this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five... labour says there's 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 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. doctors unions calls for the government to hold an emergency meeting as gps delay flu jabs as a shortage of hgv drivers disrupts supplies. we are hearing nothing from politicians and the bma is actually calling for the government to have a cobra meeting, because in the space of two weeks, we have seen two major crises

of cancellations of blood tests and now flu jabs. the taliban continues to send fighters to crush the last remaining organised resistance in afghanistan. two divers are presumed to have died after they failed to return to the surface while exploring a wreck off the cornwall coast. and — following on from britain's success at the tokyo olympics — the uk's longest mountain bike trails opens in the hope of finding the next generation of riders. good afternoon and 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. because it will save their lives 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 days. in the wider pandemic, though, the three million in this young age group may not make the difference — that's because among adults there are still six million people who have yet to receive their own firstjab. james reynolds, bbc news. let's speak now to roseanna brewis and her son liam who's 12 — and has been vaccinated today. roseanna and her two children suffer from a condition called cmt, the result of which damages the body's nerves. we should also say roseanna and herfamily are in the isle of man, which is not part

of the united kingdom, but the island's vaccination programme follows the jcvi's evidence—based guidance. thank you very much for speaking to us. let me ask mum first, assuming they do decide to follow whatever they do decide to follow whatever the british government decides, which of course we don't know yet, but if that recommendation would be that there should be vaccination, how would you feel about that? i am very pro-vaccination. _ how would you feel about that? i —.n very pro—vaccination. liam actually had his vaccination today. we might had his vaccination today. we might had a? how was it? it had his vaccination today. we might had a? how was it?— had a? how was it? it was fine. i was going _ had a? how was it? it was fine. i was going to _ had a? how was it? it was fine. i was going to see _ had a? how was it? it was fine. i was going to see it _ had a? how was it? it was fine. i was going to see it wasn't - had a? how was it? it was fine. i | was going to see it wasn't hurting today, _ was going to see it wasn't hurting today, it — was going to see it wasn't hurting today, it stopped hurting... so a

bit tender _ today, it stopped hurting... so a bit tender first _ today, it stopped hurting... so a bit tender first thing, _ today, it stopped hurting... sr —. bit tender first thing, was ityes. so that is your firstjob, a voluntary decision? you've decided to go ahead and do that, is it something you talked about? it was, a “oint something you talked about? it was, a joint decision _ something you talked about? it was, a joint decision because _ something you talked about? it was, a joint decision because of _ something you talked about? it was, a joint decision because of our - a joint decision because of our history of our health and the conditions we have. we have multiple different conditions. and cmt being the main one. it is a neurological condition. and also liam has a history of life—threatening asthma, so it makes sense for us... it is better than doing nothing. liam, from our better than doing nothing. liam, from your point _ better than doing nothing. liam, from your point of— better than doing nothing. liam, from your point of view, - better than doing nothing. liam, | from your point of view, anything that affects your respiration, your lungs, which covid potentially can, is the last thing you need. i lungs, which covid potentially can, is the last thing you need.- is the last thing you need. i think i would is the last thing you need. i think i would agree _ is the last thing you need. i think i would agree with _ is the last thing you need. i think i would agree with that. - is the last thing you need. i think i would agree with that. very - i would agree with that. very dead-an i would agree with that. very deadpan response _

i would agree with that. very deadpan response of - i would agree with that. very deadpan response of my - i would agree with that. - deadpan response of my question deadpan response of my question deserved it! what do you think about this debate? when people argue it is a good idea or a bad idea, is it something you and your mates have talked about at all? ida. something you and your mates have talked about at all?— talked about at all? no, not technically. _ talked about at all? no, not technically, but _ talked about at all? no, not technically, but i'd - talked about at all? no, not technically, but i'd rather. talked about at all? no, not - technically, but i'd rather survive a pandemic— technically, but i'd rather survive a pandemic than not.— technically, but i'd rather survive a pandemic than not. yeah, that's erfectl a pandemic than not. yeah, that's perfectly good- — a pandemic than not. yeah, that's perfectly good- i _ a pandemic than not. yeah, that's perfectly good. i think— a pandemic than not. yeah, that's perfectly good. i think that - a pandemic than not. yeah, that's perfectly good. i think that goes l perfectly good. i think that goes for all of us. those of us who have been fortunate to so far. what about the family, is there much debate? 0bviously the family, is there much debate? obviously the isle of man has had some rough times. there was a period during the year when everyone thought it was all over and suddenly it came back with a vengeance and then the whole island was back on on things again. it has been an easy ride by any means, has it? ila. things again. it has been an easy ride by any means, has it? no. last ear we ride by any means, has it? no. last year we were _ ride by any means, has it? no. last year we were very _ ride by any means, has it? no. last year we were very sheltered - ride by any means, has it? no. last year we were very sheltered with i ride by any means, has it? no. last| year we were very sheltered with the border is closed, and very strict restrictions with the lock downs. so

