Boris Johnson takes ‘revolutionary’ Covid test at Leicester lab

Boris Johnson was photographed today taking a potentially ‘revolutionary’ coronavirus test that experts hope could return results in under an hour and allow for students to return home for Christmas. The Prime Minister was pictured taking the swab test at De Montfort University in Leicester, the first city to enter a regional lockdown in June. … Read more

Boris Johnson takes ‘revolutionary’ Covid test at Leicester lab

Boris Johnson was photographed today taking a potentially ‘revolutionary’ coronavirus test that experts hope could return results in under an hour and allow for students to return home for Christmas. The Prime Minister was pictured taking the swab test at De Montfort University in Leicester, the first city to enter a regional lockdown in June. … Read more

Crowds party in London’s Leicester Square as pubs close at 10pm

Moment revellers spill onto the streets and crowds party in Leicester Square as pubs and bars close at 10pm under Covid restrictions – amid warnings from Sadiq Khan that the Capital will be put under ‘inevitable’ lockdown Crowds were seen dancing together in the street on Leicester Square on Friday  Footage taken just hours after … Read more

Crowds party in London’s Leicester Square as pubs close at 10pm

Moment revellers spill onto the streets and crowds party in Leicester Square as pubs and bars close at 10pm under Covid restrictions – amid warnings from Sadiq Khan that the Capital will be put under ‘inevitable’ lockdown Crowds were seen dancing together in the street on Leicester Square on Friday  Footage taken just hours after … Read more

Odeon Leicester Square gives MailOnline an insight into the new Covid cinema experience

Friday night in central London: I am standing in the foyer of Odeon’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square.  Cinema-goers in face masks are waiting in line to buy food and drinks, and showing staff their tickets before taking their seats in the huge 800-capacity auditorium. I see friends, families and couples — in total, around … Read more

Odeon Leicester Square gives MailOnline an insight into the new Covid cinema experience

Friday night in central London: I am standing in the foyer of Odeon’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square.  Cinema-goers in face masks are waiting in line to buy food and drinks, and showing staff their tickets before taking their seats in the huge 800-capacity auditorium. I see friends, families and couples — in total, around … Read more

First pupils return to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks

The first pupils have returned to lessons in locked-down Leicester without masks – after a Government U-turn made them mandatory in common areas. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by Labour of ‘passing the buck’ after an announcement Tuesday night. Individual headteachers will have to decide whether to make face coverings compulsory in school corridors in … Read more

Lockdown is eased in Leicester as beauty salons can reopen

Leicester will be brought partially out of its coronavirus local lockdown, with nail bars, outdoor pools, and beauty salons all allowed to reopen from tomorrow. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced the rules would be relaxed after a drop in Covid-19 cases in the city, although gatherings in homes are still banned. Also allowed to … Read more

Lockdown is eased in Leicester as beauty salons can reopen

Lockdown is eased in Leicester as beauty salons and outdoor pools are allowed to reopen from tomorrow but gatherings in homes are STILL banned By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 14:39 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 15:01 BST, 18 August 2020 Leicester will be brought partially out of its coronavirus local lockdown, with nail … Read more

Leicester could leave lockdown TODAY as coronavirus infections fall

Leicester is set to have its lockdown relaxed today just seven weeks after seeing the rate of coronavirus infections fall. The city in the East Midlands, which became the first in the UK to be put into a local lockdown after witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases, will see a majority of its restrictions eased by health … Read more