NEWS
Ten million people under the strictest Covid restrictions
West Yorkshire will be placed under ‘tier three’ lockdown restrictions from midnight on Sunday, putting another 2.3million people under the strictest measures. People living in Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Wakefield and Kirklees will join just over 8million people in Liverpool, Greater Manchester, Warrington, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire who are already living under the strictest curbs. Many more millions are under ‘tier two’ restrictions — Mail
Man pays £6 to set up business so he can employ family and avoid ‘rule of six’ — Telegraph
BBC tells employees not to ‘express a personal opinion on matters of public policy, politics, or controversial subjects’ on social media — Express
Labour in turmoil as Corbyn is suspended in wake of antisemitism report — Guardian
Muslims ‘have the right to kill millions of French people’, Malaysia’s former PM says after church terror attack in Nice — Mail
TfL bosses’ pay ‘increased by £10million’ as London transport struggles — Express
COMMENT
A second lockdown would pitch the economy into full-blown depression — Jeremy Warner, Telegraph
Covid is killing faith in western democracy — James Forsyth, Times
