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Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a third case of coronavirus is confirmed in the uk the patient is being transferred to an Infectious Disease centre. Meanwhile, chinas ambassador to britain urges countries not to panic about the virus. Hours before hes due to deliver scotlands budget finance secretary derek mckay steps down after sending personal messages to a 16 year old boy on social media. Derek mckays conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister. In...

Today at six. Now its South Yorkshire that is going into the highest tier for covid restrictions. Tough rules for sheffield, barnsley, doncaster and rotherham come into effect on saturday labours city region mayor has accepted Financial Support from the government. We dont know how long we will be in tier 3 for. This crisis is going to go on for. So i see this as a damage limitation in the short term, an interim payment. The deal for South Yorkshire follows the bitter argument over money for Gre...