A “large crowd” had to be dispersed from Liverpool city centre after pubs closed at 10pm last night – hours before tough Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions were due to be imposed. Footage posted on social media showed dozens of people dancing in Concert Square, one of the city’s busiest nightlife hotspots. Few appeared to be
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The government may need to “go even further” and introduce stricter measures to combat a rise in coronavirus cases in high-risk areas, a minister has told Sky News. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Kay Burley there was “a lot of work to do” in the fight against COVID-19 and “we’re going to be living with
The first thing that strikes me is the ages of the patients filling the critical care beds. The faces of COVID-19 victims seared into our collective consciousness are mostly elderly. Not exclusively but overwhelmingly. But as I walk through Warrington hospital’s intensive care unit I see that many of these patients are not old. There’s
An “incremental creep” of coronavirus infections from young to old people has already “baked in” more deaths, a senior government adviser has warned. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, revealed there has been a “marked pickup” of COVID-19 cases since early September. He said given more people have caught the disease, “we have
Liverpool’s leaders have been told the city region will go into the strictest tier of England’s new lockdown system and the measures could last up to six months, Sky News understands. Pubs, bars, gyms, casinos and bookmakers are expected to close, while restaurants, schools and universities will remain open. Local leaders held a call with
Millions of people could be banned from mixing inside and outside and thousands of pubs might be forced to close under new coronavirus restrictions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to outline a new three-tiered system of restrictions on Monday, with measures expected to force pubs and restaurants to shut across the north of England.
The country has reached a tipping point similar to the first wave of coronavirus but is still in a position to stop history repeating itself, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said the best way to keep transmission low and stop the NHS being overwhelmed was for people with symptoms to
Masks should be mandatory indoors and outdoors where two-metre social distancing is not possible, doctors have said. Publishing a wish list of recommendations for ministers, the British Medical Association (BMA) accused the government of “letting down its guard” and said “inconsistent” messaging since the nationwide lockdown was lifted had played a part in the resurgence
The Queen’s birthday honours list is dominated by COVID-19 heroes, from famous faces such as Marcus Rashford and Joe Wicks, to key workers and volunteers who helped with Britain’s fight against coronavirus. The list would usually be released in June but was postponed to include people, such as medical workers and fundraisers, who have been
The number of new COVID-19 cases in England more than doubled in a week at the end of September, according to latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics. There were an average of 17,200 new cases per day in private households between 25 September and 1 October – compared with 8,400 new cases per
The UK has recorded 17,540 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours – 3,300 more than yesterday. Nottingham now has the highest weekly rate of new cases in England after more than 2,000 cases were recorded in the city in one week – this is the equivalent of 689.1 cases per 100,000 people A
England is expected to be carved into three different lockdown tiers next week, with millions of people facing tougher restrictions as the government tries to get a handle on rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions. Pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities are expected to be closed in parts of the North put into the strictest tier,
Two suspected British terrorists accused of being part of a “notoriously brutal” Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles” have appeared in court via video link in the US. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, both in their 30s and from west London, allegedly belonged to the cell of executioners in Syria – known as
Senior politicians from four major northern councils have warned the government that existing coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, describing some as confusing and others as counterproductive. Their intervention reflects growing divisions in politics and in the scientific community over how to tackle the growing number of infections. The letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock was
The UK reported 14,542 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday – an increase of almost 2,000 compared with yesterday. It comes after several days of confusion as 16,000 cases in England were missed by the NHS Test and Trace scheme. Downing Street said that as of 9.30am this morning, 63% of the positive cases had been
Boris Johnson has dismissed claims coronavirus has “robbed me of my mojo” as he set out promises on social care, green energy and housing in his Conservative Party conference speech. The prime minister, speaking via a video stream to his party’s members, launched a strident defence of the private sector as he vowed to “build