this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at eight o'clock — all 12— to 15—year—olds in the uk are set to be offered a dose of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. the uk's chief medical officers hope the move will keep more children in school, cutting the risk to their mental health. it is an important, potentially useful additional tool to help reduce the public health impacts that come through educational disruption. the government is expected to give a statement to the house of commons this evening on vaccinations for 12— to 15—year—olds. also on the programme — nearly a third of all those arriving in england and northern ireland in the spring may have broken quarantine rules. climate protestors cause chaos on the m25, blocking slip roads, the nhs starts trials of a

revolutionary the nhs starts trials of a revolutionary new blood test revolutionary that detects more than 50 types of cancer, before the patient has any symptoms. climate protestors cause chaos on the m25, blocking slip roads, leading to enormous tailbacks. where your nerves out of control, or where your nerves out of control, or where your nerves out of control, or where you calm? and the global appeal of a new sporting icon. emma raducanu, with the world, at her feet. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. all 12— to 15—year—olds in the uk are set to be offered a dose of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. the uk's four chief medical officers say that the move takes into account the impact of the pandemic on childrens�* education, as well as the risk to their mental health, if they should have

to miss school. earlier this month, though, the body advising the government said that it couldn't recommend vaccinating healthy 12— to 15—year—olds, on grounds of health alone. three million children could now be eligible for the jab. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. there is a new formula for vaccination. ten days ago, the scientists on thejcvi advisory committee said there were only marginal health benefits from immunising all 12 to 15—year—olds. now the uk's four top doctors have concluded the wider benefits

for education and mental health make giving a single dose the right answer. england's chief medical officer chris whitty, a pivotalfigure in the pandemic, said vaccination would help prevent disruption to learning. we do not think that this is a panacea, it is not a silver bullet, it is not a single thing that, on its own, will do so but we think it is an important and potentially useful additional tool to help reduce the public health impacts that come through educational disruptions. isn't there a danger that many parents, and indeed children, are going to be left confused, after thejcvi didn't recommend vaccines for this age group, and now you are? in medicine, you have to take factors into account, some of which are very direct, and some of which are broader, and that is a pretty standard way of approaching risk and benefit. so we would see this as not in conflict. if you measure that angle there... like schools across the uk, st margaret's academy in liverpool has faced huge disruption over the pandemic. at some point, more than half its 1,000 pupils have been self—isolating, rather than in class. so they support today's decision. it's been very, very difficult. the sooner we can get back- to the routine of everybody coming

into school without the disruption caused by the virus, the better, l and this is a major step in helping us do that. l the decision on vaccinating three million 12 to 15—year—olds is a balance of risks versus benefits. there's thought to be a risk of between three and 17 cases of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, for every million receiving a single dose of the pfizer vaccine. the symptoms, which can also be triggered by covid, include chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations. but these are mostly mild and short—lived. as for covid, healthy children are at extremely low risk of serious illness. only two in a million end up in intensive care after infection. after so much toing and froing on this issue, what do parents make of it? we've got a daughter who is nearly 1a, so we have no problem with getting her vaccinated. i'm not sure, i really don't know. at the moment, i'd probably say no.

it's a contentious issue but i think it should be compulsory to have l vaccinations across all age groups. like healthy 16 to 17—year—olds, the 12 to 15s will be offered only a single dose of vaccine at this stage. government scientists think this will be enough to significantly reduce outbreaks in schools and get education back on track. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent, peter saull. on 0n12 on12 to on 12 to 15—year—olds first of all, we expect the government to be speaking momentarily in the house of commons was not what our minister is expected to say? commons was not what our minister is exnected to say?— expected to say? that's right, we are expecting _ expected to say? that's right, we are expecting a — expected to say? that's right, we are expecting a statement - expected to say? that's right, we are expecting a statement from l expected to say? that's right, we l are expecting a statement from the vaccines minister around about ten o'clock, when the business of the day comes to a close in the house of commons. now, ministers have been pretty clear in recent days that whatever the chief medical officers of the four nations recommend, they will go along with it, so the

expectation is that no zaha will give the green light for 12 to 15—year—olds to be offered that single dose, as you head in the report there, that single dose, as you head in the report there, the coronavirus vaccine, and we are told that the nhs is ready to go, and so that the nhs is ready to go, and so that immediate vaccine roll—out for teenagers look set to get under way fairly imminently. so teenagers look set to get under way fairly imminently.— fairly imminently. so that is the 12 to 15-year-olds, _ fairly imminently. so that is the 12 to 15-year-olds, and _ fairly imminently. so that is the 12 to 15-year-olds, and then - fairly imminently. so that is the 12 to 15-year-olds, and then the - fairly imminently. so that is the 12 i to 15-year-olds, and then the prime to 15—year—olds, and then the prime minister tomorrow is going to give an announcement about winter plans more generally. take it through that, please. more generally. take it through that. please-— more generally. take it through that, lease. . h . that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece — that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of— that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of that _ that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of that will _ that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of that will be - that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of that will be the - that, please. that's right, and then centrepiece of that will be the idea | centrepiece of that will be the idea that the number one defence that we have against coronavirus is the vaccine. of course, this time last year, the only real option available to ministers was locked down. so i think borisjohnson tomorrow will make it absolutely clear he is determined not to re—impose strict restrictions on people's lives, but instead he will confirm a booster programme, a uk wide booster programme, a uk wide booster programme for all adults over 50.

