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lord frost, has resigned from the government and among the reasons given were his opposition to vaccine passports and further restrictions. here s our political correspondent, charlotte rose. the reaction to news of the chief brexit negotiator lord frost s resignation came quickly, with members in a whatsapp group of 100 tory mps describing it as very worrying and a disaster. in the images of the messages first broadcast by sky news, the culture secretary, nadine dorries, steps in to defend the prime minister, telling mps to show a bit of loyalty to the person who won an 83 seat majority and delivered brexit. the response she is removed from the whatsapp group by senior brexiteer steve baker, who says enough is enough. reacting to the news this morning, the health secretary paid tribute to lord frost. i m sorry to see him go. i think he s been an outstanding public servant. he s done great things for this country, not least in helping to get brexit done but he s resigned out of pri
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centre in the east of the country. the cold weather and the increasing spread of coronavirus means that homeless people across the uk and those helping them are facing a challenging winter. in scotland, a new law could be introduced requiring public organisations to identify those at risk of becoming homeless and refer them for support. emma snow has been to meet a paramedic from derby who helps rough sleepers in the city. there is nothing left in my world and i have nothing, she s my star. tracy is a beacon of hope for the rough sleepers in derby and she currently looks after 200 homeless people. each day i go out on outreach from the city centre and down to normanton, look out for any new rough sleepers or anybody that i need to make contact with, follow up on their health, medication, gp appointments and things like that or see how they got on in hospital and things. it s been difficult for tracy to gain the trust of the rough sleepers in derby.
this covid crisis is partly of their own making. the slow response to the delta strain and the slow roll out of the booster vaccination programme have meant that hospitals have no extra room to deal with an impending surge of omicron cases. across the border, germany is battening down the hatches. from this evening, most travellers from britain will be banned from entering the country, in an effort to stall the spread of omicron. german nationals and residents will still be allowed to arrive from the uk. they must have a negative test and quarantine for two weeks. france has already introduced similar restrictions, as infections in britain swell. for many people this christmas, coming together will be harder and riskier than anyone would have wished. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. let s turn to some of the day s at the news.