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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "more optimistic than ever" that Britons will be able to enjoy staycations this summer. Mr Hancock said the "speed and effectiveness" of the coronavirus vaccine rollout means he is "confident" that UK travel will be permitted this year. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Under the government roadmap for easing lockdown , self-contained holiday rentals with the people you live with will be permitted from 12 April. The health secretary has previously said he has already booked a holiday in Cornwall with his family - even though that was back when he was still stressing it was too early to be certain about domestic travel plans. Advertisement On a visit to a laboratory in Glasgow on Thursday, Mr Hancock said: "I very much hope that as we are able to lift restrictions, then we are all able to travel across the UK. "I'm confident, because of the vaccine, we will be … [Read more...] about Health secretary ‘more optimistic than ever’ about Britons enjoying staycations this summer

German health officials have U-turned on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and recommended it is safe for use on over-65s. The German health ministry said on Thursday that its independent vaccine committee has now formally approved the COVID-19 jab for use in that age group. It comes after disproved claims in Europe that the jab was as little as 8% effective among the elderly. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world German health officials have also said that delaying the second dose of the Oxford jab by 12 weeks - as the UK is doing - increases its efficacy. Advertisement Health minister Jens Spahn said the change in position is "good news for older people who are waiting for a vaccination", adding: "They will get vaccinated faster." Germany had previously claimed that there was not enough reliable efficacy data to allow the AstraZeneca jab to be used on the over-65s. More from Covid-19 COVID-19: 'Light at … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Germany U-turns on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and recommends it for over-65s

JESY Nelson continued to fuel speculation that she's set to launch a solo career as she shared shots from a recording studio on Instagram. The 29-year-old singer left Little Mix late last year, and has been giving her fans a glimpse of her potential comeback online. Yesterday, the Essex native shared beaming photos with producers Patrick Jordan-Patrikios and Sunny, who are behind many Little Mix hits. In the three pictures, Jesy looked happy and healthy in a black crop which highlighted her abs. She complemented the look with a longline cream cardigan and high-waisted jeans. The music star worked her signature curls loose and rounded off her ensemble with a chunky gold chain. The former Little Mix singer didn't explain what she was doing in the studio and instead cryptically captioned the post: "Gang gang"  . Last week, Jesy shared a shot of herself in the studio with the Brit-nominated producers. Patrick worked on Little Mix's 2016 album Glory Days on the … [Read more...] about Jesy Nelson returns to the studio to work on solo pop career with her Little Mix producer ‘gang’

A 13-year-old girl was gang raped for eight days after she was kidnapped by three men who dragged her into a car in broad daylight. The girl was snatched on January 15 from Delhi and was held for more than a week before being rescued by her family. Now she has bravely told reporters about the ordeal from hospital, after she went to Aucha police station with her parents on Thursday. She said: "I was forcefully dragged by three men into a vehicle when I went out early morning. "They took turns to sexually assault me for eight days. “They threatened with dire consequences if I informed anyone." Now, according to Times of India, the girl’s family have claimed that police have reduced the charges against the three men - Aakash from Etah district and Hariom and Guddu from Mainpuri - to just abduction. An uncle of the girl reportedly said in a complaint: "We did not inform police about the missing girl earlier due to social stigma attached to it and started searching for … [Read more...] about Girl, 13, gang-raped for eight days after being kidnapped by three men who dragged her into car

JESY Nelson has told how she "mentally bullied and starved herself" as she battled her body issues in Little Mix. The 29-year-old wrote an emotional post about "wasting years of her life" trying to "please other people" by being a size 8. Sharing an image of herself lying on the floor after a workout - looking very thin with her rib cage showing - Jesy wrote: "I just saw this picture pop up on my feed and it made me feel so sad. "On the day this picture was taken, I remember going to the gym with my manager and I stood in the mirror and I said, ‘god I’m so fat I just want my legs to be like this’ and I pulled my skin around to try and create a thigh gap because I genuinely believed that being skinny would make me happier. "And even when I got to a size 8 from starving myself, I still wasn’t happy. I mentally bullied myself everyday to try to please other people. "It’s taken me 10 years to realise that I’m the only person I need to please. "As humans we find it so … [Read more...] about Emotional Jesy Nelson admits ‘mentally bullying and starving herself to please others’ by being a size 8 in Little Mix