mark easton, bbc news, thurrock in essex. mark easton, bbc news, thurrock in essex. in the night sky, appearing to the naked eye as a "double planet". the timing of the event has caused some to suggest it may have been the source of a bright light in the sky 2,000 years ago that became known as the star of bethlehem. your best chance of seeing it for yourself tonight is around about now in the skies to the west just above the horizon. time for a look at the weather here's louise lear. .it . it has been too cloud dry see the star of bethlehem, but there is greater chance christmas eve, believe it or not because we should have clear sky, we are under a blanket of cloud at the moment. we have seen rain, the first batch easing away from scotland, but we have some wet weather across wales and south—west england and that is going to gradually drift steadily east through the night. now we have this real north—south divide at the moment. temperatures falling away just below freezing in rural areas in scotland, but look at this, 11, 12 degrees perhaps across southern england

mark easton, bbc news, thurrock in essex. that's it.e for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc world news, the headlines... ——hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are giles kennigham — political commentator and former conservative party press chief — and author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. tomorrow's front pages starting with the financial times who reports that global markets are falling due to more than a0 nations imposing travel bans on the uk in response to the new coronavirus variant. the independent also focuses on the uk being isolated — with lorries stuck at dover — and scientists warning that further restrictions may be needed around the country. the telegraph reports that the prime minister has ordered mass testing of lorry drivers taking goods across the channel in a bid to resolve the "covid border crisis" between the uk and france. the metro features a picture of shoppers queuing to enter —— president negron demanding a specialist te

mark easton, bbc news, thurrock, in essex. now it's time for the travel show.a locked down in lapland. we try to offer all the visitors that christmas spirit and joy, despite of the challenging times. fixing the world's longest wall with the help of technology. is it true that 30% of the original wall has vanished? i think so, yeah. and a little warm holiday glow as months of enforced separation comes to an end for one couple. hello and welcome to the programme, coming to you this week from a rather rainy norfolk in the east of england. well, christmas is most definitely on its way, and so many of us love to travel during december — but unfortunately this year isn't quite the same. still, sit tight, stay patient and let us bring the world to you. first up, traditionally, many of us love to travel around this time of year, but with so many restrictions currently, what's happening in those places where christmas is a year—round obsession? well, it feels like a long time ago now, but around this time last year i was in the village of thursford for the uk's biggest

mark easton, bbc news, thurrock in essex.ing new technologies to detect an ancient some —— sunken city in italy. baiae was a place where the rich and powerful came to relax, party, and carry out illicit affairs. it has volcanic hot springs. the romans built opulent bouts here in the gulf of naples. it is famed for its precious marbles, mosaics and sculptures. ancient authors wrote a lot about baiae and described baiae as a place for the holiday, grounded with the aristocracy and also with the young people, with people working on the beach, working on the sea, they were drinking wine. a fun atmosphere, sounds like a party town. exactly. but over several centuries, the city slowly sunk beneath the sea. this is more dangerous than there. i wish you told me that when we were over there. why did you tell me that when we're here? the underwater site is a treasure trove of mosaics and marbles dating back 2000 years. but today, they are at risk. now, a team of archaeologists and engineers are developing some surprising new technologi

enfield and southwark with case increases of more than 50% in the most recent week, and brentwood and thurrock. the rise in cases, officials said, could put the nhs under great strain. and this will lead inexorably not only to covid deaths directly but it also leads importantly to displacing other health activity that means that other diseases are not being treated if we don't get on top of this quickly. the health argument for tighter restrictions has been made on the basis of sharply rising case numbers, but there is, of course, an economic impact. tier 3 means bars, pubs and restaurants having to close to customers, apart from takeaways and deliveries, and it should have been their busiest time of the year, especially in london. this restaurant only reopened recently after the lockdown. now they'll have to stop serving customers indoors again, and it's not clear how much government funding will be available. it's a joke. we opened one week ago and we close down this week again. and it doesn't work like that. i'm sure if it goes like that we are all going to close down and find a differentjo

enfield and southwark with case increases of more than 50% in the most recent week, and brentwood and thurrock the nhs under great strain. and this will lead inexorably not only to covid deaths directly but it also leads importantly to displacing other health activity that means that other diseases are not being treated if we don't get on top of this quickly. the health argument for tighter restrictions has been made on the basis of sharply rising case numbers, but there is, of course, an economic impact. tier 3 means bars, pubs and restaurants having to close to customers, apart from takeaways and deliveries, and it should have been their busiest time of the year, especially in london. this restaurant only reopened recently after the lockdown. now they'll have to stop serving customers indoors again, and it's not clear how much government funding will be available. it's a joke. we opened one week ago and we close down this week again. and it doesn't work like that. i'm sure if it goes like that we are all going to close down and find a differentjob. there's been no change to the planned relax

