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Taylor Swift has apologised after she was forced to cancel previously postponed tour dates due to the pandemic. The pop superstar announced in April last year she was axing all live appearances and performances in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Speaking at the time, Taylor said she hoped to reschedule her US and Brazil tour dates and fans were allowed to hold on to tickets However in a new statement on Friday, the singer said she was "so sorry" to confirm those dates too had now been cancelled. She said: "I love coming on here to tell you good news, or to share a new project with you. "It's not my favourite thing in the world to have to tell you news I'm sad about. I'm so sorry, but I cannot reschedule the shows that we've postponed. "Although refunds have been available since we first postponed the Lover Fest shows, many of you hung onto your tickets and I too hung onto the idea that we could reschedule." Taylor, 31, said the "near future" of touring … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift ‘so sorry’ as she’s forced to cancel tour dates again due to Covid

A former chief scientific adviser says rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine by age rather than prioritising professions "makes sense". Professor Sir Mark Walport, who advised the government from 2013-2017, defended the decision to not prioritise frontline professions after teacher and police unions voiced their disappointment. On Friday, the government announced who would be the next priority for getting the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the second phase of the rollout. If everyone in the top nine priority groups has had their first dose by 15 April, the next group will be those aged 40-49, then 30-39 year olds and finally 18-29 year olds by 31 July. "The rollout is going in such an efficient way by doing it through the ages," Professor Sir Mark told the BBC. Advertisement "Of course, there will be many teachers, many police, who are in the 40-50 age group and indeed who will have been immunised already. So, it does make sense. "It's still … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vaccine rollout by age not profession makes sense, says ex-chief scientific adviser Mark Walport