the new omicron variant of covid what measures do you think should be in place? get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. british socialite ghislane maxwell is to go on trial in new york for sex trafficking and other charges. the fashion designer and creative director of louis vuitton, virgil abloh, has died from cancer. the 41 year old founded the brand off white, and had worked with some of the industry s biggest names including kanye west and jay z. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start with a warning from the world health organization that the new omicron variant of coronavirus is likely to spread internationally, posing a very high global risk. it comes as six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been identified in scotland. they bring the total number of known omicron infections in the uk to nine. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon is due to give a further update on the situation
searched were black boys. former wales manager in manchester united star denies accusations of attacking and coercively controlling his ex partner, his trial gets under way. australia cannot top the medal table just ahead of team england as the commonwealth games come to an end in birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. in ten nhs dentists in the uk the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are dental deserts . out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental practices contacted, 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn t find a single practice that would accept a child. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has the story. my partn
has described the blast as a barbaric act. police say they are working to establish exactly what happened. we are currently treating this as a terrorist incident, until we have further information. this is clearly a very concerning time for everyone. on breakfast this morning, we will bring you the latest from the scene, and reaction to what could be the uk s worst terror attack since the 7/7 london bombings. good morning, it is tuesday 23 may. the news we are waking up to this morning: an explosion at a concert venue in manchester, packed full of children and families, has claimed the lives of at least 19 people. theresa may has paid tribute to the victims, and will chair a meeting of the government s emergency committee later this morning. the metro mayor of manchester, andy burnham, has called it a terrible night for our great city. we will be getting a further statement from andy burnham at around 7:30am this morning. we will be live with louise at the scene in a moment,
the attack as a perversion of islam and vowed to crack down on extremism. there is, to be frank, far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. so we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it out across the public sector and across society. this is the scene on london bridge. campaigning in the general election has been suspended for today by both the conservatives and labour. good afternoon from central london, where seven people have been killed and many injured during the country s second terrorist attack in less than two weeks, and the third in under three months. let me bring you up to date with what we know about last night s events. officers were called to reports of a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians on london bridge shortly after ten o clock. the vehicle crashed and was abandoned. the attackers then moved a short way down the road, to nearby borough market, where they began stabbing people. within eight minutes, by 10:16pm, all three att
and the emergency services provided first aid. some of the injured are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. police placed several bars in lockdown. people were ordered to lie on the ground as officers checked there were no assailants presents. police say that within eight minutes of receiving first reports of the attack they had shot dead the three assailants. forensic science officers are now pouring over london bridge, looking for clues into what police describe asa for clues into what police describe as a fast moving investigation. it is believed that four of the 12 people arrested in barking in east london are women. this is the scene on london bridge. campaigning in the general election has been suspended for today by both the conservatives and labour. it s important to give a message that democracy must prevail. if we allow these attacks to disrupt our democratic process then we all lose. hello from central london. we are close to london bridge. we are right