this morning set out the many changes that have happened, the introduction of ed building safety regulator one of them, which is a complete u turn from the previous policy of trying to cut red tape and it came to the construction of buildings. it came to the construction of buildi 95- it came to the construction of buildinus. ., ., ~ ,, , . buildings. tom, thank you very much. tom symonds- tighter travel rules have come into force today, after the emergence of the omicron variant of coronavirus. people coming to the uk over the age of 12 now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before starting their journey. our health correspondent jim reed has more. dozens have been queueing in the winter rain for their booster vaccines. this site at sandown racecourse is now offering walk in jabs without an appointment. well, i ve got an appointment next week, but i thought i m due actually now to have it this week, so i m just going to get it as early as i c
not able to board the evacuation flights, who feel there were more deserving than some of those who managed to board them. we deserving than some of those who managed to board them. deserving than some of those who managed to board them. we will have more on this managed to board them. we will have more on this story managed to board them. we will have more on this story in managed to board them. we will have more on this story in a managed to board them. we will have more on this story in a moment. - more on this story in a moment. before that, at a travel rule has come into force today after the emergence of the omicron variant of coronavirus. tighter travel rules. people coming to the uk over the age of 12 now have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken no more than 48 hours before starting their journey. our health correspondent jim reed has more. dozens have been queueing in the winter rain for their booster vaccines. this site at sandown racecourse is now off
year, but did stick to the rules, even though it was a tough and sometimes heartbreaking thing to do. downing street for seven days now have been putting theirfingers in their ears and trying to hope that this would all go away. this footage i think emerging in the way it has tonight blows that hope apart, and i think the government may well be in for a very difficult day on this tomorrow. for a very difficult day on this tomorrow for a very difficult day on this tomorrow. , ., . ., ., ., ., tomorrow. our political editor laura kuenssberg, thank tomorrow. our political editor laura kuenssberg, thank you. the united kingdom has now registered 437 confirmed cases of the 0micron variant of coronavirus that s more than anywhere else in europe. northern ireland has recorded its first three cases today. this morning the prime minister told the cabinet that early evidence pointed to the 0micron variant being more transmissible than its predecessors. but there s still no evidence yet th
in england and scotland. this morning the prime minister told the cabinet that early evidence pointed to the 0micron variant being more transmissible than its predecessors. but there s still no evidence that it will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths. here s our health correspondentjim reed. dozens here at sandown racecourse have been queueing in the rain for their booster jabs. ministers have said they want to put the vaccine programme on steroids to better protect people from omicron this winter. there is mounting evidence the new variant is spreading in the uk. in scotland, there have now been 99 confirmed cases. still small numbers overall but a tenfold increase in just a week. given the nature of transmission, i would expect to see a continued and potentially rapid rise in cases in the days ahead and for 0micron to account for a rising share of overall cases. nicola sturgeon urged people to follow the rules to prevent tougher