we will hear a lot more from charlton athletic later on.om today, police are tasked with making sure people follow them. but a new survey of officers in england and wales has revealed many of them feel the pandemic has had a negative impact on their morale. so, how is our police force coping? let's speak tojohn apter, national chair of the police federation of england and wales. thank you very much for your time with us this morning. 0k, first full day i of lockdown. what is the thought in terms of, what does this day look like for those working in the police force today? good morning, naga. certainly for policing what many of my colleagues are telling me is that this second period of lockdown, in reality, has not really been a lockdown for them. it's been busy on the roads, the streets. the number of calls they are receiving. in great contrast to the first lockdown. so what we're seeing now is a very complicated landscape across england and wales. i represent 130,000 police officers across england and wales. there are very different rules

it's sparked concern amongst other efl clubs, including charlton athletic, who, just weeks ago, openedo fans. there is so much work gone into preparing the stadium. you know, we used three stands, so, we wanted to demonstrate to the council, to the efl, that we could go higher levels quicker, because you know, football is about fans. we wanted more fans here as quick as we could get them here. so we feel, like everybody, look, we know we are not the only people, football fans, restaurants, bars, everybody is planning for a christmas and it has been taken away from us. we can't feel sorry for ourselves, we have just got to get on and wait for the next instructions. and we have just heard that ipswich's next two games have also been postponed because of outbreaks of the virus, are you looking at that and thinking, this could be very difficult, to make sure that sport continues? yes, of course. it is just a sure that sport continues? yes, of course. it isjust a common sure that sport continues? yes, of course. it is just a common sense thing, isn't it? the temperatures we re thing, isn't

wayne mumford is the commercial director at charlton athletic — and he's been telling us about the task back into their football stadium. we have a big problem and that all delay might a lot of our fans and kent adding that t3 is to be have to tell them they cannot come so then it is about which of our fans can come, we have told anybody above 70 if they wanted to opt out or end so that was a challenge. we went through that process then that a ballot of season—ticket holders so fa ns were ballot of season—ticket holders so fans were disappointed again. we have 2000 fans coming tonight so now it is about the journey and getting them here safely and suited safely, listening to the rules and enjoying the game. british driver george russell said he was unbelievably grateful to williams and mercedes, after being confirmed as lewis hamilton's replacement at this weekend's sakhir grand prix. hamilton was ruled out after testing positive for covid—i9. russell is with the williams team but mercedes have guided his career since 2017 and williams have agreed to release him. he said "nobody can rep

as the second lockdown is lifted in england, charlton athletic is one of a number of football leagued for a match this evening. england has returned to a three—tiered system of coronavirus restrictions after the second national lockdown ended at midnight. the tougher new system came into force hours after being approved by mps in a commons vote. more than 55 million people find themselves in the strictest two tiers. in tier1 — which currently only applies to cornwall, the isles of scilly and the isle of wight — up to six people can meet indoors or outdoors and pubs and restaurants can re—open. tier 2 covers more than 32 million people. people there are not allowed to mix with anyone indoors unless in a support bubble. the rule of six applies outdoors. pubs and restaurants can re—open, but alcohol can only be served with a substantial meal. more than 23 million people living in large parts of the midlands, north east and north west, as well as kent, are now in the strictest tier — tier 3. this means no mixing with other households — indoors or outdoors — and hospitality venues will st

let's go to the charlton athletic ground, how do you, cat. wrapped up warmly.diums tonight. yes, that's right, a long anticipated wait for grounds and clubs across the country today. it depends on which tier you find yourself in. in tier 3, still no fa ns allowed yourself in. in tier 3, still no fans allowed in stadium. in london, we are at this stage, 2,000 fans will be here to watch them take on mk dons in the lead tonight. lots of protocols in place to make the save. they will come through the concourse, through the turnstiles, that temperatures will be taken. when they come into the stands, if you come down here, you can see how the seating arrangement is going to work. household bubbles can statically sit together, but charlton will space out their fans even more so there are three chairs between each fan, those with the green text, the fans can set there. they will be spread out around the three stands, the covered and the east stand will have fans. surround sound when the players come out onto the pitch later. it has been a mammoth pass to get these meas