u. k, has now confirmed 2 cases of the highly mutated strain. foreign minister boris johnson is set to hold a media briefing with his top advisers, u. k. hell, secretary says the infections, all related to recent travel is a deeply concerning new variant. and we do need to learn more about it. but the fact that now we now have these 2 cases in the united kingdom means that we do need to take for the metal. let's take his straight to the dining street, where the british prime minister is holding a briefing on v corona virus. let's listen booster campaign in europe with almost 16800000 boosters in people's arms and the case numbers have remained relatively high. well, we're seeing falling hospitalizations and falling numbers of deaths, but on wednesday or we received news of a new variant, the so called omicron variant. and i want to express my deep gratitude to scientists in south africa who identified this new variant and shared the information widely. and immediately this variant is spreading around the world with 2 cases so far identified here in the you case. as always, my stresses will as always, with a new variant. there are many thing

u. k. hell, secretary on friday did emphasize the safety and effectiveness of inoculation urging anybody who is eligible to get their booster jab before winter. a doctor told us, however, that the vaccine is she was just the tip of the iceberg. when it comes to the staffing crisis affecting the n h. yes. there are reasons why people may choose not to get to vaccine. not necessarily because they don't believe in the vaccine book that may do the personal religious reasons or maybe other and personal health reasons. now we should allow individuals to have the flexibility to exercise their rights. it's a tricky one, isn't because it's a healthcare professional. i want everybody to have that. but i understand this decision is personally working in the just the moment. he's an exhausting you get up early in the morning and he stay late until evening and you're not quite sure whether or not you're going to manage to work and continue to be safe. certainly by the middle of the day you're exhausted. so fatigued is difficult to make decisions and you worry that by the afternoon patients will get h

u. k is hell security agencies as a newly identified corona virus variant that is spreading in southern africa is the most concerning it has seen. and is likely to evade the immune response generated by both infection. and the vaccination is putting 6 african countries onto its travel read list from friday. meaning foreign arrivals are temporarily band, and u. k. citizens will have to quarantine or scientists in south africa have requested an urgent world health organization meeting after detecting the variant. south africa's public health institute says the strain which was discovered in botswana has an unusually large number of mutations. cases have also been detected in hong kong. the number of coven 19 deaths in germany has passed 800000 with another 351 fatalities recorded in the latest 24 hour period. that's this fight tougher restrictions coming in last week. some hospitals are calling for help from other e. you states, dominic cane has more from berlin. what you have to understand when you contemplate the reality of cove it here in germany, is that for a long time, the situation

u. k. describes the findings as historic, the hell service that launched a program 15 years ago, which fact states 12 and 13 year olds. the study found an 87 percent drop in cervical cancer rights. cervical counts is caused by the h p, v. a common sexually transmitted infection, it kills hundreds of thousands of women every year. but the job is now available to girls in more than $100.00 countries. on the w h, i hopes it can eliminate the disease. facts in ologist alley fathom, says the virus can remain dormant for years before re emerging. when accounts of forms of the vital virus are the types. so from this virus b r i. so therefore they go dormant and they carry the virus. therefore, it comes back years later with the cancer. so mostly a however, when it happens, it's really ready to serious disease. and the instructions on the outcomes are really serious and therefore, actually mission is walk it out. we are able to prevent 90 percent off the bill can so that's, that's something that we should be considering seriously. the judge and the trial for our mod ivory is killing, says that appe

hell has one hour from london. the cases that are popping up now everywhere from scotland here in the u. k. 2 countries all over the europe in union are not just a people stepping or fly from south africa, but that the variant is actually spreading within communities beyond, beyond simply the scope of travel and the scope of travel bands to be able to prevent it. so that we've seen 6 new cases, as i said in scotland, 3 here in the u. k. 13 in portugal, 13 in the netherlands and cases popping up in france, germany, the czech republic, denmark, and so on. and all of that would suggest, as i said, that the travel bands implemented are not the answer to stopping the spread, or even substantially slowing it once the virus is out there. and countries of course, reacting accordingly, if not in everyone's view appropriately by slapping on new restrictions here in the u. k. for instance, in addition to the travel bands, we've got introduced from tuesday, much more strenuous checks at borders for people arriving back from old destinations. we've got an expansion of the booster program, making it eli

