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One of the UK’s longest-suffering coronavirus patients may need a ventilator to help him breathe for the rest of his life, his wife has said. Jason Kelk has spent more than 10 months in an intensive care unit at St James’ Hospital in Leeds after contracting COVID-19 in March last year. The 49-year-old remains hooked

Another 1,052 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in the UK, according to the latest government figures. The number is up from the 333 fatalities confirmed on Monday. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world A further 12,364 infections were also confirmed on Tuesday, compared with the 14,104 cases reported yesterday. It brings

There were 8,433 deaths linked to coronavirus in the final full week of January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure is up slightly from 8,422 deaths in the week to January 22. Nearly half (45.7%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 29 January mentioned COVID-19

The South African variant of COVID-19 is not expected to become the UK’s dominant strain in the next few months, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam revealed only a “very small” number of cases of it have been discovered in the UK, trying to ease people’s fears given scientists think vaccines

The mother of a 22-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in a “barbaric” attack in north London has called on the prime minister for help. Sven Badzak was killed on Friday while his friend is fighting for his life after they were chased and attacked by a “group of males” in Kilburn at around 5.30pm,

The vaccines minister has told Sky News he is “confident” the UK will hit its “tough target” of offering everybody over 50 a coronavirus jab by May. Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Nadhim Zahawi said that at one point on Saturday, the UK was administering COVID-19 jabs at a rate of almost 1,000 per

A total of 11,465,210 people have received a first vaccine as the UK has reported another 828 deaths associated with the virus. The number of deaths is down from the 1,014 reported on Friday, and comes after another 18,262 cases were reported on Saturday, latest government figures show. The latest number of infections is less

One man has died and nine others have been injured in stabbings around Croydon, south London, on Friday night, police have said. Metropolitan Police were called to five separate incidents but they are still investigating whether any of them are linked. They have enacted additional stop and search powers across Croydon overnight. Two of the

The number of new coronavirus cases in the UK has fallen once again, with almost 11 million people having now received their first vaccine dose. There have been a further 19,114 confirmed cases of COVID, compared to 20,634 yesterday and 29,079 a week ago, according to the latest government data. Another 1,014 people have died

Libby Squire’s family have said “there is no closure” for them after butcher Pawel Relowicz was convicted of raping and murdering the student. Relowicz, 26, was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court of attacking and killing 21-year-old Libby after he prowled the streets of Hull on the night of 31 January 2019. Speaking after the

Another 915 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, according to the latest government data. This compares to the 1,322 fatalities that were reported yesterday. It comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the UK remained on track to complete the vaccination of the top four priority groups – 15 million people – by

The coronavirus infection rate in the UK is “still alarmingly high”, the prime minister has said, but England’s chief medical officer has suggested we are past the current peak. Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news briefing that while there were “signs of hope”, as he hailed the UK passing the milestone of having administered

About one in seven people in private households in England had contracted coronavirus by mid-January, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates. The figure is equivalent to 6.9 million people – 15.3% of the population. The estimate is up from one in nine people in December, last year, and one in 11 people in

The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may have a “substantial effect” on transmission of coronavirus, and a three-month gap between doses does not lower protection, according to a report. Tests results by University of Oxford, published in a pre-print report with The Lancet, showed a 67% reduction in positive COVID-19 swabs among those vaccinated. Live COVID updates from

Police chiefs have warned they will “respond robustly” to anti-Chinese hate crimes amid concerns there could be a surge in offences once lockdown ends. The COVID-19 Anti-Racism Group (CARG) has told Sky News it is witnessing worrying levels of hate speech online linked to the pandemic – and it fears this will turn into violence

People in areas where community transmission of the South African coronavirus variant has been found should “think again” before they leave the house for reasons even within the rules, a minister has said. Michelle Donelan told Sky News that residents should abide by restrictions “to the letter” given the UK is at a “perilous” stage