this is bbc news with the latest headlines. labour says there is a "strong case" for offering all 12—15 year olds covid vaccinations to prevent "further disruption" to their learning. the government's scientific advisers do not to support it. if it helps people feel less anxious, they should do it, especially if they don't have to miss more school. are you happy to have your children vaccinated? yes, because it will save their lives and other people's lives. the british medical association calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgv drivers has disrupted supplies. we are hearing nothing from politicians and the bma is actually calling _ politicians and the bma is actually calling for the government to have a

cobra _ calling for the government to have a cobra meeting, because in the space of two _ cobra meeting, because in the space of two weeks, we have seen two major crises of— of two weeks, we have seen two major crises of cancellations of blood tests _ crises of cancellations of blood tests and — crises of cancellations of blood tests and now flu jab. -- crises of cancellations of blood tests and now flu jab.- two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. and wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800 metres. good afternoon. if you're just if you'rejustjoining us, welcome to bbc news. 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 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 three 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 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. stevejones is parent to a 13 year old — steve is not in favour of teens receiving the vaccines for ethical reasons. with your child is turning 14 reasons. with your child is turning 1a tomorrow, but what does it that travels you about this suggestion? i see it, the government's mantra thus far has been to follow the science.

the jcvi up to far has been to follow the science. thejcvi up to this date and this age group has always recommended vaccination through the different cohorts, there was some hesitation around the 16 and 17—year—olds which seemed to disappear after a couple of weeks. i'm not quite sure what change the mind of thejcvi to make them realise it was not advisable for 60 to 15—year—olds —— is seen as innocent heroes. at this age group, 12 to 15, i am somewhat perplexed as to why the government has decided that they are not going to follow the jcvi advice, that they are not going to follow thejcvi advice, but it seems to me that they have really made up their mind. 50 that they have really made up their mind, , that they have really made up their mind. i. , ., that they have really made up their mind, y., , ., , mind. so your feeling is that it is the tail wagging _ mind. so your feeling is that it is the tail wagging the _ mind. so your feeling is that it is the tail wagging the dog, - mind. so your feeling is that it is the tail wagging the dog, policyl the tail wagging the dog, policy decision me and made —— being made and that will now happen notwithstanding the scientific advice? is that what you are saying?

it would appear so. i'm certainly hearing and reading, or have done, that the nhs is already being geared up that the nhs is already being geared up to provide vaccinations to 12 to 15—year—olds, and this was before the jcvi came 15—year—olds, and this was before thejcvi came out 15—year—olds, and this was before the jcvi came out with 15—year—olds, and this was before thejcvi came out with their advice. i suspectjcvi came under significant political pressure. but ou can't significant political pressure. but you can't know that. can ijust put you... because i put the broad points, the sense of what you are saying to sun earlier, he is to be a chief scientific adviser, and he said that is actually not without precedence for them to take an advisory, which they would normally do, and then asked the chief medical officers to look at it. he used to be a chief scientific adviser. it is because the jcvi be a chief scientific adviser. it is because thejcvi looks at be a chief scientific adviser. it is because the jcvi looks at very specifically narrow criteria. 0ne because the jcvi looks at very specifically narrow criteria. one of the benefits to people concerned having this vaccine and one of the risks if they don't have it? on

that, narrowly, on the balance of it, they did not think it was needed, for this cohorts at this stage. his argument was that it is a normal thing to then say ok, look at the broader issues, for the chief medical officer to do that. i pushed him on that political pressure point and he said that, the bottom line is that the cmo is a quite robust people, so think it is not the right thing to do, they will not recommend it. the ministers go ahead and there may be ignore their advice, but then that will be known. does that give you reinsurance? —— reassurance. ila you reinsurance? -- reassurance. no m idea you reinsurance? —— reassurance. iir> my idea is that a medical information needs to be done, with that patient, the medical intervention could put more risks and benefits, but then receiving that medical intervention, if it benefits other people, i see that as dubious ethical territory. so

