ahmed. coming up... lots of big and alarming statistics in the chancellor's spending review this week, but do viewers really understand what they all mean? and faisalers on behalf of the audience. before we hear your comments, regular viewers will spot that today we are trying out a new backdrop. i am still in a very small studio, but through the magic of cgi, we have replaced our normal recorded images of the newsroom with a different part of new broadcasting house. so see what you think and, in the meantime, the bbc are reshooting background footage of the newsroom to use behind some interviewees on bbc news, to replace those filmed before the epidemic, so that we reflect the current socially—distanced way of working here. and it was covid—19 again which provided the big news of the week for many of those in england, with the unveiling of which tiers of restrictions would apply where, from next week on. some areas will be in the highest level of restrictions. pubs and restaurants will be forced to provide takeaway only, and there will be no mixing of households, except up to six people in public outdoor spaces, like parks. john silcock objected t