colletta smith, bbc news, in stockport.corded in the uk, danny savage has been talking to people in york about whether they are considering changing their plans for christmas. this is exactly how many people fear christmas will turn out this year. but before any new restrictions are announced, they are making the most of it. york today was busy, but everyone has one eye on next saturday. if the government tells you to change your behaviour this week and brings in new restrictions, how would you feel about it? fairly resentful, i think, in light of their shenanigans last christmas, which is why, to be honest, i think they haven't. i don't think they could look the nation in the eye after what they've done and expect people to follow plans that they haven't followed themselves. i run a social club in middlesbrough, so this actually has crippled the club. i'm going to be out of a job in the new year. i don't think i have any choice, do i? i sylvia is from slovakia and would like to be with her relatives, but yet again can't be

the commitment to stockport county by the fans has been remarkable.apan and opted for stockport instead of one of the bigger clubs. i'm here for by myself and i'm very lonely. but once i came to manchester, the the local friend the very kind to me. i'm so impressed. and i became a massive stockport county fan. and what about the pig? well, the club president's daughters rescued peggy after she was unwanted as a piglet due to having a cleft palate. when you have no pig sitter, he had no choice but to bring her to games, where she became a firm favourite with fans. 0urchairman, bless him. he said, "you can't bring a pig in the boardroom." i said, "you can. it says, no dogs. i've checked the rules." and that was peggy at edgerly park, where she became quite a feature. it was at that time when we were starting to get the club back on its feet. the community was a big part of that. so, of course, having a piglet in the stadium attracted a lot of attention. it attracted some media attention, too, which was great for us. but there has been, you know, a coinc

collette smith, bbc news, in stockport. york about whether they are considering changing their plans for christmas. this is exactly how many people think christmas will turn out this year. but before any new restrictions are announced, they are making the most of it. york today was busy, but everyone has one eye on next saturday. if the government tells you to change your behaviour this week and brings a new restrictions, how would you feel about it? . , restrictions, how would you feel about it? ., , , restrictions, how would you feel about it? . , , ~ about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in liuht of about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in light of their _ about it? fairly resentful, ithink, in light of their shenanigans - in light of their shenanigans last christmas, which is why, to be honest, i think they haven't. i don't think they could look the nation in the eye after what they've done and expect people to follow plans that they haven't followed themselves. i plans that they haven't followed themselves.— plans that the

meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leaderson's competition which was delayed by the pandemic. the quarter finals onwards have been played this season with chelsea and arsenal meeting on sunday at wembley. chelsea boss emma hayes admits the timings strange, especially off an international break, but says she's looking forward to it. it's weird coming back after into a cup final. because of being there so many time i don't really put any different energy into it than i do a normal game. what changes is there is more press. but everything else stays the same. yeah, weird circumstances going into a cup final. but one that i'm really excited about. but one that i'm really excited about. wigan manager leam richardson has called for more people in football — including fans — to undergo cpr training like he did after one of his players suffered a cardiac arrest. striker charlie wyke collapased during a practice session last month and says his manager saved his life by beginning the resuscitation process before the doctor arrived. spea

our search brings us here — to an auction house in stockport. we arrive late in the evening.deboye agencies�* shipment ended up here. what we do know is that one auction goer got a real bargain. because they managed to buy a box of kit, that cost the government £1,000 for just a fiver. i mean, it's pretty sickening, isn't it? that £1,000, which will be just one example of many other thousands of pounds, millions, hundreds of millions, probably billions of pounds, is money that your viewers would have worked very hard to earn and paid away to the government in taxes. and it's been wasted. although we've found the seller, the box itself is long gone, sold in march to someone with an eye for a bargain. but we're getting closer. a few days later, a chance find online. a different box of clandeboye agencies�* gowns, complete with the same contract information and product code. this is it. this is one of the actual boxes the government paid £1,000 for. we paid less than a tenth of that — just under £100. public money appears to have been wasted because of confusion over what to ord

our search brings us here — to an auction house in stockport. we arrive late in the evening. clandeboye agencies�* shipment ended up here. what we do know is that one auction goer got a real bargain. because they managed to buy a box of kit, that cost the government £1,000 for just a fiver. i mean, it's pretty sickening, isn't it? that £1,000, which will be just one example of many other thousands of pounds, millions, hundreds of millions, probably billions of pounds, is money that your viewers would have worked very hard to earn and paid away to the government in taxes. and it's been wasted. although we've found the seller, the box itself is long gone, sold in march to someone with an eye for a bargain. but we're getting closer. a few days later, a chance find online. a different box of clandeboye agencies�* gowns, complete with the same contract information and product code. this is it. this is one of the actual boxes the government paid £1,000 for. we paid less than a tenth of that — just under £100. public money appears to have been wasted because of confusion over what t

