premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti racism gesture will still be seen before big moments including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather more than a million people will be the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed after the security agency gchq another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who s died at the age of 93.
for at least one round of matches. today, those in charge of the 20 clubs agreed a collective intention to press on with matches, where safely possible. of course there is no guarantee how many of those matches will go ahead, given what we ve seen recently. clubs have been reminded that where they have 13 fit players plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfil their games, and the vaccination drives goes on. in the last hour we have heard 77% of premier league players have now been double jab, up from 68% in mid october, and to help with fixture congestion, the fa has agreed to scrap the third and fourth round replay in the fa cup. the seven boxing day fixtures have been postponed in the english public. there is an acknowledgement that more cases and more postponements are also inevitable but today for now at least, the festive feast of football goes on.
week ending december the 16th. and thatis week ending december the 16th. and that is the highest number since comparable figures began in autumn 2020. we have footballing news. leads united and watford fc have called off games. that is due to covid cases and that is a statement coming from the premier league. let me tell you a little bit more about the statement and you can see it there on your screens on twitter following the postponement request from leeds and watford as result of covid 19 in the premier league board regrettably agreed to call off the boxing day fixtures so wolverhampton wonder versus watford fc in liverpool against leeds were both due to be played on sunday at 12:30pm and the premier league says it is aware of the decision to postpone these decisions and it will
across the football league as well, over half the boxing day fixtures in england are off. adam wild reports. as regularly as christmas comes around, so do the arguments of beta testing schedule. too many games, too little time. it s the football manager is recurring nightmare. one now complicated further by covid 19. i think that has changed the dynamics. you now have players that suddenly come out of the grip and play is unavailable in your squad get a lot smaller and then players maybe have to play when they are injured by carrying something and that s far from ideal injured by carrying something and that s farfrom ideal and injured by carrying something and that s far from ideal and then you risk long term damage to players career is. so covid 19 made the dynamically we have to live with for the benefit of everyone. the benefit of everyone. football does continue the benefit of everyone. football does continue for the benefit of everyone. football does continue for some. - the
in. a third of adult doses, and the doses are eight weeks apart, between first and second doses. we are back with more than 30 minutes. see you then. scottish premiership clubs are voting this afternoon to decide if they move their winter break forward because of new restrictions in the country. clouds will be limited to 500. many derbies are scheduled to be held on the 2nd and 3rd ofjanuary, including celtic v rangers. the clubs are considering whether to pause as planned, after 3rd january, start the break after the boxing day fixtures or begin the hiatus before sunday s games. the livingston manager told the bbc today that he thought 10 of the 12 clubs were in favour