benefits other people, i see that as dubious ethical territory.— dubious ethical territory. so what about the argument _ dubious ethical territory. so what about the argument that - dubious ethical territory. so what about the argument that there i dubious ethical territory. so whatl about the argument that there are significant health consequences in terms of two things, firstly of kids going to school and infects notjust other kids, but potentially teachers and staff, adults, but secondly, the healthiest benefits, mental well—being of all the other consequences of yet more time off school. in consequences of yet more time off school. , ., ,., ., , school. in terms of potentially infectin: school. in terms of potentially infecting teachers, _ school. in terms of potentially infecting teachers, i _ school. in terms of potentially infecting teachers, i read - school. in terms of potentially infecting teachers, i read the l school. in terms of potentially - infecting teachers, i read the study that concluded that teachers was that concluded that teachers was that no more risk from covid—19 or contracting it in every other. mas contracting it in every other. was our contracting it in every other. was your second _ contracting it in every other. was your second point? _ contracting it in every other. was your second point? the second point was the one about broader mental and physical well—being, was the one about broader mental and physicalwell—being, if was the one about broader mental and physical well—being, if being off school again because of getting infected. notwithstanding the fact that symptoms are likely to be less severe, but that is not true for everyone, but broadly that is true. likely to be less severe the younger you are, but you still pay a price. as we have seen with the disruption,

presumably your child has suffered that disruption as well. absolutely. i would that disruption as well. absolutely. i would see — that disruption as well. absolutely. i would see that _ that disruption as well. absolutely. i would see that with _ that disruption as well. absolutely. i would see that with being - i would see that with being vaccinated, not for an individual health benefits, but almost to counter what is a policy decision, government policy decision to have bubbles, to send entire classes home, so i will come back to the ethics of that particular decision, are we introducing this to benefits the recipient of the vaccine or are we introducing it to benefit others? if we are introducing it to benefit others, then it is ethically dubious to my mind. others, then it is ethically dubious to my mind-— others, then it is ethically dubious tom mind. ,, , ., to my mind. steve jones, thank you ve much to my mind. steve jones, thank you very much for— to my mind. steve jones, thank you very much for speaking _ to my mind. steve jones, thank you very much for speaking to _ to my mind. steve jones, thank you very much for speaking to us. - to my mind. steve jones, thank you very much for speaking to us. and | very much for speaking to us. and you can tell however rank that you are on the telly! dr chris cocking, is principal lecturer at the university of brighton. he is a social psychologist who has an interest in how people respond to mass emergencies. chris, thank you for being with us again. we have spoken in the last

year and a half about covid—19 and the social aspects of this. i'm just interested in what your thoughts of what steve said. we are in an area of where we are talking about broader issues than just a straightforward health issues and in a sense, we always have been during the course of this pandemic because thatis the course of this pandemic because that is why we do things like social distancing, wear masks, but we do things that are not necessarily —— there are also direct to us. what there are also direct to us. what concerns me _ there are also direct to us. what concerns me about _ there are also direct to us. what concerns me about the - there are also direct to us. what concerns me about the current l concerns me about the current narrative with this jcvi concerns me about the current narrative with thisjcvi decision, it seems to be focusing mainly on individual choice. we are in individual choice. we are in individual —— we are in a global pandemic which requires global action to stop transmissions, and are concerned that the element of it, the collective responsibility, which myself and other colleagues who research these kinds of emergencies and pandemics are found, and it is absolutely vital to have that collective sense of responsibility to be able to stop transmissions. but responsibility to be able to stop transmissions.— responsibility to be able to stop transmissions. �* _, , , transmissions. but when it comes up ofthat transmissions. but when it comes up of that sense — transmissions. but when it comes up of that sense of _ transmissions. but when it comes up of that sense of individual _ of that sense of individual responsibility, i would

of that sense of individual responsibility, iwould not of that sense of individual responsibility, i would not want to put words into steve's mall, because i did not ask him, but there will be other parents to say that they should be the bottom line of parental responsibility. —— steve's mouth. as parents, they are responsible for their children, and that should be respected any topic policy. for example regarding vaccination.— policy. for example regarding vaccination. there is a broader context to _ vaccination. there is a broader context to consider, _ vaccination. there is a broader context to consider, we're - vaccination. there is a broader i context to consider, we're talking about public health here, so the two are inextricably intertwined, you cannot separate them, there are public health consequences if you encourage individual decision—making, and this is something this government did with freedom day, for example, and the individual is possibility to wear masks or not, it is the collective eyesis masks or not, it is the collective eyes is the response of what we have found is that is clue crucial in these situations to have a collective response to the situation and the emergency. in collective response to the situation and the emergency.— collective response to the situation and the emergency. in terms of the

