'When schools are open that spreads the disease more'published at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2021
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says action has been taken to close schools in areas most under pressure.
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'When schools are open that spreads the disease more'published at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2021
Hancock: 12 week vaccine schedule 'can save more lives'published at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 January 2021
08:47 GMT 4 January 2021The health secretary defends the decision to increase the interval between the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Read MoreFleetwood call off next two gamespublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2020
14:41 GMT 31 December 2020Fleetwood Town call off their next two matches - against Ipswich and Sunderland - after "several" positive Covid-19 tests.
Read More'I thought the honours email was a hoax'published at 00:16 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2020
00:16 GMT 31 December 2020Teacher Beryl Jonsen, 85, is among a host of honours recipients in the East of England.
Read MoreCovid-19: Suffolk remains in tier fourpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020
18:03 GMT 30 December 2020The county of Sufolk remains in tier four with the highest level of restrictions.
Read MoreHancock: 'It's a day of mixed emotions'published at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020
16:01 GMT 30 December 2020The health secretary announces tighter Covid restrictions on the day the Oxford vaccine was approved.
Read MoreHospital staff asked to cancel holidayspublished at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020
09:48 GMT 30 December 2020An email from NHS hospital bosses says "this is not a request we are making lightly".
Read MoreSix million people to enter tier 4 on Boxing Daypublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
21:59 GMT 23 December 2020The areas facing tougher restrictions have seen a "significant number" of the new fast-spreading variant.
Read MoreUK has two cases of variant linked to South Africapublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
18:07 GMT 23 December 2020Travel restrictions and quarantine rules have been introduced to limit the spread.
Read MoreThree things from the latest Covid press conferencepublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
18:07 GMT 23 December 2020The health secretary gives a message of hope as he announces tougher coronavirus restrictions.
Read More'Tier 3 not enough for new variant'published at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
15:50 GMT 23 December 2020The health secretary announces tier four restrictions for more areas in England starting from Boxing Day.
Read MoreCovid-19: 'We must not give up now' – Hancockpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020
15:47 GMT 23 December 2020The health secretary says "we know we can get through" the pandemic but warns of a tough start to 2021.
Read MoreEFL 'putting lives at risk' - Lambertpublished at 21:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020
21:18 GMT 22 December 2020Ipswich boss Paul Lambert says the scarcity of coronavirus testing in the EFL is "putting people's lives at risk" after he tested positive for the virus.
Read MoreCovid-hit Ipswich call off two gamespublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020
17:35 GMT 21 December 2020Ipswich postpone their first two Christmas games - against Northampton and AFC Wimbledon - following a Covid-19 outbreak at the club.
Read MoreIpswich games in doubt over Covid outbreakpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
12:52 GMT 20 December 2020Ipswich Town's upcoming League One matches are in doubt after six positive Covid-19 tests, including manager Paul Lambert.
Read More'When did you first know about the new variant?'published at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
12:03 GMT 20 December 2020The health minister faces questions over when the government first knew about the new coronavirus variant.
Read MoreHancock: Act like you have the virus' to stop spreadingpublished at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
11:12 GMT 20 December 2020The Health Secretary says there are "very difficult" months ahead as he urges people to go further than the rules.
Read MoreMan who died after wall collapses is namedpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020
17:16 GMT 18 December 2020Dale Baker, 30, from Felixstowe, died when part of a building fell on to him on Tuesday.
Read MoreIpswich and Burton charged after players clashpublished at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020
14:52 GMT 18 December 2020Ipswich and Burton are both charged with breaching Football Association rule E20 during Tuesday's League One meeting.
Read More'I've seen a different side to Keane'published at 07:53 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020
07:53 GMT 18 December 2020Former Sunderland striker Michael Chopra explains how Roy Keane helped him recover from his gambling addiction.
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