Masks

A male wearing a face covering in the centre of Nottingham

Inside the town blighted by balaclava-clad youths as ban comes in

Wendy Marsh, 62, Whitmore Reans

'It's scary': We asked locals if balaclavas should be banned

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Could a balaclava ban be rolled out in the West Midlands? Dr Steve McCabe

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Stafford town Centre vox regarding potential ban on face masks etc. Jenny and Amelia 13 Skidmore and Leo Mellors 18.

Plus I visit town where residents are 'warring' with masked youths

Grace & Stella under-eye masks are designed to help refresh and hydrate tired-looking under-eyes

Grace & Stella eye masks linked to The Devil Wears Prada are on Amazon

Bear Grylls says new BBC series Wild Reckoning is ‘rewarding’ and ‘beautiful’

Wear a mask in public spaces to tackle ‘tidal wave’ of flu, NHS leader says

Cabbage divination and turnip lanterns revived ahead of Halloween

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Masks, dwarfs, and a get-out-of-jail-free card for Bor...

Masks and social distancing measure to stay in hospitals for the 'foreseeable fu...

Masks become mandatory in most indoor settings in England

‘Hard to justify’ how shoppers would have excuse to sing to escape mask-wearing

Masks compulsory in shops but retailers won't ask staff to enforce new rules

Masks to return on Tuesday as third case of Omicron found in UK

Masks to return on Tuesday but families told to plan for Christmas ‘as normal’

Boris Johnson announces tightening of coronavirus rules after Omicron reaches UK
The Prime Minister’s address to the nation came after two cases of the new coronavirus variant were detected, in Nottingham and Essex.
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Wilko extends mask recycling scheme

Masks to be re-introduced in Wolverhampton secondary schools as Covid cases surg...

Masks and social distancing rules to stay at Sandwell hospitals

Masks and social distancing needed to defeat Covid, insists expert

Travelling in a pandemic - it's not so testing after all

LETTER: We need to be rid of face masks now

IN PICTURES: Masked delight and sanitised sadness at Black Country election coun...

Facemasks in class will not be mandatory due to pupil anxiety, minister says

Company does bit to bolster protection against virus

The Prince of Wales Theatre was a key location for many local theatre groups

Cannock's Prince of Wales Theatre to reopen

How are other countries dealing with Covid-19 second waves?
As Britain braces for the full effects of its second wave of the coronavirus, how have other nations coped?
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Stanley Johnson admits ‘slip up’ after breaking mask rules again

A strange situation but good to be back in class

Cafe owner puts up sign ‘banning’ masks

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to reopen next month

Face masks mandatory in Spanish schools for children aged six and above

Andy Richardson: 'Lockdown has brought winners and losers'

Masks raise more than £3,000 for food bank

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Masks, exams, Rishi and Ritchie

LETTER: Masks are here to stay, like it or not

Andy Richardson: 'Masks... Glad we’re all in this together'

Express & Star comment: It's simple, wear a mask

What the papers say – July 14

Masks and aprons in abundance as hair salon reopens at midnight post-lockdown

Use face coverings where social distancing not possible, new WHO advice says

DIY masks ‘could help wipe out Covid-19’

Covid-19: Face masks ‘may help protect some households and the vulnerable’

Face masks: No change in UK guidance as US citizens advised to cover up

Face masks: The current guidance and why the WHO is reviewing it

Urgent protective equipment call for council workers

Mexican wrestler Sin Cara defends Wolves' Raul Jimenez following mask celebratio...

One-woman show tells story of spy at Stafford theatre

Masks are a scream says Mowbray

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