coronavirus variant. he s called on people to come forward for booster vaccinations and is urgently considering widening the booster program. two people who tested positive for the new variant remain in isolation. as our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the borders have already been breached by omicron with two cases of the heavily mutated covid variant detected in england, scientist and the government fears there may be more. the threat it poses is currently unknown but there are concerns limitations mean it may spread more quickly. the south african doctor who first spotted omicron says she found many patients who tested positive with the new variant displayed a very mild symptoms, no cough, more tiredness. i think you already have it in your country, not even knowing it. your doctors might be more focused on the delta symptoms and missing these because it is easy to miss them. if it was not for the fact we ve not seen the covid cases this past few weeks we woul
nearly 100,000 homes across the uk remain without power this afternoon after gale force winds created by storm arwen. properties in parts of scotland, wales and northern england are affected. power companies say they hope to restore supplies to the majority of homes later today. european ministers minus the uk home secretary priti patel crossing the channel. and coming up ros atkins and guests discuss the big that s in the media show at 3.30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid says the government could not have acted more swiftly in its response the the new 0mnicron coronavirus variant. he s called on people to come forward for booster vaccinations and is urgently considering widening the booster programme. two people who tested positive for the new variant remain in isolation as our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the borders have already been breached by 0micron with two cases of the heavily mutated covid variant
and former team principal of the williams racing formula 1 team, has died aged 79. coming up this hour mothers reborn, the story of a group of women in poland, where the fertility rate is low who are taking control and becoming mothers to fake babies. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. case of 0micron has been found in the uk. it case of omicron has been found in the uk. , ., ., ., the uk. it is an individualwho sent the uk. it is an individualwho spent time the uk. it is an individualwho spent time in the uk. it is an individualwho spent time in west the uk. it is an individualwho spent time in west london - the uk. it is an individualwho| spent time in west london but the uk. it is an individual who - spent time in west london but has left the country. but the situation now, anna collinson reports. the threat the variant poses is currently unknown but there are concerns its mutations mean it may spread more quickly. the south african doctor who first spotted 0m
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a third case of the new omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in the uk the government urges people to get their boosters and to follow new rules from tuesday on mask wearing in england. the government says pupils in year seven and above in england should wear masks in communal areas of schools from tomorrow morning. eve ryo ne everyone wants to protect the progress we have made and that is why we have acted very swiftly and in a proportionate way with news of this new variant. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the wake of storm arwen. thank you for your company this afternoon. rebecca jones will be with us later with the news, but now it s time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m holly hamilton. coming up on tongiht s programme. one of formula one s most influentialfigures, sir frank williams dies at the age of 79. we look back at his remarkable life. the battle
and seven drivers titles. mansell finishes and he is world champion. and damon hill wins the japanese grand prix and i have got to stop, because i have got a lump in my throat. his achievements are all the more incredible, considering many of those victories came after he sustained a serious spinal injury in 1986. an inconvenience , he called it. ayrton senna was the driver williams idolised and his tragic death while striving for him was something the family described as heartbreaking. the williams family eventually bowed out of the sport last year, but the team which bears his name and to which he dedicated his life, lives on. manchester united managed to cling on to a point at stamford bridge as they held leaders chelsea to a 1 1 draw. jadon sancho on the scoresheet with his first premier league goal a result that will be welcomed by many united fans given their recent run of form in the premier league. austin halewood reports. after a difficult few weeks for manchester