Victoria Macdonald , Health and Social Care Editor

The public shouldn’t think that the pandemic is over, England’s Chief Medical Officer has warned, as he predicted there would be another surge in Covid cases if lockdown measures were eased too fast. Professor Chris Whitty said advisers needed several weeks to assess the impact of each step, saying it was easy to forget “how…

Today’s Downing Street briefing once again saw a more cautious PM, in stark contrast to Boris Johnson’s jubilant response as previous lockdowns have been eased.

They have spent the last year on the frontline of the Covid crisis – risking their own lives to save others.

In an intensive care unit at Warwick Hospital, where the number of patients has dropped dramatically in the past fortnight, those that are here are still very sick.

We have spent the week at Warwick Hospital, a small district general, talking to the staff about their year – what they have seen, how they have coped, and what their hopes are now. 

The coronavirus alert level has been downgraded from five – the highest level – to four in all of the UK nations.

There are encouraging signs that the vaccines are having a “spectacular” impact on reducing serious illness.

Tonight, we have an exclusive survey of pregnant women that reveals more than half say they do not feel safe at work – and more than a quarter haven’t had covid-related risk assessments.

The Prime Minister said he wants a “cautious and prudent” approach to lifting lockdown in England and one which will be “irreversible” as the vaccine rollout continues.

The latest government figures show just how far we have to go until lockdown can be eased. In the latest available 24-hour period, 678 deaths have been reported – bringing the UK total to more than 115,000. There have been another 13,000 new cases in the UK, but another 450,000 people received their first dose…

Channel 4 News has seen a confidential government report, outlining why factors like social deprivation, financial hardship among those isolating, and failures in the test and trace system, are leading to stubbornly high rates of transmission in some areas of England. 

A small-scale trial found that the Oxford jab appears to have little impact on mild or moderate cases of the South African variant, but scientists say they’re working hard to have a booster jab ready by autumn.

A trial is underway to find the effects of giving people a mix of two different vaccines – which could be of significant help if there are disruptions to supplies. 

Their lives at school and home have been turned upside down. Children and teenagers across the country have been struggling with mental health issues as they try to adapt to uncertain and often frightening times. A leading mental health hospital has told Channel 4 News that it has seen a big increase in the number…

A shocking 80 per cent of deaths of people with a learning disability in England were Covid-related in the week ending 22 January.