western significant impacts across western parts of the country through tuesday with gales and severe gales and heavy rain and snow on the hills, so stay tuned to the forecast. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. another 86 cases of the omicron variant are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure coronavirus tests from tuesday. remembering arthur labinjo—hughes — a vigil brings the solihull street where he lived to a standstill, as a national review is launched into his murder. the pope warns europe against narrow self—interest over the way countries treats migrants, during a visit to greece. the former republican us senator and presidential candidate bob dole has died at the age of 98.