with other households and doors to just christmas day itself and imposes a stricter travel ban between itself and the rest of the uk. now on bbc news, amanda ruggeri explores the new technology that is allowing archaeologists to explore the hundreds of mayan structures that are still hidden beneath the amazon. located in northern guatemala, the mayan biosphere reserve is the largest rain forest north of the amazon and one of the world s most important hotspots for biodiversity. it also was once the heart of the maya civilisation. today, hundreds of houses, fortifications, temples and other structures lie hidden beneath the jungle. i like this part. but some archaeologists are determined to change that. they ve devoted their careers to getting the jungle to give up its secrets, and new technology has revealed that, despite decades of work, they have only begun to scratch the surface. there s a deep hole, and that s where they re digging right now. don t let me down. this maya
and today s announcement that all non essential shops will have to close in areas moving into tierfour, is a further blow to retailers, on the last weekend before christmas. here s our business correspondent, katy austin. there were plenty of people shopping in london s oxford street this afternoon and shoppers queued to enter this department store in high wycombe while they still could. nonessential stores in england s tier 4 areas must close from tomorrow along with beauty businesses and gyms. it is a blow for this men s clothes shop in kent. it is devastating, awful. yeah, because we got another five days, i think, of trading, up to christmas when, yeah, we would take a lot of money potentially. and we won t take a penny. this weekend, the last before christmas, would normally be one of the busiest, if not the busiest, weekends of the year for retailers. just today, more areas of england have moved into the tier 3 level of restrictions, meaning shops staying open, while ho
pupils in england when they return injanuary is undeliverable that s according to teaching unions, school governors, the church of england and colleges. ministers announced the plans on thursday along with a staggered return to the classroom. but schools says it will be impossible to recruit and train the thousands of people needed to carry out tests in the next two weeks. our education editor bra nwen jefferys reports. think about what s gone well, first of all, this term. the last lessons before christmas, but not all pupils will be back at the start of term. well, we made it. can you believe where we started back in september? doing his best to be cheerful in assembly, but the head expects to work through christmas on testing. i feel absolutely physically and emotionally exhausted after what has definitely been the toughest term ever in 20 years in teaching. when i heard this news two days ago, i actually felt rather broken, because ijust thought, how are we going to get
the latest countries to ban travel to and from the uk as european officials prepare to discuss a coordinated travel response tomorrow morning long waits for some shoppers as only essential retail can be open in england s tier 4 and in wales. now on bbc news, amanda ruggeri explores the new technology that is allowing archaeologists to explore the hundreds of mayan structures that are still hidden beneath the amazon. located in northern guatemala, the maya biosphere reserve is the largest rainforest north of the amazon and one of the world s most important hotspots for biodiversity. it also was once the heart of the maya civilisation. today, hundreds of houses, fortifications, temples and other structures lie hidden beneath the jungle. i like this part. but some archaeologists are determined to change that. they ve devoted their careers to getting the jungle to give up its secrets, and new technology has revealed that, despite decades of work, they have only begun to scrat
with millions working from home or schooling online. but a report by mps has criticised the huge variations in broadband quality and speed across the uk. sian lloyd reports. a landscape rich in natural beauty, but when it comes to keeping pace in a digital world, people living here say they are poorly served. high speed broadband is still out of reach for many rural communities, and with lockdown, the effects are being felt even more. the gimbyfamily are home schooling, but not at home. with only a slow internet connection where they live, graphic designer lizzie can t work from home, and neither can her teenagers learn there. it s really important that they are able to access their tutorials and teachers, so we do have to come into the office. it is an absolute pain. we can t home school at all. and i m trying to run a business with 20 staff, and i really need to be here. an election promise to give all homes access to superfast gigabit broadband has already had to be scaled