u. k and france, clearly navigating troubled waters with both sides, determined to hold their course. alex here brian al, jazeera paris, you as president joe biden. hell, tolls had took his present wrench, of time owed, or the one on the sidelines of the g. 20 summit. it comes at a precarious time for you as turkish relations, as result of that explains from a stumble. this is the 2nd time that prisoners one, an prism by then have one a, one, a me thing. the 1st one was in june in a nato summit in brussels. and since then it was long awaited that prison. this 2 presidents are going to meet again. so the expectation were quite high during the u . n. g summit in, in new york, but it didn't take place the meeting between the 2 liters. but finally it happened in rome and relation between teeth. these 2 countries are streamed over several issues, regional issues and domestic issues, human rights in the country, and also regional issues such as east mediterranean, syria, north africa, and so on. but 2 days out, the 2 days a meeting was quite important. not only in regards to jas, turkish relationship, but also for the ne to as well. because the growing diff

u. k. ready in denmark, unfortunately, the fact that these plays want able to be released public ups is actually impacted us in the same way i'd say seems like hell jerry, of. so is a bit of a confusing situation because i mean, obviously fee 5 kind of taking control of this tournament, then other organizes and yet the place still haven't been released and it's seen as a frenzy. let me one of the reasons all this is is how the play of hands rarely because not to doubt to change the complaint stays. but the annual football calendar is set out every year in terms of agreements between clubs and leagues all round the world. and they set out through the year. these are the windows when the clubs who pay the players have to release them to international tournaments or qualified. so it states, well there's a world cup there, and european championship or an asian cup clubs have to release the players. although get punished potentially. this is an extra solomon, so it didn't exist even when this calendar was being formed. so there was no way of mandating liverpool to release my salary sickly when they're already going to lose him for the i asked on it in

u. k. government moves to designate all of hamas as a terrorist organization. and iraqi security forces block bridges in baghdad to stop more people joining protests against disputed election results more nasty ah hell, i am pleased to say we have got signs of quiet weather now making its way into the pacific northwest of the us and that western side of canada, just around british columbia, we have got an area of low pressure here. so still some bits and pieces of sharon but not as wet as it has been without high pressure just starting to nudge its way through that will tend to push at wet and windy weather a little further east was. but do notice still some snow coming in over the high ground if we make a way into sunday, but that north, west and corner the u. s. does look like he settled and sunny that dry weather pushes across into central parts. we got some snow just around the lakes. ontario could see some rather windy weather. was he go on through a sunday? nothing unusual for central and eastern parts of canada. having said that, but some very heavy ray just sliding down across the great plains, pushing towards appalachians, as we go on through the next day or so. joining up with that where t

hell for merrick, garland, nancy pelosi and joe, by donald trump's ally, steve berlin, comes out fighting after appearing in court to face contempt charges over the capitol riots investigation. the u. k. raises its terror threat level law for a taxi explodes outside of liverpool hospital. i'm joanna roscoe, with the sports well qualifies a continually around europe. england looked to see a bad place at cats are 2022 for girls from captain harry kane is put them in complete control against marina. ah, the european union is stepping up its sanctions targeting bela roofs, which it accuses of instigating the worsening migrate crisis on the blocks eastern border. the new sanctions will target airlines and travel agencies involved in the illegal push of migrants. it's alleged travel agency from the middle east, a working with minced to offer migrants passage to the border weather now stranded in freezing forests. poland says they have been more than 5000 attempting crosses from ballard so far in november compared to just a 120 and all of 2020. as part of the movement of extra troops and resources to the border polish authorities have brought in water cannon. a vehicle was positioned at fro