323 more deaths and 9,985 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported.
Over 18.6 million people have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, and second jabs have hit 700,000.
The pace of the vaccine rollout and downward trend in infections and deaths means the UK’s four chief medical officers (CMOs) have agreed that the nationwide alert level should move from level five – the highest – to level four.
Moving to level four means healthcare services are no longer at risk of being overwhelmed within 21 days.