the way we understand this will work is that people will be offered one shot of the pfizer vaccine, and they will have to be a six—month gap between your second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, whatever particular company might have manufactured it, and this new booster dose. so you would expect the government to follow the same kind of ordering that they did earlier on in the roll—out, starting out with the older age groups, more vulnerable cohorts are people too, before working their way down through the age groups. but a lot of that detail we do not have yet. the confirmation we expect to come in the commons again tomorrow lunchtime from the health secretary sajid javid, and then borisjohnson will follow that up with a news conference from downing street at some point tomorrow afternoon. thank ou. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 30,825 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of over 34,521 new cases per day in the last week.

as of last friday, there were more than 8,200 people in hospital with the virus. 61 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that's an average of 1111 deaths per day, in the last week. looking at vaccinations now, just over 89% of people aged 16 or over, have had their first jab. and 81% have been double vaccinated.

think back to spring this year. if you do travel from certain countries on the red list can you had to quarantine in hotel when you landed. most other travellers had to isolate at home for ten days. like henrik. he arrived back in england in april after visiting family in poland. it was an effective at all. i could have gone _ it was an effective at all. i could have gone out — it was an effective at all. i could have gone out to _ it was an effective at all. i could have gone out to the _ it was an effective at all. i could l have gone out to the supermarket it was an effective at all. i could - have gone out to the supermarket had i so desired. there was no contact with anybody at all.— with anybody at all. between mid-march — with anybody at all. between mid-march and _ with anybody at all. between mid-march and the - with anybody at all. between mid-march and the end - with anybody at all. between mid-march and the end of i with anybody at all. between l mid-march and the end of may with anybody at all. between - mid-march and the end of may this mid—march and the end of may this year, just over1 million people arrived in england and northern ireland who had to self—isolate for ten days law. scotland and wales had separate systems. during this period, more than 6 million calls were made to check people were complying, but in more than 300,000

cases, around three and ten, there were doubts the rules were being followed, so they were referred for further checks. people were referred to for example they didn't cooperate with checked calls, or even answer. then they might have had a visit from police or from a private firm employed by the home office to ramp up employed by the home office to ramp up these checks will stop the government says most people were found to be self—isolating, but it hasn't provided a figure or set how many people couldn't be traced at all. in a statement, the government said the home office looks to visit all individuals referred to us by nhs test and trace who are required to isolate at home, following international travel. long—standing critics of the government has much broader policy says it demonstrates weaknesses in the system during the period the delta variant took cold in the uk.

this shows that the problems with the home quarantine system and, also, the failure to put india on the red list early enough together made it much easier for the delta variant to spread, before the vaccines were fully rolled out. that's what led us then to the third wave and the big delays in being able to lift lockdown restrictions. international travel is building up again, and with the virus still circulating around the globe, there will be questions about the government's approach, not least if another variant takes off. alex forsyth, bbc news. in the largest clinical trial of its kind, a new blood test, that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear, is beginning in parts of england. the aim is to recruit 140,000 volunteers, rising to a million, in 2024, for what's being described as a revolutionary new way to treat cancer. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has the details. has a doctor ever told you that you have cancer? no. in a retail park in runcorn, in cheshire, one of the world's largest clinical trials is getting under way. the first of thousands of volunteers

are giving blood samples to be tested for the presence of tiny traces of dna linked to tumours, a warning of future disease. volunteers like stewart, a serving fire brigade officer. it seemed a good opportunity to actually become _ involved with something. sadly, most of us are touched by cancer at some time - in our lives and i thought, - well, actually, early detection is one thing that is going to help in our armoury against that. - detecting and treating cancer early is the key to a successful recovery. some cancers, like those of the head and neck, or of the pancreas, are hard to spot in the early stages. this blood test could help and avoid invasive procedures like biopsies. there's a lot of potential here that it could detect not only a range of different cancers, but potentially some of them at an earlier stage, but it's crucial that we actually do now test the research on a much bigger scale, in this research trial, and work out whether it can detect cancer earlier.

for years, scientists have been trying to develop a simple blood test that could detect cancers before any symptoms became obvious, but they really struggled, because the tests just weren't accurate enough. there were either too many false positives or false negatives. now, though, they think they have made a real breakthrough. so, technology is really what's made the difference here. first of all, we need to be able to detect really minute quantities of dna in our blood, and our ability to do that has improved markedly over the last several years. the second thing is the power of modern computing, really. so we've looked at data from tens of thousands of people and we've used that data to really optimise the test. this is just the start of a clinical trial, but if the promise of this simple test is fulfilled, it could mark the beginning of a revolution in cancer treatment. dominic hughes, bbc news, runcorn. we can now speak to sara hiom, who is the director of cancer intelligence at grail uk.

thank you so much forjoining us. is this the magic bullet? thank you so much for “oining us. is this the magic bullet?_ this the magic bullet? well, we are ve much this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hepe _ this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hepe it _ this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hope it is _ this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hope it is a _ this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hope it is a magic - this the magic bullet? well, we are very much hope it is a magic bullet| very much hope it is a magic bullet to be able to help us to detect cancer earlier when we know we can much more successfully treated and people can survive their cancer for longer. people can survive their cancer for loner. ~ ~' ., ~ . longer. when might we know? we are talkin: until longer. when might we know? we are talking until 2024 — longer. when might we know? we are talking until 2024 there _ longer. when might we know? we are talking until 2024 there might - longer. when might we know? we are talking until 2024 there might be - talking until 2024 there might be clinical trials. talking until 2024 there might be clinicaltrials. do talking until 2024 there might be clinical trials. do we'lljust have to sit back for a few years to wait then? ~ . , ~ to sit back for a few years to wait then? ~ . , . . then? what is exciting about the otential then? what is exciting about the potential of _ then? what is exciting about the potential of the _ then? what is exciting about the potential of the nhs _ then? what is exciting about the potential of the nhs gallery - then? what is exciting about the potential of the nhs gallery trialj potential of the nhs gallery trial is we would hope to have interim preliminary results with just —— within just a year or preliminary results with just —— withinjust a year or so, preliminary results with just —— within just a year or so, after which the nhs will make a decision about whether to further roll the test out to more people turn across the uk. but of course we are just embarking across the trial now and the importance of having a trial of this scale is that we can really be

