Plus, red hot property. House prices in sydney are rising at $900 a day. Is there trouble ahead? we start with the travel industry. It has been reacting with dismay after spain s popular holiday islands ibiza, majorca and menorca are to move to the british government s amber list, just two weeks after they were approved for quarantine free travel. From next monday, anyone over 18 who s not fully vaccinated will have to quarantine on return home. The scottish and welsh governments said they will do the same, and northern ireland is expected to follow suit a warm mediterranean beach is attempting prospect for many after more than one year of restrictions. Sums of the spanish islands as an appealing choice for a summer getaway, but the changes announced by the government will cause problems for some, due to fly to majorca on the weekend. I’zre to ma orca on the weekend. I ve had to majorca on the weekend. I ve had one vaccine, to majorca on the weekend. I e had one vaccine, three
let s start with twitter. the social media giant has raised results for the fourth quarter, released results, and it is a mixed bag. it s no surprise to see it s revenues its revenues have risen for the quarter, but it s daily users jumped to 192 million, 27% higher compared to this time last year. that was actually a little bit lower than what markets were expecting. so when i see users were down in the headline, that is what i was referring to. steel, twitter shares rose by 7.3% as investors focused on the phone s rising revenues of 31%, with the company promising this would be the trend going forward firm s rising revenue. we speak to the founder of creatopi, which allows users to make the most of platforms like twitter. tell us what you make of twitter s news. some of it is not so good, but then there are some bright spots like advertisement revenue. i bright spots like advertisement revenue. ~ , bright spots like advertisement revenue. ~ , revenue. i think it i
about it? we start with plan b , those new covid restrictions being imposed in england, in response to the sharp rise in cases of the omicron variant. from monday, employees in england are being asked to work from home wherever possible. there are currently no formal rules to work from home in wales and northern ireland, though it is encouraged, but in scotland the government also advises working from home where possible. from this friday, face coverings will need to be worn in most public venues in england, including theatres and cinemas, with some exceptions for eating ordrinking. and the nhs covid pass, also known as a vaccine passport, will become mandatory for nightclubs or other venues with large crowds. the advice in england to work from home again, after it was lifted in the summer, will have a major impact on businesses and employees, with employers groups calling on the government forfinancial support. our business editor simonjack reports. christmas is supposed t
let s start with cop26 because, today, transport dominates the discussions in glasgow. a lot of the focus will be on china, which is the world s largest car market and also the biggest polluter. president xijinping has come under some criticism for not attending the summit. and this is why. china s greenhouse gas emissions rose above those of all developed nations combined in 2019. president xi has promised to reach net zero by 2060, but that will be require some major changes in the way companies operate. china though is a market leader in both electric vehicle and battery technology manufacturing. electric vehicle sales are forecast to more than double to three million units this year, according to the china association of automobile manufacturers. let s go live to shanghai and speak to our correspondent robin brant. let s start with how cop26 is being covered or discussed at all in china. president xi isn t there, as we have already mentioned. i am sorry to disappoint, but
attack during the night. according to officials, air defence units were engaged in repelling the attack, purportedly coming from russia, with missile debris falling in different parts of the city. mr zelensky is expected to ask the west to show the political will to deliver air defence systems. our correspondent sarah rainsford has been at the scene in kyiv where the attacks happened. this has been at the scene in kyiv where the attacks happened. the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of yet the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of yet another - the attacks happened. this is the aftermath of yet another missile | aftermath of yet another missile attack on ukraine s capital russian missile attack. . the biggest barrage have been launched for some time here. ukraine s air defences managed to shoot all of them down, but when they do that, them down, but when they do that, the debris falls to the ground and often c