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Rules are now in place for hospitality venues and indoor gatherings. it comes amid concerns over the availability of coronavirus tests, as the government pledges to deliver eight million additional kits to pharmacies by today. matt graveling reports. this is how london rang in 2020. but this year, like last, will feel very different for many people. for the second year running, london's famous new year's eve fireworks celebrations have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. in comparison this year, restrictions have eased. there are vaccinations and tests also available. with coro...

Months now because if you are on a low income and not entitled to sick pay and you get sick, you're going to be tempted because you want to be able to put food on the table and you will be tempted continue keep going which puts you at risk and others potentially but it's understandable why that might happen. a fixable problem and one that many people have called to be sorted out by the government, one is testing. i was in the house of commons chamber when sajid javid the health secretary said on the 13th of december there were tens of millions of lateral flow test in stock and millions more ar...

Either~ 0n— measures will not be necessary either. on the face of it, good news that the _ either. on the face of it, good news that the restrictions are being removed _ that the restrictions are being removed to some extent but i think there _ removed to some extent but i think there is— removed to some extent but i think there is still anxiety in scotland amongst — there is still anxiety in scotland amongst the opposition parties about those measures that remain in place. the lifting _ those measures that remain in place. the lifting of restrictions next week, good news for sports fans...

And if they do have some lfts at home, they're holding onto them themselves. so, we're now down our final box of lateral flow tests. the government says 8 million lateral flow tests will be available by tomorrow, but mark burdon, who runs six pharmacies in north—east england, hasn't seen any extra supply. i tried ordering an additional supply this afternoon and that order was rejected. so, unfortunately, we're going to have to start to turn people away once the current supplies are exhausted. it's very frustrating when you've got people in front of you and you're unable to have them the test...

That said, although the show was well down on numbers, and many of the big beasts failed to show up, many people did come. it wasn't a total washout, as some had unexpected. the organisers here say they've done everything they can to keep people safe, including mandating vaccines and giving everyone a lateral flow test. but there are some that believe that this show simply shouldn't have gone ahead in person. that was james, and i'm joined now by karen chupka, the executive vice president of ces. karen, welcome to our little corner of your show. thanks for being here! we're so excited to have ...