Coronavirus

With the new lockdown under way, the majority of services at Cambridgeshire County Council will continue to operate as usual.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership are warning residents to watch out for fake texts from scammers posing as the NHS.

With this new variant accelerating infection rates nationally, we need to do more and bring this under control to give vaccines time to be rolled out.

Top-up grants and business rates relief are among a package of support announced today by the Chancellor.

As the new lockdown comes into force, here's what you can and can't do.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the country will enter a third national lockdown.

The Prime Minister is to make a televised address setting out new emergency measures to control the spread of coronavirus in England.

Hospital deaths were recorded on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day, according to the latest figures.

The majority of primary schools will reopen as planned on January 4, with secondary school pupils due to take exams returning the following week.

Lincolnshire will move into tier 4 on New Year's Eve aligning it with neighbouring Cambridgeshire which was put in the strictest tier on Boxing day.

Businesses and residents will find out later today if the district will remain in Tier 4.

Roll-out of Covid vaccine has begun in Wisbech this week - patients will be called for an appointment when it is their turn.

Those living in areas like ours where people can still bubble with other households need to follow Government advice to help stop the spread of COVID.

Cambridgeshire people are being urged to do more to stop Covid after today's announcement the county will be under tier 4 restrictions from Saturday.

A Fenland cinema described as 'a jewel' by local MP Steve Barclay has been given a £126,458 Government lifeline.

The five day relaxation of rules over Christmas has been cancelled with three households now only able to meet on Christmas Day itself.

"Don't hesitate and have the jab" - that's the message from Ray Hutchinson, one of the first people in Fenland to have the covid-19 vaccination.

People in Fenland will continue to follow the tier 2 restrictions following this morning's announcement.

Covid-19 regulations have put a stop to a planned charity lorry convoy with authorities threatening organisers with a £10,000 fine if it goes ahead.

People self-isolating will no longer have to stay inside for two weeks.