In 2020, births in the UK reached a new low, with more deaths than births for the first time since 1976. Official data reveal that 683,180 babies were born in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in 2020, the equivalent of one every 46.

Deaths outnumber births in Britain for the first time since 1976

Just days after giving a green light to the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the UK regulator on Friday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12 to 15 year-olds in the country.

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds

More than half a million people in the United Kingdom received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in a day, official data showed on Thursday, raising the total who have had two doses past 6 million.

UK COVID data shows more than 6 million people have had two doses of vaccine

Long-Covid symptoms are affecting a large part of the population in the UK, with about half that number saying the disease is harming their day-to-day lives, government statistics show.

British study finds almost one in seven suffer long Covid symptoms

The UK's vaccination programme against COVID-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) will begin contacting all over-60s to book their jabs at the nearest vaccination centre or with a general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy.

UK COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands; over 20 million given at least one dose

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday outlined a "gradual and cautious" approach to lifting curbs in England, starting with the return of students to schools from March 8, and non-essential retail from April 12.

'Cautious but irreversible': Johnson sets out England's lockdown exit plan

The UK government on Sunday vowed to offer a first coronavirus vaccine dose to every adult by the end of July, as it readied to announce a gradual easing of its third lockdown.

UK accelerates vaccine rollout as end of lockdown in sight

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) in Britain are lagging behind white people in COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a study. As per early research on England's coronavirus vaccination programme, only 55 per cent of Black people in England aged between 70 to 79 had been vaccinated against COVID-19 by February 11, compared to 86 per cent of white people in this age group.

UK: Black, South Asian groups lagging behind white people in COVID-19 vaccinations

British regulators have approved the world's first coronavirus human challenge trial, in which volunteers will be deliberately exposed to the virus to study how the infection spreads.

UK approves trial deliberately exposing volunteers to virus

More than 15 million people in Britain most vulnerable to coronavirus have received a first vaccination dose, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday, hailing the "significant milestone".

'Significant milestone': UK hits target to vaccinate 15 million most at risk from coronavirus

The UK government plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nations health service battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history.

'All adults to be vaccinated by September in UK', says Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab

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