Boris Johnson tells Brits to isolate this Friday ahead of 'smaller, safer' Christmas

Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a third nationwide lockdown over Christmas in a bid to curb the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. The UK yesterday recorded 574 Covid-19 deaths, along with an additional 39,036 cases.A new variant of the disease, first identified in September, started causing higher infections rates in London and the southeast in November and has since been identified across the country.

Tier 2 hit the pubs on Christmas Eve, while millions stayed home under tougher restrictions.

Boris Johnson has been accused of sacrificed the fishing industry in a drive to secure a trade deal with the EU.

Boris Johnson has faced hilarious responses online after believing he was interrupting film Cars 3 to announce the Brexit deal– despite it having already ended.

Keir Starmer said Labour will "accept it and vote for it" when the Government's Brexit deal with the EU reaches Parliament. It came after negotiators signed off the last tortuous detail of a massive trade deal, which will allow tariff free and quota free trade with the EU and no limits on the goods that can be sold into the EU.Boris Johnson hailed the deal as 'taking back control' of fishing waters and its own laws.

Labour will back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal despite its many flaws, Keir Starmer has said.

immediately attacked the settlement, saying “there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us.”On a historic Christmas Eve that will set Scotland and the UK on a different political course from the rest of Europe, Johnson boasted that his “jumbo-sized Canada-style deal” was what the country needs.Johnson said the agreement resolves the European question which has “bedevilled” British politics for generations.But as Sturgeon made plain the end of the Britain’s four decades of membership of the European club brings into sharp focus the future of the United Kingdom itself.The First Minister said the new Brexit deal showed it was time for Scotland to “chart our own future as an independent, European nation”.After hours

Boris Johnson's oven-ready Brexit trade agreement with the EU has been served up just in time for Christmas and just days before the transition period was set to come to an end. The EU and Downing Street had been poised to announce a deal on Wednesday night but that slipped as last-minute wrangling continued – and negotiations continued through the night, fuelled by a late delivery of pizzas.The Prime Minister defiantly announced his "deal is done" on Christmas Eve and it will mean the country avoids crashing out with no deal in place.

Boris Johnson has hailed the historic Brexit trade deal struck with EU – but apologised for interrupting Cars 3 on Christmas Eve.The PM told the nation that the agreement reached with Brussels was a “good deal for the whole of Europe”.At one point, he also told the conference: "I'm sorry for disturbing Cars 3 by the way."The film, which was being broadcast on BBC One, was actually shown all the way through before they cut to the PM's speech.

Boris Johnson has defiantly declared "the deal is done," after the country secured a historic post-Brexit trade agreement with just days to spare.The post-Brexit trade deal was agreed by negotiators from the UK and the European Union after months of talks and frantic last-minute wrangling.The deal was secured on Christmas Eve, a week before current trading arrangements expire.Following the announcement, Boris Johnson posted a photo of himself on Twitter raising both thumbs and cheering alongside the caption: "The deal is done."Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen were in close contact over recent days to help get the deal over the line.But negotiations led by the EU's Michel Barnier and the

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Christmas Eve bell ring on doorsteps in a bid to combat loneliness around the festive period. The movement follows the same idea as Clap For Carers, which saw people pay tribute to key workers at windows and in doorways every Thursday during the first lockdown.

Boris Johnson is expected to announce the deal on Christmas Eve morning, but talks were continuing in Brussels through the night as the two sides hammered out the final details on fishing.

Good Morning Britain host Charlotte Hawkins was forced to step in to spread Christmas cheer and deescalate a row over Brexit on today's edition of the hit ITV show.

Boris Johnson is expected to hold a press conference this morning announcing a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU after talks continued overnight and into Christmas Eve.

Boris Johnson is on the brink of finally striking a post-Brexit trade deal after weeks of dashed hopes and missed deadlines.

LadBaby is still on course to score a third consecutive Christmas number one single this Friday, with a comfortable lead over Mariah Carey.‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ is YouTubers Mark and Roxanne Hoyle’s third sausage roll-themed single. A surprise duet with Ronan Keating on an alternative version of the song has helped to boost their lead in the Christmas chart yet further in the last few days.Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ recently went to number one in the UK for the first time since it was released in 1994.

Millions of families across the UK were forced to scrap Christmas plans this week after yet another government U-turn.

Boris Johnson a "c***" in a blistering opinion piece tearing into the Prime Minister for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Alastair Campbell worked as the Downing Street press secretary, director of communications and campaign director during Blair's 10-year tenure.The 63-year-old is thought to be the inspiration behind Malcolm Tucker, the foul-mouthed communications director from TV series The Thick Of It.

supports HTML5 videoCheryl has opened up about her hopes of having a small family Christmas with ex Liam Payne and their son Bear. The Fight For This Love singer spoke to Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast before Boris Johnson announced the tighter coronavirus restrictions last weekend, plunging London into tier four. Her plans to invite ex-boyfriend Liam round for Christmas dinner might be in jeopardy with restrictions banning households from meeting inside. Cheryl, 37, told Jessie: ‘It’ll probably just be me, my mum and Liam. My mam makes a great roast, and Liam normally does the meat on Christmas.

With just 48 hours of the chart week left in the race to the 2020 Official Christmas Number 1, social media star LadBaby retains a strong lead ahead of Mariah Carey, while a protest song about Boris Johnson has climbed into the Top 10 since the weekend.