but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week.e in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting "on the optimistic end of the spectrum" in terms of assessing the impact of the omicron spread. record numbers of coronavirus cases were recorded in england on christmas day. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. with christmas celebrations coming to a close, there had been fears of a much bleaker new year. with covid cases continuing at high levels, scotland, wales and northern ireland have all imposed new restrictions. but in england, the emphasis for the time being is on caution, not compulsion. we think some 90% of cases now across england are this new omicron variant, so it shows you just how quickly it has spread. we have had news in recent days that it's milder. now, that in itself isn't good news enoug

scotland, wales and northern _ an hour call. scotland, wales and northern ireland - an hour call. northern ireland had - and northern ireland had already advised staff to work remotely wherever possible. 30% of workers in england did some work from home. that had an impact on city centres and even though many people are yet to go back to the office full—time in the last week in november seven intended travel to work at least once. in sheffield, this restaurant has already been affected by plan b. we lost about — been affected by plan b. we lost about 100 _ been affected by plan b. - lost about 100 covers. we foresee more, not to mention the walk in trade over christmas and new year. this is a really devastating blow. the auestion a really devastating blow. the question in — a really devastating blow. the question in many _ a really devastating blow. the question in many peoples minds as they make their morning coffee and commute to the laptop, how long will they be working from home? but how will these measures affect an economy still recovering from the impact of previous waves?

that's right, we've seen wales, scotland, northern _ uk? uk? that's right, we've seen wales, i scotland, northern ireland introduce restrictions when it comes to things like restrictions on hospitality, the numbers of people gathering both for private and public events, also reintroducing measures on social distancing so as you say england very much diverging from the other nations of the uk and i think this ties into what is becoming a little bit of a political gamble for the prime minister. 0n the one hand, if he manages to succeed in keeping the economy open, something that has been welcomed by hospitality businesses today ahead of new year's eve, while also managing to keep the nhs from being overwhelmed and that something which will go down well particularly with mps from his own party, i think a number of those were fiercely opposed to the idea of more restrictions, we could have seen further rebellions in the commons if he did go ahead with them, having said that, if hospital admission start to rise sharply, particularly when we may

people in scotland, wales _ about having theirjabs.ales and _ about having theirjabs. people in scotland, wales and northern - about having theirjabs. people in - scotland, wales and northern ireland are being encouraged to get a jab to with vaccination centres closed over christmas until the 27th. even as the push on boosters continue, experts are mulling over the latest more hopeful research on the omicron variant, indicating it could be less severe than delta.— variant, indicating it could be less severe than delta. potentially this is aood severe than delta. potentially this is good news. _ severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if _ severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if omicron - severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if omicron really - severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if omicron really is| is good news, if omicron really is less nasty, and it is certainly shaping up to look less nasty, that's fantastic, what better christmas present could we have? but at the moment the data i

some breaks in scotland, staying mainly dry, right now in england and wales, still the chance of catchingth—easterly wind. 0vernight, further rain and snow to the highest ground, moving north scotland and some low cloud, mist and fog developing and another spell of rain heading into south—west england. but then you have some snow on the ground. into tomorrow, patchy rain. notjust scotland and northern ireland, for england and wales, another spell of rain spreading northwards and quite windy across southern england and south wales, mild here and much milderfor all in the week ahead. this is bbc news. the headlines... tributes are paid to archbishop desmond tutu — nobel laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said that the passing of desmond tutu is another chapter of bereavement in south africa's "farewell to a generation of outstanding people who have bequeathed us a liberated country". new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to

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scotland, especially where you have snow on the ground there will be a frost. into tomorrow, here comes another spell of rain across south—west england and wales. does so. scotland and northern ireland will stay dry, a few sunny spells around, but a cloudy day in the northern and western isles with outbreaks of rain and showers. breeziest and mildest to the south. as we go on through the evening there will be another spell of heavy downpours running along southernmost counties of england, with those brisk winds. by tuesday, another area of low pressure looks to be racing in from the atlantic bringing some rain to northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands where we will see the heaviest rain. as that clears through the southern flank we will see the strongest winds in parts of wales and southern england, gusting up to 40—50 mph or so and we will see the highest temperatures in the south around 12 or 13 degrees. the mild air will become much more widespread from midweek. we see this weather front moving northwards on wednesday, that's going to come with rain, some snow into the highlands but it does open th

