are totally new and it is this constellation of mutations that we don't understand very well yet, so that's why it's of particular concern at the moment. as the uk and others bring in flight bans over the omicron fears — south africa says travel bans are the wrong approach. it is 8/2 day and a very disappointing day for us because we've been here before and we thought we'd worked our way out of the red list. the england and wales cricket board publishes an anti—racism action plan in response to the azeem rafiq scandal — with measures including a review of dressing—room culture. 12—year—old ava white stabbed to death in an argument in liverpool city centre — four teenage boys are arrested on suspicion of her murder. how to resolve the english channel crisis? the uk and france find themselves at loggerheads as a diplomatic row breaks out. coming up on newswatch, migrants or just people? we discuss the use of language when reporting on those