Scotland WILL return to tiers system, says Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scotland WILL return to a tiers system of rules when its national lockdown is eased but ministers say Boris Johnson will focus on ‘a gradual reopening of the whole of England’ under his strategy Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed Scotland will return to geographic levels system  The levels system will be re-introduced when … Read more

How to dress like a grown up with Shane Watson: Time for the new tiers – no, not THAT kind!

Tiers is not exactly a word we associate with fun. The more tiers imposed, the less likely you are to get out of your lockdown uniform and into a dress. Still, tiers are about to become very cheering indeed. Because when tiers are horizontal bands of slightly gathered fabric, then they are the detail that … Read more

How Boris Johnson went from tiers to lockdown in just 36 hours

The Government’s response to the coronavirus crisis has been repeatedly punctuated by damaging U-turns but last night’s decision by Boris Johnson to impose a national lockdown and close schools trumped them all.  The Prime Minister told the nation that the rapid spread of a new, more infectious variant of the disease meant he had no … Read more

Celebrating New Tiers Eve! Drinkers in areas moving up to Tier 3 enjoy their final pints

Celebrating New Tiers Eve! Drinkers in areas moving up to Tier 3 enjoy their final pints before pubs are forced to close at midnight Revellers who are still in Tier 2 until midnight have hit the bars to make the most of their last drink of 2020  Those moving in to tier 3 include Bath, … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers questions from British travellers about the tiers and the Brexit trade deal

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he replies to travellers whose plans have been fogged up by the tiers and the Brexit trade deal.  Q. How do I know which countries are banning British visitors? I am due to visit St Lucia in January. John Desmond, Salisbury, Wilts. … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers questions from British travellers about the tiers and the Brexit trade deal

The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he replies to travellers whose plans have been fogged up by the tiers and the Brexit trade deal.  Q. How do I know which countries are banning British visitors? I am due to visit St Lucia in January. John Desmond, Salisbury, Wilts. … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Don’t throw stones at Rita and Kay, Tiers rely on fears

We may well sneer at serial Tier offender Rita Ora, roll our eyes at the antics of Amir Khan – stupidly posting pictures of his lavish birthday bash for 18 online – and we can gloat over Kay Burley’s grovelling apology for ‘inadvertently’ breaking the rules with a dinner for ten, then visiting another restaurant, … Read more

Two pubs that are just yards apart from each other are in different tiers

A couple whose home is in a different tier to their garden and one pub forced to remain shut while standing just metres apart from another that can open have left people baffled by the latest Covid rules. Sheila Herbert, 74, lives with her husband Philip on Riverside Park, Otley, in Yorkshire.  The quiet cul-de-sac in … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Boris’s barmy tiers are hell for the hospitality industry

Another day, another handout. This time, it’s the turn of publicans to receive a little bit of Xmas cheer from our giveaway government. Faced with howls of rage from the brewing industry who claim that the latest Covid tiers will see three quarters of British pubs go out of business, Boris and Rishi held an … Read more