in stockport, greater manchester, this walk—in centre has seen steady business, particularly as concerns omicron variant. all grow around the omicron variant. fill the time, we feel like we are getting more people coming through. it does feel we have had queues around the building. so, there is a definite energy and demand. and that is people coming for their first jabs, second jabs on their boosters. there is still a lot we don't know about this variant, and one thing is clear, that vaccines remain the best defence against developing serious illness. that is why it is as important as ever to get as many jabs into as many arms as quickly as possible. now the booster programme has been expanded, offering jabs to all eligible ovary teens by the end of the month. a significant challenge for an already hard pressed health service. if that offer of a booster was translated into actually delivering the jab, it would meani million doses per day, every day, until the end of the year. at the moment, about 500,000 are being given every day. so ramping up the programme will come at a cost, with oth

meanwhile national league stockport — who beat bolton in the last round — lost at the league one leadersdmits the timings strange, especially off an international break, but says she's looking forward to it. it's weird coming off the back after into a cup final. because of being there so many time i don't really put any different energy into it than i do a normal game. what changes is there is more press. but everything else stays the same. yeah, weird circumstances going into a cup final. but one that i'm really excited about. wigan manager leam richardson has called for more people in football — including fans — to undergo cpr training like he did after one of his players suffered a cardiac arrest. striker charlie wyke collapased during a practice session last month and says his manager saved his life by beginning the resuscitation process before the doctor arrived. speaking today richardson says he hopes others are able to respond in the same way. just to echo charlie's statement and his words, it is important that we make it that we make as many people as aware as possible, not just

in stockport, greater manchester, this walk—in centre has seen steady business, particularly as concernsw around the omicron variant. all the time, we feel like we are getting more it does feel we've had queues around the building. so, there's a definite energy and demand. and that's people coming for their first jabs, second jabs and their boosters. there's still lots we don't know about this new variant. but one thing is clear, and that's vaccines remain our best defence against developing serious illness. against developing serious illness, and that's why it's as important as ever to get jabs into as many arms as quickly as possible. now the booster programme has been expanded, offering jabs to all eligible over—18s by the end of the month, a significant challenge for an already hard—pressed health service. if that offer of a booster was translated into actually delivering the jab, it would mean giving 1 million doses a day, every day, until the end of the year. at the moment, about 500,000 are being given a day. so, ramping up the programme will come at a cost, with other non—covid r

but the dream is over for another non—league side, stockport county.ed on the travel red list amid fears the new mutation may be the most dangerous yet. as the coverage went on, leading news bulletins all week, julie smith contacted us on saturday to say: and richard colborne wondered: but we also heard the opposite concern — that the possible risks of the new variant were being underplayed at times on air. here's steph dodwell: well, at the heart of the bbc�*s reporting over the past week has been its medical editor, fergus walsh, and hejoins me now. thank you for coming on newswatch. there has, of course, been a lot of coverage of omicron over the past week. some viewers, as you've heard, think it's excessive and alarmist. how would you respond to them? well, i'd say don't shoot the messenger. what we're seeing is science in real time. it's absolutely remarkable. it's only identified, omicron, about ten days ago. it only got a name — omicron — last friday. so, incredibly early, very good research from the south african authorities and, as a result of

we were in stockport to find out. i don't know about the cinema when you are sitting down.you have social distancing _ you are sitting down. you have social distancing seats - you are sitting down. you have social distancing seats in - you are sitting down. you have i social distancing seats in between you, social distancing seats in between you. so _ social distancing seats in between you, so you should be able to take it off _ you, so you should be able to take it off i_ you, so you should be able to take it off. ., , ., , , , it off. i have never stopped when my mask on transport. _ it off. i have never stopped when my mask on transport. i _ it off. i have never stopped when my mask on transport. i feel— it off. i have never stopped when my mask on transport. i feel more - mask on transport. i feel more comfortable _ mask on transport. i feel more comfortable wearing _ mask on transport. i feel more comfortable wearing it - mask on transport. i feel more| comfortable wearing it because mask on transport. i feel more - comfortable wearing it because there are so _ comfort