A leaked report has detailed 20 areas in England which are believed to be most at risk of a fresh coronavirus outbreak. The 20 council regions were flagged as "areas of interest" in the Public Health England memo - with three, Sheffield, Bradford and Kirklees, needing "enhanced support".
Six of the 20 regions - Bedford, Barnsley, Rotherham, Oldham, Rochdale and Blackburn with Darwen - were noted as areas of "concern".
Topping the list was Leicester, prompting fears that other areas on the list could be next to plunge into local lockdown if the virus starts running out of control.
A full-scale local lockdown was imposed on Leicester from June 30, with schools and non-essential shops forced to close, pubs and restaurants barred from