after complaints of shortages. relieved and grateful the victims of ghislaine maxwell have been speaking after she was convicted of grooming girls to be abused byjeffery epstein her family say they can t accept the verdict. good morning. ending the so called loyalty premium. new rules means existing customers will pay the same price or car and home insurance as he once and it could save them billions over the next few years. manchester united ring out the year with a win. their unbeaten run under ralph rangnick continues with victory over burnley at old trafford. and with temperatures 15 degrees in parts of the uk, it is set to be the warmest temperature on record. more in 15 minutes. it s friday, the 31st of december. our main story. the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before attending new year s eve parties this evening. no new restrictions have been introduced in england, but in scotland, wales and northern ireland tighter rules are now in place
title in a nail biting race that came down to the final lap. a busy afternoon. much more coming up a busy afternoon. much more coming up at the top of the hour. now on bbc news the cost of covid. for over 12 months, the bbcjoined a vicar and a pastor on the frontlines in burnley, struggling in a pandemic fuelled crisis as lockdowns were imposed and covid rates soared. i m a broken, recovering drug addict. that got a second chance. i love the poor, because i know i am the poor. and as long as i breathe, i ll serve the poor. as covid brings crisis to so many, in burnley, people of faith are stepping up to the front line. this is their story in a year of loss, hardship, but also hope. boris johnson: we must act now to contain this autumn surge. - stay at home, protect the nhs and save lives. no need to push, there s plenty. i you see all these people? they have children, hungry children. we need social distancing or we re going to get in trouble. you need to form a queue, plea
four others in the us. the uk renews its appeal for everyone eligible to come forward for a booster vaccine, as research shows it significantly reduces the chance of developing symptoms from the omicron variant. new guidance is issued for care homes in england that will limit visitors to three for each resident, as omicron cases surge. britain warns russia it will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine, as a g7 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss rising tensions gets underway. and england s cricketers slump to a nine wicket defeat in the first ashes test, in brisbane. now on bbc news, the cost of covid. for over 12 months, the bbcjoined a vicar and a pastor on the frontlines in burnley, struggling in a pandemic fuelled crisis as lockdowns were imposed and covid rates soared. i m a broken, recovering drug addict. ..that got a second chance. i love the poor because i know i am the poor. and as long as i breathe, i ll serve the poor. as covid brings crisis to so many
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