french president emmanuel macron, who only 26 hours before had spoken to borisjohnson. 50 who only 24 hours before had spoken to boris johnson. to boris johnson. so yes, a new low. given that, to boris johnson. so yes, a new low. given that. and to boris johnson. so yes, a new low. given that, and president to boris johnson. so yes, a new low. given that, and president macron . to boris johnson. so yes, a new low. l given that, and president macron was clearly furious when he talked about this in rome after the british had put out that letter from boris johnson to president macron on twitter, he was very angry. but what is the way back from this? ultimately, there cannot really be a solution without british and french cooperation on this issue of migrants coming across the channel. what is the best way out of this? the best way is indeed of course to engage in dialogue. what we have got todayis engage in dialogue. what we have got today is a very important meeting happening at 2
that their new leadership team, captain pat cummins and vice captain steve smith, can lead them to a successful defence of the ashes. cummins, who was vice captain of the one day and test squads, was named as australia s 47th test captain last week after the resignation of tim paine. he ll be the first fast bowler to lead his country in the white ball game. i think it s a really good dynamic. you ve got a former captain and a new captain, that s always very handy. he s going to draw on that experience, he has other senior players around him so we have great confidence the players are going out on the field, amongst each other, will be able to problem solve on the go out there with the amount of critic experience out there. not so many concerns once they cross over the road. great britain s charlotte bankes finished second earlier today in the first snowboard cross world cup of the season at secret garden in china racing on the beijing winter olympics course ahead of the
government fight it, so i am optimistic. the government believes the new rules are proportionate and will protect christmas. it also hopes it will buy scientist valuable time to investigate whether the omicron variant is more severe, spreads more easily and how the vaccines will cope. there are warnings that the travel and hospitality sectors are already being affected by concerns over the new variant. our business correspondent caroline davies is here. already concerns about the crucial period running up to christmas. and period running up to christmas. and of course this period running up to christmas. fific of course this is vital for the hospitality industry. the trade body uk hospitality said the return of masks and a solution for travellers will have an immediate impact on already fragile consumer confidence and they said some people have seen bookings and plans changed and cancelled. given this is already a pretty fragile confidence to start with. there s also frustration i
i remember my birthday last year, i was at home, i think it was one of the lockdowns, if not i was just at home. i didn t really. i wasn t playing and it is pretty amazing how everything changed in one year. itjust shows if you keep plugging away at your own work and not looking around and staying focused, anything can happen. cardiff rugby have been unable to leave south africa after after two positive covid 19 cases were confirmed in their squad. cardiff were in the country to play in the united rugby championship, but all the tournament games over this and next weekend have been called off. the club confirmed one of the cases is suspected to be the omicron variant. $$$ great britain s charlotte bankes finished second earlier today in the first snowboard cross world cup of the season at secret garden in china racing on the beijing winter olympics course ahead of the