The UK’s first full local lockdown has been announced in Leicester, with stricter measures imposed in the city. Non-essential shops will shut on Tuesday, and schools will close for most pupils on Thursday because of a rise in coronavirus cases. Health Secretary Matt Hancock explained why the government had taken the decision to close schools. […]
Image copyright EPA/AFP Four French Resistance fighters will be awarded honorary MBEs for their role in World War Two as Boris Johnson welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street. The French president is visiting London on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of wartime leader Charles de Gaulle’s BBC broadcast to occupied France after the 1940 […]
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has urged the public to be sensible and follow the guidance as lockdown eases in England. Responding to a question by BBC’s political correspondent Chris Mason about the easing of lockdown he said: “Follow the guidance, don’t tear the pants out of it, and don’t go further […]
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