this is bbc news with the latest headlines: labour says there is a "strong case" for offering all 12— to 15—year—olds covid vaccinations to prevent "further disruption" to their learning. the government's scientific advisors do not so far support it. it is difficult to maintain measures like social distancing and we have seen them earlier on, also, for example a year ago in the summer, that they are a group which often gets the disease first. the british medical association calls for an emergency cobra meeting as gps in the uk delay flu jabs because of disrupted supplies. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast.

and coming up, as a list of the world's most threatened animals and plants is released, we'll speak to an expert from the asian big cats programme about what species might disappear forever. that will be live from russia. good afternoon. welcome to the programme. labour says there's a strong case to vaccinate children aged between 12 and 15 against covid to prevent any further disruption to learning. ministers have asked the chief medical officers of the uk's four nations to consider the broader implications after the uk's vaccines advisory body decided yesterday not to recommend jabs for all youngsters in that age group. james reynolds reports.

for many young teenagers in america, the highlight of a travel free pandemic summer may have been getting the covid jab. the us, israel and several european countries have all pressed ahead with vaccinations for 12 to 15—year—olds. it's difficult to maintain all measures like social distancing, etc. and we have seen earlier on, since a year ago in the summer, they are a group which often gets the disease first. some parents here are in favour of jabs for all young teens. if it helps people feel less anxious, then they should do it, especially if they don't have to miss more school. are you happy to have your children vaccinated? yes. it will save their lives i and other peoples lives. but the committee that advises on vaccination says from a medical point of view is not currently recommending jabs for all young teams.

——teens. for the healthy children, the risk—benefit balance is really very uncertain and very tight. normally what we do when we recommend vaccination for children is we see a very clear benefit that clearly outweighs any possible risk. in the absence of that clear blue water, if you like, between those two, we prefer to advise that healthy children should not for the moment be immunised. there are 3 million 12—15 —year—olds in the uk. of these, around 464,000 are currently eligible for a covid jab, either because they have an underlying health condition or because they live with someone who needs extra protection. so the vast majority of young teens, then, will begin the school year without being vaccinated. ministers are concerned that this may mean disruptive covid outbreaks in schools. the government has asked for specific scientific advice on the subject. a final decision is expected

in the coming weeks. in the wider pandemic, though, the three million though, the three million in this young age group may not make the difference because among adults there are still six million people who have yet to receive their own firstjab. james reynolds, bbc news. professor sir mark walport was the government's chief scientific adviser from 2013 to 2017. hejoins us now. it is good to he joins us now. it is good to speak to you again, so macro the advisory committee that specialises in the committee, there are benefits, this benefits, but on balance, there are not enough for us to make the case compelling. why then reverts to the chief medical officer is? can you expect that thinking to us? {131 expect that thinking to us? of course, whatjcvi, what they expect that thinking to us? of course, what jcvi, what they have course, whatjcvi, what they have concluded, the benefits on health

grounds alone aren't marginal, but they are, on the positive side. ministers have got to look at the whole range of potential benefits and harms and one of the things that has been extraordinarily disruptive to young people has been a disruption index schooling. we are seeing in scotland at a time when the school is the work is back to normal, cases rising fast, so there is a significant this benefits for children being off school for a significant matter of time with a coronavirus infection.— significant matter of time with a coronavirus infection. sorry? some ofthat coronavirus infection. sorry? some of that is a — coronavirus infection. sorry? some of that is a health _ coronavirus infection. sorry? some of that is a health this _ coronavirus infection. sorry? some of that is a health this benefits? i of that is a health this benefits? welcome it as a health well—being course, it is if they are ill and well and with covid—19 for long time, it is potentially disruptive to their family, time, it is potentially disruptive to theirfamily, so time, it is potentially disruptive to their family, so thejcvi really looks through, the expect lens of the immunologist, the infectious

