The UK has become the first country in Europe to record more than 50,000 coronavirus deaths according to its main headline measure. With another 595 deaths recorded today, there are now 50,365 people who have died within 28 days of testing positive. If all deaths where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate are included, the total passed 50,000 some time ago and is now over 65,000. (See 4.30pm.) On 17 March, in the week before the first full lockdown was announced, Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, said that a death toll of less than 20,000 deaths would be “a good outcome”. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has said that Covid infections seem to have peaked in his region - although hospital cases are still rising. (See 3.45pm.) A vaccine that potentially does not work as well as the Pfizer/BioNTech candidate is still likely to be given to people in the UK in the interests of saving lives at speed, government scientific advisers have said. Students will return to campuses in January using mass testing of the sort to be deployed next month before they go home for Christmas during a travel window, the universities minister has said. A decade of public spending cuts meant the north of England was hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than the rest of England, scientists have said. The ONS has published research showing that 83% of disabled people say they are worried about the effect the pandemic is having on their life, compared to 71% of non-disabled people. One of Boris Johnson’s most loyal allies, Lee Cain, is in contention to become Downing Street chief of staff, in a move that would consolidate the power of former Vote Leave officials around the prime minister. Boris Johnson has distanced himself from Donald Trump, until recently a close ally, telling MPs that he found it “refreshing” being able to discuss shared values with Joe Biden. (See 1.59pm.) But Labour has said Johnson should condemn Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in the US election. A summit of EU leaders on 19 November is now viewed in Brussels as the final deadline for a draft Brexit deal, with negotiations on Britain’s future trade and security relationship with the bloc set to go to the wire. Parliament’s joint committee on human rights has said that it is a matter of “intense frustration and concern” that the government is failing to ensure that black people have their human rights protected as much as white people. (See 5.38pm.) That’s all from me for today. But our coverage continues on our global coronavirus live blog. It’s here.