By Alex Kleiderman & Jen Meierhans BBC NewsMedia caption, Jonathan Van-Tam: Omicron variant ”not all doom and gloom”Covid booster jabs are to be offered to all over-18s in the UK to help stop a potential wave of infections driven by the new variant Omicron.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation made a series of recommendations…
Labour reshuffle: Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary
Image caption, Yvette Cooper has been a Labour MP since 1997Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Yvette Cooper shadow home secretary, in a wide-ranging reshuffle of Labour’s top team.In other moves, David Lammy has been promoted to shadow foreign secretary, replacing Lisa Nandy.Ms Nandy takes a new role scrutinising Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove.News of the…
Brook House: Naked detainee ‘mocked and humiliated by staff’
By Tom SymondsHome Affairs correspondentImage caption, Five years ago, Callum Tulley, a former Brook House officer and now a BBC journalist, carried out secret filming for PanoramaA BBC undercover reporter has told a public inquiry into the mistreatment of detainees at an immigration removal centre that staff mocked and humiliated a naked man.The detainee at…
Who was ‘masterful on the ball, with a velvet touch’? Garth Crooks’ team of the week
Two points separate the Premier League’s top three clubs after leaders Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.Elsewhere, Arsenal continued their top-four push with a 2-0 win over bottom side Newcastle, Aston Villa made it back-to-back wins under manager Steven Gerrard with a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace and Leicester…
Covid: Secondary school pupils in England advised to wear masks
By Victoria LindreaBBC NewsImage source, Getty ImagesPupils at secondary schools in England are being “strongly advised” to wear face coverings in communal areas from Monday.The education secretary said he wanted to make sure education settings are “as safe as possible” amid concerns at the spread of the Omicron Covid variant.The guidance also applies to staff…
Salisbury & Skupski send Britain into Davis Cup quarter-finals
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski ensured Great Britain reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the sixth time since 2014Great Britain are through to the Davis Cup quarter-finals after Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski showed their quality to win a decisive doubles rubber against the Czech Republic.Knowing Britain would be out if they lost, Salisbury and…
UK Snooker Championship 2021: Seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and three-time winner John Higgins advance in York
Ronnie O’Sullivan won his first UK Championship title in 1993Venue: York Barbican Dates: 23 November-5 December Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and appFollow the UK Championship on the BBCRonnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins both reached the third round of the UK Championship with routine wins in York.…
Covid: Travel and mask rules tightened over Omicron variant
By Alex KleidermanBBC NewsMedia caption, Watch Boris Johnson set out new measures after two cases of the Omicron variant were found in the UKFace coverings will become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England from next week as part of measures to target the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, the PM has said.PCR…
Two keepers in line-up & 7-0 down at half-time
Last updated on 27 November 202127 November 2021.From the section European FootballBenfica have lost just once in the league this seasonBelenenses’ Portuguese top-flight match against Benfica was abandoned early in the second half because the home side had just six players on the pitch – having played the entire first half with nine men, including…
The Papers: ‘New variant fears’ and ‘migrants keep crossing’
By BBC NewsStaffImage caption, Flights from several southern African countries will be banned from 12:00 GMT on Friday after scientists raised the alarm over a new coronavirus variant, the Guardian reports. The paper says there are fears the variant is “the worst… yet identified”. No cases have been found in the UK so far, the…