it looks like it will next week, it looks like it will turn rather more unsettled, some showers are thunderstorms, and temperatures will gradually be on the way down again. that is your forecast. the health benefits for children are marginal, rules the vaccines body. now chief medical officers will look at wider issues, like disruption to schools. the risks and benefits are finely balanced, but the other wider considerations, such as educational benefits, need to be taken into consideration. an extra 200,000 vulnerable children will be eligible. also tonight... calls for more money for the nhs to deal with backlog of operations and the increasing demand for social care. fear and desperation — british soldiers tell us about the chaos they witnessed during the kabul evacuations.

you can't see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and you having to deal with the aftermath of that. you can't see any of that without being emotional. after the racist abuse directed at england players in hungary, football's world governing body says it is investigating. and stealing a pet is to be made a specific criminal offence in england after a rise in dog thefts during the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel... ollie pope helps england build a first innings lead over india on his return on day two of the fourth test at the oval.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk's vaccines advisory body has said it can't recommend vaccinating healthy 12—to—15—year—olds against covid—19 on health grounds alone. it says children are at such low risk from the virus thatjabs would offer only marginal benefit. but thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation said the government should consider wider issues, like disruption to schools. the health secretary, sajid javid, says he has now asked the chief medical officers in all four nations to look at whether those considerations tip the balance. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. from france, to the united states, and israel, many wealthier nations are already immunising all their 12 to is—year—olds, not the uk. the scientists who advise government on

immunisation, thejcvi, today said a further 200,000 young teens with heart, lung and liver condition is thought to be vulnerable to covid would be asked to have the vaccine, but it would not recommend the jab for healthy 12 to is—year—olds. whilst the benefits marginally outweigh the risks, the risk of heart information is still uncertain and we want to see what wider societal and educational benefits of are two children before recommending universal vaccination. the are two children before recommending universal vaccination.— universalvaccination. the key concern for — universalvaccination. the key concern for the _ universalvaccination. the key concern for the jcvi _ universalvaccination. the key concern for the jcvi is - universalvaccination. the key concern for the jcvi is the - concern for the jcvi is the potential long—term harm is from a rare side—effect from the pfizer vaccine. myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis information of the heart lining. data from the united states shows that for every i million data from the united states shows that for everyi million boys data from the united states shows that for every i million boys fully immunised with the pfizer vaccine

there were around 60 cases of heart information. among girls it was much lower, with around eight cases per million. symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations. but these were generally mild symptoms and short lived. as for covid healthy children are at minimal risk of severe illness with just two in a million admitted to intensive care after infection. so what happens now? the jcvi only looks at health issues but the uk's four chief medical officers can examine why the issues, such as disruption to schools, from repeated covid outbreaks, and whether this might tip the balance in favour of immunising all 12 to is—year—olds. if we are going to vaccinate our children. — if we are going to vaccinate our children. it_ if we are going to vaccinate our children, it has got to really be in their_

children, it has got to really be in their interests and not in society's interests — their interests and not in society's interests to — their interests and not in society's interests to vaccinate them and i think— interests to vaccinate them and i think it _ interests to vaccinate them and i think it is — interests to vaccinate them and i think it is a — interests to vaccinate them and i think it is a difficult decision. what — think it is a difficult decision. what do _ think it is a difficult decision. what do families make of it? people between the — what do families make of it? people between the age _ what do families make of it? people between the age of _ what do families make of it? people between the age of 12 _ what do families make of it? people between the age of 12 and _ what do families make of it? people between the age of 12 and 15 - what do families make of it? people between the age of 12 and 15 should | between the age of 12 and 15 should between the age of 12 and 15 should be able _ between the age of 12 and 15 should be able to— between the age of 12 and 15 should be able to get— between the age of 12 and 15 should be able to get a _ between the age of 12 and 15 should be able to get a vaccination - between the age of 12 and 15 should be able to get a vaccination to - be able to get a vaccination to prevent— be able to get a vaccination to prevent the _ be able to get a vaccination to prevent the spread _ be able to get a vaccination to prevent the spread of- be able to get a vaccination to prevent the spread of the - be able to get a vaccination to i prevent the spread of the virus. i prevent the spread of the virus. would not recommend for the prevent the spread of the virus._ would not recommend for the moment, it's too early. i would not recommend for the moment, it's too early-— it's too early. i think if we want to net it's too early. i think if we want to get the _ it's too early. i think if we want to get the pandemic _ it's too early. i think if we want to get the pandemic under - it's too early. i think if we want - to get the pandemic under control, we have _ to get the pandemic under control, we have to — to get the pandemic under control, we have to as vaccinate many of the nonutation _ we have to as vaccinate many of the population as possible. many we have to as vaccinate many of the population as possible.— population as possible. many other countries rolled _ population as possible. many other countries rolled out _ population as possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines - population as possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to - population as possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to all| countries rolled out vaccines to all secondary school children in the summer, with the autumn term now under a final decision of the uk is promised shortly. and fergus walshjoins me now. what should parents be making of this do you think? fin what should parents be making of this do you think?— this do you think? on the one hand, this do you think? on the one hand, this could show _ this do you think? on the one hand, this could show the _ this do you think? on the one hand, this could show the care _ this do you think? on the one hand, this could show the care and - this could show the care and attention that the jcvi, this independent group of scientists, have taken independent group of scientists, have ta ken every step of independent group of scientists, have taken every step of the way when it comes to recommending who gets which vaccines, and that may boost public confidence. but there

