The areas that could be free from Tier 3 next week as Covid rates drop - and where's at risk of tighter restrictions

Media and entertainment stocks sank Monday as the market shrugged off both a long awaited stimulus package that included $15 billion for arts and culture and the global march of vaccinations, focusing instead, and again, on virus fears after health officials in Britain revealed a new strain of the coronavirus said to be 70% more transmittable.

direct to your inbox The latest figures showing the most recent  coronavirus  infection rate for every local authority area in England have been released.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester have continued to creep up.The rate of infection in our region is up 3.4 per cent week-on-week as of December 16, according to the latest figures.In London, where tough Tier 4 measures have been introduced, infection rates are up 114 per cent week-on-week.‘Christmas bubbles' in London have been cancelled and people are being urged to stay at home. It marks a huge u-turn for the government, who until yesterday planned to relax

direct to your inboxParts of England are set to move into Tier 4, the Prime Minister has announced. A new coronavirus alert level has been created after a new variant of the virus was discovered in the UK which is spreading through London, Essex and Kent.

direct to your inboxChristmas bubbles have been cancelled in London and the South East - but Greater Manchester residents will still be able to meet other households on Christmas Day only.Those living in the capital and the South East of England will be plunged into newly created Tier 4 restrictions from Sunday (December 20).They will not be allowed to form bubbles over the Christmas period as originally promised by the Prime Minister or mix indoors outside of their own households.Tier 4

direct to your inboxAll ten boroughs of Greater Manchester are now registering a lower coronavirus infection rate than the national average - although rates are increasing in some boroughs.The latest NHS data released today (Thursday) revealed 218.8 positive tests for every 100,000 people during the week to December 13 across England, an increase of 39 per cent compared to the previous week.Much of that spike is associated with a significant increase in cases in London, which registered 358.7

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has fallen in Greater Manchester - but it is soaring in London.The latest figures from Public Health England reveal there were 154.9 positive tests for every 100,000 people in Greater Manchester for the week ending December 11, a fall of four per cent compared to the previous week.During the same period, the infection rate in London soared by 61 per cent to 296.8 - double that in Greater Manchester.Government scientists are trying to establish

Bakar links up with fellow Londoner Lancey Foux for a night of fun in the freewheeling video for their latest collaboration, "Play." The song is a laidback roller and the vibe is matched by a visual shot around the duo's hometown. Directors Joe Kennedy, Ben Bainbridge, and Jamie Flatters, catch the pair driving late at night, flexing on anyone they come across and tucking into junk food in the back seat.

NBC’s staged musical presentation of Dr Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! starring Matthew Morrison delivered a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and and 2.50 million viewers Wednesday night, numbers well off of the network’s yearly Rockefeller Center holiday special last week.