Scotland’s route out of lockdown will come in stages, with the country’s stay-at-home order set to end on 5 April, followed weeks later by a return to a system of levels.
Salmond pulls out of Holyrood committee hearing after evidence removed
Alex Salmond will not now appear before a Holyrood committee on Wednesday after some of his evidence in a dispute with the devolved administration and the SNP was redacted from the parliament’s website.
Attenborough’s stark warning on climate change: ‘It’s already too late’
TV environmentalist and campaigner Sir David Attenborough has issued a grim warning to world leaders on climate change: “It’s already too late.”
Eighteen people rescued from refrigerated lorry at service station
Eighteen people have been rescued from the back of a refrigerated lorry at the Haddon services on the A1M near Peterborough.
Manchester Arena attack: Police ‘dragged their feet’ over use of ‘critical’ technology, inquiry hears
Police “dragged their feet” in introducing technology that would have helped them communicate with the other emergency services on the night of the Manchester Arena attack, the inquiry has heard.
Prince Philip ‘a lot better’ and ‘we’re keeping our fingers crossed’, Prince Edward says
Prince Edward has said the Royal Family are keeping their “fingers crossed” but that his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, is “a lot better” a week after he was admitted to hospital.
‘We nearly lost her to COVID’: Jo Whiley’s sister leaves hospital and is isolating with parents
Jo Whiley’s sister Frances has left hospital and is isolating with her parents at their home after the family’s coronavirus “nightmare”.
Ellie Goulding announces surprise baby news
Ellie Goulding is expecting her first child with art dealer husband Caspar Jopling.
UK reports another 548 COVID deaths and 8,489 cases – as vaccine count nears 18m
Nearly 18 million people have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, while another 548 deaths have been reported.
PM ‘very optimistic’ all COVID restrictions will end by 21 June
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “very optimistic” that he will be able to remove all coronavirus restrictions in England by 21 June under his four-stage plan for lifting lockdown.
England’s legal limits on social contact set to end in June – hugs could be allowed from May
The prime minister has said England is going to start “reclaiming our freedoms” – with all legal limits on people’s social contact set to end by 21 June.
What does the roadmap out of lockdown mean for your hair, wardrobe or holiday plans?
The route out of lockdown has been decided and parts of life could start to feel a bit more normal – but when and how is it all going to happen?
Travel and aviation: No international holidays until at least 17 May
The travel and aviation sectors have been among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fans may be allowed back in stadiums for final weekend of Premier League
Fans may be able to return to sporting events from 17 May, meaning the final weekend of the Premier League season looks like it could be played in front of supporters.
Pubs, clubs, meals out and gigs: When hospitality venues are set to reopen – and what the rules will be
Boris Johnson has unveiled long-awaited plans that set out how lockdown measures will be eased in England.
How would vaccine and testing certificates work to ease lockdown?
Vaccine and testing certificates could be used in England to enable the economy to fully reopen and international travel to go ahead, the government has suggested.
Leicester hoping roadmap will finally lift COVID’s devastating grip on city
Lockdown has been grim but Leicester has been in a suspended animation of near constant restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic.
The PM still has to use his judgment, no matter how much data he studies
Data not dates.
UK reports another 178 COVID deaths as number of people vaccinated hits 17.7m
Another 178 coronavirus-related deaths and 10,641 new cases have been recorded, while the number of people to have received a first jab has now passed 17.7 million.
Revealed: When every lockdown rule is set to lift in England
Boris Johnson has revealed his four steps to easing England’s lockdown for different parts of society and the economy.
Easing lockdown will be ‘cautious’, says Hancock as jab cuts transmission by ‘about two-thirds’
The first dose of a COVID vaccine appears to reduce your chances of transmitting the disease by “about two-thirds”, the health secretary has told Sky News.
UK reports another 215 coronavirus deaths as number of people jabbed hits 17.5 million
Another 215 COVID-19 deaths and 9,834 cases have been recorded in the UK, while the number of people to have received a first vaccine dose has now surpassed 17.5 million.
Vaccine rollout should turn to children ‘as fast as we can’ to avoid more schools disruption
There is a “value” in giving COVID jabs to children, the health secretary has told Sky News – as a leading scientist said the UK’s vaccine rollout should turn to younger age groups “as fast as we can”.
Teachers must be vaccinated before classrooms open, say family of school worker who died with COVID
The family of a school worker who died after contracting COVID-19 say that teachers and other staff must be vaccinated before students return to the classroom.
Four-year-old girl among three people dead in Exeter house fire
A four-year-old girl is among three people who have died following a fire at a house in Exeter, police have said.
Police appeal after teenager driven at and chased before being stabbed to death
A teenager who was stabbed to death in northwest London is believed to have first had a car driven at him and then been chased by four people before the fatal attack, police have said.
Major incident declared after fire rips through three-storey warehouse
A major incident was declared after more than 120 firefighters were called to tackle a huge fire at a three-storey warehouse in Manchester.
‘Blessed to have second chance at life’: Kids’ transplants use hearts restarted by machine
A 14-year-old girl has told Sky News she feels “blessed to have a second chance at life” after having a heart transplant using a donor organ that had started beating again thanks to a new machine.
Outdoor learning centres could be ‘lost forever’ if not included on PM’s roadmap out of lockdown
Outdoor learning centres have warned they could be “lost forever” if they aren’t included on Boris Johnson’s roadmap to reopen from England’s latest lockdown.
COVID crisis has ‘stripped the paper off the cracks’ in society, warns Archbishop of Canterbury
The current lockdown “has been one of the most painful for the most people” and the COVID crisis has “stripped the paper off the cracks” in society, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told Sky News.