Public finances facing ‘challenge’ and Capt Sir Tom Moore’s funeral

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he will use the Budget to level with the British people about the state of the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, adding that public finances face a “challenge”. When he addresses the Commons on Wednesday, Mr Sunak is also expected to unveil a new mortgage guarantee scheme to help those with small deposits get on the housing ladder, plus a £126m boost for traineeships in England.

As the rollout of the vaccination programme continues, with more than 19 million given the first dose so far, attention is starting to turn to how society might safely mix again. A “Covid passport” app is one possibility. So, how would it work? Meanwhile, the next stage of the vaccine rollout in the UK has been revealed.

A £1,750 all-inclusive break with food delivered straight to your hotel door, plus round-the-clock television might sound appealing to some. But the reality is something far less glamorous – hotel quarantine near some of England’s busiest international airports. The enforced quarantine applies to those who have visited or transited through countries on the UK’s “red list”.

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