NEWS
Number of people in Tier 3 set to grow
NHS leaders have urged Boris Johnson not to loosen restrictions in a single area at the weekend when the lockdown ‘tier’ system is set to be reviewed. Great swathes of southern England in areas such as East Sussex and Surrey are on course to enter ‘Tier Three’, the toughest tier, doing even greater damage to already beaten local economies — Mail
Prof Chris Whitty: coronavirus vaccines don’t mean an end to social distancing — Telegraph
Appeal court rejects longer sentences for PC Andrew Harper’s killers — Times
One in three universities, including Oxbridge and St Andrews, are imposing strict restrictions on freedom of speech, report claims — Mail
Boris Johnson urges Britain to scale back its Christmas plans — Telegraph
EU ‘fearing new rival trade bloc with Britain, US and Australia’ — Express
COMMENT
This Covid Christmas shambles foreshadows the divisive despotism to come in 2021 — Sherelle Jacobs, Telegraph
