UK's South Yorkshire region moves into highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions

England's South Yorkshire region will move into Britain's highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, the mayor of Sheffield Dan Jarvis said on Wednesday.

The new restrictions will apply to all four local authority areas in South Yorkshire: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

The development comes at a time when Greater Manchester is to move into tier three from Friday.

Under tier three, England's "very high" level of alert, pubs and bars which do not serve substantial meals have to close, and there are further restrictions on households mixing.

(With input from agencies)