ublic and the emergency. in terms of the public debate _ and the emergency. in terms of the public debate that _ and the emergency. in terms of the public debate that needs _ and the emergency. in terms of the public debate that needs to - and the emergency. in terms of the | public debate that needs to happen, we're being told that this is being put to the cmo, they will be expected to come up with a response quickly, but then it will be politicians, prime minister, secretary of state for health, to say what they will do for the policy. in terms of communicating doubts, what do you think needs to be said? does it matter which way they go? actually, it is about the message project, in terms of whether you get that messaging right? it is vital to you get that messaging right? it 3 vital to encourage a collective message and before that, politicians need to show good leadership and they need to provide consistent messages and not provide mixed messages. the danger with this view of the jcvi is messages. the danger with this view of thejcvi is it could send out mixed messages which is confusing to people. also it will mean that those who are already vaccine has a tent mate cherry pick information that suits a particular perspective they

have. it is vital that politicians show leadership and research that myself and others have found on emergencies like this is that if people are presented with adversities, saying things are bad, this is what you need to do, people can and will comply with that, as we saw, with the very high compliance rate in the first lockdown, which the authorities were not expecting, and a delayed lockdown as a result when at the time, people will adhere to the restrictions if you are consistent and present a rationale for why people need to do it and why it is important. that requires good leadership from government. thank ou, leadership from government. thank you. doctor — leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, _ leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for _ leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for speaking - leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for speaking to us. 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.

it is 3:15pm. the headlines on bbc news... labour says there is a "strong case" for offering all 12—15 year olds covid vaccinations , to prevent "further disruption" to their learning. the government's scientific advisors don't support the view. the british medical association calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgv drivers has disrupted supplies. the taliban continues to send fighters to crush the last remaining organised resistance in afghanistan. we cross to the bbc sports centre. good afternoon. let's have a bit of a break. let's talk some sport. cricket we start with. india are slowly gaining control of the fourth test against england

on day three at the 0val. the tourists made a steady start this morning with rahul moving towards 50 — before jimmy anderson finally made the breakthough, rahul caught behind by bairstow on a6, but rohit sharma's proving harder to budge, passing 50, leading 94, and leading india's charge with cheteshwar pujara also closing in on a half india are 188 for1 in their second innings, that's a lead of 89 runs. the wsl is back and last season's runners up manchester city have already made quite an impression against everton vicky losada and janine beckie put city 2—0 ahead before khadija shaw made it three with a debut goal. all before half time and captain steph houghton made an immediate impact after coming off the bench to give the visitors their fourth goal. that matches live on bbc one. city

is for — zero up. —— 4—0. two more games today. earlier aston vill abeat leicester 2—1. totenham's match against birmingham kicked off about 15 minutes ago . hannah cockcroft has won her second gold medal of these paralympics in tokyo and lies seventh overall. she set a new paralympic record in the t34 800 metres in what was a british 1—2, as kara adenegan took silver. cockcroft dominated the race from the start to secure her second gold of these games. she broke her own world record to retain the 100m crown last sunday. she joked afterwards that she was gutted that she was unable to get the world record today. her team—mate kara adenegan, recorded a personal best though as she won the silver. i have been told, since i was born the things that i can't do and i am now a gold medallist and, you know, world champion, world record holder,

all the rest of the things and ijust want to see how far i can push it, how fast can i go? and that is the drive, and if medals keep coming and that, amazing, but we saw out there today with kare adenegan right behind me and another british woman in fourth as well, and she has not been doing this long, so we are definitely bring some superstars through from britain and my competition is going to continue to get harder. aled davies has made it a hat—trick of paralympic golds as he's added to his discus title in london and retained his f63 shot put crown from rio in the toyko rain. in another british 1—2 charlotte henshaw won the kl—2 200m para—canoe gold, with emma wiggs clinching silver. henshaw won silver at london 2012 and bronze in rio as a swimmer, but switching sports has worked, and means she got hold of the medal she always wanted. and there was another gold in the para—canoe, with laura sugar

