UK weather: Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down Britain

Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down Britain… but it will soon clear before sunny 63F weekend (when we’re all meant to be indoors Parts of Britain were shrouded in thick fog today with drivers warned visibility was below 300ft in some areas Met Office issues fog warning for South East and North East of England … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Locked-down students at Bristol and Edinburgh protest campus restrictions

Furious students in Bristol and Edinburgh are demanding refunds for costly accommodation as they protest coronavirus restrictions imposed by university authorities. Bristol University is enforcing lockdowns on two halls of residence after 725 students tested positive for Covid-19. A group of students are organising a rent strike from October 24, in which they are encouraging … Read more

Pub in locked-down Liverpool is renamed ‘The Three Bellends’

Pub in locked-down Liverpool is renamed ‘The Three Bellends’ with sign featuring faces of Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock The James Atherton in New Brighton, the Wirral, was renamed overnight   Daniel Davies, owner of the bar, changed the name in response to the lockdown Pubs across the area have been forced to close … Read more

Robert Pattinson films funeral scenes for The Batman in locked-down Liverpool

Robert Pattinson cut a sombre figure as filming continued for The Batman at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall, despite the city entering the highest tier of lockdown on Wednesday. The actor, 34, donned a black suit and a matching face mask as his character Bruce Wayne attended the funeral of Gotham’s mayor, joined by co-star Zoe … Read more

Locked-down Liverpudlians slam government rules that let Batman keep filming in city

Filming of The Batman continued in Liverpool today despite the imminent ‘Tier Three’ lockdown, as locals questioned why Hollywood appears exempt from coronavirus restrictions. Robert Pattinson and Colin Farrell, who will play Bruce Wayne and the villainous Penguin respectively, were both on set this morning as the council insisted the new rules, set to devastate … Read more

Locked-down students in Glasgow and Manchester say they ‘can’t survive’ on emergency food parcels

Students and parents have complained about inadequate food parcels for locked-down freshers – including baked beans, Pot Noodles and tins of chicken meatballs. A vegan fresher at the University of Edinburgh was even given a ‘Mars bar and a croissant for dinner’ in a move described by her mother Tina McKenzie as ‘chaotic’. Ms McKenzie … Read more

How locked-down Bolton only has TWO Covid-19 patients in hospital

Bolton, the coronavirus hotspot of England, has only two coronavirus patients on hospital wards, the most up-to-date NHS data shows. Despite an infection rate of more than 120 cases per 100,000 people and local lockdown rules preventing people from meeting anyone they don’t live with, fears about the virus spreading translate to only two people … Read more

Council leader of locked-down Bolton calls on the government to KEEP Covid restrictions in place

Council leader of locked-down Bolton calls on the government to KEEP Covid restrictions in place after ‘unforeseen’ spike in infections Bolton was due to have its local lockdown restrictions eased from tomorrow  However, infections have soared in the past week from 18.4 per 100,000 to 56.4  Now, council leader David Greenhalgh has called for restrictions … Read more

First pupils return to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks

The first pupils have returned to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks – after a Government U-turn made them mandatory in common areas. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by Labour of ‘passing the buck’ after an announcement Tuesday night. Individual headteachers will have to decide whether to make face coverings compulsory in school corridors in … Read more