hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are george eaton, senior online editor of the new statesman and rosamound urwin, media editor of the sunday times. and rosamound urwin, tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the i reports that the number of covid 19 patients in hospital is climbing but serious illness from omicron remains lower. the daily telegraph writes that the nhs test and trace is incorrectly telling people to isolate for ten days, despite official guidance cutting it to one week. the guardian reports that uk households are being warned of the year of the squeeze as cost of living soars. the daily mirror writes new year, new hope adding that there is a growing belief that omicron will not swamp the nhs, despite the huge surge in cases. the financial times reports that is was a blockbuster year for markets as companies raised a record $12 trillion by selling stock and issuing debt and loans. the dai
hello and welcome to bbc news. it s great to have your company. the uk government has defended its decision to hold off on introducing new coronavirus restrictions in england before the new year, saying it will monitor the situation closely in the meantime. there are restrictions on socialising in the other nations that form the uk wales, scotland and northern ireland. the latest data shows that there have again been record numbers of cases across the country. elsewhere in europe, france has also seen record highs in its cases, and the country has announced tighter restrictions to try and get the spike in numbers caused by the omicron variant under control. and there have been demonstrations in eastern germany against new restrictions. first, let s get more on the situation here in the uk from our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. the latest uk government covid data now. a vaccination centre in lambeth in london, among the boroughs worst affected by omicron in the uk
hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. another premier league ground will be empty on boxing day. how many more will go over the christmas break? root vows to lead by example as england look to keep themselves in the ashes. it s win or bust in melbourne. he s not any punches. also coming up in the programme we ll hearfrom one of the professional players now out of a job following the collapse of coventry united in the women s championship. we ve committed so much to make this happen, so i think it sjust mind blowing that this has happened, and i d love to know why it happened. welcome along to our christmas eve sportsday. also coming up a few alternative sports from the last year, if you like dogs and lawnmowers, you ll love it. let s start with more pressing matter of the decimated football schedule. another boxing day game is off in the premier league. everton have reported a number of positive covid cases and on top of the injury list they are unab
we look back at one of the great careers, manchester city s record goal scorer, sergio aguero tearfully calls time on his playing days because of a heart condition evening, fans at brighton, crystal palace, and arsenal tonight will hopefully have all their paperwork in order. from today in england, covid passes or proof of a recent negative test result are now mandatory to gain access to outdoor sports events with more that 10,000 specatators. that s every premier league game and the majority of in the championship as well. rugby union, rugby league and horseracing will all be affected in coming weeks. alex howell reports. last night going to a football match was a lot easier, however, those fans attending matches this evening will have a slightly different experience. the government s plan b to deal with the right think of it cases means those in attendance have to show a covid pass or negative test to get entry into the stadium with attendances over 10,000. the crystal pala
and a very warm welcome to our viewers. i m paula newton. two days until the new hampshire primary and the republican candidates are making their pitches as we near the finish line. fears that the israel hamas war could spread in the region. iran now saying it will punish israel for a missile strike in syria. and an alarming rise of hate crime in canada. muslims and jews fear they could be targets because of their religion. thanks for joining us, we do begin here in the united states as the presidential race becomes increasingly bitter. with just two days to go before the new hampshire republican primary. now former president donald trump remains the front runner overall. but his lead in the state has shrunk. according to a poll, former south carolina governor nikki haley has surged in recent months and cut trump s lead to single digits. both ramped up attacks against each other as they made their final push to the votes. haley questioned trump s mental fitness after he