With snow showers one day and sunshine the next, Britain’s unpredictable February weather seems set on mirroring the global news agenda.

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As a Telegraph subscriber, our dedicated team will keep you expertly informed on the battle against Covid-19. We’ll bring you all you need to know as officials find that the Kent variant of the virus has mutated and may render current vaccines less effective. You’ll also be able to follow live updates as testing is boosted in Liverpool and Bristol amid cases of “mutations of concern”.

Follow Britain’s progress towards lifting lockdown restrictions via our dedicated vaccine tracker, which will show you inoculation figures for your area too. Plus, with the news that schools in Scotland will reopen after the February half-term, you’ll find up-to-the-minute insight on when they might return elsewhere in the UK.

In Europe, Ursula von der Leyen has refused to resign over the AstraZeneca row, despite having threatened to impose a hard border on Ireland. James Crisp looks at why the embattled president of the European Commission is resisting calls to quit. Justin Huggler, meanwhile, reports on how British holidaymakers can look forward to having the beaches of Southern Europe to themselves this summer, according to one leading economist, and the anger this is causing in Germany.

The brilliantly forthright Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writes that a “furious” Germany will not forget the EU’s “vaccine disaster” when Brussels seeks more bailout money. Sherelle Jacobs takes in the view at home, where a “lockdown doom loop has plunged our island into existential crisis”.

Simon Parker strikes a more positive tone, looking forward to a time when “the new breed of British jobsworth” will be left with nothing to do. Suzanne Moore, meanwhile, adroitly and eloquently requests: “Stop telling me to appreciate the small things in a shrinking world.”

If you’re a cricket fan, you won’t want to miss Michael Vaughan’s personal, in-depth interview with Joe Root, ahead of his 100th Test match this week. And if you’re thinking about planning a welcome summer break in the UK, our Travel team’s pick of 10 Great British getaways in Cornwall is a real must-read.

Finally, tributes have been flooding in for Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has sadly died at the age of 100. Robert Mendick has been looking back at how the man known as “Captain Tom” captured our hearts and minds in these hardest of times. You’ll also find our special tribute video, celebrating the inspirational achievements of this most remarkable and magnanimous of men.

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