East of England
Amidst the bleak headlines of this week, there have been some positive developments.
Boris Johnson has announced new Covid restrictions and tier 4 measures for London and the south east.
Boris Johnson announces stricter lockdown rules for England amid fears over new variant of coronavirus.
Bristol and North Somerset have been lowered to tier 2, but tougher restrictions are imposed on a wider group of counties from Saturday.
With the tiers up for review, there are fears these areas could soon face the toughest Covid-19 rules.
Warnings of strong winds and heavy snow are still in place.
Heavy downpours are causing havoc.
“The heaviest and most persistent rain is still to come."
There are still other things going on.