dame sarah also had this note _ or both. dame sarah also had this note of _ or both.sarah also had this note of caution _ or both. dame sarah also had this note of caution about - this note of caution about current vaccine resistance to the new variant.— the new variant. there are additional _ the new variant. there are additional changes - the new variant. there are additional changes that i the new variant. there are i additional changes that may need antibodies induced by vaccines or by infection with other variants may be less effective it perfect ding —— preventing infection with omicron. preventing infection with omicron-— preventing infection with omicron. . ., ,, ., preventing infection with omicron. ,, ., ., omicron. omicron has spread to about one _ omicron. omicron has spread to about one third _ omicron. omicron has spread to about one third of— omicron. omicron has spread to about one third of states - omicron. omicron has spread to about one third of states in - about one third of states in the us which has stretched inbound testing times. from monday, a

the diver tom daley, tyson fury, emma raducanu, raheem sterling and dame sarah storey.e show, how you can vote for your chosen contender. plenty of other awards up for grabs. team of the year, coach of the year, the world personality of the year, the world personality of the year, the world personality of the year. rachel blackmore, the first female rider to win the grand national, in contention for that. but the main focus will be on who will succeed lewis hamilton as the bbc sport personality of the year. we'll find out when the show starts at 6:45pm. we'll find out when the show starts at 6:45m. ., ., we'll find out when the show starts at 6:45pm— at 6:45pm. covid has a habit of soilin: at 6:45pm. covid has a habit of spoiling these _ at 6:45pm. covid has a habit of spoiling these events. - at 6:45pm. covid has a habit of spoiling these events. what - spoiling these events. what impression is it leaving on this year's show? it’s impression is it leaving on this year's show?— impression is it leaving on this year's show? impression is it leaving on this ear's show? �*

six contenders — tom daley, tyson fury, adam peaty, emma raducanu, raheem sterling and dame sarah storeyne or online, and details of how to vote will be given out during the show. there are plenty of other awards up for grabs — coach of the year, team of the year, world personality of the year. could rachel blackmore, the irishjockey who became the first female rider to win the grand national, win that? young sports personality of the year as well. a skateboarder who became britain because my youngest 0lympic britain because my youngest olympic medal winner, and others, are in contention for that. the focus will be on who will succeed lewis hamilton as the bbc sport personality of the year. as i say, the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one. you the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one.— the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one. you better get in there. cricket now, as england are staring down the barrel of another defeat in the ashes series, afterjoe root fell in the final over of day four of the second test in adelaide. set a massive target of 468 by au

tyson fury, diver tom daley, swimmer adam peaty, footballer raheem sterling and paralympic cyclist dame sarahe ceremony. the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu. currently self—isolating with covid, she had to present the trophy to herself. but then in 2021, emma raducanu's taken everything in her stride. winning the us open atjust 18 is a feat which still almost defies belief. from a virtual unknown to a sporting sensation in one remarkable year. it's been absolutely insane, and especially the energy that i felt at wimbledon this year playing in front of my home crowd. that was something that i've never felt before, so thank you very much. 2021 has been a bumper year for sport with an olympics, a paralympics and a euros, and tonight was a chance to honour some of its new stars. sky brown. the young personality award went to 13—year—old skateboarder sky brown who in tokyo became britain's youngest ever olympic medallist. i want to inspire the world, especially little girls, and teach them that, you know, skateboarding is for everyone. if you believe in yourself you can do

dame sarah gilbert sending a warning shot out to two the wider population about the need to take it seriously to come. hello there. it was cold over the weekend. some areas saw quite a bit of rain and we had some snow over northern hills. similar story as we start the new week. we've got a frontal system working its way in from the atlantic. that's going to bring another round of rain and hill snow. you can see it here showing up on that pressure chart. it will be very wet across northern ireland, parts of scotland, western england and wales to start this morning. quite quickly, though, it will brighten up across northern ireland with sunshine and showers. but this band of rain will continue its journey eastwards through the day, eventually crossing most of england. we'll see some snow over the pennines as well. there could be a bit of a hang back of the rain for east anglia in the far south—east, otherwise it brightens up for many of us with some good spells of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the north and the west, some of these heavy and frequent, and there will be some wintriness

professor dame sarah gilbert says funding is needed to make sure we don't lose the advances made in theepare for a pandemic. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. the leader of the opposition this morning doing his bit to boost boosterjabs seen as the best way to protect people from both the delta and the new variant of omicron. i would encourage absolutely everyone who is eligible to come forward and have their booster. don't be taken in by the information come forward, have your booster, think of yourself, think of others, think of your communities. last month we observed surges in cases. one of the lead scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine warned of the dangers of future pandemics and said the world needed to be more prepared. the truth is, the next one could be worse. it could be more contagious or more lethal, or both. we cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness. the world health organiz

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dame sarah gilbert said that extra funding was needed to ensure the advances gained over the last twos may not be as effective against the new 0micron variant. the next one could be worse. it could be more contagious or more lethal. we cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness. the advances we have made and the knowledge we have gained must not be lost. the experts who responded rapidly and worked relentlessly in 2020 and 2021, without whom we would still be at the mercy of the virus, must not now be asked to fade back into patient and underfunded obscurity. nigeria has become the latest country to be added to the uk's red travel list. ten other african countries were added to the list last week following concerns about the emergence of the 0micron variant. the british government says the decision is temporary and will be reviewed in three weeks. nigeria's high commissioner to the uk, ambassador sarafa isola, warned there we

professor dame sarah gilbert says funding is needed to make sure we don't lose the advances made in thears in how to prepare for a pandemic. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has this report. the leader of the opposition this morning doing his bit to boost boosterjabs seen as the best way to protect people from both the delta and the new variant of omicron. everybody should be doing. i would encourage absolutely everyone who is eligible to come forward and have their booster. don't be taken in by the information come forward, have your booster, think of yourself, think of others, think of your communities. last month we observed surges in cases. one of the lead scientists behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine warned of the dangers of future pandemics and said the world needed to be more prepared. the truth is, the next one could be worse. it could be more contagious or more lethal, or both. we cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pa

dame sarah gilbert said that extra funding was needed to ensure the advances gained over the last twon variant. the next one could be worse. it could be more contagious or more lethal. we cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness. the advances we have made and the knowledge we have gained must not be lost. the experts who responded rapidly and worked relentlessly in 2020 and 2021, without whom we would still be at the mercy of the virus, must not now be asked to fade back into patient and underfunded obscurity. martin mckee is professor of european public health at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. thank you for talking to us. do you auree thank you for talking to us. do you aaree with thank you for talking to us. do you agree with sarah _ thank you for talking to us. do you agree with sarah gilbert? - agree with sarah gilbert? absolutely. people have been warning for many years about the risks of pandemics

in a lecture, dame sarah gilbert said more funding was needed to ensure the advances gained over theopes to have everyone in their area reconnected by tuesday, but there's concerns about the impact of storm barra, which is due to hit the uk tomorrow. all the affected homes in scotland have electricity again. workers at tesco distribution centres across the uk are planning to strike in the run—up to christmas in a dispute over pay. up to 1,200 staff members are expected to take the action after the supermarket offered them a li% pay rise, which the union unite says amounts to a "real terms pay cut". tesco says customers could be confident it would fulfil it plans over the festive period. we have just been talking about the after—effects of storm arwen, but it looks like there is more bad weather on the way. here is carol who can tell us all the details. good morning. it is a cold start today if you are stepping out, you can see widely temperatures between two and six degrees, locally lower than that. it will be a cold day in january and a windy one and some rain and snow is on the for