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BBC Breaking News 
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| Top Applications | Count | % |
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4,754 | 71.0% |
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1,487 | 22.2% |
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429 | 6.4% |
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11 | 0.2% |
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7 | 0.1% |
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5 | 0.1% |
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| Top Tweet Types | Count | % |
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| Tweet | 5,331 | 79.6% |
| Reply | 963 | 14.4% |
| Retweet | 385 | 5.7% |
| Quote | 20 | 0.3% |
| Top Content Types | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| URL | 6,418 | 95.8% |
| Photo | 767 | 11.5% |
| Video | 621 | 9.3% |
| GIF | 6 | 0.1% |
| Top Domains in URLs | Count | % |
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3,045 | 99.3% |
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19 | 0.6% |
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2 | 0.1% |
| Most Retweeted Users | Count | % |
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 @BBCSport - BBC Sport
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327 | 84.9% |
 @bbcelection - BBC Election
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12 | 3.1% |
 @BBCPolitics - BBC Politics
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8 | 2.1% |
 @bbcrugbyunion - BBC Rugby Union
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7 | 1.8% |
 @BBCNews - BBC News (UK)
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5 | 1.3% |
 @bbctms - Test Match Special
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5 | 1.3% |
 @5liveSport - BBC 5 Live Sport
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2 | 0.5% |
 @DannyShawBBC - Danny Shaw
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2 | 0.5% |
 @bbclaurak - Laura Kuenssberg
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2 | 0.5% |
 @PeterDGPHunt - @PeterDGPHunt
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2 | 0.5% |
 @BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCMOTD - Match of the Day
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1 | 0.3% |
 @bbctennis - BBC Tennis
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCSportWales - BBC Sport Wales
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1 | 0.3% |
 @JonnyDymond - Jonny Dymond
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1 | 0.3% |
 @bbckamal - Kamal Ahmed
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCNewsEnts - BBC Entertainment
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCNewsPR - BBC News Press Team
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCDanielS - Daniel Sandford
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1 | 0.3% |
 @ChrisMasonBBC - Chris Mason
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCNormanS - norman smith
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1 | 0.3% |
 @richard_conway - Richard Conway, BBC
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1 | 0.3% |
 @BBCHughPym - Hugh Pym
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1 | 0.3% |
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| Most Quoted Users | Count | % |
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@BBCSport - BBC Sport
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8 | 40.0% |
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@bbcelection - BBC Election
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4 | 20.0% |
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@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
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1 | 5.0% |
 @EricFPhillips - Eric Phillips
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1 | 5.0% |
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@BBCSportWales - BBC Sport Wales
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1 | 5.0% |
 @ArianaGrande - Ariana Grande
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1 | 5.0% |
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@PeterDGPHunt - @PeterDGPHunt
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1 | 5.0% |
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@DannyShawBBC - Danny Shaw
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1 | 5.0% |
 @BBCJamesCook - James Cook
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1 | 5.0% |
