Covid: England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise

Covid: England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise People in all of England and most of Scotland must now stay at home except for a handful of permitted reasons, as new lockdowns begin in both nations.

Schools have closed to most pupils in England, Scotland and Wales, while Northern Ireland will have an "extended period of remote learning".

England's rules are due to be reviewed on 15 February; Scotland's will be reviewed at the end of January. BBC News

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