and the family and friends of one of those who died in the channel when their small boat capsized tells the bbc she was kind hearted and humble. the spread of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. it follows the discovery of two cases in the uk, in essex and nottingham. anyone now arriving from abroad will have to take a pcr test, and all contacts of those who test positive for the new variant must self isolate, regardless of whether they ve been vaccinated. mask wearing in shops and public transport will now become compulsory in england, in line with the rest of the uk. the prime minister says the new variant might in part reduce the effectiveness of vaccines over time, but scientists were learning more about omicron hour by hour, and he said it s now more vital than ever that people getjabbed and receive boosters. with the very latest, here s our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the omicron variant, the most mutated version of coronavirus found so far, first r
again, it is going to be a drier, brighter day. and another change at the end of the week by friday. low pressure is right across us so that will give us wet weather and a stronger wind. with temperatures like this, if you haven t yet reached for the big coat, you may be tested by friday, particularly in that strong, cold winter. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday the manager hunt at manchester united, the caretaker is carrick, the club want an interim but could a fulltime replacement be on the way shortly? there s no coaching crisis with england, southgate signs a new deal for an extra 2 years and on the crest of the wave, eddiejones tells us why surf s up for england. also coming up in the programme. bryony page is the new world trampoling champion but tells us she d had plenty of ups ands downs in her career. hello and welcome to sportsday. evening,
thronged with tourists and well wishers after the news was released by buckingham palace at 6pm last night that king charles has been diagnosed with some form of cancer. it is not a prostate cancer, but it was diagnosed and detected during a routine procedure for an enlarged prostate, a benign prostate. doctors now say the king will be receiving treatment for cancer here in london in the coming weeks and months. we are not sure exactly how long that will take, but buckingham palace have confirmed that the king will step back from most public engagements. however, private engagements including state administration and his weekly meetings with the prime minister, rishi sunak, for example, will carry on. the prime minister spoke to the bbc earlier today and he said he was grateful and glad that the diagnosis, the cancer was in his words, caught early. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public on sunday, going to church with
scandal to light and the women at the extraordinary drama that brought the extraordinary drama that brought the story to millions. that s news night at 10:30 the story to millions. that s news night at10:30 p:m.. good evening. the scandal of post office employees being wrongfully convicted of false accounting and theft was centre stage in westminster tonight, with the government confirming it s looking at how to speed up appeals against conviction for the victims and compensation. it s been under presure to act since an itv drama catapulted the issue to wider public attention. the scandal has been long running since 1999 over 700 sub postmasters were blamed for a bug in the computer system, which made it appear as though money was going missing. there are major questions for fujitsu the japanese company that developed the flawed system horizon and for the post office, which brought the prosecutions and had four bosses during this period. a petition to revoke the cbe awa