England’s third national lockdown legally comes into force

England’s third national lockdown has legally come into force, with members of parliament set to vote retrospectively on it later.

The measures, which include a stay-at-home order and the closure of schools to most pupils, were announced by the prime minister on Monday.

All of the UK is now under strict virus curbs, with Wales, Northern Ireland and most of Scotland also in lockdown.

On Tuesday the number of new daily confirmed cases of COVID in the UK topped 60,000 for the first time.