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NewsYahoo News UKThe 11 UK areas where the COVID infection rate doubled last week
Of the 11 areas that saw their infections double over the same period, all were in Tier 1 except one.
NewsYahoo News UKHalloween coronavirus: Can children trick or treat in England in Tiers 1, 2 and 3?
The government has suggested that children in England can still celebrate Halloween this Saturday night.
NewsYahoo News UKHave your say: Would you break the Rule of Six at Christmas to see family?
BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire has apologised after saying she would break the rule at Christmas.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UKVictoria Derbyshire apologises for saying she would break 'rule of six' at Christmas
The 52-year-old BBC news reader had said she would break the rule in order to celebrate Christmas with all of her family together.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice break up church service and send worshippers home during Wales 'firebreak' lockdown
Wales is in the midst of a 17-day short coronavirus lockdown.
NewsYahoo News UKRule of six and 10pm curfew likely had 'zero effect' on transmission, study suggests
A study by the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the measures had no impact.
NewsYahoo News UKManchester police chief says officers won’t rule on whether pubs are serving ‘substantial meals’
Greater Manchester's Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said his officers will no longer be making decisions on the size of serving portions.
NewsYahoo News UKFamily travel five hours from Sussex to Wales - only to be turned away by police
Carmarthen Police said the family had travelled for more than five hours from Sussex, only to be turned away from Wales.
NewsYahoo News UK'People will die' without social distancing over Christmas, former Sage expert warns
Professor Neil Ferguson said the government would have to weigh up the “cost versus the benefits”.
NewsYahoo News UKWelsh government to review ban on selling non-essential items after backlash
More than 34,000 people have signed a petition urging first minister Mark Drakeford to repeal the ban.
NewsYahoo News UKTory minister denies government is planning to exempt city bankers from quarantine rules
Currently only a handful of workers are given quarantine exemptions including members of the armed forces and hauliers.
HealthYahoo News UKHerd immunity not possible - and would lead to a new wave, Sage warns government
It said totally isolating vulnerable people while the virus spread was not viable.
NewsYahoo News UKFake coronavirus marshals stealing from homes after conning their way inside
The fake marshals are pretending to check for rule breaches.
LifestyleYahoo News UKNo 10 sparks confusion by insisting Boris Johnson remains hopeful of 'family Christmas'
PM hopes Britons can spend Christmas with families despite the current coronavirus crisis, Downing Street confirms.
NewsYahoo News UKPetition to end 'free meals' for MPs gathers hundreds of thousands of signatures in 24 hours
Campaign set up after MPs voted against providing free meals for vulnerable children in England during school holidays.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: UK R rate drops slightly to between 1.2 and 1.4
Early indications that pace of spread may be slowing as growth rate of infections also drops slightly across the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKPiers Corbyn announces 'drink against curfew' event - at his own trial over breaking COVID rules
The 73-year-old protester, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was in court for joining anti-lockdown rallies.
NewsYahoo News UKHoliday home owners in the south west urged to refuse bookings from Tier 3 tourists
Hoteliers and private letters urged to turn away visitors from the north looking to escape high risk coronavirus areas.
NewsYahoo News UKWhich items are 'essential' during a supermarket shop?
The Welsh government has been urged to define what items are 'essential' after saying supermarkets can't sell certain items during the firebreak lockdown.
PoliticsYahoo News UKHave your say: Should supermarkets sell essential items only during lockdown?
Wales' First Minister has said supermarkets will only be able to sell essential items during its firebreak lockdown. What do you think?
NewsYahoo News UKNew coronavirus cases in UK above 20,000 for third day in a row
There were 21,242 new cases of coronavirus announced on Thursday, the third day in a row the number was above 20,000.
NewsYahoo News UKThe No 1 reason people break COVID rules is those who run the country don't stick to them
No 10 chief adviser Dominic Cummings and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn were both accused of breaking rules.
NewsYahoo News UKFootball team fined for pub visit 'insisted they were all in same household'
The team were at the Wouldhave pub in South Shields, South Tyneside, on Sunday night.
HealthYahoo News UKSage adviser says Boris Johnson 'not being cautious enough' day after COVID death toll hits four-month high
One of the government’s top coronavirus advisers has said Boris Johnson is not being cautious enough and warned that his three-tier local lockdown strategy will not work.
NewsYahoo News UKAndy Burnham wanted 'preferential treatment' for Greater Manchester in Tier 3 talks, government claims
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick placed the blame of talks breaking down at the Greater Manchester mayor’s feet.
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