What effect would moving up a tier have on you . Should the government be reviewing the tiers at all . Do get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use bbcyourquestions, and ill try to read out some of your comments. Across europe, governments are imposing stricter measures following a surge in covid cases. Well be getting the latest from our correspondents across the continent. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing, authorities in the us are understood to be preparing fresh charges. And toy shops face stock shortages beause of delays at uk ports. Some orders will now miss christmas, costing business thousands of pounds in sales. Coronavirus appears to be spreading even more rapidly in wales than previously thought. Its emerged that thousands of positive test results have been left out from official figures. 11,000 covid test results were missing from official figures because of a computer problem with a system Recording Lab results which had been undergoing routine maintenance
Journey back to normality. And the Health Secretary will be leading todays government Coronavirus Briefing hell be joined by chief medical officer chris whitty, and professor kevin fenton, from Public Health england. That is at six oclock this evening. Also coming up thats it, scratch coronavirus vaccinations are under way in care homes in scotland, and in gp surgeries in england. Both the European Union and the uk say progress is being made in negotiations over the future trading relationship, but warn the talks could yet fail. Hello. A new variant of coronavirus has been detected to be growing faster in some parts of england. Its one of the reasons the government has decided to place london and parts of the south east into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, tier 3, in order to slow rising rates of infection. It means that a further 10 Million People willjoin the 23 Million People aleady living under the most stringent level of measures. The restrictions will be brought in
Wed love to hear your thoughts on the tier review. Are you hoping your area is moved down a tier . What effect would moving up a tier have on you . Should the government be reviewing the tiers at all . Do get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use bbcyourquestions, and ill try to read out some of your comments. The french president Emmanuel Macron tests positive for covid 19 after showing symptoms and will isolate for seven days. The World Health Organisation is given the green light to visit wuhan in china to investigate the origins of the virus. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing, authorities in the us are understood to be preparing fresh charges. And toy shops in britain face stock shortages beause of delays at uk ports. Some orders will now miss christmas, costing businesses thousands of pounds in sales. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Coronavirus appear
11 million more people in england are placed under greater restrictions as a new variant of coronavirus is identified in the uk. It may be whats driving the rise in cases as the government puts london and parts of essex and hertfordshire into tier 3. Initial analysis suggests that this variant is growing faster than the existing variants. Weve currently identified over 1,000 cases with this variant, predominantly in the south of england. Bars, pubs and restaurants will be forced to close, except for takeaways. Owners say its a blow just before christmas. We are going to lose business, we will lose money. I dont know how we are going to those rents. The Health Secretary says the new covid variant has been identified in other countries, and a vaccine is likely to be effective against it. Also tonight. Two london boroughs close their schools, despite the government saying they should stay open. We will leave the six oclock news and go to a briefing from downing street led by the Health Se
Five officers seized the dolls - which are based on 18th century minstrels and now regarded as racist caricatures - from the White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex, on April 4 after a hate crime allegation.