Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace, reassured that vaccines were a 'primer' for the immune system and would help reduce hospitalisations and deaths.

RICHARD KAY: As the limousines drew up to take mourners from the porch of St George's Chapel back to Windsor Castle Prince Charles used the briefest of gestures to send them away.

DOMINIC LAWSON: The inquest has heard from one witness that Khan told the gathering about how they'd made him see his 'path was wrong'.

The President of France (pictured) said his government was working on a certificate for travel between European countries. MailOnline has asked the government if Britain is included.

SPOILER ALERT: In typical AC-12 style, a twist emerged in the form of a throwback clue to the 2019 series showing the misspelt word 'definately' during Jo Davidson's messages.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The eco-activist ran in front of a crowd near Windsor Castle yesterday. Marissa Scott, 55, was today charged with causing harassment, alarm and distress.

CPAP involves wearing a mask at night connected to a bedside machine, costing around £500, that pumps pressurised air into the throat. This stops soft tissue in the throat from collapsing during sleep.

Five Indian states are now warning of Covid vaccine shortages amid a brutal second wave of virus that has sent cases soaring and are calling on the government to send more, threatening global supplies

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Great royal occasions - and make no mistake, the funeral of Prince Philip was a very great occasion indeed - are always charged with historical meaning.

MARTIN SAMUEL: Still, at least we can safely predict who is coming 12th among the self-appointed Big 12. And for Arsenal, let's face it, that is a step up. Right now, they are the ninth best team in England.

A cabinet minister defended embattled David Cameron yesterday as details emerged of how the former prime minister had lobbied the NHS for staff data on behalf of Greensill Capital.

Russell, a member of the Mercedes junior academy and hopeful of a promotion from Williams to the world champions, left the cockpit of his damaged machine, before heading over to confront Bottas.

Prince Philip spent years supporting Andrew Cowdery, then 21, who hit his head during a swimming pool dive in Princes Risborough in 1984 and was left paralysed.

Daniel Gendelman, 36, founded Los Angeles based Raya in 2015. An anonymous singleton shares her experience of using the app, that counts Sharon Stone and Harry Styles among members.

LIZ JONES: There is very little wiggle room when it comes to dressing for a ceremonial royal funeral. Black is a given, introduced by Queen Victoria upon the death of Albert in 1861.

SARAH VINE: Arriving in Windsor, the Duchess of Cambridge was captured looking directly into the camera, her gaze steady and serious, her demeanour sombre yet impeccably stylish.

Alexei Navalny, 44, Putin's arch-nemesis who is currently serving three years in a Russian penal colony, 'could die at any moment' as his health deteriorates amid hunger strike, his doctor has said.

Sarah Halimi, pictured, was killed and thrown from her balcony in Paris by Kobili Traore in April 2017 while the drug dealer was suffering a cannabis-fueled psychotic episode.

The Queen will be surrounded by a tiny coterie of staff when she turns 95 this Wednesday and plans to mark the day with a new portrait of her are set to be shelved.

ROBERT HARDMAN: That was the scene at Windsor Castle more than half a century back. And the dutiful son that day was Prince Philip.

Sources say she will continue to regularly exercise the two black ponies - Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm - at Windsor.

The Queen's Speech on May 11 will reportedly be used by the Prime Minister to announce a bill outlining measures to protect Britain from the likes of Russia and China.

The Big Six of English football have all signed letters declaring their intention to join, which would end competition in domestic and continental football as supporters currently know it.

The Prince of Wales (pictured on Saturday) and Duke of Cambridge will reportedly plan with the Queen which members of 'The Firm' will be working Royals and what they should do.

Barry Mason was awarded an MBE last year for services to music. He said Delilah, The Last Waltz and Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) were highlights among his more than 11,000 songs.

Hundreds of charities and groups the Duke of Edinburgh was involved with have left touching and unusual tributes.

Men aged 40 and over will be the focus of a new NHS diabetes campaign. The social media drive will offer advice on how to develop habits to help avoid type 2 diabetes.

The One Nation caucus, made up of Tory MPs, wants Boris Johnson to offer the 'Covid relief payment' in recognition the age group has been among those 'worst affected by the pandemic'.

The last year has been challenging for everyone, but has been particularly tough for those who own and run small businesses.

