5 STORIES COMING UP TODAY

VACCINE BOOST

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine, due to arrive in the UK in the spring, is effective against all mutations of the virus that have been detected, the company says. This includes the new strain detected in Kent that scientists say is more transmissible.

QUALITY NAPS

Taking a regular afternoon nap may be linked to better mental agility, a study has found. Researchers found sleeping in the afternoon was associated with better locational awareness, verbal fluency and working memory in an ageing population, says online publication General Psychiatry.

FACEBOOK NEWS

Facebook News, the social network’s new section dedicated to personalised news content, has launched in the UK. It is available for the first time outside the US.

MUM HEARD SHOTS

The mother of a 15-year-old boy murdered in Birmingham has said she heard the gunshots that killed him. In a direct appeal to help catch her son Keon’s killers, Sharmaine Lincoln described his murder as senseless.

‘LOST’ CHILDREN

A “whole host of children have been lost to the pandemic” as schools stay closed, the Royal Society of Psychiatrists says.