Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The shocking impact coronavirus had on the north of England compared to the rest of the country has been laid bare in a new report.
People living in the north were nearly more likely to die from Covid - and spent almost six weeks longer in lockdown - than the rest of the country, official figures have revealed.
Northerners were also made poorer than the rest of England during the first year of the pandemic, stark analysis has concluded. READ MORE: Latest coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester as cases go up in seven boroughs A group of academics have analysed government statistics to show just how much worse the virus and the subsequent
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