clear about the effectiveness of this multi—cancer early detection test in the nhs as a screening tool for so many different types of cancer. ., ~ ., ., , , cancer. you will know of course this affects almost _ cancer. you will know of course this affects almost every _ cancer. you will know of course this affects almost every family - cancer. you will know of course this affects almost every family in - cancer. you will know of course this affects almost every family in the l affects almost every family in the world, this disease. is there a danger of people watching this thinking, wow, this is going to be the breakthrough that's going to give us more life with our families? how are you going to control people �*s expectations? how are you going to control people "s expectations?_ 's expectations? well, i think we have to control _ 's expectations? well, i think we have to control expectations - 's expectations? well, i think we have to control expectations by l have to control expectations by cautious optimism and saying this is a long—term trial. we have to do this level of trial over many years to really be sure about the performance of the test in a screening population. we are going out and looking at people between the age of 50 to 77 and they will be sent invitations in the poster during this trial, but we have to compare 140,000 people over three annual rounds of screening to be really sure of our figures. we will be very hopeful that this multi—cancer early detection test could well be the way to reducing

mortality from cancer in the future. is their data you can bring in from studies in other countries? yes. studies in other countries? yes, indeed, a _ studies in other countries? yes, indeed. a lot— studies in other countries? yes, indeed, a lot of— studies in other countries? yes, indeed, a lot of the _ studies in other countries? 1a: indeed, a lot of the preliminary work has only been done in the states, and we know already that the test works incredibly well, and it seems to be specifically high performing and sensitive to some cancers, such as pancreatic cancer, oesophageal cancer, head and neck, lung cancer, that are really quite aggressive, and are often detected far too late for successful cure. and the sensitivity of this test for those types of aggressive tumours is really one of our breakthroughs, and if we can detect cancers at an earlier stage and reduce that late stage diagnosis, then we can surely have an impact on survival in the future. i5 have an impact on survival in the future. , ., ._ ., have an impact on survival in the future. , ., ., ., future. is there a way to eradicate the disease _ future. is there a way to eradicate the disease entirely, _ future. is there a way to eradicate the disease entirely, or _ future. is there a way to eradicate the disease entirely, or is - future. is there a way to eradicate the disease entirely, or is it - future. is there a way to eradicate the disease entirely, or is it about earlier and earlier screening? weill. earlier and earlier screening? well, there are a — earlier and earlier screening? well, there are a range _ earlier and earlier screening? well, there are a range of— earlier and earlier screening? well, there are a range of different - there are a range of different measures. obviously, preventative. there is only things to do with

lifestyle, environment, that increase our risk of cancer, as indeed many other diseases as well, such as smoking, such as excessive alcohol intake, such as overweight and obesity, and if we can learn to manage those and alongside be more vigilant about our haste —— about our health and take up screenings when we are invited, then we will surely minimise our risk of the disease in the future.- surely minimise our risk of the disease in the future. thank you so much. the headlines on bbc news... all 12 to 15—year—olds in the uk are set to be offered a dose of the pfizer maxim full stop the chief medical officers who recommended the move hope it will keep more children in school. nearly a third of all those arriving in england and northern ireland in the spring may have broken quarantine rules. the nhs trials are starting sport centre, here's gavin.

well, it's been a whirlwind few days for emma raducanu, who's been taking in her incredible win in the us open. but she's also had some time to take in some sights in new york. the 18—year—old posted this photograph on social media. here she is in times square in front of a billboard of herself! she'll have to get used to that. raducanu beat canadian leyla fernandez in straight sets to become the first qualifier and first british woman for 44 years, to win a grand slam singles title. former british number one sue barker said the media attention on raducanu would be incredibly intense. she also paid tribute to the 18—year—old's parents, saying the way they had prioritised her education was impressive. money, offers, you know, magazines, but they've also got to find time for their tennis. but they've also got to find time fortheirtennis. i really but they've also got to find time for their tennis. i really like the way the parents have dealt with emma, you've got to deal with your a—levels, the tennis can wait. they

seem to really, really understand it, and i hope that they will protect her, because emma is going to have photographers outside her door for a long, long time, but we've got to give her time to develop, and we've got to protect her, because her world, we've got to protect her, because herworld, it we've got to protect her, because her world, it is going to hit her like a sledgehammer. i don't think she realises what is coming her way. staying at the us open, daniil medvedev says he's incredibly happy after winning his first grand slam title. the russian number two seed beat novak djokovic in straight sets in the men's final to end the world number one's hopes of taking the calendar slam. djokovic had won this year's three other major tournaments, but looked completely lost at times, particularly when he was on the way to losing the second set. so medvedev completed an emphatic victory to win his first grand slam, and he said he thinks it could be a turning point for the new generation. you know, for a few years, i think we started — you know, for a few years, i think we started to get closer to the big three _ we started to get closer to the big three. they started getting older also, _ three. they started getting older also, that's normal, and i'm really happy— also, that's normal, and i'm really

