diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9def33..6e65034 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ argument to `nextflow run`:
 ```
 # run the pipeline with the test data
 OUTPUT=my_artic_output
-nextflow run epi2me-labs/wf-artif \
+nextflow run epi2me-labs/wf-artic \
     -w ${OUTPUT}/workspace
     -profile standard
     --fastq test_data/sars-samples-demultiplexed/
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ in the command above.
 ### Configuration and tuning
 
 > This section provides some minimal guidance for changing common options, see
-> the [Nextflow documentation](https://www.nextflow.io/docs/latest/config.html) for further details.***
+> the [Nextflow documentation](https://www.nextflow.io/docs/latest/config.html) for further details.
 
 The default settings for the workflow are described in the configuration file `nextflow.config`
 found within the git repository. The default configuration defines an *executor* that will 
@@ -233,3 +233,12 @@ In order to run the workflow with this new image it is required to give
 nextflow run epi2me-labs/wf-artic \
     --wfversion latest
 ```
+
+
+## Useful links
+
+* [medaka](https://www.github.com/nanoporetech/medaka)
+* [artic](https://github.com/artic-network/fieldbioinformatics)
+* [nextflow](https://www.nextflow.io/)
+* [docker](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)
+* [conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html)
diff --git a/bin/report.py b/bin/report.py
index fe6bead..0f28775 100755
--- a/bin/report.py
+++ b/bin/report.py
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 
 import argparse
 import glob
-import numpy as np
-import pandas as pd
+import os
 
-from bokeh.layouts import gridplot, layout
-from bokeh.models import Panel, Tabs
 import aplanat
 from aplanat import annot, bars, gridplot, hist, lines, points, report
-
+from aplanat.util import Colors
+from aplanat.components import bcfstats
+from bokeh.layouts import gridplot, layout
+from bokeh.models import Panel, Tabs
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
 
 def read_files(summaries):
     dfs = list()
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("output", help="Report output filename")
     parser.add_argument("--depths", nargs='+', required=True, help="Depth summary files")
     parser.add_argument("--summaries", nargs='+', required=True, help="Sequencing summary files")
+    parser.add_argument("--bcftools_stats", nargs='+', required=True, help="Outputs from bcftools stats")
     parser.add_argument("--min_len", default=300, type=int, help="Minimum read length")
     parser.add_argument("--max_len", default=700, type=int, help="Maximum read length")
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -31,16 +34,13 @@ def main():
     report_doc = report.HTMLReport(
         "SARS-CoV-2 ARTIC Sequencing report",
         "Results generated through the wf-artic nextflow workflow provided by Oxford Nanopore Technologies")
+    section = report_doc.add_section()
 
-    report_doc.markdown('''
+    section.markdown('''
 ### Read Quality control
 This section displays basic QC metrics indicating read data quality.
 ''')
 
-    np_blue = '#0084A9'
-    np_dark_grey = '#455560'
-    np_light_blue = '#90C6E7'
-
     # read length summary
     seq_summary = read_files(args.summaries)
     total_bases = seq_summary['sequence_length_template'].sum()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def main():
     median_length = np.median(seq_summary['sequence_length_template'])
     datas = [seq_summary['sequence_length_template']]
     length_hist = hist.histogram(
-        datas, colors=[np_blue], bins=100,
+        datas, colors=[Colors.cerulean], bins=100,
         title="Read length distribution.",
         x_axis_label='Read Length / bases',
         y_axis_label='Number of reads',
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def main():
     datas = [seq_summary['mean_qscore_template']]
     mean_q, median_q = np.mean(datas[0]), np.median(datas[0])
     q_hist = hist.histogram(
-        datas, colors=[np_blue], bins=100,
+        datas, colors=[Colors.cerulean], bins=100,
         title="Read quality score",
         x_axis_label="Quality score",
         y_axis_label="Number of reads",
@@ -90,16 +90,25 @@ def main():
         )
 
     bc_counts = bars.simple_bar(
-        barcode_counts['sample'].astype(str), barcode_counts['count'], colors=[np_blue]*len(barcode_counts),
+        barcode_counts['sample'].astype(str), barcode_counts['count'], colors=[Colors.cerulean]*len(barcode_counts),
         title='Number of reads per barcode (filtered by {} < length < {})'.format(args.min_len, args.max_len),
         plot_width=None
     )
     bc_counts.xaxis.major_label_orientation = 3.14/2
-    report_doc.plot(
+    section.plot(
         layout(
             [[length_hist, q_hist], [bc_counts]],
             sizing_mode="stretch_width"))
 
+    section = report_doc.add_section()
+    section.markdown('''
+### Genome coverage
+Plots below indicate depth of coverage from data used within the Artic analysis
+coloured by amplicon pool. For adequate variant calling depth should be at least
+30X in any region. Pool-1 reads are shown in light-blue, Pool-2 reads are dark grey
+(a similarly for forward and reverse reads respectively).
+''')
+
     # depth summary by amplicon pool
     df = read_files(args.depths)
     plots_pool = list()
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ def main():
         ys = [df.loc[(pset == i) & bc]['depth'] for i in (1,2)]
 
         plot = points.points(
-            xs, ys, colors=[np_light_blue, np_dark_grey],
+            xs, ys, colors=[Colors.light_cornflower_blue, Colors.feldgrau],
             title="{}: {:.0f}X, {:.1f}% > {}X".format(
                 sample, depth.mean(), depth_thresh, depth_lim),
             height=200, width=400,
@@ -129,7 +138,7 @@ def main():
         xs = [data['pos'], data['pos']]
         ys = [data['depth_fwd'], data['depth_rev']]
         plot = points.points(
-            xs, ys, colors=[np_light_blue, np_dark_grey],
+            xs, ys, colors=[Colors.light_cornflower_blue, Colors.feldgrau],
             title="{}: {:.0f}X, {:.1f}% > {}X".format(
                 sample, depth.mean(), depth_thresh, depth_lim),
             height=200, width=400,
@@ -142,28 +151,25 @@ def main():
     tab2 = Panel(
         child=gridplot(plots_orient, ncols=3), title="By read orientation")
     cover_panel = Tabs(tabs=[tab1, tab2])
+    section.plot(cover_panel)
 
