Tuesday morning UK news briefing: Britain 'not facing a third wave'

It has finally happened. After months of dire predictions, modellers have concluded that Britain is not facing a deadly third wave of coronavirus - and that death rates are likely to be five times lower than previously suggested. As Boris Johnson announced that Step 3 of easing lockdown would go …
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