20 year old daunte wright. as people head home for christmas, industrial action and staff sickness causes disruption on the railways. and coming up the student with cerebral palsy who gets his very own voice for christmas. hello and welcome. a glimmer of christmas hope may be on offer from new cononavirus data, suggesting that the omicron variant may be less likely to lead to serious illness than the delta variant. that s according to a uk senior health official. but drjenny harries from the uk health security agency warned it definitely isn t yet at the point where we could downgrade the serious threat of omicron and that more data is needed, particularly about the impact on elderly and more vulnerable patients. it comes as 200,000 first, second or booster appointments are being made available over the festive period across england as people are urged to getjabbed. in his christmas message, borisjohnson describes the jab as a wonderful gift that people can give to ke
there s a few hours left but is any festive cheer for retailers this year? after covid, brexit and chain disruptions, have shoppers got what they need? disruptions, have shoppers got what the need? ., talk of a player strike in the premier league. manager pep guardiola says the threat might make football authorities listen to players over their welfare. ready for launch the space telescope that could change our understanding of the universe. good morning. if you re heading out early, watch out for fog. there good morning. if you re heading out early, watch out forfog. there is some dense patches around. today s forecast is cloudy with patchy light rain. with snow flurries mostly on higher ground and heavier rain coming in from the south west through the day. i will have all the details later on in the programme. good morning. it s christmas eve, friday 24th december. our main story. covid vaccination clinics will remain open tomorrow and throughout the holiday weekend, as t
hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are increasing doubts about the new coronavirus restrictions announced by britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, amid public anger over allegations his staff held parties in breach of lockdown rules last year. the new restrictions include that from monday people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, face masks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. but the anger over the alleged christmas party last year and the video of government advisers apparently mocking the restrictions has led many mps to question the prime minister s credibility. laura kuenssberg reports. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof, which has sickened some of the public, and what he rec
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott, political correspondent at the press association and olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the ft. starting with. .. like many of tomorrow s front pages, it leads with borisjohnson s move to plan b as more restrictions come into place in england. the i describes the move as a u turn by the prime minister as he urges the nation to work from home where possible and announces mandatory mask wearing in all indoor venues. it also features the fallout from the downing street christmas party video as adviser to the pm, allegra stratton resigns. the guardian calls it a party scandal and calls into question the prime minister s credibility. the backlash features on the front of the telegraph. tonight the prime minister told millions of people they must work from home, but said they can still go to christmas parti