The UK will need to look "very carefully" at new data from Israel which suggests protection provided by the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is lower than had been found in trials, the government's chief scientific adviser has told Sky News.

Boris Johnson has told MPs he will chair a meeting of the COBRA emergency committee in response to Storm Christoph.

Boris Johnson says people should evacuate their homes if advised to do so as Storm Christoph is set to bring a significant flood threat to parts of the UK.

Evacuations have begun for some residents in Greater Manchester who have been told to leave their homes as waters rise and four "danger to life" warnings are issued.

UK experts have designed a new ventilator that could allow more people with severe coronavirus to be treated outside intensive care.