number one in a row in the uk charts ladbaby teams up with eltonjohn and ed sheeran. ijust said to them, if you are up for it, like, me and elton would love to join in with your one and help in any we can. 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, before christmas. so, from today, in england, self isolation for those who have tested positive will be cut from 10 days to 7 days as long as they receive negative lateral flow test results on day 6 and 7 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. health secretary sajid javi
let s start with international travel, because with the omicron variant spreading across europe and much of the world at rapid speed it s causing major disruption for the travel industry. many have chosen to change or cancel christmas travel plans as more countries introduce new restrictions. one of the latest is germany, which from sunday banned most travellers from britain, denmark, and france. anyone entering germany from these countries need a negative pcr test and is required to quarantine for m days, regardless of vaccination status. it s notjust an european problem. in the us, dr anthony fauci, who advises the white house, has warned christmas travel will increase the spread of the omicron variant across the country. so far the new variant accounts for 3% of cases in the us, but that number is quickly rising. let s go live to dusseldorf and speak to axel hefer, the chief executive of the travel website trivago. good to talk to you again. here we are with a new variant
garden with staff, during the first national lockdown. number 10 says, it was a work meeting . but how are other countries coping with the omicron variant, in the run up to christmas? we ll take a closer look. also this lunchtime. the red cross says its complete carnage, in some coastal areas of the philippines, after typhoon rai kills more than 300 people. warding off a lonely christmas. virtual reality carols, for those unable to go to church. and australia demolish england to go 2 0 up in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel, tottenham are out of the europa conference league after uefa ruled they forfeited their match against rennes. that game was called off following a covid outbreak. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next hour as the prime minister faces calls to bring in tighter covid restrictions in england to combat the rising numbers of infections, due to the omicron variant. today, the deputy pri
raducanw a fitting end to a fairytale year we ll look back on a that remarkable victory in the us open with teenage tennis star emma raducanu. i would never have expected it, but i would never have expected it, but i am just i would never have expected it, but i am just really grateful. all the hard i am just really grateful. all the hard work i am just really grateful. all the hard work that i ve done at some point hard work that i ve done at some point in hard work that i ve done at some point in my hard work that i ve done at some point in my life just all paid off in such point in my life just all paid off in such a point in my life just all paid off in such a great year. good morning. i cold and frosty start, a lot of cloud with brighter breaks. is it going to be a white christmas? it might be for some. details later. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of december. our main story. downing street has defended the prime minister, after a photograph showed
also tonight: pubs and restaurants say time is running out for government help as they re hit by mass cancellations because of covid. the trade in fake covid passes on the dark web and on social media. and victory for australia in the second ashes test in adelaide they now lead 2 0 in the series. coming up later in the hour on the bbc news channel: arsenal, the only british side left in the competition, have found out who they are going to face in the women s champions league quarterfinals. good evening. the prime minister has ruled out bringing in new covid restrictions in england for now, but said the government wouldn t hesitate to take further action to protect the public if needed. borisjohnson said the data on covid was being monitored hour by hour, as the omicron variant continues to spread with speed across the country. he was speaking after chairing an emergency cabinet meeting this afternoon, amid reports of splits among senior ministers over whether to tighten th