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Which Covid-19 vaccines does the UK have access to?

Which Covid-19 vaccines does the UK have access to?

Three vaccines are yet to be approved for use by the MHRA.

Care home staff refusing vaccine due to ‘cultural issues’, association claims

Care home staff refusing vaccine due to ‘cultural issues’, association claims

Social care minister Helen Whately played down reports that some care workers were unwilling to take the vaccine.

JD Sports snaps up DTLR Villa for £360m in latest US acquisition

JD Sports snaps up DTLR Villa for £360m in latest US acquisition

Shares in the UK retailer jumped after it told investors it has agreed to buy the Baltimore sportswear brand from BRS & Co and Goode Capital.

Give care staff jabs after success of vaccinating residents, say industry chiefs

Give care staff jabs after success of vaccinating residents, say industry chiefs

Care minister Helen Whately said staff would be vaccinated by February 15.

Boy, 13, with brain injury raises £178,000 to save disability activity centre

Boy, 13, with brain injury raises £178,000 to save disability activity centre

Oliver and his family have now raised more than seven times their original target.

The New European bought from Archant in founder-backed deal

The New European bought from Archant in founder-backed deal

Matt Kelly, who set up the title in 2016, has led the takeover alongside Irish media executive Gavin O’Reilly.

New mass vaccination centres mark next phase of Scotland’s coronavirus plan

New mass vaccination centres mark next phase of Scotland’s coronavirus plan

It comes as the vaccines to combat coronavirus are now being offered to people over 70 across the country from Monday.

TSB plummets to £204m loss amid impairments and branch closures

TSB plummets to £204m loss amid impairments and branch closures

The bank said it saw total income fall by £90.1m, or 9.1%, to £894.8m for 2020, after it was hit by the pandemic and restrictions.

Boris Johnson condemns Myanmar coup and calls for people’s vote to be respected

Boris Johnson condemns Myanmar coup and calls for people’s vote to be respected

The country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi was reportedly detained by the military.

Asos buys Topshop and three other brands from Arcadia collapse

Asos buys Topshop and three other brands from Arcadia collapse

Asos has paid £265 million for the brands, as well as another £65 million in stock costs.

Government orders an extra 40m doses of Valneva vaccine

Government orders an extra 40m doses of Valneva vaccine

Valneva said the total value of the order was up to 1.4 billion euro (£1.24 billion).

Ryanair expecting ‘most challenging year’ as airline industry faces Covid-19

Ryanair expecting ‘most challenging year’ as airline industry faces Covid-19

In the three months to December, 8.1 million passengers used Ryanair, compared to 35.9 million in the same quarter in 2019.

How the UK went from one Covid-19 death to more than 100,000 in a year

How the UK went from one Covid-19 death to more than 100,000 in a year

Boris Johnson said he accepts full responsibility for the Government’s response but has declined to set out now where he thinks the nation went wrong.

Duke of Sussex expected to formally settle libel claim against Mail On Sunday

Duke of Sussex expected to formally settle libel claim against Mail On Sunday

Harry sued the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline over allegations he snubbed the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.

Meghan ‘did not request removal of first names’ from Archie’s birth certificate

Meghan ‘did not request removal of first names’ from Archie’s birth certificate

Since moving to America, the Sussexes have signed lucrative deals with Spotify and Netflix.

What the papers say – February 1

What the papers say – February 1

Pictures of a famous 100-year-old fundraiser feature on many of Monday’s front pages.

Teenager creates journal to get young people talking about their mental health

Teenager creates journal to get young people talking about their mental health

Charity Action for Children has warned a mental health crisis is ‘threatening to engulf a generation’ of young people.

PM hails ‘crucial milestone’ in care home coronavirus vaccination programme

PM hails ‘crucial milestone’ in care home coronavirus vaccination programme

The Prime Minister said the rollout ‘will only accelerate from here on’.

UK presses Russia to release jailed protesters in pro-Navalny demonstrations

UK presses Russia to release jailed protesters in pro-Navalny demonstrations

A monitoring group put the number of arrests at more than 5,100.

Boris Johnson ‘confident’ of vaccine supplies despite EU ‘toings and froings’

Boris Johnson ‘confident’ of vaccine supplies despite EU ‘toings and froings’

He said the UK Government would continue to take steps to protect supplies.

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