but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week.ales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting "on the optimistic end of the spectrum" in terms of assessing the impact of the omicron spread. in the united states, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid—19 from ten to five days, amid a surge in cases. france and germany have both re—introduced tougher coronavirus restrictions. the french government has stopped just short of a stay—at—home order, but has called on employers to force their staff to work from home. demonstrations have taken place across eastern germany overnight against the new measures there. record numbers of coronavirus cases were recorded in england on christmas day. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. with christmas celebrations coming

new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, to try to slow the spread of the omicron variant in the uk. england is waiting for more data. more than 6,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend, as the spread of the 0micron variant continues to cause chaos in the airline industry. police in britain have arrested a 19—year—old man who broke into the grounds of windsor castle, where the queen is spending christmas. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in politics. 0ur political correspondent helen catt looks at the stories behind the headlines. three, two, one! big ben chimes 2021 was another extraordinary year in politics. the uk stopped following eu trading rules. the biggest vaccination programme the country has ever seen was rolled out. but we all spent months in lockdown while it happened. events in afghanistan tested british foreign policy. have you lied to the public, prime minister? at home, accusations of sleaze and rule—breaking tested boris johnson's authority. disrupt this meeting. a woman name

another weather system bringing outbreaks of rain in england, scotland and wales. gland and scotland we will sing see some sunny spells. 0utbreaks england and scotland we will sing see some sunny spells. outbreaks of rain to the south that run along the southern areas in the evening, and then on tuesday another weather system taking an area of rain across the central swathe of the uk, quite windy to the south of that through much of wales and southern england, but it will be quite mild here and temperatures ranging from around six orseven temperatures ranging from around six or seven in scotland and 12 or 13 in the south. this weather system taking yet more rain northwards across the uk on wednesday and brings very mild air into the uk. that is transported northwards on this south—westerly wind. blustery with rain, but temperatures reaching into the mid teens. quite widely around the middle of the week. it stays mild but often wet and windy for the start of the new year. this is bbc news. the headlines... tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu, no

from wales come over the bordertonight, i people from wales come over the border tonight, i wouldn't be surprised if people came down from scotlandve been able to open but there has been restrictions in wales and scotland, we've seen people coming over. we’re we've seen people coming over. we've come u- we've seen people coming over. we've come up from — we've seen people coming over. we've come up from bridgend _ we've seen people coming over. we've come up from bridgend to _ we've seen people coming over. we've come up from bridgend to spend new years— come up from bridgend to spend new year's eve _ come up from bridgend to spend new year's eve in london and we're hoping — year's eve in london and we're hoping to— year's eve in london and we're hoping to come down here and see some _ hoping to come down here and see some fireworks. it's all banned in wales, _ some fireworks. it's all banned in wales, so— some fireworks. it's all banned in wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there _ wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are _ wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are no — wales, so come up here and enjoy it. there are

so to tomorrow, the western isles and scotland having a cloudy day with patchy rain and showers around and another weather system bringing outbreaks of rain and walestland, and from the far north, sunny spells, quite windy with the outbreaks of rain to the south, the rain runs along and then for tuesday, another weather system taking an area of rain, across the central slave of the uk, and it will be quite mild here with temperatures running from around 10—11 c and if you think that is mild, this weather system taking more northwards across the uk going through wednesday, bringing some very mild air into the uk and that is transported northwards on the south—westerly winds are blustery with rain, yes, but temperatures reaching into the mid—teens, quite widely around the middle of the week and it stays mild but quite often wet and windy for the start of the new year. this is bbc news. the headlines: tributes have been pouring in for archbishop desmond tutu — nobel peace laureate and veteran of south africa's struggle against apartheid, who has died at the age of 90. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said that the passing of desmond

scotland along with wales and northern _ quite happy. d northern ireland - quite happy. scotland along withi wales and northern ireland have quite happy. scotland along with i wales and northern ireland have all introduced some covid restrictions over the festive period. and that makes border towns like carlisle even more appealing for a night out. there are a lot of both english and scottish people out enjoying themselves in carlisle to arrive. some of the scots admit they have come here on purpose to avoid restrictions back home. butjust walking up and down some of carla's busiest street people are telling us it is quieter than they would expect. the scottish government had asked people not to cross the border. ~ ., , ., _, ., border. where have you come from toda ? border. where have you come from today? glasgow — border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why _ border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why have - border. where have you come from today? glasgow. why have you - border. where have you come from i today? glas

