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The system will replace legislation on local lockdowns.

The experts also advised that all university teaching should be online unless face-to-face teaching is ‘absolutely essential’.

The British Beer and Pub Association said new local lockdown restrictions will result in permanent closures.

Boris Johnson had said the system would be ‘world beating’.

Peers had made the change to block the import of foodstuffs produced abroad with lower animal welfare standards.

The short period of lockdown is intended to ‘return (Covid-19) incidence to low levels’.

England’s chief medical officer said that flexibility in the new system could mean stricter curbs in some areas.

He urged people to follow ‘the basic stuff’ such as social distancing and testing.

The Government is seeking to overturn changes made by peers to the Agriculture Bill.

Dean Edwards, 43, was a father-of-four who was gunned down in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.

The city’s high infection rate coincides with a total of 1,530 cases at the University of Nottingham.

The Government has said about 40% of all coronavirus cases in England are in the north-west of the country.

The Prime Minister launched the new system of alerts for England, with the Liverpool city region placed in the most serious category.

Even Santa was sporting a face covering at the launch.

Andy Street, a Conservative, was reacting after Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton were placed in Tier 2.

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Pub managers described their heartbreak and anger.

The Prime Minister has announced a three-tier approach to coronavirus restrictions in England.

It comes as global health leaders said the concept of herd immunity is ‘unethical’.

Campaigners believe as many as three million freelance and self-employed workers have been unable to claim on the Government’s support schemes.