As a precaution, delay elective surgery by at least seven weeks if you have just had Omicron. This is the advice being issued to NHS hospitals - already under pressure due to backlogs of routine operations - by surgery and anaesthesia experts. They say the first couple of months post infection is riskier and is linked to poorer recovery after an operation, but acknowledged urgent surgery should go ahead. The surgery and anaesthesia experts, including two Royal Colleges representing those professions, drew up the recommendations, which are published in a journal called Anaesthesia. There are six million people on NHS waiting lists in England and the experts say dealing with the backlog must be balanced with delivering the safest care possible.

Black women are 40% more likely to miscarry than their white counterparts, studies suggest. Maternal death rates are also higher among black and Asian women. The reasons behind this are complex. They need addressing urgently, according to experts. So to help tackle this, a new group - a taskforce - has been set up to look at differences in maternity care for ethnic minority women and those living in deprived areas. Their work includes focusing on improving personalised care and looking at how wider societal issues affect maternal health. One woman, who has had eight miscarriages, told the BBC there was no "blatant racism" in her care, but there were times she was not listened to. According to Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists head Dr Edward Morris, implicit racial bias is affecting some women's care. Read more here.

The crisis in Ukraine dominates the front pages this morning. The Guardian reports the "war threat" is growing, as Russian President Vladimir Putin backs separatist claims to the Donbas region of Ukraine, according to the Financial Times. A warning of war from US President Joe Biden appears on the front of the Times. He’s also quoted in the Daily Telegraph saying Mr Putin is invading and "will go much further". Meanwhile, sanctions against Russia are the focus of the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror. Read the newspaper review in full here.

Dearc sgiathanach, pronounced Jark Ski-an-Ach, is Gaelic and means winged reptile. It’s the name that’s been given to the world's largest Jurassic pterosaur, or winged reptile, discovered on the Isle of Skye. With a 2.5m (8ft) wingspan, the 170-million-year-old flying lizard was found to be a species new to science. Take a look.

Let’s fast forward to 2022 where lizards aren’t the only things that can fly through the air. Tennis balls were sent back and forth across the court until the early hours during the Mexican Open, resulting in a new record. The latest finish to a tennis match is now in the very early morning - 4:55am. Here’s more on the story.

And finally, let’s leave 4:55 there for the moment, and think about some other numbers… 1922. What do they conjure up? For us it’s something you might have heard mentioned in political news coverage - the 1922 Committee. Find out what it is and what it does here.

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