is a danger it will also be seen as dithering and passing the buck. and people might ask why this decision wasn't made earlier, when schools were still on summer holidays. and why wasn't the final decision coordinated with the wider assessment of the health benefits to education and society? we could have one announcement. and there is some political frustration about the delays. for example, the uk now has a lower percentage of its population immunised, than denmark, spain, belgium and canada. the assessment now goes to chris whitty and the other chief medical officers but for now, parents and children will have to wait. , ., ~ now, parents and children will have to wait. , ., ,, , ., , to wait. fergus, thank you. fergus walsh. a former conservative health secretary has said the government must "bite the bullet" and bring in tax rises to fund the nhs and social care. jeremy hunt said the pressures on the sector are only going to increase following the pandemic. the government is due to announce

some measures next week to address the challenges faced by the nhs in england as the number of people waiting for procedures is at a record high. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. i'm not half the man i was. compared to what i could do, i am nowhere near the guy. wayne from derbyshire has had a painful and sometimes traumatic wait of more than two years for treatment for gallstones. after six months of assessment, he was put on the list for an operation early last year but while waiting for surgery, he became seriously ill and spent months in hospital. he had to learn to walk again and build up his strength. welcome home! and he was discharged from hospital in february. i should have been dealt with far sooner and this wouldn't have happened. being bitter is not going to solve this. solving it would be putting it to an end so going forward, these queues, these waiting lists are reduced.

wayne still doesn't know when his operation will take place. he feels the delay and his condition getting worstjust meant more nhs resources were needed for his care. so what are the solutions? major north london hospitals, including this one, are working together to send patients to specialist centres. here it is orthopaedic surgery. they are doing more operations than before the pandemic and are bringing in some who have had long waits. we know that waiting with advanced arthritis is causing significant- problems with mobility, i obviously persistent pain. and for many, their mental health has also suffered so to be able - to get back to operate now is very rewarding for us and of course it's good to see that our patients are gettingl the treatment they require. how are you? i'm fine. william has given margaret a hip replacement. a few hours later, he is checking how she is. it has been quite tough. but i'm glad i've had it done now. the time has gone so quick. i'm glad i've had it done now so i can be comfortable

and not in no pain no more. this is a brand—new hospital facility and they are working with partners across the local community to try to reduce waiting lists. the question is, will the nhs in some other areas be able to do the same? there has been extra nhs funding for this initiative. that has been welcomed by hospital leaders although they say cutting the backlog will be a huge task. it's going to be massive - workload, need a great deal of investment to do it, i and that is at every level. we have got to train more surgeons, train more anaesthetists, _ train more theatre staff. but above all, we need to be efficient so when we have i got these facilities, - we really have to use them. we have to use them i every day of the week. 0nlyjust come out of hospital a month before... one of the hospitals which treated wayne said there was progress tackling the backlog but it was understood that long waits were distressing for patients. wayne has now been contacted about further checks but there is still no date for his op. hugh pym, bbc news. as well as dealing with the nhs backlog, the government is also looking at how to reform and pay for the social care system.

