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[ad_1] More areas of England could be subject to Level 4 restrictions from Boxing Day, while a massive coronavirus testing program would be launched to ease congestion on the France-UK border. Reports suggested that ministers would meet on Wednesday to decide whether more of the country would be subjected to …

[ad_1] At a high-level government meeting, a plan for the national lockdown implemented from Boxing Day was discussed, while Birmingham could enter Level 4 before Christmas. The government discussed the plans at a meeting of the Gold Command on Tuesday, The Mirror reports. A source at the meeting told The …

[ad_1] More parts of England could wake up to Level 4 from Boxing Day as fears grow about the spread of a coronavirus mutation. Ministers will meet to discuss other possible measures on Wednesday after the UK posted its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases, the reports suggest. The Daily …

[ad_1] T The UK will begin a massive testing program at its ports after an agreement is reached to reopen its border with France. The massive testing program for heavy vehicle drivers will be rolled out to ease congestion at ports, the Department of Transportation said. French authorities announced that …

[ad_1] Britain and France reopened their border to some travelers on Tuesday and moved a little closer to a deal that would allow freight trucks to resume movement between the two countries, raising hopes of relief for hundreds of drivers trapped near the British ports and for supermarkets that warn …

[ad_1] Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologized after she was photographed breaking coronavirus rules by removing her mask at a funeral. A photograph, published by the Scottish Sun, shows Ms Sturgeon chatting with three women in a bar while standing at a distance but without a mask. It is mandatory …

[ad_1] The new variant of the coronavirus is believed to spread much faster than previous strains, forcing large swaths of south-east England into a Level 4 lockdown less than a week before Christmas. But the rest of the country has been warned by similar strong restrictions, and data shows that …

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon apologized for violating Covid rules after she was photographed without covering her face at a wake. The Scottish Sun posted a picture of Scotland’s prime minister standing talking to three people at a social distance, but with her face uncovered, while attending a wake after the funeral …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson is resigned to moving more parts of England to the strictest level of level 4 coronavirus restrictions, as concerns mount about the rapid spread of a new variant across the country. An ally of the prime minister said Tuesday that it was “inevitable” that more areas would …

[ad_1] It appears that the whole of England will enter a third lockdown since Boxing Day as the mutant strain Covid continues to cause an increase in the number of cases. The Government held a meeting today (Tuesday, December 22) to consider a national shutdown as of December 26, the …