happy that— also, that's normal, and i'm really happy that i— also, that's normal, and i'm really happy that i think i gave more confidence to these guys by doing this in_ confidence to these guys by doing this in the — confidence to these guys by doing this in the final of a slam, because nobody— this in the final of a slam, because nobody did — this in the final of a slam, because nobody did it before, and i think it can he _ nobody did it before, and i think it can be one — nobody did it before, and i think it can be one more turning point. to football now, and there is one game in the premier league tonight — as everton host burnley. everton a re everton are unbeaten under rafa benitez this season. two wins and a draw. they could go level with liverpool. sean dyche's burnley have only picked up a point so far. scores currently 0—0 with 15 minutes played at goodison park. champions league title holders chelsea now turn their attention to this season's competition with their first group match against zenit st petersburg tomorrow. head coach thomas tuchel says despite winning the trophy in porto last season, he's putting that win to the back of his mind and focusing on new challenges. it is absolutely necessary to forget it and _ it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start — it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from _ it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, - it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, to - it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, to showl it and start from scratch, to show this hunger— it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and _ it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and mentality- it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and mentality again, i this hunger and mentality again, this hunger and mentality again, this is— this hunger and mentality again, this is what— this hunger and mentality again, this is what i_ this hunger and mentality again, this is what i feel, _ this hunger and mentality again, this is what i feel, and _ this hunger and mentality again, this is what i feel, and what - this hunger and mentality again, this is what i feel, and what i - this is what i feel, and what i demand _ this is what i feel, and what i demand from _

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with bready winning via the duckworth—lewis—stern method. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. they know how to steal the show, and i was on the pitch. we'll have more from us later on. the dog has been selected for the next test. now onto other news. a barrister, representing victims and survivors of the grenfell tower disaster, has told the public inquiry that incompetence and a "total neglect of safety" were at the heart of the tragedy, which claimed 72 lives in 2017. stephanie barwise qc, in closing statements of the second phase of the inquiry, blamed what she called an "inept" design team for allowing the building to be refurbished with dangerous materials. she said the contractors, rydon, had "secretly pocketed" over £300,000, by using cheaper, flammable cladding, and that a "lack of candor" by the cladding and insulation manfacturers, arconic, kingspan and celotex, about the safety of their products, amounted to "an affront to the dead". a police investigation is continuing into the fire.

a court in new york is about to hear the next stage of a civil case being brought against prince andrew, over allegations of sexual assault, claims he denies. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik has more from new york. this first initial conference in virginia go for a's case will be getting under shortly, and wejust found out from the court today that they have been notified that prince andrew has chosen a lawyer to represent him at this hearing. the reason for that is this lawyer will go in and argue two things, first that this court does not have jurisdiction in this case, and secondly that prince andrew was not properly served with the complaint against him. now, it will be up to a judge in new york to make a decision, of course, on those two issues. on the side of virginia

giuffre, her lawyers have been very clear in court documents where they stand. they have written to the judge and provided evidence that says that not only did they deliver papers to a metropolitan police officer at prince andrew's home in windsor great park. but that they also had sent copies to his royal house of his e—mail, they posted it in first class mail to one of his homes, and they had also been in touch with british court officials touch with british court officials to try to get the complete over to prince andrew, so they do believe that he has been properly served through the normal procedures that have been outlined about how to go about doing that. they also have just really accuse the duke of york of trying to evade service of the complaint. so we will today in this hearing understand from the judge either if he will need time to write

an opinion on this case, or if you will come to a decision about whether this case should get under way. whether this case should get under wa . ., ~' whether this case should get under wa . ., ~ , ., andrew neil has resigned as the chairman, and lead presenter, of gb news. the journalist and former bbc presenter was on—air for two weeks following the launch of the channel injune, before taking a break. he will continue to appear on gb news as a guest commentator and contributor. now it's time for a look at the weather. now, the latest from david sillito. in andrew neil's opening monologue injune, he promised to take on council culture. how is it then, that on his own channel, he has ended up cancelling himself? andrew neil was so much _ ended up cancelling himself? andrew neil was so much more _ ended up cancelling himself? andrew neil was so much more than - ended up cancelling himself? andrew neil was so much more than just - neil was so much more than just another presenter on gb news. i mean, he was the face of gb news, he was the lead presenter, he was the chairman of gb news, he was the one who set the editorial direction of

this entire new channel, which he said was all about challenging the metropolitan mindset and representing views, people and stories that were not being represented, he said, by other news channels, notably of course the bbc and sky. it was a channel very much based around one man's vision, and then after just based around one man's vision, and then afterjust eight shows, he goes on holiday, and notjust a holiday, but a holiday that lasts for months, and of course there were questions immediately as to what was going on behind the scenes. now, when it started, there were a few technical issues, certainly, and there were also the teething problems you get with any channel, but its audience at the beginning wasn't too bad. it was certainly challenging bbc news and sky news at the time on some of its programmes, but a great deal has changed while he has been away.

perhaps most notably, if you want to talk about personalities, the arrival of nigel farage in the evening who is now pretty much getting their best audiences. braids evening who is now pretty much getting their best audiences. was it a case then of _ getting their best audiences. was it a case then of neel _ getting their best audiences. was it a case then of neel or— getting their best audiences. was it a case then of neel or farage - getting their best audiences. was it a case then of neel or farage but i a case then of neel or farage but not both? a , a case then of neel or farage but not both? a, , , ., , a case then of neel or farage but not both? , , ., , ., , not both? many questions have been asked about — not both? many questions have been asked about was _ not both? many questions have been asked about was this _ not both? many questions have been asked about was this an _ not both? many questions have been asked about was this an argument i asked about was this an argument about editorial direction. there certainly seems to have been issues involved there. were they trying to reach as wide an audience as possible who might have felt the style of news they were getting elsewhere they didn't want, over the much more about reaching that sort of core audience who were concerned about woke or council culture, —— cancel culture, and the people who would be voting for nigel farage. seems to be a view that we will go for nigel farage and that audience. many have suspected that andrew neil wasn't entirely comfortable with

