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First Minister also announced a strict travel ban between Scotland and the rest of the UK and the world.

Fifteen million people will tonight go into the strictest local lockdown of the pandemic so far,  Boris Johnson has announced.

direct to your inboxEmergency Tier 4 rules will come into force in areas of England, it has been announced.All current Tier 3 areas in London and South East, will be moved into the new, more restrictive tier, just days after being placed under 'very high' alert.This will be a big blow to millions as it comes just days before the new five-day 'Christmas window' was due to come into force across the UK.It comes after chief medical officer Professor Christ Whitty issued a statement on a new variant of the virus in the UK which is spreading through London, Essex and Kent. He said the UK has informed the World Health Organisation that the new variant coronavirus, which was first mentioned by Matt Hancock on Monday, can spread more rapidly.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced. A further 572 people have tested positive for the virus overnight bringing the total number of cases to 110,612 across the country.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A retired gardener has become the first care home resident to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Renfrewshire.Frank Cooke rolled up his jumper and took the shot in his left arm yesterday morning.And the 71-year-old said: “It feels good.“We have all been waiting for this moment for some time.“I was delighted to be asked to take it first.

Three children who lost their grandmother and two uncles from Covid in just five days have been given a brief taste of happiness.

The emotional winter mid-season finale of Grey’s Anatomy left viewers faced with a heartbreaking cliffhanger and a question mark over whether Meredith Grey will return.

direct to your inboxThe World Health Organisation has urged people not to visit family and friends this Christmas as it is 'not worth the risk' of catching Covid-19.With more than two-thirds of England’s population to be living under Tier 3 measures from Saturday as the UK Government tries to stem rising infections, WHO said 'the safest thing to do right now is to remain at home'.But restrictions will still be relaxed between December 23 and 27 when three households will be allowed to meetDr Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said: "There remains a difference between what you are being permitted to do by your authorities and what you should do."In a statement, he said: "We have a few more months of sacrifice ahead and can behave

Millions of school children will get an extra week at home after the Christmas holidays so schools can start rolling out Covid testing.

Noel Gallagher is not a fan of the British royal family.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the series premiere of “The Stand,” streaming now on CBS All Access.In adapting Stephen King’s 1300-plus page novel “The Stand” for a nine-episode limited series on CBS All Access, showrunner Benjamin Cavell wanted to take a non-linear approach, in part because he didn’t want to spend multiple episodes dealing with the pandemic in the story before getting to the meat of specific characters’ journeys to learn how the Dark Man, a.k.a.

Jeremih is opening up about his battle with coronavirus.

The coronavirus has taken away a lot in 2020, but for students and teachers in one West Virginia district, the virus can’t take away the first snow day of the year.  On Tuesday afternoon, Jefferson County Schools published a letter saying that its schools would be totally closed on Wednesday for the first snow day of the year.  The letter, signed by Superintendent Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson, said that the day off would be a chance for families to enjoy time together after a year of "seemingly endless loss." "For generations, families have greeted the first snow day of the year with joy," Gibson wrote.

A newborn baby who was one of the UK's youngest coronavirus patients will celebrate her first Christmas.

mum has admitted she told her daughter her Elf of the Shelf had died of coronavirus so she didn't have to do it this year. Mummy blogger Evie Farrell told her daughter that her elf would not be returning to their home on December 1 for the run up to Christmas because he had caught the deadly virus.

coronavirus strain has spread to Scotland, according to the latest data from the Scottish Government. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that nine cases of the new Covid variant have been identified in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board region.

Kate Moss’ younger sister Lottie has apologised after calling herself a coronavirus super spreader.The 22 year old younger sister of the supermodel said she’s “still young and dumb and learning” after she received backlash for making the comment on a boozy night out with friends. Lottie, who was romantically linked to Roman Kemp earlier this year, filmed herself on an Instagram Live video kissing two of her female friends.

Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board region - which covers a large geographic area in the west of the country - this week.

London mayor Sadiq Khan hit out at Boris Johnson as he reminded Good Morning Britain viewers that the Christmas rules are not "mandatory."

direct to your inboxTrafford’s Director for Public Health has urged caution as the number of cases of COVID-19 have started to ‘creep up again’ since the end of the national lockdown.Eleanor Roaf gave an update to Trafford council’s public engagement board on Monday morning – two days before the Government is due to make a decision over which tier the borough will be placed in.She said: “We are doing well in Trafford and our numbers have come down, but since the end of the lockdown, we’re now starting to see our numbers creeping back up again.“From having 20 to 25 people a day testing positive last week, we’re up into the mid 40s this week.“We know from last time that when we start seeing that spread it can happen quite quickly.

Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill owner Angela Marsden offered to help make lawmakers aware Monday of the plight of restaurant owners and workers in the absence of additional coronavirus aid. "If I could, I would bring me and other business owners and tell them again to focus on people and faces," Mardsen told "Bill Hemmer Reports".