the us announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 winter olympics —— because of china's record on human rights. china calls the boycott "a pretentious act" and against the spirit of the olympics. there's good news and bad news as the world comes to grips with the spread of the omicron variant. on the one hand, experts say that while its very transmissible, the symptoms are relatively mild. that's eased some fears. the bad news, though, is that many countries are tightening their restrictions on travel and mask—wearing, just ahead of the holiday season. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. this scottish school, the first in the uk to be suspected of an omicron outbreak. parents were told last night to keep pupils away and switch to remote learning after two classes and multiple teachers had to self—isolate. this afternoon, the health secretary