QUOTES OF THE DAY

“In my view they should be ashamed”

England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty on people who deliberately peddle “myths” about the coronavirus vaccine

“We believe that vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds is important and we will therefore move to implement the advice as quickly as possible”

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms a extension to the Covid-19 vaccination programme

“In recent months, far too regularly, we have seen quick judgment of the actions of individual officers based on a viral clip or second-hand information, before the full situation can possibly be known. Rushing to such judgments is dangerous. It undermines the legitimacy of policing and it makes officers feel they need to think twice, or maybe not even volunteer for the role” Metropolitian Police commissioner

Dame Cressida Dick