as barbados officially becomes the world s newest republic. and in sport, former fa cup winning manager john sillett has died. he won the trophy with coventry and lifted the league title as a player with the chelsea in the fifties. this morning, a milder start. it will be a milder day generally but cloudy with light rain and drizzle replace later with heavier rain and strengthening wind across northern ireland in western scotland. it s tuesday, the 30th of november. the prime minister will set out plans to accelerate england s boosterjab programme later today, and it could include the use of more pharmacies. new rules to try and limit the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force this morning, meaning masks must be worn in shops and on public transport in england. the health secretary, sajid javid, has insisted the measures are proportionate and will help
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. later today, borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate the booster jab programme with all adults in the uk to be offered a third vaccine. what that will do is basically increase your general levels of immunity which we hope will, to some extent, counter the potential drop in vaccine effectiveness we might find with this variant. face mask rules return in england in efforts to combat the spread of the omicron variant. travel rules also change from today. anyone coming into the uk must now take a pcr test and self isolate until they get a negative result.