The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. Buckinghamshire. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The new rules will be in place for at least a fortnight until 30 December - after Christmas. Christmas bubbles can be formed but only on Christmas Day. Pubs and bars have closed in the very high alert level areas - except for takeaway. If you live in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 area, you will be able to travel to other places in the two lower tiers. Coronavirus transmission is “out of control” in Tier 2 areas and another national lockdown is needed, a scientist has warned.. Christina Pagel, a mathematician and professor of operational research at University College London, said the situation is so dire that the whole of England should be placed in Tier 4 immediately. You must stay at home. If you live in a tier 2 area, you must continue to follow tier 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area. Patrick Vallance said: "It's a horrible moment for sure". Here is everything you need to know about tier two… Which areas have been placed in tier two? If you live in a Tier 2 location you can go on holiday or to a second home … Only the Isles of Scilly, with a population of just over 2,200 people, will be in Tier 1. Luton, 297.1, (633), 280.2, (597) Milton Keynes, 263.1, (709), 179.6, (484) Peterborough, 262.0, (530), 194.8, (394) Rother, 254.0, (244), 158.2, (152) Aylesbury Vale, 228.6, (456), 138.9, (277) Gloucester, 222.3, (287), 159.5, (206) Rotherham, 220.0, (584), 189.9, (504) The ONS said 567,300 people had the bug between December 6 and 12 — equal to one person in 95. Tier 3: Very High alert East Midlands. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the tiers on Thursday morning, with almost the entire country ending up in the top two levels. Tier 1: Medium alert South West. © 2020 Associated Newspapers Limited. Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Luton, Peterborough, Essex (excluding Colchester, Uttlesford and Tendring), Isle of Wight (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Cornwall (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Herefordshire (moving to Tier 2 from Saturday 26 December), Cambridgeshire (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), The following local authorities in Essex (Colchester, Tendring and Uttlesford) (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Norfolk (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Suffolk (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Northamptonshire (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Warrington and Cheshire (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), West Sussex, East Sussex (except Hastings and Rother) and Brighton and Hove (all moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Oxfordshire (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Waverley (moving to Tier 4 from Saturday 26 December), Southampton and Hampshire (all local authorities except Gosport, Havant and Portsmouth), From Saturday 26 December, all Hampshire local authorities currently in Tier 2 will move to Tier 4, with the exception of the New Forest which will move to Tier 3, From Saturday 26 December, Southampton will move to Tier 4, Bristol (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), North Somerset (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Somerset (South Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor) (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury) (moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), Wiltshire and Swindon (Swindon moving to Tier 3 from Saturday 26 December), North East Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland), North of Tyne Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland), Tees Valley Combined Authority (this area includes the local authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees), Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotheram, Sheffield), West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield), All 32 London boroughs plus City of London, Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead and West Berkshire), Essex (excluding Tendring, Uttlesford and Colchester), Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Luton. Organised activities for elite athletes, under-18s and disabled people can continue, Large events: Open to the public, but limited to 50 per cent capacity or 2,000 outdoors/1,000 indoors (whichever is lower). The public are being asked to follow the new rules, which replaces the tier system. Pubs must serve a meal with drinks and last orders will be at 10pm with a closing time of 11pm. No areas are currently in Tier 2. Cumbria; Liverpool City Region; Warrington and Cheshire; Yorkshire. Tier 3 includes areas of “very high” risk, where coronavirus transmission rates are of the greatest concern. Tier 2 fire-threat areas depict areas where there is an elevated risk (including likelihood and potential impacts on people and property) from utility associated wildfires. 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But it's not likely to cause any worse illness, or deaths, he said, and should still be affected by the vaccine. “I know for those of you faced with tier three restrictions this will be a particularly difficult time but I want to reassure you that we’ll be supporting your areas with mass community testing and extra funding. Union Budget 2021-22 Union Budget 2021-22: Tier-2 cities, peripheral areas of Tier-1 cities to get 'MetroLite' and 'MetroNeo' Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the year 2021-22 in the lower house of the parliament on Monday (February 1). Rutland; North West. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Northamptonshire have gone into Tier 3 too, and Cornwall and Herefordshire have been bumped up from Tier 1 to 2. Travelling from a Tier 2 area to a Tier 1 area is permitted but you can only do this with people in your own household or support bubble, government guidance says. Rutland; North West. If you're in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 area, you can stay in a hotel, … the Health Secretary also announced an even MORE infectious new South African strain has been found in the UK. Here are the areas that have a higher infection rate than Maldon, but remain in Tier 2. Anyone travelling from a Tier 2 area will have to follow the same rules as the area they come from, including a ban on household mixing. Boris added: "There is now hope – real hope – that we will soon be rid of this virus. But he stressed a message of hope for the future as it was revealed that 350,000 people across the UK have been vaccinated now. But they will get access to new rapid-result tests for everyone which gives tests in under an hour, a strategy which has seen Liverpool's cases drop drastically. Those in Tier 1 and 2 areas should not travel to Tier 3 zones, but can pass through them as part of a longer journey. London, and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire moved into the top tier, will be able to meet only one other person outdoors, Tier 3 includes areas of “very high” risk, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), The boroughs of Gosport, Havant, Portsmouth, Rother and Hastings. And Professor Chris Whitty begged people not to flee the capital, saying: "If you have packed a bag, unpack it.". As the new Tier changes have come into force on Boxing Day, millions will face a bleak New Year. If you live in a tier 2 area, the government says “you must continue to follow tier 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area”. This is for areas … Boris Johnson has warned many more areas face tougher restrictions than under the previous tier system (Photo: Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty) Can I meet other households in tier 2? 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