becoming kl—3 champion. she's also made a sport switch, from athletics, when she was spotted by a talent id process in 2018. three years later, she has gold with a paralympic best time, capping off a brilliant games for the british para—canoe team, putting them top of the sport's medal table. it was an all great britain bronze medal match in the wheelchair tennis — gorden reid beating his doubles partrner alfie hewett to add to the silver they won together. elsewhere, in the women's wheelchair doubles, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker lost theirfinal, but take home a silver medal. plenty more sport around today, including golf�*s solheim cup over in ohio. the usa have begun their bid to regain the trophy from europe — a few moments ago europe were up in two of the four opening foursomes matches, with usa ahead in the other two — so very tight. you can find more on that on the bbc sport website.

the dutch grand prix, and i will bring you up—to—date with that in the next hour, but back to you in the next hour, but back to you in the studio. looking forward to speaking to you later on. i want to take you back to the story that we are talking about before the sport. the two—week delay to the few —— flu jab is because a shortage of hgv drivers. let's get more mike padgham is a care home manager and the chair of the independent care group. good to talk to you. you are on the front of the yorkshire post talking about one thing, the debate on social care, but we will leave that for another day, social care, but we will leave that foranother day, if social care, but we will leave that for another day, if you don't mind, because i think there will be opportunity to talk about that. the flu vaccine is something that a lot of your members and yourself in the care home you run, you are quite anxious about that. yes care home you run, you are quite anxious about that.— anxious about that. yes because we know that flu _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is a _ anxious about that. yes because we know that flu jab is a very _ know that flu jab is a very important and to delay them is problematic. when you combine that with the delay that we see on the

covid—19 boosters, it isjust another worry for us going into the winter, that's residents and staff are protected, so another concern we have. this are protected, so another concern we have. �* , ~' ., are protected, so another concern we have. . , ,, ., ., are protected, so another concern we have. �* , ,, ., ., , have. as we know from the past, if the care sector _ have. as we know from the past, if the care sector is _ have. as we know from the past, if the care sector is in _ have. as we know from the past, if the care sector is in a _ have. as we know from the past, if the care sector is in a position - have. as we know from the past, if the care sector is in a position to l the care sector is in a position to receive people, because of outbreaks, whether of influence or hopefully not of covid—19 again, that has a knock—on effect of the health service as well. that has a knock-on effect of the health service as well.— that has a knock-on effect of the health service as well. yes, social care and the _ health service as well. yes, social care and the health _ health service as well. yes, social care and the health service - health service as well. yes, social care and the health service have l health service as well. yes, social| care and the health service have to work very closely together to help each other, so if we are weakened because of a flu or covid—19 outbreak, that impacts the nhs. the key thing for us is that we are running on empty with staff, so we cannot afford to lose any more staff because there is a haemorrhaging out of the sector because of the vaccinations, and it is a challenging time. i've been in the sectorfor 30 challenging time. i've been in the sector for 30 years challenging time. i've been in the sectorfor 30 years and challenging time. i've been in the sector for 30 years and this is the worst i've ever known it. but the sad thing is that the government doesn't seem to recognise what is happening. wejust doesn't seem to recognise what is happening. we just want to work with the government and the nhs to help, but we are finding it difficult.

explain to me the individual numbers not meaning much, but broadly what the impact has been on the decision to require people who work in the care sector to be vaccinated against covid—19. iii care sector to be vaccinated against covid-19. , , ., ., covid-19. if i 'ust give you a coule covid-19. if i 'ust give you a couple of — covid-19. if i just give you a couple of statistics, - covid-19. if i just give you a couple of statistics, before | couple of statistics, before covid—19 came along, over 120,000 vacancies in social care in england, and it is estimated, these are the government owned figures, with the back log, we could lose another 40,000 staff coming in november, so thatis 40,000 staff coming in november, so that is 10% of the care population with those figures added together. the workforce is shrinking, and we get to a point where we cannot support the demand for social care was local —— local authorities, meaning the nhs is effective. it is a crisis then, so if we lose people in illnesses, that we are worse off before we are running on empty, we can't help everyone, the way we want to. i can't help everyone, the way we want to. .., can't help everyone, the way we want to. . . , can't help everyone, the way we want to. .. , ,., , to. i can see the point why compulsory _ to. i can see the point why compulsory vaccination - to. i can see the point why. compulsory vaccination may to. i can see the point why - compulsory vaccination may leave some to leave the industry, because

