the met police say the force spent £4 million dealing with road—block protests by insulate britain between september and november. £3.1 million went on staffing, 300,000 on overtime bills and 600,000 on deploying vehicles, while surrey police and the city of london police spent more than £150,000 on overtime. new figures show international flights to and from the uk are down this year by 71% on 2019. aviation analytics firm cirium also found domestic flights fell by 60%. gatwick airport, which saw almost 26,000 flights this year, says christmas bookings are up and they're optimistic about adding more routes in 2022. the airport is hoping the government will remove pre—arrival covid test requirements in january. a nurse from kent who's administered more than 15,000