Covid-19: Tighter restrictions likely, Sir Patrick Vallance warns

Spending on agency staff jumps by 20% as bosses pay premium rates to plug holes in rotas.

The corporation says it became aware of new allegations on Thursday and is working “to establish the facts”.

Door-to-door visits are starting in eight neighbourhoods in England to try to halt the spread.

“We must get to truth of what happened before, during and after that awful night,” the home secretary says...

The government has already promised a Covid booster rollout but it is yet to set out how it will...