diseases specialist, epidemiologist, but there are people that look at the house in the broadest sense. that obviously includes things like education, and a social activity generally. so vaccination has the potential to have an impact on those as well, and so what the ministers across the four nations have asked is that the chief medical officers of the four nations work together with experts who can look at that and take a broader view of the potential benefits and harms of vaccination to the 12 to 15—year—olds vaccination to the 12 to 15-year-olds_ vaccination to the 12 to 15-year-old vaccination to the 12 to 15- ear-old ., , 15-year-olds you may have seen some coveraue 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at — 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at the _ 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at the moment. _ 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at the moment. but - 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at the moment. but i'm - 15-year-olds you may have seen some coverage at the moment. but i'm surei coverage at the moment. but i'm sure that you are not —— i'm sure you know what a position than i am to know what a position than i am to know whether sources are from the newspapers, but this is surely a decision from the ministers of wanting back vaccination to happen, but people feel like this is being driven by the politics not science. firstly, the chief medical officers are very independent group of people, they form their own view,

responsible for public health in the broader sense, they are, and ministers have asked for their advice and that is what they are seeking. i think they are likely to follow the chief medical officer is�* advice. i think people should feel that, but it is a difficult decision and as we have heard in the news piece before, if you look around the world, in the us, young people are being vaccinated and in most european countries, france, germany, italy, finland have recentlyjoined, portugal, 12 to 15—year—olds are being immunised. so it is one of those decisions where it is not absolutely clear cut, and i think a sensible approach is being taken, to take the expert but very specific advice from the jcvi and take the expert but very specific advice from thejcvi and put take the expert but very specific advice from the jcvi and put that take the expert but very specific advice from thejcvi and put that in the context of the broader social issues, surrounding the effects of coronavirus on young children. the bbc's statistics, head of

statistics, pointed out on friday that there are roughly 6 million adults who have still not been vaccinated. that is twice the number of children in this age group. why not put more effort in getting those unvaccinated adults vaccinated? unvaccinated adults vaccinated ? these unvaccinated adults vaccinated? these are not idle wards, those 6 million clear, —— those six many people, it is clear they should be immunised if at all possible. the harms to them from the coronavirus go harms to them from the coronavirus 9° up harms to them from the coronavirus go up with every year of age. they are all more vulnerable than it solves to 15—year—olds. so getting a vaccine into them is very important as well. —— 12 to 15—year—olds. this is not an either or. the harder it is not an either or. the harder it is for the virus to jump from one person to the other, with more vaccinations, and we are dealing with a more transmissible variant, we know the vaccine is not as is really more effective at dealing with that, but the vaccine is very useful at dealing with the most

serious effects of the disease. we know that long covid—19 is not common in young people, there is a very good study that was published preliminarily about a week ago, about 15% of youngsters will have persistent symptoms, three months after their infection. that is not good for them. the after their infection. that is not good for them.— after their infection. that is not good for them. the next question i cuess we good for them. the next question i guess we are _ good for them. the next question i guess we are going _ good for them. the next question i guess we are going to _ good for them. the next question i guess we are going to face - good for them. the next question i guess we are going to face is - good for them. the next question i guess we are going to face is the i guess we are going to face is the one of whether we should be going down the path of... boosters, of course, this year. other separate policies you think that that would raise, if you were sitting in the job you are sitting in five years ago, that you'd be saying, actually, we are in a slightly different area of this question now? it is we are in a slightly different area of this question now?— of this question now? it is a different — of this question now? it is a different but _ of this question now? it is a different but related - of this question now? it is a i different but related question fought scientific advice, which is what is the evidence that the vaccines are either waning in their effect or less effective against the delta variant, and we know they are somewhat less effective, and then

the question is who should receive a booster dose? again, the government will seek advice from the jcvi. booster dose? again, the government will seek advice from thejcvi. and also, i'm sure, from the chief medical officers and the chief scientific advisers.— scientific advisers. always a pleasure — scientific advisers. always a pleasure to _ scientific advisers. always a pleasure to speak— scientific advisers. always a pleasure to speak to - scientific advisers. always a pleasure to speak to you, . scientific advisers. always a - pleasure to speak to you, thank you for your time. a doctors' union is calling for the government to take urgent action, over delays to the delivery of the winter flu jab , and to hold a meeting of the emergency cobra committee to discuss the problem. some gp surgeries in england and wales have already begun cancelling appointments for the flu vaccine, after one of the uk's largest suppliers warned of a possible two—week delay getting supplies through. daniela relph reports. the message is clear, but actually getting your flu jab is now riddled with delays in many areas. more than 35 million people will be offered the flu vaccine on the nhs this autumn and winter. but delays in delivering the vaccinations to gp surgeries will now mean appointments and flu clinics are postponed.

