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Oxford Covid vaccine rolled out to GPs in England
It comes amid concerns of hospitals being overwhelmed and delays in vaccine delivery.
Trump's words led to US violence, Patel says
The home secretary says the US president fuelled the violence, as the PM condemns the "disgraceful scenes".
'My kids need kidneys but I can only give to one'
Sarah Bingham's son and daughter have the same rare illness and she is a donor match for both.
'Mr Christmas' lights switched off for final time
Dave Edwards lit up his home for 42 years but died before the recent festive season.
Blue badge permit 'shocking disparity' revealed
Charities say the BBC's analysis shows councils must improve training for employees.
Snow and freezing fog sweep across Scotland
A yellow weather warning is issued by the Met Office covering all parts of the country until midnight on Thursday.
Murder accused teenagers appear in youth court
Three teenagers appear before a district judge accused of murdering a 13-year-old boy in Reading.
Trump's words led to US violence, Patel says
The home secretary says the US president fuelled the violence, as the PM condemns the "disgraceful scenes".
'My kids need kidneys but I can only give to one'
Sarah Bingham's son and daughter have the same rare illness and she is a donor match for both.
'Mr Christmas' lights switched off for final time
Dave Edwards lit up his home for 42 years but died before the recent festive season.
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Breaking78 more Covid deaths reported in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon begins her briefing by outlining the latest figures.
The first minister confirms a further 2,649 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 11.3 % of the tests carried out yesterday.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 143,715.
Of those, Ms Sturgeon says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases are in the following health board areas:
·NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 660
·NHS Lanarkshire: 389
·NHS Lothian: 357
·NHS Tayside: 302
The remaining cases are spread across nine other health board areas.
There are 1,467 people in hospital, an increase of 83, which pretty closely matches numbers in hospital during the first peak of the virus in April, says the first minister.
There are 100 people in intensive care, up five from yesterday. Although that figure is well below the previous peak, the pressure on ICU units is increasing, and total occupancy is now above normal capacity across the country, says Ms Sturgeon.
There have also been 78 more deaths in the past 24 hours of people who tested positive in the last 28 days. That brings the total number of deaths by that measure to 4,779.
The latest National Records of Scotland figures published earlier (see 12:03 entry below) show that 383 more deaths were recorded in the two-week period from 21 December to 3 January, where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The total number of deaths by that measurement in Scotland is now 6,686.
Breaking383 Covid-related deaths recorded in two weeks up to 3 January
The latest National Records of Scotland figures show that 383 more deaths were recorded in Scotland in the two-week period from 21 December to 3 January, where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
There were 200 deaths registered from 21 to 27 December, and 183 deaths in the following week, from 28 December to 3 January.
This takes the total deaths by that measurement in Scotland to 6,686.
The daily figure announced by the Scottish government, which only includes deaths reported within 28 days of a positive Covid test, stood at 4,701 as of Wednesday, with an updated figure to follow shortly from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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