Valtteri bottas, after missing out on pole by less than three good morning. We have a real mixture of weather to come through the day hundredths of a second. To day. For some, a frosty start with sunshine, others will see cloud now, if you watched breakfast and rain but whatever the weather where you are, it is going to stay yesterday you will have seen mike give a comprehensive round up of how cold not just through Grassroots Sports are returning after lockdown. Where you are, it is going to stay cold notjust through the day but entered the week i had. I will have a full forecast for you a little bit later on. The week ahead. However, on friday, the lancashire fa suspended all amateur football its sunday, 6th december. Until at least january. Our top story. The uks chief brexit negotiator the country has been placed in tier will travel to brussels this morning 3, the highest level to resume talks with the eu of restrictions in england, about a trade deal. But the decision has upset ma
Pressure on the nhs. Elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will decide the course ofjoe bidens presidency. Mood of the nation as people are told to stay at home well look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our Mental Health. And coming up on bbc news, englands cricketers have been tested again for coronavirus in sri lanka ahead of their two test series. Moeen ali is isolating after testing positive. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. With the whole of the uk facing another period of Strict Lockdown we appear to be back where we started. Well have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out theres not much you can do to cheer yourself up. Few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. And thatll be the case for weeks wales is already in lockdown and Northern Ireland is expected to go the same way. Englands rules come into force tomorrow scotlands started at midnight. When will it end . Well much, of course, will depend
As everyone is told to stay at home, well look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our Mental Health. With the whole of the uk facing another period of Strict Lockdown we appear to be back where we started. Well have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out theres not much you can do to cheer yourself up. Few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. And thatll be the case for weeks. Wales is already in lockdown and Northern Ireland is expected to go the same way. Englands rules come into force tomorrow scotlands started at midnight. When will it end . Well much, of course, will depend on the success of the governments Vaccination Programme. There was some good news for businesses, chancellor rishi sunak saying they will receive support grants worth up to £9,000 to help them survive the latest covid lockdown. 0ur Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. The heart of london today. Still. The pace of life slowing again. New restrictions coming
Do you consider to be at a wartime footing in terms of fighting this virus . I do. Im looking at it that way. I view it in a sense a wartime president. Thats what were fighting. The president invoking powers created at the start of the korean war giving him the authority to speed up production of badly needed medical supplies. He also wants to send Navy Hospital ships to new york and the west coast, but it may be days before theyre ready to sail despite the president s comments. The president also signed a new measure into law making Virus Testing free and giving emergency paid leave to people who are sick or caring for someone infected. Now the focus shifts to the massive trilliondollar package the administration is seeking in an attempt to get checks sent direct three struggling americans. The Treasury Department will ask congress for a measure that would send half of that package thats 500 million to the American People in the form of direct payments in april and may. The other half