hugh is here. what do we know of their plans for social care? we don't have any detail yet but we are told we will get something early next week and it will attempt to address the issue of means testing of social care in england. at the moment, if you have savings of more than £14,250, you have to meet some of your social care costs and anything more than £23,250, you have to meet all your social care costs. if you go into a residential home, the value of your house is included in that end up with people having to sell their home and has caught a lot of anger and distress over the years. then there is the issue of a cap, in other words, years. then there is the issue of a cap, in otherwords, can years. then there is the issue of a cap, in other words, can you limit the amount people have to pay from their own savings? back in 2015, the conservative manifesto had a pledge to cap care costs at £72,000 but it

was never implemented. then there is theissue was never implemented. then there is the issue of the cost to local authorities of providing social care, extra funding for that and there is speculation that could be funded by increased national insurance contributions. we will have to wait until early next week and i should stay in scotland, there is a free personal care, a certain amount of that in northern ireland and wales, some care costs are already paid. and wales, some care costs are already paid-— and now for the latest uk coronavirus figures. they show there were just over 42,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 34,312 per day in the last week. the figures show there were over 7,500 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 121 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that takes the average

deaths per day to 114 over the last week. in terms of vaccinations, more than 88% of people aged over 60 have had their first 88% of people aged over 60 have had theirfirstjab 88% of people aged over 60 have had their firstjab and 88% of people aged over 60 have had theirfirstjab and more 88% of people aged over 60 have had their firstjab and more than 79% of people over that age bracket have had both doses —— over 16. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the uk and pakistan have a shared interest in securing a stable and peaceful future in afghanistan. mr raab, who's been visiting the border between the two countries, announced help for areas expecting an influx of refugees in the wake of the taliban takeover, but said aid inside afghanistan would be given only to charities, not directly to the taliban. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. side—by—side, taliban fighters and local residents. this is friday prayers in kabul.

a cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing — from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. they are still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. translation: what we want - the new government to do is tackle poverty and unemployment. whenever they announce it, people will be able to properly get back to work and the economy will improve. the most important is peace. prosperity second. and we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. already the face of this city is changing under the influence of its new rulers. for years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul. now you can see women's faces are being blacked out and the taliban have told decorators

to paint over all of this, replacing it with these black and white slogans. this one reads, "the blood of the martyrs has washed away the occupation." a glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. close by, this beautician's shop has also been ordered to paint over its signage. despite taliban assurances women will be allowed to work, many fear they will be erased from public life. this morning in kabul, a protest by female activists demanding equal rights. earlier this week, taliban leaders said women wouldn't be given senior roles in the new government. translation: throughout decades| of war, women have suffered a lot - mentally and physically. after a lot of effort, they managed to create a space for themselves and achieve some equality and justice while retaining their islamic identity. if we lose all this, it will have a very negative

impact on afghanistan. some aren't waiting to find out what the new government will look like. these afghans are stuck at the border with pakistan. the uk's foreign secretary, who has been visiting pakistan, told the bbc he wanted the taliban to live up to promises to allow those afghans who are eligible to leave the country to do so. what's important for the uk and all of our partners — whether it's in the us but also in the region, including pakistan — is to try and exercise the maximum moderating influence on the taliban. whether it's safe passage, whether it's no safe haven for terrorism — we need to send a clear message. afghanistan is changing fast and will change even more in the coming days. but no one is yet clear what exactly the future will look like. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. the senior british commander on the ground in kabul has been speaking for the first time

about the evacuation operation. the last of the 1,000 british troops returned to the uk at the weekend after helping to rescue more than 15,000 people. brigadierjames martin says his troops did their duty in the midst of the most harrowing scenes. he's been talking to our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. this is what british troops faced soon after they landed in the cauldron of kabul airport. the desperation of thousands of people trying to flee a country now under taliban control. soldiers trained for combat trying to instill some order in the chaos. a massive humanitarian mission that has taken its toll. when you are dealing with a very large crowd that is fearful, in fear of its life, crushing, pressing against you, when women and children are being crushed and, yes, dying, in some cases, in your arms, your agency to deal with the situation and change it is very different than

when you are on combat operations. there was emotions all the way through the operations. you can't see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and then you having to deal with the aftermath of that, you can't see any of that without being emotional. there have been tears? yeah, of course there have been tears. and they did all this while their own lives were under threat. it culminated in a suicide attack just over a week ago. 13 of their us comrades were killed in the blast, along with more than 150 afghans who were hoping to get on a flight to freedom. it was carnage, it was carnage. when that level of explosion and combination of shrapnel is detonated, there is only one result, and that is carnage. but the way in which i witnessed our soldiers react to that incident was,

