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A number of measures will be on the table for discussion as ministers meet to discuss possible new Covid restrictions next week.

Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.

Tough new restrictions have come into effect today in a bid to tackle the spread of Omicron - but not across all of the UK.

There’s a “glimmer of Christmas hope” as research suggests the Omicron variant causes a milder illness than Delta, but a senior health official warns that it still poses a threat.

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have known each other for half their lives. So, forgive Winslet if she started weeping after recently reuniting with her co-star after three years apart.The 46-year-old actress opened up about the rush of emotions she felt when she and DiCaprio met up in L.A.

As New York has emerged as an epicenter of a new Covid wave driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, the city has been gripped by skyrocketing infection rates that have shut down Broadway and have led to the cancellation of most in-person events.

COVID-19 as the Omicron variant continues to wreak havoc, no more than six punters will be allowed to convene in venues such as pubs, cinemas, restaurants and other hospitality and entertainment hotspots.Licensed venues that remain open will only be permitted to offer table service; all patrons will need to wear face masks and provide details for contact tracing.

Falkirk nightclubs are to close as coronavirus restrictions are once again tightened.

With Omicron cases escalating every day in Scotland and the rest of the UK, some countries have reconsidered letting in British travellers without restrictions.

The health minister has said the government 'will not hesitate' to take further measures to tackle of the spread of Covid 'if it's required to keep people safe'.

Celtic have officially asked the SPFL to move the winter break forward in light of new restrictions on crowds.

K.J. Yossman Germany has approved stringent new measures to try and curb the latest COVID-19 wave sweeping Europe.Among the new measures, which will be enforced “at the latest” from Dec.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today confirmed no further Covid restrictions will be put in place before Christmas.

Scotland is to face tougher Coronavirus restrictions after Christmas, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Covid-19 cases are soaring in Greater Manchester’s hotspots as the Prime Minister considers introducing tougher restrictions to get a grip on the Omicron variant.

Dominic Raab has said he cannot make any "hard, fast guarantees" that more restrictions will not be needed ahead of Christmas Day.

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed her disappointed that neither the Prime Minister nor the Chancellor was on a call to devolved nations about the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Spider-Man: No Way Home” shrugged off new health restrictions in South Korea to earn the biggest box office opening weekend since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.The film earned $15.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Countries all over the world are reacting to the rising Covid-19 numbers as the Omicron variant swiftly becomes the dominant strain.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she found it “incredulous” the Prime Minister and Chancellor did not attend a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee called to discuss the the surging tide of covid infections.

Boris Johnson has been left rudderless on his Brexit policy after his chief negotiator walked out of cabinet pouring scorn on the Prime Minister’s covid restrictions and tax policies.

Germany is tightening travel restrictions from the UK in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Throughout the pandemic, it's fair to say that Bolton has been through the mill.

As Covid cases rise across the UK in the run-up to Christmas, the government has introduced a string of new rules to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant.

MØ has postponed her UK and EU tour as a result of continuing COVID-19 restrictions.The Danish musician, real name Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, was meant to tour the UK and EU in February and April, but these dates have now been pushed back to May 2022.In a tweet, Anderson wrote: “Due to increasing Covid restrictions, we are postponing the EU/UK tour to May.“Tickets are valid for the new dates, refunds available at point of purchase.”The artist went on to explain that her US tour dates

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has achieved pandemic-era records in its first two days in Korean cinemas. But Korean theater operators are warning of industry “collapse” as the country adopts revived anti-COVID measures on Saturday.The new measures were announced on Thursday and mean a return of social distancing measures and restrictions for a minimum of two weeks.

All 11 countries have been removed from the government’s red list today, meaning travellers no longer have to face quarantining in a hotel.

A Greater Manchester Conservative MP has hit out at the latest coronavirus rules, saying they 'will make no difference'.

Jungle have rescheduled a number of live dates on their 2022 European tour due to coronavirus restrictions.The band are now due to tour from March through to August next year in support of their recent album ‘Loving In Stereo’, which was released back in August.Jungle had been set to begin touring next month, with dates in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands all scheduled for January and February.However, in a statement issued today (December 15), Jungle cited the “new restrictions

More covid restrictions could "potentially" be placed on Scots before Christmas over fears the Omicron variant may spread rapidly across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon is expected to introduce new coronavirus restrictions in Scotland later today over fears of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon will deliver a coronavirus statement in the Scottish Parliament today on how the country must tackle the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Boris Johnson has refused to rule out further coronavirus restrictions being introduced ahead of Christmas as the Omicron variant spreads.

Scots are likely to face new coronavirus restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of the Omicron variant across the country, the Health Secretary has announced.

Schools in Scotland will be "the last thing we close" if the spread of the omicron variant means tougher restrictions, a senior SNP minister has said.

Transport services across Greater Manchester could be cut to help operators cope with staff shortages while more people are expected to work from home.