the covid boosterjab programme is underway — as some healthcare workers and patients receive their dose. the booster is given at least six months after someone�*s second dose — everyone over 50 across the uk is eligible. we'll have the latest on the start of the programme. the other headlines this lunchtime diplomatic fallout, as britain, the us and australia agree a defence pact — the prime minster denies china's claim that it'll undermine regional stability. aukus is not intended to be adversarial towards any other power, mr speaker, but it merely reflects the close relationship that we have with the united states and with australia. who's in and who's out — more ministerial changes expected,

as the large—scale cabinet reshuffle continues. today is the last day that care home staff in england can get their first covid vaccine — if they want to keep theirjob. the rise of home—working in the pandemic — now 70% of people say they don't think workers will ever be back in the office full—time. and the top 100 most influential people on the planet. time magazine puts harry and meghan on its list for 2021. and coming up on the bbc news channel, more international football for england's women. the annual invitational will see them take on germany, spain and another, yet to be announced, side, in february.

good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the programme of third, booster, covid jabs has just got underway in england and wales — with some vulnerable people and healthworkers receiving their dose this morning. eligible people who had their second vaccine at least six months ago will be invited for the extra dose — the full rollout begins next week. everyone aged 50 and over across the uk is eligible, as well as frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable groups — about 30 million people in all. but as some people are now receiving their third jab — there are still more than 5 million adults across the uk who are yet to have one. here's our health correspondent katherine da costa. come along, let's see you. 0n the front line and among the first in line to receive a covid booster shot. here we go. role reversal.

health staff at croydon university hospital have been rolling up their sleeves to top up their protection this winter. i came for it because i'm very keen to ensure that at all times i maintain as much protection not only for myself but also for the patients i work with. we were all vaccinated back. in december so obviously our immunity is waning somewhat so it's important we all get the booster- dose as soon as possible, really. on tuesday the government's advisory body on vaccines recommended giving booster doses to care home residents, health and care workers, the over—50s, 16 to a9—year—olds with underlying health care conditions and household contacts of people with a weakened immune system. those groups should receive a jab at least six months after their second shot and the preference is a pfizer vaccine, or half dose of moderna. when the nhs contact you, please come forward and have your vaccine. it might be a text message, it might be a letter,

it might be a phone call from your local gp practice, but when you get asked, do come forward because it's the best protection as you go into winter. the aim is to offer all care home residents in england a vaccine before the start of november, but experts say even among the elderly protection against severe disease is still high, while the under 50s may not need a booster at all. separately, half a million people with a weakened immune system, including those with blood cancer, hiv or organ donor recipients, have been advised to get a third dose as part of their primary schedule, but more than two weeks on some are still waiting to be contacted. it's really important for people with blood cancer and other people with compromised immunity to get the third dose. for some that might be the start of their antibody response. we are starting to see that in some studies so we really urge people to get it. we are hearing a lot, maybe 90% of the calls and our support line, are from people

who haven't heard yet and haven't been called for their third dose and that is creating anxiety. nhs england says people who are immunosuppressed have started to receive a third dose and all those eligible will be contacted soon. meanwhile the booster campaign is due to be rolled out more widely across england, scotland and wales next week and later this month in northern ireland. katharine da costa, bbc news. a diplomatic row has broken out following the announcement of a new security and defence partnership between the uk, the us and australia. the prime minister says the deal isn't intended to be adversarial towards any other power, but china has called the pact "extremely irresponsible", and france says the decision to scrap its submarine deal with australia is "a stab in the back". 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports.

silent and stealthy. a nuclear—powered submarine on patrol, silent and stealthy, a fleet of them. they won't be carrying nuclear weapons. western nations have been stepping up their naval presence in the indo pacific region, concerned about what they see as aggressive actions by china. the new pact, called aukus, is being called one of the most significant security partnerships in decades. one of the great prizes of this project is the uk, australia and the us will be joined even more closely together. today we take another historic step to deepen— today we take another historic step to deepen cooperation between our nations, _ to deepen cooperation between our nations, because we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability— the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in _ the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the end or specific over— stability in the end or specific

