NEWS
Lockdown returns: Boris Johnson shuts down England with major new restrictions for weeks
After weeks insisting he is sticking to local restrictions, the Prime Minister completed a humiliating U-turn by announcing blanket coronavirus restrictions for England in a press conference, to which he arrived late, alongside medical and science chiefs Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance. The furlough scheme will be extended, possibly adding another £7billion to the Treasury’s spiralling debt mountain — Mail
Study showing ‘out of control’ virus rebuffed — Telegraph
Army sent to start ‘moonshot’ tests — Times
Greek Orthodox priest fights for life in hospital after being shot twice in the stomach by gunman with a sawn-off hunting rifle in Lyon as police arrest suspect — Mail on Sunday
Women win guarantee over female-only public lavatories — Times
Remembrance poppies drawn into BBC row over ‘virtue signalling’ — Observer
COMMENT
The dictators have taken over – and we didn’t even notice — Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday
The anti-lockdown arguments have failed. Where next for its opponents? — Daniel Hannan, Sunday Telegraph
Six reasons the new lockdown is a deadly mistake — Sunday Telegraph
Get a single room, Lily, and leave us out of it — Giles Coren, Times
