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119,387 DEATHS

The Government said a further 454 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of yesterday, bringing the UK total to 119,387. Of 16,996,806 vaccine jabs given in the UK, 16,423,082 were first doses – a rise of 482,110 on Wednesday. Some 573,724 were second doses.

VACCINES PLEDGE

Boris Johnson will pledge to donate the majority of surplus coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations when he chairs a virtual gathering of G7 leaders today.

VIDEO STARS

Video games may not be as harmful as widely perceived, after a University College London study found young boys who regularly game were less likely to have developed depressive symptoms three years later.

LOST YEARS

Every person who has died from coronavirus lost 16 years of their life on average – and more than 20.5 million years may have been lost in total across the world, new figures suggest.

£176M JACKPOT

The £176million jackpot up for grabs in tonight’s EuroMillions draw could make someone Britain’s biggest lottery winner. The current record of £170million was claimed by an anonymous UK winner in 2019.