How the second national lockdown will impact schools, shops and gyms

Boris Johnson insisted yesterday he had no choice but to impose a second national lockdown to save tens of thousands of lives in the second wave of coronavirus. From one minute past midnight on Thursday, the whole of England will be plunged into the harshest measures since the original lockdown in the spring, subject to a vote in Parliament on Wednesday. The new rules will apply until at least Dec 2, when the regional tiering system is expected to return. Areas will be placed into Tiers 1, 2 or