Covid-19: Fewer masks on public transport and PM dismisses tough winter fears
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update for you tomorrow morning.still wearing masks
at major stations in England now it is no longer compulsory. Before restrictions in England lifted on 19 July, that figure was 80%. Passengers still have to wear masks to get on board buses and Tubes in London - it is meant to be a condition of carriage, such as paying for a ticket. But some unions representing transport workers say there has been a reduction in mask-wearing on Transport for London services too.
this winter, amid surging energy prices and a cut to universal credit. Energy and food bills are rising due to a spike in global gas prices and many families face a £20-a-week benefit cut. The prime minister has rejected calls from Labour MPs - and some members of his own party - to scrap the cut to the universal credit top-up, which had been introduced to help people through the pandemic.
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