i think it could be a real issue for patients and for general practice, and that, of course, if general practice is in trouble, then patients are in trouble. because it's notjust a question of delaying it, it's all the cancellations of the many, many clinics, the many appointments which have already been booked in. seqirus supplies vaccines to gps and pharmacies in england and wales. it has warned that road freight challenges have disrupted their work. there simply aren't enough lorry drivers to make the deliveries. the concern is even a short delay could increase pressure on the nhs and, ultimately, cost lives. clearly, influenza immunisation this year is really important, and the reason it's so important is because we've had, because of lockdowns, we've had very low circulating influenza levels last winter. and so, we do know when there are low circulating influenza levels the year before, often we get high infection rates in the following years.

on top of these latest delays, surgeries are already limiting blood tests due to a chronic shortage of test tubes. doctors�* leaders are critical of the government's handling of the disruption. we are hearing nothing from the politicians, and the bma actually is calling for the government to have a cobra meeting because within the space of two weeks, we've seen two major crises of cancellations of blood tests and now flu jabs, and we want to hearfrom our politicians and hear why there are no contingency plans. gp surgeries now face managing further delays and cancellations, as well as the worry and anxiety of their patients. daniela relph, bbc news. seema malhotra is the shadow minister for business, energy and industrial strategy. shejoins us now. thank you she joins us now. thank you for your time this afternoon, seema. what do you think the government can most usefully do? it cannot magically create the drivers to resolve this particular problem. what can it do

given the circumstances are presented?— given the circumstances are resented? , , , ., presented? firstly, we should say that this is _ presented? firstly, we should say that this is a _ presented? firstly, we should say that this is a consequence - presented? firstly, we should say that this is a consequence of- presented? firstly, we should say that this is a consequence of the i that this is a consequence of the government. gps are at wits end, first forced to cancel... the delays in being able to get these to gps, it has been a summer of crises, not just with the nhs, but with wider supply chain crisis, which is hitting businesses, our economy and now with patients paying the price. with the winter coming and free resurgence, that risk, ministers need to get a grip. we need to call for ministers, the government to take action and for there to be a designated minister to help tackle the supply chain crisis. they need to convene a task forced to look, sector by sector, at what the issues are, and to make sure there is urgent action to counter remedy.

this is very important because it has got worse, it has got much, much worse, notjust in recent weeks, but in the months and of the last two years. what we are seeing is that we have to look at short—term measures of funding to courses, new drivers, a shortfall of drivers across the country, but that can be done by increasing apprenticeships, those funding, that is just not being used, that funding,... i funding, that isjust not being used, that funding,... i understand the oint used, that funding,... i understand the point you're _ used, that funding,... i understand the point you're making _ used, that funding,... i understand the point you're making about - used, that funding,... i understand | the point you're making about those kinds of longer—term issues, but this kind of very specific thing, in a sense, there is not a lot they can do about that. suppliers say they do not the drivers, they can't... you are not suggesting that the ministers get in their cars, go and collect stuff and drive it back themselves stop so what can those issues can be done? doctors are surelyjust doing what they

issues can be done? doctors are surely just doing what they will have to do which is cancel appointments because they won't have the vaccines. appointments because they won't have the vaccines-— the vaccines. exactly. what is important _ the vaccines. exactly. what is important is _ the vaccines. exactly. what is important is having _ the vaccines. exactly. what is important is having a - the vaccines. exactly. what is| important is having a minister the vaccines. exactly. what is i important is having a minister in the government across all departments. i support the call for the cobra meeting because we cannot have the vaccines being delayed, but what the government can do no, there are steps that can be taken as well for looking to have those who might be able to rejoin the profession, and also to look for this next period as well as to whether the government... we believe the government... we believe the government should now refer the hgv drivers to the migration advisory board, to see that should be on the list. there are measures that the government should also be considering more widely, just because this is a very immediate issue of the flu vaccine, but beyond that, they need to think in the next two weeks, beyond that, for the

