Here's what the new lockdown rules will mean for Northamptonshire

Here's what the new lockdown rules will mean for Northamptonshire After months being warned about the threat of a local lockdown and two weeks on from being placed in the lowest tier of the Government's National Covid Alert System, Northamptonshire will shut up shop along with the rest of the country from Thursday. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• We must "turn off the tap" of Covid patients to protect Northamptonshire's NHS, warns Public Health chief Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton's Covid-19 infections are higher than some areas now being put into tier two  Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Two Northampton venues punished after one had groups standing and another had customers on site after 10pm Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Boris Johnson announces four-week national lockdown for England - the key points Northamptonshire Telegraph

New National Restrictions from 5 November

New National Restrictions from 5 November Information on the new national restrictions, including what they mean for working from home and business closures, why they are being introduced and the financial support available. The Cabinet Office

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• NHS Test and Trace managing record number of cases Department of Health and Social Care
• Coronavirus cases by local authority: epidemiological data, 30 October 2020  Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS response to the Prime Minister’s announcement 31 October 2020 NHS England

Covid: PM warns of virus deaths 'twice as bad' as spring

Covid: PM warns of virus deaths 'twice as bad' as spring Covid-19 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic, PM Boris Johnson is expected to warn MPs later.

In a Parliamentary statement he will say there is "no alternative" as he seeks to win support for the planned four-week lockdown across England. 

But Mr Johnson will explain he was "right to try every possible option" before ordering people to stay at home. BBC News

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• Covid-19: England faces four-week lockdown restrictions BBC News
• Covid: What will the England lockdown achieve? BBC News
• Covid spreading faster in England than 'worst-case prediction', documents show BBC News
• Covid: Anti-masker who caught virus had 'worst two weeks' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Imperial College study says 1.15% patients die The Daily Mail
• 'World-beating' Test and Trace missed almost 25,000 positive cases The Daily Mail
• Could schools close again if Covid-19 cases continue to rise? The Daily Telegraph
• New Covid lockdown rules for England: what you can and can't do from Thursday The Daily Telegraph
• Hospitals may be forced to move Covid patients elsewhere The Daily Telegraph
• Routine operations will be cancelled despite England lockdown, doctors say The Guardian
• Doubts over 'rapid turnaround' Covid tests pledged by Johnson The Guardian
• Analysis: Fears for the NHS and widespread deaths forced Johnson to act The Independent
• Coronavirus: Confirmed UK cases pass one million The Independent
• Tens of thousands of NHS staff off sick because of Covid-19, data reveals The Independent
• Six graphs that led to the new Covid lockdown for England ITV News

NHS 'refuses' medical cannabis for children with epilepsy

NHS 'refuses' medical cannabis for children with epilepsy The NHS has repeatedly refused to fund medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy, families have said.

Three prescriptions are thought to have been written for "whole plant cannabis" oil since it was legalised two years ago, campaign group End Our Pain say. BBC News