AT A GLANCE

⬤ Boris Johnson revealed his threetier lockdown plan

⬤ Merseyside was the first to go into the “very high” top tier

⬤ Nightingale hospitals in Sunderland, Harrogate and Manchester on standby

⬤ GCSEs and A-levels in England will take place in 2021 with a three-week delay

⬤ 13,972 new Covid cases and 50 deaths