we did shelter for a restrictions with the lock downs. so we did shelterfor a long time. and with the borders open now we've got... which, you know, you can assume to happen, in a lot of cases suddenly. it is quite nervous for us. as we are high risk. we have all been vaccinated, except for my daughter because she is ten. and she is happy, as soon as she is allowed to she wants it as well. i is happy, as soon as she is allowed to she wants it as well.— to she wants it as well. i was t in: to she wants it as well. i was trying to _ to she wants it as well. i was trying to place _ to she wants it as well. i was trying to place your - to she wants it as well. i was trying to place your accent... to she wants it as well. i was - trying to place your accent... we are trying to place your accent... - are originally from new zealand. trying to place your accent... we - are originally from new zealand. how interestin: , are originally from new zealand. how interesting. so _ are originally from new zealand. how interesting, so you have watched what is happening in new zealand, where they had a very strict policy, but they are now even their finding the delta variant is so prolific that they are really struggling to contain it? . . �* that they are really struggling to contain it? , ., �* ., . contain it? yes, and i'm in touch with my sisters _ contain it? yes, and i'm in touch with my sisters in _ contain it? yes, and i'm in touch with my sisters in new _ contain it? yes, and i'm in touch with my sisters in new zealand | contain it? yes, and i'm in touch i with my sisters in new zealand and my friends in new zealand most days about it, and they have big concerns

over there with it.— over there with it. long term, how do ou over there with it. long term, how do you feel. _ over there with it. long term, how do you feel. the — over there with it. long term, how do you feel, the summary - over there with it. long term, how do you feel, the summary have . over there with it. long term, how| do you feel, the summary have had over there with it. long term, how. do you feel, the summary have had a lot of visitors coming into the isle of man? a beautiful place. as you say, the border closers were gone, but if i dilemma the businesses need the money, but equally for someone like you who has got concerns about your immune system, it is natural it would make you nervous. yes. your immune system, it is natural it would make you nervous.— your immune system, it is natural it would make you nervous. yes. it does make me nervous, _ would make you nervous. yes. it does make me nervous, but _ would make you nervous. yes. it does make me nervous, but we _ would make you nervous. yes. it does make me nervous, but we also - would make you nervous. yes. it does make me nervous, but we also have i would make you nervous. yes. it does| make me nervous, but we also have to just take it as it comes. sorry, he's 12. just take it as it comes. sorry, he's12. �* . just take it as it comes. sorry, he's12. �* , ., he's12. and its saturday afternoon, ou're he's12. and its saturday afternoon, you're forgiven- _ he's12. and its saturday afternoon, you're forgiven. we _ he's12. and its saturday afternoon, you're forgiven. we have _ he's12. and its saturday afternoon, you're forgiven. we have to - he's12. and its saturday afternoon, you're forgiven. we have to take i you're forgiven. we have to take everything _ you're forgiven. we have to take everything as — you're forgiven. we have to take everything as it _ you're forgiven. we have to take everything as it comes. - you're forgiven. we have to take everything as it comes. the - everything as it comes. the government are doing their best but what they can do... we just have to take her own responsibility for ourselves, really. we wear masks when we go out and we get vaccinated, so...— when we go out and we get vaccinated, so... �* ,., , , vaccinated, so... and so the sense from your — vaccinated, so... and so the sense from your point — vaccinated, so. .. and so the sense from your point of—

vaccinated, so... and so the sense from your point of view, _ vaccinated, so... and so the sense from your point of view, both - vaccinated, so... and so the sense from your point of view, both for i from your point of view, both for you, liam, and the rest of the family, it is partly about of course you are vaccinating yourself but you feel you are vaccinating for other people as well?— feel you are vaccinating for other --eole as well? , . ., ., people as well? yes. we... for other --eole, people as well? yes. we... for other people. we — people as well? yes. we... for other people. we don't _ people as well? yes. we... for other people, we don't really _ people as well? yes. we... for other people, we don't really mix... - people as well? yes. we... for other people, we don't really mix... we - people, we don't really mix... we have shielded for so long, so we still aren't mixing.— still aren't mixing. soul, liam, ou're stillaren't mixing. soul, liam, you're still— still aren't mixing. soul, liam, you're still not _ still aren't mixing. soul, liam, you're still not to _ still aren't mixing. soul, liam, you're still not to school? - still aren't mixing. soul, liam, l you're still not to school? school holida s. you're still not to school? school holidays. were _ you're still not to school? school holidays. were you _ you're still not to school? school holidays. were you in _ you're still not to school? school holidays. were you in school- you're still not to school? school i holidays. were you in school before the summer? _ holidays. were you in school before the summer? yes, _ holidays. were you in school before the summer? yes, he _ holidays. were you in school before the summer? yes, he was - holidays. were you in school before the summer? yes, he was in - holidays. were you in school before l the summer? yes, he was in school, he's been in — the summer? yes, he was in school, he's been in school _ the summer? yes, he was in school, he's been in school for _ the summer? yes, he was in school, he's been in school for about - the summer? yes, he was in school, he's been in school for about three l he's been in school for about three months this year purely because he has had surgery. he had surgery in november to break both of his legs, another condition he has got. so he has missed a lot of school. but it also coincided with lockdown. with the latest numbers i took them out of school the last few weeks of term