maybe they don't want to be vaccinated, but having unvaccinated staff would be a problem for you anyway, wouldn't it? i staff would be a problem for you anyway, wouldn't it?— staff would be a problem for you anyway, wouldn't it? i agree, it is anyway, wouldn't it? i agree, it is a difficult decision, _ anyway, wouldn't it? i agree, it is a difficult decision, but _ anyway, wouldn't it? i agree, it is a difficult decision, but i - anyway, wouldn't it? i agree, it is a difficult decision, but i would i a difficult decision, but i would like the government to think at this particular time. like the government to think at this particulartime. i like the government to think at this particular time. i think there is a danger of not having sufficient staff numbers anyway for residents, so it is risky either way. the policy is of little —— it is a little confused, because nhs staff do not have to be compulsory vaccinated at the moment, so if the staff are leaving us to go to the health service, but if we have to be vaccinated, why not the health service? is not compulsory in residency services and residency homes as well. i think the government is shooting itself in the foot, and not realising the difficulties. i think people should be vaccinated, but we need a bit more time. be vaccinated, but we need a bit more time-— be vaccinated, but we need a bit more time. ., ., , more time. chair of the independent care group. — more time. chair of the independent care group. good _ more time. chair of the independent care group. good to _ more time. chair of the independent care group, good to speak— more time. chair of the independent care group, good to speak to. i more time. chair of the independent care group, good to speak to. thank| care group, good to speak to. thank you. 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 humvees, 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, with the usa, 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 the taliban to ensure notjust human rights, but economic ones. take a listen to these residents of kabul. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and universities for students and to provide jobs to the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. 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, well, everyone's confused. some views on the streets of kabul there. here, 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 has more. this happened at around 11:30pm. last night. the eastern section of the m62 remains closed nearly 14 hours after this incident took place. west yorkshire police have told us that two of their fast response cars were involved in a collision with a red seat ibiza car at around 11:30pm. hundreds of people were trapped in the traffic afterwards, and during that collision, one would presume it was high—speed, one of the cars hit a bridge. you can see the extent of the wreckage down here at the wreckage of the seat ibiza and the patrol car. because of the nature of this event, the independent office for police conduct is involved in this as well. we know the police car

had an injury in one of the passengers, and there were four people in the seat ibiza, through sustained injuries, two of them managed to free themselves, two others had to be freed by the emergency services. one has a serious neck and back injuries, we understand. at the moment, we suspect the motorway will be open with the next hour or so, but recovery is ongoing as we speak. drivers are still being advised to ignore this section of the eastbound m62 for the time being. blackpool�*s famous illuminations are lighting up the seaside town again. strictly come dancing's shirley ballas switched them on at the iconic tower ballroom. for this year, they will stay on untiljanuary, and it is hoped that the extra two months brings more tourists in the area and gives a boost to business. happy memories of childhood visits to see the eliminations one over in blackpool

and it did not disappoint and it doesn't to this day. —— in october. now it's time for a look at the weather. for much of england and wales, has been a distinct lack of sunshine of late. today is no exception, lots of crowds —— cloud across the country, it starts to thin and break in many places, so we should have a better afternoon. the best of the sunshine is in wales and south—west england, but some of this cloud since so we glimpse the sunshine but you can see the difference —— distance we see the difference —— distance we see the cloud, with 16 with the highs of 22 or 23. sunday, the changes on the way, the high—pressure drifts away that has been the south easterly breeze introduces some warm air from the continent and a whether france will bring some much—needed rain into northern ireland north—west scotland, gradually through the morning and then turning heavy as we go into the afternoon. elsewhere it is going to be about the sunshine as

we go through the day tomorrow, highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: labour says there is a "strong case" for offering all 12— 15—year—olds covid vaccinations to prevent "further disruption" to their learning. the government's scientific advisors do not to support it. the british medical association calls for the government to hold an emergency cobra meeting as gps delay flu jabs because a shortage of hgv drivers has disrupted supplies. the head of pakistan's

intelligence agency arrives