Ashley Cain doted on baby daughter Azaylia in a poignant video on Sunday, as he revealed the eight-month-old had managed to open her eyes amid her leukaemia battle.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced Australian officers who served in Afghanistan won't be stripped of their medals because of war crime allegations against some soldiers.

ANDREW PIERCE: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has taken the moral high ground over the Greensill lobbying scandal in heated exchanges in the Commons.

The glorious sunshine comes as people in England enjoyed their first weekend nights out since restrictions were eased on beer gardens and outdoor dining.

CAROLYN WOODS: Soaring high in the skies above the Cotswolds in an aeroplane, I felt a sense of freedom and exhilaration I had not known for months.

Trillions of tiny particles of the material, called microplastics, now contaminate every crevice of the Earth, from the highest mountains to the deepest marine trenches - causing plastic rain.

NHS England is looking at the worst backlog for 20 years with the worst-hit trusts five years away from returning to pre-Covid levels.

Professor Gordan Lauc of King's College London designed the GlycanAge test. Victoria Woodhall reveals the immune age test could be a good early warning system of common diseases.

Thomas Woodcock wore his ceremonial dress of a tabard bearing the royal coat of arms, black breeches and stockings, and a mourning scarf. He carried a sceptre, a badge of his office.

Actress Helen McCrory, died of cancer last week at just age 52. Dr Max Pemberton examines the reasons people with cancer may choose to avoid telling others about their diagnosis.

Footage shows hundreds of young people outside the Harrods department store in West London without face masks and ignoring social distancing rules.

Farah Nabulsi, 42, who lives in West London, worked in equity sales for JP Morgan Chase before having her sons. She explains what led her to teach herself to become a film director.

BEL MOONEY: Dressed in black and obeying the rules on Covid funerals, the Royal Family prompted thoughts of all the other families who have had to bid farewell to their loved ones in small ceremonies.

A judgment found the bank 'guilty of serious deceit', but damages were not ordered because the court could not establish that Staveley's firm PCP had suffered a loss due to Barclays' wrongdoing.

Princess Eugenie, 31, donned a checked shirt and a pair of sunglasses as she sat in the passenger seat of a car driven by her husband Jack Brooksbank, 34, and left Windsor Castle.

Mohsin, 49, and Zuber Issa, 48, could be due to take control of the coffee chain Caffe Nero after reportedly purchasing around £140million in loans from Swiss private equity firm Partners Group.

Lord Mountbatten was killed in 1979 when the IRA blew up his yacht while he was holidaying with family in Ireland. His 14-year-old grandson and the boatman, 15, were also killed in the blast.

The Duke of Sussex and his father are expected to walk together around Windsor to view floral tributes left for Prince Philip today, with Harry set to return to the US tomorrow, sources say.

A further 1,882 people have tested positive for Covid-19 - a 8.7 per cent rise on last Sunday. Today's daily death toll of 10 is 43 per cent higher than the seven seen on this day last week.

The BBC's live coverage - fronted by Huw Edwards - had 11.4 million viewers at its peak, with an average of 6.6 million. ITV had a peak viewership of 1.2 million.

Russian Alexei Ratmansky said directors feared being 'eaten alive' if they put on shows by highly-acclaimed choreographer Liam Scarlett. Mr Scarlett died suddenly.

Omid Scobie, a friend of Meghan and Harry's, made the comments on ABC's podcast The HeirPod.

The Duchess is seen consoling Prince Charles as the pair walk out of St George's Chapel following yesterday's emotional service in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh, 99.

Brighton and Hove Police warned people to stay away from the beach in East Sussex at around 2.20pm today after an item, possibly an unexploded mortar shell, was discovered.

Detectives who forced their way into a house and found the body of a woman with head injuries want to quiz a man who plunged off an 80ft high seaside cliff 90 miles away.

Outdoor seating in pubs and restaurants across the country were swamped on Saturday night as partygoers made the most of their new-found freedoms.

Police officers gained access to a hot car this weekend to rescue two dogs trapped inside without any water at the McArthurGlen shopping village in Cannock, Staffordshire.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The graphic video shows a young boy being sucked beneath a Peloton Tread+ and grappling to free himself from the exercise machine.