crisis, there is looking our —— looking to come our way. it is not just the big companies, wetherspoon, nando's, iceland, that a warning about this, this is also now an issue in relation to the nhs. thank ou ve issue in relation to the nhs. thank you very much _ issue in relation to the nhs. thank you very much for _ issue in relation to the nhs. thank you very much for being _ issue in relation to the nhs. thank you very much for being with - issue in relation to the nhs. thank you very much for being with us i you very much for being with us on bbc news. a police officer has been seriously injured following a collision on the m62 near goole overnight. north yorkshire fire and rescue service said its crews freed the male officer from the wreckage. he's been taken to hospital. phil bodmer is at the scene. how did the develop? this happened at around about 11:30pm. last night. the eastbound section of the m62 remains close, more than 1a hours after the incident took place. west yorkshire police have told us that two of their first response cars were involved in a collision with a red sea at ibiza vehicle at around 1130.

hundreds of motorists were trapped in the resulting traffic chaos and had to be freed eventually by highways england officers. —— a seat ibiza. 0ne highways england officers. —— a seat ibiza. one would presume it was a high speed, one of the cars hit the bridge stanchion. you can see the extent of the wreckage of the red seat ibiza and also the patrol car. because of the nature of this event, the independent 0ffice because of the nature of this event, the independent office for police conduct is involved in this investigation. we know that the police officer in one of the response cars suffered a serious injury, we understand to a leg, not life—threatening, but there were four people in the seat ibiza, three sustained injuries, to manage to free themselves, the other two had to be freed by the emergency services, and we understand one has a serious neck and back injuries. at the moment, we suspect the motorway will be open within the next hour or so, but recovery is ongoing as we

speak. drivers are still being advised to avoid this section of the m62 eastbound for the time being. thank you. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. the pair were diving around the hms scylla which was sunk in 2004 to create an offshore reef. a major search operation off whitsand bay continued into the early hours of this morning. in afghanistan — the international community is trying to co—ordinate how it will respond to the taliban regime — as the group continues to send fighters to crush the last remaining organised resistance in the country. in the panjshir valley, anti—taliban groups, including former members of the armed forces, are being attacked by taliban fighters. the taliban has released this video, which it says was filmed near one of the valley�*s key settlements, showing its fighters advancing with captured hmvs —

although it's not known when this was happening. a spokesman for the anti—taliban groups says the clashes are ongoing, but the taliban are being pushed back. meanwhile, the us secretary of state antony blinken has begun a trip which will take in doha in qatar — a country which has hosted the taliban during negotiations — before heading to europe. there, he'll try to work out how to approach the taliban — even with the european union and the uk having said they will not recognise them as the legitimate rulers of afghanistan. qatar has helped to repair the airport runway in kabul, and the head of pakistan's intelligence services faiz hameed has arrived in the city. pakistan has long been accused of creating and supporting the taliban. its leaders are now finalising its government. but with huge amounts of foreign aid, which underpinned the country's economy, now being withdrawn, pressure is growing for them to ensure notjust human rights. take a listen to these residents of kabul. translation: 0ur demand from the islamic emirate is to activate the schools and universities.

and to students and to provide jobs to the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killing. translation: security is good all over the country, _ the people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government, that's worrying people. everyone's confused and people don't know what the future of the homeland will be because everyone's confused. let us cross live to our correspondent danjohnson, who is monitoring the developments in afghanistan for us from delhi.(os) it is hard enough to know what is happening even in the panjshir valley, but because they resisted the teller by last year round. it is hard to know what is going on even if you are on the ground. somewhere on the ground _ if you are on the ground. somewhere on the ground that _ if you are on the ground. somewhere on the ground that is _ if you are on the ground. somewhere on the ground that is even _ on the ground that is even well defended, well known for its resistance to any forces taking over that particular valley. that is why the taliban was not able to get control of its last time, or last