because... . . of school the last few weeks of term because... , , because... the numbers were so high. they skyrocketed. _ because... the numbers were so high. they skyrocketed. let _ because... the numbers were so high. they skyrocketed. let me _ because... the numbers were so high. they skyrocketed. let me ask - because... the numbers were so high. they skyrocketed. let me ask you, - they skyrocketed. let me ask you, the obvious — they skyrocketed. let me ask you, the obvious question, _ they skyrocketed. let me ask you, the obvious question, we - they skyrocketed. let me ask you, the obvious question, we may - they skyrocketed. let me ask you, the obvious question, we may end | they skyrocketed. let me ask you, i the obvious question, we may end on this and forgive me for that, liam, i've been a pleasure mum, you can get back any minute. —— i've monopolised your mum, you can get backin monopolised your mum, you can get back in a minute. we'll the vaccine give you confidence to send them back to school? it give you confidence to send them back to school?— back to school? it will give me eace of back to school? it will give me peace of mind _ back to school? it will give me peace of mind that _ back to school? it will give me peace of mind that i'd - back to school? it will give me peace of mind that i'd done i peace of mind that i'd done everything i can to keep him safe, because i cannot keep him home and... from the last year, i am not the greatest home—schooler. i do what i can. but at least with the vaccination i sent him with a mask, i'm doing everything i can for him. liam and roseanne, thank you so much, liam i am glad your arm stopped hurting. lovely to speak to you both. keep well and enjoy life

in the isle of man and i hope you get to keep in touch with the family in new zealand. thank you both very much. in the last hour we've had the latest figures on coronavirus in the uk. a further 120 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. there have also been 37,578 new cases reported over the past 2a hour period. 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. mike padgham is the chair of the independent care group. he outlined the knock—on impact that the delay to the flu vaccination roll—out could have on the care sector.

we know that flu jabs are very important and to delay them is problematic. when you combine that with the delay that we see on the covid—19 boosters, it is just another worry for us going into the winter. we need to make sure residents and staff are protected, so it's another concern we have. as we know from the past, if the care sector's not in a position to receive people, because of outbreaks, whether of influenza or hopefully not of covid—19 again, that has a knock—on effect of the 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 can't afford to lose any more staff because there is a haemorrhaging out of the sector because of the compulsory vaccinations, and it is a challenging time. i've been in the sector for over 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. we just want to work with the government and the nhs to help, but we are finding it difficult. let me bring you some breaking news. this has come to us from the bournemouth air festival in dorset. it is a tweet came out in the last few minutes from the festival itself. the organisers say there has been an incident involving one of the display away from the display area. the crew are safe and sound and are being looked after by the emergency services. as a result flying has been suspended until further notice. i think it is day two of the festival, if i'm right in saying that. like many events it was cancelled —— because of covid, so has been taking place this weekend, any whether in the west country at the moment is really lovely. so it has been great conditions for a flying event. but as we say, we

understand, although this has not been officially reported, we understand that possibly a wing walking plane crashed at the air display and the pilot, uninjured, plane landed in the sea and sank very fast. that is the reports we are getting. those elements are not from the tweet from the organisers, they are very clear, no one, but the aircrew are safe and are being looked after by the emergency services. no reports of anyone else being affected by this incident, so no suggestion that anyone who was watching was put out any risk, but obviously the issue is obvious that you check the condition of those involved and of course what may have happened to the plane, bear in mind because it is born with we are right by the sea, so not a great surprise that a plane could end up in the water. as soon as we get any more on that, from the bournemouth air festival down there in dorset, we will bring it to you. to be clear,

for now flights have been suspended. coming towards the end of day two anyway, but the festival has at least another day or two to run, so obviously they will be anxious about what that means for the rest of the event. fresh battles have been reported in afghanistan's panjshir valley — the final area of the country not controlled by the taliban. the militants say they are making progress, but the resistance led by former vice president saleh claims it remains in control. back in kabul, the head of pakistan's powerful military intelligence agency, general faiz hameed, has arrived for a one day visit. it's thought he may advise on the formation of a new taliban government which has still not been announced. 0ur south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. the taliban says campbell is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new cabinet been announced. —— kabul.

for three weeks, queues have grown while afghans have wondered what tell a man real will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. demand from the islamic emirate is to activate the schools and for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. translation: ,, . , , killings. translation: , , ., translation: security is good all over the country. _ translation: security is good all over the country. people - translation: security is good all over the country. people are i translation: security is good all. over the country. people are happy, but the _ over the country. people are happy, but the lack— over the country. people are happy, but the lack of work and the non—announcement of the government is working _ non—announcement of the government is working people, everyone is confused — is working people, everyone is confused and people do not know what the future _ confused and people do not know what the future of the home and will be because _ the future of the home and will be because everyone is confused. the head of because everyone is confused. iie: head of pakistani because everyone is confused. "iie: head of pakistani intelligence because everyone is confused. i““ie: head of pakistani intelligence is because everyone is confused. “i“ie: head of pakistani intelligence is in kabul, possibly playing a part in shaping the new parish structure. his presence will be enough to convince of pakistan's influence over the taliban. he says he is working for peace and stability. north of kabul they are still

fighting. the taliban has pushed into the panjshir valley, traditional bedrock of opposition. there have been many injuries on both sides but the resistance has denied taliban claims of victory and says there will be no surrender. in kabul, these women are refusing to surrender their rights, testing a brave move in uncertain times. reports to tell a man used tasers against them, may be a hint of what they face in the new old afghanistan. let us cross live to our correspondent danjohnson, who is monitoring the developments in afghanistan for us from delhi. it is fairto it is fair to say we don't really know objectively what is happening in panjshir valley because it's such an inaccessible part of the country. absolutely. it is almost impossible for our colleagues who are reporting in kabul to get beyond the city, to get anywhere close to the panjshir valley, so we are reliant on the reports coming out from there but there are conflicting reports. last