The Queen was today seen for the first time since Prince Philip's funeral. The monarch, 94, was pictured this afternoon leaving Windsor Castle behind the wheel of a green Jaguar.

Research shows the countries which are set to be on the 'green' list are: the US, Malta, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Ireland, along with the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

Stunning images show a squadron of de Havilland Tiger Moths pass over York Minster amid clear blue skies as the nation mourned the death of its longest serving royal consort.

Police concerned for the welfare of missing schoolgirl Oliwia Mazgieko, 14, last seen in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, and is believed to be with her father have appealed for information.

Nicola Sturgeon said allowing people to go abroad for non-essential reasons 'poses a risk' because it is impossible to know where a dangerous mutant strain might emerge.

The actor, 50, confirmed Helen had passed away following a 'heroic' battle with the disease in a statement on Friday.

In a letter to Boris Johnson, chief executives from chains including JD Wetherspoon, Young's, Greene King and Pizza Hut called for the roadmap to go ahead.

Benjamin Hunt, 32, was jailed for three years and two months for manslaughter at Stafford Crown Court after killing 25-year-old Christopher Walters during a citizen's arrest in May 2019.

The Palais des Expositions in Nice opened at 9am Saturday offering AstraZeneca jabs to high-risk workers, but was forced to close by 1pm after just 58 people signed up.

Police bodycam footage shows Anthony Browne, 63, suddenly lunging towards the officer after pulling the large weapon from behind his back at a property in Dagenham, east London.

Police were called to a property in Celandine Court, Gobnascale at around 10.45pm on Saturday evening.

Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre in Slough, Berkshire, claimed it closed its women's prayer area on Tuesday to comply with the government's 220 person capacity restrictions.

Classic musician Liona Boyd revealed how she was invited onto the Prince's Hawker Siddley plane in 1995 as he flew her from an event in Manchester to a naval base in Norfolk.

Sofia Sheakh is taking Lambeth Council to court over its use of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods which she says has cut off the closest route to 'half her life' and lengthened her trips to hospital.

Health experts at Livi revealed what foods will help boost your immune system as number of cold and flu cases are expected to rise as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

CAROLINE GRAHAM: It was perhaps the moment that would have made Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the most happy.

Europe's vaccine roll-out was condemned as 'unacceptably slow' by the World Health Organisation earlier this month, with leaders blaming delays for 'prolonging the pandemic'.

Lady Louise Windsor cut an elegant figure in a black coat dress, similar to her mother's ensemble, when attending the funeral of Prince Philip at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Prince Philip's coffin was interred by electric motor beneath the floor of the quire at St George's Chapel in Windsor at the end of his televised funeral service today.

Thousands of Kill the Bill protesters who have taken to the streets of London this afternoon have been accused of 'disrespect' towards the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace has not yet confirmed the content of the note, placed alongside a wreath including white lilies, small white roses and white freesia, which was hand-chosen by the monarch.

No 10 was left furious earlier this year when the EU suddenly announced a ban on the export of live mussels, oysters, clams and cockles in what was viewed as an act of revenge for Brexit.

Here's the simple actuarial fact: old, balding, white men will follow each other in a procession of future UK Monarchs that lasts until kingdom come, writes PATRICK JEPHSON.

ELIZABETH DAY: What a day it was in Windsor. Blue skies. Bright sunshine. Turreted shadows cast across green, green lawns. It all looked so beautiful, so stark in its resonance.

Professor Paul Hunter, an epidemiologist at the University of East Anglia, analysed publicly available information on new variant numbers last Saturday and again yesterday and found the number has doubled.

The Queen is surrounded by a group of 22 dedicated Royal Household staff dubbed 'HMS Bubble'. Her Majesty sat alone away from the rest of the British Royal Family during Philip's funeral.

PETER HITCHENS: At last we are to get out of Afghanistan, a country to which we should never have sent a single soldier.

Staff at the University of the Arts London have been instructed to 'actively accept spelling, grammar or other language mistakes' in the name of 'inclusive assessment', writes ANDREW DOYLE.

A mass stabbing erupted after Dean Allsop, 41, was trying out the vehicles in Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk on Wednesday.

ANNA LYONS: As an end-of-life doula, the loss of a loved one is a situation I know all too well. I provide practical and emotional support to Britons at the end.

