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I’m A Celebrity in Wales faces new threat of ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown

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I’m A Celebrity faces fresh threat as Wales plans ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown after bosses spend ‘thousands’ on thermal camping gear By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 21:26 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 16 October 2020 The new series of I’m A Celebrity is now under threat after the Welsh government plot a … Read more

Teaching union backs Keir Starmer in calling for an urgent two week ‘circuit breaker’

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Two-week-long ‘circuit breakers’ would see tough restrictions introduced temporarily across the whole country to suppress the virus, before they would be lifted for a time and then re-introduced if necessary. Measures could include bans on social between households, shutting down hospitality and leisure venues such as bars and restaurants, or restricting their opening hours. But … Read more

Northern Ireland braces for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown tonight

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Northern Ireland is bracing for a brutal ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown from 6pm tonight, with pubs and restaurants set to close for four weeks. Along with shutting the hospitality sector except for takeaways, schools will be closed for an extra week at half-term as part of desperate efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak. But despite the … Read more

Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Cummings and Gove back lockdown

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Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26  Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi … Read more

Academics behind ‘circuit breaker’ study admit their death figures are over-estimated

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Professor Matt Keeling suggested thousands of lives could be saved if the country goes into a circuit breaker over half term The academic behind a startling study which projected a two-week ‘circuit-breaker’ could save thousands of lives by New Year has today admitted his figures were wildly over-estimated.  In the paper, Professor Matt Keeling – from the Scientific … Read more

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland faces circuit breaker lockdown month

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Northern Ireland could see a month-long circuit breaker as the country’s politicians debate how to tackle soaring case numbers. The country’s Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that infection rates will continue rising if both schools and the hospitality sector remain open. The weekly meeting of the powersharing administration, scheduled for Thursday, was brought forward in an indication … Read more

Scottish newspapers say Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘draconian’ circuit breaker lockdown is ‘necessary’

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Scottish media have largely rowed in behind Nicola Sturgeon‘s coronavirus crackdown despite it striking a ‘cataclysmic’ blow to the country’s pub trade. News stands north of the border today displayed a clean sweep of front pages reporting on the tightening of restrictions to wrestle down a surge in infections. The First Minister has ordered all … Read more

Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown

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Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ nationwide lockdown for a fortnight as Boris Johnson prepares to shut pubs and restaurants in the North By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 Nearly two-thirds of the public would back a Scottish-style … Read more