wales. the premier league brought forward their break in scotland due to measures limiting fan attendance. back in wales as is social distancing. smaller tables mean smaller profits and two metres means fewer guests. the two—metre rule has a massive effect. new year's eve, we have full capacity but with the two—metre rule we have lost 20% of capacity. we have had to phone a few people and unfortunately cancel people for new year's eve. while restrictions in northern ireland and its scottish pubs and restaurants come into force tomorrow, the stormont executive said they would keep the measures under review. whilst first minister nicola sturgeon told the public theirs would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, her counterpart further south mark drakeford said rules would be reviewed frequently. his next three weekly assessment is due at the end ofjanuary. with large events due to be attended by thousands of people across the uk called off, it looks like this new year's eve will be just as subdued as the last. tomos morgan, bbc news. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when t

been under pressure to respond to rising infection levels after the devolved administrations in scotland, wales northern ireland all implemented measures to stem the spread of the omicron variant. scotland has seen its highest ever number of cases this christmas period — 11,030 were recorded on boxing day, and today, there were just over 10,500. meanwhile, england confirmed 98,515 cases in the past day. the health secretary said 90% of covid cases in england are now thought to be the 0micron variant and he urged people to remain cautious when celebrating new year's eve, saying the government won't hesitate to act in the future if necessary. here's our correspondent simonjones. after the christmas festivities, tough decisions. the government has been poring over the latest covid data to see if it thinks new measures are needed in england. but this afternoon, this decision... there will be no further measures before the new year. we won't be taking any further measures. of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations and, you know, take a lateralflow test, that makes

scotland, wales, and northern ireland have all imposed further restrictions.he time being, england warns that for the remainder of 2021, the message will we remain caution. >> there will be no further measures before the new year. of course people should remain cautious as we approach new year's celebrations and celebrate outside if you can. have some ventilation indoors if you can. please remain cautious. reporter: at this pub in bristol, they say the resist -- existing restrictions have hit them hard. >> next month it will have little impact because it is a quiet time of year anyway. >> ministers are worried about the effect that sickness is having on staffing levels, which is why they have not completely ruled out new measures in 2022. >> the most common figure coming back at us is 25% of staff, because of covid related reasons, that is a really big deal for emergency services. >> government ministers say they're analyzing data in england and not ignoring it. downing street says they saw nothing in data that would force them to push the button on further re

and yet we also say that scotland wales in northern ireland foundations of the united kingdom, a very different rules to england. why? yes, this is the peculiar political makeup of the united kingdom. you have, as you say, those devolved nations, scotland, wales and northern on having their own parliaments that make some of their own decisions. england doesn't have that england is governed by the national government down in westminster, the same government that makes decisions for. ready the united kingdom ab. so that's the reason why the u. k is not moving is one, is that the, the devolved governments of those other nations, scotland wales and northern not and have a different political slot. so wales is broadly left to center. scotland is left to center nor the line and has its own power sharing arrangement. the government and westman, so that looks off that england and the u. k. is a right wing, conservative government. it's much more anti locked down anti measures than the other deval hooked or the devote parliaments of, of the united kingdom. and that's why you get this place in

restrictions on - spectator sports will also play in wales and scotland. ey were due to be 10,000 fans here in cardiff to watch the derby but they now will be watching from home. a total ban on spectator sport in wales. in scotland, the premier league have moved the winter break forward due to limiting capacity. much to the dismay of france. across all hospitality venues, the rule of six is back in wales. —— dismay of fans. two metres means fewer guests. it has a massive effect. new year's eve, we have full capacity but with the two metre rule we have lost 20% capacity and we have had to cancel people. and we have had to cancel --eole. ~ and we have had to cancel --eole.~ , . ., , people. while restrictions in northern — people. while restrictions in northern ireland _ people. while restrictions in northern ireland come - people. while restrictions in northern ireland come intol northern ireland come into force tomorrow, measures will be kept under review. nicola sturgeon told the public that would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, further so

i think in some parts that there's going to be an influx of people from scotland, wales, etc. into england to come down here and party and people me health officials, a warning against that saying that if you want to stay healthy and co cobra free best to stay inside this year and keep caution rory, i'm not sure how long we bought you live for but if you're out there new year's eve, i hope you find a hot chocolate or something. it could be a long evening. hey, thank you for that return and they live for us in london. the french government has introduced new measures aimed at reducing the spread of the on the con variant with 232000 new cases. residents and visit is in paris and are required to wear face masks outdoors. the capitals also cancel the annual new year's eve fireworks display on shore. liza people have been to avoid large gatherings, but no coffee was being imposed. natasha papa has more from paris. one of this paris market. people are busy shopping for new years eve. a special dinner isn't the end of year traditions and though it is the festival season, most people

