sarah corker, bbc news, in clitheroe. the government has announced plans to introduce covid—19 testing for people arriving from abroad. how will this work? the idea is you would not be able to come into the uk without a negative covid—19 test but some of the details we don't have, so we don't know what sort of test might need to be used, whether this is just test might need to be used, whether this isjust for test might need to be used, whether this is just for foreign nationals also for uk nationals coming back to the country as well. speaking to aviation experts in the industry today, there are realfrustrations. the industry has been calling for covid—19 testing from early on in the pandemic and many other countries already require a negative test before you are able to visit them, and we are here, they would say, at the beginning of the third lockdown and we are still discussing testing. of course, there have already been steps taken to limit the impact of certain strains originating in other countries affecting

sarah corker, bbc news, in clitheroe. so england and scotland joined wales and northern ireland last night by introducing strict lockdown measures faced with rocketing numbers of new covid infections. in a moment, we'll be hearing from emma vardy in belfast and hywel griffith in cardiff, but first here's our scotland correspondent, james cook. scotland's lockdown is actually quite similar to england's, but there are a few key differences. for example, there is no limit here on individual or household outdoor exercise, and under—12s are allowed to play together outdoors. schools are shut here for most pupils, but so too are nurseries, although both will be open for the children of key workers and for vulnerable pupils. places of worship are closed in scotland — a decision that's been described by the country's catholic bishops as arbitrary and unfair. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, says she accepts it is distressing, but she insists it is necessary. and ms sturgeon has been giving an update on the num

sarah corker, bbc news, in clitheroe. the government has announced plans to introduce covid testing for people arriving in the uk from abroad. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies says it's unclear as yet how it will work: some of the details we still don't have, so we don't know what sort of test might need to be used, whether this is just forforeign nationals, were also for uk nationals coming back to the country too. speaking to aviation experts in the industry today, there are some real frustrations. the industry has been calling for covid testing from quite early on in the course of the pandemic, and many other countries already require a negative test before you are able to visit them, and we are here, they would say, at the beginning of the third lockdown and we are still discussing testing. of course, there have already been steps taken to try and limit the impact of certain strains originating in other countries affecting us here. flights from south africa, for instance, have been banned to stop that parti

here in clitheroe in lancashire, this business has already cancelled hundreds of weddings and events. 400 staff are on furlough. the stop—start process that we've been going through for ten months now is very, very difficult because you can't make any kind of plans, really. and a lot of reactions are very short—term, very, you know, you have 24—48 hours or whatever between the government saying one thing and then announcing something else. and that's been very, very challenging, i've got to say. and for the in—house brewery here, the ban on takeaway alcohol sales is another blow. there is, though, more government support to help firms to stay afloat. for businesses in the most affected sectors who were asked to close, they will receive up to £9000 in a one—off cash grant. it's important to remember that comes on top of the existing monthly grants of £3000 that those businesses receive and the extension of furlough all the way through to april. the high streets are virtually empty once again. the economic resilience of retail and hospitality businesses is wafer—thin, and