Pre-arrival tests and travel isolation to end in England

                              


Boris Johnson confirms England is sticking to 'Plan B' rules, with no tighter restrictionsHe also says pre-arrival tests for people coming to England will be scrapped

The need to self-isolate until a negative test will also end

And people in England with a positive lateral flow test but no symptoms will no longer have to take a PCR from 11 January

Sir Keir Starmer missed PMQs as he has tested positive for Covid

In Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon reduces self-isolation for Covid cases from 10 days to seven

And fully-vaccinated close contacts of cases in Scotland no longer need to isolate for ten days

Stats from the ONS shows 1 in 15 people had Covid in the UK in the week after Christmas

And the UK records another 194,747 cases on Wednesday, plus 334 deaths within 28 days of a positive test