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Pubs, hairdressers, shops and gyms reopen today as England moves into step two of the lockdown roadmap

North East news RECAP: Captain Sir Tom Moore's family say his 'spirit lives on' as Army veteran laid to rest ChronicleLive's breaking news service including Saturday's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East Hello and welcome to The Chronicle’s live breaking news blog. We will be bringing you regular updates throughout the day of all the breaking news and sport. At a press conference, Matt Hancock said that the North East has done a "brilliant job" in vaccinating and worked "absolute wonders". It’s Maria Cassidy here and I’ll be keeping you updated...

Coronavirus updates RECAP: UK Covid-19 variant may be more deadly than original, says PM The latest breaking Covid-19 news, including deaths and cases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest on vaccine roll-out The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Covid-19 variant which was first identified in the UK may be more deadly than the original, the Prime Minister has warned. In a press conference this afternoon, Boris Johnson said: "There is some evidence that the new variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality." However, he added that "all curre...

The latest breaking Covid-19 news, including deaths and cases in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest on vaccine roll-out

Experts yesterday said the new virus variant was more transmissible because those who contracted it produced more of the infection in their nose and mouth. This means they will breathe more into the air, according to Professor Robert Dingwall, of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group [NERVTAG}. Prof Dingwall said: "You are producing more of the infection in the upper respiratory tract and the virus is reproducing faster so there is more to go into the air. It also has properties that make it easier to take over cells." Virologist Professor Lawrence Young claimed the ne...