over the _ stability in the end or specific over the long term. we need to be able to— over the long term. we need to be able to address the current strategic environment in the region and how— strategic environment in the region and how it — strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve.— and how it may evolve. freedom of naviuation and how it may evolve. freedom of navigation in _ and how it may evolve. freedom of navigation in the _ and how it may evolve. freedom of navigation in the south _ and how it may evolve. freedom of navigation in the south china - and how it may evolve. freedom of navigation in the south china sea l navigation in the south china sea has become a source of tension after china build bases on artificial reefs and claimed large parts of the ocean has its own, but today its officials were quick to condemn their aukus party. translation: cooperation between the us, uk understrain translation: cooperation between the us, uk under strain of clearance brings her seriously undermined regional peace and stability. intensify the arms race and undermined international nuclear nonproliferation efforts. but undermined international nuclear nonproliferation efforts.- nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely to _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely to benefit - nonproliferation efforts. but as| industry is likely to benefit from the deal which could see large contracts for engineering and technology firms. but australia's decision to opt for a nuclear powered submarines means cancelling a contract with france to build a diesel electric ones on the french have called it a betrayal. translation: it is a stab in the back, we had established a relationship of trust with a string of about trust has been broken.

there's a lot of bitterness about the cancellation on this matter is not over. the backdrop to all of this is a massive military build—up by china. it has invested billions of dollars in expanding its navy, its nuclear arsenal and hypersonic weapons that can sink a warship. when god, bbc news. in a moment we will speak to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris, but first to beijing and our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. some are very strong words when you are, stephen. some are very strong words when you are. stephen-— are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government— are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has _ are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has slammed - are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has slammed this - are, stephen. indeed, the chinese| government has slammed this new part, foreign ministries said all three countries had severely undermined regional peace and stability answered all three of them had fuelled the arms race. this shows the level of tension in this part of the world, following perceived threats from a more strident china, which seems to have

pretty much given up on sourced power diplomacy. but spokesman today had especially strong words for a strenuous aim of the international community to question that country's sincerity. the speed of the collapse in relations between canberra and they shane has been quite spectacular. around a year ago xi jinping went overboard in strider i know you have a stray note developing nuclear powered submarines to counter its number one trading partner. submarines to counter its number one trading partner-— stephen, thank you. if you paris, what emotions, what is the feeling they're in france there are plenty of reasons why the french are very good indeed. of reasons why the french are very good indeed-— good indeed. first of all the resource — good indeed. first of all the resource of _ good indeed. first of all the resource of the _ good indeed. first of all the resource of the contract - good indeed. first of all the i resource of the contract worth billions — resource of the contract worth billions of— resource of the contract worth billions of years and jobs and then there _ billions of years and jobs and then there is— billions of years and jobs and then there is the manner in which they found _ there is the manner in which they found out, — there is the manner in which they found out, it was only a press conference yesterday that the french discover _ conference yesterday that the french discover the australians were

putting — discover the australians were pulling out but much more important, business _ pulling out but much more important, business and strategic and diplomatic a body blow for the french— diplomatic a body blow for the french and several commentators catted _ french and several commentators called it _ french and several commentators called it into specific trafalgar, france trying to play its role in this emerging important area for june is— this emerging important area for june is alliance, acting for europe and att— june is alliance, acting for europe and all of— june is alliance, acting for europe and all of that is rendered null and void by— and all of that is rendered null and void by a _ and all of that is rendered null and void by a packed dream job not only accepted _ void by a packed dream job not only accepted security for nato but in the club — accepted security for nato but in the club of the anglosphere and that is why— the club of the anglosphere and that is why this _ the club of the anglosphere and that is why this is really resented and it has been— is why this is really resented and it has been taken like this indeed. thank— it has been taken like this indeed. thank you — borisjohnson is continuing to fine—tune his government, and is expected to make a number of ministerial and junior post announcements today, following the large—scale cabinet reshuffle yesterday. our political correspondent peter saull is in westminster. following all of this at westminster, we have seen some big changes, what are we expecting

today? changes, what are we expecting toda ? . . , ., changes, what are we expecting toda? . ., ., today? one criticism of boris johnson today? one criticism of boris johnson is — today? one criticism of boris johnson is he _ today? one criticism of boris johnson is he has _ today? one criticism of boris johnson is he has not - today? one criticism of boris johnson is he has not been i today? one criticism of boris - johnson is he has not been brave johnson is he has not been brave enough to get rid of ministers who seem to be underperforming and his allies would argue he has answered that criticism in the last 2a hours, notjust more than the likes of gavin williamson but saving them so they aren't all ministers on the big news this morning was that the former culture ministerjohn whittingdale lost his job, he former culture ministerjohn whittingdale lost hisjob, he is former culture ministerjohn whittingdale lost his job, he is a wealth of top—level experience, out as well nick gibbs, it is all about oat with some of the big names of the past and potentially in with some of the big names of the future. expect this afternoon to see and hear from some ambitious relatively warmly elected conservative mps getting a call from downing street to fill some of the general and mid—ranking ministerial post. then go here for the prime minister is to put together a top team that better represents the country and downing street said the spalding this is one of the most diverse cabinets in

