Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be giving the latest on the pandemic on the day when schools reopened to all pupils after a two-month lockdown.

Weather experts have warned strong winds may bring disruption to Hertfordshire this week.

People aged between 56 and 59 are being invited to book Covid-19 vaccinations this week, NHS England said.

The press conference will start at 4pm, an hour earlier than the usual time 5pm due to internal diary considerations in No10.

Tomorrow coronavirus restrictions will begin being eased in England.

Hello, my name is Moo and I’m a 14-year-old British Short Hair girl looking for my new home. I came to the National Animal Welfare Trust in January as I was too scared to eat because of the dogs in my previous home.

Temporary changes will also be introduced which allow licensed premises to sell alcohol for takeaway purposes.

Hello again to my fellow travellers down Memory Lane. I hope you are all holding onto the wreckage as the end of lock down is now hopefully in sight and the pub garden beckons.

I am rather partial to an urban myth. My favourite of all time is, sadly, not fit for family viewing and involves a young man still living at home with his parents, a music player, headphones and a cup of tea. It is my myth of choice as I witnesse...

The M25 has reopened after being closed when a lorry crash spilled fuel on the road surface.

I don’t think it’s an overstatement to claim that box sets have been a sort of therapy for millions of us during lockdown.

The M25 near St Albans has been closed after a lorry shed its load.

The latest list of local testing sites for people with no coronavirus symptoms has been released ahead of the return to school.

JD Wetherspoon has revealed that 394 of its UK pubs will reopen on April 12 - and 12 of them are in Hertfordshire.

A new coronavirus strain that is believed to have originated in the UK is being tracked by scientists, as efforts increase to suppress variants of concern.

A man was punched unconscious in St Albans in what police have called an "unprovoked attack" in broad daylight.

We will be bringing you the latest updates throughout the day as Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers the next budget.

A car has broken down on the M1 near Hemel Hempsread

Businesses along a road which has been shut at one end for more than half a year say they feel "disregarded and ignored".

Hotel giant Travelodge wants to open more new venues in and near to South West Hertfordshire.

THE search for the mystery person infected with the Brazilian mutation of coronavirus is continuing.

The hunt for an unidentified person with the Brazilian variant of coronavirus has been narrowed to 379 households in the South East of England.

The budget airline is hopeful it can fly 60-70 per cent of normal traffic volumes this summer.

Plans to move specialist cancer services from north-west London to a hospital in Watford would be feasible, an NHS trust says.

It was a year ago today that the country's chief medical officer reported the first patient in Hertfordshire had tested positive for coronavirus.

Boris Johnson’s road-map out of lockdown has offered hope that non-essential retailers could open as early as next month.

A hunt is under way to locate one of the first people in the UK believed to have contracted the Manaus variant of coronavirus, a new strain that may spread more rapidly and respond less well to existing vaccines.

A new closure at a busy junction has been enforced after barriers and cones were introduced, latest pictures show.

Is it me or are the weeks flowing past at a rate of knots but on the positive side bringing closer the days when I can sit in the garden and read a good film biography?

Work is to begin next month on a new £220,000 children’s playground in St Albans.

Services at a specialist cancer centre in north-west London could be moved to Watford after a review found the current site is not fit for purpose.

From an entirely selfish perspective, I find lockdowns fail to live up the negative hype. Yes, I fully concur that if alone, at whatever age, you must spend your time going stir crazy as you rattle around the house, contemplating breaking the law ...

I sit back into my sofa and open a brand-new hardback. I’ve been looking forward to reading Bill Gates’ new book How to avoid a Climate Disaster.

A project to rebuild a community centre has taken a step forward with a planning application imminent.

Hello, we'll be bringing you live updates from Downing Street where Matt Hancock is set to make further announcements about the rollout of the Covid vaccine.

Just over 600 people have been slapped with coronavirus fines by Hertfordshire police since the pandemic began, new figures show.

As part of a new monthly series, the St Albans Review is charting every crime in the town on an interactive map for readers to stay on top of what is happening and where.

The JCVI said that targeting occupational groups (such as teachers) would have been more complex to deliver and may slow down the vaccine programme.

The Health Secretary is expected to confirm when younger age groups can expect to receive their jab, starting with under 50s.

The head of state, who received her jab in January, said she understood that people who have never had a vaccine would find it “difficult”

Government funding to repair damaged roads in Hertfordshire has been slashed by nearly a quarter for the coming year.

KFC has revealed the locations across the UK that are being eyed up as part of their expansion.

Police have issued a £10,000 coronavirus fine to the organiser of a remembrance service which was attended by more than 100 people.

Trucks worth thousands of pounds have been destroyed after they were set on fire.

Schools and safe social contact with loved ones are being prioritised in the easing of lockdown.

A police force is urging dog owners to keep their pets safe as more people are becoming concerned over dog thefts during lockdown.

An action group set up in light of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer is to host an open discussion on racism in football.

A top public health boss believes there is an “opportunity to exit this pandemic” after Boris Johnson revealed his road map out of lockdown.

A new road junction that had been opposed by more than a thousand people has finally been completed.

No trouble was reported at a funeral service in Watford which police feared would draw large crowds and breach coronavirus laws.