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
under a law to be enacted next year. boris and carriejohnson have announced the birth of a daughter, their second child since he became prime minister. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has confirmed the investigation into a party in downing street last december will also look at two other gatherings, allegedly held while restrictions on meeting indoors were in place. the inquiry was announced yesterday with regard to an event on december 18th. now a second downing street party in november and a gathering in the education department will also be considered. the health secretary sajid javid denied the government had lost credibility by breaking the rules, as he defended the introduction of new covid restrictions in england. from friday, face coverings will be mandatory for most indoor public venues, including theatres and cinemas but not pubs or restaurants. from monday you should work from home, if you can. an nhs covid pass will be needed to get into n
good morning and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein is on track to win the most seats in the northern ireland assembly for the first time ever, signalling a historic shift in the political landscape. the nationalist party has claimed nearly 40% of the seats declared so far. counting has resumed this morning. let s have a look at how things stand this morning. these are the live results coming through to us, so there you can see sinn fein at the top of that board. 29% of first preference votes, that is an increase of 1% on their last showing and the dup down 7% with 21% of the votes. the biggest winners there, the alliance up 4% and tuv up 5% so that is how it is with 18 constituencies currently declared. and this is the number of seats in the northern ireland assembly with sinn fein having 18 seats, that is unchanged currently. the dup 12 seats, also unchanged. 47 of the 90 seats, also unchanged. 47 of the 90 seats have been declared. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, has th
control of the council from labour. counting is getting under way for the local elections in scotland and wales, and also in northern ireland, where voters have been having their say over forming a new government. and in other news, the un says a new convoy is heading to the ukrainian city of maruipol in an attempt to rescue scores of civilians trapped underground with little food or water. good morning and welcome to bbc news, with continuing coverage of the election results across the uk. so far, it s been a mixed picture for all the parties. in england, the conservatives have lost control of three symbolic london councils westminster, barnet and wandsworth to labour. the liberal democrats and greens have also made gains across england. counting has onlyjust begun in council elections across scotland and wales. and in northern ireland, where voters have been electing members of the stormont assembly. so here s the state of play for the parties.. our political correspond