 @realDonaldTrump - Donald J. Trump
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1 | 5.0% |
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| Most Replied to Users | Count | % |
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@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News
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959 | 99.6% |
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@BBCNews - BBC News (UK)
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2 | 0.2% |
 @BBCWorld - BBC News (World)
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1 | 0.1% |
 @BBCNewsAsia - BBC Asia
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1 | 0.1% |
| Top Hashtags | Count | % |
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| #brexit | 134 | 2.0% |
| #grenfelltower | 55 | 0.8% |
| #ge2017 | 45 | 0.7% |
| #bbcelection | 43 | 0.6% |
| #barcelona | 33 | 0.5% |
| #westminster | 26 | 0.4% |
| #wimbledon | 19 | 0.3% |
| #electionnight | 19 | 0.3% |
| #oscars | 18 | 0.3% |
| #election2016 | 18 | 0.3% |
| #inaugurationday | 17 | 0.3% |
| #budget2017 | 16 | 0.2% |
| #londonattacks | 15 | 0.2% |
| #brexitvote | 14 | 0.2% |
| #royalwedding | 14 | 0.2% |
| #finsburypark | 14 | 0.2% |
| #autumnstatement | 14 | 0.2% |
| #goldenglobes | 13 | 0.2% |
| #goldenglobes2019 | 12 | 0.2% |
| #lasvegas | 12 | 0.2% |
| #ge2019 | 11 | 0.2% |
| #paradisepapers | 11 | 0.2% |
| #hungparliament | 10 | 0.1% |
| #frenchelection | 10 | 0.1% |
| #oscarnoms | 9 | 0.1% |
| #irma | 9 | 0.1% |
| #presidentielle2017 | 9 | 0.1% |
| #trump | 9 | 0.1% |
| #worldcup | 8 | 0.1% |
| #trumpkimsummit | 8 | 0.1% |
| #brits | 8 | 0.1% |
| #indyref2 | 8 | 0.1% |
| #bbcfootball | 7 | 0.1% |
| #thaicaverescue | 7 | 0.1% |
| #londonbridge | 7 | 0.1% |
| #cambrils | 7 | 0.1% |
| #brexitday | 7 | 0.1% |
| #bbcboxing | 6 | 0.1% |
| #election2020 | 6 | 0.1% |
| #f1 | 6 | 0.1% |
| #oscars2020 | 6 | 0.1% |
| #withdrawalagreement | 6 | 0.1% |
| #pmqs | 6 | 0.1% |
| #trèbes | 6 | 0.1% |
| #syria | 6 | 0.1% |
| #remembrancesunday | 5 | 0.1% |
| #queensspeech | 5 | 0.1% |
| #oscars2019 | 5 | 0.1% |
| #trumpvisituk | 5 | 0.1% |
| #trumpkim | 5 | 0.1% |
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| Top Words | Count | % |
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| police | 722 | 10.8% |
| trump | 562 | 8.4% |
| killed | 365 | 5.4% |
| died | 295 | 4.4% |
| donald | 291 | 4.3% |
| government | 227 | 3.4% |
| reports | 196 | 2.9% |
| officials | 181 | 2.7% |
| injured | 177 | 2.6% |
| coronavirus | 176 | 2.6% |
| election | 175 | 2.6% |
| aged | 165 | 2.5% |
| theresa | 165 | 2.5% |
| arrested | 159 | 2.4% |
| being | 158 | 2.4% |
| brexit | 152 | 2.3% |
| russian | 149 | 2.2% |
| secretary | 147 | 2.2% |
| wins | 132 | 2.0% |
| vote | 128 | 1.9% |
| russia | 124 | 1.9% |
| guilty | 121 | 1.8% |
| charged | 118 | 1.8% |
| korea | 117 | 1.7% |
| labour | 113 | 1.7% |
| chief | 111 | 1.7% |
| mps | 107 | 1.6% |
| parliament | 102 | 1.5% |
| boris | 99 | 1.5% |
| confirms | 98 | 1.5% |
| updates | 98 | 1.5% |
| prime | 93 | 1.4% |
| shooting | 93 | 1.4% |
| announces | 91 | 1.4% |
| explosion | 89 | 1.3% |
| tells | 89 | 1.3% |
| months | 88 | 1.3% |
| military | 87 | 1.3% |
| jailed | 82 | 1.2% |
| charges | 81 | 1.2% |
| security | 79 | 1.2% |
| talks | 78 | 1.2% |
| investigation | 78 | 1.2% |
| missing | 77 | 1.1% |
| syria | 77 | 1.1% |
| during | 76 | 1.1% |
| including | 74 | 1.1% |
| foreign | 74 | 1.1% |
| since | 73 | 1.1% |
| amid | 72 | 1.1% |
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| Top Emojis | Count | % |
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| 👉 Backhand Index Pointing Right | 43 | 0.6% |
| ➡ Black Rightward Arrow | 24 | 0.4% |
| 🏆 Trophy | 21 | 0.3% |
| 👏 Clapping Hands | 11 | 0.2% |
| 🙌 Raising Hands | 9 | 0.1% |
| 📺 Television | 6 | 0.1% |
| 📻 Radio | 5 | 0.1% |
| 🎉 Party Popper | 5 | 0.1% |
| 👑 Crown | 4 | 0.1% |
| ✅ White Heavy Check Mark | 4 | 0.1% |
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Tweets
Further 1,610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the start of the pandemic bbc.in/38XKAHt
Covid: UK records 1,610 daily deaths
bbc.co.uk
About 1 in 10 people across UK estimated to have had Covid-19 by December 2020 - nearly double the November figure, ONS data suggests bbc.in/3sx80Lk
Covid: Positive antibody tests doubled since autumn
bbc.co.uk
US Capitol in Washington DC on lockdown due to "external security threat", police say bbc.in/3qx0Ch8
US Capitol in Washington DC on lockdown due to "external security threat", police say bbc.in/3qx0Ch8
