the bbc s business correspondent emma simpson reports. everyday food products which all contain sunflower oil. it s now in short supply, and here s a man who knows all about it. so from the uk perspective, we use the biggest amount of sunflower. so out of all the oil types, so if you take rapeseed, olive oil, corn oil, sunflower s the biggest oil that is used by the uk. wow. so how much supply of it do you have left? so from our perspective of brands, we ve got around about four weeks at the minute. we re still trying to see if we can get some more, but it s looking very tight from a supply perspective after then. if you buy any sort of cooking oil from the supermarket aisles, chances are it s been bottled here. 80% of the global demand for sunflower oil comes out of russia and ukraine. so, obviously, with everything going on out there, we physically can t get sunflower to be coming out of the country. you need a lot of it to make crisps. this small producer has already switched to r
privilege, hasn t it? it has been, and we would just like to say, keep dancing and thank you very much. thank you. thank you! that was sophie van brugen reporting. and the strictly come dancing final is on bbc one tomorrow evening at 7pm. but it will be without aj 0dudu and kai widdrington, who are having to withdraw after aj sustained an injury. now to the high street, and there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. but what effect is 0micron having on retail in the run up to christmas day? our business correspondent emma simpson reports from northamptonshire. rushton lakes, a retail park that has no problems bringing shoppers in. this chain is doing a roaring trade. ~ ., , ., , trade. we have been double digit urowth all trade. we have been double digit growth all year-
into contact with someone infected. our business correspondent emma simpson reports from birmingham. a city with a festive feel. busy, too many in good spirits, despite the latest restrictions. i think if it s going to help, its fine. i ll do whatever, as long as people are safe. i think they are really confusing, but i think actually people are ahead of the government, so people will be the ones who make the responsible choices. if boris can party, so can we! this cafe relies on office staff back to working from home again next week. it s going to be tough, to be honest. it s been, what almost two years, probably more than two years, isn t it? just being sat lonely, and wanting to get back to normal life, and it all gets shut down again. it is very uncertain, you don t know what s going to happen, you don t know if it is going to get better or worse. do you feel like we re going backwards?
to a vote in the commons next week. one tory mp suggested it was a diversion from allegations over downing street christmas parties during restrictions last year. plan b restrictions mean that from friday, face masks will be required in more public settings including theatres and cinemas. from monday, people will be asked to work from home where possible. from wednesday, the nhs covid pass or a negative lateral flow test will also be required for visitors to nightclubs, indoor unseated venues with more than 500 people, unseated outdoor venues with more than 4,000 people and any event with more than 10,000 people. there is growing unease on the tory backbenches over the restrictions. former tory chief whip mark harper asked in the commons yesterday: why should people at home listening to the prime minster and the secretary of state do things. .that people working in no 10 downing street are not prepared to do? emma simpson reports.
the uk was in lockdown, as one of the prime minister s former spokesperson resigns. to all of you who lost loved ones, who endured intolerable loneliness, and who struggled with your businesses, i m truly sorry. good morning. england start to fight back in the ashes, as the bowlers get amongst the wickets, with olly robinson taking two in two balls to restrict australia s lead in brisbane. good morning. it isa it is a chilly start for some of us this morning with a touch of frost. they are also some showers in the forecast, but for most it will be dry until later when we see a band of rain swinging from the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 9th of december. the prime minister has announced tougher plan b covid restrictions for england, to help limit the spread of the omicron variant. face coverings will be compulsory in most public places, and people will be asked to work from home where possible. emma simpson reports.