time in three weeks ago, when kabul fell, but the taliban does seem determined to push its way into that valley and to snuff out the resistance. there are contested claims about exactly what the situation there is. we know there has been fierce fighting, some serious injuries, hundreds of fighters injured on both sides of this, but the taliban yesterday were saying that it had succeeded, that it had one victory yesterday and all the resistance fighters had surrendered, but then some of those fighters, some are prominent figures within the resistance have argued back saying no, we're still here, we are not surrendering, we will continue fighting. it looks like that battle is not yet over. there may be more bloodshed as the taliban seemed determined to try to get a grip on every last square of afghanistan.— grip on every last square of afr hanistan. , ., afghanistan. india's government sent a afghanistan. india's government spent a lot _ afghanistan. india's government spent a lot of— afghanistan. india's government spent a lot of money _ afghanistan. india's government spent a lot of money trying i afghanistan. india's government spent a lot of money trying to i spent a lot of money trying to support the afghan government that collapsed when the us troops were pulling out. they put a lot of time and investment into that. but what

is the feeling there of what is happening in afghanistan and again, that's news that the pakistani intelligence chief is back in afghanistan talking to the government?— afghanistan talking to the rovernment? , ., , , government? yes, there was deep unease over _ government? yes, there was deep unease over what _ government? yes, there was deep unease over what the _ government? yes, there was deep unease over what the future i government? yes, there was deep unease over what the future may l government? yes, there was deep i unease over what the future may hold for afghanistan and its neighbours, and like the attacks by isis k really underline the threats that could be posed to the wider region. i do not think it will be too surprised to see the senior figures, the most seniorfigure the most senior figure from pakistani intelligence talking to the taliban in kabul, but it is exactly what voices in india have feared, and suggested, and will say, thenit feared, and suggested, and will say, then it shows that the pakistani regime is very close to the taliban and is now going to play some sort of role in the future of afghanistan, which people in india would think is not a positive thing for the future. somebody�*s got to reach out to the taliban and work with them. there are lots of

different lines of communication, the uk's special envoy was speaking to special figures in the uk's special envoy was speaking to specialfigures in doha yesterday, but there aren't all sorts of efforts being made to engage with the taliban as they try to build a power structure for the country, but i think the fear in some quarters will be that pakistan is trying to influence that now and is trying to influence that now and is trying to mould whatever happens for the future of afghanistan in its favour. as a near neighbour, pakistan will be hugely concerned about the refugee situation, spilling into its borders, and the security situation as well. a really tense time. these negotiations are going on and on into what the future government of afghanistan will look like, having been promised for three weeks, with a new government being announced within days, which has still not come. they have said the invitation cards are being —— cards are being printed and sent out in full some kind of announcement in the coming day. full some kind of announcement in the coming day-— full some kind of announcement in the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way _ the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way to _ the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way to you _ the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way to you in _ the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way to you in delhi, i the coming day. let's hope there is one on its way to you in delhi, dan| one on its way to you in delhi, dan johnson, thank you very much. a list of the world's most threatened animals and plants is being released today.

the so—called "red list" has been compiled by the international union for the conservation of nature and has looked at nearly 135,000 species over the last 50 years. it suggests that almost 28% are currently at risk of vanishing forever. but there's some good news for one species on the list — the amur leopard — one of the rarest and the most critically threatened leopard sub—species on the planet. to explain, i'm joined by alexey kostyria, senior coordinator of the asian big cats programme at the world wildlife fund in amur, russia. thank you very much for being with us today. tell us what the good news is. what has been the transformation in the prospects for both the amur leopard and the amur tiger. first full, thank _ leopard and the amur tiger. first full, thank you _ leopard and the amur tiger. first full, thank you very _ leopard and the amur tiger. f “st full, thank you very much for the opportunity to talk the bbc. and good afternoon. where i live now, it

is late at night. if you are talking about the leper�*s, i think this is a big success of the russian government and the conservation of this subspecies of leopard because this subspecies of leopard because this is a species that is very rare, one of the rarest of the world, 20 years ago it was only 25 or 30 individuals. it was a whole population disappeared. after the creation of the leper�*s national park, a decision of the russian government, and the business support of the leper�*s foundation for the number of leopard now is triple. ——

