Some of the people identified are thought to have caught the virus variant in the community.

A reduction in time between doses and extending the scheme to younger age groups could be approved.

A boy is due in court charged with murdering 12-year-old Ava, who was stabbed in Liverpool.

It comes as the Commons standards committee prepares to publish its review of the code for MPs.

Interest in buy now pay later options is surging, with growth fastest among users in their 40s and 50s.

Mark Brown will appear in court later over the disappearance of mother-of-two Alexandra Morgan.

The BBC show went silent on Monday morning when a fire alarm told people to leave the building.

Thousands of homes are still without power after winds of up to 98mph brought down trees and lines.

The UK socialite denies grooming girls for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

The memorial service for an officer murdered in the line of duty in Croydon takes place on Monday.

Netherlands and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema is named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021.

Alun Wyn-ter Jones and other groan-inducing puns will help keep traffic moving in bad weather.

Ministers want to make sure education settings in England are safe amid fears about a new variant.

Proof of Covid-19 certification will be required to enter some venues and events from Monday.

England's Covid rules are being strengthened in response to the Omicron variant

Face coverings are set to become a legal requirement in England again.

Airlines and oil firms slide as FTSE 100 index of leading shares suffers biggest drop in more than a year.

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

The UK's annual European Christmas markets will have fewer stalls and traders due to Brexit and the pandemic

The family of a Brechin mother say they have "no doubt" that she would still be alive if she had been vaccinated.

The scheme, which applies to nightclubs and large events, came into effect in October.

All over-40s will be offered a booster vaccination, and pregnant women are urged to get jabbed.

Detailed plans on shielding, job support and school disruption were lacking, the spending watchdog says.

The island nation will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state and swear in its first Barbadian president.

The gold coins are estimated to be worth up to £3,000 each, an expert says.

Closure would have been "a disgrace to civilisation", says best-selling author Philip Pullman.

Nicola Sturgeon still aims to deliver independence - but is her legacy as first minister secure even without it?

A selection of photos show the snow, waves and wind brought by Storm Arwen.

Thousands of volunteers capture images across Britain and Ireland as part of a project called Geograph.

As Storm Arwen moves on, bitterly cold temperatures bring snow to many parts of the UK.

The new variant's genetic profile has raised concerns, but there's a shortage of real-world data.

Forty years after Katrice Lee vanished without a trace, her family remain desperate for answers.

The journeys migrants make across the Channel are book-ended with beaches that tell the story of the crisis.

MPs face tighter rules on second jobs - but what about lobbying through all-party groups?

The BBC's Ione Wells visits Old Bexley and Sidcup in south-east London ahead of the by-election.

There are many unanswered questions following the deaths of 27 people. Here is what we know so far.

Presenters Nick Robinson and Martha Kearney of Radio 4's Today programme had to evacuate the building.

Top medical adviser Dr Susan Hopkins urges people to take action now to reduce transmissions.

This highly specialised team guards Britain's radioactive stockpiles.

People in England will be legally required to wear a mask in shops and public transport, the health secretary says.

The South African doctor who found the new variant says patients are showing very mild symptoms so far.

Watch Boris Johnson set out new measures after two cases of the Omicron variant were found in the UK.

Monday's front pages are dominated by the latest developments surrounding the Omicron variant.

Parents are being asked to consent to testing after a case of Omicron was confirmed in Nottingham.

The north east of Scotland remains the worst hit, with all schools in Aberdeenshire closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Health Minister Robin Swann intends to update Assembly on measures to tackle the variant.

Wales' chief medical officer says the focus has to be to limit the spread of the variant.

Network Rail has described the footage, filmed on a level crossing, as "absolutely shocking".