anne soy, bbc news, bagamoyo. the time is 6:18.st midlands accuses the government of cancelling the future if the h52 high—speed rail line between birmingham and manchester is not built. coming up: donald trump appears in court in a civil trial for financial fraud. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... one defeat too far for michael beale at rangers. sacked after less than a year in charge. who is in the frame to take over at ibrox? the former chief executive of global fashion brand abercrombie & fitch and his british partner are facing allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the world. a bbc investigation found a highly organised operation running the events, with a middleman finding young adult men for mikejeffries and his partner matthew smith. eight men told the bbc they attended these events, some of whom alleged they were exploited or abused. mrjeffries and mr smith did not respond to requests for comment. rianna croxford has the story. in the early 20005, abercr

anne soy, bbc news, bagamoyo.ring there are enough health—care workers across africa to administer these jabs to the children who need them. and it's worth remembering the vaccines are not a magic bullet. 0ther malaria control measures like bed nets will remain vital. sophie. let's get more now on that explosion in 0xfordshire this evening. it's thought it happened after lightning hit a waste plant north of oxford. the emergency services are at the scene, and local residents have been told to stay indoors and keep their windows shut. jon donnison reports. there's a fire. oh, my god. lightning just struck that. just after seven o'clock this evening, a fireball in the night sky north of oxford. eyewitnesses for miles around in disbelief. oh, my god. that is flipping massive. we heard like a bang or something, and when i went to the balcony, i saw this huge fireball. and it went like that for almost a minute. yeah, it felt like it was like some sort of gas or something. i don't know, we were a bit scared. the explosi

anne soy, bbc news.e death of their co—star, matthew perry, who was found dead at his home in los angeles at the weekend. in a joint statement, jennifer aniston, courtney cox, matt leblanc, lisa kudrow and david schwimmer said they were more than just cast—mates — they were family. vinny mcaviney has more. at the new york apartment building which acted as the home for the characters of friends over ten seasons, fans have been flocking to lay tribute for matthew perry. understandably, after almost 30 years of welcoming chandler into their homes, fans from around the world are morning and actor who unique timing, delivery and quirks guarantee a laugh in almost every scene. i just want to be married again. and ijust won $1 million. perry— and ijust won $1 million. perry was only 24 when he was cast in friends. he would go on to form a unique bond in show business with the other five actors. it was the only cast member to ever work in the writers room, writing checks for his friend. lustrejennifer anderson,

anne soy, bbc news, bagamoyo.e of india, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer told me earlier about the significance of this breakthrough. it is earlier about the significance of this breakthrough.— earlier about the significance of this breakthrough. it is not 'ust a landmark moment i this breakthrough. it is not 'ust a landmark moment for h this breakthrough. it is not 'ust a landmark moment for us, _ this breakthrough. it is notjust a landmark moment for us, but. this breakthrough. it is notjust a | landmark moment for us, but the world, as you just mentioned, the deaths that happen due to this terrible disease and limited intervention that we had at our disposal now we finally have a second vaccine. you know, after many, many years of collaborating and working together with the university of oxford and the institute together have come about this and point where the who has not recommended this vaccine for prequalification which means finally next year this vaccine can go into patients. next year this vacci

anne soy, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.za for all the latest on the ongoing situation there. hello, you're watching bbc news. we are going to turn our attention now to the covid inquiry. two of boris johnson's closest aides will give evidence at the choir me today. lee cain, former number 10 director of communications and dominic cummings, former chief adviser to prime minister borisjohnson, after the minister boris johnson, after the inquiry minister borisjohnson, after the inquiry heard yesterday that the uk's top civil servant that the former prime minister could not lead at the height of the pandemic. in the next few minutes, lee cain will return to give evidence to the inquiry, and we will cross live to that as soon as it starts. lee cain is the former number 10 director for communications, one of boris johnson's closest and longest serving aides. amid anger at the government's handling of the pandemic. let's go live to ali price that inquiry, and we will go across as soon as it starts, but talking us through things ye

the vaccine took place in burkina faso, mali, kenya and tanzania, where our deputy africa editor, anne soyection against one of the biggest killers of african children — malaria. it has taken decades to find. three—year—old hajra was one of hundreds of volunteers in the clinical trials. her 39—year—old mother had a compelling reason to enrol the youngest of her six children in the study. translation: i lost my nephew, he was only four when he died - from malaria. that's why when i heard that there was a malaria vaccine trial, i said i wanted to participate because it will help us. here, 600 children took part in the trial. each of their parents has a story to tell about the disease. in 2021, 593,000 people died of malaria in africa alone. most of them were children under the age of five. experts are urging people to continue using the proven methods of preventing infection, even with the discovery of a new vaccine. mosquitoes spread the disease when they bite an infected person and move on to an uninfected one, injecting the malaria—causing parasite into the body. the r21 vaccine targets t

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