Boris Johnson is resisting demands to "cancel Christmas", claiming it is too late to change plans to allow families to meet up during a five-day relaxation of COVID rules.
Players were met with boos as they knelt in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before Cambridge United's match against Colchester United on Tuesday night.
One family has decided not to wait for the government's review of its Christmas coronavirus restrictions - and will exchange presents early at a motorway service station.
A new video of a virtual visit has shown that the Queen, just like the rest of us, has had to grapple with technical gremlins as she works remotely because of COVID-19.