Lockdown tightened in north-east England as Covid-19 infections rise

For first time since pandemic began it will be illegal for people from different households to mix in pubs and restaurants

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Nearly 2 million people in north-east England face being fined up to £6,400 if they mix with other households indoors in a significant extension of the government’s lockdown powers.

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, it will be illegal for people in part of the UK to meet people they do not live with in pubs, bars or restaurants.

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