90 taliban were saying it had taken control there, that it had to command right across afghanistan. but the resistance fighters there have said that that is not true. that there has been no surrender and there are no injuries. that there are still fighting. and they will never surrender, so it looks like there is still a battle to take place. the taliban is determined to take control of the panjshir valley, so it can see it has the role right across afghanistan. but still —— so it can say it has the rule. —— that may be why it has not yet announced the formation of a new government or who will be sworn into the cabinet. they've been promising that for days, weeks now, and seat is imminent but still we have no detail on that. we imminent but still we have no detail on that. ~ . . , ., imminent but still we have no detail on that. ~ . ., , ., ., on that. we are at the start of the week that will _ on that. we are at the start of the week that will focus _ on that. we are at the start of the week that will focus minds - on that. we are at the start of the week that will focus minds for i on that. we are at the start of the week that will focus minds for a l on that. we are at the start of the | week that will focus minds for a lot of people, we see in the united states, but even in this country and many other countries, who lost people in the 9/11 attacks. 20 years ago now, the ones that precipitated

the invasion of afghanistan in the first place. the events of the last few weeks, in the region where you are, have been an extraordinary turnabout of events, haven't they? this job... turnabout of events, haven't they? thisjob... cut. i’m turnabout of events, haven't they? this job... cut.— this “ob... cut. i'm right in saying that this job... cut. i'm right in saying that he did _ this job... cut. i'm right in saying that he did not _ this job... cut. i'm right in saying that he did not hear _ this job... cut. i'm right in saying that he did not hear the _ this job... cut. i'm right in sayingj that he did not hear the question, this job... cut. i'm right in saying. that he did not hear the question, i don't think he was upset... i think he had lost the line so apologies for that, we will try and get him back later. meanwhile, a group of afghan women protesting in kabul have been confronted by armed taliban members. reports say tasers and tear gas were used, and protesters can be seen coughing and covering their mouths. many afghan women have voiced concerns about restrictions they might face after the taliban seized power.

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. tom gardiner and emily hadfield were on holiday as the rescue operation unfolded. at 9:30 last night we were watching the tv and heard a helicopter outside. i look in a helicopter circling her in the bay here and a half never after we saw a poster to come out with searchlights and three smaller ones and then it looks like quite a big bow towards deeper into the ocean —— big boat. it was pitch black. and we ended up going to bed around 12, we still saw the boats out at that time. they were out for a good three hours that we saw, at

least. 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 eastbound section of the m62 remains close, nearly 14 hours after the incident took place. west yorkshire police have told us that two of the fast response cars were involved in a collision with a red seat ibiza. it was around 11:30pm. hundreds of motorists were trapped in the resulting traffic chaos and has to be freed eventually by highways england officers. during that collision, one would presume it was high—speed, one of the patrol cars hit a bridge extension. you can see from the pictures of the the extent of the wreckage from both the red seat ibiza and indeed the patrol car. 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, two managed to free themselves, and two others had to be freed by the emergency services. we understand one has serious neck and back injuries. at the moment, we suspect the motorway will open in the next in the next hour or so, but this eastbound m62 section of the motorway is advised to be avoided. the longest mountain bike trail of its kind in the uk has opened in fort william — amid hopes of encouraging another generation to the sport. the 8km blue doon trail sits in the shadow of ben nevis, from where it offers stunning views. iain macinnes reports. a murky, misty morning couldn't

dampen spirits as folk gathered, eager to try out the new trail. cheering. the opening, a big moment for this place. once synonymous with skiing, now a huge draw for mountain bikers. i have to say, at the beginning of the lockdown, i thought, blimey, how are we going to get through this? but with a lot of help from a lot of friends and whatnot, we have survived the whole thing and here we are developing on, which isjust great as far as i am concerned. first on the track, local boy kyla mcleod, closely followed by the professionals... . .and some amateurs. come on! the trail is around eight kilometres in total, but it also boasts a fair drop in height. i am really enjoying this about half way down. i am not going as fast as these guys. now obviously young kyla was down well ahead of me. what does he make of the trail?

it isjust amazing, i don't know how to describe it. i don't, it isjust so good. the corners and everything, it isjustm _ good. it is different to everything else. i am out of the clouds now, but what a view there is up here! from what we have been hearing, though, this trail is just the first part of some pretty major development work that has been going on here in nevis range. we do have plans, which we will announce, to build a hotel, a bunkhouse, a new restaurant, child facilities, an indoor climbing wall, a new bike shop and a covered area for brilliant events, so this is the first stage in a development plan that should see us create somewhere in the region of 50 jobs in the next few years. the hope is to welcome 10,000 people to the trail each year, from the more experienced to the beginners. well, that is one way to kick—start your weekend. ian, bbc news, in fort william.

