they provide extra layers of protection. the omicron variant has now spread to at least 89 countries. the world health organization says cases are doubling worldwide every three days. british holidaymakers are forced to cancel trips as france imposes tight travel restrictions on those arriving from the uk. a frantic search for survivors is underway in the philippines after at least 31 people are killed by typhoon rai. sportsday will be coming up shortly. before that, though, jeremy cooke explores the world of adoption and why so many children are being left in the care system. shall we go to the park? adoption changes children s lives. just gets funnier, cuter. she s a proper little person. oh, yeah. it rewrites their futures. 0ur role is really important in getting those children theirforeverfamily. but adoption numbers have fallen dramatically. we need to be doing much, much more to find homes for these children. but why are more and more kids waiting to be adopted? we re g
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