that particular vision of what the channel should actually be. if he wasn't comfortable _ channel should actually be. if he wasn't comfortable and - channel should actually be. if he wasn't comfortable and it was his own channel, why was he not able to impose his own vision? trio own channel, why was he not able to impose his own vision?— impose his own vision? no one is in total control — impose his own vision? no one is in total control of _ impose his own vision? no one is in total control of anything. _ impose his own vision? no one is in total control of anything. there i impose his own vision? no one is in total control of anything. there are | total control of anything. there are backers, there are people who are brought in. there was angelos franco paloschi was brought in from australia, who had his own strong views i'm sure about where the channel was going, and there were a number of people who were seen to be supporters of andrew neil who resigned and left the channel as it went along. so they're seemingly seems to have been a power battle behind the scenes about what direction the channel should actually have, and i think the key thing was that after the initial good viewing figures, they were getting on good for a news channel these days, they started to go south. one programme got the dreaded zero rating for a while, and colin brazier, who has been filling in for

andrew neil over the last few weeks, if you look at the viewing figures, there are some nights where it has dropped below 10,000, so an issue there that something needs to be done, and they certainly looked at a view of let's see what our core audience, their core values are and let's talk to them and give them exactly what they want, rather than may be talking to this broader audience. so that seems to have been part of the debate at least about what has been going on behind the scenes. ., ~' what has been going on behind the scenes. . ~ , ., what has been going on behind the scenes. ., ~ ,, . what has been going on behind the scenes. . ~ i. . scenes. thank you so much, david sillito. now it's time for a look at the weather. this week is looking fairly changeable. we have some rain in the forecast for tomorrow. some of the rain will be quite heavy across england and wales, and then it should come down around the middle part of the week, elek settled with some sunshine around before more rain arrives from the atlantic for friday. this cluster of weather fronts will bring the heavier rainfall through tonight and into tomorrow, spreading its way northwards gradually through this evening and overnight, generally patchy across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. the rain

will start to pick up though across south wales come into central and southern england by the end of the night, and here it will be very muqqy night, and here it will be very muggy as well, 12 to 15 degrees, ten or 11 further north. so a muggy, cloudy start for many, that rain heavy at times affecting east wales, central, southern, eastern england, and was of sound as it continues to move north—eastwards. slow improvements across southern and western areas, into the afternoon, one or two showers, pretty disappointing temperatures, particularly where we have the cloud and rain. then by wednesday, certainly for thursday, it settles down with some sunshine.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... all 12-15 all 12—15 —year—olds in the uk are set to be offered the dust of the pfizer corona ) —— coronavirus vaccine. the uk's cheap medical advisers hope it will keep our children in school cutting the risk to their mental health. it is children in school cutting the risk to their mental health.— important and potentially useful

additional tool to help reduce the public health impacts that come through education disruption. nearly a third of all— through education disruption. nearly a third of all of— through education disruption. nearly a third of all of those _ through education disruption. nearly a third of all of those arriving - through education disruption. nearly a third of all of those arriving in i a third of all of those arriving in england and northern ireland in the spring may have broken quarantine roles. the nhs starts trials of a revolutionary new blood test that detects more than 50 types of cancer before the patient has any symptoms. a court in new york is about to hit the next stage of a civil case against prince andrew against sexual assault claims he denies. a warning from the chief medical officer about a warning from the chief medical officer about the a warning from the chief medical officer about the pressures a warning from the chief medical officer about the pressures that covid will bring the nhs this winter. tomorrow, borisjohnson is expected to unveil the government's plans for dealing with infections over the coming months. the bbc understands a uk wide programme of boosterjabs to help prevent covid will be confirmed. health system

already under strain, that is the reality in many areas ahead of the government's winter plans for england to be announced tomorrow. nhs leaders and nottingham have asked local people to only come to amy if there are urgent life—threatening emergencies. it’s life-threatening emergencies. it's 'ust not life—threatening emergencies. it�*s just got busier, people have come in very sick with coal bed, but also we are seeing a rise in people coming with simpler things and be ready encourage people not to, unless they really, really have to.— really, really have to. haley who is reanant really, really have to. haley who is pregnant has _ really, really have to. haley who is pregnant has not _ really, really have to. haley who is pregnant has not yet _ really, really have to. haley who is pregnant has not yet been - pregnant has not yet been vaccinated. she is now in hospital with co—that. i vaccinated. she is now in hospital with co-that-_ with co-that. i knew it was coded straightaway _ with co-that. i knew it was coded straightaway because _ with co-that. i knew it was coded straightaway because i _ felt they fogged over my chest. daily— felt they fogged over my chest. daily covid hospital admissions in the uk fell back in the spring, but then started to pick up again injuly again in july following an again injuly following an increase in cases. after coming back to bed, the increase continued through august and into this month, and at

times recently, there have been more than 1000 hospital admissions a day. what does the screen say now? 3.1... the prime minister _ what does the screen say now? 3.1... the prime minister today _ what does the screen say now? 3.1... the prime minister today visiting i what does the screen say now? 3.1... the prime minister today visiting at l the prime minister today visiting at british gas training academy who will set out a plan to manage covid and wasn't totally willing out re—imposing some restrictions that there was a another virus surge. brute there was a another virus surge. we have there was a another virus surge. - have got to do everything that is right to protect the country, but the way things are going at the moment, we are very confident in the steps that we have taken, i will be setting out a lot more tomorrow. experts point out there was hardly any flu to deal with last winter, this time, it will be different. of course, with complications such as flu, other types of viruses and winter illnesses that start to build up, we are going to see much added pressure on the health care service that we have not yet dealt with when there has been this number of covid cases. nicola sturgeon said she

