Coverings become mandatory in shops and on public transport under measures to slow Omicron's spread.

Richard Moore also denies the fall of Kabul was an intelligence failure in a BBC Radio 4 interview.

Sir Keir Starmer makes big changes to his shadow cabinet, for the second time as Labour leader.

The adoptive family of Tony Hudgell, seven, have campaigned for harsher sentences for child abusers.

But the airline's boss says it is early days and that summer bookings are close to pre-pandemic levels.

Energy firms say the storm has caused "catastrophic damage" with north-east Scotland the worst hit.

Prosecutors say Ghislaine Maxwell was "essential" to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, as her trial opens.

Dramatic footage of what appears to be a jet crashing off the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was posted on Twitter.

Angela Rayner says emails have threatened to "hunt her down" like murdered MP Jo Cox.

Tom Channon, 18, was on his first trip abroad when he died after falling seven floors in 2018.

The creatures along with clams and crabs covered a 100m stretch of Culbin Sands.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

As worries emerge over a new Covid variant, hospitality fears it could thwart the busiest time of year.

Shopkeepers are concerned about enforcing mask-wearing and fear they will have to close again.

Swabs from PCR tests can help identify omicron, depending on the lab they are sent to.

Covid rules are being strengthened in response to the Omicron variant

One traveller told the BBC he had found an alternative flight home, but he faces extra costs of £4,000.

New measures for masks cover Welsh secondary schools, colleges and universities.

First Minister Paul Givan reiterates his party's opposition to the scheme calling it shambolic.

Face coverings are a legal requirement again in England in shops and on public transport.

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

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 UK adults will be offered a Covid booster, the UK government has announced.

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

BBC Sound Of runner-up Holly Humberstone, Bree Runway and Lola Young are tipped as ones-to-watch.

Richard Moore says the secret service must partner with the private sector to find new technologies.

Staff at dozens of universities are striking this week.

The sculptures were among artworks created by Stan Bonnar for Scotland's new towns in the 1970s.

The two-minute tribute to theatre titan Stephen Sondheim, who died last week, took place in the West End.

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

Scotland's first minister delivered her keynote address at the SNP party conference.

Richard Moore, known as "C", warns of China data and debt traps and the need for a robust UK response.

Wajed Iqbal won damages of £180k after the Mail on Sunday falsely linked him to a grooming gang.

Customers have spent three nights at the Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire, after being snowed in by Storm Arwen.

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

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam says that it is ''not all doom and gloom'' surrounding Omicron variant.

The health secretary says Covid vaccinations have been moving at a “blistering pace” with 17 million booster doses given.

The front pages focus on the expansion of the booster rollout and the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

Thousands of homes in the North of England are still without power and some may be off until Friday.

It brings the total to nine cases as it emerges that one million extra Scots are now eligible for a booster jab.

The JCVI says boosters should be given to all over-18s to help stop a potential wave of infections.

After two years of rehabilitation, 23-year-old Cara is pulling on her boxing gloves again.

A Nottingham campaigner says some care leavers cannot access their records.