19 July still 'looking good' to be terminus point for restrictions in England, Boris Johnson says.
But he says Delta variant cases are still rising and the priority is to keep more variants out of the UK
Flu could be a bigger problem than Covid this winter, expert warns, with immunity levels 'likely to have droped'
Doctors and hospital trusts say the government must begin planning for an autumn jab rollout now.
The government says it is planning autumn Covid booster shots - but awaiting trial results.
Venues for the delayed Tokyo Olympics will be allowed up to 10,000 spectators - half their normal capacity.
It comes after the Olympic Village saw its first positive Covid case in a foreign athlete, a Ugandan who had been fully vaccinated.
A ban on non-essential travel between Scotland and Manchester and Salford has come into force.
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