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Storms cause HavoC
Storms brought snow, heavy rain and strong winds to Sheffield this weekend causing havoc for many as the River Don burst its banks in several places. A one-two punch of powerful windstorms left north Sheffield reeling. Storms Dudley and Eunice unloaded powerful winds and driving rain uprooting trees and flooding roads,parks, properties along its path.
Covid-19 restrictions ended early
Current Covid restrictions were due to expire in England on 24 March but the government announced it will be ending Covid rules a month early on 24th February.
In a speech given to the House of commons the prime minister Boris Johnson scrapped the remaining Covid legal restrictions in England and said he wanted to shift the onus from state mandates to personal responsibility.
The potent storms made their presence felt with flood warnings issued across Sheffield over the weekend. The Needles, a landmark attraction on the Isle of Wight in southern England, reported a wind gust of 122 mph Friday morning, which the U.K. Met Office preliminarily confirmed as the highest wind gust ever reported in England. For comparison, a Category 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic has winds ranging from 111 to 120 mph.
Under the Living with Covid plan, from Thursday, the legal requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid will end, as well as free tests. Usdaw (retail sector union) general secretary Paddy Lillis said:
ernment. However, charging for tests will price out low-paid workers who are already struggling to make ends meet with food and fuel prices rising, energy bills soaring and real wages falling. This will be an additional cost that many cannot afford.” Small business owner Graham Cox said " "While it's difficult to have faith in anything Boris tells us these days, I think, on balance, it's the right thing to do. For the overwhelming majority, Omicron has mild symptoms and most people's immune systems can cope far better with Covid now. My only concern is some scientists are warning there's no guarantee the next variant will be mild like Omicron."
“Scrapping free tests is purely an Photo: Bradfield Parish Council economic decision by the Gov-
More readers photos from the weekend on page 12 Flooded: Coronation Park, Oughtibridge.
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