later on the programme. let s take a look at some of today s papers. the daily telegraph reports that testing rules could be relaxed as part of efforts to ease staffing shortages. the paper suggests that millions who test positive on lateral flow devices will no longer need to take follow up pcr tests. we will talk to the government at half past seven to try and get some clarity on that. the times leads with the prime minister s insistence that no further covid restrictions are necessary despite more than 200,000 new cases being reported in a day. it quotes england s chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, saying cases among young adults in london appeared to be levelling off or falling , but he stressed the effect of new year s eve parties had yet to be seen. the mirror has an image of prince andrew, who is waiting for a judge in new york to make a decision on whether to dismiss a civil case accusing him of sexual assault. the prince has consistently denied the allegations. and this