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One man has been arrested. I want to take this opportunity to say how sorry i am for my breach of rules that i ask all of us to follow every single day. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc news special, where were expecting at around 3 oclock a Coronavirus Briefing from downing street with the possibility that more parts of england could come under the toughest coronavirus restrictions in tier 4, and any changes could be as soon as boxing day this weekend. It is of course because of the new rapidly spreading variant of covid 19 thats already affecting large parts of the london, the southeast and east of england. The communities secretary Robert Jenrick says the strain is now prevalent outside these areas, and so more action may be needed. It comes as britains covid 19 r number the rate at which the virus is reproducing has increased again, to between 1. 1 and 1. 3. M ....
Of the new variant of coronavirus. And the rapid spread of the new strain has led to questions about how to best carry out the countrys Vaccination Programme. Empty ski slopes in italy another covid surge hits the tourism industry, at the end of a year in which nearly 70,000 people have died. Translation someone like him deserved a funeral, something dignified instead of being thrown into a coffin in our house like a carcass. Have yourself a merry Little Christmas time. And special thanks at christmas relatives of People Living in a Somerset Care home praise the staff who moved in to look after their loved ones. Coming up in the sport on bbc news later in the hour, after another defeat, mikel arteta admits arsenal will be in big trouble unless they can turn t ....
After testing positive. The highest figure since april. The talks in brussels continue withh suggestions a post brexit trade deal between the eu and the uk could be finalised within hours. In the first lorries are starting to leave after the borders have reopened with france. But thousands of drivers are still waiting for covid tests. The Health Secretary matt hancock has confirmed that more areas of england will move into tier 4 the highest level of restrictions. Under tier 4 people must stay at home, non essential retail is shut and movement in or out of the area is not allowed. He made the announcement at a press conference in downing street this afternoon. The Health Secretary said from boxing day, norfolk, suffolk, cambridgeshire and essex would move into tier 4 along with oxfordshire, waverley in surrey and hampshire including portsmouth and southampton, but excludi ....
Hours. And there is continued disruption in dover. The borders have reopened with france but thousands of lorry drivers are still waiting for their covid tests. Hello, welcome to bbc news. In the last half an hour matt hancock held a News Conference in downing street to confirm more areas of england will move into tier 4, the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. People must stay at home, non essential retail is closed and movement in or out of the area isnt allowed. Lets recap the main points. The Health Secretary said from boxing day, norfolk, suffolk, cambridgeshire and essex would move into ts four along with oxfordshire, waverly and surrey and hampshire, including portsmouth and southampton, but excluding the new forest. More areas of england will move into tier 3, bristol, somerset, gloucestershire, the isle of wight, the new forest, cheshire and warrington. Mat ....