BREAKING The whole of Wales will begin a 17-day lockdown on Friday

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5. I'm also going into tier 3 lockdown

along with the rest of South Yorkshire. The big questions about this, as ever revolve around the financial support from central government.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54627017

South Yorkshire will move into tier three from 00.01 on Saturday, meaning 7.3 million people in England will be living under the toughest Covid rules.

Sheffield City region mayor Dan Jarvis said the move followed "extensive discussions" with ministers. The rules will apply to all council areas in South Yorkshire - Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Under tier three, England's "very high" level of alert, pubs and bars that do not serve substantial meals have to close, and there are further restrictions on households mixing.

Additional rules in South Yorkshire include the closure of betting shops, adult gaming centres, casinos, soft play centres and gym classes - though gyms will remain open.