Coronavirus

Here's how the rise of Omicron may affect the start of the new spring term.
The minister hinted that PCR confirmation of lateral flow tests was set to be dropped, saying the government was “looking at what makes sense”.
The Wonder Woman star says her star-studded take on John Lennon's classic "wasn't the right thing" for the early days of Covid-19.
Dinah Mandell relies heavily on lip reading and says the government has not done enough to help deaf pupils.
Some 218,724 infections reported on Tuesday is a new record.
With so many numbers and predictions being thrown around, it's hard to know what to think about the latest Covid variant.
“All departments have been asked to look at how they would mitigate against large-scale absences across their relevant workforces."
Maggie Throup was also unable to say how many hospital trusts had declared critical incidents.
UKHSA has found the risk of hospitalisation with Omicron is just one third the risk posed by the Delta variant.
British people report being stopped by border officials – and no-one seemed to know what the rules were.