Almost a third of England’s councils saw a drop in coronavirus infections last week amid calls for a second circuit-breaker lockdown and tightening restrictions across the country. As many as 41 out of 149 councils recorded a fall in their Covid-19 infection rates in the week ending October 11, according to Public Health England’s weekly … Read more
England’s Covid-19 outbreak grows 64% in a week as ONS estimates nearly 28,000 people were getting infected every day in the first week of October ONS’s daily infection estimate surged from 17,200 last week to 27,900 in this week, for data up to October 8 The statistical body admits ‘the number of infections has continued … Read more
Nottingham is now England’s coronavirus hotspot and more than one in every 145 people in the city are carrying the virus, according to the latest data. The Midlands city hasn’t ever had a local lockdown, avoiding the fate that befell nearby Leicester, but officials are now calling for more to be done. According to test … Read more
The numbers of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of England as data suggests the country is being dragged into panic by an out-of-control outbreak in the north. In London, the South East and the South West – home to around half of the country’s population of 55million … Read more
PICTURED: England stars break coronavirus rules AGAIN as Jadon Sancho, Ben Chilwell and Tammy Abraham ignore ‘Rule of Six’ with 20 people attending birthday party at Chelsea striker’s home Jadon Sancho and Ben Chilwell surprised Tammy Abraham for his 23rd birthday About 20 people attended the party at the Chelsea forward’s mansion in London The … Read more
PICTURED: England stars break coronavirus rules AGAIN as Jadon Sancho, Ben Chilwell and Tammy Abraham ignore ‘Rule of Six’ with 20 people attending birthday party at Chelsea striker’s home Jadon Sancho and Ben Chilwell surprised Tammy Abraham for his 23rd birthday About 20 people attended the party at the Chelsea forward’s mansion in London The … Read more
Newcastle is now at the epicentre of England’s coronavirus after infections in the city spiralled by 60 per cent to a rate of 250 cases per 100,000, health officials have revealed. And surging infections in the North West have pushed Knowsley and Liverpool to second and third worst-affected in the country after a 50 per … Read more
Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 23; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 23; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 16; number (in brackets) … Read more
Only NINE countries – including tiny Gibraltar, San Marino and Lichtenstein – are left on the UK’s no-quarantine list as more destinations are red-flagged Grant Shapps said Denmark, Iceland and Slovakia all being added to ‘red list’ Mr Shapps also said Caribbean island of Curacao is now subject to quarantine Transport Secretary said no countries … Read more
Revellers have headed into town early this evening ahead of England’s first 10pm pub and restaurant curfew. The new rules, which also ban customers from ordering from the bar, come as the government aims to avoid a second national lockdown in the face of rising infection figures. But the restrictions didn’t stop students in Preston … Read more