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13 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The highest daily death toll since the pandemic began is recorded, at 1,564.11 January – Khairi Saadallah is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of three men and the attempted murder of three others during a stabbing in Forbury Gardens in Reading in June 2020.COVID-19 in the UK: Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells the BBC that everybody in the top four most vulnerable groups will be offered a vaccine by 15 February, while every adult in the UK will be offered one by the autumn.

COVID-19 in the UK: Professor Peter Horby, chair of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group says on The Andrew Marr Show "we are now in the eye of the storm" and "it was bad in March, it's much worse now.".

9 January – COVID-19 in the UK: Buckingham Palace say that the Queen and Prince Philip have both received the first doses of their COVID-19 vaccinations at Windsor Castle.A new record high daily positive test figure is reported at 68,053. COVID-19 in the UK: The highest number of daily deaths since the pandemic began is recorded at 1,325.COVID-19 in the UK: A major incident is declared in London by mayor Sadiq Khan, stating that the spread of the virus is "out of control" in the capital.COVID-19 in the UK: A third vaccine is approved for public use, made by US company Moderna and offering 94% protection from the virus.7 January – COVID-19 in the UK: Two anti-inflammatory medications, tocilizumab and sarilumab, are found to cut deaths by a quarter in patients who are sickest with COVID-19.The daily number of deaths from the virus exceeds 1,000 for the first time since April 2020. COVID-19 in the UK: Another record daily case figure is reported, with 62,322 new infections.COVID-19 in the UK: Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announces that GCSE and A-Level exams in England this summer will be replaced by teacher assessments, telling MPs he would "trust in teachers rather than algorithms".5 January – COVID-19 in the UK: The number of new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK surpasses 60,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, at 60,916.The extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the UK to the US is blocked by a court in London, due to concerns over his mental health.COVID-19 in the UK: A new record high daily positive test figure is reported at 58,784.This is expected to last until at least mid-February. COVID-19 in the UK: In a televised address, Boris Johnson announces a new COVID-19 lockdown for England, with people ordered to stay at home, and all schools and colleges to switch to remote learning from 5 January.COVID-19 in the UK: Nicola Sturgeon announces tougher restrictions for mainland Scotland to contain the new strain of the virus, implementing a stay-at-home order from midnight and delaying the return to school for pupils until February.COVID-19 in the UK: The Joint Biosecurity Centre recommends that the COVID-19 alert level is moved from 4 to 5, indicating a "material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed".COVID-19 in the UK: Most of England's primary schools reopen after the Christmas break, amid concerns over whether pupils should be returning during the current level of COVID infections.

COVID-19 in the UK: The UK's second vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Oxford– AstraZeneca, begins to be rolled out.2 January – COVID-19 in the UK: A record high daily positive test figure is reported at 57,725, as the new strain of the virus continues to spread.Prime Minister – Boris Johnson ( Conservative).