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Will Boris BAN sports fans from games in England as events in Wales go behind-closed-doors from Boxing Day? PM weighs up return to empty arenas in Covid battle after he's berated by darts and football crowds

Football and other footballing events are under consideration for new Covid measures - as Boris Johnson ponders whether to hold them behind closed doors.

The under-fire Prime Minister - who has been under sustained pressure on a number of fronts - is mulling over new rules to stop the coronavirus's current wave.

Yesterday a long Cabinet meeting produced no decisions, prompting fury from the hospitality sector which is seeing cancellations, but is receiving no government support.

And today Wales announced all its sporting events would be held behind closed doors from Boxing Day to try and stifle the coronavirus surge.