be giving evidence. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organization says the omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been identified in at least 89 countries and is spreading significantly faster than the delta strain. the who says it s taking only three days at the most for cases of omicron to double. the rapid spread has seen a raft of new restrictions brought in across europe. lucy grey has this report. as countries across europe brace themselves for a sharp rise in cases due to the omicron variant, hospitality and travel are the main targets for the new restrictions. the omicron variant of the covid 19 virus is exploding throughout europe. it is here, it is in our country. and we are going to see a massive rise in infections. in ireland, all restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres will have to close at 8pm from sunday, although weddings for up to 100 people will be allowed until midnight. the government is promising n
a woman arrested following a fire at sutton in south london, in which four young boys died, has been bailed the 27 year old, who was arrested on suspicion of child neglect, will return to a south london police station in mid january. the uk s top civil servant steps down from running an inquiry into downing street parties because of an event in his own office. the british socialite, ghislaine maxwell, who denies sex trafficking charges in the united states, has told the court she won t be giving evidence. and, aston villa s match against burnley is the latest premier league game to be postponed due to coronavirus. that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today with leeds united facing arsenal. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. as concern grows about the spread of the 0micron variant, in the past few minutes the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has declared a major incident in the capital. it means a greater pooling of resources between local
in the united states, has told the court she won t be giving evidence. football and aston villa s match against burnley is the latest premier league game to be postponed due to coronavirus. that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today, with leeds united facing arsenal. good afternoon. there s a warning that tougher covid restrictions may need to be brought in very soon in england to avoid hospital admissions potentially peaking at around 3000 a day, as cases of the 0micron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government s scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert professor neil ferguson says the situation looks precarious. here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. there s no time to lose. jabs are now available 2a hours a day at this vaccine centre in north london, as nhs staff and volunteers across the country strive to reach 1millionjabs a day. in london, whe
at sutton in south london, in which four young boys died, has been bailed. the 27 year old, who was arrested on suspicion of child neglect, will return to a south london police station in mid january. aston villa s match against burnley is the latest premier league game to be postponed due to coronavirus. that leaves just one match due to take place in the premier league today with leeds united facing arsenal. and, after a] 0dudu bows out of tonight s strictly final, will it be rose and giovanni orjohn and johannes who win the glitterball trophy? good afternoon. there s a warning that tougher covid restrictions may need to be brought in very soon in england to avoid hospital admissions potentially peaking at around 3000 a day, as cases of the 0micron variant surge. the comments appear in leaked minutes from a meeting of the government s scientific advisory group for emergencies. leading infectious diseases expert professor neil ferguson says the situation looks precarious
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