more on our top story — the chief medical officers of the four uk nations are expected to decide within the next few days whether to offer covid jabs to all 12—15—year—olds. yesterday, advisers on thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation decided against recommending the measure, saying the benefits on health grounds alone were small. earlier i spoke to katie hill, who is a mum of two children — aged 12 and 13. she would like to see them vaccinated. we are going to have to live with cobra in some form or another, and we need to mitigate the risks by vaccination, facemasks in public places. i've spoken to both my children about you and they are both keen to have the vaccine if and when they offered it. keen to have the vaccine if and when they offered it— they offered it. from your point of view, an they offered it. from your point of view. any sense — they offered it. from your point of view, any sense there's _ they offered it. from your point of view, any sense there's not i they offered it. from your point of view, any sense there's not much | view, any sense there's not much controversy. do you understand why some parents are uncomfortable and may be fuel the decision at the moment, the advice it does not need

be done on balance, if the chief medical officers decide to go ahead and do it, to recommend that the government does it, some parents saying hang on, what about my responsibility as a patient of my child? if you are effectively taking the decision from me? i child? if you are effectively taking the decision from me?— the decision from me? i totally understand _ the decision from me? i totally understand that. _ the decision from me? i totally understand that. it _ the decision from me? i totally understand that. it is _ the decision from me? i totally understand that. it is the i the decision from me? i totally understand that. it is the same the decision from me? i totally i understand that. it is the same with all vaccinations. my children had vaccines that were never available when i was young. with every vaccine comes risks. people are going to worry. every vaccine carries a risk be at the pre—blisters before you go to school, the flu jab... —— pre—blisters. with covid you cannot miss around that. pre-blisters. with covid you cannot miss around that.— miss around that. what about the arc ument miss around that. what about the argument should _ miss around that. what about the argument should be _ miss around that. what about the argument should be usd - miss around that. what about the argument should be usd that i miss around that. what about the argument should be usd that the | miss around that. what about the i argument should be usd that the side spice that it ought to be up to individual pages to individual pages to make that choice? —— as it may be

“p to make that choice? —— as it may be up to individual parents to make that choice?— up to individual parents to make that choice? that is a tough one. you work in _ that choice? that is a tough one. you work in a _ that choice? that is a tough one. you work in a school _ that choice? that is a tough one. | you work in a school environment that choice? that is a tough one. i you work in a school environment so any sense you see it from another perspective other than that of being a payday? i perspective other than that of being asada ? , perspective other than that of being aada? , ., perspective other than that of being aada? , a payday? i suppose i do but i try to keep my _ a payday? i suppose i do but i try to keep my work— a payday? i suppose i do but i try to keep my work and _ a payday? i suppose i do but i try to keep my work and my - a payday? i suppose i do but i try| to keep my work and my personal a payday? i suppose i do but i try i to keep my work and my personal life separate. —— other than being a parent. separate. -- other than being a arent. ~ . separate. -- other than being a sarent. . ., ., separate. -- other than being a arent. ~ . ., ., parent. what about the general feelin: of parent. what about the general feeling of disruption? - parent. what about the general. feeling of disruption? presumably your kids have had to live with a certain amount of disruption? in terms of the exam stage, but even so have lost quite a lot of probably months worth of education over the last two years?— last two years? yes, it has been hard. i last two years? yes, it has been hard- i know _ last two years? yes, it has been hard. i know there _ last two years? yes, it has been hard. i know there are _ last two years? yes, it has been hard. i know there are is - last two years? yes, it has been hard. i know there are is also i hard. i know there are is also children that i find it very difficult to cope with and a lot of children have really suffered. everyone has missed out on the social interaction, which is a huge part of why we go to school, we go to nursery, we go to preschool. and

it is a worry. and ijust think we need to keep that disruption to a minimum. and going forward, ensure we have a good framework in place to support pupils, the staff, everybody, so we are all singing from the same hymn sheet, so to speak, and we have a strategy to keep people safe. that was speak, and we have a strategy to keep people safe. speak, and we have a strategy to kee --eole safe. . .,, ., speak, and we have a strategy to keep people safe. speak, and we have a strategy to kee --eole safe. . .,, ., keep people safe. that was a mum talkin: to keep people safe. that was a mum talking to me _ keep people safe. that was a mum talking to me a _ keep people safe. that was a mum talking to me a little _ keep people safe. that was a mum talking to me a little earlier. i martine croxall will be here in a few minutes for a full round—up of the day's news. i'll be back at 6:00pm. but now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. quite a quiet start to our weekend's weather, but once again we are chasing cloud around and there is quite a lot out there as well. take a look at this weather watcher picture from this morning in hampshire — rather grey looking skies at times. but a good deal of dry weather out there, and we are still under this influence of high pressure. it is driving in a lot of cloud off the north sea, the best of the breaks

so far today have been across north—west england, wales and south—west england. but we are starting to see some holes in that cloud develop and into the afternoon there will be some brighter moments, particularly across the moray, i suspect. if you keep the cloud, and it is pretty stubborn to lift away, the temperatures will hover into the mid—teens, but with the best of the sunshine highs of 22 or 23 celsius. overnight tonight we keep some of those clear skies, could be a bit of patchy mist forming in some places, but a quiet night, temperatures holding up into double digits quite widely, as you can see, and we keep quite a lot of cloud still lingering along the east coast. sunday we will start to see the change to the weather story as the high pressure that has been dominant for recent week starts to ease away. winds will swing round to a south—easterly and we'll start to see more sunshine coming through. at the same time further north and west this weather front will introduce some cloud and rain into northern ireland and the north—west of the great glens, some of that quite heavy and the winds will strengthen here as well, but that easterly wind will act as ourfriend

across england and wales. we haven't seen sunshine or warmth for quite some time and the temperatures are on the up — 25 degrees tomorrow, 77 fahrenheit. as we move out of sunday into monday, that weather front will weaken off, but it will sink southward across the borders into northern england and that will be the dividing line between some patchy light rain and a bit more cloud further north, but for much of england and wales we keep that dry, settled and sunny theme going, and increasingly warm with temperatures peaking at 27 degrees, towards the 80s fahrenheit mark. it looks likely that tuesday and wednesday we'll continue to see a lot of dry, sunny and warm weather with it, temperatures peaking at 29 degrees, but the weather trend is set to change from thursday onwards, with weather fronts bringing the risk of outbreaks of rain and a cooler feel.

