The UK has recorded its highest ever number of confirmed daily Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the country.
As of 9am on Tuesday, a further 129,471 lab-confirmed cases were recorded in the UK, the government said.
This breaks the previous record of 122,186 cases reported on Christmas Eve - but despite the soaring figures, Health Secretary Sajid Javid there will be no new restrictions before the new year in England.
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