discuss what measures it libt dues probably coming into force on wednesday the prime minister guiseppe contebroad hints of what italians can expect in parliament this afternoon, and surprisingly some of the measures are actually lighter than italians had been expecting, but the hardest hit areas, milan and naples, two of italy's three biggest cities, there's likely to be kind of a mini lockdown in those cities, and there will be some national measures as well, all museums are likely to be closed as of later this week. transport would be cut by about 50%. shopping centers will be closed over the weekend, and so on. for some people, especially health experts, these measures are too little too late. they have been calling for a national lockdown and for other people they are too much business is still protesting at these measures and milan's governor, for example, saying he doesn't want to impose a lockdown on his city there should be a national lockdown, so guiseppe conte is trying a regional approach that's exactly what the british prime minister boris johnson has tried for weeks. over the we

prime minister guiseppe conte has told italians to expect a "more sober christmas, without christmasve been advised to stay away from the ski slopes. this weekend, france will start relaxing its second lockdown, with nonessential shops re—opening from saturday. then from mid—december, travel restrictions will be lifted in time for christmas. the french president, emmanuel macron, said the country had passed the peak of the second wave. paul hawkins has more. france has been under lockdown since the start of november. nonessential shops, bars and restaurants are shut, social gatherings banned. here you can only leave home for work, shopping, exercise, or to get medical help. even then, you need a written statement justifying your trip. however, from this weekend... translation: all shops will be allowed to reopen, and home services will be allowed to resume within the framework of a strict health protocol. according to these rules, they can remain open until 9pm at the latest. the relaxing of restrictions is because, on monday, france reported 4452 daily infections, its lowest number