Good news for holidaymakers. France has been removed from the 'amber-plus' list and seven countries have been added to the green list, bringing the total up to 36. But travel bosses say it's too little, too late.
16 and 17 year-olds will not need parental consent to get vaccinated against Covid, it has been revealed, with Professor Jonathan Van-Tam saying there is "no time to waste" in extending the vaccine roll-out.
Japan has publicly named three quarantine rule breakers and has threatened to do the same to others, after telling young people to “share the sense of crisis” by wearing face masks and avoiding having parties.
Almost a quarter of a million English children have already had a Covid vaccine, according to new figures, with some clinics vaccinating 16 year-olds – accompanied by a parent – at walk-up appointments.
Infections are surging in America, driven by the Delta variant, but there is little appetite for new restrictions now the vaccines are here. Is the curve already peaking in the early hotspots?
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about Covid and other areas of warranted scepticism in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