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leopards, the amur leopards range, under the protection of the leper�*s national park, it means that the whole hunting is prohibited. —— leopard national park. the national park has a lot of potential to reduce the number of —— increase the number of individuals. we have a good connection with the chinese because we created a new tiger reserve and for now, for sure, the concern... reserve and for now, for sure, the concern- - -_ concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good — concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good news — concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good news and _ concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good news and i _ concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good news and i hope i concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, it is good news and i hope the i concern... i'm sorry to interrupt, i it is good news and i hope the news continues to be good. speaking from amur in russia, thank you very much. paralympics gb have picked up three

more gold medals on day 11 of the games in tokyo. in para—canoeing, there was a british one—two. in the kl2 200m, charlotte henshaw won gold and emma wiggs clinched silver. let's speak to paul ratcliffe, performance director from british canoeing. a former olympian as well. thank you. you must be delighted with how this ends, this isjust one you. you must be delighted with how this ends, this is just one song olympics and paralympics, to see the performance of the athletes who you have been working with. it must be like the icing on the cake. it is have been working with. it must be like the icing on the cake.— like the icing on the cake. it is a really important _ like the icing on the cake. it is a really important event - like the icing on the cake. it is a really important event for i like the icing on the cake. it is a really important event for all i like the icing on the cake. it is a really important event for all of| like the icing on the cake. it is a i really important event for all of us with in british canoeing, because we have seen what these athletes and staff have put in on a daily basis, the last 18 months have been incredibly tough. if you ever been up incredibly tough. if you ever been up in not —— nothing in common is like paddling in the arctic sometimes. you are seeing inspirational moments on the screen, but it is inspirational every day in

terms of what these athletes and staff have put in. incredibly proud. do you feel the sport has changed in the years since you were... you go back to the olympics... not quite 20 years, but a fair number! just back to the olympics... not quite 20 years, but a fair number!— years, but a fair number! just over 20 ears! years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i — years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i was — years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i was being _ years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i was being kind. - years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i was being kind. in i years, but a fair number! just over 20 years! i was being kind. in a i 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 ear 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 year period. _ 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 year period. do — 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 year period, do you _ 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 year period, do you think- 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 year period, do you think the i 20 years! i was being kind. in a 20 j year period, do you think the sport of canoeing and the standard has changed? of canoeing and the standard has chanced? , ., , ~' changed? yes, for sure, i think these athletes _ changed? yes, for sure, i think these athletes are _ changed? yes, for sure, i think these athletes are taking i changed? yes, for sure, i think these athletes are taking it i changed? yes, for sure, i think these athletes are taking it to i changed? yes, for sure, i think| these athletes are taking it to a whole new level, the strength and power than is needed tojust whole new level, the strength and power than is needed to just move through water it now is night and day difference from where i was, i think it has more competitive as well and more global, with more nations competing across the world. we are fortunate that we have been able to get ahead of the game, get the funding we have had the sport, particularly having been introduced in the national lottery of the power programme, it has enabled us to

grow, bills, and put our market down and being number one in the world is superb. —— para programme. 50 and being number one in the world is superb. -- para programme.- superb. -- para programme. so we have four medallist. _ superb. -- para programme. so we have four medallist. and _ superb. -- para programme. so we have four medallist. and i - superb. -- para programme. so we have four medallist. and i think, i have four medallist. and i think, you cut one silver back in 2000. you have been a performer and you have been a performance director. what do you hope, briefly, for the future? and very fortunate to have lived the dream as an athlete, a coach, performance leader, so for me it is really proud to believe in it at the end of this cycle with the organisation set up well for paris. i'm going to take a little step back and deal with some of my own personal challenges i want to do again, i want to go in climb some answers, i have missed that, complete the 284 munro, and now at 32, so i have a way to go. what

complete the 284 munro, and now at 32, so i have a way to go.—