5 STORIES COMING UP TODAY

COVID-19

The government vaccines tsar Nadhim Zahawi says there is a “library” of coronavirus mutations being stored to ensure the UK is ready to respond with updated vaccines.

BUSINESS

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Hellmann’s mayonnaise owner Unilever says it has started 2021 in “good shape” after it missed market expectations for the past year.

SURVEY

Almost two-thirds of parents of under-fives have felt they are letting their children down or are inadequate as parents during the latest lockdown, polling suggests. More than half of those surveyed (54 per cent) also say they have struggled to cope over the last month, while 55 per cent have felt lonely.

SHOWBIZ

Rufus Hound has withdrawn from Dancing On Ice after testing positive for coronavirus.

SPORT

Australian Open organisers remain confident of starting the grand slam tournament on Monday. No matches in the six warm-up events being held at Melbourne Park were played yesterday after an employee at one of the hotels used for the two weeks of quarantine tested positive for coronavirus.