in england and scotland. this morning the prime minister told the cabinet that early evidence pointed to the 0micron variant being more transmissible than its predecessors. but there's still no evidence that it will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths. here's our health correspondentjim reed. dozens here at sandown racecourse have been queueing in the rain for their booster jabs. ministers have said they want to put the vaccine programme on steroids to better protect people from omicron this winter. there is mounting evidence the new variant is spreading in the uk. in scotland, there have now been 99 confirmed cases. still small numbers overall but a tenfold increase in just a week. given the nature of transmission, i would expect to see a continued and potentially rapid rise in cases in the days ahead and for 0micron to account for a rising share of overall cases. nicola sturgeon urged people to follow the rules to prevent tougher