against the spread of omicron. the uk s brexit minister, lord frost, resigns citing concerns about what he called the government s direction of travel. and, coming up, the bbc is in nigeria on the trail of one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in the world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, sajid javid, has urged us all to be cautious in the run up to christmas and says he can t rule out further restrictions as the government continues to battle the fast spreading omicron variant. mrjavid said seven people have now died after contracting omicron and it was already the dominant strain in england as well as in scotland. sanchia berg reports. # driving home for christmas.# to the sound of christmas songs, people queued this morning forjabs outside a chilly wembley stadium. omicron accounts for an estimated 80% of cases in london now. people are trying to protect themselves and their family christmas plans. i would prefer to
champion as bbc sports personality of the year 2021 gets under way later this evening? good afternoon. the health secretary sajid javid says he can t rule out further covid restrictions in england in the run up to christmas and he s urged everyone to be cautious, given the rapid spread of the omicron variant. mrjavid said the new variant is already the dominant strain in england as well as scotland. so far 12 people have died having contracted this latest form of coronavirus. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. # driving home for christmas.# this christmas, the hot ticket for many is not to see a football match but to get a boosterjab. wembley stadium had 10,000 vaccines available today and many were keen to get them before heading home to the family. i would prefer to have it done before christmas. i ve got an elderly grandfather who s 90 years old, so i want to be able to see him. i am getting a booster vaccinations and my family members already have got the vac
look with a red and green scarf. and who could ignore this cheeky little elf? this is ld, striking a pose earlier. i always wanted a sausage dog just so i could name it toulouse lautrec. think about it. coming up, the weather. hello, again. a stunning weather watcher picture to start off with. it shows sunny weather across the hills of cumbria. low down, though, we ve got low cloud and some mixed nest. that s exactly how the weather has been across the uk today. lowerareas, cloudy, misty. western and high areas have seen more clear weather and sunshine through the day. overnight tonight, we keep clear skies through parts of scotland. it turns cold. lowest temperatures here could be 8 in some of the deeper glens. the low cloud, though, keeping it frost free elsewhere but there will be some mist and fog patches as we head into monday morning. for some it could be quite murky. through the day this area of cloud across eastern scotland and eastern england should be more prone to
has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk health secretary sajid javid says he can t rule out further covid restrictions in england in the run up to christmas, and he s urged everyone to be cautious given the rapid spread of the omicron variant. more than 82,000 coronavirus cases have been reported in the latest 24 hour period. mrjavid said the new variant is already the dominant strain in england as well as scotland. so far 12 people have died having contracted this latest form of coronavirus. several european countries have introduced tough new restrictions to tackle covid, we ll have more on that in a moment but first here s our medical editor fergus walsh with the latest in the uk. # driving home for christmas.# this christmas, the hot ticket for many is not to see a football match but to get a boosterjab. wembley stadium had 10,000 vaccines available today and many were keen to get them before heading home to th
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