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‘JABS BY MAY’

More than half of all UK adults should receive a coronavirus vaccine by May, the Government has announced. Downing Street confirmed that the vaccine programme planned to reach all those aged 50 and over, as well as adults aged 16-65 in an at-risk group, by May .

QUIET SEND-OFF

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter Lucy said the family is planning a quiet send-off, adding that her father has left a powerful message: ‘Tomorrow is a good day’. She said he had secured a place ‘in the hearts of the whole nation, in fact the world’ for raising £32m for theNHS.

ROYAL JOB FOR SPY

The Queen has appointed Andrew Parker, the former head of MI5, as Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in her royal household, Buckingham Palace has announced.

DRUGS ARRESTS

More than 1,000 people have been arrested along the railway network in a police crackdown to help protect children who are exploited by organised gangs.

BIRTHDAYS

Jimmy Tarbuck, comedian, 81; Kevin Whately, actor, 70; Axl Rose, rock singer, 59; Rick Astley, singer, 55; Alice Eve, actress, 39.