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It started so well.

Perth and Kinross dropped in the week up until Boxing Day, according to new figures.

A mother-of-nine contracted Covid-19 twice within four months and is still suffering the effects of the second bout of the virus months later.

A Chicago family says one haircut led to the coronavirus-related deaths of their two parents after the illness ripped through several family members within days. Joe Bruno, the son of Mike and Carol Bruno, said his sister, who works in a hair salon, had tested negative for the virus right before Thanksgiving and then quarantined for several days before heading to his apartment with their mother Carol to give him a haircut, WECT.com reported.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have risen again in Greater Manchester with nine out of the region's ten boroughs recording increases.The overall rate for Greater Manchester has reached 203.9 per 100,000 people - a considerable increase of 24 per cent week on week.The latest data released by Public Health England confirms that the virus is spreading at an accelerating pace in our region.The national average rose again to 392.1 per 100,000 in the week ending December 24 (the most recent set of data available).Bury has the highest rate of all areas with a rate of 246.1 per 100,000 in the week ending December 24 - an increase of 27 per cent.Transmission of the virus has risen sharply again in Trafford with a whopping 60 per

straight to your inboxIt sounded an incredibly bleak forecast on Boxing Day when Steve Bruce said that he hoped Manchester City's two positive cases would not leap into double figures. With the situation so severe that Pep Guardiola's squad did not play their next fixture - becoming just the second Premier League team after Newcastle to call off a game this season - the Blues can only hope that they are not as badly damaged by the virus as Bruce's group have been.

Michelle Keegan has given fans a glimpse into her Christmas at home with Mark Wright and joked she's put lipstick on for her "100th visit to fridge".

This has been far from a typical year, and 2020’s Christmas Day greeting from Prince William and Kate Middleton is definitely reflective of that.

Mark Wright's mum Carol has shared her devastation at not seeing her family this Christmas.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases in Greater Manchester continue to rise, with a 12pc increase recorded in a week.The infection rate for the region as a whole now stands at 178.3 cases per 100,000 people, as of December 20.Despite trends heading in the wrong direction, transmission rates in the region remain far lower than other parts of the country, according to data from Public Health England.The average rate for England is 351.7 cases per 100,000 people, representing a 59pc increase on the week before.In London, where a more contagious form of the virus has been spreading, the infection rate stands at 699.6 cases per 100,000 people.Rates in the capital have spiked by 93pc in a week. Cases are rising in seven out of Greater

here"I’m getting out homeless and I don’t know where I’m going to end up today. I could be on the streets for Christmas."For 2021, I’m going to try and stay out of trouble and hopefully try to sort my life out."Being locked inside the 20-year-old category B prison has been very different during the pandemic.

Sharon Osbourne has returned back home to husband Ozzy in time for Christmas following her COVID battle. The 68-year-old isolated away from the Black Sabbath star, 72, after being diagnosed with the virus earlier this month.

coronavirus infection rate in one part of Bolton surged by more than 300 percent in the space of a week. In Blackrod and Butterwick Fields, 25 cases were recorded in the week ending December 17 - an increase of 316.7pc from the week previous.

Gemma Collins has shared her fears for her father’s life after he fell ill with Covid.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that travelers from the U.K. will receive a quarantine order as well as a  home visit from a sheriff’s deputy -- as part of an aggressive effort to prevent that spread of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus.

link.“We have called for a move to remote learning either side of the holidays as a circuit-breaker, so it would have made sense for all schools to have moved immediately to remote platforms.“The lateness of the decision will present some planning challenges for teachers, and adequate time will be required to make the switch to remote learning.”The news of the switch to distanced learning has been supported by local parent councils.Fiona Adamson, of Burnside Primary’s parent council, said: “I think in everyone’s heart of hearts that we know it’s the right decision.“Burnside has been very good so far, but I would have been concerned about what happened when the schools come back if the virus is spreading again.“It’s impossible to adhere to

Bolton Wanderers boss Evatt believes positive tests will be returned in the EFL following the festive period. He said: “I don’t think any of us can predict what’s going to happen next.

Large parts of the UK will join London and parts of the South East in Tier 4 from Boxing Day, the Mirror understands.

Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated the U.K. and raised fears of food shortages.

The faster-spreading new variant of coronavirus is "almost certainly" in most European countries already, a top UK expert has said.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Homeware stores and garden centres in Lanarkshire are to close from Boxing Day with the exception of click and collect.Members of the public within level 4 are also being urged to stay close to home where possible to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.The stricter definition of essential retailers and new stay at home message have been introduced to help tackle the new variant of the virus which can spread far more quickly and easily.The changes were announced during a statement to Parliament by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.She said:“Given the severity of the situation we face and the need to limit interactions as much as possible, we intend to