But Matt Hancock says "people will have to be patient" but Labour demands clarity on future rules.

The aim is for health and social care to join up more, but Labour questions the timing of the move.

The expert heading the UK's genetic surveillance says research into strains will go into the 2030s.

The Met Office said the temperature in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, was provisionally the coldest since 1995.

Asthma patients who need steroids are to be included in priority-group six, the clinically "at risk".

Some of the people on the 15-month trial lost more than a fifth of their body weight.

The postal service plans to retain many staff taken on over Christmas after deliveries hit record highs.

Eastbourne, Bexley, Luton and Peterborough have been named as the councils in need of the "targeted" help.

Six million people aged over 65 in England are at high risk of lung damage, a new report says.

Princess Leonor de Borbon is to study at Atlantic College from this summer, it is announced.

Swansea City and Manchester City condemn racist abuse aimed at Yan Dhanda as police investigate.

Coronavirus has had a big impact on our mental health, but have services been able to keep up?

Life at Harrogate Hospital during the pandemic with staff who never planned to be on the front line.

The medics at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital met while helping coronavirus patients.

Prof Jonathan Van-Tam: "This virus just doesn't care about what ethnic background you are from".

Covid restrictions mean patients such as Sophie must attend appointments without family or friends.

Betty Tovey, 94, was at a field hospital in Llanelli when her relative died with coronavirus.

Newsbeat's been given access to the front line of the pandemic at Harrogate District Hospital.

Nicola Muirhead's manipulated photos capture the isolation of living with the pandemic.

A charity says there hasn't been enough help for zoos and their animals in the pandemic.

The UK has not banned international travel despite the emergence of new coronavirus variants identified in other countries. Why?

Evidence seen by BBC News reveals how terror prevention measures are used to tackle radicalisers.

A rush to complete sales before tax breaks end on 31 March is causing delays and calls for government help.

Two central characters in the Scottish independence movement are in a bitter dispute.

Cold weather payments are available to some as temperatures stay low.

People seek out excitement as snow, ice and freezing temperatures continue to grip the country.

Liberty, from Leicester, discovered she could bend her body in half while watching a Rihanna video.

The prime minister says 'now is the moment' to get vaccinated.

Elton John and Michael Caine appear in a light-hearted ad, promoting uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Patients and staff describe what it's like to be cared for, and work, in a field hospital.

England's deputy chief medical officer says the variant first identified in Kent accounts for more than 90% of cases.

Sima Kotecha follows the origins of a "dangerous" viral video about a false Covid-19 treatment.

The transport secretary's warning that it is too soon to start making holiday plans features on many of Thursday's front pages.

A principal fears for the long-term impact of school disruption on reception and Year 1 pupils.

Firefighters extinguish a large fire on Benbecula as they warn of an "extreme risk" of wildfires.

European Commission's Maros Sefcovic and Michael Gove will discuss post-Brexit trading rules later.

Lockdown had encouraged people to buy larger properties with bigger gardens, a building society says.

Police raid a party in Cheshire where several households had gathered after booking the event online.