our health correspondent anna collinson reports. this anna collinson reports.ows the agonising this cctv footage shows the agonising wait for help after a man's heart stopped beating. an ambulance crew takes over half—an—hour to arrive. the target is seven minutes. shortly after, the patient passed away. his son, a doctor, believes the delay caused his death. , ., ., , his death. every minute of delay counts in the _ his death. every minute of delay counts in the situation _ his death. every minute of delay counts in the situation where - his death. every minute of delay| counts in the situation where you have a cardiac arrest. cpr is important, but it will not in itself save a patient. it gives you a bit of time before somebody gets a defibrillator. by the time the ambulance crew came, there was nothing to shop, it was a flat line, he had gone. nothing to shop, it was a flat line, he had gone-— he had gone. caring for 450,000 covid patient _ he had gone. caring for 450,000 covid patient has _ he had gone. caring for 450,000 covid patient has had _ he had gone.

anna collinson, bbc news. next month, people in scotland who want to go to nightclubs, large concerts, festivals and major sporting events will have to prove that they have been double vaccinated against covid. the scottish parliament has today approved plans to introduce a domestic "vaccine passport" scheme. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon has more, and her report does does contain flashing images. it's packed and they are having a party. in three weeks�* time, these clubbers will have to prove they have been double vaccinated to get in. i think it's good to show that you've had the vaccine, and it's good to encourage people to get the vaccine as well. people our age are the ones going out and, like, not all of us have actually had the chance to be fully vaccinated yet, so that is not very fair. masks are not required here while drinking or dancing, but are needed elsewhere. nightclubs were one of the last sectors to re—open,and some owners believe with these measures they are again being singled out

anna collinson reports. to 15—year—olds in school to providing is—year—olds in school to providing a boosterjab to millions who may be more vulnerable to covid it is hoped vaccines will do the heavy lifting this winter, but will the plan be enough to protect the nhs? as people return to the clash and in the office government advisers the infection rates could rise. modelling suggests this may lead to between 2000 and 7000 daily hospitalisations in england next month. the current averages around 750. , ., ., month. the current averages around 750. ,., ., ., , ., 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge _ 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge numbers _ 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge numbers of _ 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge numbers of deaths i 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge numbers of deaths is | cause huge numbers of deaths is greatly diminished, so that does allow more flexibility, but it does still remain the case that acting earlier will be m

anna collinson, bbc news.exactly how much money is going to be heading towards the nhs. the question is, is it going to work? ., ,, . ., , nhs. the question is, is it going to work? ., ,, . work? the health secretary is saying it can work through _ work? the health secretary is saying it can work through innovation - work? the health secretary is saying it can work through innovation and i it can work through innovation and efficiency to make best use of this money for the nhs in england, and one idea they are pushing through is so called surgical herbs, centres of excellence for something like orthopaedic surgery, hip and knee replacements, patients would have to travel further but it would enable them to get their operation done more quickly. but we've had again this morning that they could be 13 million on the waiting list in england, according to officials, by the end of even the financial year if the situation is not checked, and it could have a good decade to clear backlogs without concerted action. sili

anna collinson, bbc news.ch can guard against spina bifida in unborn babies. the government says the move could prevent 200 birth defects a year. gluten—free foods and wholemeal flour are exempt from the new rules. a volcano has erupted on the spanish holiday island of la palma in the canaries. thousands of residents, have been evacuated, as rivers of lava streamed down the mountain. it's the first time the cumbre vieja volcano has erupted in 50 years. it was expected by experts as thousands of tremors had hit the area in recent days. james reynolds reports. after a week of tremors, the cumbre vieja volcanic ridge erupted. no one has seen anything like this in the island of la palma for half a century. it has created its own apocalyptic landscape. rivers of lava channel their way down towards nearby villages. "look, look! it's falling," the man says. the flow of lava takes down a building. at least 20 isolated homes have now been swallowed up. "eight metres of lava," he says. "this is the civil guard," says an

with me now is our health correspondent anna collinson. s through the details. the element up until now only 12 to 15—year—olds with underlying health is—year—olds with underlying health conditions were allowed to have a covid—i9 vaccine, and only conditions were allowed to have a covid-19 vaccine, and only people livin: with covid-19 vaccine, and only people living with someone _ covid-19 vaccine, and only people living with someone with - covid-19 vaccine, and only people | living with someone with increased risk of coronavirus became eligible around the 19th ofjuly but over the summer pressure has been mounting for that to become more universal. many other vaccine programmes in other countries have overtaken the uk, for example the us, canada, spain, and one of the main reasons is because they are vaccinating all young teenagers. there was shock about ten days ago when as you mentioned the uk's advisory panel said that while the health benefits are marginally greater when vaccinating this age group, basically the potential harms only sli

anna collinson, bbc news.ersity in russia. students at perm university were seen jumping from first floor windows to escape. the attacker — thought to be a student himself — has been detained. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg is following developments from moscow. stu d e nts students and teachers barricaded themselves into classrooms, others jumping from a first—floor windows to get to safety. then a local traffic policeman turned into a hero of the day, a junior lieutenant of the russian traffic police was nearby, he was alerted to what was happening. your ride on the scene, went into the building, confronted the attacker, shot him, winded him, and the attacker was then taken to hospital. what do we know about the gunman? we know he was a student and it is alleged that before the attack he posted on social media a chilling explanation of why he would go on a shooting spree today. according to the message he left, he was consumed by hatred. he wanted to destroy everything on his path. he also said in that me