good evening. labour say there's a strong case to vaccinate children aged between 12 and 15 against covid to avoid further disrupting their education. ministers have asked the chief medical officers of the uk's four nations to consider the broader implications after the national vaccines advisory body decided yesterday not to recommend jabs for all youngsters in that age group. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. in the united states they are

vaccinating children now four months, france and germany have also been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty, and government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does notjustifyjabbing all of does not justify jabbing all of those does notjustifyjabbing all of those between 12 and 15 years old, and it has left parents waiting for ministers to make a final decision. if it is going to free up our country more, to give us freedom and protect our children and things in schools, absolutely, i have no objection. schools, absolutely, i have no objection-— schools, absolutely, i have no ob'ection. ., �* ~ ., ., . objection. we don't know that much about it so i — objection. we don't know that much about it so i think— objection. we don't know that much about it so i think at _ objection. we don't know that much about it so i think at the _ objection. we don't know that much about it so i think at the moment, l about it so i think at the moment, anybody— about it so i think at the moment, anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that is— anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that is their— anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that is their choice, but a child of that is their choice, but a child of that age — that is their choice, but a child of that age can't make that choice. around — that age can't make that choice. around 3— that age can't make that choice. around 3 million 12—15 —year—olds live in the uk and 114,000 of those are already eligible for the jab because they live with an adult with a weakened immunity system at but another 350,000 also qualify because they have an underlying health condition. the criteria for that has just been widened to include

problems like heart disease, epilepsy, and asthma that is poorly controlled. jean's son scott lives with asthma and she doesn't know yet if he will qualify for the jab under the new guidance. i if he will qualify for the 'ab under the new guidance._ if he will qualify for the 'ab under the new guidance. i think we should have the choice _ the new guidance. i think we should have the choice because _ the new guidance. i think we should have the choice because as - the new guidance. i think we should have the choice because as i - the new guidance. i think we should have the choice because as i say i the new guidance. i think we should have the choice because as i say it | have the choice because as i say it is the only area of society right now where we come together and there are hundreds of unvaccinated, so it would be amazing for us, and it isn'tjust would be amazing for us, and it isn't just the would be amazing for us, and it isn'tjust the health aspect, but the mental health, as well, because scott is anxious about being in school and being in large numbers. but government advisers were only told to look narrowly at the possible health benefits and rare side effects in children. ministers have now asked this man, the chief medical officer for england, chris whitty, and his counterparts in the other nations of the uk, to report back on the wider implications on children's lives including education.— children's lives including education. ~ , , ., ., ., education. ministers have got to look at the _

education. ministers have got to look at the whole _ education. ministers have got to look at the whole range - education. ministers have got to look at the whole range of i education. ministers have got to i look at the whole range of potential benefits and harms and one of the things that has been very disruptive to young people has been the disruption in their schooling. ihi, disruption in their schooling. a source told the bbc that the government believes there is a strong case for extending the vaccine roll out to that younger age group. ultimately it will be ministers in the four nations who will have to decide is more secondary school pupils return after their summer break. jim reed, bbc news. let's take a look at the latest uk coronavirus figures — there were just over 37,500 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 35,051 per day in the last week. the figures also show there were 7,541 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus two days ago. 120 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average number of deaths per day to 112 over the last week.

on vaccinations, more than 88% of people over the age of 16 have had theirfirstjab, and more than 79% of people over 16 have had both doses. some gp surgeries in england and wales have begun cancelling appointments for the winter flu jab, after delays to the delivery of doses of the vaccine. a shortage of lorry drivers is believed to be behind the problem. doctors have warned it will have a serious impact on workloads and patients, and they are calling on the government to act. daniela relph reports. 35 million people will be offered the vaccine to combat the flu virus this autumn and winter. those targeted have a higher risk of serious illness if they contract flu but actually getting your flu jab is now riddled with delays. the vaccine is not being delivered to gp surgeries in parts of england and wales, causing them to postpone appointments and flu clinics. 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. it's warned that road freight challenges have disrupted their work. there simply aren't enough lorry drivers to distribute the vaccine. the concern is that any delay in delivering the flu jab could have a knock—on effect on the wider nhs. with increased pressure on hospitals, during a winter when medics already know they will have to deal with both flu and covid. more flu cases, potentially caused by a delay in vaccines, plus high levels of covid in the community, plus the nhs trying to deal with other issues really is a bit of a perfect storm. i think there's a high level of anxiety amongst my clinical colleagues who are really, really tired and going into another difficult winter. surgeries are already limiting blood tests due to