but scotland, wales and northern ireland, which do add into that makes the fact that those parliaments in the devolved nations as their holes more left wing than the u. kay's parliaments, which value receives england? and you can see why the, the government in the u. k, which obviously england is reluctant because it's more right when to impose locked down restrictions. but the left wing governments of scotland, wales and the that that the power sharing one nor the knowledge. i said they're more likely to say, i mean have, we think that it's public safety, public health is the priority here. we're going to prioritize that rather than freedoms. really challenge in london. thanks so much. cronum, i was deaths in true have left at least $10000.00 children without one or both of our parents. it's been described as the hidden pandemic and has left many poor families without the bread winner. mother sanchez report from the capital lima win. and we need to buy your last her 34 year old husband to cobit 19. last year. she had to move into a small room at her in last with her 3 children and all

the booster alert in england, with the prime minister saying extra resources would be given to scotland, walesn ireland, to accelerate their own lead. in england, he is talking about bringing forward a target from seven weeks to three weeks, so the previous target was to offer everyone a boosterjab who was eligible, adults who were eligible, by the end of january. now they say they want to get those jabs into peoples charms by the end of the year, seven weeks condensed into three. that is going to be difficult. looking at the numbers, thatis difficult. looking at the numbers, that is 80 million people, we think, they would have to jab in 19 days before the end of the year, so that's roughly a million people a day. yesterday, a pretty good day for boosters, but it was only 483,000, so they will have to double that to hit that target. how will they do that? more military planning teams, more sites, more mobile units, more hours, more volunteers. jim reid, our health correspondence. there will be more reaction and analysis on the bbc news channel throughout the evening, and full coverage in an ex

with restrictions varying between different nations of the u.k., it is feared revelers from scotland and walescross into england to celebrate. our correspondent reports in cumbria, just eight miles from the border with scotland. >> new year's eve in the border city. the castle was once used to keep the scots out. now it welcomes them as they arrive in the center. earlier today, many scots made the trip south. >> nothing to do in the south of scotland, so this is the nearest place for something to do. >> because that is what new year's is all about. >> and they were ready to celebrate. the new year's eve party at the hotel was canceled before christmas to keep staff and customers safe. tonight, the restaurant is busy and the rooms fully booked, many by scots. >> probably half of the central bill coming down. it will be busy. i think they will complain a little bit but we will secretly be happy. >> scotland along with wales and northern ireland have all introduced some covid restrictions over the festive period. and that makes border towns like this more appealing for a night out. there are a lo

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — as the uk's devolvedinistrations try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. omicron causes chaos for travellers — 7,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. three, two, one! cheering. and swimmers across the uk take the plunge in festive style and follow a christmas tradition. this is bbc news. the main stories at the top of the hour, but first... witness history introduces us to some of the team's favourite films from the past 12 months. hello and welcome to witness history with me. here at the bbc in london. with more remarkable moments from the past as told by the people who were there. and in this episode, we present five of our most memorable recent eyewitness stories. coming up, remembering the founder of north korea. also, the forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes. why us police bombed philadelphia and afghanistan first man in space. we start with the story of a true trailblazer who made history in 1960. he became the modern world first female head of government when

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there'll also be additional support to speed up vaccinations in scotland, wales and northern ireland.uk's covid alert level was raised from three to four. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has the full story. queueing round the block for their booster, you will see a lot more of this in the coming days.— this in the coming days. from tomorrow _ this in the coming days. from tomorrow the _ this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over _ this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 30s - this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 30s in - this in the coming days. from - tomorrow the over 30s in england this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 305 in england and tomorrow the over 30s in england and scotland will be able to book their booster and the over eighteens from later in the week.— later in the week. good evening. over the past — later in the week. good evening. over the past year... _ later in the week. good evening. over the past year... addressing later in the week. good evening. - over the past year... addressing the nation tonight _ over the past year... addr

face of those figures, the government at westminster has decided not to go down the road that scotland, walesnorthern ireland did. by ruling out new restriction before the end of the year, they are also ruling out a recall of parliament. boris johnson promised that any new legal enforceable restrictions, they would have to come back to have a vote on it. there were a record number of rebellions under his leadership, some talking about the introduction of covid passes. that was a record rebellion. at least one of those rebels today said, if the prime minister had brought parliament back thiseek, introducing new measures without hard data from the national health service, he would have faced an even bigger rebellion. that may have you think that some of his opponents are putting politics ahead of public health. downing street would say it is quite simply that he is keeping a close eye on the data. the briefing was mentioned with his scientific advisors, and he didn't see any need to push the red button, as it were. he is far more worried about people perhaps not taking up vaccinations and boost

