he number of deaths involving COVID-19 has decreased in both England and Wales in the week leading up to 28 May, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Over-25s in England are to be offered a first dose of a vaccine six months after the first jab was administered in the UK.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that those aged 25 to 29 in England – around three million people – will be invited to book their jabs from Tuesday as the NHS hailed reaching the “home straight” of the biggest vaccination programme in its history.
Meanwhile, travel list changes have come into force in the UK with an influx of people returning from Portugal ahead of the 4am deadline on Tuesday.
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Kathy Kirby, 64, from Battersea, in south-west London, had rebooked her flights multiple times from Faro, Portugal to try and make it back on Monday, accruing costs of…