The return of the press conference

Oh no! The Omicron variant of CoVid-19 has landed on UK soil. Here's Chris Whitty, the science guy with the slide show.

The PM says "we don't know how effective vaccines will be against Omicron". The anti-vaxxers on the high street are still saying "leave our kids alone" (I hadn't heard that there was a Pied Piper stealing children in Stroud).

First snowfall of the season.