5 STORIES COMING UP TODAY

COVID ‘WAR ZONE’

Vaccines are not doing enough ‘heavy lifting’ at the moment and case rates need to drop further before the Government eases restrictions, the UK’s chief scientific adviser has said. Sir Patrick Vallance said the country still has a long way to go – describing scenes in some hospitals as a ‘war zone’.

HOME FOR GOOD?

Almost one in three people believe a return to five-day office working will not happen until 2022, if at all, a study suggests.

JOBS AT RISK

Most people do not believe there will be jobs for them after the coronavirus crisis amid a downturn in confidence, a new study by jobs site Indeed suggests.

CITY DRUGS FARM

The City of London’s first ever cannabis factory has been discovered close to the Bank of England as criminals take advantage of the Square Mile’s quiet streets. 826 plants were found in a commercial building.

HOTEL CHECKS OUT

A seaside hotel has had its alcohol premises licence revoked after pictures were posted online of men drinking pints with the caption ‘What Lockdown?’ Lincolnshire Police received Facebook images of large groups gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Skegness.