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Published: 5:00 PM December 31, 2020    Torridge & West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox is now Sir Geoffrey after being knighted in the New Year Honours List 2021 - Credit: Contributed Torridge and West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox has been knighted in the New Year Honours List.  Sir Geoffrey has been named a Knight Batchelor for ‘parliamentary and political service’ following 15 years as Torridge MP as well as two years as Attorney General until February 2020.  He advised two prime ministers ...

Who will we sacrifice to get out of lockdown? Return to normal life by Easter depends if No10 will accept immunising only a fraction of the 31million most vulnerable people and giving up on herd immunity Experts say lifting lockdown rules will be a risk whenever it happens and it must be a political decision There are around 31million people on the vaccine priority list, each of whom must get two doses of a jab But rules could be loosened before the list is complete is ministers can tolerate ri...

SEVEN-TIME Formula One title winner Lewis Hamilton has finally been given a knighthood in the New Year honours list following pressure on the Prime…

Anne Baker dedicated more than 50 years to NSPCC Credit: PA The Queens honours acknowledge hundreds of people for services to community or British national life. Recipients are selected by committees of civil servants from nominations made by the government and the public. In descending order, the main honours are knighthoods, CBE, OBE and Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE. Knights are addressed as "sir" or "dame," followed by their name. Recipients of the other honours have no...

Britain will need draconian lockdowns until AT LEAST the summer and Tier 4 rules cant contain new mutant strain, scientists warn as SAGE expert fears national action by end of January is inevitable Experts say it will take months before effect of mass vaccination is broad enough to loosen lockdown rules Although Matt Hancock claimed normality could return by spring, scientists expect lockdowns into summer Social distancing and mask-wearing will have to continue for far longer, they said, to sto...

Updated: 31 Dec 2020, 15:33 A STRING of illegal New Year’s Eve raves are being secretly planned across Tier 4 London, the Sun Online can reveal.  Thousands of people are expected to attend the events which could send Covid spreading even faster through the capital.  12 12 Organisers face being slapped with a £10,000 fine for breaching Covid rules Organisers are not being deterred by the prospect of £10,000 fines and are planning events similar to those in the summer when a string of ill...

Plymouth moves into Tier 3: what it means for restaurants, cafes, hairdressers and more Matt Hancock made the announcement in the House of Commons this afternoon The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes the...

Updates from the tumultuous day it was announced Teesside will go into Tier 4 Large parts of the north will go into the top tier Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Teesside is to go into Tier 4 lockdown on Thursday along with large swathes of the north, the Government has confirmed. Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in the House of Commons on Wednesday as a new variant of covid-19 spreads across the country. Teesside has been in the Very High tier 3 level si...

TIER WE GO Full list of areas going into Tier 3 from tonight including parts of the South West, Liverpool and Dorset Updated: 30 Dec 2020, 18:42 Invalid Date, MILLIONS of people will be plunged into Tier 3 restrictions from tonight as Britain grapples with the new mutant Covid strain. 5 The rules mean all shops can stay open and people can meet outdoors in groups of up to six. But pubs and restaurants must close except for delivery and takeaway service. Among those moving into Tier 3 from mid...

Met Office updates snow and ice weather warning for Devon and Cornwall They have warned of a risk of injury and travel disruption in the coming days Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and youll never miss a big story againInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Keep me updated When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other rela...