How is the UK testing for the Omicron COVID variant?
There have now been 11 confirmed cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the UK, with contact tracing efforts ramping up in Essex, Nottingham, London and Scotland.
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Government aims to make its 'black box' algorithms more transparent
The government has launched an algorithmic transparency standard amid concerns that biased algorithms are impacting the way Britons are treated by the state.
Boy, 14, who shot dead 15-year-old Keon Lincoln sentenced to life with minimum term of 16 years
A 14-year-old boy who shot dead 15-year-old Keon Lincoln in a gun and knife attack in Birmingham has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years.
UK's 'youngest gun killer', 14, sentenced to life for murder of schoolboy Keon Lincoln
A 14-year-old boy who shot dead 15-year-old Keon Lincoln in a gun and knife attack in Birmingham has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years.
Booster jabs for all adults, children over 12 can get second dose and most vulnerable eligible for fourth shot
All adults will be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine as the government backed a far reaching expansion of the jabs programme to deal with the potential impact of the Omicron variant.
Community transmission suspected as UK Omicron cases detected with no travel history
Six cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been found in Scotland, authorities have confirmed.
Two more Omicron cases in London bringing UK total to 11 as community transmission suspected in Scotland
Another two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in London bringing the total number of people with the strain identified in the UK to 11.
Six Omicron COVID cases detected in Scotland
Six cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been found in Scotland, authorities have confirmed.
Symptoms of new Omicron variant are 'mild' - but what are they?
A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain has said that symptoms of the Omicron variant appear to be mild and could be treated at home.
What are the symptoms of the new Omicron variant?
A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain has said that symptoms of the Omicron variant appear to be mild and could be treated at home.
Claims Prince Charles asked about skin colour of Harry and Meghan's children dismissed as 'fiction'
The palace has dismissed as "fiction" claims Prince Charles was the royal who speculated on the skin colour of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
'This is not a photo opportunity': Warning issued after teens seen doing handstands at level crossing
Network Rail has issued a safety warning after CCTV captured two teenage girls doing handstands at a level crossing.
Omicron: UK JCVI vaccine official says everyone will 'inevitably' be offered a booster jab
Millions more adults and children will "inevitably" be offered a third shot of a COVID vaccine as part of efforts to limit the spread of the Omicron variant.
Omicron: All over-18s could be offered booster jabs and gap before third vaccine may be cut
Millions more adults and children could be offered extra COVID jabs under emergency measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant.
Boy, 14, charged with murder of 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool remanded into secure accommodation
A 14-year-old boy charged with the murder of 12-year-old Ava White, who suffered "catastrophic injuries" in an assault in Liverpool city centre on Thursday, has been remanded into secure accommodation.