you know, one of the finest things i've seen. they ran towards the explosion. they provided immediate medical succour and support to the afghan civilians that had been wounded. brigadier martin himself has done several tours fighting the taliban, who are now back in control, so the question, was it worth it. what price 20 years of freedom for those people? what price no terrorist attacks emanating from afghanistan? so, you know, i put the ball back in your court. is that worth it? in the end, they helped rescue more than 15,000 people. and while questions still remain about the speed of the government's response, who can question the courage, commitment and compassion shown by britain's armed forces? jonathan beale, bbc news. the time is 18.18pm. our top story this evening... there's to be no mass

rollout of covid jabs for healthy 12 to 15—year—olds — for now. it's a hat—trick of gold medals for great britain on day 10 of the paralympics. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... can anyone stop chelsea as the new women's super league season gets underway tonight? we'll be assessing who's likely to rival them for the title this year. police in new zealand have shot dead a man who stabbed and wounded six people — three of them critically — in a supermarket in auckland. the prime minister jacinda ardern described the stabbings as terrorism. the man had been under 24—hour police surveillance as a known supporter of the islamic state group. his attack lasted 60 seconds before officers opened fire. 0ur correspondent, shaima khalil, sent this report. there's someone here with a knife. he's got a knife.

panic and chaos at the countdown supermarket in auckland. oh no. confused shoppers and an attacker on a stabbing rampage. then this. shots fired. as people tried to flee, the police shot him within 60 seconds of the attack. he stabbed this woman when she came out, i was going in. i went down to the other end and there was an old gentleman, european man, lying on the ground. the man, who has not been named, reportedly took a large knife from a display cabinet in the supermarket and stabbed six people. three are in critical condition. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, said he was inspired by the terror group so—called islamic state. the attacker had been under round—the—clock monitoring due to concerns about his ideology. he became a person of national security interest in 2016 and had been on a terror watch list.

questions have been raised about why no action against him was taken before six people were injured. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. the staff intervened as quickly as they could and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifying situation. authorities are confident this was a lone wolf attack and that there is no further danger, after a day of terror that left a community in shock. shaima khalil, bbc news. pet abduction is to be made a criminal offence in england after a rise in thefts during the pandemic. about 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. at the moment, pet theft is treated the same as taking property, but ministers want a new law to acknowledge the emotional distress caused to both

animaland human. duncan kennedy reports. she had been in the family for ten years. but last year, roly, the blonde cockapoo, was stolen. it happened during a walk in open countryside. her owner, katie christie, says roly has never been found. i think lots of family pets are more than just a pet. they are members of the family. we really were devastated when she went and it's very traumatic. it's a year on and we still are very upset and hoping to get her back. some dog thefts are caught on camera. these two men on the right took a chihuahua on a london street and drove him off in this van. the government says 2000 dogs were reported stolen last year, but it says current pet laws are not strong enough, so it's introducing a new offence of pet theft.

we think that this has been a growing problem, often with organised gangs behind it. often when the police do bring prosecutions, they find there is other criminality linked to it. that is why we want to strengthen the law in this area. these stolen puppies were put up for sale from a car boot. prices rose sharply during the pandemic. hazel was just ten months old when she was stolen from becky taylor last summer. becky put up posters everywhere, from west sussex to ireland. incredibly, after 11 months, an anonymous tip—off has just led to hazel�*s return. i saw her coming up the road and i thought, i know that dog, it's my hazel. and then she crawled into my arms and we had to drive someone safer and then i could cuddle her. yeah. the thieves had cut out hazel�*s microchip. becky says she's not sure a new pet theft law would make her dog safer.

