Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. European officials are meeting right now in brussels to stop the spread from britain of a new, more contagious, form of covid 19. France is enforcing a 48 hour blockade of passengers and goods. Thats caused long tailbacks of lorries in southeast england. Many other countries have suspended flights. More than 30 countries have now banned flights from the United Kingdom the numbers been constantly rising. In the last few hours, spain, india, hong kong, swizerland and russia have all suspended flights from the uk. Overall, across europe, 16 countries have imposed restrictions, including ireland, germany, france, and belgium. Today, eu ambassadors are holding emergency talks to agree a common strategy. And british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to chair an emergency meeting later to address the uks growing isolation. Our correspondent simo