power after storm arwen. a memorial service 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 on trial in new york for sex trafficking. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it is official, the new man in charge at old trafford is ralf rangnick, as he is announced as the new interim boss of manchester united. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in scotland, taking the total to nine so far in the uk. the scottish and welsh first ministers have written to borisjohnson calling for tougher travel restrictions. meanwhile, approval is expected to be given by the uk s vaccine advisory body later today for all adults to have boosterjabs. they re currently being offered to the over 40s, front line health and social workers, and those with certain health issues. fro
Today at one, six cases of the new omicron variant of coronavirus have been identified in scotland. fourare in lanarkshire, one in greater glasgow and the other in clyde. the first minister nicola sturgeon says she won t shy away from 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. in england, approval is expected to be given for all adults to have covid booster jabs, to help protect against the new variant. the world health organization says omicron shows the world is still confronting the most serious health crisis in a century. also this lunchtime. more than 60,000 homes in scotland and the north east of england remain without
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