history even though others have pointed out that more than half of them went to private school including the elected education secretary and the other thing the prime minister has his eye on is a general election within the next couple of years and that is why he has supported the likes of nadhim zahawi, lustrous hair seem to be good at getting things done. thank ou. today is the last day that care home staff in england can receive their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine — if they want to keep theirjob. mps voted in favour of requiring all care workers to be fully vaccinated by 11th november, unless they're medically exempt. but as zoe conway reports, the new rules have been criticised by some in the sector. st cecilia's need heroes. st cecilia's care homes are so desperate for staff, they've taken to blasting the airwaves in scarborough with job ads.

at a local hotel, the company has just offered one lucky applicant a job on the spot. but that's not all, she'll also get £500 in cash and a mealfor two at a local restaurant. for the recruitment team, it's hard going. the five of them have been here for hours. they've only managed to interview three people. one of the reasons why they're finding it so difficult is that the hourly wage for one of their care workers is £9.50 per hour. some of scarborough's restaurants are offering £11, even £12 an hour. managing director mike padgham is trying to lift his staff's spirits. everyone in the room has been vaccinated, but other staff haven't. under the compulsory vaccination policy, they'll lose theirjobs. sam, what do you think about compulsory vaccination for care workers? well, i'm happy to have had it done, but those people who choose not to are going to lose theirjobs. because they're scared. why should they have to lose theirjobs, because the care homes have to have it done,

and other sectors aren't? staff here have been working overtime to cover for ten unfilled posts. now they're about to become even more stretched. this company says it's about to lose four of its best carers. four women who are refusing to be vaccinated. so the company is going to have to let them go. the women say that they're genuinely frightened of the vaccine. frightened of possible side effects. i have to respect what they say. they don't want me to arrange any counselling or see experts, they've made their mind up and i think i have to respect that i cannot keep trying to persuade them. i have to give them space. i've even thought, as some providers are, should we just go ahead and keep them and see what happens? are you really saying that you're prepared to defy the government and keep these four unvaccinated staff members on? i'm considering what i might do in the future, because to my mind there's a risk of not having sufficient staff as well. but i'm not saying i'm going to do it. it's in my thought processes at the moment.

st cecilia's is hardly alone in facing a staffing crisis. across north yorkshire, there are 1000 care worker vacancies. the government says it's working with local authorities and providers to ensure there are the right number of staff with the skills to deliver high quality care. zoe conway, bbc news. our social affairs correspondent alison holtjoins me now. given the lack of staff in this sector, what happens now? this a sector, what happens now? as a startin: sector, what happens now? as a starting point — sector, what happens now? as a starting point we _ sector, what happens now? is a. starting point we should remember why this was introduced, care homes were really hard hit by covid and at the start of the vaccine will not, take up by staff or slow, but it is a sector that has real problems when it comes to staffing. it entered the pandemic with 112,000 vacancies in england and it is now having the same troubles as other areas like retail or hospitalityjust for

recruiting people. theyjust tend not to be very high, they are doing, you have to be the right sort of person to do the job, it is difficult to recruit the right people and whilst most people have now had a bad first dose of the vaccine, there are still 10% who have not and replacing those 10% will be very difficult. from a care provider described it yesterday as being a perfect storm, the mandatory vaccinations add another layer of difficulty. government guidance that came out yesterday has said that for a short period, 12 weeks, people will be able to self certify medical exemptions and bad may delay the date for a few people, but it will not solve problems and the care sector says they really need help when it comes to staffing, even if they want all the staff to be fully vaccinated, they also need to make sure they have the right number of people there to ensure that people

are cared for properly and safely. alison, thank you. the time is 1.16. our top story this lunchtime. the first covid boosterjabs have been given this morning in england and wales. and a win in the high court for the mother of a five—year—old boy who believes noxious gases from a landfill site are shortening her son's life. —— are affecting his health. coming up on the bbc news channel... england's women head into their odi series against new zealand as favourites after victory in the t20s. the first match is under way in bristol as both sides prepare for next year's world cup. the pandemic has a big impact on how millions of people now work in the uk — and new polling suggests a majority of managers and workers believe office staff will never return to the workplace full—time. last year, 37% of workers did some work from home,

