Top UK scientist warns more Covid-19 restrictions may soon be needed amid Omicron surge

The UK has recorded 320,000 new Covid cases over the three days of Christmas, including 98,515 in the last 24 hours.

Here’s our annual rundown of the 10 largest awards given out by the British Film Institute’s Film Fund across 2021. Backed by National Lottery money, the grants are a key supporter of indie cinema in 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.

READ MORE: The Queen refuses to follow this one British Christmas tradition every year Let's see what Gregg and John think about that. Of course Les Dennis will be no stranger to judge Gregg after spending Christmas together in 2019, along with Shirley Ballas, Joel Dommett, and Maura Higgins for a televised Christmas dinner and party games on I'll Get This.

The NHS is in danger of being “overwhelmed” by the surge in Omicron cases, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned.

Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has topped the US singles chart for the third year in a row, breaking a record in the process.The iconic Christmas song, which hit Number One in the UK charts for the first time ever in 2020, is now the first song to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US on three separate occasions, dropping out of the charts completely between each.The song first hit the Top 10 on the Hot 100 in December 2017, before finally hitting top spot in 2019 and

Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England amid concerns about the fast-spreading omicron variant.The palace said Monday that the 95-year-old queen will spend the holidays at Windsor Castle, west of London, where she has stayed for most of the pandemic.Other members of the royal family are expected to visit over the Christmas period, with precautions taken against spreading the virus.Coronavirus infections are surging in Britain — up 60% in a week — as omicron replaced delta as

Germany is introducing a two-week quarantine for incoming Brits from Monday following the surge in Omicron cases in the UK.

The leader of Rochdale council has warned the borough could face ‘a nightmare before Christmas’ as Omicron cases rocket across the country.

The Queen has cancelled her traditional Christmas family lunch party as cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus surge across the UK.

Brits will only be able to enter France if they have a ‘compelling reason’ from this weekend as the country issues tough travel restrictions for UK travellers.

Gogglebox brother and sister duo Sophie and Pete Sandiford are already household names here in the UK thanks to the hit Channel 4 series. But now they’ve gone global after a laugh-out-loud moment which aired in last week’s episode caught the attention of none other than US singing sensation Mariah Carey.

Boris Johnson has announced all adults will be offered an emergency booster this month amid a 'tidal wave' of Omicron.

Faith No More have cancelled their scheduled tours in UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.The group put the cancellation down to what they describe as “current challenges”.In a statement shared on Facebook, the group wrote: “An update from our camp at FNM. Unfortunately due to our current challenges, we aren’t going to be ready to perform for the upcoming Australian, New Zealand and UK/European tours.”They continued: “To play at anything less than 100% after so long is not an option for us.

If there's one thing that confirms the festive period has arrived, it's Christmas songs. Each year a host of popular festive tracks take over shops, radio, and venues as December gets underway.