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Into the north—west of scotland later, lifting temperatures a bit here. for many, though, it will be a bit cooler than it was last night. weve still got the mild air with that damp weather across more southern parts of england and wales. the mist and fog, though, especially northern england, perhaps the north midlands and north wales, will be slow to clear. there will be a lot of cloud for much of the uk on tuesday. weve got rain, mainly for the highlands and islands, western parts of mainland...

In number ten, sitting at the table doesnt necessarily mean you are in charge. and borisjohnsons own party knows it. theres precious little objection to the booster programme, but many tory mps are so frustrated at how number ten has been handling things of late that they will show that tomorrow, by voting against the plan for covid passports where, in england, you will have to show your vaccine record or a negative test to get into some venues. the political mood has turned so dark that dozens ...

Lets return to our top story, and the huge demand for booster vaccines after the prime minister announced a massive acceleration of the booster programme. the rules about who can get a boosterjab — and how — vary across the four uk nations. in a minute well hear from our correspondents in wales, scotland and northern ireland — but first here is sophie hutchinson on englands rules... in england, boosterjabs are available for everyone aged 18 and over, as long as youve had your second dose a...

One of mexicos most revered singers, vicente fernandez, has died at the age of 81. vicente fernandez was known as the king of mexicos traditional ranchera music and had a career spanning more than five decades. his songs became an essential part of mexican culture. hed spent four months in hospital, following a fall at his ranch. lets turn now to the uk where theres to be a rapid acceleration of the booster programme, with prime minister borisjohnson warning of a "tidal wave" of infections from ...

And we, the labour party, trust you, the british people, to do the right thing. - boosters have rapidly become borisjohnsons priority, yet after a very shaky few weeks in number ten, sitting at the table doesnt necessarily mean youre in charge. and borisjohnsons own party knows it. theres precious little objection to the booster programme, but many tory mps are so frustrated at how number ten has been handling things of late that they will show that tomorrow, by voting against the plan for covid...

Illness than we get from delta, because so many people have got some level of immunity, if we get a massive spike in cases, it still will result, potentially, in a lot of people in hospital. but we wont have the full detail on that threat for a few weeks, which is why the booster programme is so important, because it will give protection against infection, and should give very strong protection against severe illness. well, we can speak now to drjane harvey, whos in charge of a booster vaccinati...

Englands deputy chief medical office is writing chief medical officer is writing to every vaccination volunteer encouraging them to come back and help with the booster programme. stjohn ambulance trained around 30,000 people between november and march last year to help healthcare professionals administer the jabs. in his message, professorjonathan van tam says: "the vaccination programme has succeeded in achieving levels of protection previously unimaginable. you were a huge part of this achieve...

Hello. by this time tomorrow, omicron will most likely have overtaken delta to become the dominant covid variant in london. roughly speaking, the number of cases here is doubling every two and half days. the uk has now recorded the first death from omicron, we dont know the particular circumstances behind that case, but the prime minster said today people needed to dispel the notion that this is a milder variant. ourfreedoms, he says, will depend on the success of the booster programme and how w...

Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. borisjohnson says at least one person has died in the uk with the omicron variant of coronavirus — with the government warning the new variant is spreading at a rate �*not seen before�*. last night, the prime minister announced an expansion of the vaccination booster programme. englands deputy chief medical officer professorjonathan van tam is writing to every vaccination volunteer encouraging them to come back and help with the booster programme...

Maybe we wont make it today then. welljust keep trying. the opening up of the booster programme and warnings about the rapid spread of omicron meant high demand in many areas. people in this queue for walk—ins were told earlier it could be a four—hour wait. that has now come down a bit, but the message from nhs england is, if you want to be sure of your booster, book it online. the ability to do walk—ins depends on capacity at each local site. the prime minister warned again about the pote...