Journey back to normality. And the Health Secretary will be leading todays government Coronavirus Briefing hell be joined by chief medical officer chris whitty, and professor kevin fenton, from Public Health england. That is at six oclock this evening. Also coming up thats it, scratch coronavirus vaccinations are under way in care homes in scotland, and in gp surgeries in england. Both the European Union and the uk say progress is being made in negotiations over the future trading relationship, but warn the talks could yet fail. Hello. A new variant of coronavirus has been detected to be growing faster in some parts of england. Its one of the reasons the government has decided to place london and parts of the south east into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, tier 3, in order to slow rising rates of infection. It means that a further 10 Million People willjoin the 23 Million People aleady living under the most stringent level of measures. The restrictions will be brought in
Wed love to hear your thoughts on the tier review. Are you hoping your area is moved down a tier . What effect would moving up a tier have on you . Should the government be reviewing the tiers at all . Do get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use bbcyourquestions, and ill try to read out some of your comments. The french president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for covid 19 after showing symptoms and will isolate for seven days. The World Health Organisation is given the green light to visit wuhan in china to investigate the origins of the virus. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing, authorities in the us are understood to be preparing fresh charges. And toy shops in britain face stock shortages beause of delays at uk ports. Some orders will now miss christmas, costing businesses thousands of pounds in sales. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Coronavirus appear
The at the port of dover. Government said last night almost the government said last night almost 1000 lorries parked up on the motorway, they are driving around dover this morning with hdvs everywhere. The figure is likely to be much, much higher. And that has led to concern around food supply. Salad from italy, peppers from spain. We are all right for now, but the longer this goes on, the greater the risk. Rugby League Legend Kevin Sinfield adds his voice to calls for more research into concussion. He says its important not to make assumptions about the links between rugby league and brain injuries. Good morning, another cloudy day in the south with rain at times but still mild. In the north, colder, more sunshine, and showers. I will have the details in about ten minutes. Its tuesday, 22nd december. Our top story. The governments chief scientific adviser has warned that tougher restrictions are likely to be needed in more areas of england, to control the new variant of coronavirus.
During the lockdown. Coronavirus takes its toll on tourism. British businesses should be basking in the Easter Holiday spend. Instead theyre facing a summer of losses of up to £11 billion. Ill ask how the industrys coping. The head of european football admits the Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned this season, if coronavirus restrictions remain in place into september. Good morning australia yesterday would have been yesterday was the warmest day so far. Not as warm as saturday. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day so far. Its monday 6th april. Our top story the Prime Minister has spent the night in hospital, having been admitted for tests 10 days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Number 10 says that mrjohnson remains in charge of the government but the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will chair a coronavirus meeting this morning. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. The man charged with leading the countrys response to this virus is experi