England is "in the grip of a mental health crisis" because of lockdowns, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists – and under-18s are "bearing the brunt".
Scotland has recorded its lowest March death rate since 2014. The rate was also among the lowest in fifty years, but the country's National Clinical Director insists it is too soon to lift lockdown.
Justin Welby has admitted that he made a number of mistakes on the closure of churches during the first lockdown. He says he was "too risk-averse" on keeping churches available for individual prayer, among other issues.
Britain has passed another milestone in its vaccine rollout with six million people now fully vaccinated against Covid. Almost 32 million have also received their first dose of a vaccine.
An ex-soldier who was posted to East Germany in 1962 has written a stinging letter linking the scare tactics employed to frighten East Berliners then to those employed by the British Government on Covid today.
Asos has more than tripled first-half profits with active customer numbers rising by 23 million. The impact of lockdown on the high street has, however, been catastrophic – 11,000 outlets closed last year alone.
Lord Jonathan Sumption has delivered a blistering attack on SAGE's "garbage Covid models" and the ever-changing position of the goalposts for exiting lockdown, asking: "If the vaccine is not an exit route, then what is?"
Is the way to influence the Government on vaccine passports to "make the Conservative Party fear for their jobs"? Would a sizable number of threats to vote for those against Covid ID in May shift the Party's stance?
HSBC will move more than 1,200 staff in Britain to permanent working from home contracts in an attempt to cut costs post-lockdown(s).
Britons below the age of 30 will be offered alternatives to the AstraZeneca vaccine following advice from the MHRA. The medicines agency said there is a possible link between the AZ jab and "extremely rare" blood clots.
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