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Hancock to announce new lockdown in 3pm press conference: Tier 4 is set to spread north with Suffolk, Cheshire and West Sussex getting tough new rules from Boxing Day as ministers stop short of blanket restrictions in battle against Covid super-strain Department of Health data shows Covid infections are growing rapidly in London, the South East and East But the presence of a new strain of Covid-19 could extend Tier 4 out to the South West, Midlands and North  Birmingham was spared from Tier 4 ...

How the mutated form of Covid has rapidly spread across swathes of England over the last fortnight - and now accounts for more than 60% of cases in London Office for National Statistics estimates 62% of cases in London caused of new variant in week to December 9 Almost double infections in capital attributed to mutated form of virus in seven-day period to November 25  Scientists have assured the public there is no evidence to suggest it is more lethal than regular Covid

Downing Streets chief scientific adviser told a press conference the fast-spreading variant is everywhere Boris Johnson cancelled Christmas for 16million people living in London and across the South East  But parts of the region which escaped the harshest measures have seen a dramatic rise in positive tests  Hastings in Sussex saw cases rise almost eight-fold since the beginning of the month, from 96 to 732.8  While Tier Two Crawley saw cases jump by nearly five-fold over the same time-frame...

Italy becomes fourth country to spot mutated Covid in Brit traveller Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The mutated coronavirus spreading rapidly in the UK will likely become the dominant global strain, a SAGE expert warned today after No10 revealed Gibraltar has become the fifth place outside of Britain to confirm a case of the new variant. Professor Calum Semple, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Liv...

Refunds for cancelled Christmas journeys: Who IS eligible?  The Department for Transport says passengers who have been forced to cancel their domestic Christmas travel plans can get bookings refunded. The compensation scheme applies to train and coach bookings only. Who is eligible? Anyone in Tier 4 who has cancelled train and coach bookings made in England for the previous Christmas travel window of December 23 to 27. Tickets will only be refunded if they were purchased between November 24 a...

comments Professor Lockdown Neil Ferguson claimed the harshest curbs could possibly have to stay until the spring He warned that Britains situation was not looking optimistic right now on BBC Radio 4s today programme  Matt Hancock has warned virus is out of control and Tier Four restrictions could be extended across the UK London and south east was plunged into new set of rules last night in U-turn by Boris Johnson over Christmas Backbench Tories have accused ministers of delaying Saturdays d...

comments Pictures this morning paint a bleak picture of London as the streets lie empty just days before Christmas  Tube networks was near-empty at rush hour as shutters came down on shops and train stations were deserted Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold crisis talks with Ministers later today as he chairs Cobra committee  Stark pictures this morning paint a bleak picture of London as the streets lie empty just days before Christmas.  The festive season would ordinarily be in full swin...

The mutated coronavirus spreading rapidly in the UK will likely become the dominant global strain, a SAGE expert warned today after No10 revealed Gibraltar has become the fifth place outside of Britain to confirm a case of the new variant. Professor Calum Semple, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Liverpool, claimed the new variant would out-compete all the other strains because it has the evolutionary advantage of being able to spread more easily. The strain, currently called ...

comments Matt Hancock has warned virus is out of control and Tier Four restrictions could be extended across the UK London and south east was plunged into new set of rules last night in U-turn by Boris Johnson over Christmas Backbench Tories have accused ministers of delaying Saturdays decision until MPs had left for festive break  Comes as health officials recorded 35,928 positive cases - a new record - and another 326 deaths today Millions of families face living under Tier Four restrictio...