The Daily Mirror leads with the news Boris Johnson has confirmed there will be no more curbs ahead of Christmas.
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Christmas can go ahead but new lockdown curbs loom, says the Daily Express.
The Guardian says Covid cases rise across Asia as South Korea sees record numbers of seriously ill, Thailand restarts quarantine.
The Independent says Dr Anthony Fauci, is calling for the firing of a Fox News host after the broadcaster encouraged a crowd of young conservatives to “ambush” him and go for a rhetorical “kill shot”.
The Metro says Record levels of Covid infections, a return of restrictions and European neighbours going back into lockdown has made for some bleak reading this winter.
The Independent says The Matrix Resurrections review: Wachowski franchise is back doing what it does best – confusing us.
The Guardian says The US recorded the lowest rate of population growth in its history in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Guardian says Germany has become the latest country to reintroduce tight Covid-19 measures.
The Guardian says the NHL will not send its players to compete in the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics due to Covid-19.
The Independent says Thomas Tuchel has urged the public not to start a witch hunt against unvaccinated Premier League players.
The Metro says Mikel Arteta says it was a ‘beautiful moment’ to see Charlie Patino score on his Arsenal debut in their 5-1 win over Sunderland.
The Guardian says The NHS has increased the daily rate of booster vaccinations by three-quarters in a week – but remains short of the roughly 1.5m jabs a day.
The Independent says Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Australia will damage the UK’s agriculture and food sectors.
The Metro says Businesses affected by the Omicron wave of Covid are being offered grants of up to £6,000 to help them get through the crisis.
Wednesday’s front pages report on the Christmas rules for the UK amid a surge in Covid-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant.
The Metro says Fully vaccinated Covid sufferers can now cut their 10-day isolation period to seven days, it has been announced.
The Independent says Princess Diana told George Michael that his song You Have Been Loved was one of her favourites, says singer Shirlie Holliman.
Aljazeera says At least one person has been confirmed dead and up to 100 others reported missing following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar.
The Guardian says WHO’s European head has warned countries to brace for a “significant surge” in Covid-19 cases as Omicron spreads.
TRT World says Joe Biden has warned millions of unvaccinated Americans they are putting themselves and loved ones at risk amid the rapid spread of Omicron sweeping the nation.
VOA says Last year, tens of millions of Americans were forced to abandon holiday travel plans due to the surging coronavirus pandemic.
SKY Sports says Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick to steer Arsenal past Sunderland and into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 5-1 victory.
German Lockdown 2021 – The Chancellor of Germany clamps down and announced new lockdown restrictions on Tuesday that will begin after Christmas to slow the spread of the new omicron variant, rules that will fall short of a full lockdown but will include contact restrictions even for vaccinated people. “I can understand anyone who doesn’t want to hear about the coronavirus, mutations and new virus variants,” … “But we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to this next wave.” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Follow our new breaking news service on Twitter…
People are being urged to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health as Omicron begins to spread all over the world at a rapid pace.
Further restrictions are unlikely before Christmas after cabinet ministers urged the PM to hold out, The Guardian says.
