Boris Johnson hopes the speedy roll-out of vaccines will make the British public more forgiving – or forgetful – of the shambolic handling of the first year of the pandemic

Good evidence that vaccines continue to work against new variant, Downing St briefing hears

British prime minister says he is concerned about dangerous new strains of coronavirus

UK records 1,564 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily figure so far

Lorries stuck at Dover, and supermarket chain warns there could be a shortage of fruit and vegetables if travel ban continues

London, southeast England, all of Wales face lockdowns as Scotland to impose travel ban

UK statistics office says infections rising while rate of increase shows signs of slowing

Soaring admissions challenge NHS as country poises for four-week lockdown

Vaccine in development with AstraZeneca triggers antibodies in older people

Only 15% of tests coming back within 24 hours and many close contacts not being reached

Talks between British government and political leaders in Manchester fail to reach agreement about putting city into Tier 3

Doubts emerge over Tory plan after prime minister delivers confused response on virus measures

Experts warn Covid cases are doubling every seven days in England, and could reach 50,000 a day by the middle of October

‘Seasons against us’ as revolt brews among Tory MPs over Johnson’s six months of curbs

UK warned it could have 50,000 coronavirus cases a day by mid-October

Prime minister stresses next steps in easing lockdown contingent on coronavirus remaining under control

Chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser contradict prime minister’s assertions

PM pledges extra £3bn to NHS as top medic admits UK’s coronavirus outcome is ‘not good’

Other city of London financial institutions have started to increase staff numbers in offices

London Letter: CBI leader says business could not cope with failure to reach a deal

Neil Ferguson, a scientific adviser to No 10, says earlier lockdown would have saved lives

London Letter: Reactions to Labour leader’s virtual town hall meetings will worry Tories

PM intends to ‘draw a line under the matter’ as Durham police take no further action

Public opinion could be about to turn due to high death toll and unfulfilled promises

Britain becomes fifth country to reach figure but it does not include fatalities in care homes

Guardian reveals British prime minister’s adviser participated in Sage Covid-19 discussions

London Letter: There are five tests for ending lockdown. The fifth, that there should be no risk of a second peak, is impossible to meet

Hancock announces plans to recruit 18,000 people to trace coronavirus infections

Labour leader has first prime minister’s questions, but without Boris Johnson

Britain’s chief scientific adviser says Covid-19 deaths are reaching a plateau but will remain high for some time

Dominic Raab says easing measures now would be a risk as 861 new deaths confirmed

London Letter: Public approval for UK government’s response belies terrible death toll

Lifting lockdowns will be contentious. What role should behavioural science play?

Some 11,329 people have died from the virus in hospitals, including 717 deaths on Monday

London Letter: Despite ramped up capacity, how many will die over slow social distancing?

Measures showing positive results, adviser says, but one-quarter of doctors not at work

Marketing consultant who coined phrase called it the impulse to go inside ‘when it just gets too tough and scary outside’

UK response: Westminster has adopted risky strategy for its political leaders, economy and people

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte rises to occasion but others struggle to reassure fearful public

Prime minister Mark Rutte says ‘large part’ of population will be infected