Fleet Foxes have announced details of a 2022 world tour, which includes new UK dates – see the band’s full schedule below.The band’s new run of shows, which take them from late June until September, come on the back of their 2020 album ‘Shore’.The shows begin in Salt Lake City on June 27, with North American dates running until mid-August, where they play the Forest Hills Stadium in New York.Robin Pecknold and co. then travel to London for a show at All Points East in support of The National before they play four more UK shows in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and as a headliner of End Of The Road.The tour then heads to mainland Europe, wrapping up with a Berlin show on September 11.Watch a trailer for the tour and see the full schedule below.
New Omicron sub-variant found in UK: Everything we know so far
22.01.2022 - 16:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The UK health officials identified more than 400 cases of a so-called sub-variant of Omicron yesterday.
There is early evidence to suggest that it may spread faster than the original Omicron Covid strain, but it is too early for experts to make a definitive call on this.
Investigations are being carried out to see how much of an impact this could have on Scotland the rest of the UK’s Covid recovery plans.
Here is what we know about the variant so far.
The Omicron sub variant, which has been named BA.2, was first identified in the UK health officials yesterday.
Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) labeled the Covid strain as a “variant under investigation” amid a number of cases being found both internationally and domestically.
Early studies say that BA.2 could have an “increased growth rate” compared to the original Omicron strain.
However, the UKHSA say that it is too early to be definitive on this finding and further analysis is required.
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It has also been claimed that BA.2 lacks the S-gene drop out, which was a telltale sign of Omicron infection in lab analysis - suggesting that it may be tougher to track down.
Little is known on the impact it may have on the course of the pandemic, and whether or not it
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