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Coronavirus LIVE UK updates as Matt Hancock announces more Tier 4 areas as cases - and deaths - soar Mass testing of lorry drivers is planned to ease border congestion. We'll have live updates throughout the day The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Another 39,237 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK in 24 hours, the government said, as it recorded 744 deaths. It brings the total number of deaths in the UK to 69,051, the highest deaths figure on a single day since April 29 - during the first peak of the pandemic. The number of new cases is also the highest on a single...

“You have to admit that a mutated virus, a no deal Brexit and the Channel Tunnel being closed is a hell of an end to Season One.” The resilience of the British to make humour out of disaster is one of our better attributes, as evidenced by the better parts of Twitter. Putting a light hearted spin cannot, however, hide the fact that this has been an utterly dismal year. We have all, one way or another had to make sacrifices. The latest news of the South East going into a new Tier 4 as the virus mutates has effectively closed off all our sea and airports, shutdown travel throughout th...

Those who return a second positive result will be offered “Covid-secure” hotel accommodation. Mr Jenrick said he hoped HGVs would begin crossing the Channel on Wednesday morning as drivers undergo Covid-19 testing. He said, as of 7pm on Tuesday night, there were just under 3,000 lorries at the disused airfield site at Manston, Kent. Drivers protest as they try to enter the Port of Dover in Kent (Steve Parsons/PA) Between 700 to 800 were part of Operation Stack on the M20, he said, but “other HGVs and smaller vehicles are parked elsewhere in Kent”. “Whatever the number is, ...

France imposed the travel ban in response to fears about the spread of the more infectious coronavirus strain, which is spreading in the UK. Hauliers must be able to show proof of a negative test carried out within the past 72 hours in order to be able to cross into France. The Manston Airfield site has become the main testing centre for hauliers, with drivers required to self-administer the tests in their cabs under supervision. Police hold back drivers trying to enter the Port of Dover in Kent (Steve Parsons/PA) The French Government will also carry out sample testing on incoming freight to...

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 lockdown today - but new rules could be announced as soon as today No10's scientific advisers blame spread on a mutated form thought to be up to 70 per cent more infectious Deaths have also started to soar in line with the spike in cases across the three badly-hit regions, data shows Home Secretary Priti Patel refused to rule out national lockdown, c...