and northern ireland. in a moment we ll be hearing from hywel griffith in cardiff and chris page who s in belfast, but first let s go to catrina renton who s in glasgow for us tonight. from tomorrow the over 30s here in scotland will also be able to start booking appointments for their boosters and later in the week the over eighteens will be able to do so as well. in a statement this evening the first minister said that urgent efforts are being made to set up the pace of offering booster vaccinations with the aim that every eligible adults in scotland will be offered a booster by the end of the year if possible. you will remember on friday the first minister predicted a potential tsunami of cases over the weekend. the scottish government has been discussing whether further restrictions might be needed here and on tuesday the first minister is set to address the scottish parliament to update on the booster roll out and whether any new
with the prime minister warning that some nhs appointments would have to be postponed to free up resources for the rollout. there ll also be additional support to speed up vaccinations in scotland, wales and northern ireland. the announcement came as the uk s covid alert level was raised from three to four. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has the full story. queueing round the block for their booster, you will see a lot more of this in the coming days. this in the coming days. from tomorrow this in the coming days. from tomorrow the this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 30s - this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 30s in - this in the coming days. from - tomorrow the over 30s in england this in the coming days. from tomorrow the over 305 in england and tomorrow the over 30s in england and scotland will be able to book their booster and the over eighteens from later in the week. later in the week. good evening.