a chronic shortage of test tubes. doctors's leaders are critical of the government's handling of the disruption. we're hearing nothing from the politicians and the bma is calling for the government to have a cobra meeting because within the space of two weeks we've seen two major crises. cancellations of blood tests and now, flu jabs. we want to hear from 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. the struggle for control of afghanistan's panjshir valley, the final part of the country holding out against taliban control, hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues. hundreds of people have died. taliban sources say that they have seized the area, but the resistance fighters they are battling have denied this. coastguards say they believe that two divers have died while exploring a shipwreck off

cornwall. 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. cricket. and india's batsmen have put up a stern resistance against england on the third day of the fourth test at the oval. opener rohit sharma hit this six to bring up his 100 — alongside him cheteshwar pujara also scored an impressive 61 as the tourists built up a second innings lead of more than 150 runs. a short time ago india were 270—3. and to the tokyo paralympics, where great britain have won four gold medals on the penultimate day of the games. in the athletics, hannah cockroft triumphed in the t34 800 metres to claim the seventh paralympic title of her career and aled sion davies retained his title in the f63 shot put. meanwhile charlotte henshaw and laura

sugar won their events in the para—canoeing. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, reports. domination at its most dazzling. hannah cockroft has never lost a race at the paralympics and in the 800 metres, her supremacy was starker than ever. she was almost in a different postcode as she crossed the line more than ten seconds clear... commentator: it's a new paralympic record! and all that, remarkably, after injuring her hand in the warm up. i just didn't really think about it. and then i came off and i was like, "my hand really hurts!" yeah, i'm not sure what it looks like under here but we're going to leave this on for now. and there was another gold for another of the class of 2012, aled davies retaining his shot put title which he dedicated to his baby daughter phoebe. in the canoeing, meanwhile, there was success for the sport switchers. laura sugar used to sprint on the track but now she's doing it on the water, and quickly. for sugar, the sweetest of victories. and there was another for charlotte henshaw, the former swimmer edging out team—mate emma wiggs.

swapping the pool for a paddle, she later told me, turned out to be a pretty good move. i feel very, very fortunate to have found another sport that i love. i might have been completely rubbish and i might not even have been on the team to tokyo so it was a complete leap of faith and one i'm now glad that i took. the british team have won medals across more sports at these games than they have ever done before, and once again the venues here in tokyo brought a variety of success. the british team won its first paralympic medal in badminton. dan bethell taking a historic silver. but the day's most magical moment was in the football. the players can't see the ball. they can only hear it. it has a bell inside. so how about this for a wonder goal? brazil's raimundo mendes sparking jubilation as his spectacular solo effort meant they beat argentina and retained their title.

truly, a golden goal. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at quarter past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. my first choice is an ambitious rock opera which divided audiences at this year's cannes film festival. chattering. gasping. how did the show go? i killed them. destroyed them. murdered them. good boy. and yourgig?

i saved them. one, two, three, four. i'm still slightly reeling from annette, the long and complicated story of a famous comedian called henry, played by adam driver, and his opera singer wife, anne, played by marion cotillard. the title refers to the child they have together. but to say much more about her would be a spoiler. let's just say that things get very surreal after these two have a kid and hit a rocky patch. this is directed with bold visual flare by holy motors helmer, leos carax. and is scripted by the band, sparks, who were recently the subject of edgar wright's documentary. ron and russell mael bring a recognisably quirky humour to the score, and there are moments of intentional hilarity, as driver and cotillard sing in unusual places, including in bed. but the story structure feels haphazard, and the characters are hard to access. i also think this could've used the input of a real standup

comedian, even though henry's meant to be losing his touch, his standup scenes feel unfunny and unrealistic. still, realism is not the goal with this film, and there are high points — for one thing, i enjoyed the performance from simon helberg, after his similar turn as an accomplice in florence fosterjenkins. and there's a duet at the end of the film which is very powerful. this moment delivers a revelatory explanation for a lot of the madness that's preceded it, but it feels like too little too late. a lavish folly, annette is in cinemas now.

next, to marvel�*s first asian superhero — shang chi and the legend of the ten rings. shang chi is the son of a master criminal father and a martial artist mother, but he's keeping a low profile, working as a valet in san francisco. going by the name of shawn, he enjoys drinks and karaoke with his best buddy, katy, played by awkwafina. you have the wrong guy! does he look like he can fight? come on, bro! but a spectacular scrap on a bus reveals him to be seriously skilled in the fighting department, with daddy issues to rival luke skywalker. you 0k? katyjoins him on a trip to mako to find his sister

and fight against the ten rings organisation — who will be familiar to devotees of the marvel cinematic universe. directed by destin daniel cretton, this is also the first marvel film where the majority of the cast are asian or of asian descent. shang chi. shawn chi. no, shang chi. shawn chi. shang... shawn... shang. shawn... s—h—a—n—g — shang. shang? _ yeah. star, simu liu makes a likeable lead and is joined by seasoned actors, michelle yeoh and tony leung, with meng'er zhang making an impressive screen debut as shang chi's sister. marvel regular benedict wong also makes a welcome return. but once again, the secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic asides. even if she's also there to explain everything in very simple terms. personally, i could have done without the return of ben kingsley as hammy actor trevor slattery, who first appeared in iron man 3.

