The government denied introducing local lockdowns by stealth . Here s everything you need to know.
What is the current advice for North Tyneside? People should avoid travelling into and out of North Tyneside, only doing so if it is essential. Essential reasons include work and education, although people are encouraged to continue to work from home if possible. Residents should also be tested twice a week, according to Government advice. People should also meet outside rather than inside and keep two metres away from those in different households unless a support bubble has been formed. Reiterating the updated guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said people living in areas where the Indian variant is spreading should consider “whether it really is essential” for them to travel when asked about holidays this morning.
Local leaders in eight Indian variant hotspots have criticised the Government’s quietly-announced changes to advice on coronavirus controls, which have been described by one MP as “lockdown-lite”.
Health chiefs said they were not consulted or informed about fresh guidance asking those in affected areas in England to restrict their social interactions and travel.
The updated advice issued on Friday – which is not law and came without an official announcement – was published on the Government website, encouraging people in areas including Bolton, Leicester, Kirklees and the London Borough of Hounslow not to meet indoors in a bid to spread the halt of the highly-transmissible mutation.
Belarusian airlines will be banned from entering UK airspace unless specifically authorised , Grant Shapps has said.
The Transport Secretary revealed the government is taking further action following the removal of permission for Belavia to operate to and from Britain. With immediate effect, Belarusian airlines will be prevented from entering UK airspace unless specifically authorised, he tweeted.
The move comes after Boris Johnson warned the treatment by Belarus of a captured journalist and prominent government critic would have consequences .
Roman Protasevich was on board a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius on Sunday when it was forced to change course to head for the Belarus capital after a reported bomb scare, escorted by a MiG fighter jet.
Fury after advice on travelling to Indian variant hotspots was updated without any formal announcement
Guidance applies to Bolton, Blackburn, Kirklees, Bedford, Burnley, Leicester, Hounslow and North Tyneside
Those living in the eight areas are being told to keep apart from those they don t live with and meet outdoors
The guidance appeared on the Government website on Friday without any formal announcement or briefing
Local MPs and councillors say they were not consulted over the advice, made because of the Indian variant
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