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NewsYahoo News UKHeadteacher threatens to ban children from school if they break lockdown rules
Martine Buckley, the headteacher at Yew Tree Community School in Oldham, Greater Manchester, said a number of pupils are currently breaking the rules.
NewsYahoo News UKNew Zealand is now hosting massive gigs with thousands of people
Crowds of thousands are attending festivals and gigs in New Zealand while Brits can barely leave their homes.
NewsYahoo News UKCouple issued fines over 260-mile round trip to Yorkshire for Sunday lunch
North Yorkshire Police said the pair had decided to travel to York 'to look for something to eat'.
NewsYahoo News UKAirport arrivals 'face £1,500 hotel bill' under incoming England COVID quarantine rules
The government is set to announce a plan for quarantine hotels for arrivals from certain countries.
NewsYahoo News UKHave your say: Should schools reopen after half-term?
The government is under increasing pressure to allow children back to school.
HealthYahoo News UKMatt Hancock to lead Downing Street press conference today
The health secretary will lead a Downing Street press conference on Monday evening, No 10 has said.
NewsYahoo News UKBoris Johnson intends to ease lockdown restrictions 'where he can' in three weeks' time
Boris Johnson intends to start easing some coronavirus lockdown restrictions 'where he can' on 15 February, his spokesman has confirmed.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice clear customers buying milk from farm shop vending machine with 'COVID fines warning'
Police officers visit the site every day, its owners said.
BusinessYahoo News UKSalon owner facing £17,000 in fines for breaching November lockdown suggests she will reopen on January 30
Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey Hairdressing in Bradford, West Yorkshire, has suggested she will reopen again on January 30 despite already facing £17,000 in fines for breaching COVID rules.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice break up Birmingham student party which 'some guests travelled 200 miles for'
A crowd of around 50 people was dispersed at the address in Lower Loveday Street, Birmingham, on Friday.
NewsYahoo News UKOver £15,000 worth of fines issued and police injured after hundreds of people attend two huge parties in London
Police had to break up two huge parties attended by hundreds of people in London at the weekend.
NewsYahoo News UKUK vaccines adviser examining claims protection from first Pfizer jab could be as low as 33%
The immunity offered by the Pfizer vaccine after a single jab was previously estimated to be "around 90%".
PoliticsYahoo News UKMatt Hancock says 'we're a long, long, long way' from lockdown measures easing
The health secretary warned the NHS is still under pressure from high COVID infection rates.
HealthYahoo News UK‘Natter bench’ installed to allow lonely people to talk while socially distanced
It is hoped the bench will bring together people who have been isolated during the pandemic.
NewsYahoo News UKMoment police find people hiding in cupboard during illegal student party
The footage showed party-goers coming out of their hiding place when they were rumbled by officers.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice officers injured breaking up ‘incredibly selfish’ Chelsea party of more than 200 people
Several units had to be deployed to the venue on Beauchamp Place where more than 200 people were attending an illegal party.
NewsYahoo News UKThe 32 areas of England where new COVID cases are still increasing
COVID-19 cases are going up in areas like Preston, Redditch, West Devon and Coventry, according to the latest data.
NewsYahoo News UKPatrick Vallance warns UK death rate is 'awful' and COVID could be around forever
Vallance, Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson painted a sober picture of the weeks and months to come.
NewsYahoo News UKThe 9 areas of England where 1 in 20 people could have had COVID last week
The nine areas with highest numbers of coronavirus infections all lie in London or the North West of England.
NewsYahoo News UKChina faces largest COVID outbreak since March
Mass outbreak sees stringent measures introduced with just a month to go until Chinese New Year celebrations.
NewsYahoo News UKOne in 55 people in England had COVID last week after slight decrease in infections
It is estimated that more than one million people in England are currently infected with coronavirus.
NewsYahoo News UKPolice break up wedding attended by 150 people at school in north London
The Met Police said officers found 400 people at a wedding at a school on Egerton Road, Stamford Hill, north London on Thursday night.
PoliticsYahoo News UKHave your say: Should people be paid £500 if they test positive for COVID?
People in England could be given £500 if they test positive for coronavirus in a bid to encourage them to stay at home at follow self-isolation rules.
NewsYahoo News UKNew £800 COVID fine for people having house parties during lockdown, Priti Patel says
'Such irresponsible behaviour poses a significant threat to public health,' the home secretary said.
NewsYahoo News UKMan breaks COVID rules to drive 350 miles for a kebab - before crashing on way home
The father did not have insurance or a licence, police said.
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