can't remember a time when scott and's hospitals have been busier. the scottish government has announced that unlike england, vaccine passports will be adopted @ venues. the bus government will decide on that soon, there are no plans to do so in northern ireland. for all the uk's governments, there is huge uncertainty overjust let the winter will bring. heel pain, bbc news. we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in the paper is tonight at 11:30pm. our guestsjoining me tonight the paper is tonight at 11:30pm. our guests joining me tonight are jessica ellicott and the home affairs correspondent at the evening standard, martin. united states is starting to assess how it handled the end of its war in afghanistan. in the first hearing of its kind, the secretary of state is appearing before a government committee to answer questions about the us evacuation. well, the taliban took over the country. is what he said in his opening statement. essen said in his opening statement. even the most pessimistic _ said in his opening statement. even the most pessimistic assessments said in his opening statement. every the most pessimistic assessments did not predict that government forces

would collapse while us prices remain. as the chairman of staff has said, nothing i oranyone remain. as the chairman of staff has said, nothing i or anyone else cy indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days. that's anthony blinking there. around £720 million has been pledged for afghanistan at an emergency aid conference. the united nations called the meeting for a manic humanitarian crisis. it beats its target of $600 million. even before the dramatic events of last week, afghans were experiencing one of the west humanitarian crisis is in the world. today one in three afghans do not know where their next meal will come from. the poverty rate is spiralling and basic public services are closed to collapse. hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes

and at the same time, afghanistan faces a severe drought, the second to hit the country and for years. many people could run out of food by the end of the month just as winter approaches. well, here, the government will give counsel £20,000 for every afg ha n every afghan —— afghan refugee that settles in the uk. as part of the settlement skin, citizens will be allowed to enter the uk if they have not worked with the previous ministry. victoria atkin said that the scheme would last for three years with my money to be spent on education, housing and health care. the bbc has obtained and verified footage showing civilians being killed by the taliban in afghanistan. the bbc has confirmed that more than 20 people have been killed in panjshir province where the taliban have been fighting opposition forces. a taliban spokesperson has denied such killings are taking place. you may find some of the details in our correspondent

yalda hakim's report distressing. payments across the penn cherry valley and always bustling, now it's empty and a ghost town. —— this bazaar is famous across panjshir valley, and always bustling. now, it's empty and a ghost town. since the taliban entered the valley, people have taken flight. it used to be the home of resistance, but this now appears futile. people have locked their doors and fled and that's not surprising, when people are being shot dead on the side of the street. the bbc has verified this video, which you may find distressing. here, a man in military clothes is dragged away. it is unclear whether he was in the army. this is common dress in the valley. voices are raised. seconds later, he is shot several times and killed. we are not showing you those images. a bystander insists the man they have just killed was not in the military.

the bbc has confirmed that more than 20 people have been killed since the taliban entered panjshir province. one of them was this shopkeeper and father of two called abdul sami. his family want his name and story to be known. a taliban spokesperson denies civilians are being targeted. when the taliban entered the valley, they promised peace and stability. translation: they should come out, do their daily activities. _ if they are shopkeepers, they can go to their shops. if they are farmers, they can go to their farms. we are here to protect them, their lives and their families. but these pictures show that people are not waiting to see if the taliban keep their promises. with telecommunications cut in the valley, it is hard to get information out. but the international community has warned that taliban they are watching and they will be held accountable for their actions. yalda hakim, bbc news.

60 people have been arrested, after climate protestors blocked several slip roads onto the m25, during the morning rush hour, causing huge delays. the pressure group, insulate britain, wants the government to step up efforts to insulate homes in order to help combat global warming. here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. just after 8am, a small group of protesters run onto a slip road onto the m25, obstructing traffic. there were similar blockades at four otherjunctions. the action caused long tailbacks on britain's busiest motorway. at one point, the protesters — from a group called insulate britain — sat down on the motorway itself. they claim the action was justified because it draws attention to what they say is the urgent need for the government to improve insulation in uk homes to reduce carbon emissions.

that's what gives us the right, is when our government is not doing itsjob properly. and that's what we're asking boris to do, is to get on with the job and insulate britain. one motorist tried to take matters into his own hands, before thinking better of it. others were more reflective. it's not the right way to do it, but... they've got the right to do it. in this country, we've got the right to, you know, with freedom of speech, they've got the right to do it. ridiculous, i think it's a load of rubbish myself, really. i think there's other ways of doing it. the government says it is headed in the right direction, with plans to spend 1.3 billion on energy efficiency measures this year, but the climate change committee — its own advisers on climate matters — says it needs to find between £3—4 billion every year to help households, to meet its own targets on cutting emissions. justin rowlatt, bbc news. in november, crucial talks on climate change

will take place in glasgow, as the world comes together to discuss making the transition, from fossil fuels, to a zero carbon economy. that will involve newjobs in green industries. in the uk there are currently 410,000, with the the government hoping for two million by 2030. but trade unions say many more could be created much more quickly, and they're warning that britain could lose out to other countries. so what are green jobs? here's our science editor, david shukman. there are jobs that hardly existed a generation ago. bridey is learning to maintain wind turbines, paul makes heat pumps to replace gas boilers, and beth is at work on a futuristic farm. all three are zero—carbon — to help with climate change. i think for my generation, it's a huge deal, like, it's affecting us now.

