Heartbreaking moment girl, 7, sobs ‘I just want to learn’ after lockdown shuts schools

direct to your inboxA government minister has suggested when a ‘gradual’ easing of lockdown restrictions will begin in England.Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi told BBC Breakfast this morning that the national lockdown is not expected to be lifted until early March.Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the coronavirus lockdown would be reviewed in mid-February when he announced it earlier this month.Mr Zahawi said: “If we take the mid-February target, two weeks after that you get your protection, pretty much, for the Pfizer/BioNTech, three weeks for the Oxford/AstraZeneca, you are protected.“One of the things we don’t know yet, and the deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam is on record as saying ‘look give me a couple of months

The government could start lifting the current lockdown as soon as early March under a three-point plan.

direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister and the Chief Medical officer have given cautious predictions as to when lockdown could be lifted.Boris Johnson and Professor Christ Whitty were quizzed about the easing of restrictions at the Downing Street press conference today.Mr Johnson said that only once the most vulnerable have been vaccinated by mid-February 'we will think about what steps we could take to lift the restrictions'.He continued: “What we can’t have is any false sense of security so that we, as it were, lift the restrictions altogether and then the disease really runs riot in the younger generations.”Prof Whitty said it is “very likely” that the situation will improve by the spring but cautioned that it would not be completely

Boris Johnson faces a leadership threat from his own MPs if he doesn't set out a path away from lockdown, a former Minister has warned.

Matt Baker: Countryfile star opens up on past 'struggles'The Government teamed up with Boots and independent pharmacies to launch the new scheme today.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “As we once again have to ask people across the country to stay at home to tackle this virus, it’s vital that we take action to protect those for whom home is not a safe space.“That is why we have launched this scheme, supported by pharmacies up and down the country, to give some of the most vulnerable people in society a critical lifeline – making sure they have access to the support they need and keep them safe from harm.”The codeword scheme will be promoted using discreet social media adverts and paid search.According to the Government website, pharmacies

national lockdown, after Boris Johnson announced strict new measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus. People in England will now only be allowed to leave the house for one of five reasons:Non-essential retailers will be shut in the whole of England, together with gyms, hairdressers, sports facilities, pubs and restaurants.All primary and secondary schools will close from Tuesday, Jan 5 until at least mid-February and GCSE and A-level exams face cancellation for a second year.The new measures are the strictest since those imposed in March last year.Here's our guide to which shops are open now.All non-essential retail must close.

Tory PM repeated his mantra that the SNP had promised the 2014 vote would be a “once in a generation” event and said it would be “deranged” to hand back control of fisheries to the EU. But goaded by the SNP MP that he was “speaking an utter load of rubbish”, the Prime Minister changed tactics and asked why there should be a referendum at all.

Schools in areas with high coronavirus rates could remain closed after the February half term, Gavin Williamson has hinted.

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase in most parts of the country - fears are on the rise that England's third lockdown could still be tightened.

ZAYN Malik's sister Waliyha asked her followers to help fix her eyebrows today even though the country is in lockdown. The 22-year-old posted from inside a car: "Does anyone know anyone who can do my eyebrows today? It's an emergency." The request goes against the government's strict lockdown rules that state "personal care facilities such as hair, beauty, tanning and nail salons must also close.

Priti Patel has warned police will enforce breaches of lockdown - after 45,000 fines issued to members of the public who have flouted the rules.

Boris Johnson announced the latest measures to help curb coronavirus infections.

Trying to understand how far you can travel for exercise is a question many people have been trying to work out since the third national lockdown began.

A distraught mum said she was made to feel like a criminal after being 'ambushed' by police and slapped with a £30 fine while out for a walk at a Welsh beauty spot.

Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU saw workers from some professions being allowed to travel on business without the need to apply for a visa. However, musicians and their crew were not covered in the deal, adding huge costs to future tours of the continent – which would prevent rising and developing UK talent from being able to afford to do so, creating a potential “glass ceiling” and threatening the stability of the £5.8 billion music industry.Last month, a petition calling for Europe-wide visa-free touring for musicians was launched and has since received over 250,000 signatures.

Emily Andrea admits she's not sure lockdown will be enough to beat the Covid-19 crisis – after Boris Johnson plunged the country into a third one earlier this month. The doctor opened up in her column with OK! revealing: "We’re in a national lockdown now and I think it’s good we’ve taken action, because things would have only got worse, but I don’t have much confidence that lockdown actually works.

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Lockdown restrictions may need to be tightened in the next 24 hours, Keir Starmer has warned.

his promise of returning to his PE With Joe YouTube series with the country plunged into another lockdown, as he got back to the burpees and Pikachus today.We can only imagine Louis Theroux is loving life as fitness icon Joe began his latest round of tri-weekly workouts a week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country, yet again, to stay at home, filming his latest spirited workout from his loungeroom in London.‘I’m going to be here as long as you need me…I’m out of breath, but I’m glad I’m back,’ Joe said, as he launched into a cartwheel and roly-poly when arriving on camera.As Joe began his warm-up, people began tuning into the live-stream in big numbers, with 100,000 on the counter just a few minutes in.

People exercising and going to the supermarket face a further crackdown as the government tightens up enforcement of lockdown rules.

Pubs may remain closed for a further five months due to fears over social distancing, it's emerged.