-    report_doc.markdown('''
-### Genome coverage
-Plots below indicate depth of coverage from data used within the Artic analysis
-coloured by amplicon pool. For adequate variant calling depth should be at least
-30X in any region. Pool-1 reads are shown in light-blue, Pool-2 reads are dark grey
-(a similarly for forward and reverse reads respectively).
-''')
-    report_doc.plot(cover_panel)
+    # canned VCF stats report component
+    section = report_doc.add_section()
+    bcfstats.full_report(args.bcftools_stats, report=section)
 
-    # nextclade data
-    with open(args.nextclade, encoding='utf8') as fh:
-        nc = fh.read()
-    nextclade = report.NextClade(nc)
-    report_doc.markdown('''
+    section = report_doc.add_section()
+    section.markdown('''
 ### NextClade analysis
 The following view is produced by the [nextclade](https://clades.nextstrain.org/) software.
 ''')
-    report_doc.plot(nextclade)
+    with open(args.nextclade, encoding='utf8') as fh:
+        nc = fh.read()
+    nextclade = report.NextClade(nc)
+    section.plot(nextclade)
 
     # Footer section
-    report_doc.markdown('''
+    section = report_doc.add_section()
+    section.markdown('''
 ### About
 
 **Oxford Nanopore Technologies products are not intended for use for health assessment
diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
index ef31a5d..bd71141 100644
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ b/environment.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ channels:
     - conda-forge
     - defaults
 dependencies:
-    - aplanat >=0.2.9
+    - aplanat >=0.3.1
     - nextclade-cli >=0.13.0
     - np-artic >=1.3.0=py_2
     - pomoxis >=0.3.6
diff --git a/main.nf b/main.nf
index dceec5a..3491d68 100644
--- a/main.nf
+++ b/main.nf
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ process preArticQC {
     input:
         tuple file(directory), val(sample_name) 
     output:
-        file "seq_summary.txt"
+        file "${sample_name}.stats"
     """
-    seq_summary.py $directory seq_summary.txt --sample_name $sample_name
+    seq_summary.py $directory ${sample_name}.stats --sample_name $sample_name
     """
 }
 
@@ -55,15 +55,16 @@ process runArtic {
         tuple file(directory), val(sample_name)
         file "primer_schemes"
     output:
-        file("${sample_name}.consensus.fasta")
+        file "${sample_name}.consensus.fasta"
         tuple file("${sample_name}.pass.named.vcf.gz"), file("${sample_name}.pass.named.vcf.gz.tbi")
-        file("${sample_name}.depth.txt")
-
+        file "${sample_name}.depth.txt"
+        file "${sample_name}.pass.named.stats"
     """
     run_artic.sh \
-        $sample_name $directory $params._min_len $params._max_len \
-        $params.medaka_model $params.full_scheme_name \
-        $task.cpus
+        ${sample_name} ${directory} ${params._min_len} ${params._max_len} \
+        ${params.medaka_model} ${params.full_scheme_name} \
+        ${task.cpus}
+    bcftools stats ${sample_name}.pass.named.vcf.gz > ${sample_name}.pass.named.stats 
     """
 }
 
@@ -72,15 +73,17 @@ process report {
     label "artic"
     cpus 1
     input:
-        file "depths_*.txt"
-        file "read_summary_*.txt"
+        file "depth_stats/*"
+        file "read_stats/*"
         file "nextclade.json"
+        file "vcf_stats/*"
     output:
         file "summary_report.html"
     """
     report.py nextclade.json summary_report.html \
         --min_len $params._min_len --max_len $params._max_len \
-        --depths depths_*.txt --summaries read_summary_*.txt
+        --depths depth_stats/* --summaries read_stats/* \
+        --bcftools_stats vcf_stats/*
     """
 }
 
@@ -104,11 +107,10 @@ process allVariants {
     input:
         tuple file(vcfs), file(tbis)
     output:
-        file "all_variants.vcf.gz"
-        file "all_variants.vcf.gz.tbi"
+        tuple file("all_variants.vcf.gz"), file("all_variants.vcf.gz.tbi")
     """
     bcftools merge -o all_variants.vcf.gz -O z *.vcf.gz
-    bcftools index -t all_variants.vcf.gz 
+    bcftools index -t all_variants.vcf.gz
     """
 }
 
@@ -166,9 +168,11 @@ workflow pipeline {
         clades = nextclade(all_consensus, reference, primers)
         // report
         html_doc = report(
-            runArtic.out[2].collect(), read_summaries.collect(), clades.collect())
-
-        results = all_consensus.concat(all_variants, html_doc)
+            runArtic.out[2].collect(),
+            read_summaries.collect(), 
+            clades.collect(), 
+            runArtic.out[3].collect())
+        results = all_consensus.concat(all_variants[0].flatten(), html_doc)
     emit:
         results
 }