Teenager hoisted that singles trophy, tennis was certainly the big, big winner. Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thank you for joining us this hour. 20 years has not diluted the painful memories of 9 11 or the unspeakable agony inflicted on the victims families. Zander h. Kriang. Dorothy j. On saturday, the nation tried to provide some solace. A symbolic arm around the shoulder to let each wounded soul know they are not alone. Patrick dan. One by one, the names of the victims were read aloud. Each one an empty place at the table. The Grief And Sorrow of so many captured by a young girl as she spoke directly to the uncle she had never met, and imagined how he might be today. My uncle, Firefighter Christopher Michael mazillo. I know youre with us each and every day watching over us. Even though i never met you in person, i still miss you a lot. Mom always tells me the crazy, fun things you did. And im sure if you were here, id probably be doing them with you.
millions of people will be playing video games over the christmas period. for many, it is just an enjoyable way of spending time online with friends. but for some, it can become an addiction, one that puts a terrible strain on family life. bbc news has gained access to the uk s only treatment facility for addiction to video games. our technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. having people around, you do feel a degree of embarrassment sometimes for the duration of the visit. he ll bejust upstairs gaming all the time and he ll be shouting and cursing. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son, who suffers from gaming disorder. until quite recently in the uk, they would have to have sought help privately. but now, the nhs has created a specialist clinic that uses therapy to help sufferers. hello, thank you for calling the national centre for gaming disorder. based in west london, it is part of the national centre for behavioural addictions. many fa
let s start here in the uk, where chancellor rishi sunak has set out a £1 billion fund to help businesses hit by the rise in covid cases. pubs, restaurants and theatres have welcomed the new government grants. under the plans, hospitality and leisure firms can apply for grants of up to £6,000 per premises. but others, including beauty salons and nightclubs, say the package is merely scratching the surface. the national hair and beauty federation said, in response to the latest funding, that over 70% of salons are experiencing unprecedented cancellations which will have a huge impact on their turnover. it s also not clear whether they can apply for financial assistance. let s talk this through with lesley blair, chief executive of the british association of beauty therapy and cosmetology. a warm welcome to the programme. do you know yet whether you are able to access the billion pound funding? unfortunately not. by looking at it and quite in depth, i do believe we have nothi
and to laugh or not to laugh. a warning that cancel culture could wipe out comedy. hello and welcome to bbc news. people with covid in england can now stop self isolating after a week following two negative lateral flow tests effectively opening up christmas for thousands of people. the health secretary says it s to ease disruption to people s lives, and comes after the prime minister ruled out imposing further covid restrictions in england at this stage. so, from today, in england, self isolation for those who have tested positive will be cut from ten days to seven days as long as they receive negative lateral flow test results on day six and seven of their isolation period and have no symptoms. people ending isolation on day seven are strongly advised to limit contact with vulnerable people, not visit crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, and work from home. if they can. health secretary sajid javid said it would minimize disruption caused by the rapid spread of the om
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. # it s christmas time, sausage rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and sausage rolls the festive mix hoping to be this year s 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 they ve 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,