years or so, but frankly now i do think this settlement means today could mark a new chapter really for drug treatment services in england. many thanks once again. mark easton, our home editor. there is now community transmission of the omicron variant across the uk as some of the latest cases have no links to international travel, according to the health secretary sajid javid. there are now 261 confirmed omicron cases in england, 71 in scotland and four in wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases across the uk to 336. scientists believe omicron could soon become the dominant variant in the uk, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson explains. 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 told mps omicron had now been reported in 52 countries around