Analysing Prince Philip's funeral, held at St George's Chapel, Judi James said Her Majesty, 94, had an obvious 'need for some support' as her beloved husband of 73 years was laid to rest.

The Queen's only niece joined other members of the royal family on Saturday to mourn the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away last Friday at age 99.

Eugenie, who is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, wore her tresses in a natural wave and donned a black coat dress for the service at St George's Chapel.

Soldiers from The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) had responsibility for ensuring the vehicle stuck to its precise route and timings, after several days of intense rehearsals.

Elizabeth Mahoney was battling Covid at County Hospital in Pontypool for 10 weeks, but her family grew concerned when she failed to show up at her home in nearby New Inn after being discharged.

Some 700 armed forces personnel drafted in for the funeral procession bowed their heads for the minute's silence in the grounds of Windsor Castle at 3pm.

The Duke of Edinburgh wanted both sides of his family represented when he was laid to rest - a wish that has been granted despite the limited numbers.

Crews on the first four seasons of Escape to the Chateau say working with the couple was 'like being in an abusive relationship'. Representatives for the couple hit back at the claims.

Sweden's Carl XVI Gustaf, a distant cousin of the Queen through his great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, led European royals paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of his funeral.

Prince Philip's insignia on display at St George's Chapel includes the medals and decorations conferred on him by the UK and Commonwealth countries together with his Field Marshal's baton.

The social media platform began going down for some users from 1am UK time and issues have been continuing today.

Carrie Cracknell, who directed Helen McCrory in a stage production of Medea, said the British actress wanted to keep her illness secret to avoid it becoming a focus.

The former Prime Minister has been accused of 'deep hypocrisy' by critics for chairing the advisory board at a firm called Afiniti, which is based in Bermuda.

During the interview with Kate Garraway on ITV's GMB - where she was speaking about her and Damian's charity work - Helen appeared to have a croaky voice and looked pale.

Pallbearer Major General Rupert Jones (pictured), is the son of Herbert 'H' Jones, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his heroism in the face of battle with the Argentinians in 1982.

Flags have been lowered to half-mast across Britain and many councils, police forces and other organisations will be holding a one minute's silence with the rest of the UK at 3pm.

Heartwarming pictures capture Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis celebrating the occasion in Chelsea, London, last year by singing along to a series of classic Irish tracks.

The couple's devotion to one another shone brightly for all to see, with Damian saying the actress died peacefully at home surrounded by their two teenage children.

Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed that the case against her is prejudiced because Jeffrey Epstein is dead - and he would have cleared her of wrongdoing if he was alive.

Ruth Dodsworth's husband Jonathan Wignall was jailed after a nine-year campaign of controlling behaviour.

Model Irina Fedotova said she wanted to destroy her friend's marriage during a violent and drunken row in Chelsea. While being arrested, she became aggressive towards the police officers.

Preparations for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding were so thorough that they even had a lawyer at Westminster Abbey in case someone spoke up to object.

According to one of Philip Larkin's most famous poems, sexual intercourse began in 1963 - which was, he noted, 'rather late for me'.

The proportion of students awarded first-class degrees rose from 28 per cent in 2019 to 35 per cent last year. Universities UK and GuildHE yesterday published a report examining factors.

The unnamed 27-year-old woman said she was captured while travelling home to her children. She was kept for 11 days before soldiers abandoned her in a bush. Villagers took her to hospital.

The extensive grooming the breed requires may be responsible for its steep fall in popularity, experts say. Last year just 227 Old English sheepdog puppies were registered with the Kennel Club.

The 18,000sq ft penthouse in Hyde Park will become the most expensive flat ever sold in the UK, should its lofty asking price be hit. Split over two levels, it's about 18 times the size of an average British home.

A No 10 spokesperson said that the red list for banning travellers entering the UK is 'under constant review' and that countries are only added to it if it is deemed necessary.

Tobias Powell, 32, from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, used Twitter to claim a 'civil war' was needed 'to stop the ethnic suicide of white people'.

Police are offering £20,000 for information that leads to the conviction of those who killed Sami Sidhom in Newham, east London.

The England international posted a screenshot on his Twitter account on Friday of a message from an Instagram user which called him a 'f****** n*****' and said 'leave the football f****** pig'.

