Leeds news LIVE: Third lockdown begins as PM urges people to follow new rules now

England is in its third national lockdown after Boris Johnson shut schools to most pupils and imposed the toughest restrictions since March in an attempt to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.

He told the public to follow the lockdown rules immediately before they become law in the early hours of Wednesday.

The country is entering is third national lockdown.placeholder image
The country is entering is third national lockdown.
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