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1.28am BST
In Victoria, Dan Andrews is getting down to brass tacks. It’s the AFL Grand Final this weekend – one of Melbourne’s most significant weekends (and with two Victorian teams in the granny). For the first time, the AFL’s decider will be played outside Victoria.
But Andrews says Victorian households cannot mix to watch the grand final on television.
1.25am BST
A new community case of Covid-19 has been identified in New Zealand – the first case since 25 September.
The man is a port worker and has recently worked at the Ports of Auckland and Taranaki.
Continue reading…Paris and several other French cities face month of restrictions; numbers soar in Europe amid new lockdowns; in Australia, Victoria is expected ease restrictions after recording just two new cases – follow live Europe’s Covid fight takes a turn for the worsePolice disperse drinkers protesting against tier 2 rules in LondonUS records highest daily coronavirus case total since JulySee all our coronavirus coverage 1.28am BSTIn Victoria, Dan Andrews is getting down to brass tacks. It’s the AFL Grand Final this weekend – one of Melbourne’s most significant weekends (and with two Victorian teams in the granny). For the first time, the AFL’s decider will be played outside Victoria.But Andrews says Victorian households cannot mix to watch the grand final on television. 1.25am BSTA new community case of Covid-19 has been identified in New Zealand – the first case since 25 September.The man is a port worker and has recently worked at the Ports of Auckland and Taranaki. Continue reading…