the daily mail carries a report about a whistle blower who says afghanistan rescue flights were hampered by the work from home culture in whitehall. the mirror says the grenfell cladding fire risk was covered up by ministers for years. the daily express — a warning from the bank of england that the cost of living will get worse. so let�*s begin... i think they mean it�*s going to get more expensive to live. do you want to kick us off this time harriet with the times front page on omicron? that�*s a rather alarming rate of progress for this new variant. it rate of progress for this new variant. , ~ �* rate of progress for this new variant. , . �* ., , variant. it is. we've got 'ust over 200 variant. it is. we've got 'ust over zoo cases — variant. it is. we've got 'ust over zoo cases in h variant. it is. we've got 'ust over 200 cases in the h variant. it is. we've got 'ust over 200 cases in the uk _ variant. it is. we've got 'ust over 200 cases in the uk at h variant. it is. we've gotjust over 200 cases in the uk at the - variant. it is. we've gotjust over - 200 cases in the uk at the moment. if those cases are doubling every three days that means we are heading into new territory in the next week. the question of course which we don�*t have an answer to is how much of a concern omicron is. is it more