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this is bbc news with me christian fraser. the new covid variant omicron is turning up in more and more countries as travel restrictions are tightend further. president biden says the new variant is a cause for concern but not panic. in the uk the vaccination programme will be widened further and the booster programme speeded up. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell goes on trial in new york accused of trafficking under age girls, for herformer lover, jeffrey epstein. twitter confirms that its founder jack dorsey has stepped down as ceo with immediate effect. and it s the biden s first christmas in the white house we ll take a look at their decorations and how they compare with the last four years.
now, we will see some wet and windy weather on tuesday night and then for wednesday and thursday, it starts to turn colder again. this is bbc news with this is bbc news with me christian fraser. me christian fraser. the new covid variant omicron the new covid variant omicron is turning up in more and more is turning up in more and more countries as travel restrictions countries as travel restrictions are tightend further. are tightend further. president biden says president biden says the new variant is a cause the new variant is a cause for concern but not panic. for concern but not panic. in the uk the vaccination in the uk the vaccination programme will be widened programme will be widened further and the booster further and the booster programme speeded up. programme speeded up. the british socialite the british socialite ghislaine maxwell goes ghislaine maxwell goes on trial in new york on trial in new york accused of trafficking under age accused of trafficking under age
borisjohnson swept away most covid restrictions in england injuly, and for now, he remains confident. the result of this vaccination campaign is that we have one of the most free societies and one of the most open economies in europe, and that s why we re now sticking with our strategy. in essence, we re going to keep going. with this the vaccination programme. it began with margaret keenan in coventry last december. across the uk, the over 50s and vulnerable adults will be offered a third boosterjab. 12 to 15 year olds will be eligible for a vaccination, too. ministers hope that will be enough to keep theatres like this. if we go from here to here. ..open as normal. we reopened for six weeks last year and closed again, then reopened for one week and closed again and now we re about to reopen. this production of the great gatsby has music, dancing and audience participation. its producer is glad to be back.
the vaccination programme. it began with margaret keenan in coventry last december. across the uk, the over 50s and vulnerable adults will be offered a third boosterjab. 12 15 year olds will be eligible for a vaccination, too. ministers hope that will be enough to keep theatres like this. if we go from here to here. ..open as normal. we reopened for six weeks last year and closed again, then reopened for one week and closed again and now we re about to reopen. this production of the great gatsby has music, dancing and audience participation. its producer is glad to be back. the thing that i and the entire culture sector need is the opportunity to do ourjobs and trade our way out of this. i feel a lot more certain today than i have in the past. i m sure there will be more uncertainty to come. that uncertainty has led the government to come up with what it calls plan b for england. it could include the return of mandatory facemasks in some indoor settings, working from home would again b