Specsavers to keep its Monklands stores open during latest coronavirus lockdown

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 360 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 355.8 in the week ending January

In her first interview since having a bum lift and liposuction, TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou has opened up on the true risks of the surgery.The 26-year-old spoke exclusively to new magazine about jetting to Turkey to have high definition liposuction, and what’s widely considered one of the most dangerous procedures ever – a Brazilian bum lift. “I had laser liposuction and BBL [Brazilian bum lift],” Yazmin explained.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 370 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 367.9 in the week ending January

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direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen again in Greater Manchester.The spread of infection has slowed in nine out of 10 boroughs.Experts say the impact of the third national lockdown is starting to be reflected in Public Health England's infection rate data.The overall figure for Greater Manchester has fallen by 14pc to 392.2 per 100,000 for the seven days ending January 15.It is still lower than the average rate for England, which stands at 495.4 for the same week.The

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rates have fallen in nine out of 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.Bolton is the only area in the region where the transmission rate has increased.Public Health England have released the most up-to-date figures for the seven days ending January 14.Health experts say England is beginning to see the effects of national lockdown measures.Yet Prof Powis, NHS medical director, said it would be a number of weeks before current lockdown measures would begin

direct to your inboxThe spread of coronavirus appears to be slowing down in Greater Manchester following a third national lockdown.While the infection rate is levelling in parts of the region, some neighbourhoods are still virus hotspots. An interactive map shows the number of positive Covid test results in each neighbourhood across the country using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

direct to your inboxOnly one borough in Greater Manchester has recorded a rising infection rate, the latest Government data confirms.Bolton is the only borough to see an increase in the spread of the virus in the week ending January 13.The town now has an infection rate of 381.2 per 100,000 people in its population, an increase of 9pc.The overall infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the second day running to 402.0, a drop of 4pc.The spread of the virus has slowed nationally too.

direct to your inboxThe week-on-week coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester has fallen for the first time since before Christmas.Figures released today (Saturday) by Public Health England revealed there were 410.9 positive tests in Greater Manchester for every 100,000 people in the week ending January 12, which was the first full week of the national lockdown.The rate was 2.3 per cent down compared to the infection rate for the previous week (420.5).The last time the week-on-week

Graham’s shop also now contains more than 200 photographs of local residents to show community support for all who live there and those who have died from Covid during the past nine months.And he has a message for villagers to get them through the pandemic: “Look out for, and look after, each other.”

direct to your inboxPeople in England are nearly a week into the third national lockdown imposed on the country this month. The Prime Minister announced on Monday that the toughest measures to combat the spread of coronavirus would be reintroduced as cases surged across the country.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester have surged by 90pc in a week.And cases have doubled in seven days in Wigan, Manchester and Salford according to the latest figures from Public Health England.The rate of infection in Greater Manchester (412.7 cases per 100,000 people) remains below the national average (671.9), as of January 4.But escalating rates of infection are appearing in every borough of the region.In Wigan, the area with the highest rates of

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases are continuing to rise across Greater Manchester as the government starts the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.Our region currently has a Covid-19 infection rate of 374.8 per 100,000 people in the week ending January 3.That’s a 73.4 per cent increase on the previous week.However the regional rate here is still far below that of London - where it was 971 on January 1.Across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs the upward trend in infection rates is

direct to your inboxSome services and facilities in Tameside are closing or changing how they operate during the country’s third coronavirus lockdown.Frontline services like bin collections, gritting, street collections, as well as social care services will continue as normal with hundreds of staff continuing to work in the community.Libraries in Tameside will not be open for general use and browsing, however online services, the order and collect service and the home library service will

Greater Manchester hospitals could face a surge in patients in the coming fortnight.The number of coronavirus patients in UK hospitals is now over 30,000 and today a further 1,041 Covid-19 deaths were announced - the highest daily total since April.Boris Johnson today proposed legislation that will allow England's third national lockdown to run until March 31 but he warned that the restrictions are unlikely to be lifted wholesale and that there will be an easing back into local tiers if

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.

coronavirus lockdown in England. Many shoppers will be wondering if they can still visit some of the most popular high street homeware stores - and what they'll be allowed to buy if they are open.

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