enfield and southwark with case increases of more than 50% in the most recent week, and brentwood and thurrocke — around 80%. the rise in cases, officials said, could put the nhs under great strain. and this will lead inexorably not only to covid deaths directly but it also leads importantly to displacing other health activity that means that other diseases are not being treated if we don't get on top of this quickly. the health argument for tighter restrictions has been made on the basis of sharply rising case numbers, but there is, of course, an economic impact. tier 3 means bars, pubs and restaurants having to close to customers, apart from takeaways and deliveries, and it should have been their busiest time of the year, especially in london. this restaurant only reopened recently after the lockdown. now they'll have to stop serving customers indoors again, and it's not clear how much government funding will be available. it's a joke. we opened one week ago and we close down this week again. and it doesn't work like that. i'm sure if it goes like that we are all going to close down and find

they are havering, epping forest, basildon and thurrock.r @bbclondonnews. charities are warning that the number of households forced into homelessness in london could increase by a third in the next decade without further intervention. the charity crisis says while the government's "everyone in" scheme has reduced rough sleeping this year, homelessness has been increasing year on year. yesterday the government pledged more funding for councils to protect those most at risk. a north london primary school has been given a grand piano by the jazz singerjamie cullum after winning a national song writing contest. the competition was open to schools and community groups. the big prize was delivered to frith manor primary school by the singer himself. having access to an instrument like this can be such a springboard to doing something exciting with music. so i'd really love to see it be the centre, like the hearth of the creativity for this school. in the music department, obviously, but i think everyone should be able to have a go, everyone shou

brentwood, harlow, epping forest, castle point, rochford, maldon, braintree and chelmsford — along with thurrockend—on—sea borough councils, and the south of hertfordshire — which means broxbourne, hertsmere, watford and the three rivers local authority — into tier 3, which is the very high alert level. this means that people can only see friends and family they don't live with, or are in a support bubble with, in outdoor public places and, of course, in line with the rule of six. hospitality settings must close, except takeaway and delivery. and people should avoid travelling outside their area and reduce the number of journeys they make, wherever possible. now, i know that this is difficult news and i know that it will mean plans disrupted. and that for businesses affected, it will be a significant blow. but this action is absolutely essential, notjust to keep people safe, but because we've seen early action can help prevent more damaging and longer lasting problems later. mr speaker, these restrictions will come into force at midnight on wednesday morning. because when the virus moves quickly

enfield and southwark, with case increases of more than 50% in the most recent week, and brentwood and thurrock— around 80%. the health argument for tighter restrictions has been made on the basis of sharply rising case numbers, but there is of course an economic impact. tier 3 means bars, pubs and restaurants having to close to customers apart from takeaways and deliveries, and it should have been their busiest time of the year, especially in london. this restaurant only reopened recently after the lockdown. now they'll have to stop serving customers indoors again, and it's not clear whether there will be any compensation. it's a joke. we opened one week ago and we close down this week again. and it doesn't work like that. i'm sure if it goes like that, we are all going to close down and find a differentjob. there's been no change to the planned relaxation of the rules over christmas around the uk, though scotland's first minister made a plea for people to be cautious. just because we can visit people indoors over christmas on a limited basis doesn't mean that we have to. any indoor meeting be

those are basildon, brentwood, harlow, epping forest, rochford, castle point, chelmsford, thurrock andther people around england are already under tier 3. they might be watching this now saying what is all the fuss about london but it is perceived to be in many ways the engine of the economy. yes, i think one of the mps one of the central london mps did say whether we like it or not, london is a major driver of the economy, particularly central london, and that needed to be recognised, so that needed to be recognised, so thatis that needed to be recognised, so that is why it is such a big move and there are such focus i think on this move for the capital at this point. many thanks indeed. pa rt part of that london economy is the theatres. we can speak to the co—owner of the nymex theatre group. thank you for being with us. what is this elevation of london into tier 3 what does it mean for you and the theatres of london? well, obviously it is devastating for the whole theatre industry. all my six theatres had reopened last week and we did 42 performances of 12 different shows across six