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Covid passes for nightclubs now mandatory in England

Covid passes must be shown from Wednesday to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

Covid passes must be shown from Wednesday to curb the spread of the Omicron variant in England. Politicians also voted to bring back compulsory face coverings in indoor settings, and to make vaccinations compulsory for public healthcare workers. We get reaction on the critical vote in Parliament from Rob Watson, our political reporter.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic has been confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk last June. Zachary Labe is a climate scientist at Colorado State University in the US and he tells us what this reveals about the rate of climate change.
And with many companies cancelling Christmas parties for the second year running because of the pandemic, our regular workplace commentator Peter Morgan tells us why he thinks that's a blessing in disguise.
Sasha Twining is joined throughout the programme by Sarah Birke, The Economist鈥檚 bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean, from Mexico City, and by Stefanie Yuen Thio, joint managing partner at TSMP Law in Singapore.

(Picture: People in a nightclub. Credit: Getty Images

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