Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has confirmed the national lockdown will end on December 2nd. Speaking virtually to the House of Commons the PM said: “For the first time since this retched virus took hold, we can see a way out.” He says the “scientific cavalry” is on it’s way. When the lockdown ends, non-essential shops,…
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram are hosting a press conference this evening with ExcludedUK ExcludedUK support individuals and businesses excluded from Government financial support schemes – affecting 3m in the UK. Sonali Joshi, Founder & Director of Communications for ExcludedUK will also be on the…
The organiser of a large gathering in Manchester City Centre over the weekend has been issued with a £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notice. Officers were injured while attempting to peacefully disperse the gathering yesterday (Sunday 8 November 2020), which at its peak saw more than 600 people in attendance at Piccadilly Gardens. Following enquiries, a 40-year-old…
Four people have been arrested after a gathering of hundreds people in Piccadilly Gardens earlier today. The individuals were arrested on suspicion of public order offences. As well as the arrests, 24 £200 fixed penalty notices were issued to people attending. Police also say enquiries are ongoing to also issue a fixed penalty notice to…
Police investigating the death of a man following reports of a burglary in Rochdale have arrested four men. At around 11.15pm on Wednesday 28 October 2020, police were called to reports of a burglary at units off Manchester Road, Heywood. Officers attended and found a man – one of the owners – had subsequently suffered…
The first of 27 new Metrolink trams is set to arrive next week, boosting capacity on the network and providing more space for social distancing. Once testing and commissioning is complete, the first tram will be put into service before Christmas, with further trams set to arrive every 3-4 weeks after that. Each new tram will…
The FA have announced this morning that all football at non-elite level has been suspended. In a statement, they said: As a result of the UK Government’s new national Covid-19 restrictions, and subject to Members of Parliament voting tomorrow [Wednesday 4 November 2020] and the publication of bespoke guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture,…
North West Ambulance Service declared a major incident earlier this evening due to a “high level of calls” The major incident was stood down shortly after 9pm on Monday evening, but they are still urging the public to ‘only call us if their condition is life threatening or potentially life threatening’. The service said they…
Boris Johnson has this evening announced that England will be placed back into a national lockdown from Thursday. In a Downing Street press conference, the PM said that stringent action across the country was ‘vital’ in combating the spread of coronavirus. The lockdown will see all non-essential services, shops and businesses close, which will include…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a press conference earlier this evening, He was joined by England’s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty & the government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance You can watch the press conference again on our facebook page Follow our live blog below for reaction to the press conference:
