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10.59pm BST

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to shortly announce a four-week extension to the Greater Sydney lockdown.

The Guardian understands Berejiklian will not be introducing curfews, but the government is exploring rapid antigen testing for year 12 students to allow them to return to school ahead of their HSC exams. Other years will be expected to remain at home for their schooling over the additional four-week period.

10.49pm BST

Flexible working should become the new normal" after the experience during the coronavirus pandemic, Labour said.

With millions moving to home working almost overnight in March 2020 in response to the first national coronavirus lockdown, the opposition party in England is calling for the right to flexible working to be made mandatory in all jobs to ensure that work fits around people's lives instead of dictating their lives".

Related: Labour says it will make flexible working the new normal'