The new way of celebrating Christmas with new rules - For the first time in the history.

                     A new, tougher fourth row of Coronavirus restrictions for London and much of South-east England has come into force.

                        The whole of Wales has entered another lockdown. And the whole of Scotland will begin a new lockdown from  on Saturday 26th December.

New rules for Christmas:

  

The planned relaxation of coronavirus rules at Christmas has been discard for rows of four areas. People will only be allowed to celebrate Christmas with members of their own household and support bubbles(Safety Mask, Gloves).

Elsewhere in England - across rows of one to three - the plan to allow "Christmas bubbles" from 23 to 27 December is being changed to Christmas Day only.

London(CNN)

                            The hopes of millions of Britain that COVID-19 restrictions would be eased over Christmas were dashed on Saturday, after scientists warned a new strain of the virus is spreading more quickly than others.

UK Prime minister: Boris Johnson.

                            UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of stricter coronavirus restrictions, tightening rules around household mixing that were due to be relaxed over Christmas in England, while leaders in Scotland and Wales also introduced more stringent measures. The UK has among the highest COVID-19 death rates in Europe, with more than 67,000 fatalities, and over 2 million cases.

The PM broke the news that London, and large parts of southern and Eastern England, where cases are surging, will enter Tier 4 restrictions, similar to a lockdown, on Sunday.

There will also be a travel ban between England and Scotland throughout the Christmas period.