and cautious. but i think this news today will probably alter people's christmas plans. it will put more pressure on the prime minister. the prime minister is urged to rethink christmas bubble. just by seeing think about it carefully, do you think that will make an impact on how people behave? i think it may well. can you imagine the prime minister coming out on television to say to the nation, i know what i told you last week, that you could have a family christmas with two or three friends around, don't go crazy but it will be christmas as normal for five days. and then saying, sorry, folks, we have to think again. families have perhaps bought food, but train tickets, made arrangements to go here or there, but food and supplies, then being told they cannot do it. it is unimaginable. they have previously done u—turns on things like school meals. the last

politician to ban christmas was cromwell, wasn't it? yes, i think you're probably right. in fairness to the government, let's be honest, this is something they have got to play day by day depending on the evidence in front of them. we have i'iow evidence in front of them. we have now suddenly got this variant around, although i gather it has been around for a while, but it is only now been apparent that recently. they have just got to react what they are seeing in front of them. it is a fast changing situation. some bad news for london. better news for leeds. they have been in tier 3 for some time, as well. news for leeds. they have been in tier 3 for some time, as welllj love the yorkshire post and i used to work for them, but i would just say this is possibly a slightly over generous interpretation of what was said today. they are basically using the fact that some places are going to have these greater restrictions,

like london, there are places that may also move into tier 2. they are saying that from matt hancock's statement today he appeared to suggest that leeds might move into tier 2. all eyes are really on thursday to try and find out what is going to happen next across the north of england. just having a bit ofa north of england. just having a bit of a read of the story, it is maybe just hopeful rather than a definite thing. for everyone who lives there, iam sure thing. for everyone who lives there, i am sure they are absolutely dying to come out of these restrictions. it will be interesting to see how many places to go into tier 2 later on this week. i know it means a lot for businesses, especially in the christmas period. john, take us in the christmas period. john, take us onto the daily star. we must not tell phipps times ten. they are getting rather good at this. that cartoon and those captions are a reference to the fact that the

government initially said that schools were not a problem, the virus does not spread in schools. now the indications are that it does, or at least the indications are, in fairness, i think we should point out, i hope i have got this right, young people are increasingly getting coronavirus but not showing any symptoms, nevertheless it is a problem because they are passing it oi'i problem because they are passing it on to older people. that is where theissue on to older people. that is where the issue arises. then they have the situation of the schools here in london were two boroughs have closed schools, islington and greenwich, because of an outbreak of coronavirus in those schools, and being told by the education secretary that they must reopen. he will take them to court if they do not. this isjust with will take them to court if they do not. this is just with two or three days left before the break up for christmas. seems a bit over—the—top but that is his decision. ifi if i may, let's go on to the guardian. millions were faced tier 3 as new strain of coronavirus emerges. we have got a picture of shoppers on oxford street. i think

this is an incorrect picture cat here. shops in the city will close. as far as here. shops in the city will close. as faras i'm here. shops in the city will close. as far as i'm aware, that is not the case. is that what you understand? as far as i'm aware, that is not the case. is that what you understand ?|j thought retail continued. case. is that what you understand ?|j thought retail continuedlj case. is that what you understand ?|j thought retail continued. i think thatis thought retail continued. i think that is right. it is just pubs and restau ra nts that is right. it is just pubs and restaurants that that is right. it is just pubs and restau ra nts that ca n that is right. it is just pubs and restaurants that can only serve take ways. the guardian, again, a more sober right through. more along the lines of the telegraph. this new strain of coronavirus emerges. as john was saying, they have known about this since october and have been looking at it in porton down. it does seem strange in terms of political communications and strategy to put this out today as you're putting london into tier 3 or ami you're putting london into tier 3 or am i being cynical? no, i do not think you are being cynical. you can definitely see it that way. it is information that helps make the argument for london and the south—east going into tier 3. we we re south—east going into tier 3. we were told at the press conference today, however, that really this

came toa today, however, that really this came to a head on friday evening when this information was coming through that there was this new strain of the virus. i got the impression at least from the information we were given by the government today that things had happened relatively quickly over a period of three or so days. where they suddenly felt that they had to act. i asked at the press conference today which other countries have had signs of this strain, because that is something the government told us today, and unfortunately i was not given a list of countries at all. we just had to effectively take their word for it. i am sure this will be debated, the timing of this information. deal is within reach after uk concession, says bernie. potentially light at the end of this seemingly never ending tunnel. fish is still a sticking point.|j seemingly never ending tunnel. fish is still a sticking point. i thought we might get away without mentioning brexit tonight. but there is no escape. but that is on the right

