Almost all of England faces strict coronavirus measures when the national lockdown ends on 2 December.

Andy Burnham said, if Covid rates continue to fall, he will push for Greater Manchester to go into tier two.

Former Treasury official Dan Rosenfield’s appointment comes after a period of upheaval in Downing Street.

Details of restrictions for local authority areas in England are set out by the government.

Government guidance says the bubbles should contain a maximum of eight people over the age of 11.

But in Scotland infection rates appear to be rising, according to Office for National Statistics data.

The chancellor said that he could not justify a wage rise for all public sector workers.

Police are looking into the “incredibly distressing incident” outside a school in Telford.

Abdalraouf Abdallah, convicted of terror offences, has refused to discuss his relationship with Salman Abedi.

London and Liverpool will be placed in Tier 2 of England’s new system of COVID-19 restrictions, but Birmingham and Manchester will be in Tier 3.