‘Support bubbles’ add to coronavirus lockdown confusion

Analysis: The latest changes come on top of three separate sets of overlapping coronavirus laws, Lizzie Dearden writes

A mother walks past a covered bar with a ‘Thank you NHS’ painting on it in London (AP)

From Saturday, the government says people who live alone will be able to form a “support bubble” with another household.

New guidance states that they will be allowed to scrap social distancing and stay overnight away from their own home in England.

The Health Protection Regulations, which allow police to enforce lockdown conditions, are being rewritten for a fourth time to take account of the change.