coronavirus status amid new tiering rules being announced today.
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here"So these rules will be enforced by tighter penalties."He referenced the earlier measure to fine people up to £10,000 for the failure to self-isolate which he said would now be applied to businesses which break the rules.The penalty for failing to wear a mask when required has been doubled to £200 for a first offence.He went on: "We will provide the police (and) the local authorities with the extra funding they need, a greater police presence on our streets and the option to draw military
.coronavirus status amid new tiering rules being announced today.
Boris Johnson has pledged to help more young people in the UK to get on the property ladder for the first time.At present, many youngsters struggle to buy their own home - as a result of high deposits and high interest rates on mortgages.But now the PM has said he wants to see an end to this, and has pledged to turn “generation rent into generation buy” with long-term, fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% of the value of a home for first-time buyers.The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to
Boris Johnson suggested people did not have to strictly follow local lockdown guidance as long as they 'show common sense.' He was also unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester. It comes after health secretary Matt Hancock told MPs this week that the government was bringing restrictions in Bolton in line with the rest of the region.
Spitting Image has arrived – you can watch it below.The iconic puppet-based satire is set to arrive on streaming service BritBox from October 3, and in a new trailer caricatures of Donald Trump, Kanye West and Gwyneth Paltrow make cameos.Opening with Trump and Boris Johnson having a conversation in the Oval Office, the US president declares that the idea of a puppet TV show is the “very most moronic thing I’ve heard.”The world leaders later retire to a sauna where they tuck into buckets of fried
Boris Johnson in a hilarious spoof of one of the Prime Minister's Downing Street coronairus daily brieifings. The Little Britain comedian nailed the Prime Minister's floppy blond hair and stuttering delivery in a special prelude to tonight's Great British Bake Off series opener - Lucas' first as presenter.
coronavirus cases.Today Boris Johnson admitted that like other countries, the UK is now at a "perilous turning point" when it comes to a second wave of the virus.New cases have quadrupled in a month, with the possibility of tens of thousands of new cases each day in November.While he was keen to insist that the country will not face a total lockdown like the one that was imposed in March, he made it clear that intervention needs to be taken to suppress the disease.He has also warned that if
coronavirus cases.Today Boris Johnson admitted that like other countries, the UK is now at a "perilous turning point" when it comes to a second wave of the virus.New cases have quadrupled in a month, with the possibility of tens of thousands of new cases each day in November.While he was keen to insist that the country will not face a total lockdown like the one that was imposed in March, he made it clear that intervention needs to be taken to suppress the disease.He has also warned that if
Covid-19 as he ordered a new round of harsh restrictions.The Prime Minister's grave warning comes after talks with health experts and the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Johnson said pub curfews and tougher fines are being brought in across England to get the rate of infection down - but said failure could lead to a return to measures last ordered in March.In the Commons, Johnson said: "We always knew that while we might have driven the virus into retreat, the prospect of a
coronavirus pandemic - he criticised the UK for having "one of the highest death rates in the world" from coronavirus. Sir Keir said a second national lockdown would be a “sign of government failure, not an act of God” that would take an “immense toll” on public health and the economy.Speaking from Doncaster, the Labour leader said: “The warnings yesterday from the government’s advisers were stark.