First look at the specialist coronvirus vaccine freezers set for the UK roll out next week

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus vaccination programme across the UK won't be affected by France's ban on freight, the Transport Secretary has said.Grant Shapps told Sky News on Monday morning that the disruption around the Channel ports in Kent 'won't have an impact' on vaccine supply.It comes as France suspended all traffic from the UK for 48 hours amid fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain.A number of EU countries have also banned flights from the four nations.Mr Shapps said: "Most

Ian McKellen, the 81-year-old legendary British actor known for his role of Gandolf in the trilogy and Magneto in the franchise, has become one of the first celebrities to receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Wednesday, McKellen, rocking a rainbow striped scarf, received his first jab from an NHS nurse at Queen Mary's University Hospital in London, choosing to go public with his story to encourage others to get the vaccine. «I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine.

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The line-up for the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK has been unveiled.  In a tweet shared on Monday, BBC confirmed the popular show, which sees judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr crown one contestant a UK Drag Race Superstar, will start from January 14 at 7PM, available to watch on iPlayer.

British television stars Prue Leith and Michael Whitehall are among the first people in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab began being administered in the UK last week.

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityPictures show the first patient in Greater Manchester receiving the Covid-19 vaccine - a watershed moment in the fight against coronavirus. Ted, aged 86, received the jab at Salford Royal Hospital, one of 50 hospital hubs in the UK to administer the jabs on Tuesday.The landmark moment was captured on camera as the inoculation programme began.Salford Royal and Stepping Hill in Stockport are two of the 50

begun its coronavirus vaccination programme today.Matt Hancock told MPs last week that the health service was ready to administer vaccines following the news that the UK regulator has approved the Pfizer vaccine candidate for use.He described it as a 'monumental step forward' in the country's response to the pandemic.The first vaccinations will be administered at NHS hubs in hospitals across the country.The NHS has published a list of around 50 trusts which will provide vaccination hubs, which

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock was reduced to tears during an appearance on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday. The Health Secretary was on the ITV news programme the morning the first coronavirus vaccinations were delivered in the UK.

direct to your inbox A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the UK.

direct to your inbox Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said efforts are being made to ensure care home residents receive the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible as the UK roll out begins next week.

coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Scotland with the first jabs being given out on Tuesday. Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced the major step in ridding the country of 'this terrible virus'.

direct to your inbox The roll out of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine will have only a 'marginal impact' on hospital numbers over the winter, the UK's chief medical officers have warned ahead of next week's roll out.

coronavirus vaccine, which was approved by the UK's medicines regulator this week, will be rolled out from next Tuesday in NHS hospital hubs.