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Image copyright Getty Images People arriving from Singapore and Thailand in England and Scotland will not need to quarantine from Saturday morning, the government has said. They have been added to the list of “travel corridor” countries. But travellers coming from Slovenia and Guadeloupe will have to self-isolate for two …

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. We’ll have another update for you on Friday morning. 1. New restrictions in north-east England Almost two million people in north-east England will be banned from mixing with other households and pubs will close early …

Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightReuters image captionThe Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham council areas are affected Almost two million people in north-east England will be banned from meeting other households as Covid cases rise. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the temporary restrictions will …

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Pubs which only serve drink have not been allowed to reopen in Northern Ireland Drink-only pubs in Northern Ireland are set to be allowed to open from Wednesday 23 September, BBC News NI understands. But local restrictions are to be imposed on people living …

Image copyright Getty Images Government plans to amend a controversial bill that overrides sections of the Brexit divorce deal have been rejected by former Tory leader Lord Howard. The peer said the compromise between No 10 and Tory MPs “isn’t enough” for him to back it in the House of …

Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightGoogle image captionEight members of staff at Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads CE Primary School contracted Covid-19 after a party A head teacher has blamed staff for an outbreak of Covid-19 at his school after they attended a party. Eight members of staff at Bacup Holy …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rhondda residents have expressed their concerns about coronavirus as the county returns to lockdown There is a “high risk” that a spike in covid cases will lead to more hospital admissions and deaths in locked down areas of Wales, it has been warned. Dr …

Image copyright PA Media More than 100 people have been advised to self isolate by Scotland’s new contact tracing app, Nicola Sturgeon has revealed. Protect Scotland became available to download free on to a smart phone from Apple’s App Store or Google Play on 10 September. Since then more than …

Image copyright Getty Images Nearly two in three adults are now travelling to work, as some employers ask their staff to return to offices during the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that 62% of adults reported commuting to work last week. That compares with 36% in late …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Caerphilly still has the highest case rate in Wales Six weeks ago, there were fears of a local lockdown in Wrexham. The local hospital was dealing with 63 coronavirus cases, the area had easily the highest infection rate in Wales and hundreds went to …