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[ad_1] The new lockdown restrictions should go into effect in London, Sadiq Khan said, following a meeting with officials across the capital. The mayor of London said he had met with council leaders from all parties and public health experts to “agree on a new London plan” that “includes some …

[ad_1] The UK’s COVID-19 alert level has moved from level three to level four, meaning that transmission of the virus is high or increasing exponentially. Medical directors for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recommended raising the measure to the second highest level due to a “rapidly” rising number of …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson is ready to order pubs in England to bring in new closing times at 10pm to curb rising coronavirus infections. The prime minister will deliver a Commons speech on Tuesday, where he is expected to lay out new measures to deal with the spread of the virus. …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake images The UK’s coronavirus alert level should be raised from level 3 to level 4, meaning that transmission is “high or increasing exponentially,” its medical directors said. It comes after the government’s scientific advisor warned that there could be 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day in …

[ad_1] Tighter coronavirus restrictions are being extended to all of Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Arlene Foster announced. Starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow, different households will not be allowed to mix indoors, except for single-person household bubbles and some other exemptions. No more than six people from two households can gather …

[ad_1] The UK’s coronavirus alert level will rise from 3 to 4 in the first change since June after infections soared. All four chief physicians recommended the change tonight and Health Secretary Matt Hancock was expected to confirm it imminently. The change was announced after a dire warning from the …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The Covid-19 restrictions will be extended to all of Northern Ireland starting at 18:00 BST on Tuesday, Stormont Executive announced. There will be no indoor household mixing with some exceptions, and no more than six people from two households can meet in a garden. The measure …

[ad_1] Grandparents and others who provide informal child care will be exempted from coronavirus rules in local lockdown areas in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Mr. Hancock acknowledged “concerns” about the impact of local lockdowns on families’ child care arrangements. A …

[ad_1] The “priority list” of who will get tested first for coronavirus was revealed today under a new government rationing plan. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that “acute clinical care”, nursing home residents and NHS staff will be the first to get tested. Teachers will also be on the list …

[ad_1] Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in serious human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are used across the UK, from entertainment venues in London to school toilets in West Norfolk. While the use of surveillance cameras had already …