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brink of a leadership challenge, far from it, but these are precarious moments now for boris johnson moments now for borisjohnson and tory mps want something to change. ben, ben wright, thank you. some coronavirus restrictions are to be reintroduced in wales after boxing day, to try to slow the spread of the 0micron variant. from the 27th december, nightclubs will be closed and social distancing will be enforced in shops and offices. the night time industries association has described the announcement as a step too far , saying it will weaken already fragile trade in pubs and restaurants. more details from our wales correspondent, tomos morgan. after welcoming customers back less than six months ago, night clubs will close once again in wales from the 27th of december. a £60 million pot has been set aside to assist them, but it is a bitter blow for an industry already struggling. people go there in order to be up close and personal. and we know that 0micron
privilege, hasn t it? it has been, and we would just like to say, keep dancing and thank you very much. thank you. thank you! that was sophie van brugen reporting. and the strictly come dancing final is on bbc one tomorrow evening at 7pm. but it will be without aj 0dudu and kai widdrington, who are having to withdraw after aj sustained an injury. now to the high street, and there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. but what effect is 0micron having on retail in the run up to christmas day? our business correspondent emma simpson reports from northamptonshire. rushton lakes, a retail park that has no problems bringing shoppers in. this chain is doing a roaring trade. ~ ., , ., , trade. we have been double digit urowth all trade. we have been double digit growth all year-