st pancras in particular was very busy. within hours, a lot of the train seats were booked.ll want to get away for christmas and stick to those plans to go and see their families, but he is urging them to stick to the new rules and stay at home. unless you have been self—isolating for ten days and you are sure that you haven't got the virus, you may be taking that virus with you from london to your mum and dad and elderly relations, and you know what? we now have a vaccine being rolled out. we can see light at the end of the tunnel. how are you going to feel if you pass on the virus to an elderly relation, someone you love, whose life may be long and fruitful because of the vaccine, and you pass the virus on to them? the advice is that you cannot leave our area now because you would be breaking the rules, but even if you could, please don't. it is interesting to see what people think of the new restrictions. there was an opinion poll carried out yesterday after the press conference. more than 70% of people said they thought these new restrictions in tier 4 were needed, and 7

st pancras station last night, hours before new stay—at—home rules came in — scenes the health secretaryonsible. but among all those who didn't board to leave london, a student who had hoped to see family in ireland. it's just been a really challenging year being away from my family. and this was finally a christmas where i could just get some freedom from a year that's just been really difficult. but, obviously, we have to adjust, just like i had to adjust last time, so itjust won't be very easy. ministers say they had to act. the new lockdown for london, parts of east and south east england, known as tier 4, christmas plans cut back across the rest of england as a more infectious variant of the virus spreads. the new variant is out of control and we need to bring it under control, and this news about the new variant has been an incredibly difficult end to, frankly, an awful year. lockdown in wales has been brought forward. the christmas relaxation rules curbed as they have been in scotland where, across the mainland, tighter restrictions come in on boxing day. northern ireland will kee

st pancras was very busy. within a few hours of the press c0 nfe re nce busy.a few hours of the press conference yesterday afternoon, the train seats were booked and people are getting on those chains and it was very difficult to maintain social distance. the mayor of london says people will want to get away for christmas and stick to those plans to see their families, but he is urging them to stick to the new rules and stay at home. unless you have been self isolating for ten days and you are sure that you have not got the virus, you may be taking that virus with you from london to your mum and dad and elderly relations, and you know what, we are fiow relations, and you know what, we are now getting a vaccine rolled out. you can see light at the end of the tunnel. how are you going to feel if you pass the virus on to an elderly relation, someone you love, whose life may be prolonged due to the vaccine. and you pass it on. you can't leave now, because you would be breaking the rules, but even if you could, please don't. it is interesting to see what people thin

be in france right now, they face a scramble to get home on flights, ferries and trains here at st pancras. ba, just one of the giants forced to ground thousands of flights. it laid off 10,000 staff. its boss told me injuly that covid was a crisis never before seen in the industry. it's a very worrying time for everybody, but i think the figures speak for themselves. this is the deepest crisis and by far the biggest loss. british airways will lose or has lost more in one quarter than the record loss in history. these are really extreme times. so what happens next? with more meetings now done online, the days of long—distanced business travel may be over. and with a looming recession, budgets may be squeezed as well. and for consumers, after months of lockdown, demand to get away may bounce back. but with disposable incomes also feeling the pressure, the travel industry is in for a rough ride. how long will it take for things to get back to something resembling normality? i'm really hopeful it will get back, it's going to take some time. many companies were reporting record years in 2019 an

there is pictures of mayhem at st pancras and also at heathrow.night, trying to get to other parts of the country to their loved ones. it is very difficult. clearly, there were announcements saying it won't be possible for social distancing on the trains, only get on the train if you are ok with that. lots of people will have changed their plans and have decided to stay put, i am sure. and also a lot of people, clearly, have decided to move and get out of tier 4 while this bill can. the scientists are saying, if you are in these areas you could be asymptomatic and getting on the trains, carrying the virus and they may go to areas with lower rates of infection and they may infect people that they love and that may have serious consequences. there is no easy decisions, but it is very sobering to see this. also at heathrow, if you are in tier 4 you shouldn't be going anywhere. if you shouldn't be going anywhere. if you are in the other levels, think very carefully if you are thinking of travelling internationally or otherwise. the sunday times is foc

