Year: 2021

The Capital One Beach Bash was set to take place at Lummus Park in South Beach, Florida on December 30 and serve as the pre-show entertainment for the College Football playoff Semifinal game.

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.

Boris Johnson had a “tough call” over whether to introduce new rules to fight the spread of Omicron and surging COVID cases, according to the Daily Express.

The Sun says families and businesses are “in limbo” after the prime minister’s warning that he retains the right to bring in new rules to try to slow the Omicron variant.

The Mirror leads on the Queen’s decision to spend Christmas at Windsor Castle rather than take her usual trip to Sandringham.

The Metro reports deputy PM Dominic Raab has defended a photo of Boris Johnson and others in the Downing Street garden last year at a time when there were limits on mixing.

Boris Johnson has delayed the introduction of new Covid restrictions in England, despite warnings from scientific advisers of a coming wave of infection threatening to overwhelm the NHS, leads the Independent.

The Daily Mirror: As the number of coronavirus cases reach record levels in the UK just days before Christmas, it is important to keep yourself and others around you as safe as possible

The Daily Express: THE ROYAL MAIL is experiencing a series of delays this week as they try to get post and parcels delivered in time for Christmas.