Jane Dodge

More than three quarters of the population is now in Tier 4.

Peterborough is the most northern point in the area that was pushed into England’s new Tier 4 restrictions on Saturday. 

The first guidance has been issued on how to treat people suffering from Long Covid, as experts warned that the long-term effects of the disease can be “significant”.

Boris Johnson and Ursula Von De Leyen agree to continue UK – EU trade talks beyond today’s original deadline.

It’s also a week since England’s first pilot of city-wide mass testing began in Liverpool.

More than a million university students across Britain will be encouraged to get rapid coronavirus tests before they return home for Christmas.

It’s looking likely that the rate of coronavirus infections in England and Wales is slowing down. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest a smaller increase in the number of infections last week than the week before that. But they are still going up. In the last 24 hours, 23,287 new coronavirus cases…

If it’s a success, the government says the scheme could be rolled out to millions of people by Christmas.

Latest figures show Nottingham now has the fifth highest infection rate in England. 

Landowners are still being allowed to burn moorland on grouse shooting estates in the UK, despite a Government pledge to phase it out.

The Home Office has stressed it will take necessary precautions to protect people in their care

The governments in Westminster and Cardiff confirmed they would change their advice to pupils on face coverings.

England’s chief regulator has resigned in the wake of the exam grading chaos that has engulfed schools and universities.

Despite intensive efforts to stop transmission, nearly 250,000 people face the prospect of further restrictions.

Rail commuters in England and Wales could face a rise of 1.6% in the cost of their tickets from January.