according to the office for national statistics. in a yougov survey, exclusive to the bbc, 70% of those polled said they believe staff won't be back in the office as much as they were before the pandemic. and more than three quarters of businesses which allow homeworking say they will continue to offer it in some way. while this shift has been welcomed by many — some people feel they're missing out, as sarah corker explains. at talktalk�*s headquarters, here in the north west, staff can choose when they come into the office and when they work from home and most like to do a bit of both. when i am at home, i do catch up on a lot of admin, but i do hate having teams calls, i would rather have face to face chats, because i get so much more out of them. i think the 9—5 in my opinion is gone now, for the majority of businesses, you know, i was up working last night, just because i enjoy working in the evening, even just to relax and do my admin and things like that. i think sometimes it is difficult

at home, because i still dressl the same, but i will be wearing my slippers, l so i don't think there is the same level of, | like, professionalism as i do in the office. i do you know what? i think it levels the playing field. i think it makes it ok to want to leave at three to pick up your dog, because you got a new dog in lockdown, or leave at three to pick up the kids or leave at three just because you like doing yoga. in a bbc survey, almost two thirds of workers said they would like to work remotely at least some of the time, but not many of us, 22%, want to be at home every day. this telecoms firm not only had to sort out home—working for their own staff, they also had to do the same for their business and domestic customers. i think certainly the first lockdown that triggered people to action stations around, where they were not able to support their own customers, because of the fact that there are technical solutions meant that they had to work from an office. any sort of office culture that is, i suppose, established by presenteeism can always fail. flexible working was here before and i think that what this has

done has accelerated it. of course, not everyone can work from home and not everyone wants to, either, but the pandemic has forced many businesses to adopt technology and the trust needed to set staff up to embrace home—working and, done right, it can help people to get a better work life balance. of course, not everyone can work from home and not everyone wants to either. there are lots of drawbacks for young people who find i themselves working from home. they might be in a shared property, the wi—fi might not be so great, . and to top it all, they might feel quite isolated. - so, being in the office presents them with lots more benefits . to absorb the company culture, learn by observation, _ make social connections and itjust gives them a far better boost - to their career as they start out. before coronavirus, working from home was often seen as a perk on a friday. that has now radically changed. sarah corker, bbc news, in salford. wholesale energy prices have soared after a key electricity cable between britain and france

had to be shut down. a fire at a site near ashford in kent means the connection will be lost for nine days. our business correspondent theo leggettjoins me. what does this mean for customers? well, this connector between england and france, it's capable of carrying “p and france, it's capable of carrying up to two gigawatts of power. translated that means as much power as two or three conventional coal or gas—fired power stations, enough to power a million homes. so that capacity will be out altogether until the 25th of september and then half of it will be out until march next year. now, if everything else was ok that wouldn't matter too much but at the moment wholesale electricity prices are already very, very high, and that's partly because of limited gas supplies in europe, is a pan—european problem, and gases used to generate electricity. but what this means is this is the

electricity and energy that the people we buy our energy from get their supplies from and it means that ultimately consumers will end “p that ultimately consumers will end up paying more even though their prices are capped, there cap is going up soon and businesses are going up soon and businesses are going to be paying more too. so domestic consumers have a cap on their energy price ultimately it will feed through.— their energy price ultimately it will feed through. theo leggett, thank you- _ the mother of a five—year—old boy has won a court case against the environment agency, about noxious gases from a staffordshire landfill site. lawyers for rebecca currie say hydrogen sulphide gas from the site, near her home, has worsened her son matthew's underlying health issues. thousands of residents near the walleys quarry have complained of breathing difficulties, as kathryn stanczyszyn reports. five—year—old matthew richards was born prematurely and has had breathing difficulties since birth, but his family say the noxious gases released from the landfill site he lives next to risks shortening his life. they have taken the environment

agency to court, saying the body wasn't doing enough to prevent it, and today a high courtjudge ruled in the family's favour, saying that real and significant change is needed as a matter of urgency. it's come as a shock, it really has come as a shock. i didn't expect to go to the high court in london to fight the environment agency and matthew to come out winning it. it's been horrendous, really, watching your son coughing, choking, vomiting, you go in his bedroom in the morning and it's like you're hit with a brick wall, this toxic gas. people living in the village of silverdale in staffordshire have been raising issues for years about the smell of hydrogen sulphide emanating from walley�*s quarry. they say the eggy stench is destroying notjust quality of life but health as well. today a judge ruled the environment agency must act to reduce levels of hydrogen sulphide in the area, saying pressing and ongoing action would improve the air matthew

and his community breathes. it's been such a long haul with the environment agency not listening to us and then finally we get a judgment that yes, the smell is unacceptable and it has to stop. we are over the moon. the environment agency has released a statement saying it has every sympathy with residents and will require the operator to make improvements but it's pleased the court didn't find it had breached its legal obligations. solicitors for matthew's family have described this as a david and goliath case and say if things don't change, they won't hesitate to take further legal action. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. poor quality housing is causing thousands of deaths every year in england, according to a new report from the centre for ageing better. the charity says a focus on building new houses has led to millions of homes falling below decent living standards. michael buchanan reports.

