Greater Manchester lockdown easing U-turn after cases rise

Parts of Greater Manchester will not have lockdown restrictions eased as planned following a government U-turn. Measures in Bolton and Trafford were due to be eased overnight after a fall in cases earlier in August. But they will 'now remain under existing restrictions' following 'a significant change in the level of infection rates over the last few days', the government announced. The region's mayor Andy Burnham said the U-turn had been 'complete chaos'. The boroughs had been due to allow people from different households to meet indoors and businesses to offer close contact services such as facials, but that has now been halted