instead of ten for those with two negative lateral flow tests. israel plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of covid vaccine as it prepares to deal with the 0micron variant. one other headline, at least 27 people have been killed in malaysia s worst flooding in decades. welcome to the programme. world leaders are re instating covid restrictions as 0micron continues to spread fast. germany and portugal have announced new measures that will kick in after christmas. announced new measures that spain has reported its highest number of daily cases, since the start of the pandemic, and france has warned they could soon pass a 100,000 a day. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 90,000 cases. in germany, the curbs are due to come in on the 28th of december. private gatherings will be restricted to 10 people and nightclubs will close. portugal has ordered bars and nightclubs to shut from 26th december, and made working from home obligatory. out of europe, i
morning it is all change with a southerly wind and temperatures on the rise. that could cause some problems as we head towards christmas. more on that in a minute. this area of low pressure is out in the atlantic driving in the milder air. already some outbreaks of rain coming in so northern ireland, western scotland and northern england and wales is where the wetter weather and beautiful early morning sunshine unfortunately now being eroded. in terms of the view of the weather it is still quite cold this afternoon. only around 2 degrees, 6 degrees but already something a little bit milder out to the west. overnight we could have some icy stretches across north east scotland. but i milder start to tomorrow morning, potentially double digits to northern ireland and into cornwall. low pressure still sitting in the atlantic spilling weather fronts across us so it could be fairly erratic during the day on thursday. northern ireland and scotland seen the heaviest of any rain. and
0micron is here already in wales. and it is now spreading quickly. israel plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of covid vaccine as it prepares to deal with the 0micron variant. and scientists in china reveal a dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken. hello and welcome. world leaders are re instating covid restrictions as 0micron continues to spread fast. germany and portugal have announced new measures that will kick in after christmas. spain has reported its highest number of daily cases, since the start of the pandemic and france has warned they could soon pass 100,000 a day. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 90,000 cases. and in the last few minutes, the uk government has recommended that vaccines should be given to all vulnerable children aged five to 11. in germany, the curbs are due to come in on the 28th of december. private gatherings will be restricted to ten peopl
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This is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m matthew amroliwala. our top stories world leaders reinstate covid restrictions. germany and portugal announce more post christmas curbs. france warns daily cases could pass a 100,000 a day very soon. 13 million people are put into covid lockdown in one chinese city just weeks ahead of the winter olympics. the welsh government introduces new measures from boxing day, groups of no more than six people will be allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants. omicron is here already in wales. and it is now spreading quickly. new covid rules in england isolation can end after seven days