What are the new rules on social gatherings?

The number of people that can attend social gatherings will be slashed to six in England following a rise in coronavirus cases across the UK. View email online

Subscribe Sep 9, 2020 Good evening, It feels like we have turned a corner in the last 24 hours - and not the one we had in mind. As the month of September began, the autumn rains came and the children went back to school, it had begun to feel that maybe, just maybe, there was light at the end of the Covid tunnel. We’d expected hiccups of course. A pandemic was never going to slip away quietly, and with everyone let relatively loose after lockdown there was sure to be problems along the line, particularly when stricter measures began to be introduced locally as spikes showed themselves. But now, with cases spiralling upwards, inferences that a resumed lockdown is not an impossibility and struggling testing labs, it’s all beginning to feel like anything could happen - again. There are less people seriously ill in hospital - that is a fact. But younger people are increasingly being diagnosed. And after the Prime Minister’s chaotic PMQs followed by the press conference yesterday showed, there are more questions than there are answers and we are playing catch-up. In the meantime, we keep calm and we carry on. Regards, Nicola Adam Deputy Editor What are the new rules on social gatherings? The number of people that can attend social gatherings will be slashed to six in England following a rise in coronavirus cases across the UK. Gatherings of more than six people to be banned in England Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday as the Government seeks to curb the rise in coronavirus cases. Local UK coronavirus restrictions: Where are they and what are they? A number of mini-lockdowns have been introduced around the UK in response to spikes in coronavirus cases. Preston now has fourth-highest Covid case rate in the country Preston's coronavirus case rate has reached the highest level since lockdown restrictions began to be significantly lifted more than three months ago. Motorcyclist who broke his back in accident praises North West Air Ambulance for incredible recovery A Preston man whose back was broken just 1mm from his spinal cord in a motorbike accident is showing support for the charity that helped him in his time of need. There are now 11,783 confirmed cases in Lancashire - here is the full breakdown of case numbers for every area in the county The number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lancashire is now 11,783. View more Coronavirus news

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