and sir frank williams who created one the great formula one teams has died. good afternoon. the health secretary says he wants to expand the uk vaccination programme as a matter of urgency because of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. a third case has now been identified here and there are expected to be more with concerns that it may spread more easily and potentially evade current vaccines. ministers say they have acted swiftly. in england, mask wearing in shops and on public transport will be a legal requirement once again, a change that will come into force on tuesday. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. taking upa taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since the emergence of the heavily mutated kogan diddy over the variant is even more important. kogan diddy over the variant is even more important- more important. queues like this in slou:h more important. que
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
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. the south african president has criticised the decision to put the country on the international red list. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the wake of storm arwen. four european countries agree to deploy a plane to patrol the french coast to help prevent migrants crossing the sea to britain. and sir frank williams who created one the great formula one teams has died aged 79. coming up in a moment on bbc news it s sportsday but first, here s click. are you ready for today s teaser? go on, then! right, what does this penguin, this building in iceland, a huge digital artwork and this s
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
tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity in the wake of storm arwen. four european countries agree to deploy a plane to patrol the french coast to help prevent migrants crossing the sea to britain. and sir frank williams who created one the great formula 1 teams has died aged 79. hello and welcome to bbc news. a third case of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, linked to travel from southern africa, has been detected in the uk. the health security agency said the person was no longer in britain, but they had stayed in central london, where targeted testing was now being carried out. the health secretary, sajid javid, has tonight said the uk vaccination programme should be expanded as a matter of urgency . here s our health correspondent anna collinson. taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since the emergence of the heavily mutated variant, is even more important. queues like this in slough could include peo