About 130,000 people in the UK are estimated to have had coronavirus in the week to 10 April, the Office for National Statistics says.
That is down sharply from 185,000 people the previous week, and represents one-in-500 people having Covid-19
But the World Health Organization warns Covid cases around the world are continuing to increase at a "worrying rate"
Chancellor Angela Merkel says the third wave has Germany "firmly in its grip" and the situation there is "very serious"
New rules on travel and meeting people outdoors have come into force in Scotland today as restrictions are eased.
People can now travel out of their local area for non-essential reasons and six people from up to six households can meet outdoors.
Successful vaccine programmes will stop another washout for summer holidaymakers, the boss of Europe's largest tour company TUI says.
China's economy grew a record 18.3% in the first quarter of 2021 compared with a year earlier - the biggest jump since records began.
A new Covid-19 variant in the UK, first identified in India, features two mutations that could be a cause for concern, an expert says.
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