US Capitol on lockdown due to 'security threat'
bbc.co.uk
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is detained as he returns to Moscow after last year's nerve agent attack bbc.in/2XMZCcm
Russia Navalny: Poisoned opposition leader held after flying home
bbc.co.uk
Phil Spector - the music producer who transformed pop music with his "wall of sound" - dies aged 81 while serving a sentence for murder
bbc.in/2LDOfkA
bbc.in/2LDOfkA
Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni declared winner of Uganda's presidential election amid vote-rigging allegations
bbc.in/3oR2Ibr
bbc.in/3oR2Ibr
Uganda's long-time leader Yoweri Museveni declared election winner
bbc.co.uk
UK to close all travel corridors from Monday to protect against risk of as yet unidentified new Covid strains, says PM
bbc.in/3nMyogS
bbc.in/3nMyogS
UK to close all travel corridors from Monday to protect against risk of as yet unidentified new Covid strains, says PM
bbc.in/3nMyogS
bbc.in/3nMyogS
Covid variant thought to have emerged in Brazil detected in UK and probably introduced "some time ago", leading scientist says bbc.in/3srcvXO
Covid-19: Brazil variant already in UK, scientist says
bbc.co.uk
The UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as lockdown restrictions reduced economic activity, official figures show bbc.in/3nM31TF
UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November
bbc.co.uk
Travellers banned from arriving in UK from South America and Portugal from Friday, over concerns about Brazilian Covid variant bbc.in/3bEbohn
South America travel ban over Brazil variant fears
bbc.co.uk
Donald Trump becomes first president in US history to be impeached twice, and faces trial in Senate over Capitol riots bbc.in/35CYTyK
Trump impeached for 'inciting' US Capitol riots
bbc.com
UK records 1,564 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test – the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic
bbc.in/3bHoACt
bbc.in/3bHoACt
UK Covid daily death toll reaches new record high
bbc.co.uk
The US executes the first woman in 67 years – Lisa Montgomery, who was convicted of killing a pregnant woman, died by lethal injection
bbc.in/3bA28Le
bbc.in/3bA28Le
Lisa Montgomery: US executes only woman on federal death row
bbc.co.uk
Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Donald Trump, charging him with "incitement to insurrection"
bbc.in/3nxSew3
bbc.in/3nxSew3
Khairi Saadallah handed whole-life jail term after stabbing three men to death in a Reading park in June 2020 bbc.in/35xK4xs
Reading stabbings: Khairi Saadallah jailed for park murders
bbc.co.uk
More than 80,000 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test since the start of the pandemic bbc.in/3q853yG
More than 80,000 UK Covid-19 deaths
bbc.co.uk
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh vaccinated against Covid-19 today, Buckingham Palace says bbc.in/2LajHXI
Queen and Prince Philip get Covid vaccine
bbc.co.uk
Boeing 737 airliner with more than 50 people on board goes missing after take-off in Indonesia bbc.in/3ntkmR1
Indonesia passenger plane missing after take-off
bbc.co.uk
Twitter says it is permanently suspending Donald Trump's account 'due to the risk of further incitement of violence' bbc.in/39eL6zB
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
bbc.co.uk
UK records highest daily number of Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic - 1,325 deaths within 28 days of a positive test bbc.in/3hTeW0x
Covid-19: UK sees highest daily toll of 1,325 deaths
bbc.co.uk
US President Donald Trump confirms he will not be attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on 20 January bbc.in/3ouk0e9
"Major incident" declared in London by Mayor Sadiq Khan as Covid-19 cases continue to spread across the capital bbc.in/3oraFDZ
Coronavirus: 'Major incident' declared in London by Sadiq Khan
bbc.co.uk
Moderna vaccine becomes third Covid-19 jab to be approved in the UK, but supplies are not expected until Spring bbc.in/3i6dp7z
Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK
bbc.co.uk
Boeing to pay $2.5bn to settle US criminal charges over 737 Max aircraft conspiracy - US Department of Justice bbc.in/39bgzCL
Boeing to pay $2.5bn over 737 Max conspiracy
bbc.co.uk
Trump releases statement promising “orderly transition" of presidency on 20 January, but repeats unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud bbc.in/2Xg51sb
Facebook blocks Trump 'at least until transition complete'
bbc.co.uk
US Congress formally confirms Joe Biden's victory, after armed protesters stormed the Capitol bbc.in/2LwJYPq
