The country was told that all over-18s will now be offered the booster jab by the end of December in the fight against Omicron, tributes have poured in of a 25-year-old man who died in a horrific street attack in Bolton last night, a mum-of-two has complained that her mouldy house is making her children ill and a man has been jailed for hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a couple in front of two off-duty police officers last year.
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Every adult to get booster jab by end of year as country faces 'tidal wave of Omicron', says Boris Johnson
Every adult in the UK will be able to get a booster vaccine by the end of the year, Boris Johnson has promised.
Speaking in a televised address to the nation this evening, the Prime Minister announced that the ‘omicron emergency boost’ would use help from the army to give every over-18 a booster jab by the new year.
He also told the country to expect a ‘tidal wave’ of new cases with the emergence of the omicron variant, as the UK’s Covid alert level was raised from three to four.
Level four means the virus is in general circulation, with transmission rates high or rising exponentially.
Tonight, Mr Johnson said the new strain was doubling ‘every two or three days’.
"He didn’t deserve any of this": Friends share tributes to 25-year-old Bolton man murdered in horrific street attack
Tributes have poured in of a 25-year-old man who died in a horrific street attack in Bolton last night (December 11).
Police were called to Battenberg Road shortly before 6.40pm on Saturday night following reports of a stabbing.
A 25-year-old man was taken to hospital but sadly died.
GMP say they were called to a second stabbing just two hours later, at around 8.40pm, just over half a mile away on Lincoln Road.
A man, 41, was found seriously injured and rushed to hospital, where he is now in a stable condition.
He has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Friends have identified Tyrone Williamson as the 25-year-old victim who died in the Battenberg Road attack.
A number of tribute messages have been posted across social media - sharing memories of the ‘kind hearted beautiful soul’.
Man hurled anti-Semitic abuse at couple waiting for a tram in front of police
A man has been jailed for hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a couple in front of two off-duty police officers last year.
Adam Boyle, 32, of Bradford Street in Birmingham, was "visibly intoxicated" when he approached a Jewish couple who were waiting for a tram to Bury from Victoria station on October 7 last year.
He walked over to the pair, before he started shouting anti-Semitic abuse in their faces.
Fortunately for the couple, two police officers, who were off-duty at the time, were nearby and saw Boyle's abuse, rushing over to arrest him.
Officers from GMP Bury South announced Boyle's conviction on their Facebook page after he was jailed for 26 weeks at Birmingham and Solihull Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, December 8.
'My mouldy kitchen is making my kids sick, but nothing is being done about it'
A mum-of-two has complained that her mouldy house is making her children ill.
Ashé Scott says her 15-year-old son, Jayden, and nine-year-old daughter, Princess, have suffered chest problems and trouble breathing since moving into their home in Rawpool Gardens, Baguley, two years ago.
The 33-year-old says doctors have been unable to explain their illnesses.
However, Ms Scott believes mould behind her kitchen is responsible, but says the housing association which owns the property have told her they are unable to fix it.
"It's putting me and my family's health at risk," she said.
"For a young lad and girl to be experiencing trouble breathing, I just don't think that's right.
"Mould like that can affect your health and I'm worried it will just get worse."
'Heartbroken' mum told school 'not a good fit' for son, 4 - after just two days
A mum claims she was told her son's primary school was 'not a good fit' for him by his new headteacher - just days after he started.
Sarah Doyle, who lives in Ashton-under-Lyne with son Thomas, had enrolled her four-year-old at nearby Canon Burrows C of E school.
But just two days after he first started, she claims she was told that the school was 'not a good fit for him' and his educational needs.
Following that, Thomas's hours in school were reduced while she spent weeks looking for another place for him.
Now, she is calling on more support for parents who are left needing to find alternative school spaces for their children.
