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was cut to treatment works and pumping stations, northumbrian water says supplies are now being restored. pressure may be low initially and the water could be discoloured for a time. no trains are running between park lane and south hylton on the tyne and wear metro, while engineers work to repair storm damage. but all routes are now open on the east coast main line after cancellations north of newcastle, that continued across the weekend and into yesterday. alasdair gill reporting. new rules aimed at limiting the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force today meaning masks must be worn in shops and on public transport. spencer stokes has been on public transport around leeds this morning getting reaction as the rules change. please continue to wear a face covering on our trains. - the mask is back. after four and a half months, face coverings have become mandatory please continue to wear a face covering on our trains. - the mask is back. after four and a half
media, and that plays a big part. i agree that i would personally have preferred as not to drop the mask wearing rule, i have been wearing mine on the train and staring at people who have not been wearing it, hang on, why are you not wearing a mask? it is about sensible behaviour, it is something we should continue to do. at the same time, we do not actually know very much about the virus at the moment. we know we have to wait a couple of weeks for the science, we have heard the deputy chief medical officer talking about adjusting the dial, we had to take an informed approach to adjusting the dial as the science and information becomes available. when we know more about the omicron variant we will be able to adjust accordingly. precautionary steps that have been taken by the government over the last few days are very necessary and should be in
barbados has removed the queen as head of state after almost a00 years and transitioned to a republic swearing in its first ever barbadian president. thousands of families across the uk are still without power because of storm arwen. good morning and welcome to bbc news. new rules aimed at limiting the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force today as more cases have been recorded in the uk. the prime minister is due to speak at a downing street news conference where he ll set out plans to accelerate the booster jab programme with all adults in the uk to be offered a third vaccine. face coverings must now be worn in shops and on public transport in england.