here's lord frost heading to the eurostar at st pancras a short while ago.ing follows a phone call yesterday between the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, which failed to deliver an agreement. a uk source said today's discussions were the ‘last throw of the dice‘ as significant differences still remain. let's just take a moment to recap those sticking points which are proving to be so hard to reconcile. the first is fishing. it's just a small part of the uk's economic activity, but a symbolic one, with disagreement over the level of access the eu will get to fish in uk waters. perhaps the biggest issue is fair competition, also known as the level playing field. the eu says the uk must stick to agreed rules on government aid to british firms, so that there's no unfair advantage. and then there's what's known as the governance of the deal , if an agreement is reached who will police it? our political correspondent jonathan blake said the next couple of days would be crucial if both sides are to

this footage posted on social media showed large crowds at st pancras station.tmas travel ban announced yesterday by nicola sturgeon. the first minister said a ban on travel to the rest of the uk will apply over the festive period. mainland scotland is to be put into lockdown from boxing day for at least three weeks. in the us, warehouse workers are packing the newly—approved moderna vaccine, ready for it to be sent to thousands of sites. general gus perna, who's leading operation warp speed for the us government, said trucks would start to roll out on sunday. it would supply additional unemployment payments to those who lost jobs unemployment payments to those who lostjobs due to pandemic and would help local and state governments. your watching bbc news. in the us, warehouse workers are packing the newly—approved moderna vaccine, ready for it to be sent to thousands of sites. general gus perna, who's leading operation warp speed for the us government, said trucks would start to roll out on sunday. he said shipments would begin to reach health care providers as

the guardian has a picture of passengers queuing for the eurostar at st pancras international beforeso reports on the fears of the "devastating" effect on supply chains after france halted freight transport from the uk and the yorkshire post also leads on the europe travel shutdown — but also reports on the health secretary's comments after he branded the people who fled london for yorkshire before today's restrictions "totally irresponsible". so let's begin... ali, maya, the front page of the independence, maya, a more or less deserted regent street. this, of course, well, i guess that photo was taken earlier today. yes, so a lot of different pages are really covering about these new restrictions all across the southeast and london, and specifically really thinking about the fact that these restrictions, with the government are saying may well have to be in place for some many months, and so obviously, this is another big change to our lives, although, we've sort of been living in forms of lockdown for some time now, these restrictions are obviously so much harsher, but necessary gi

amendments today to show how labour would do this differently and build on the deal —— whole on and st pancras of the agreement and the lack of information to the schengen information system on protecting work and environmental statements, on the erasmus programme and on performers and artists permits and on the duty of the trade cooperation council to report to parliament and crucially on support and information for businesses. this is an important day. but labour is thinking about tomorrow. we are firmly focused on making this the best country for all of our citizens, where ever you live, whatever your parents do, whatever school you went to whatever your talent and ambitions, we will back you the way. this must be the country where you can look forward to starting your career, developing your skills, creating and growing businesses, locating yourjobs in our towns and cities and trading around the world. that is our ambition for the talent on britain and we want to share it with the world. throughout these negotiations and preparations the tories have brought chaos where the country crave ab

led by my right honourable friend, the member for oban honourable friend, the member for chan and st pancraswith threats to break international law has consequences. and it is also a dangerous distraction. the agricultural department in northern ireland say that the border infrastructure simply won't be ready in time and manufacturing an ice age is 9% of businesses in northern ireland are ready for the end of the transition period —— manufacturing nra. and the decisions needed to make trade flow, reportedly won't even go live until december the 21st. eight working days before the end of the transition period. mr speaker, this really does give new meaning to the night before christmas. chris page is in belfast. the call has always been for clarity, is that what they have or has the can been effectively kicked down the road again?|j has the can been effectively kicked down the road again? i think some questions have been answered, but certainly others remain unanswered from the point of view of the business community here. one of the major issues had been concerns that new checks on food produ