The new rules for travel in Tier 1, 2 and 3 and leaving your local area

coronavirus lockdown restrictions.The NTIA says there is a high risk of “millions of people converging across the UK” over the traditional party season, saying that the problem is worsened by the closure of nightclubs that “would normally manage huge crowds of people through the new year’s celebrations”.NTIA CEO Michael Kill commented: “There is a growing concern that new year’s eve is going to culminate in social unrest and will see a substantial number of illegal parties and mass gatherings

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We’re all now used to the annual tradition of debating the controversial lyrics in The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ as a way of kicking off the festive season here in the UK. But with the focus on that, it can be easy to forget the other controversy this song sparks: the one when people try to cover it.It’s really hard to capture the spirit of a song like ‘Fairytale Of New York’, although many have tried.

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coronavirus social restrictions that will allow friends and loved ones to reunite over the Christmas period.All four parts of the UK have signed off an aligned approach allowing up to three households to form a ‘Christmas bubble’ from December 23 to 27.People will also be able to travel between tiers and across the whole of the UK without restriction within the five-day period, for the purposes of meeting with their bubble.Those travelling to and from Northern Ireland will be permitted to travel

The government has announced it will ease coronavirus restrictions over Christmas - allowing three households to meet for a limited time.The arrangement, which has been agreed by the UK government and leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will apply from December 23 to 27.Everyone in the bubble can stay in any of those three people’s houses, and go to outdoor public spaces like parks and places of worship together.Each bubble will be “fixed” and exclusive - meaning you can’t be in

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BBC Radio 1 has said it has chosen to play an alternative version of Fairytale of New York.The edited version of the 1987 Christmas song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl changes up two lines in the song.The British station said that it had made the decision to play the altered version because ‘young listeners are particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.’The new edited version of the song has altered two of its lines, one which is sung by Kirsty MacColl has been