Story by: Alex ClarkThe Telegraph Instead, it’s closer to the Tier 3 average, which came in at 175 per 100,000 – and indeed cases in four out of the ten local authority areas – the city of Manchester, Wigan, Bury and Rochdale – stand above this rate. Likewise, though cases have been in decline in […]

Story by: Dominic PennaThe Telegraph What areas are moving from Tier 2 to Tier 3? Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Peterborough Berkshire (all remaining local authorities that are currently still in Tier 2: Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, and West Berkshire) Buckinghamshire Hastings and Rother Gosport, Havant and Portsmouth Hertfordshire (all […]

Story by: Marc AmbinderNBC News Here’s what we know: The Russian government is suspected of pulling off a major intelligence penetration of American networks. The U.S. government failed to prevent it or deter it. As of Friday morning, President Donald Trump has yet to condemn it. This sort of hack was almost guaranteed to happen. […]

The New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size of the spring protests after the killing of George Floyd and resorted to aggressive disorder control methods that stoked tensions and stifled free speech, the city’s inspector general said in a report released on Friday. The Department of Investigation report followed a six-month […]

Story by: Dominic PennaThe Telegraph Yes, as well as nail bars and tattoo parlours, but you must wear a face mask unless exempt due to reasons regarding health, disability or age. Read more: The 50 best Covid-secure hairdressers and beauty salons in the UK Can I see my partner? Under Tier 2, people cannot visit other households indoors […]

Story by: Telegraph reportersThe Telegraph Where will mass Covid testing take place? Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derbyshire Dales North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire Darlington Stockton-on-Tees Ashford Canterbury Dartford Dover Folkestone and Hythe Gravesham Maidstone Sevenoaks Swale Thanet Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Medway Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle Preston Ribble […]

Story by: Yolanthe FawehinmiThe Telegraph Christmas rules in England  In all four nations, you can meet another household, as long as it is during the five-day break. In a joint statement, the Cabinet Office announced the leaders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland had “endorsed a shared objective of facilitating some limited additional household bubbling for a […]

Story by: Telegraph reportersThe Telegraph Although Britain technically left the EU on Jan 31, 2020, its relationship with the EU remains the same in practice until the end of the transition period on Dec 31. As it stands, the Government does not have a deal. However, an agreement is possible if it can be reached by Sunday, Dec 20 – the new deadline set […]