front page. the suggestion by michel barnier that there is possibly light at the end of the tunnel. that is a big if. if britain makes concessions oi'i big if. if britain makes concessions on fishing. fishing alone is a tiny pa rt of on fishing. fishing alone is a tiny part of our economy, but crucially important aspect for people who live in humberside, devon and cornwall, people in scotland. it is about sovereignty, really. these are our waters and we want to keep them as out waters and we want to keep them as our waters. the french take about £600 million out of our waters every year and they want to keep that. they are suggesting that they want to keep doing that for another ten years until an agreement can be reach. so far, they are saying we are not having any of that and you can understand why. for britain to make a concession on fishing would bea make a concession on fishing would be a very big step indeed. although michel barnier's enthusiasm about the way ahead is cheerful news, i am not so sure it is that reliable. we have yet to hear the government response. the telegraph also has

that on the front. their version slightly makes flips around from the guardian. boris johnson effectively made a compromise at the weekend. this must be why things suddenly got going again on sunday in terms of talks. the fact that boris johnson accepted toa the fact that boris johnson accepted to a certain degree some concessions on the level playing field. if the regulation started skewed in favour of uk, then the eu could put tariffs on some items. is this the ratchet clause? i thought that klaus had been taken away? what we are learning from these stories is that borisjohnson has effectively accepted that there would have to be... that the eu would have to put

some tariffs in if britain diverged toa some tariffs in if britain diverged to a much greater extent in the future. in return for that, a p pa re ntly future. in return for that, apparently we asked for them to make concessions on fiction, clashing which they did not do. talks go on, negotiations go on and they remain about those two things. fishing, and i assume it is not done and dusted around a level playing field. otherwise we would have had more positive briefings from the uk and the eu side. that some kind of real progress was being made. have got time for one more briefly. that is the metro front page picture. why jesy the metro front page picture. why jesy has quit little mix. john, should i do this? it is all yours, kate. i will do this. should i do this? it is all yours, kate. iwill do this. she is should i do this? it is all yours, kate. i will do this. she is a very

popular member of little mix. she says she is leaving largely to do with her mental health issues. she made a powerful documentary about her struggles being in the limelight, and it might be that those struggles have still proven too much. she is leaving this girl band, hugely popular, and all of this is to try and better take care of her mental health. i am sure she will be very missed by all of the fa ns will be very missed by all of the fans out there. this is really one of the biggest girl bands in britain at the moment. the band is going to continue with three members. that is what i can tell you aboutjesy from little mix. it is sad that these bands which have huge success, for number one singles, inevitably these bands always seem to split in the end. they are put under quite a lot of strain. self—imposed sometimes. i wish the young women well. you will

be back in around a0 minutes' time to go through the papers again. see if we can spend a bit more time the second time round. thank you for that first look. hello. tuesday will be one of the quieter weather days of the week. there will still be some showers around, but fewer than we had on monday. more places staying dry and getting to see some occasional sunshine. still windy, though not as windy as it was on monday. low pressure still close by, this brisk south—westerly flow with sunshine and showers. here comes the next area of low pressure for wednesday, which will not be one of the quieter weather days of the week, as we'll see. but this is how tuesday's starting, a little bit cooler than monday morning, many of us dry with some early sunshine. showers, though, mostly in the west initially and still some heavy ones. the sun will push further east during the day on the breeze but be very hit—and—miss across eastern areas.

and whilst for many of us, the showers will fade as the afternoon goes on, still this area here that has to push north across scotland as we go through the evening. temperatures little bit down compared with monday, not so much as you'll notice because the wind is lighter. we'll get to see some sunshine. but the wind will pick up again across western areas, initially down toward the southwest, as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday morning, with that next area of low pressure coming in and clearly turning things letter for some of us too, whereas elsewhere, it'll be a cooler start to the day but a mainly dry start to the day. so here is that area of low pressure. it has strong winds with it, particularly for the republic of ireland, but could well see parts of southwest england initially, than eastern parts of northern ireland, gusting to 60 mph for a time. potentially disruptive winds. where they combine with high tides, there could be some coastal flooding. there's an area of heavy rain too, but that will weaken as it pushes eastwards during the day, but there will be heavy showers following on behind, particularly into scotland and into northern ireland.

these are your wind gusts. and it will be blowing right across the uk on wednesday, but again, particularly so in the west. and many of us will see temperatures just into double figures, maybe a degree or so short of that, especially in scotland. and this is how thursday's shaping up, back to one of the quieter weather days. lighter winds, more in the way of sunshine, the odd shower around, many places dry, but we will have rain gathering to the west again as we go on through the later stages of the day. and that's with the next area of low pressure, with more wind and rain, moving across the uk for friday. and then looking into the weekend, it's a mixture of some sunshine with the chance of catching a shower.

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