The UK's coronavirus death toll has soared to more than 9,000 after 953 new deaths were reported in the highest day-on-day increase yet.
England recorded 866 new Covid-19 deaths, Scotland reported 48, there were 29 in Wales and 10 in Northern Ireland. In England, the latest victims were aged between 27 and 100, and 56 of them had no known underlying health condition.
As of Friday afternoon, 9,016 people have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus - 8,114 in England, 495 in Scotland, 315 in Wales and 92 in Northern Ireland - but the true toll is likely much higher as hundreds are thought to have died in private homes, care homes and hospices.