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Sajid Javid said the government was taking proportionate and balanced precautions to buy time, but stressed there is no certainty that the super-mutant strain will be able to dodge jabs.

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation have already decided to give 16 to 17-year-olds a second jab, with under-12s also considered

James Grayson, 41, from Frimley, Surrey, tested positive for coronavirus on October 19 after he collapsed at home and was admitted to his local hospital Frimley Park in Surrey.

The vaccines watchdog will today approve third doses for the over-18s, with a Whitehall source saying: We want to put the booster programme on steroids.

Covid restrictions in England including travel bans, testing and facemasks will be necessary to fight the new Omicron variant, the Prime Minister announced at a Downing Street briefing.

Britons have shared their fears of another Christmas under Covid lockdown after Boris Johnson claimed he was absolutely confident that this years be considerably better than the last.

The Prime Minister said he was confident this year’s festivities will be considerably better than the last.

The Municipal Journal (the MJ) is the online management journal for local authority business

Chief Medical Officer urges calm in face of warnings around omicron mutation, saying concern should focus on ‘immediate threats’

England's chief medical officer has warned that people should expect an exceptionally difficult winter, as the UK's daily coronavirus cases reached their highest level since July.