The Prime Minister addressed the nation on Saturday 19 December to announce changes to the coronavirus rules for Christmas.

Below is a summary of the changes for West Sussex:

• Rules allowing up to three households to meet will now be limited to Christmas Day only.
• There is now a new Tier 4 affecting London and certain areas of the South East, however West Sussex remains in Tier 2.
• People should not travel into a Tier 4 area, though support bubbles remain unaffected as do the exemptions for separated parents and their children.
• Christmas bubbles for those in Tiers 1, 2 and 3 will not be able include anyone in Tier 4.

Read the Prime Minister's statement in full