in a higher tier of lockdown when the rest of the country s restrictions are eased on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Scotland s First Minister told MSPs a surge in coronavirus cases needed to be contained to prevent further restrictions.
The rest of the country is due to drop to Level 2 from May 17, when those in other parts of Scotland will be able to stay overnight in other people s homes and meet up to six people from three households indoors.
Meanwhile Boris Johnson will lead a press conference today in which he is expected to address the outbreak that has struck 15 towns and cities.