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| UPDATED: 09:30, Thu, Mar 4, 2021 Link copied Laura Kuenssberg says UK won't change lockdown schedule Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. On February 22, Boris Johnson announced his roadmap to gradually easing lockdown restrictions in...

PRIME Minister Boris Johnson announced he would reveal the exact dates for when lockdown measures would be eased next Monday on February 22.

EDUCATION Secretary Gavin Williamson is looking at extending the school year this summer to give pupils who have missed out during the pandemic a chance to catch up on learning.

LOCKDOWN restrictions could be lifted in March if Britain's vaccination programme stays on track. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that easing measures will 'not happen in one big bang,' instead insisting they will be 'phased out' in individual regions.

Doctors have warned the new strain is highly transmissable (Image: PA) The Imperial College virologist said both Brazilian variants - one of which was detected by travellers in Japan and the other which is more prevalent in Brazil - had mutations that suggest "they might impact the way that some people's antibodies can see the virus". She said: "It is really important that we carry out this work now, and carry it out carefully, and in several different laboratories, to really firm up those results because they have big implications." The appearance of the Brazilian coronavirus strain comes as...