Coronavirus news live: Heroes of the pandemic celebrated in Birthday Honours as Boris Johnson set to announce new rules

Hundreds of everyday heroes who helped to battle the pandemic are being celebrated (Picture: PA)

Hundreds of everyday heroes who helped to battle the coronavirus pandemic have been included on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list alongside several famous faces.

The Birthday Honours also included the nation’s PE teacher Joe Wicks (aka The Body Coach), who got the world moving with his PE With Joe series on YouTube throughout lockdown – and raised £580,000 for the NHS while doing so.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give a statement to the House of Commons on Monday, amid speculation that he will implement tighter restrictions, such as a London lockdown.

Mr Johnson is expected to announce the new ‘three tier system’, with large parts of the north set to be placed straight in the most severe tier.

The news comes as the UK recorded another 13,864 Covid-19 cases and 87 deaths yesterday.

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