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Booster blitz: Britain queues up in long lines to fight Omicron variant
Fp Staff •UK health authorities say Omicron cases are doubling every two to three days in Britain, and that the variant will replace Delta as the dominant coronavirus strain within days
Optimism Unlimited: What makes Brexit champ Boris Johnson tick?
•With some in his party increasingly nervous about what the coming winter could hold, Johnson is counting on his innate positivity and vows of future 'sunlit uplands' still resonating with voters
Ashes: 'No special deals' for England cricketers during series, says Australia PM Scott Morrison
•Some players, particularly those with young children, have expressed concern that their families may be unable to travel with them because of strict Australian border controls.
Euro 2020: Kevin Pietersen slams racial abuse of Black English footballers after defeat in final
•Pietersen, a former national team captain, got caught in the chaos that broke out after England's loss to Italy in the penalty shootout of the summit showdown at Wembley.
England vs New Zealand: British PM Boris Johnson criticises ECB’s suspension of Ollie Robinson after discovery of old tweets
•Johnson's comments came not long after Secretary of Culture and Sport Oliver Dowden said ECB's decision to indefinitely suspend Robinson was "over the top".
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson keen on hosting Euro 2020 matches beyond semis, final
•The British government is holding talks with UEFA about hosting more games due to rising cases across the continent and the slow roll out of vaccines.
'Responsible to go the extra mile': EU, UK agree to continue post-Brexit deal talks beyond Sunday deadline
•However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down hopes of a breakthrough, saying the "most likely" outcome was that the two sides wouldn't reach a deal and would trade on WTO terms
Boris Johnson defends England's tier-based lockdown in letter to rebel Conservative Party colleagues
•Most of England's population will fall under the two toughest tiers when the second national lockdown ends on 2 December. Around 32 million people, including in London, will fall into Tier 2
England cricket legend Ian Botham introduced as a peer in the House of Lords
•Botham will sit as a non-party peer in Lords, whose members are mostly political appointees, with a smattering of hereditary nobles, judges and clergy. The cricket legend will be known as Lord Botham.
London police refers itself to independent watchdog after stop-and-search of two black athletes
•British sprinter Bianca Williams, 26, and her partner, Portuguese 400m record holder Ricardo dos Santos, 25, were stopped on Saturday afternoon while driving from training back to their home in Maida Vale in west London.