The new more infectious variant requires tougher measures to control the spread of Covid, say scientists.
Three thousand days and counting: Nasa's Curiosity rover continues its extraordinary exploration of Mars.
Apple will also remove the social network from its App Store if it does not change its policies.
A record 68,053 cases are also reported as a third vaccine is approved for use in the UK.
The actor was in 190 episodes of the US hospital drama from 1994 to 2009.
Sweet Melody becomes the band's fifth number one, and their first since Jesy Nelson left.
Meanwhile almost half of people took advantage of Christmas bubble rules, a national survey suggests.
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The standout rocket event this year will surely be the ride to orbit of Hubble's $10bn successor.