Matt Hancock gives latest on teachers being 'bumped up' the priority vaccine list

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock used the latest Downing Street press conference to "put to bed" a myth circulating about the coronavirus vaccine.

direct to your inbox Dr Hilary Jones has given a worrying warning after the country passed a grim coronavirus milestone. On Tuesday, the UK's death toll surpassed 100,000 since the pandemic beganGood Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan discussed the latest figures with Dr Hilary and Piers demanded that there needed to be accountability for what happened.

direct to your inboxPiers Morgan has given a heartbreaking update on co-star Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper. The Good Morning Britain presenter and co-host Susanna Reid were interviewing coronavirus vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi when he said Derek may "never coming out of his coma".

direct to your inboxMatt Hancock today set out why the 'facts on the ground' mean that the coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted anytime soon. The Health Secretary was asked to spell out how, and when, the strict lockdown measures will be eased at a Downing Street press conference on Monday.

coronavirus pandemic. Number 10 said Mr Hancock, who came out of self-isolation at the weekend after being contacted by Track and Trace, will lead the press conference.It is not clear yet who will join him on the podiums.

direct to your inboxThe perils of live TV and zoom interviews got the better of Good Morning Britain today after Therese Coffey shut off her camera during live interview.The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was on the ITV show to speak to Piers Morgan and co-host Susanna Reid about the latest coronavirus headlines.This included experts suggesting the new mutant strain of the virus is "more deadly" and the comments from Matt Hancock over the weekend that the country is a "long, long way"

coronavirus cases being low enough to ease restrictions. In an interview this morning with Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky News, he said: "There is early evidence that the lockdown is starting to bring cases down."But we are a long, long, long way from that being low enough because the case rate was incredibly high."You can see the pressure on the NHS you can see it every day.

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock told MPs that there are 'early indications' the coronavirus vaccine works on the new variants of the virus, Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, the Health Secretary said that there are signs the Covid-19 vaccine deals with newer variants in the same way that it does the older variant of the virus.It comes after fears the variant, dubbed B.1.1.7, has mutations that may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines designed to protect against the

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direct to your inboxMatt Hancock was left unable to answer Piers Morgan after being accused of being 'shamed' into offering free schools meals by Marcus Rashford. The health secretary appeared on Good Morning Britain to be quizzed by Piers and Susanna Reid on the vaccine roll-out.

direct to your inboxThe Health Secretary has 'ruled out' removing childcare or support bubbles in a bid to combat spiralling coronavirus cases.Matt Hancock was speaking at a Downing Street press briefing this evening about efforts to keep the current spike of Covid-19 under control.There had been rumours that Number 10 was considering axing the bubbles to try and further reduce the number of interactions between households.But Mr Hancock said: "I can rule out removing the bubbles that we have in

direct to your inboxPiers Morgan sent Twitter into outrage this morning after making a controversial comment about teachers.On today’s edition of Good Morning Britain, he responded to reports that some teachers were allegedly refusing to conduct lessons over video call, as they felt it would intrude on students’ home lives.He slammed the excuse as “pathetic”, resulting in many angry viewers defending teaching staff on social media.Speaking alongside co-host Susanna Reid, Piers ranted: "I just

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After his dad, Mark senior was rushed into hospital with coronavirus, Mark Wright has given an update on his father's condition.The presenter, who has landed a new reality show seven years after leaving TOWIE, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning and told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid about the lasting effects the virus has had on his dad.