we're starting to see the problems that the climate change is causing now, with the ice caps melting and the world heating, and all of these deadlines being set by the government. things have to happen now. in the purple light of her vertical farm, beth explains how the water's recycled, the crops are sold locally and the power is solar — from panels on the roof, in this industrial estate in scunthorpe. this is the future. if you can grow stuff that's supposed to grow in italy here in the uk, you can grow it anywhere in the world. you can grow it in the middle east, in africa. and then you cut out all of the transportation, so... you're saving money, time, resources. and carbon, i reckon. and carbon, a lot of carbon. you're not flying basil all over the world. paul mcgoogan reckons he's also in an industry of the future. the heat pumps being made here in livingston release no carbon. and for him, a green career is safe. me and my girlfriend,

we've just bought a new home, and the next step for us is hopefully to start a family. so knowing that we are doing our bit in this company to create a better, brighter future, more sustainable future — for my family and for generations to come — is a big deal to me. so now, we're just checking to see if there's any power coming in. i as an apprentice, bridey is getting ready to join the offshore wind industry. from grimsby, she'll head out to the north sea — to the giant turbines there, rather than to the fishing grounds that once made her home town famous. it's really nice to see that growing from fishing to engineering, and from kind of an old industry to a renewable green one that's definitely, yeah, taking the future by charge. what, for you, is the attraction of working out at sea on these immense wind turbines? i mean, the north sea, i don't think many people romanticise the north sea, but on a quiet day, when the sun's rising, i think one could certainly do that. so i can't wait, it'll be great. so there are new green opportunities, and they're essential

for the uk to go to zero—carbon — and we'll soon see if enough are being created to make that a reality. david shukman, bbc news. the cop26 climate conference which gets under way in glasgow in november will see the biggest ever deployment of armed police in scotland. hundreds of officers trained in firearms will be backed up by an unspecified number from other uk forces. senior officers say there's no intelligence of a specific threat from terrorism but that's being monitored constantly as the event draws closer. david cowan has more. hey! police! put it down now! this training is routine cut 26 will be anything but. the hope is that the people of glasgow wouldn't see anything like this. but armed police officers will maintain a high present during the two week conference.

for operational reasons, police will give the exact number but cop26 will see the biggest and longest ever deployment of armed officers in scotland. hundreds will be on duty every day, the total could be in the region of 1000. the cop26 venue — the scottish exhibition centre — will become united nations territory with armed un personnel. many of the 120 vips attending the three—day world leaders summit will bring their personal protection. outside the un blue zone, security will come from police scotland backed up by other uk forces, intelligence services and the military. watch every act. advance. specialist officers trained in counterterrorism will be on hand. the head of m15 has warned that the fall of afghanistan could embolden the loan will terrace in the uk.

clearly there is a massive amount of security provided of state, world leaders and obviously all the delegates but there is no specific threat to the event at the moment. the training centres are worst—case scenarios. but in a country generally unaccustomed to armed police their mere presence can be intimidating. we give them extra training for the armed capability but i would encourage the members of the public to approach the officers and speak to them as normal police officers. stay where you are. cop26 will be an unprecedented event for scotland. and with it will come security on a level we have never seen before. secure! the headlines on bbc news... all 12 to 15—year—olds and uk are set to be offered the dose of coronavirus vaccine. uk's cheap medical officers who recommended the move hoped it will help to keep more

children in school. nearly a third of all of those arriving in england and northern ireland in the spring, they had broken quarantine roles. the nhs starts trials of a revolutionary new blood test that detects more than 50 types of cancer before the patient has any symptoms. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the time for a second vote on scottish independence is approaching. delivering the closing speech at her party's virtual conference, ms sturgeon said she intended to offer a legal referendum to the scottish people by the end of 2023, if the pandemic is over. in measure after measure after measure, the evidence is overwhelming and conclusive. independence works. it works for denmark, for ireland, austria, for norway, finland and for so many others decide. these are disparate countries with different resources and economies, but independence works for all of them.

with all our resources and talent, independence which option? which equips us best to meet the challenges? the leader of the tuc says the uk must be better prepared for future economic shocks like the covid pandemic — saying it won't be a one off. frances o'grady has challenged the prime minister to deliver on his promises to level up britain. our business correspondent ben thompson has more. she highlights some of the problems that have been made worse through covid, but also those that were there already that maybe have got a little worse, too. she says the pandemic must be a catalyst for change. she says we must be prepared for crises in future. she says covid is not going to be a one—off. she also talks about things like climate change, that race to zero emissions, that if we don't take those targets seriously, they will get worse, and there will be a bigger problem. she also talks about new technology, wonderful, all these new machines and computers that can do jobs. they are a risk to jobs and she says

we mustn't squander those benefits and that workers must feel the benefit, maybe in shorter hours or higher pay, notjust big profits for the organisations investing in technology. also some warning for the government as far as tax is concerned, take a listen. now ministers tell us they are going to level up britain but leveling up means nothing if they freeze workers pay, universal credit and a number of kids in poverty sores. so i have a challenge with the prime minister. if leveling up means anything it must mean leveling up at work and leveling up living standards. also a warning not to raise taxes on business. she says how business deliver the jobs and the growth moving again do not burden them with extra taxes. and particularly as far as that national insurance rises concern.

