Coronavirus news – live: Quarantine rules for travellers returning from Turkey and Poland as new social lockdowns announced

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced new quarantine rules for travellers returning from Turkey, Poland and three Caribbean islands following increases in the rate of Covid-19 cases in those countries.

Travellers arriving in the UK from those countries after 4am on Saturday will need to self-isolate for 14 days.

It came as new restrictions on households mixing were announced for Liverpool city region, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough in a bid to curb rising coronavirus infections.