a row ignites between apple and facebook, after the latest iphone update gives users more power to decide how apps use personal data. i ll look at what it means for you. the indian premier league continues for now, despite the covid crisis. one day cricket captain eoin morgan will continue to play, but some players are returning home. good morning. iam in i am in kew gardens. it is a cold start to the day in the south of england. but it will be a sunny one for the rest of the uk. fairly cloudy and showery, some of those showers will be heavy. details in ten minutes. good morning. it s tuesday, april 27th. our top story. borisjohnson will chair a meeting of his cabinet this morning, as he faces more questions about how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for. the prime minister has also strongly denied claims that he said he would rather see bodies pile high , than take the country into a third lockdown. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. boris
millions of people will be playing video games over the christmas period. for many, it is just an enjoyable way of spending time online with friends. but for some, it can become an addiction, one that puts a terrible strain on family life. bbc news has gained access to the uk s only treatment facility for addiction to video games. our technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. having people around, you do feel a degree of embarrassment sometimes for the duration of the visit. he ll bejust upstairs gaming all the time and he ll be shouting and cursing. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son, who suffers from gaming disorder. until quite recently in the uk, they would have to have sought help privately. but now, the nhs has created a specialist clinic that uses therapy to help sufferers. hello, thank you for calling the national centre for gaming disorder. based in west london, it is part of the national centre for behavioural addictions. many fa
let s start here in the uk, where chancellor rishi sunak has set out a £1 billion fund to help businesses hit by the rise in covid cases. pubs, restaurants and theatres have welcomed the new government grants. under the plans, hospitality and leisure firms can apply for grants of up to £6,000 per premises. but others, including beauty salons and nightclubs, say the package is merely scratching the surface. the national hair and beauty federation said, in response to the latest funding, that over 70% of salons are experiencing unprecedented cancellations which will have a huge impact on their turnover. it s also not clear whether they can apply for financial assistance. let s talk this through with lesley blair, chief executive of the british association of beauty therapy and cosmetology. a warm welcome to the programme. do you know yet whether you are able to access the billion pound funding? unfortunately not. by looking at it and quite in depth, i do believe we have nothi
and to laugh or not to laugh. a warning that cancel culture could wipe out comedy. hello and welcome to bbc news. 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 at this stage. so, from today, in england, self isolation for those who have tested positive will be cut from ten days to seven days as long as they receive negative lateral flow test results on day six and seven 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. if they can. health secretary sajid javid said it would minimize disruption caused by the rapid spread of the om
also this lunchtime: new covid restrictions are announced for wales from boxing day, including a return to social distancing and limiting numbers inside. we have a special report from siargao island, in the philippines one of the areas worst hit by typhoon rai. # it s christmas time, sausage rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and sausage rolls the festive mix hoping to be this year s christmas number one. and in sport: arsenal manager mikel arteta pleads with the premier league not to return to playing behind closed doors, as the omicron variant s impact on football grows, saying the game is about sharing. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people infected with covid 19 in england will, from today, be able to stop self isolating after seven days as long as they ve had a negative lateral flow test on days six and seven. the change comes amid a spike in cases caused by the omicron variant, which has led to staff shortages in businesses,