BOOZY Brits in Northern cities have hit the town tonight for one last time before Boris Johnson shuts pubs on Monday.
Punters were pictured getting the final rounds in before the Prime Minister introduces a three-tier lockdown system that will see hospitality venues shut in virus hotspots.
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Boris will announce the dramatic new restrictions on Monday in the House of Commons - plunging ten million Northerners back into lockdown.
All bars and restaurants are expected to shut in Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle as part of the crackdown - while overnight stays outside the home are set to be banned.
It comes as huge swathes of the North have seen a surge in their infection rate in the past few weeks - meaning they will be placed in the ‘Third Tier’ of the government’s streamlined new lockdown system.
Partygoers were snapped flocking to city centres this evening ahead of the looming lockdown - despite a strict 10pm curfew in place across the nation.
Pictures show the centre of Newcastle, Liverpool and Nottingham buzzing with large groups of punters spilling out of bars and onto the streets.
Nottingham has the highest infection rate in England, with 760.6 cases per 100,000 people - a huge jump from 158.3 per 100,000 in the seven days to September 29.
Knowsley has the second highest rate, which has leapt from 391.1 to 657.6 per 100,000, while Liverpool is in third place, where the rate has also increased sharply, from 419.0 to 599.9.
Northern leaders have begged the PM not to plough ahead with the shutdown, claiming that the restrictions are “beginning to work”.
Scotland has already ordered pubs and restaurants in the central belt for 16 days after a steep rise in cases.
Elsewhere in the country, pubs can only remain open until 6pm indoors but can't serve alcohol.
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The decision to close pubs in the North comes amidst a surge in coronavirus infections.
A major study has revealed that Covid infections are doubling every fortnight in the Midlands and Yorkshire - twice as fast as the rest of England.
There are now 45,000 new cases daily across the country, according to Imperial College London experts.
Today, the UK recorded 15,166 new cases as fatalities rose by 81.
Infections have nearly tripled in two weeks - with a total of 590, 844 people now having tested positive for the killer bug.
And worrying new figures show an increase in hospitalisations with figures showing there were 3,225 Covid-19 patients in hospital in England as of Saturday, up from 2,194 a week ago.
The Prime Minister hopes that the new three-tier system will simplify the current patchwork of measures - which local leaders have labelled confusing.
Areas with a low rate of infection will be placed in 'Tier 1' - where only national restrictions such as the Rule of Six and the 10pm curfew on hospitality venues will apply.
Regions in 'Tier Two' will see a ban on home visits and indoor socialising with other households.
And 'Tier Three' will see the most serious measures - including a total closure of the hospitality sector and a ban on overnight stays outside the home.
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It comes as MPs and local leaders in the North have lashed out at the PM over the prospect of new restrictions.
Ministers have been accused of using data from just 98 pubs to justify the shutdown of tens of thousands of venues in these regions.
One MP claimed the Government has “cobbled together” statistics to shutter pubs and restaurants, putting the jobs of thousands on the line.
A cross part group of 149 MPs representing the North and Midlands were briefed by Professor Whitty earlier this week.
But they claimed they were shown "meaningless" and highly selective figures to "retrospectively" prove the need for closures, the Telegraph reports.
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Hospitality venues shut down in these regions will have two thirds of their wages paid by the Government as part of a new support scheme from the Treasury.
Businesses forced to close their doors will also be able to claim clash grants of £3,000 a month, payable fortnightly, which marks an increase from the previous £1,500 maximum every three weeks.
But mayors from the north of England said the new measures appeared not to go "far enough" to prevent "genuine hardship, job losses and business failure this winter".
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