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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths, who s the education editor at the sunday times, and james moore, the chief business commentatorfor the independent. welcome to you both. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the daily telegraph says there won t be any new restrictions that would spoil new year s eve. staying with covid rules, the i says there ll be no new restrictions before next year. meanwhile the guardian says england goes it alone as extra measures are rejected before the new year. the daily mail calls it boris s new year cheer as new year s eve parties get the go ahead. the times there won t be any curbs on new year s eve parties. the mirror leads with where s the prime minister amid the record covid cases. and that s your lot for the moment. we will start with the daily telegraph because we have got on the front page to very happy looking clubbers from wigan on boxing day who probably
hello and welcome. good afternoon. the bbc understands no further covid restrictions in england are set to be announced today. borisjohnson is meeting with his scientific advisers as he considers whether further measures might be needed to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s expected he ll hear about the impact on hospital admissions and nhs staff sickness over recent days. further controls have come into effect today in northern ireland and scotland. the new measures there affect the hospitality and leisure industries. in scotland, nightclubs have to close for at least three weeks and one metre social distancing and table service has been reinstated in hospitality settings where alcohol is served. table service has also resumed in hospitality venues across northern ireland. no more than six people will be allowed to sit together. dancing is also prohibited, except at weddings. yesterday in wales, the rule of six was reinstated for people meeting in pubs, cinemas and
rules have come into force. children aged 12 and over need to be fully vaccinated for indoor restaurants and leisure facilities as infections continue to surge fuelled by the omicron variant. warnings the british government isn t doing enough to help people deal with sharp increases in the price of gas and electricity as energy bills could soar by another 50% next year. tributes and reflections for the anti apartheid hero archbishop desmond tutu, who died at the age of 90. an official state funeral is to take place on the 1st of january in cape town. now on bbc news. david sillito explores the six buildings shortlisted for the 2021 riba stirling prize and reveals which was crowned the winner at an awards ceremony hosted in coventry cathedral back in october. there s a phrase that has become rather familiar over the last year or so build back better. it is a idea that says, if you re going to build something to fix today s problems, be really careful you are not going to