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Boris Johnson 'could announce new tier four areas today'

Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement today confirming that more of England will be plunged into tier four from as early as Boxing Day. A Gold Command meeting of public health chiefs and ministers was reportedly held on Tuesday evening to discuss how to contain a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus. London and […]

‘Just abolish it now!’ BBC urged to decriminalise non-payment of TV licence fee

BBC licence fee: Over-75s have 'had enough' says campaigner Express.co.uk readers were asked whether non-payment of the BBC licence fee should be decriminalised between 12.54pm and 8.32pm today. Out of the 3,473 people who voted in the poll, a staggering 3,249 people said yes. Only 209 people disagreed that the no payment fee should be […]

Quiet exemption to Tier 4 rules means some can still see family at Christmas

A little known exemption means some families with young babies living in tier four areas will still be allowed to see their loved ones on Christmas Day. London and large parts of the south east were plunged into the new, harshest restrictions on Sunday forcing thousands to cancel their festive plans. The tier four restrictions […]

COVID-19: Where is the new coronavirus variant in the UK?

The new variant of coronavirus believed to spread much more quickly than previous strains forced vast swathes of southeast England into a Tier 4 lockdown less than a week before Christmas. But the rest of the country has been put on notice for similarly tough restrictions, and data shows the new variant – named by […]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘drip-feeding press’ with content, says expert

Meghan Markle and Harry: Dickie Arbiter discusses privacy Meghan Markle, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, stepped down as senior members of the Royal Family in March. Since then, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made media appearances, signed a deal with Netflix and launched their own Spotify podcast. Royal expert Dickie Arbiter said it […]

WHO Europe to convene members over new coronavirus variant

COPENHAGEN (AFP) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Europe said on Tuesday (Dec 22) it would convene its members to discuss how to handle a new variant of the novel coronavirus discovered in Britain. Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe said on Twitter that the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the […]

Four convicted of murdering two 17-year-olds at birthday party in Milton Keynes

Two men in their twenties and two teenage boys have been found guilty of murdering two 17-year-olds in a “ferocious” ambush at a birthday party. Ben Gillham-Rice was fatally stabbed at a house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, while the second victim Dom Ansah ran from the property and suffered a “frenzied” attack nearby, later […]