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Scottish Government has published coronavirus infection rates for each local authority area across the country. Weekly data released by Public Health Scotland shows the seven-day positive rate per 100,000 population for the week between December 28 and January 3 across the country was 290.8.

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

coronavirus infection rates increasing in all regions, along with the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals, any changes are likely to involve areas moving up a tier rather than down.In Greater Manchester, infection rates are continuing to rise in nine out of the ten boroughs.A decision was understood to be made at a meeting of the Government’s Covid-19 Operations committee on Tuesday evening, which was chaired by Boris Johnson.Pressure has been mounting on ministers to expand Tier 4

Justin Bieber has announced that he will close out 2020 with a New Year’s Eve livestream gig.The “arena sized” event will see the ‘Yummy’ singer accompanied by a five-piece band and a crew of dancers.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a new tool that would help L.A. County residents be more cautious amid the dark periods of the coronavirus pandemic.

direct to your inboxHospital bosses in Greater Manchester are meeting today (December 21) for a rapid review of testing, site access and visiting rules in light of a new variant of coronavirus in the UK.Northern Care Alliance (NCA) - the NHS group which runs hospitals and other health care services in Salford, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale - will today decide whether its infection prevention control measures must be strengthened.It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that the new

Bolton Council has said that people in the borough need to 'pull together' over Christmas in order to avoid any further lockdowns. Yesterday, Boris Johnson announced that plans to ease restrictions for five days over the festive period would have to be cancelled due to rising case numbers.

Nigella Lawson says it's okay, and her word is gospel when it comes to Christmas cooking. Even the cauliflower cheese can be mostly made on Christmas Eve, if you're having it.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson and his ministers are tonight considering further festive restrictions in an effort to combat a new mutant strain of Covid-19 impacting London and the South East.Reports suggest the Prime Minister could make a new announcement tomorrow regarding the mutation of the virus, which is estimated to be up to 50 per cent more contagious.

Paris Hilton, 39, is a glorious sight to see in her new holiday-themed Coach campaign photos! The blonde beauty sat on an inflatable green chair and promoted The Swinger bag in the snapshots while wearing a long-sleeved bright green leather jacket, black leather pants, and black boots. She also had the Coach purse on her shoulder as her long blonde hair was down and straight, and some large silver and rose gold chain-link balloons as well as a pink Christmas tree could be seen behind her.