#go # go easy on me baby #. and rolling in the success adele s new album shoots to number one, becoming the fastest selling album of the year. coronavirus restrictions in the uk are to be tightened again, after two cases of the new omicron variant were confirmed in england. from next week, face coverings will become mandatory in shops and on public transport, and everyone entering the uk will have to take a pcr test. it comes as cases of the new variant emerge in several european countries and in israel. our coverage begins with our political correspondent, iain watson. it sounds like the title of a science fiction novel the omicron variant. but this latest version of covid, complete with many more mutations, is all too real. two cases have been identified here in the uk. the scientists say they need to learn more about it, but here s the reason the government s reacting swiftly to its presence. it does appear that omicron spreads very rapidly and can be spread between pe
power companies say they hope to restore supplies to the majority of homes later today. european ministers minus the uk home secretary priti patel are at a meeting in calais to discuss how to stop migrants crossing the channel. also this hour author chimamanda ngozi adichie talks about the responsibilities that come with being seen by many as a feminist icon in 100 women in conversation. that s in half an hour s time at 2.30 here on bbc news. 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 new mutated variant detecte
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