More of the south east goes into Tier 3 but Big Ben will toll at New Year, and a change to the tube map

A huge swathe of the South-East and London’s commuter belt is to be plunged into Tier 3 restrictions, meaning pubs and restaurants must close. Our political editor Joe Murphy tells us the decision will affect millions of people, but it's still been decided that Big Ben should ring out the New Year. That's even though the Prime Minister has urged people to stay away from Westminster as 2020 comes to a close. And a rail line is to return to London’s Tube map more than two decades after it was removed. Thameslink services, which were first displayed in 1987 but removed in 1999, will be back on the map from next month. We speak to Thameslink's Jenny Saunders who tells us why the change is being made, and about the company's hopes it will last more than the planned 12 months.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.