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The Guardian has an exclusive story about exclusion rates being six times higher for black Caribbean pupils.

Overseas holidays will be banned until at least July, The Times says, as border restrictions are tightened.

Ministers are urging EU leaders not to start a vaccine war by following through with a ban on exports to the UK, The Times reports.

The Times splashes on government scientists’ concerns that rising coronavirus infection rates in Europe could lead to a third wave in the UK – despite a successful vaccine rollout – and put summer holidays at risk.

The Times is leading with reports from several EU countries, including France, Germany and Italy, that the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab will resume after regulators declared it safe. 

Under-50s will have to wait longer for their coronavirus jab after the NHS warned last night of a four-week supply drought, The Times reports.

The Times says Boris Johnson warned that a cold war with China would be a “mistake” as he faced a backlash from his backbench MPs over plans to build deeper trade links with Beijing.

UK and European regulators have defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as five more countries stopped using it over unconfirmed links to blood clots. The European regulator insisted the benefits of the jab “outweigh the risks of side-effects”, writes The Times.Read more on this story here.

The Times leads with the Metropolitan Police commissioner’s vow that she is “utterly determined” to remain the force’s leader after the killing of Sarah Everard.Read more on this story here.