astronauts are being put in danger of a collision with satellites launched by elon musk. hello and welcome. the supreme court in russia has banned one of the country s best known and oldest human rights organisations, memorial, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreign agents law. disgraceful decision, the reaction from the gallery. it s100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the darkest c
it s all over australia thrash england to win the ashes, after a dismal collapse in melbourne. at half past, we will reflect on the lives lost throughout the last 12 months, including the actor christoper plummer and the prince philip duke of edinburgh. that s in we remember. the hospitality sector has welcomed the decision not to impose further coronavirus restrictions in england this week, describing it as a lifeline to pubs, bars and clubs relying on new year trade for their survival. the health secretary, sajid javid, announced yesterday that the government would wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation in england. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers i
good afternoon. the environment secretary, george eustice, has said the government will keep under very close review its decision not to bring in further coronavirus restrictions in england. he says the early indications are that the omicron variant is not leading to the same level of hospitalisations as previous waves but ministers will act if there s a large increase in the coming weeks. the hospitality sector say the decision not to add further measures in england is a lifeline for pubs, bars and clubs. but there s concern about the impact on hospitals of staff having to self isolate. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. if exhibition centre in lambeth among the bro s worst affected by omicron in the uk. a vaccination centre. staff here say there is no shortage ofjabs. centre. staff here say there is no shortage of jabs. shortage of “abs. serious mitigations shortage ofjabs. serious mitigations in shortage ofjabs. serious mitigations in class.
you a special report from kabul. it s all over australia thrash england to win the ashes, after the tourists collapsed in melbourne. and coming up in the next 15 minutes, we ll be speaking to former england cricketer monty panesar. hello and welcome. people in england are being urged to take care in the run up to new year s eve after the government decided not to bring in further covid rules. ministers are keeping the decision under close review but say the early indications are that the omicron variant is not leading to the same level of serious disease as previous waves. the government is to wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. in the united states, health officials have halved the recomm