Another 178 coronavirus-related deaths and 10,641 new cases have been recorded, while the number of people to have received a first jab has now passed 17.7 million.
The UK will face another "large wave" of coronavirus infections if all lockdown restrictions are lifted by late April and some measures will be needed beyond 2021, government scientists have warned.
Volunteers in New Zealand have successfully refloated 40 stranded whales, but rescuers are concerned the animals might beach themselves again overnight.
