Hairdressers, close-contact services and outdoor visitor attractions are reopening in Northern Ireland.
It's the final part of the UK to allow these business to reopen after lockdown.
UK and Irish nationals arriving from India must quarantine in a hotel, as new travel restrictions come into force.
At least two hospitals in Delhi are running out of oxygen, as India struggles with second wave.
India's medical system has collapsed and cremations may soon have to be held on roads due to lack of space, a charity worker says.
Welsh pubs and restaurants could open indoors from 17 May, as plans to ease restrictions are brought forward.
Indoor group activities and swimming lessons will also be allowed from 3 May in Wales - two weeks earlier than planned.
Australian city Perth enters a snap three-day lockdown after an international traveller allowed to leave quarantine then tests positive.
UK government borrowing hit £303.1bn last year - the highest level since the end of World War Two.
The chances of becoming infected with Covid falls sharply after a first dose of either the Oxford or Pfizer vaccines, a study finds.
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