Also this lunchtime new covid restrictions are announced for wales from boxing day, including a Return To Social Distancing and limiting numbers inside. We have a Special Report from siargao island, in the philippines one of the areas worst hit by typhoon rai. Its christmas time, Sausage Rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and Sausage Rolls the festive mix hoping to be this years christmas number one. And in sport arsenal manager mikel arteta pleads with the Premier League not to return to playing behind closed doors, as the omicron variant s impact on football grows, saying the game is about sharing. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. People infected with covid 19 in england will, from today, be able to stop self isolating after seven days as long as theyve had a negative Lateral Flow Test on days six and seven. The change comes amid a spike in cases caused by the omicron variant, which has led to Staff Shortages in businesses, the nhs and rail servic
Areas a week after hundreds of people were killed. You can see up there on the roof its been completely torn off like a can of sardines. 90 of the buildings here have been damaged. And when video games become more than just a bit of fun we go inside the uks only Treatment Centre for people whove become addicted. And coming up on the bbc news channel, liverpool captain Jordan Henderson adds his voice to the concerns over Player Welfare as covid numbers rise along with christmas fixtures. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uk has recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in one day for the First Time Since the start of the pandemic. With so many people being forced to self isolate, the Health Secretary sajid javid has announced that the quarantine period for people who are infected in england is being cut from ten days to seven days from today. You dont have to quarantine after that as long as you have two negative Lateral Flow Tests on day six and day seven,
Also tonight. Nearly a week after the typhoon in the philippines we report from one of the worst affected areas. You can see up there on the roof, it has been completely torn off like a can of sardines. 90 of the buildings here have been damaged. And is comedy in danger of being cancelled because of sensitivity over controversial subjects . We have a special report. Coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, three all Premier League ties in the quarterfinals of the efl cup tonight, with tottenham and west ham looking to reach the last four. Good evening. For the First Time Since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago the uk has recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in a 2k hour period. Despite that high figure the latest evidence from several studies suggests that fewer people are having to go to hospital with the new variant 0micron. But experts say they need more evidence before they can be certain. During the day the Health Secretary sajid javid announced tha
Blanket Booster Programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic. Rather than ending it. By diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage. In other news, the Un Security Council votes to allow aid to afghanistan finding a way round sanctions against the taliban. And we report from kyrgyzstan where environmentalists are trying to save reindeer from the brink of extinction. Daily covid cases in the uk have topped 100,000 for the First Time Since mass Testing Began. 106 thousand, 122 daily cases have been recorded, passing the previous record of 93 thousand on the 17th of december. These numbers are driven by the rapid spread of the 0micron Variant. Heres our Political Correspondent ben wright. We correspondent ben wright. Are still within a rising v infections. We are still within a rising wave of infections. Searching across the country. This is what ministers and officials had expected. But we have seen is a fracturing of these figures across the uk.