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How Boris Johnson went from tiers to lockdown in just 36 hours

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The Government’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been repeatedly punctuated by damaging U-turns but last night’s decision by Boris Johnson to impose a national lockdown and close schools trumped them all.  The Prime Minister told the nation that the rapid spread of a new, more infectious variant of the disease meant he had no … Read more

Celebrating New Tiers Eve! Drinkers in areas moving up to Tier 3 enjoy their final pints

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Celebrating New Tiers Eve! Drinkers in areas moving up to Tier 3 enjoy their final pints before pubs are forced to close at midnight Revellers who are still in Tier 2 until midnight have hit the bars to make the most of their last drink of 2020  Those moving in to tier 3 include Bath, … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers questions from British travellers about the tiers and the Brexit trade deal

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The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he replies to travellers whose plans have been fogged up by the tiers and the Brexit trade deal.  Q. How do I know which countries are banning British visitors? I am due to visit St Lucia in January. John Desmond, Salisbury, Wilts. … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Don’t throw stones at Rita and Kay, Tiers rely on fears

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We may well sneer at serial Tier offender Rita Ora, roll our eyes at the antics of Amir Khan – stupidly posting pictures of his lavish birthday bash for 18 online – and we can gloat over Kay Burley’s grovelling apology for ‘inadvertently’ breaking the rules with a dinner for ten, then visiting another restaurant, … Read more

Two pubs that are just yards apart from each other are in different tiers

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A couple whose home is in a different tier to their garden and one pub forced to remain shut while standing just metres apart from another that can open have left people baffled by the latest Covid rules. Sheila Herbert, 74, lives with her husband Philip on Riverside Park, Otley, in Yorkshire.  The quiet cul-de-sac in … Read more

Owner of G-A-Y slams Government’s ‘ridiculous’ Covid Tiers

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The owner of G-A-Y has slammed the Government’s ‘ridiculous’ coroanvirus tier system after the famous bar was forced to reopen with table service and food from McDonald’s. Jeremy Joseph said the Government had ‘discriminated against wet-led venues’ in its rules to tackle Covid-19. He claimed ministers had failed to give clear guidance.  In order to … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Boris’s barmy tiers are hell for the hospitality industry

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Another day, another handout. This time, it’s the turn of publicans to receive a little bit of Xmas cheer from our giveaway government. Faced with howls of rage from the brewing industry who claim that the latest Covid tiers will see three quarters of British pubs go out of business, Boris and Rishi held an … Read more

Coronavirus UK: What do the new tiers mean for London and Manchester?

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As England began life under a new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions following the second national lockdown, there were many similarities across the country with non-essential shops and gyms reopening. But the scenes were very different across the country, with London – in Tier 2 – seeing bargain hunters swarming through Debenhams on Oxford Street … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson’s tiers come into force despite Tory rebellion

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Boris Johnson got his brutal post-lockdown tiers approved by the Commons last night thanks to Sir Keir Starmer’s tacit support after suffering the biggest Tory revolt of this Parliament as more than 50 Tories defied the whip.  The new three-tier system was signed off by a margin of 291 to 78 and came into force … Read more