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BBC OS: 2023/08/07 16:06 GMT: UK: Is Covid on the rise?

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UK: Is Covid on the rise?

2023/08/07 16:06 GMT

2023/08/07 16:06 GMT: UK: Is Covid on the rise?

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We find out about a new Covid variant spreading in the UK

We find out about a new Covid variant spreading in the UK.

Our health reporter tells us about a new Covid variant, "Eris", that has a distinct set of symptoms.

The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it will hold a summit in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger following a military coup. Our correspondent in Nigeria has the latest.

Asylum seekers have started boarding a barge in southern England. Our reporter there explains. 

After the Barbie film hit record sales at the global box office, we look the impact of the movie on the fashion world.

We speak to an American mother who was suspected of trafficking her biracial daughter and filed a lawsuit against an airline.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy. 

(Photo: A vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 8, 2022. Credit: Hannah Beier/File Photo/Reuters)

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