direct to your inboxGreater Manchester residents can still enjoy Christmas with friends and family - but plans will need to be drastically scaled back.In London and the South East ‘Christmas bubbles’ have been cancelled.Things look a little brighter up here - but Greater Manchester residents have been issued with a stark warning that celebrations must only take place on Christmas Day.Residents across the country are also being warned to “stay local” and avoid travelling outside their areas and carefully consider whether they need to travel abroad.The Prime Minister had originally promised to ease restrictions for five-days over the festive period to allow people to mix with more family and friends.Boris Johnson said it would be ‘inhumane’.