A full national lockdown could be implemented on Boxing Day after Government Gold Command meeting, say reports

direct to your inboxAll non-essential shops were ordered closed when the country went into the third national lockdown earlier this month.But, on the notorious backstreets of the city centre's northern outskirts, January sales are in full swing - for dealers in fakes and their accomplices. Here, Manchester Evening News reporter John Scheerhout describes the scene off Bury New Road on a Thursday afternoon. A posse of young men is huddled along a short but well-known stretch of Bury New Road in

direct to your inbox Following Monday's announcement that England would once again enter a period of national lockdown, travel firms and airlines have now moved to cancel many of their planned services. Most international travel has now been banned across the UK - unless in exceptional circumstances.Government guidance states that any travel of the sort is banned and one must only leave home for strictly essential reasons as permitted by law.

direct to your inboxVisitors ‘flooded’ to an Oldham beauty spot on the first day of national lockdown.One local man questioned why people felt they could drive to Dove Stone, in Greenfield, at a time when the most severe Level 5 restrictions were beginning in England.The walker - who lives nearby - described seeing dozens of vehicles queuing up to get into a car park close to the popular walking area.He snapped a picture of the busy car park on Tuesday afternoon (January 5).A national lockdown

They are already proud parents to five children, and now Gordon Ramsay has said his wife Tana wants to try for another child during the new UK lockdown.The chef, who slammed critics who mocked his £19 breakfast, made the revelation while appearing via video link on The Jimmy Fallon Show.The 54 year old told Jimmy: "Tana's asking for a sixth across the lockdown because literally two hours ago our Prime Minister has just announced we're in lockdown now until the 15th of February.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson ordered another national lockdown in England amid rapidly rising coronavirus rates.It's the third time in 10 months that a national lockdown has been imposed, however changing rules can become confusing.Non-essential businesses must remain closed during this period while people can only leave their homes for specific reasons.So does it mean that dentists and GP surgeries can stay open?Under the government guidance, it states that essential retail can remain open

direct to your inboxEngland is now into its third national lockdown in the space of 10 months. The Prime Minister has asked people to stay at home while non-essential businesses have been forced to close across the country.

England is facing a third national lockdown that will last at least six weeks, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals around the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced a tough new stay-at-home order for England that won’t be reviewed until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus.

direct to your inbox The country has been plunged into a third national coronavirus lockdown. Once again we are being told to 'stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives'.

coronavirus lockdown rules will not be until the middle of next month, senior Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has announced. Mr Gove announced that the first possible review date of the lockdown Level 5 rules will be around six weeks from now - on Monday February 15.

Joe Wicks has announced that his virtual ' PE with Joe ' fitness classes will be making a comeback with the UK entering its latest national lockdown. The 34-year-old fitness guru will be back once again to entertain and inspire young children after it was announced on Monday that schools across Scotland would be closed through January.

England is to enter an immediate, legally enforceable lockdown akin to March 2020 due to alarmingly high Covid-19 numbers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced this evening in a nationally televised address.