Making up different rules. And if youre affected by this story, and would like to ask a question about the latest quarantine rules or comment on any of our other stories, you can contact me on twitter Annita Mcveigh bbcyourquestions in other new, haualge and logistics bosses warn of significant gaps in uk border plans for the end of the brexit transition period on december 31st the duchess of cornwall sends a message of support for those who have been affected by Domestic Abuse during the pandemic. Cases of violence have risen by 20 per cent globally, according to the un. And, coming up the yorkshire couple that have been delivering milk to peoples doorsteps for 50 years with no signs of slowing down. And as kremlin critic Alexei Navalny remains in a coma after being poisoned with a novichok nerve agent, well speak to marina litvinenko, the wife of ex russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who died of radioactive polonium poisoning in the uk in 2006. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. I
The government warning to hauliers if they dont get ready for brexit. A desperate race against time to save hundreds of pilot whales that have stranded themselves off the coast of tasmania. And coming up on bbc news. There are fears over the viability of non league football, as clubs speak out over the impact of not having fans at matches. Good afternoon. Welcome to the one oclock news. Borisjohnson has been defending the latest restrictions aimed at tackling the rising number of coronavirus infections. As some critics warned that not enough was being done to help business as furlogh comes to an end, the labour leader accused him of being out of touch. Sir keir starmer said the Prime Minister had lost control of testing and that he said was a major reason he is losing control of the virus. It followed the announcement of tighter restrictions in all four uk nations with stricter measures in scotland and Northern Ireland where households are not allowed to mix. The Prime Minister warned
Control and it is notjust the fact that people suffer financially and wont isolate themselves, it is that the central system is so slow at getting the information out to people that they need to isolate, but by the time it has got there the £22 billion or whatever we have spent on it has been wasted. It is gone, information is useless. And weve also seen Evidence Public Health england have withheld information from a local Public Health authorities. If we want when we come back in two months time to get it right we must decentralise the expenditure and get it into Public Health systems. What i was going to say before the right honourable gentleman spoke was there is not a way forward where people dont die in the situation, that is tragic and everybody in this house wa nts to tragic and everybody in this house wants to minimise the number of deaths but sometimes because though if we have the most restrictive measures, which will undoubtedly stop people contracting covid, that will be f
The transport crisis at dover in the south east of england is getting worse. Nearly 3,000 lorries are now backed up, and theres still no agreement between the uk and france on reopening the border. The initial 48 hour ban on transport from the uk to france lifts at midnight, but we dont know what will happen then. Any solution is likely to include mass testing for lorry drivers, but theres no agreement yet on what type of tests to use. Sangita myska is in dover. Can you hear that noise behind me . There are all of the lorries gridlocked behind me into dover port beeping their horns, shouting. I think ultimately, theyre just set up. This is a bunch of incredibly frustrated lorry drivers. Theyve now been here for well over two days. They want to be let in. There is no sign that any deal appears to be coming. What theyve been telling me is for this entire time, theyve not been given access to toilets, they do not have access to water. Remember, we are in a pandemic. Were all being told wa
To get it resolved as quickly as possible as well. The easing of Northern Irelands coronavirus rules over christmas the news dominated today by covid and the knock on effects of the virus. Do send us your comments on how this is affecting you on twitter im at Annita Mcveigh or you can get in touch at bbcyourquestions. The easing of Northern Irelands coronavirus rules over christmas will be reduced from five days to Just Christmas day when three households will be allowed to mix. As eu regulators are set to approve the Pfizer Biontech vaccine, we look inside a Mass Vaccination Centre in germany. Brexit talks continue but are still said to be tangled on the topic of fishing rights scotlands first minister calls for the transition to be extended. And coming up this hour. Lewis hamilton is crowned bbc Sports Personality of the year for the second time. 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 th