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The prime minister is set to unveil his plan to end England’s lockdown, with measures to be relaxed nationally rather than on the regional tiered basis of the past.

The COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK could reduce a person’s risk of being admitted to hospital by as much as 94% four weeks after the first dose, new data suggests.

All schools in England will reopen to all pupils on 8 March under the prime minister’s roadmap out of lockdown to be announced today, with outdoor after-school sports and activities also allowed to restart.

The UK’s vaccination programme is “beginning to really bear fruit” and has allowed the government to unveil its plans for lifting lockdown, the vaccines minister has said.

There is a “value” in giving COVID jabs to children, the health secretary has told Sky News – as a leading scientist said the UK’s vaccine rollout should turn to younger age groups “as fast as we can”.

Conning people out of as little as £10 on a mass scale has become the new tactic by cyber fraudsters who are taking advantage of people now working from home during the pandemic.

Boris Johnson is set to reveal England’s long-awaited roadmap out of lockdown today. 

Another 215 COVID-19 deaths and 9,834 cases have been recorded in the UK, while the number of people to have received a first vaccine dose has now surpassed 17.5 million.

All schools in England will reopen to all pupils on 8 March under the prime minister’s roadmap out of lockdown to be announced today, with outdoor after-school sports and activities also allowed to restart.

The prime minister will outline his roadmap on Monday for the path towards normality after England’s latest lockdown, with measures to be relaxed nationally rather than on the regional tiered basis of the past.