that is why denmark isn t taking any risks. 0ur correspondent andy moore is in denmark and has the latest. these are some of the toughest restrictions imposed yet by the uk on another country since this pandemic began. there are about four flights arriving in the uk today from denmark, there is a ferry due to arrive near grimsby later this afternoon. the first british airways flight has already arrived at heathrow this morning, i think you can bet that the passengers on board that plane would have been the subject of special attention from the border authorities. the new regulations, basically, if you re a british national you will have to go into quarantine for two weeks with your family. if you passed through denmark, even in transit, in the last fortnight, test and trace
producer of mink fur. but that hasn t stopped the cull of all 70 million animals in denmark in an effort to stop the disease spreading further. this unique mutation has a reduced response to antibodies, which can ultimately affect the efficiency of a potential vaccine. that is why denmark isn t taking any risks. scotland s ban on parents smacking their children has become law today, making it the first part of the uk to ban physical punishment of under 16s. it means that parents and carers will no longer be able to use physical force to discipline their children as india grant reports. scotland is going to be the first country in the uk to ban smacking. it comes with a question mark about how much the state can intervene in how parents discipline their children. i completely agree with it and i m quite glad that scotland is one of the first countries in the uk to actually implement it. however i think there s more
the government claims that intensive care units like this one will be overwhelmed by the middle of november without the current lockdown. france hit its highest one day total since the pandemic began with just over 60,000 coronavirus cases. that is why, until the ist of december, people can only leave their homes to go to work, to buy essential goods, seek medical help or to exercise. in italy, it is a similar story. much of the country is in lockdown, including here in milan, capital of the lombardy region, where the one day death toll hit 445, a six month record. bars and restaurants here are also shut, but people can exercise near their homes if they wear masks. hairdressers remain open. so too are the country s eight mink farms. animal rights groups are calling for them to be shut down by january. there are fears the animals could become contaminated with a mutant form of coronavirus, similar to the one found in mink in denmark which affected 12 people.
in an effort to stop the disease spreading further. this unique mutation has a reduced response to antibodies, which can ultimately affect the efficiency of a potential vaccine. that is why denmark isn t taking any risks. britain has banned all visitors from denmark over fears of a new coronavirus strain there which has spread to humans from mink. the british government announced the move in the early hours of the morning. the danish authorities say mink related mutations of the virus have been detected in 200 people since june. our correspondent, andy moore, is in denmark and has the latest. these are some of the toughest restrictions imposed yet by the uk on another country since this pandemic began. there are about four flights arriving in the uk today from denmark, there is a fairly due
teeth-chattering, face-numbing bone-chilling cold. it s no joke. it s winter and it s supposed to be cold and snow is not uncommon in the northeast this time of year. but this? this relentless stretch of winter weather is something else. the air mass responsible for much of it arrived from siberia. we re talking really cold. we can try to embrace it like these red pandas at the zoo, but let s face it we re not equipped like they are. the bushy tails are used as wrap around blankets. these are natives of the himalayas. we humans are left to deal with the brutal cold in other ways like in kentucky where the harland city police department tried to arrest elsa from frozen. and this character from freezing cold misery. both cases were attempts to make the situation a little more