and i think it is criminal. if found guilty, ethan crumbley faces a maximum sentence of life without parole. his parents could be sent to prison for up to 15 years. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. scientists in south africa say the new omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to spread more than twice as fast as delta, which has so far been the most contagious variant. the analysis has not been peer reviewed and the researchers say there s a lot of uncertainty. cases are being reported all over the world, including among fully vaccinated people. the imf is warning that the variant s emergence is likely to hinder the global economic recovery. mark lobel has the latest. it is spreading right around the world. in south africa s province most affected by omicron, officials now say it is the dominant variant, appearing to spread more than twice as fast as the delta variant.
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asia pacific editor. welcome it is lovely to see you again. will discussed last week and, it is onlyjust been confirmed as a variant of concern. when we discussed omicron last weekend, it had onlyjust been confirmed as a variant of concern . first identified by doctors in south africa, president ramaphosa told his countrymen that in one province new cases had risen from 500 per day to 1600. he, like the leaders across the globe has to announce restrictions latest on friday evening came from ireland with nightclubs not being closed and people being restricted in the number of families that are in their households a one time. how would you characterise the global response to this latest, only believe latest variant of covid 19? everyone is panicking and the market has tanked and i was a sign of the
ithink we are a long way i think we are a long way from accidental shooting and a lot more can be done on a diplomatic scale and on the reinforcement scale before even getting to that point. the headlines on bbc news. the parents of a us teenager accused of killing four students, have been arrested after going on the run. south african scientists say the new coronavirus variant omicron appears to be spreading more than twice as fast as the delta variant. unvaccinated british mums who were severely ill with coronavirus, encourage pregnant women to get their covid jab in the uk. the metropolitan police say they ll consider correspondence asking them to investigate a claim that christmas parties were held in downing street last year in breach of covid rules. the force responded to the complaint by some labour mps by saying it wasn t their policy to routinely examine retrospective breaches of covid rules. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. our political correspondent
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