Covid-19 cases are soaring in Greater Manchester’s hotspots as the Prime Minister considers introducing tougher restrictions to get a grip on the Omicron variant.
02.12.2021 - 20:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
During the first lockdowns, business was so slow that hackney cab driver Yucel Polat, 44, had to work in a warehouse for eight months to support his family.
Although happy to get back behind the wheel in May, he’s not looking forward to running the gamut of the Christmas party season - especially amid rising infection rates and new mask-wearing legislation.
Yucel, 44, from Chadderton, says that since the law on mask-wearing was reinstated by Boris Johnson this week, most of his passengers are
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