The Prime Minister has defended englands new coronavirus restrictions that begin when lockdown ends next wednesday. Many conservative mps reacted angrily when it was revealed that almost the entire country would be placed into the two highest tiers with many areas that have low infection rates facing tougher controls than before. Theyre calling for a more locally targeted approach. Borisjohnson said he realised it was frustrating but insisted that the restrictions were necessary to kerb the disease. Our deputy political editor, vicki young, has spent the day in kent which is going into the toughest tier. Its not the festive reopening theyd been hoping for and once again, this bar will have to adapt. Customers wont be allowed to sit in and enjoy the craft beer, so owner alex is setting up as a shop. Most businesses were getting prepared to get back open in some way, so too have the rug pulled from under us at the last minute is quite a shock. And its upsetting, i guess, to be in this si
Have this passion for the rest of their life. Thank you forjoining us. Their life. Thank you forjoining us. You are commonly known as one of the greatest female chess players of all time. An honour to talk to you. Now, the weather with chris fawkes. Hello again. It is been a day of big contrasts weather wise across the country england and wales and many areas keeping the low cloud, the mist and the hill fog loitering into the afternoon. Further north though, in scotland, quite a contrast with clear blue skies, beautiful sunshine here in glasgow, light winds and stunning reflections. Now looking at the weather picture overnight we will keep the clear skies across northern scotland and here it is going to be cold and frosty, with temperatures down to 3 or 11. Patches of drizzle will tend to work northwards across england and wales as we go on through the night, still some mist and fog patches lingering around and those temperatures continuing to slowly rise across parts of Northern Engla
People have died and one of them has been injured after an explosion at a waste Water Treatment works in avonmouth near bristol. Fire crews and police were called to the side of the blast this morning. A Major Incident was this declared. 20 past 11 and a Major Incident. Just one quarter of a mile from the m5 motorway. A blaster had torn aparta motorway. A blaster had torn apart a silo holding bio solids at the wessex water sewerage treatment works. It was gentle wear and treatment works. It was gentle wearand a treatment works. It was gentle wear and a loud explosion. This lorry driver had been delivering goods and then was tripped on a neighbouring site. It sounded like a large colla pse it sounded like a large collapse or something. Nothing i had heard before and i did not know what it was. Emergency teams from six fire stations attended what they described as attended what they described as a very challenging incident. Tonight, it was confirmed that this was no longer a rescue opera