we have andrew and james, both locals from gosport.tion is quite a shock going from tier1 to tier 2 and it is when all the shops close in the cafe is close as well and then they start doing takeaways and it is just really bad. i think they don't give you enough notice. they do it straightaway and people with mental health problems and all that, economic, people'sjobs... health problems and all that, economic, people's jobs. .. what about the fact infection rates are going up here? you have to do something but what to do is difficult. what about the fact infection rates are going up? the government has to act. the government has to act. the government saying we ought to go into lockdown on things like that but like fare ham into lockdown on things like that but like fareham they are not into lockdown and we are starting to go into lockdown and shops closing. what do you think it is going to do figure plans in the run—up to christmas? what? what will it do figure plans in tier 3? sometimes i plan something and then i cannot plan somethin

gosport is now also in tier 3.hlighted capacity problems at the queen alexandra hospital. the hospital says it's providing safe care but is under increasing pressure. though nonessential shops can remain open in all tiers, the advices only to travel into a tier 3 area if necessary, so destination shopping like gunwharf quays may suffer. it's quite sad, really, because it means that we can't come from the area that we are to come shopping here. if we need to, we need to, don't we, you know? we'll have to follow the rules. i think we've all got to be very sensible. and thank god we've got the nhs to keep us going. back at the panto, they're fitting in an extra show tomorrow and working on sharing a virtual experience after that — finding ways to soldier on. briony leyland, bbc south today, portsmouth. the situation in portsmouth. peterborough will find itself in tier 3. from there, we'rejoined by angela ennis, who runs the queen's head pub in peterborough. let's get your reaction initially, angela, to waking up over

portsmouth, gosport and havant have moved up from tier two to tier three.s case rates in all age groups are increasing across most of the area. local people gave us their reaction to tighter restrictions. i think we should have been put into tier three a bit sooner, just to sort of keep it lower again. portsmouth has got quite a high rate of covid and i think we're only half that rate and i know we are so close, it must be awkward, but i think it would have been better to stay in tier two. tier three restrictions require no household mixing indoors or in private gardens, pubs and bars and restaurants are closed apart from takeaway, accommodation like hotels is also shut. there's advice against travel out of the area. but over the festive season, three households can form a christmas bubble. pubs, bars and restaurants will still be closed, accommodation will be open for individual households. travel is permitted between tiers and uk nations, though with warnings for people to think carefully before going. pressure on the nhs is mounting, with more covid pati

the exception of waverley, hastings and rather on the kent border of east sussex, and portsmouth, gosportnd haven't in hampshire. these changes will take effect from one minute past midnight on saturday morning. millions of people across northern england and midlands will stay in tier 3. i regret having to take the action we have to take. i deem it necessary and there is a strong view right across government that these actions are necessary. greater manchester has been under the toughest restrictions for months and the rate of infection has come down, below the average. despite that the government has decided not to move it to tier 2 yet. the problem with tier 3 as it is devastating from an economic point of view and that is what we said to the government. if they will keep places in tier 3 today, then there has to be much more financial support. some areas will move down a tier. bristol and north somerset to tier 2, herefordshire to the very rare tier 1. herefordshire to the very rare tier i. the latest hearing decision comes less tha n i. the latest hearing decision comes less than 2a h

our health correspondent katharine da costa has the latest. sport —— gosport in hampshire, one of theh preparing to enter tier 3 from tomorrow, joining two thirds of england living under the highest level of restrictions. parts of the south—east, east of england and london are seeing a rapid rise in new infections and hospital admissions. health leaders are worried. they are faced with 10% fewer beds due to social distancing, staff off sick or self isolating, with some now having to cancel nonurgent operations even before we hit the peak winter months. we are now at a really dangerous point to where we are finding it really difficult to get ambulances off—loaded. there are no cubicles to put patients into because there are no beds on the wards. all of that cycle is back to, there's an ambulance outside an ed that can't go out to the next patient who needs it. latest official figures show cases were rising across the uk in the week to last saturday, with infections now hire in london and the east midlands than in the north of the country. there has been stark warnings that mixing over

portsmouth gosport and haven't had moved up from tier to tier 3.s say virus case rates in all age groups are increasing across most of the area. local people gave us their reaction to tighter restrictions.” local people gave us their reaction to tighter restrictions. i think we should have been put into tier 3 a little sooner, just to keep it lower again. portsmouth has got quite a rate of covid and i think we are only half that rate. i know we are so only half that rate. i know we are so close it must be awkward but i think it would have been better to stay in tier 2. in tier 3 areas like this, pubs, bars and restaurants will be closed apart from take a ways and that will still be the case over the christmas period, even though up to three households are are able to mix at that time. pressure most hospitals is mounting, with more covid patients arriving each day and there are fewer beds than normal because of social distancing measures. here is what has been happening with daily covid hospital admissions in the south—east of england, the solid lin

