Concern about the supply of Fresh Produce. More parts of england could be moved up to tier 4 the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions possibly as early as boxing day. It goes from bad to worse for arsenal boss mikel arteta. Theyre out of the league cup, thrashed by the holders manchester city. Arteta says its a hard result to take. Its been a year when weve needed inspirational people like never before. Well meet some of those youve nominated as the heroes of 2020. Somebody like kate, who gives so much to others, decided to go back into work regardless of her own recovery in order to be instrumental in getting the Covid Vaccination rolled out. Good morning. Persistent rain across england today and across wales, that could lead to localised flooding. In Northern Ireland, after a cloudy start, you could see some sunshine. But it will feel cold. Its wednesday, 23rd of december. Our top story. Rail, air and sea services between britain and france have resumed this morning, after fren
Hours. And there is continued disruption in dover. The borders have reopened with france but thousands of lorry drivers are still waiting for their covid tests. Hello, welcome to bbc news. In the last half an hour matt hancock held a News Conference in downing street to confirm more areas of england will move into tier 4, the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. People must stay at home, non essential retail is closed and movement in or out of the area isnt allowed. Lets recap the main points. The Health Secretary said from boxing day, norfolk, suffolk, cambridgeshire and essex would move into ts four along with oxfordshire, waverly and surrey and hampshire, including portsmouth and southampton, but excluding the new forest. More areas of england will move into tier 3, bristol, somerset, gloucestershire, the isle of wight, the new forest, cheshire and warrington. Matt hancock also said two new cases of another new variant of coronavirus had been detected in the uk, both are conta