frustrated at his housing association's refusal to repair his flat, this man showed its condition on social media. i was horrified, embarrassed. the family had been complaining for months about the various problems, even as his father lay dying of cancer. there were clocks cockroaches, mice, rodents. it made a bad experience much worse. he shamed the housing association clarion into renovating his home, but that is not enough for the 22—year—old student. inundated by other clarion residents with similar problems, he is on a mission to improve every dilapidated home owned by the housing association. these people are living in environments that go completely and break every single health and safety standards going and still they are

being ignored. i don't know, at that point i'm thinking, what are they waiting for? someone to die in these properties until something is done? find bob and i told them! today's report says poor quality housing is killing people. i told them! trips and falls, respiratory diseases and homes that cannot be fitted properly, england, they say, has some of your�*s most dilapidated housing stock. evenif even if we get to 250,000 homes a year it's dwarfed by the homes we have. 80% of the homes we will be living in in 30 years' time we already have and they are already, many of them, poor quality. you are also the chairman _ many of them, poor quality. you are also the chairman of— many of them, poor quality. you are also the chairman of clarion - many of them, poor quality. you are also the chairman of clarion housing association as well. what has gone wrong? taste association as well. what has gone wron: ? ~ . , association as well. what has gone wronr? ., , association as well. what has gone wronr? .,, wrong? we have been publicly shamed. the homes that — wrong? we have been publicly shamed. the homes that have _ wrong? we have been publicly shamed. the homes that have been _ the homes that have been featured are part of a major regeneration project and because we have been

focusing on the regeneration, we've been less concerned about the quality of the homes on a day—to—day basis and we got that wrong and have taken huge steps to change it. most poor housing is owner—occupied and the report praises an innovative scheme that provides low—cost loans to those who cannot afford repairs. we work with a lot of people who are asset rich and cash poor so we can make the payments over a longer timescale so we're not giving anything away, people are borrowing the and paying it back.— the and paying it back. repairing encland's the and paying it back. repairing england's poor — the and paying it back. repairing england's poor quality _ the and paying it back. repairing england's poor quality homes . the and paying it back. repairing i england's poor quality homes plays the and paying it back. repairing - england's poor quality homes plays a crucial part in solving the country's housing shortage. michael buchanan, bbc news. four amateur astronauts have blasted off from florida — in the first ever civilian—manned space mission. the group, led bya us billionaire jared isaacman, will spend three days orbiting the earth. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. a night—time launch by the private company spacex. just like nasa, but with more

audience participation. chanting: three, two, one! ignition, we have lift off. on board, one billionaire and three ordinary american citizens. we're through the period of maximum dynamic pressure. looks like a smooth ride for the crew. the powerful engines accelerate them into earth orbit. 3gs acceleration, everything continues to look nominal. and now one of the riskiest parts of the launch. cheering. the separation of the first stage of the rocket. the inspiration four crew had six months of intensive training with spacex but on—board computer systems will be in control as zero gravity kicks in. and it looks like it is a little golden retriever. the flight was funded by billionaire

jared isaacman and he gave the three remaining seats to people who had inspirational stories. they include hayley arceneaux, who had cancer as a child. i'm definitely excited i to represent those that aren't physically perfect. | i want to bring this experience back| and share with everyone i encounter and just what this represents i for the new age in space travel and who can be an astronaut. the capsule has been fitted with a larger than normal window so the crew can enjoy spectacular views from space before coming back down to earth in three days' time. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have been named among the top 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine. harry and meghan, who formally stepped back from royal duties last year, feature on one of seven special magazine covers. jonny dymond reports.

a power pose for a power couple. they may no longer be working royals but time magazine reckons they are amongst the 100 most influential people in the world. why? the head of a charity they support explains. "in a world where everyone has an opinion about "people they don't know, the duke and duchess have compassion "for the people they don't know. "they don'tjust opine, the run toward the struggle." they are in some exalted company. also on the list, teen angst singer—songwriter billie eilish, us presidentjoe biden, and former president donald trump. the couple may be far from these shores but they remain busy. most recently, meghan wrote and published a children's book, the bench. and that includes you, harry. and harry has been rubbing shoulders, virtually at least, with the

first lady of the united states, jill biden, talking