Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 31 Jul 2020

1. Home visits banned in parts of northern England

New rules in the north of England mean separate households have been banned from meeting each other indoors in Greater Manchester and parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire due to a spike in coronavirus cases. Matt Hancock, the health secretary said the rise in transmission was “largely due” to people not observing social distancing. However, Labour criticised the government for a lack of clarity over the measures.

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