Capitol riots: Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory after chaotic scenes
bbc.co.uk
Woman shot during pro-Trump riot at US Congress has died, according to law enforcement Latest: bbc.in/3oz1oKh pic.twitter.com/t1k0hlFSZ7
US President Donald Trump, in a tweet calls on supporters who stormed the US Capitol to go home - while praising them and repeating unsubstantiated claims the election was “stolen” bbc.in/3onnJKr
“I call on President Trump to go on national television now, to fulfil his oath and defend the constitution, and demand an end to this siege” US President-elect Joe Biden says “like so many other Americans, I am genuinely shocked and saddened” bbc.in/2MHfg71 pic.twitter.com/Nsp1BZGFtn
Democrats win control of US Senate after two improbable wins in Georgia, making it easier for new president Joe Biden to advance agenda bbc.in/2XjXmJs
Georgia Senate election: Democrats take control with Warnock and Ossoff wins
bbc.co.uk
“At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we’ve seen in recent times” US President-elect Joe Biden says “the scenes of chaos at the Capitol do not reflect a true America” bbc.in/2MHfg71 pic.twitter.com/ArgdhXNEth
Police draw guns inside US Congress to protect lawmakers as Trump supporters storm building Latest: bbc.in/2MHfg71 pic.twitter.com/StXNOVxr9J
US Capitol on lockdown as Trump demonstrators swarm the building during Biden certification debate
Latest: bbc.in/2MHfg71 pic.twitter.com/wkFbYHQgs3
Latest: bbc.in/2MHfg71 pic.twitter.com/wkFbYHQgs3
US Capitol on lockdown as Trump demonstrators swarm the building during Biden certification debate
Latest: bbc.in/2MHfg71
Latest: bbc.in/2MHfg71
US Vice-President Mike Pence rejects a plea from Donald Trump to block Joe Biden's election win from being certified
Latest: bbc.in/2MzRhq9
Latest: bbc.in/2MzRhq9
UK reports further 1,041 Covid deaths, the highest daily death toll since April, and the highest number of cases since mass testing began bbc.in/3s2M4HC
Covid-19: UK records highest daily deaths since April
bbc.co.uk
Number of new daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in UK tops 60,000 for first time since pandemic began - at 60,916
bbc.in/3bheB6F
bbc.in/3bheB6F
UK records more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases
bbc.co.uk
UK businesses - in retail, hospitality and leisure - will receive new grants to help them keep afloat until Spring, chancellor Rishi Sunak says
bbc.in/3rT4Ilp
bbc.in/3rT4Ilp
Government offers firms 4.6bn in new lockdown grants
bbc.co.uk
UK PM Boris Johnson announces new Covid lockdown in England, with people told to stay at home and schools shut for most pupils from tomorrow bbc.in/3pP3Z2J
UK PM Boris Johnson announces new Covid lockdown in England, with people told to stay at home and schools shut for most pupils from tomorrow bbc.in/3pP3Z2J
New lockdown for England as cases surge
bbc.co.uk
UK PM Boris Johnson to address the nation at 8pm to outline further steps to tackle rise in coronavirus cases in England
bbc.in/3pSbTIN
bbc.in/3pSbTIN
Covid: Boris Johnson set to announce new England lockdown
bbc.co.uk
"We have decided to introduce, from midnight tonight for the duration of January, a legal requirement to stay at home"
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces new restrictions for Scotland saying "this is similar to the lockdown of March last year"
bbc.in/2LiGUXc pic.twitter.com/E3qmDRHBSx
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces new restrictions for Scotland saying "this is similar to the lockdown of March last year"
bbc.in/2LiGUXc pic.twitter.com/E3qmDRHBSx
People in Scotland ordered to stay at home until the end of January amid a fresh Covid-19 lockdown, starting from midnight
bbc.in/2JIeDJb
bbc.in/2JIeDJb
Covid in Scotland: Scots ordered to stay at home in new lockdown
bbc.co.uk
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited from the UK to the US because of mental health concerns, court rules
bbc.in/389296T
bbc.in/389296T
Judge blocks Assange extradition to US
bbc.co.uk
Iran says it has resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity at its Fordo plant, a significant breach of 2015 nuclear deal
bbc.in/3hHVfc4
bbc.in/3hHVfc4
Iran resumes enriching uranium to 20%
bbc.co.uk
Brian Pinker, 82, becomes first person in UK to be vaccinated with Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outside clinical trials, as rollout begins
bbc.in/3n5qv5K
bbc.in/3n5qv5K
PM prepares ground for tighter Covid restrictions, saying tier system "probably about to get tougher" bbc.in/3b3Jlrx
Covid: Regional rules 'probably going to get tougher'
bbc.co.uk
