Coronavirus: Manchester and Lancashire may get Tier Three lockdown

 Manchester and Lancashire could be put under Tier 3 lockdown after the Government’s ‘Gold command’ taskforce scientists signed off on the harsh measures Manchester and Lancashire could be put under Tier 3 lockdown after the Government’s ‘Gold command’ taskforce scientists signed off on the harsh measures.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to review the proposals … Read more

Manchester and Lancashire ‘should be added to harshest Tier Three lockdown’

Boris Johnson stepped back from immediately placing the capital into the second Very High risk group as he outlined the nation’s new triple-tiered lockdown system this afternoon Manchester and Lancashire could be put under Tier 3 lockdown after the Government’s ‘Gold command’ taskforce scientists signed off on the harsh measures.  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Manchester and Lancashire could be plunged into strictest Tier 3 lockdown

Greater Manchester and Lancashire could be the next regions to be put under the Government’s highest tier of new local coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Ministers, councillors and medical experts are expected to hold a ‘gold command’ meeting today to discuss moving the North West areas up from tier two to three. As the three-tier Covid-19 alert … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Tier Two will be the ‘death knell for London’s hotels, pubs and restaurants’

Hospitality chiefs today warned that London’s hotels, pubs and restaurants could be ‘decimated’ by swingeing new restrictions if the capital is plunged into a second tier lockdown. The nine-million strong city is expected to be ranked as a ‘medium’ risk zone in the Government’s new three-tier system of local alerts for England when they come … Read more

Gym boss in Tier Three-hit Merseyside vows to REFUSE order to close as it will damage health

Owners of a gym in Tier Three-hit Merseyside are going to refuse the government’s call to shut – saying their members’ mental health and physical wellbeing is important to tackle Coronavirus. An open letter published online by Chris Ellerby-Hemmings, Thea Holden and their team at EmpoweredFit in Greasby, Wirral, say they should be supported. The … Read more

Britons say Boris Johnson’s ‘Three Tier’ local lockdown is NOT enough

Britons say Boris Johnson’s ‘Three Tier’ local lockdown is NOT enough to control coronavirus with two-thirds saying PM doesn’t have a clear plan YouGov poll found the public does not believe PM’s lockdown goes far enough  40 per cent think measures should be tougher with a fifth saying balance right  Nearly two thirds do not … Read more

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier 3 alone can rein in covid

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier Three alone can rein in coronavirus as ministers try to ‘balance’ bringing R down with harming economy Prime Minister announced new ‘traffic light’ local lockdowns on Monday Prof Chris Whitty said he was ‘not confident’ the rules went far enough  Chief medical officer … Read more

Coronavirus UK: London saved from Tier Two lockdown…for now

Boris Johnson stepped back from immediately placing the capital into the second Very High risk group as he outlined the nation’s new triple-tiered lockdown system this afternoon London is on the brink of a new lockdown with the city’s nine million residents banned from seeing their friends and family indoors within days. Boris Johnson stepped back … Read more

London faces Tier Two lockdown: Boris Johnson to bring in ‘ban on meeting others indoors’

London’s nine million-strong population is to be banned by the government from seeing their friends and family indoors – as Boris Johnson prepares to stop households mixing, while still keeping pubs, restaurants and gyms open. The capital is expected to be hurled into Tier Two of the new restrictions drawn up by the Tories to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Northern fury at Boris Johnson’s Tier Three lockdown

Boris Johnson faced fury from Northerners and a massing Tory revolt today after it emerged he will plunge 10million people in Covid hotspots into even tougher lockdown restrictions next week, shutting pubs and restaurants. The PM has signed off a new ‘traffic light’ system of curbs for England after days of bitter wrangling between ministers … Read more