The pound is strong this morning as markets are optimistic after the government reached its target of offering a vaccine to the most vulnerable people in the UK.
Lockdown appears to be working as infection rates and the R number continues to fall. The latest R number is now the lowest it has been since July. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to set out his plans on 22 February for a “cautious” easing of lockdown in England.
Italy has sworn in a new prime minister in an attempt to accelerate the country’s vaccine programme, as well as bolster the eurozone as a whole.
In the US, Trump has been acquitted of his second impeachment over the Capitol riots that took place on 6 January.
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