bell there in malakasa. _ deal with this. bell there in malakasa, thank _ deal with this. most other restrictions have been lifted. from today, there are no legal limits on the number of people who can meet, and meeting indoors is allowed. all business are also allowed to re—open too, including nightclubs — which have been closed for the last 17 months. face masks are still required in most public indoor places, as well as care settings and on public transport. but they aren't required by law in pubs, restaurants or schools. our wales correspondent hywel griffith explained that despite the loosening of measures, the first minister is urging caution. level zero doesn't mean zero restriction and it comes with a great deal of caution from mark drakeford, the welsh first minister. he has warned that this pandemic could yet take some twists and turns. another variant could even see some measures being returned, so rather than seeing today as any kind of freedom day or terminus date, it is more the last lap in easing restrictions. now, that is not to say that people won't be mak

bethany bell is in malakasa near athens, she sent us this update.r athens, but it has been closed for two days because of all the fires that keep breaking out around here. we have seen, over the past half an hour or so, helicopters coming back your time and time again, trying to put out the blazes on these mountainsides. but it is not working yet. the strong, scorching winds are making things very difficult for the emergency services. international help is on its way. people are trying to do as much as they can, but this is a really... what the authorities are saying, a really unprecedented situation. on the outskirts of athens, we know thousands of people have been evacuated from their houses. in athens and in other parts of greece, on the island of evia, the situation is very difficult for them. last night we watched as the r flames came down a mountainside towards the house of one man who was standing watching in dismay, saying, what can i do? my house is about to burn. huge amounts of water have been released to try to extinguish them. you still

bethany bell is in malakasa near athens.rth—south motorway near athens but it has been closed for two days because of all the fires that keep breaking out abound here. we have seen over the past half an hour or so, helicopters coming back here time and time again, trying to put out the blazes on these mountainsides. but it is not working yet and the strong scorching wrens are making things very difficult for the emergency services. international help is on its way. people are trying to do as much as they can but this is really what the authorities are saying, really unprecedented situation. annette saw the area around her home burn, while the house she and her husband live in was miraculously saved. shejoins me now from a town in east attica. thank you very much for talking to us first of all. after what must have been a very traumatic couple of days. have been a very traumatic couple of da s. , have been a very traumatic couple of da 5. , . , , have been a very traumatic couple of das. , , days. yes, absolutely. it was extr