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Commuters continued to head into work today after regulations enforcing England s third national lockdown came into force overnight amid spiralling coronavirus cases.
Transport for London and Network Rail are now urging people to only travel by train for legally permitted reasons such as work or education, in a toughening of language that previously called for essential travel .
Traffic congestion levels in London were just over 20 per cent during rush hour this morning, roughly in line with the first two days of the week, although still well down on the average 2019 levels of up to 67 per cent.
Yesterday, on the first day of the third national lockdown for England, TfL revealed London Underground journeys were at just 18 per cent of normal levels and bus journeys were at 30 per cent of usual.
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A Stoke-on-Trent MP has asked the government to bring forward the launch of the city s mass vaccination centre.
Boris Johnson voiced bitter regret at brutal new coronavirus restrictions at Downing Street press conference
The Midlands, North East, parts of the North West and parts of the South West went into Tier 4 today
Everyone else apart from 2,000 people on Isles of Scilly, which is remaining in Tier 1, is under Tier 3 curbs
Mr Hancock tried to soften the blow by saying AstraZeneca vaccine approval will end the crisis by the spring
UK has ordered 100million doses - enough to vaccinate 50million people - with first jabs starting on Monday
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Staffordshire s coronavirus infection rate has overtaken Stoke-on-Trent s for the first time as a mutant strain spreads north.