Revised guidance due on face coverings in England

Official guidance on revised rules for face coverings in England is due to be published

1. Coverings will be compulsory in shops from Friday - but businesses say the message on the issue has been confusing

2. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in Scotland and has said the pandemic shows "sheer might of the union"

3. A relaxation of shielding rules in Scotland will allow indoor visits from Friday

4. Basic income would allow 2.7 billion people to stay at home, a UN Development Programme report says

5. The cost of the pandemic has pushed Australia into its biggest budget deficit since World War Two

6. Globally there have been 15 million cases of Sars-Cov-2 and more than 622,000 deaths.