and his fluffy cg sidekick seems aimed to please purely small kids and the merchandising department. that aside, the film is fantastic to look at, from visual effects to costumes — all the departments are at the top of their game here. shang chi is an entertaining blockbuster that should please fans of the mcu, and it's a historic moment for asian representation in mainstream movies. who are you? it's in cinemas now. i hear your sister's back. she came home herself. where was she? where did the police find her? is she ok? lauren? she gasps. a missing woman returns home in wildfire, an impressive debut from director, cathy brady. nika mcguigan plays kelly, who reappears in her small northern irish town a year after she vanished. hersister, lauren, played

by nora—jane—noone, is relieved but also angry with kelly for putting her through the trauma of the past year. as kelly shakes up lauren's suburban existence, the sisters tragic past is revealed. it's a tense and powerful drama exploring loss, mental health and family, with strong supporting performances from martin mccann and also kate dickey, whom we saw in last week's our ladies. but this film really belongs to its two female leads who are terrific and very believable as siblings. wildfire is an intense and moving watch that's made all the more poignant knowing that star nika mcguigan sadly passed away last year. it's in cinemas now. i could never make up this plot. if i did, somebody would say, "this is preposterous, "this would not happen." i was so overwhelmed by this story. it's unbelievable. onto a documentary about

a literary scandal — misha and the wolves. if you haven't heard of misha defonseca, don't look her up before watching, because this doc is the cinematic equivalent of a real page turner. misha is a holocaust survivor. she's here to tell her astonishing story. you could've heard a pin drop. when she was only seven years old, she walked alone through nazi occupied countries, across thousands of miles, in search of her deported parents. in 1997, defonseca published her memoirs of surviving the holocaust as a child, partly by befriending a pack of wolves. the book was a huge success, but her publisher, jane daniel, had nagging doubts about the veracity of the tail, especially the veracity of the tale, especially after misha turned down the chance to appear on oprah. after the pairfell out, daniel hired an investigators to dig deeper, and the results make for shocking viewing. but there are plenty of colourful talking heads, most of whom are female,

which strikes me as a rare. she's trying to hide something. i would've loved to have heard more from the wolf breeders, who make a fascinating contribution, although the detective work from a real holocaust survivor is at the heart of this film that's as unsettling as it is sensational. he speaks french. how can this possibly be? she's both a victim and a villain in this story. it's in cinemas now. this is how it works, you give me 20% of the takings — that's the door, the cloak room and the bar. i say who comes in, i say who goes out. it's a deal. next up, essex criminals and the fifth in the rise of the foot soldier series. rise of the foot soldier: origins

stars terry stone as tony tucker, the real—life drug dealer who was killed in 1995. this traces his move from army vet to nightclub doorman, where he teams up with notorious heavy, bernard o'mahoney who's played by series newcomer, vinniejones. tony is introduced as a bighearted geezer who is always prepared to drop his kebab in order to break up a fight. his descent into crazed criminal behaviour all seems a bit sudden. what starts off like a recruitment ad for the army moves into a tawdry nightclub thriller and borderline spoof of british crime movies. i'll find ya! unprovoked violence comes thick and fast, and i feel like they might be going for some kind of record for use of the c word. it's disturbing in parts, but often so over—the—top, you have to laugh. there's some criminal use of good music, like new order, and some music that is just criminal in itself. die—hard foot soldier fans may wish to know that this is in cinemas now. if you're curious about it for comedy value, then you might want to wait for it to come to the small screen. i've always done things backwards.

i kissed you. and then i met you. what the...? oh, my god! i thought you were someone else! congratulations on your upcoming wedding. i i don't know how upcoming it is, he won't set a date. we'll talk about it later. later. teddy, what is it. with you and later? hot on the heels of the brilliant palm springs comes another comedy inspired by the classic groundhog day. the australian film long story short stars rafe spall as teddy, a serial procrastinator who marries leanne, the woman of his dreams, played by zahra newman. after his wedding day, teddy wakes up and it's one year later. leanne is pregnant and teddy is seriously confused, especially when he continues jumping into his own future, one year at a time, on his wedding anniversary. josh lawson's comedy is very open about its debt to groundhog day, which is referred to several times, and this also has a strong whiff of it's a wonderful life. this is about lesson learning, and while its messages are driven home simply and invariably

repetitively, the film benefits from endearing characters and spall�*s gift for sarcastic asides. long story short might not be a classic, but it's a pleasant way to pass the time. it's on sky cinema and the streaming service now. thanks for watching the film review with me, anna smith, and for watching the show from our home studios for the past year and a half. mark will be back from his break next week, when the show will be coming from the bbc studio. hold on, everybody! ah! we make a good team!

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at six... labour says there's a "strong case" for offering all 12—15 year olds covid vaccinations — to avoid "further disruption" to their education. the government's scientific advisors don't support it. to give us the freedom to protect our children and things in school, then absolutely i have an objection. we don't know that much about it so ithink— we don't know that much about it so i think at— we don't know that much about it so i think at the — we don't know that much about it so i think at the moment anybody above the age _ i think at the moment anybody above the age of— i think at the moment anybody above the age of 16 onwards, that is their choice. _ the age of16 onwards, that is their choice. they— the age of 16 onwards, that is their choice, they can make their choice. a child _ choice, they can make their choice. a child of— choice, they can make their choice. a child of that age can't make a choice — doctors unions calls for the government to hold an emergency meeting as gps delay flu jabs as a shortage of hgv drivers disrupts supplies.

we are hearing nothing from politicians and the bma is actually calling for the government to