particularly, as far as that national insurance raises concern. she says that is another hit to young people and those on lower wages. she talks about those recent hgv driver shortages we have been talking about, says it is a direct consequence of poor pay and poor working conditions for drivers, meaning they are not entering the industry and causing so many supply problems. they are proposing the solution would be a capital gains tax, a tax on wealth, rather than lower paid people. she says that could be enough to pay for social care that we have heard the prime minister telling us is so desperately needed. she said the benefit of not taxing lower paid workers too is that people will tend to spend that money on the local high street, in the local economy, so we all see a direct benefit, because she suggest those on the highest income that are not being taxed on their wealth, may be called that money elsewhere we don't see the benefit in our day to day economy. the transport secretary grant shapps has been responding to an urgent question in the house of commons on the shortage of hgv drivers. the shadow transport secretary,

jim mcmahon accused mr shapps of being too slow to act. we've all seen constant examples of businesses impacted by supply chains from mcdonald's, fernandos and weatherspoon. we've all seen supermarket shelves empty and that was affecting the delivery of vital medical supplies. we've already seen the number of people wanting to do the hgv drivers test literally fall off a cliff. with over 9000 being completed in 2019. that was before brexit and it was well before covid. industry has been warned of this crisis for years but the secretary of state has been asleep at the wheel. and just months ago one of his own ministers accused the road haulage industry a crying wolf over shortages despite the evidence that the crisis was getting bigger and bigger and was grinding our economy to a halt. mr shapps said it wasn'tjust a problem affecting the uk. this is a global problem.

the chief executive of eastern europe's largest hauliers says it is a global driving shortage across europe, not an isolated problem in one country. he points out that shortages are in romania, poland, germany and many other countries. but it's notjust europe, as europe actually it's a global problem. the striving situation is about as bad as it's ever been in my career. not the words of a uk haulier, mr speaker but of the chief executive of us express telling of the problems in the american trucking market. this is absolutely a global problem that we will try to resolve. when former singer tanya beige was told she would lose her voice to throat cancer, she immediately began to create a video diary, so that her young children would remember what she sounded like. now, thanks to a special project, she's able to do something she never thought would be possible again — perform live on stage. fiona lamdin reports. this is my voice, and i'm not going to have it for much longer.

well, not this one, anyway. tanja made this recording just hours after being told she had throat cancer. two days later, as the country went into the first lockdown, tanja had a laryngectomy to remove her voicebox. i was absolutely devastated. like, my daughter was not even two, so she was learning to talk. once upon a time there was a boy called charlie cook who curled up in a cosy chair and read his favourite book. every time i spoke, or sang a nursery rhyme with the kids or read a story, i was like, this is the last time, not much longer. you know, three days, two days, one day before surgery. so it's so weird when you know that something is going to get taken away from you. when tanja first woke up she couldn't speak but she was fitted with a valve in her neck.

when she presses it, it produces sound. when you heard your new voice for the first time, what did you think? i was absolutely horrified. i think i sounded like a tractor or something, it was just like this weird, low, guttural vibrating noise that came out. this is what i sound like this evening. i've just come downstairs from putting the kids to bed. i managed to get through an entire storybook. and for the next few months, she had chemo and radiotherapy while she relearned how to speak. when i dream, i dream in my old voice, and i'm like, oh, i've got my old voice back. shall we see what it looks like on my neck? yeah. sticky. it's going to be sticky. tanja has always been open with her children. before the operation she prepared them for the changes, and sometimes her five—year—old son rudy still needs to talk about them.

he said, "i miss your voice, mummy," and i'm like, yeah, i miss it too. and we went and sat on the sofa and had a cuddle and got a little bit, we were a bit sad, had a bit of a cry. and hejust said, "your old voice was so lovely and beautiful, mummy." i'm going to the party. going to the party? tanja used to love to sing on stage, around the house, and in the car. he's going to sleep, he's gone to sleep. not being able to sing happy birthday, you know, kind of regretting that. but i'm like, why didn't i record myself singing happy birthday? and then i could play it for the kids on their birthdays. things like that, i think, that gets me almost more than the talking bit. and after 18 months, for the first time, she is back on stage.

performing a duet all about herjourney. singing together. the soprano represents her old voice. it makes me really happy and it makes me really sad because obviously what comes out is not at all what used to come out. i miss my voice. i think i'll always miss it. you know, i can be ok with it and i can accept it, but there will always be an element of, you know, it's part of me and now it's gone. i love you both, oh, so very much. fiona lamdin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. this week is looking

fairly changeable. some rain in the forecaster tomorrow. that rain will be quite happy across england and wales. and then it should come down around the middle part of the week. i look settled with some sunshine ran before mark rain arrives from the atlantic friday. so this clash of weather from developing to heavy rain fell through tonight and into tomorrow. spreading its way northwards gradually through this evening and overnight. generally patchy across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, the rain will start to pop up across outlets into central and southern england by the end of the night, and here it is going to be very muggy as well. 12-15 going to be very muggy as well. 12—15 gen going to be very muggy as well. 12-15 gen x lcs,10-11 12—15 gen x lcs, 10—11 further north. i'm ugly, cloudy start for them right, we will see that rain heavy at times, central, southern, eastern england, rumbles of thunder of that as it moves east rates. some improvements across southern and western areas into the afternoon, some sunshine, one or two showers, disappointing temperatures particularly where we have the cloud and rain. orwhen taken particularly where we have the cloud and rain. or when taken setting for thursday, it settles down with some sunshine.

this is bbc news, with me, christian fraser. covid vaccines will soon be offered to all 12 to 15—year—olds here in the uk. they will be offered one shot of the pfizer vaccine, not the panacea, said the chief medical officer, but it will keep more children in school, reducing the risk to mental health. in new york — at a hearing beginning this hour — a lawyer acting for prince andrew will reject claims he was officially served with court papers, in a sexual assault case brought by virginia giuffre. the prince denies all allegations she's made. the bbc�*s verified pictures of extrajudicial killings in afghanistan's panjshir valley — the last pocket of resistance to taliban rule. and a mammoth cash injection that gives scientists hope they'll one day return this prehistoric beast to the siberian tundra.