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. and omicron causes chaos for travellers — 7000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. tributes have poured in from around the world for south africa's archbishop desmond tutu who has died at the age of 90. archbishop tutu was a nobel peace prize laureate and considered one of the driving forces behind the anti—apartheid movement in south africa. former us president barack 0bama described him as a mentor and moral compass, while borisjohnson said he would be remembered for his spiritual leadership. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say we will be free. desmond tutu was an exuberant figure, an outspoken anglican priest who became one of the world's great moral voices. it was during south africa's long and violent struggle against white minority rule that he rose to prominence, condemning the apartheid govern

been under pressure to respond to rising infection levels after the devolved administrations in scotland, wales northern ireland all implemented measures to stem the spread of the omicron variant. scotland has seen its highest ever number of cases this christmas period, 11,030 were recorded on boxing day, and today, there were just over 10,500. meanwhile england confirmed 98,515 cases in the past day. the health secretary said 90% of covid cases in england are now thought to be the 0micron variant and he urged people to remain cautious when celebrating new year's eve, saying the government won't hesitate to act in the future if necessary. here's our correspondent simonjones. scotla nd scotland wales all restrictions... there is pressure in westminster to make it clear that there is pressure in westminster to make it clear tha— make it clear that england would follow. make it clear that england would follow for _ make it clear that england would follow. for the _ make it clear that england would follow. for the time _ make it clear that england would follow. for the time being, - make it clear t

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — as the uk's devolvedions try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. england is waiting for more data. omicron is causing chaos in the airline industry — 6,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. nearly 1,000 planes were grounded just in the united states on christmas day. police in britain have arrested a 19—year—old man who broke into the grounds of windsor castle, where the queen is spending christmas. now on bbc news, reporting from the climate frontlines. for the past two decades, the bbc�*s science editor david shukman has been a witness on the frontlines of global warming. in this programme, he explores how we got here and what it means for the future. it's now beyond doubt that the arctic is changing dramatically. i've had a unique position for nearly 20 years as a witness for the bbc to the greatest challenge of our time. how we're damaging the planet so profoundly that we're turning the climate against us. it's a job that has taken me to the farthest corners of the

greater restrictions have already come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland.lmost one hundred and eighty thousand new infections recorded in a single day. the french government has already announced new measures there, including a mandatory work from home order.

so scotland, wales, and northern ireland night clubs are closed, tight limits on the number of people who can gather together and celebrates. and there are a warnings for him. health officials that, that might be an influx of people from those parts. new came to england coming to party that trying to make sure that doesn't happen. and the people stay as an infection free as possible. this new year's eve sensible celebration. same by the message, i think for that really challenge lives from london. the french governments introduced new measures aimed at reducing the spread of the on the con variant residence and visit is in paris and are required to wear face masks out doors. the capitals also canceled the annual new year's eve fireworks display on the shops and easy people have been edge to avoid large gatherings, but no coffee has been imposed. latasha butler has more from paris, one of this paris market. people are busy shopping for new year's eve. a special dinner isn't the end of year. traditions in fall, though it is the festival season. most people that we've spoken to has said

k, scotland, wales, etc. down to england to come on policy here because at least in the, in england it is still legal, but that is being discouraged. people don't want that to happen because of the affairs of, you know, what that might do to infection levels, pushing them up even higher. thank you very much for shines. reporting to us from london. or germany's newly appointed chancellor has used his 1st near speech to try and rally the population against the crime wires are left shalt called on germans to get vaccinated even as protest continue against restrictions. germany announced 41000 new cases on thursday, and i appeal to you again, get vaccinated. i know that some skeptical, they fear it will have negative consequences. but to day, almost 4000000000 people worldwide vaccinated without major side effect. the french government has introduced new measures, aimed at reducing the spread of army kron. everyone in paris is now required to wear face must outdoors capital also cancelled the fireworks violence,

but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week.ales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. we'll have more on the uk situation in a moment but first, let's take a look at that reduction in self—isolation for asymptomatic cases in the us. this doctor explains what's behind the move. i think there's several reasons that went into this recommendation. the first is that overall, we are not in the same place that we were in the fall of 2020, when these guidelines were last updated. we've had vaccines since then. more therapeutics. so, if you think about that generation time, the time when you're infected and the time when you're most likely to transmit, if you think about alpha, that is said to be five days. delta, four days. and omicron is thought to be three days. and even if we get a transmission, we have, you know, monoclonal antibodies, we have increasing oral options that are going to be away in days and we are

