breaking news on the logistics of quarantining in hotel, the senior responsible officer in charge at the uk health security agency expects people can be released from quarantine hotels today once logistics like travel are sorted. he said the standard practice if you start, you complete hotel quarantine has changed because of the development of the fast—moving omicron variant is that we want to release people early and we are starting arrangements as quickly as possible. he said officials don't want to be releasing covid or omicron positive guests immediately and they should remain in the hotels. data released by the office for national statistics this morning shows the cost of living has risen at its fastest rate for ten years, with inflation standing at 5.1% in the year to november. the rate of inflation, as measured