Vaccines cut infection rates after the first jab by up to two-thirds, according to a British study likely to put pressure on Boris Johnson to lift lockdown faster.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has urged the EU not to pick a fight over post-Brexit access for financial services and accused it of demanding tougher standards of the UK than other countries.
Boris Johnson's spokesman has defended the hiring of three photographers working in Number 10, whose taxpayer-funded tasks include taking photos of the prime minister's dog playing in snow.