it's only as good as those that follow it through. if the police don't act and then don't prosecute, then there is no point in having a new law. britain has about 10 million dogs and owners say it is now time to treat them as more than just property. duncan kennedy, bbc news. world football's governing body, fifa, has begun an investigation after england players were subjected to racist abuse during last night's world cup qualifying game against hungary in budapest. raheem sterling and jude bellingham endured racist chants from the crowd, and cups and bottles were thrown onto the pitch after sterling scored in the game, which england won 4—0. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. england knew the atmosphere would be hostile in the puskas arena. commentator: the president - of the hungarian federation pleaded with supporters not to boo. there is quite a bit of booing. but as england took the lead,

it got much worse. players were pelted with plastic cups, flares were thrown and players faced monkey noises and gestures from the stands. substitutejude bellingham was one of those abused. tonight he has tweeted that racism will always be a part of the game until proper punishments are put in place by those with the power. his manager agrees. i don't think our players can do anything more than they have done over the last two or three years in trying to get the right messages out, take the right stands, and it's for other people to protect them. it's for me to protect them in the main, but for the authorities to protect them as well. but many feel strongly that racist fans shouldn't have been there in the first place. this summer, homophobia and racism from the stands earned hungary a three—match supporters ban. but last night the ban did not apply because it was a world cup qualifier, rather than a european one. and that is perplexing to those who

fight against racism in football. hungary have been sanctioned for three matches with one suspended by uefa following events at the euros. really, just five or six weeks ago. and then to see them playing a full house match against a big, racially diverse team like england was disappointing. hungarian football has long had a problem with racism and last night was depressingly predictable. in budapest today, there was dismay about what happened. it's very unfortunate and i am hopeful that the sensible, rational people will actually overcome. myself, i didn't like it, to be honest with you. i think it is a shame for all of us. reports containing video evidence of the racism is now with fifa, which has opened disciplinary proceedings. but hungary's foreign minister dismissed the atmosphere last night

as a simply hostile and said it was similar to what italy faced at wembley in the european final. england has its own problem with racism of course, but for hungary, it is another night of shame and surely more sanctions. natalie pirks, bbc news. england s batsmen built what could be a crucial first innings lead of 99 runs on day two of the fourth test against india at the oval. with the match — and the series — finely poised, ollie pope top—scored with 81 on his return to the side, while chris woakes also made 50. a short time ago, india were 40—0 in their second innings, still 65 runs behind. england have a total of 290. there s been a hat—trick of gold medals for great britain on day 10 of the paralympics, with success in athletics and canoeing. the team has also won a clutch of silvers and bronzes, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from tokyo. celebrations don't get much soggier. emma wiggs proving that when it comes to paddle power,

she's the best in the business. the 41—year—old charging in the canoe sprint to take a second paralympic gold. for wiggs, the elation of victory was followed by emotion on the podium. just getting to these games was a struggle after a serious wrist injury. to be honest, it was probably the first time in my life that i really felt disabled. that was 20 years after becoming disabled. it was probably a bit of a rock—bottom moment, and now we sit here today... ..with this! it was also thumbs—up in the athletics for dunfermline's will miller, as he ripped up the form book with a brilliant run to take the 1500 metres title. in the highjump, meanwhile, jonathan broom—edwards produced the leap of his life. after silver in rio, it was gold in tokyo. the world champion finally the paralympic champion. well, the british team have reached a milestone today. the 100 medal mark.

they were set a target at these games of between 100 and 140 medals. and still they keep coming. there was another one for the remarkable richard whitehead, but not the gold he's used to. the 200 metres saw a changing of the guard — from the 45—year—old to a 19—year—old. south africa's ntando mahlangu didn't walk until he was ten. now he had beaten one of the all—time greats. his wasn't the only extraordinary talent on show, yan shuo of china beating will bayley as britain lost out in the table tennis final. and then there was the wheelchair tennis. if there was a prize for shot of the year, well, alfie hewett might have just won it. it wasn't enough for hewett and gordon reid to win their doubles final. but in defeat, they did at least have one of the day's most dazzling moments. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. time for a look at the weather. here's nick millar.

the weather has been stuck in a rut this week, cloudy for many and gradual changes this weekend as high pressure moves away eastwards and by sunday, more readily brightening up and turn it warmer in england and wales and at the same time those parts of scotland and northern ireland that have seen most of the sunshine will have a chance of rain moving in. right now, a lot of cloud out there, some sunny spells across southern england and wales and the cloud building here overnight. there are some clear spells and patchy mist and fog where you have cloud and it could be drizzly with fog on the hills and temperatures for the most part holding up into double figures. and a lot of cloud around again to start tomorrow and for most it stays that way. sunny spells may be for northern scotland, northern ireland, wales and the south west and more so across southern england, quite late in the day. the cloud they can offer drizzly rain in places and coming from the north

sea, it will feel quite cool with the