In tier 4 within england. Plays down the scale of a major cyber attack on us simon calder, travel editor government agencies, for the independent newspaper, and questions whether explains what that means russia was responsible. And the uk government insists therell be for international travel. No brexit trade deal without a substantial shift in position from the eu. U nfortu nately, if unfortunately, if you are to travel imminently and you are one of the one third of the english population, about 18 million people, who are in this new area which is largely london, east of england and south east england, you are not, from midnight, allowed to travel abroad. Having said that, of course, if you have a pressing reason, if it is for work, for example, that will be able to go ahead and crucially if you live somewhere outside of this tierfour zone if you live somewhere outside of this tier four zone i believe you will still be able to travel into tier four in order to take a flight because of
Many of the uks highest infection rates are in london and the south east of england, where the new variant of coronavirus is believed to be particularly prevalent. Millions of people have had to change their Christmas Plans at the last minute, or abandon them completely. Our home editor mark easton has been to thurrock in essex, one of the worst affected areas. Thurrocks Christmas Wonderland is closed by law. The vast Lakeside Shopping Centre almost deserted on what should have been one of the busiest days. But santa clauss grotto, another sign of the times. This part of essex appears to be the current epicentre of the outbreak, with the fastest rising rate of infection anywhere in tier 4. Plans have been thrown into chaos. People are making the best of it, but the joy and good will of christmas 2020 have been replaced by fear, frustration, and, in some cases, fury. Yes, im saving christmas, and then, no. Youre not having christmas. How do you feel about that . Im really angry. What th
On Christmas Day up to three wall. We use people to do this. Households are being allowed people whose work is now being to mix in england, scotland and northern ireland, helped by cutting edge with slightly tigher rules in wales. Around half the population technology. Can you take me is planning to form a bubble with friends or relatives through step by step how this for christmas, according to research by the office for national statistics. Process actually worked . Our home editor mark easton reports. tis the season to be jolly careful, says the prime minister. So how will britons celebrate christmas in this strangest of years . And whats peoples reaction 800 photos . And how long does to the decision to relax the regulations on festive get togethers, just it take . And if you did not as the pandemic threatens to overwhelm parts of the nhs . Have your own footage and people had to go up and do all with the help of analysts of this just themselves, so britainthinks, weve assembled a
Today, we seen them already. Continuing to push their way northwards and eastwards on a gusty santa locked down in lapland. Wind, most frequent in the west and fewer showers in the east where we we try to offer all spend the bulk of the day dry. The visitors that christmas a little bit cooler than less yesterday. Around nine to 12 celsius, spirit and joy, despite of but some gusty wind could the challenging times. Accompany those showers, as could the odd rumble of thunder and flash of lightning too. Fixing the worlds longest wall as we go into this evening and overnight, showers keep with the help of technology. On going, particularly across some is it true that 30 of southern and Western Areas, most the original wall has vanished . Frequent in western scotland. Still, a marked i think so, yeah. Breeze pushes those a little bit further eastwards, but still starry skies between them, and a little warm holiday glow and it is under those starry skies as months of enforced it is going to
The morning. These are the lows for a while but by morning we could see temperatures around 9 degrees. A wet start for england and wales in particular, we saw plenty of cloud and rain and drizzle, brightening up toward scotland and Northern Ireland during the afternoon but colder here at six or 7 degrees. A mild 13 15 in the south east. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Millions in england and wales are told to stay at home, as tough new coronavirus restrictions come into force. Last nights tier 4 announcement prompted a rush to londons stations footage on social media shows large crowds trying to board trains the transport secretary says extra Police Officers will be deployed to enforce the rules. Similar restrictions will follow in scotland swathes of the country will be placed under the toughest restrictions from boxing day. Netherlands, italy and belgium have banned flights to and from the uk due to the new coronavirus variant. A uk government source says there will be no pos