The two coronavirus rules getting scrapped this week as Plan B ends - and the changes still to come

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed "baseline" covid restrictions will remain in place across Scotland.

It’s been a tough few weeks for Boris Johnson as the ‘partygate’ scandal continues to spiral out of control.

Boris 'Bozo' Johnson got the spanking of his political life by Sue Gray today.The grovelling PM was tonight battling for credibility after the Partygate report lashed a “failure of leadership and judgement” at the heart of Downing Street.Scotland Yard cops are poring through 300 photos and 500 documents around the scandal as the “disgusting” leader continued to refuse to resign.Bozo issued a pitiful “sorry” in the House of Commons after the damning publication of the much-awaited Partygate inquiry by Whitehall enforcer Ms Gray called out poor leadership.He also vowed to “fix it” as his government was blasted for holding 16 shindigs in lockdown – 12 of which are now subject to a lockdown-busting criminal behaviour probe by the Met. They include the Prime Minister’s birthday celebrations and a gathering in his Downing Street flat.Top civil servant Ms Gray’s report is a watered-down version of her inquiry after her findings were severely censored and redacted by the Met due to the ongoing police probe.

The Mirror.Despite that, prosecutor Nathan Paine-Davey saidthat her offence was enough to charge her for being involved in holding the gathering.At the time the country was just days into a lockdown which prevented any sort of mass gatherings indoor and out.The prosecutor said: “This relates to November 7 and 8. The defendant has been charged with an offence against the public protection coronavirus restrictions regulations which were in force on November 5, 2020.”Eric Kawoya, defending, said Innerarity had been asked by two friends named if they could borrow her sound equipment.He told the court his client did not know the equipment would be used for a party.Mr Kawoya added: “She packed them in the car and drove to the venue.

pub broke Covid social distancing rules, local council chiefs have claimed. Ye Old Axe on Hackney Road, east London was slapped with a £1,000 fine for various breaches of coronavirus rules last year.As the venue applies to renew its sexual establishment licence, its shortcomings from last year have been revealed.

"I'm still wearing mine, it's still with us isn't it" says Chris Wardle as he pulls his screwed-up black cloth face mask from his coat pocket.

Sainsbury's and Waitrose are asking people to continue to wear a face covering in their stores when restrictions ease in England on Thursday.A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "Safety remains our highest priority."From Thursday, we're asking our customers and colleagues in England to continue to wear a face covering in our stores if they are able to."In Scotland and Wales face coverings remain mandatory for those who can wear them in our stores, in line with the latest government restrictions."They added: "We continue to have a range of safety measures in all of our stores, including screens and sanitising stations."John Lewis and sister company Waitrose are also "suggesting" customers and staff should wear a face covering when inside their stores.Another high street giant, electronics specialists Currys, is asking staff to wear masks in-store. A release from the company said it would "continue to assess our approach based on infection rates and colleague feedback".Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.USDAW, the retail workers’ trade union is also urging shoppers to "observe Covid safety measures”as much as possible in order to protect its 360,000 members.

Coronavirus infections skyrocketed during the end of 2021 and early 2022 due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Last week (Wednesday 19 January) saw Boris Johnson bring an end to working from home - an enforcement re-intoduced to help combat the rising Omicron wave in December.

Boris Johnson is facing more backlash after reports emerged of another party being held at Downing Street during the first lockdown.

coronavirus.Covid-19 began spreading rapidly once the new Omicron variant emerged.In early January, cases soared past the 200,000 mark despite Plan B restrictions that were put in place in England.Thankfully, although they are still high, the number of confirmed cases are much lower than they were at the beginning of the year.They are now down to 88,447 as of January 25, up from the previous day's figure of 78,317.Boris Johnson and his Cabinet are hoping this means the variant has now peaked, while some experts feel the changes still present a risk.As a result, restrictions that have affected when we wear a face mask and the way we act in shops, nightclubs and other public places are being lifted.So what are the changes?As the clock ticks down on Plan B restrictions, people can legally stop wearing them in public indoor spaces from Thursday January 27; Plan B expires the day before.The Prime Minister has already announced they no longer had to be worn inside the classroom by secondary school pupils and staff, but now people do not have to wear them in indoor public places if they so choose.People can still wear masks if they want to.Johnson said they now hope to be able to allow Plan B measures to expire and move to 'Plan A' Covid rules.The PM said: "The Cabinet concluded that because of the extraordinary booster campaign together with the way the public have responded to the Plan B measures - we can return to Plan A in England and allow Plan B regulations to expire."This means the end of NHS Covid passes needed for large venues and work-from-home guidance has already been scrapped.Venues can choose to enforce the use of Covid passes on entry to their venue if they wish to do so.People will be able to visit care homes

Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on coronavirus today as Omicron restrictions in Scotland are finally scrapped.

From 'BYOB' to cheese and wine in the No 10 garden, the list of alleged government lockdown-busting parties continues to grow.

Boris Johnson has confirmed that fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in England will no longer have to take a coronavirus test.

Boris Johnson has scrapped covid tests for vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK signalling a move towards a return to more normal summer holidays.

Boris Johnson has announced coronavirus passports and mandatory face masks are to be scrapped in England as Plan B measures are lifted.

Boris Johnson has announced that Plan B restrictions put in place to tackle Omicron are coming to an end.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced in Parliament that Plan B rules in England are to be scrapped.

The sudden announcement that masks would no longer be required in secondary schools from today came as somewhat of a shock to education leaders.

Boris Johnson has announced a relaxation of Covid rules, with certain measures set to be dropped over the next week.

The mandatory use of face coverings in certain public spaces will come to an end next week.