this is bbc news, i m martine croxall. the headlines. nine cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus have been identified in the uk six of them in scotland. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she s not afraid to take difficult decisions to keep people safe. there is no doubt that this presents potentially the most challenging development in the course of the pandemic for quite some time. this afternoon, scientists are expected to approve giving boosterjabs to more people to help fight omicron. more than 60,000 homes in scotland and the north east of england remain without power after storm arwen. a memorial service is held for police sergeant matt ratana, shot dead in a custody centre in croydon last year. and the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, a close associate of the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein, goes
this is bbc news, i m martine croxall. the headlines. nine cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus have been identified in the uk six of them in scotland. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she s not afraid to take difficult decisions to keep people safe. there is no doubt that this presents potentially the most challenging development in the course of the pandemic for quite some time. this afternoon, scientists are expected to approve giving boosterjabs to more people to help fight omicron. more than 60,000 homes in scotland and the north east of england remain without power after storm arwen. a memorial service is held for police sergeant matt ratana, shot dead in a custody centre in croydon last year. and the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, a close associate of the convicted paedophile