The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

That's according to the findings of a new study by scientists at the Imperial College London

The latest ONS data suggests that Covid cases across England and Northern Ireland have risen since the beginning of June - driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains

The population-wide application of the pandemic response can be transitioned to be focused on individual protection

England is starting to see a rise in cases of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

Professor Denis Kinane has issued important advice for the Scottish public as a new Covid wave could be looming with the strains BA.4 and BA.5 surging across the UK.

Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading, said Covid "will keep coming back" as Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants lead new wave of infections

The virus continues to evolve, with the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages accounting for a bigger proportion of new daily cases.

It comes as coronavirus infections in the UK have risen for the first time in two months

In the week that £100,000 worth of counterfeit goods, including Wonka chocolate bars, were seized by trading standards staff following raids on American candy stores on Oxford Street, Priti Patel came to Parliament and delivered her best Gene Wilder “Stop. Don’t. Come back“ impression.

FDA advisors unanimously endorsed Moderna's and Pfizer's Covid shots for children on Wednesday, prodding the vaccine stocks to rise.

With Covid restrictions lifted in the UK with an almost complete return to 'normal' life, could these latest Omicron subtypes fuel another spike in cases and restrictions?