All the Tier 1, 2 and 3 rules as coronavirus restrictions change for millions of people in England

direct to your inbox The UK Government has announced that England will once again enter a period of national lockdown as the country struggles to stem the rise in new coronavirus cases.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester’s Covid-19 infection rate has crept above 300 for the first time since November 19.It is currently 300.9 per 100,000 people in the seven days up to December 31.That represents a 45 per cent week-on-week increase and is the first time it has risen above 300 since November 19.Despite the rising number of cases here, our region’s rates are still well below the English rate - which is currently 537.5.The fastest growth is happening in Wigan, where cases are up

direct to your inboxA new year brings fresh changes to the law and certain other rules that we should all made aware of as we can all be affected in one way or another.The end of the UK's freedom of movement will affect how we travel, a new law for motorists and a change in the National Lottery's age restrictions.It is likely that more laws will be added as the year progresses and with a Brexit deal having been arranged, laws may be subject to change as well as new ones added.Here are some of

direct to your inbox The number of people who have died with coronavirus in the last 24 hours has risen to levels not seen since the first wave of the pandemic in early April.

After giving Brits the good news about the approval of a second coronavirus vaccine earlier today, the UK government has followed up with a rather more grim announcement.

direct to your inbox When the new mutant strain of coronavirus was discovered a week ago and Tier 4 restrictions brought in, a number of countries introduced measures at their borders to limit travel from the UK.

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direct to your inboxA series of changes have been announced to Tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 in England. Health Secretary Matt Hancock lead a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (December 23) on the coronavirus situation across the UK.

direct to your inboxFamilies across the UK have had to dramatically scale back their Christmas plans after the government introduced changes to restrictions.Plans to allow a five-day period of relaxations have been scrapped amid a rising number of infections in the south of England, which is believed to have been caused by a new highly transmissible strain of coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock said the country was facing an “enormous challenge” in bringing the latest outbreak under

Chris Rea‘s festive track ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ has started trending online following news that the UK is introducing new coronavirus restrictions for the holiday period.Earlier today (December 19), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that his originally planned relaxed coronavirus rules for the Christmas period have now been scrapped.

direct to your inboxWith just days to go until the big day, the coronavirus guidance for England has been changed.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday afternoon (December 19) said he "bitterly regretted" the changes to the arrangements for the festive season.But added: "When the facts change you have to change your approach." It comes after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the UK which is spreading through London, Essex and Kent which may be up to 70% more

direct to your inbox The UK Government has today announced its latest coronavirus tier allocations for local authorities across England.

Scroll down for the latest updates.Nicola Sturgeon has backed the Christmas lockdown easing plan while at the same time strongly recommending people stay in their own homes.The First Minister said if people make use of the five day loosening of the rules, her advice is to limit the duration of the stay and the numbers of people.She also recommended that people from “high prevalence” covid areas do not travel to low prevalence parts the UK.Read the full story.A Scots mum has spoken of her