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• NASA's 'megarocket' roars into life - but only briefly, putting launch in jeopardy

  NASA's deep space exploration rocket has briefly ignited its four engines for the first time.

• WhatsApp delays launch of controversial feature after privacy backlash

  WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of new business features following a user backlash over the company's data sharing practices.

• Believe it or not, these figures show every UK adult could be offered a COVID vaccine by mid-July

  For a few hours this week, we were given an insight into the closely-guarded secret at the centre of the UK's vaccination programme.

• 'Human error' blamed for wiping of thousands of police records

  Hundreds of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were accidentally wiped from police databases because of "human error" and "defective code", the policing minister has said.

• How long are you 'immune' if you've had COVID - and are you still a risk to others?

  People who've had COVID are likely to be protected from reinfection for at least five months and have a similar defence to someone who's been vaccinated, according to a UK study.

• Trump banned from YouTube over concerns of 'ongoing potential for violence'

  Donald Trump has been banned from uploading videos on YouTube "in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence", the platform said.

• PM promises 24/7 jabs 'as soon as we can', as AstraZeneca on target for 2m doses a week

  Boris Johnson has pledged coronavirus jabs will be given 24/7 "as soon as we can" - as AstraZeneca said it expects to release two million doses a week of the Oxford vaccine by mid-February.

• Compliance with COVID restrictions at highest point since first lockdown, new data reveals

  Compliance with coronavirus rules has risen sharply since December and is now at its highest point since the first lockdown, according to a major new survey seen by Sky News.

• Should social distancing be increased from two to three metres?

  How often have you stood in a queue and caught the whiff of someone smoking several metres away?

• Banned from Twitter and Facebook, which sites are the pro-Trump movement using now?

  The attack on the US Capitol prompted unprecedented action from Twitter and Facebook, amid criticism that the president was using their platforms to foment an insurrection.