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Fears for tiers: UK cities chafe at 3-level lockdown plan

by Jill Lawless
| October 12, 2020 3:30 AM

LONDON (AP) — The British government is set to announce new restrictions Monday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants and other businesses are pushing back, arguing that they are not to blame for a resurgent outbreak.

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