Leeds freshers hit the town for boozy night out as tougher coronavirus lockdown restrictions set to rock North - The Sun

LEEDS freshers have hit the town for a boozy night out as tougher coronavirus restrictions are set to rock the North.

Students were seen out and about in the city last night to mark the start of the new university term.

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Students hit the town for a night out in Leeds last nightCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Freshers were out and about to mark the new university termCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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The streets of Leeds were packed with revellersCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Crowds gathered outside pubs as they queued to get inCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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There were large queues on the street last nightCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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A young woman sits on the footpath in Leeds last nightCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Students were out ahead of the start of the new termCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Crowds gathered outside pubs and sitting-only nightclubs as young people queued for entry.

Many appeared not to be following the new rule of six - a limit on gatherings in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.

While Leeds is not in the North East and will escape new heavy restrictions tonight, parts of the North are in lockdown and others are on the brink.

From midnight tonight parts of the North will be plunged into lockdown as cases continue to soar with a reported 10pm pub curfew and households banned from mixing.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick confirmed large parts of the North East will be hit with tighter lockdown restrictions from Friday.

The measures - which affect around two million people - would include a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants, The Telegraph reports.

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Different households are set to be banned from mixing apart from at schools, work and university.

According to Chronicle Live, people will also be urged not to go on holiday with different households and spectators will be advised not to attend sporting venues.

The restrictions will apply to Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, County Durham and Sunderland after a rise in cases.

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A group of young people out and about in Leeds last nightCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Parts of the North are set to be hit with tougher lockdown restrictionsCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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The new rules come as cases continue to rise in the areaCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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Groups gather on the streets in Leeds last nightCredit: NB PRESS LTD

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2020-09-17 07:21:00Z
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