hi miriam mcsherry. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. nearly 18 million people in london and south—east england move into stricter tier 4 restrictions from midnight — people must stay at home, and nonessential shops have to close. for those in tier 4 — it means the relaxation of rules at christmas has been scrapped — and reduced to one day, the 25th, for the rest of england. we must be realistic. we are sacrificing the chance to see our love ones this christmas so we have a better chance of protecting their lives so that we can see them at future christmases. the new restrictions are due to a spike in cases — that's being blamed on a fast—spreading new variant of the disease. the whole of wales is to be placed under lockdown from midnight, with festive rules cancelled for all but christmas day. scotland reduces the five—day festive window for mixing with other households indoors to just christmas day itself — and imposes a "strict travel ban" between it

hi miriam mcsherry. nearly 18 million people in london and south—east england move into stricter tier 4 restrictions from midnight — people must stay at home, and nonessential shops have to close. for those in tier 4 — it means the relaxation of rules