scotland, wales and northern ireland have all imposed further restrictions.re on the government at westminster to make it clear if england would follow. for the time being, it won't. and for the remainder of 2021, the message will be caution, not compulsion. there will be no further measures before the new year. we won't be taking any further measures. of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations, and take a lateral flow test, that makes sense. celebrate outside, if you can. have some ventilation indoors, if you can. please remain cautious. many businesses will drink to that. but at this pub in bristol, they say that even existing restrictions have hit them hard. we've already lost a very, very big trading period — already. a really key trading period. next month, it'll have little impact, because it's a quiet time of year anyway. government ministers are still worried about the effect that self—isolation as well as sickness is having on staffing levels in the nhs, which is one of the reasons they haven't completely ruled out

in scotland, wales and northern ireland it was one in a0. infections doubled in a week in london. in 15 tested positive. but there were big rises too in the north—west, yorkshire and the humber and west midlands. other regions weren't far behind. statisticians say infections are twice the level they were this time last winter in england because they're being fuelled by the more infectious 0micron variant. across all age groups we are seeing increases but particularly driven by those young age groups, we've seen increases among school—age children fairly recently, particularly from nursery through to primary. but we are now seeing infections among older age groups as well, so young adults from the mid—20s to the mid—30s, but spreading right the way up to increases now in the over 70s, although they remain the lowest group to be infected. there's more encouraging news on boosters. new uk data suggests a booster shot is 88% effective at preventing people ending up in hospital due to 0micron. after a huge push, all uk nations say they've hit the target of offering all adults a third d

wales beaten. could scotland now help out? they could scarcely have left it later. his championship! that meant wales were champions. drama that deserved an audience. the women's six nations — that felt the impact even more. restructured, reorganised, the culmination, an england—france final. wonderful stuff from england. they cannot stop winning. they are champions again in 2021. england couldn't stop winning, and neither, it seemed, could rachael blackmore. never getting carried away. in april, she became the first femalejockey to win the grand national. the gender thing was never an issue. i just carried forward. it was just such a special race. i'm absolutely honoured to be able to put my name beside it. the roar was finally back. the snooker championships became the first major british event to welcome back fans. raising the roof, champion mark selby. fans returning in football and revolting proposals for european super league sparked outrage. fan power won — for now. manchester city are the premier league champions. one of those involved was manchester city. ha

new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — as the uk's devolvedinistrations try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. uk ministers have proposed that pubs in england and wales should be allowed to stay open for an extra two hours nextjune, during a special bank holiday weekend to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. after 70 yea rs after 70 years on the british throne. thank you. now on bbc news it is the travel show with a look back at 2021. hello and welcome to the travel show. there is no denying that 2021 will not go down as a great year for travel. hotels, airlines, tour operators and all of us that wanted to get away have had to cope with ever—changing rules and restrictions to do what we simply took for granted two years ago before the pandemic struck. so this week on the show, we are looking at 2021 and some of our favourite stories of the year. and it was a year when us started changing the way we think about travel. in a moment, we've got about travel. in a moment, we've got a report from mike in kenya about how the pandemic meant th

new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland, to try to slow the spread of the omicron variant in the uk. england is waiting for more data. more than 6,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend, as the spread of the 0micron variant continues to cause chaos in the airline industry. police in britain have arrested a 19—year—old man who broke into the grounds of windsor castle, where the queen is spending christmas. now on bbc news, review 2021, the year in science. it was a year shaped by the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. hearing no objections, it is so decided. scientists warned that it was now or never to stop damaging climate change. the difference between 1.5 and 2.4 is really survival of millions and millions of people and species in the planet. environmentalists cho

vaccination centres are closed in northern land, scotland and wales. ireand, scotland and wales. as ministers consider whether tougher restricions are needed in england, the roman catholic archbishop, cardinal vincent nichols, has urged them not to close places of worship. emily unia reports. redbridge town hall in east london is one of a small number of vaccination centres in england that opened this morning, on christmas day, to help bolster the booster programme. fantastic idea to save so many lives. myjob, i am in contact with customers all the time. so i have got to keep myself safe, keep my customers safe. it is family time, the time you want to spend with your loved ones. - it is often in times like that that we get to think- through the real priorities, . and the real priorities are that you want to protect yourself and you want to protect - your loved ones. the government wants to offer all adults a booster by the end of the year, to tackle the spread of the 0micron variant. this pharmacy in north london has been open since eight this morning.