portsmouth, gosport, and havant have moved up from tier 2 to tier 3.cials say virus case rates in all age groups are increasing across most of the area. local people gave us their reaction to tighter restrictions. i think we should've been put into tier 3 a bit sooner, just to keep it lower again. portsmouth has got quite a rate of covid, and i think we're only half that rate. i know we're so close it must be awkward, but i think it would'ave been better to stay in tier 2. in tier 3 areas like this, pubs, bars, and restaurants will be closed, apart from takeaways. and that will still be the case over the christmas period, even though up to three households are are able to mix at that time. pressure most hospitals is mounting, with more covid patients arriving each day, and there are fewer beds than normal because of social—distancing measures. here's what's been happening with daily covid hospital admissions in the south—east of england. the solid line there is the seven—day rolling average. you can see it's been rising pretty steeply in recent weeks,

exception of waverley, hastings and rauf are on the canada border of east sussex and portsmouth, gosportm one minute past midnight on saturday morning and i know the tier 3 measures are tough but the best way for everyone to get out of them is to pull together, not just to follow the rules, but to do everything they possibly can to stop the spread of the virus. as we mentioned earlier in the programme the american food and drug administration panel has been discussing whether to authorise a second vaccine — from moderna. it follows the roll—out this week of the pfizer vaccine. and while some have welcomed the vaccines with literal dancing in the streets, others are not so sure. particularly among the nation's african american communities, as aleem maqbool reports. a black doctor inoculating a black nurse. the first us coronavirus vaccination in front of the cameras is also clearly a message to african—americans that the vaccine is safe. the vaccine that you are going to be taking was developed by an african—american woman. some feel this need to convince black people in the us to get imm

gosport in hampshire, one of the areas in the south preparing to enter tier 3 from tomorrow, joiningg under the highest level of restrictions. parts of the south—east, east of england and london are seeing a rapid rise in new infections and hospital admissions. health leaders are worried. they're faced with 10% fewer beds due to social distancing, staff off sick or self isolating, with some now having to cancel nonurgent operations even before we hit the peak winter months. we're now at a really dangerous point where we are finding it really difficult to get ambulances off—loaded. there are no cubicles to put patients into because there are no beds on the wards. all of that cycles back to, there's an ambulance outside an ed that can't go out to the next patient who needs it. latest official figures show cases were rising across the uk in the week to last saturday, with infections now higher in london and the east midlands than in the north of the country. there have been stark warnings that mixing over the festive period could lead to a third wave. the four nations have agreed not to

the exception of waverley, hastings and rother on the kent border of east sussex, and portsmouth, gosportt in hampshire. these changes will take effect from one minute past midnight on saturday morning. millions of people across northern england and the midlands will stay in tier 3. i regret having to take the action we have to take. i deem it necessary, and there is a strong view right across government that these actions are necessary. greater manchester has been under the toughest restrictions for months and the rate of infection has come down — it's now below the national average. despite that, the government has decided not to move it to tier 2 yet. the problem with tier 3 is it is devastating from an economic point of view, and that is what we said to the government. if they will keep places in tier 3 today, then there has to be much more financial support. some areas will move down a tier. bristol and north somerset to tier 2, herefordshire to the very rare tier i. the latest tiering decision comes less than 2a hours after the prime minister urged us to be cautious over christmas.

and havantin sussex, and portsmouth, gosport and havant in hampshire.o stop spread of the virus. where we have seen places get the virus under control and come out of tier 3, it's where everyone has taken responsibility on themselves to make that happen. we have seen case rates fall across large parts of england, andi fall across large parts of england, and i know many places in tier 3 have seen their rates reduced. in most places, i have to tell you we are not quite there yet, and the pressures on the nhs remain. but we are able to move some places down a tier 2. test down a tier for that we assessed these measures according to the five indicators, test rates, rates of change hospital pressure. today i'm placing in the house library and assessment of each area and publishing the data on which we make these decisions. for the majority of places currently in tier 3, we are not making a change today. however, i am pleased to say that some places can go down a level. in bristol and north somerset, rates have come down from 432 per 100,000 to 121 and fallin