anna collinson, bbc news.dery, deputy chief executive of nhs providers, which represents hospitals and other health care trusts in england, told joanna gosling the figures reflect the strain the health service is under. the 5.6 million, the highest ever waiting list that we've seen, and i think that that demonstrates the real operational pressure that the front line nhs is under, and i think within that, the figures that look at those who have been waiting for longer than 52 weeks, so longer than a year, is at nearly 300,000, and that has just increased exponentially over the period of the pandemic, and it demonstrates the, the significant impact of this seismic event, which is the pandemic which built on an nhs which was striving to get through as many procedures and operations as possible, but was really struggling prepandemic, as well. so i think what we've got is this scenario where we need to be able to focus now as heavily as possible on getting through that backlog of care. but that's made it incredibly

anna collinson, bbc news. time for the headlines on bbc news at nearly a quarter past 5pm.assengers from the uk — the new rules will come into effect from early november. the business secretary says the government doesn't expect an emergency in gas supply this winter, amid soaring gas prices. he says the uk has the capacity to meet demand. a murder investigation is under way after four people were found dead at a house in derbyshire. police have confirmed they were a mother, her son and daughter and a friend of the daughter. let's talk more about the story of rising prices again. what does it mean for you and the money you pay for your gas and electricity? i'm joined byjustina miltienyte, who is an energy policy expert at uswitch. will my electricity or gas get cut off if my energy supply goes bust? absolutely not. one of the things that 0fgem reassures is that if your supplier goes bust, your supply would not be cut off and another supplier takes over automatically. and how long is that process take place? do you just sit tight? the place? do you 'ust sit tight? the advice

anna collinson, bbc news.nications. today, the judge said communications. today, thejudge said he'd made an unreliable witness that she didn't effectively believe his version of beliefs. she asked why when he was arrested three days after making that post on facebook, he didn't talk about autocorrect at the time. she found him guilty. he will be sentenced at the end of this month at birmingham magistrate court. as he left court with his wife, he was still protesting his innocence. i've got a statement from the club he belongs to, and it says west bromwich albion has a proud history of fighting discrimination, and their message to just borders is clear — racism is unacceptable and will be tolerated. they've given him a lifetime ban. they've also thanks the police, and says police pop —— he scenes in his entire week looking for incidents like this. this is the first successful prosecution since he was appointed by west midlands police. simon sellwood will be sentenced at the end of the month.— the end of the mon

anna collinson, bbc news.hree deaths at a private specialist hospital warns of further lethal outcomes at similar institutions. cawston park hospital in norfolk is now closed, but the report says other facilities like it should no longer receive public money. the scottish government votes in favour of vaccine passports. from october the 1st, people will need proof they've been fully vaccinated before entering a nightclub. the first commercial plane leaves kabul since us forces left the country. 13 british nationals were on board as it arrived in doha. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mimi. all eyes on the tennis and will everyone be up in the middle of the night tonight, do you think? indeed. that is where we are starting. britain's emma raducanu says it's a "weird feeling" to have reached the us open semifinals. the teenager will continue her extraordinary run in the early hours of tomorrow morning, when she takes on greek 17th—seed maria sakkari in new york. raducanu is the fi

with me is our health correspondent anna collinson. that age grow?— to 15. the rationale for picking out that age group? the approval of the vaccines is 4/12, _ that age group? the approval of the vaccines is 4/12, the _ that age group? the approval of the vaccines is 4/12, the age _ that age group? the approval of the vaccines is 4/12, the age group - that age group? the approval of the vaccines is 4/12, the age group that| vaccines is 4/12, the age group that has been debated and that does not work with school years but that is the date that has been set. it is a reminder of this is a project run by the health service, it is not a school project. and if you were to use 11—year—olds, that would also overlap with primary schools so i think it is 12 and over, even though some secondary pupils might miss out. �* . ., ., ., some secondary pupils might miss out. ., ., ., out. and we could have a situation where there _ out. and we could have a situation where there is _ out. and we could have a situation where there is one _ out. and we co

anna collinson reports.s winter, but will the government's plan a be enough to protect the nhs? as people return to the classroom and the office, government advisers the infection rates could rise. modelling suggests this may lead to between 2000 and 7000 daily hospitalisations in england next month. the current average is around 750. the potential for the virus to cause huge numbers of deaths is greatly diminished, so that does allow more flexibility, but it does still remain the case that acting earlier will be more effective. sage members suggest introducing light—touch measures like encouraging working from home, requiring all contacts of cases to isolate and clear messaging. plan b includes suggestions like mandatory facemasks, but they say this will only be triggered if the nhs is under unsustainable pressure. i do not think we are going to have to have another lockdown. the vaccines are working, and other measures. but i think it would be irresponsible for be irresponsible for any health minister in t

let's get the view of our health correspondent anna collinson. but they want to boost that immuni . �* . , illness but they want to boost that immuni . �* ., . illness but they want to boost that immuni . . ., . , . immunity. and there was a preference for as they are — immunity. and there was a preference for as they are known _ immunity. and there was a preference for as they are known mrna - immunity. and there was a preference for as they are known mrna vaccines, we are talking about the pfizer biontech or the moderna vaccines, and we were told that because? basically the rha said pfizer, madonna and astrazeneca were all used as boosterjabs but thejcvi said that based on new data, the mrna vaccines were preferable for a booster dose. it seems they give a particularly good immune response, and that is regardless of whether you previously had pfizer or astrazeneca. so as i said, that is preferable, but the message from the m rha is that the astrazeneca jab is still good, still safe and if you were required to have that as a booster it would sti