Boris Johnson has urged people to keep their Christmases little despite saying that bubbles will go ahead
In England law states that up to three households can still mix from Dec 23-27 but PM said that is maximum
People are being warned to think twice before meeting elderly or vulnerable family members for Christmas
UK s united front in tatters after Nicola Sturgeon said only meet for one day and Wales set two household limit
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What have the UK nations said on Christmas?
The UK-wide legal framework for the Christmas bubbles remains intact, with three households allowed to mix between December 23 and 27.
But Scotland, Wales and England have now laid out significantly different positions on how the flexibility should be used.
SCOTLAND
People should not stay overnight unless unavoidable
People who have not already organised a bubble to should avoid doing so
WALES
Only two households should come together to form an exclusive Christmas bubble
All non-essential retail, including close contact services and all leisure and fitness centres, must close at the end of trading on Christmas Eve
Rail industry figures and senior politicians have hit back at the National Infrastructure Commission s (NIC s) recommendation that the northern half of High Speed 2 (HS2) be scaled back.
Midlands Connect director Maria Machancoses has labelled the NIC s
Rail Needs Assessment as “very concerning”. Instead, Machancoses has called for HS2 to be “delivered in its entirety”.
“Sacrificing parts of the high speed network now would short change millions of people across the Midlands and undermine our efforts to deliver a transport network fit for the 21
st century,” she said.
“HS2 must be delivered in its entirety, including its eastern leg from Birmingham to Leeds, alongside Midlands Engine Rail. To stall, scale down or delay now will cause irreparable economic damage to communities across the region – especially the East Midlands, which has suffered from a chronic underinvestment in infrastructure for decades.”
No travel chaos over Christmas bubble period, says UK s travel tsar
Sir Peter Hendy told MPs the additional social distancing measures and the profoundly sensible approach of the public would keep us safe
The UK s Christmas travel tsar has said he is confident there will not be travel chaos over the bubble period as he trusts people to social distance, adding he doesn t envisage terrible scenes .
Sir Peter Hendy, who was appointed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to oversee the entire transport system for the five-day period, told MPs he felt that additional social distancing measures and the profoundly sensible approach of the British public would keep people safe.
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