In a series of Twitter posts, the budget supermarket made fun of its rival after they launched an intellectual property claim with the High Court this week. Pictured: M&S's product.

Richard Matthews killed Paul Wells (pictured) after wrongly believing he was a sex offender who raped him as a child, Bristol Crown Court heard today.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said real-world data from the rollout in the US had shown the two American jabs were safe in expectant mothers.

After a five day trial in Reading, Rachid Khadla was convicted after shocking evidence revealed the extent of his tyrannical regime, such as weighing his children weekly.

EXCLUSIVE: Latest NHS England figures show 4,000 neighbourhoods - home to more than 30million people - have jabbed nine in 10 of residents over 50.

Nioola Zingaretti, President of Lazio, has joined forces with activists in Rome and pledged €500,000 to help save pine trees in the capital from pine tortoise scale insects which plague the trees.

Julia Bradbury, 50, said her tweet was 'ill-timed' after Liverpool fell silent for a minute yesterday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy which claimed the lives of 96 football fans.

Prosecutors said the actress became embroiled in multiple altercations in the Essex seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea on July 31 last year.

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Joe Biden attended a special church service at St. Joseph's in Wilmington on Sunday afternoon for the confirmation of his grandson Hunter Biden Jr., the son of the late Beau Biden.

It is feared the B.1.617 strain that first emerged in India spreads more easily than older versions of the virus and scientists say it has mutations which may help it evade vaccines.

Jean-Claude Juncker said he 'made a mistake' listening to David Cameron's orders to stay quiet as he could have 'defended' the bloc.

A joint statement from the British and Indian government said the trip - already scaled back will not go ahead 'in light of the current situation'.

Move over, Nigella! Jog on, Jamie! There is a host of bright young chefs in town, tickling the tastebuds of millions and poised to become the next generation of household names in cookery.

The Swedish singer-songwriter, aged 75, made the comments while reflecting on their win 47 years later.

Houston-based Talos Energy, which operates the oil rig that the Seacor Power was sailing to, said on Sunday that the decision to sail in rough seas was made by Seacor, rather than them.

'Over the last decade, late-night hosts across the board began to lay aside their relatable, everyman's brand of comedy and pivot toward lecturing the crowd on their moral values,' wrote editor Kyle Mann.

Dan Coghlan was one of the soldiers tasked with transporting the Duke of Edinburgh to a custom-built Land Rover that then carried him to St George's Chapel in Windsor.

Nearly a dozen Russian politicians have told President Putin in an open letter that he 'bears personal responsibility for the life' of Alexei Navalny as the critic's health is failing amid hunger strike.

Melissa Caddick's father-in-law said there are still unanswered questions about the conwoman's disappearance, and revealed his son and the investor had a 'happy' marriage'.

Rajinder Kalia, 65, who practised an obscure branch of Hinduism at the Baba Balak Nath temple in Bell Green, Coventry, is alleged to have raped four female devotees.

Police and the FBI are hunting Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, who allegedly went on a murderous rampage on Sunday at an Austin apartment complex.

Jane Temerlin, a University of Oklahoma academic who reared a chimpanzee as her daughter, has revealed that she regrets the 'nature versus nurture' experiment.

The feline felon was stopped outside the Nueva Esperanza jail, which houses more than 1,700 prisoners, in the Caribbean province of Colon, north of the capital Panama City on Friday.

Britons emerged from pandemic lockdown to throw a party in pub beer gardens, parks and beaches over the weekend.

The Conservative chair of a cross-party committee investigating the issue has warned that 'something must be done' after a slew of revelations about links between politics and business.

The father and son had been food shopping when the terrifying incident took place on a busy street in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday. CCTV captured the near-death experience.

The whale was photographed swimming near Cape Schanck off Victoria's south coast, sending many Migaloo fans into a frenzy.

Ex NRL player Justin Horo has avoided a drug conviction after being found with a rolled up $100 note and cocaine at a bar in Sydney's east.

A Honda Pilot had a collision with another vehicle at an intersection in Upper Manhattan that sent it careening over a curb and into a bodega.

It is all part of a plan by the White House to specifically target younger members of America's population through targeted advertising as 16s and over become eligible for the vaccine.

Scott Morrison touted his plan for home quarantine last week but has insisted it would not come into play without the approval of the medical experts.