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The government plans to offer booster vaccines to everyone over the age of 18 by the end of January, Boris Johnson has said.

A further eight cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported.

The nine cases of the Omicron COVID variant which have been identified in Scotland are all linked to a single private event which was held on 20 November, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

A body recovered near Plymouth has been identified as that of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod, police have confirmed.

The Metropolitan Police are urging retailers not to sell private e-scooters without making customers aware of the rules, as riders face fines and vehicle seizures over their misuse.

When it comes to questions about the Omicron variant, scientists are starting to sound a bit like parents on a long car journey.

A health chief has encouraged Britons to cut back on unnecessary socialising ahead of Christmas, amid concerns about the spread of the new Omicron variant.

The daughter of a 41-year-old man who is fighting for his life after contracting COVID fears her father knows he is "trapped in his own body" - and doctors have warned the family to prepare for the worst.

Fresh measures designed to deal with the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron have come into force in England.

Former Made in Chelsea stars Millie Mackintosh and Hugo Taylor have welcomed their second "bundle of joy" - a baby girl named Aurelia Violet Taylor.