Hospitals will receive an initial 800,000 doses to vaccinate staff, reports The Times, but it echoes Boris Johnson’s message the process of vaccinating the nation could “take months”.

Family and friends who test negative for COVID will now be able to visit people in care homes, The Times reports.

The Times says a secret dossier has been drawn up by the government on the impact of coronavirus on the economy, revealing that sectors such as the automotive industry, retail and the arts are facing significant job cuts and revenue losses.

The government will promise cleaner air and water and more humane treatment of livestock under the biggest change in farming policy for half a century, according to The Times.