Darshna Soni , Communities Editor

Nottingham is already living with strict lockdown measures and now faces the prospect of yet more.

Boris Johnson has defended his refusal to extend free school meals in England over the half-term break, as he hinted that more money might be made available, declaring no one wanted to see children going hungry this winter.

We have been to Birmingham to speak to families who are worried about feeding their children during next week’s school holiday.

Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have left many people stuck in prison for years, sometimes for relatively minor crimes.

Child poverty shamed Britain even before the pandemic. Now after months of economic and social turmoil, it’s little surprise that it’s getting worse. 

Tomorrow, Liverpool City Region will wake up to life under tier three coronavirus restrictions.

In Greater Manchester, the rise in infection rates has led to huge pressure on local hospitals.

It has been a day of wrangling between Westminster, local leaders and MPs from the North of England about how to control the rapid spread of the virus there. 

Has that worsening health situation created tension between the permanent residents and the student population?

The Education Secretary has reassured students across England that they will be able to go home for Christmas after around 50 University campuses reported Covid outbreaks.

Tough new restrictions have been brought in for households in the North East, after a sharp rise in cases.

The latest 24-hour figures for the UK show that there have been 34 Covid-19 related deaths There has been another record daily rise in people testing positive of 6,874. 

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni joined us from Oadby in Leicestershire – an area about to see restrictions added.

Nine out of ten children were back in classrooms in England last week.

Birmingham now has the second highest rate of Covid-19 infection in England, just behind Bolton.