New advice that people should not travel to or from england, except for essential purposes. As the governments furlough scheme ends, theres concern from Business Leaders on what a second lockdown would mean for jobs. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is set to announce a month Long National lockdown in england. Borisjohnson will hold a downing street press conference in the next hour. The cabinet has met this afternoon to discuss how to tackle the rate of transmission, after one of its scientific advisers warned the virus was running riot in england. Non essential retail and hospitality will be forced to close, but schools and universities will be allowed to stay open. It comes as the uk records a further 326 deaths from coronavirus within 28 days of a positive test and another 21,915 poeple have tested positive. That takes the total number of uk cases to over one million since the outbreak began. 0ur Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Stay at home, protect ou
Good morning, it is a rather grey, cloudy weekend ahead of us but at least it is a little more mild than of late. I will have all the details coming up shortly. Its saturday 28 november. Our top story just days before Englands National lockdown ends, mps are being told that hospitals could be overwhelmed if they dont back new restrictions. The lockdown comes to an End Next Week to re replaced by the return of three tiers on wednesday. That he are tougher than when they were first in place and they are being opposed by some conservative backbenchers. But writing in the times newspaper, Cabinet Office minister michael gove said that politicians need to take responsibility for difficult decisions. Heres our Political Correspondent, Jonathan Blake. Preparing for life after lockdown, under much tighter measures than before. Kent will be one of the places in tia three of the new system which many conservative mps argue is unfair. Why is it that we went into lockdown a few weeks ago in tier o
Will be allowed to see them indoors from today but they must have a negative test and take the necessary precautions. Fans are back, but in limited numbers at only some grounds. Im at Charlton Athletic on the day that spectators make their much awaited return to english football. Time for the next door on your Advent Calendar. But instead of a piece of chocolate, we meet the people taking the idea a few steps further this year. Good morning. For some parts of the southeast it is a cold and frosty start through the day. For most, a band of cloud me rain moving south. Colder air filters band of cloud me rain moving south. Colder airfilters in band of cloud me rain moving south. Colder air filters in with a lot of showers. Increasingly wintry on the hills. Details in ten minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday, december 2nd. Our top story. England has returned to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions, after the National Lockdown ended at midnight. More than 55 Million People are living
A 250 Million Pound rescue package for Lower League Clubs in england to stop them from going out of business due to the pandemic. Welcome. The grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. The grim milestone was reached on the day that the first doses of the newly approved Pfizer Vaccine are expected to arrive in the uk from belgium. The first phase of the roll out should begin next week. Englands deputy chief medical 0fficer, professorjonathan van tam, says 99 of covid 19 deaths could be prevented, if theres a very high uptake ofjabs in the most vulnerable groups. Heres our Health Editor, hugh pym. He was the soulmate to my grandmother, he was my best friend. He put a smile on anyones faces he met and he brought sunshine on the rainy days. 0livia remembers happier times with her grandad, gary. He died in hospital with covid. He did have Underlying Health issues but he was just 61. It was his funeral on tues
Valtteri bottas, after missing out on pole by less than three good morning. We have a real mixture of weather to come through the day hundredths of a second. To day. For some, a frosty start with sunshine, others will see cloud now, if you watched breakfast and rain but whatever the weather where you are, it is going to stay yesterday you will have seen mike give a comprehensive round up of how cold not just through Grassroots Sports are returning after lockdown. Where you are, it is going to stay cold notjust through the day but entered the week i had. I will have a full forecast for you a little bit later on. The week ahead. However, on friday, the lancashire fa suspended all amateur football its sunday, 6th december. Until at least january. Our top story. The uks chief brexit negotiator the country has been placed in tier will travel to brussels this morning 3, the highest level to resume talks with the eu of restrictions in england, about a trade deal. But the decision has upset ma