catherine burns, bbc news.accination and immunisation — professor anthony harnden — said he would understand if the government did decide to go ahead with immunising healthy i2—is—year—olds, against the jcvi's recommendation. i think it's really important to realise that the decisions we have made have been bold and the government have listened to them and accepted them, and actually we have been correct right the way through. but the previous decisions have all been fairly clear—cut to us. this decision, or this advice, is not clear—cut — there is equipoise here. i think it's reasonable for the government to seek further advice about other aspects, which the committee, it's got a lot expertise on, but one thing it hasn't got expertise on is educational issues. and i think it's quite reasonable that the government, given this equipoise that we have, go ahead and have a look at it from an educational point of view. so i don't feel uncomfortable about this. i think we have done our job, we have looked at the data

our health correspondent catherine burns reporting there.ime with a new partner, the duchess of cambridge. the us open champion wasjoined by kate for an official homecoming welcome at the lawn tennis association following her win in new york a few weeks ago. the duchess is a keen tennis fan, with a decent forehand herself. raducanu said she was "very impressed" by the duchess's skills, calling it a "perfect day for tennis". you've been watching bbc news. hello. on friday, we saw temperatures in oxfordshire up to 25.3 celsius, well above average for this stage in september. and through the weekend, we're going to be keeping the fairly warm, mainly dry theme with some sunshine around. now, the reason that temperatures are doing so well at the moment is because we're drawing in our winds from a south or south—westerly direction, so fairly tropical air in fact pushing across the uk. and if we compare the forecast temperatures to average for this time of year, in fact, they're about 5—6 degrees above average through the weekend. fast—forward now

it would be nice think one was doing something worthwhile. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns,ll spoke only to confirm his name via a video link from custody. the bodies of 35—year—old terri harris, her 11—year—old daughter lacey bennett, her 13—year—old sonjohn, and lacey's friend, 11—year—old connie gent, were found last sunday at a house in killamarsh. the labour party conference starts tomorrow, with labour promising to end what it calls the outrageous practice of overseas buyers acquiring more than half of new homes in housing of elements. labour says it will give first—time buyers exclusive rights for six months to buy newly built homes. it also wants property developers to make a bigger contribution towards affordable housing. the uk's teenage tennis star emma radacanu has been in action again today, but this time with a new partner on court — the duchess of cambridge. the us open winner was joined by kate for an official homecoming welcome at the lawn tennis association, following her historic grand slam triumph earlier this month. 0ur sports editor, dan roan was there.

catherine burns, thank ou.dopts the policy, which would break a manifesto commitment. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. this is kate visiting her mother, carolyn, who is 75, and a care home with dementia. kate is selling her mother�*s flat to pay for the care. £7,000 every month and it has risen fast. the stress of, will you be able to afford it? we heard about these astronomical care home prices and they are, the fees are not sustainable, certainly with mum�*s fees going up in six years, should i ever need to go into a care home and i dread to think what the price would be. i dread to think what the price would be— i dread to think what the price would be. _ , , would be. the care system is in crisis. would be. the care system is in crisis- some — would be. the care system is in crisis. some pay _ would be. the care system is in crisis. some pay all— would be. the care system is in crisis. some pay all of - would be. the care system is in crisis. some pay all of their- would be. the care

our health correspondent catherine burns has more on her case.mic that she got her first symptom. now, this is pain in her breast which is something that's not seen by itself as a side of breast cancer, normally. she's described the pain as overwhelming, though — she was saying that was stopping her sleeping at night, that she was taking so many painkillers to try to manage it, but she was trying to convince herself it was just a cyst or something harmless. now, that coupled with the fact there was a pandemic, they were in lockdown, this meant she was delayed in getting to the doctor. so, it was last august when she announced to the public that she had cancer, and by then it had spread to other parts of her body. by last christmas she knew that it was terminal, that that christmas was going to be her last one. so what happened is that, you know, the delay didn't help her in any way there, because what we know about breast cancer is it's the most common cancer in the uk, one in seven women will be diagnosed at some stage, and for most of them the

our health correspondent catherine burns is with me. how common is breast cancer in younger women? very unlucky to get diagnosed at such a young age. to get some context, just 4% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women under a0. it is seen as a much bigger risk once you are over 50. she was also unlucky in that one of her first symptoms was a pain in her breast. this by itself is not normally seen as a sign of cancer. she did also have a lamp, though. the third reason she was unlucky was locked down, because by the time that came around, she knew that she needed more tests, but she wanted to convince herself that she had a cyst and she felt she should not go to the nhs unless it was a real emergency. the message from the nhs at the time was that people should come forward for cancer care, but sarah harding was not alone in doing this. the charity cancer research uk said that in the year from april 2020, the number of people starting care for cancer treatment in england fell by 10,500 compared to before the pandemic. so breast cancer, to put it in some context, it is the most

here's our health correspondent catherine burns. america has been doing it since may.million 12— to 15—year—olds there have had a covid vaccine. other countries are, too, including canada, brazil, france, the netherlands, italy — but not the uk. regulators approved vaccines as safe and effective for this age group in the summer, but thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation�*s job is to decide if it's necessary. its answer — not for every iz—is—year—old. for the healthy children, the risk—benefit balance is really very uncertain and very tight. normally what we do when we recommend vaccination for children is we see a very clear benefit that clearly outweighs any possible risk. and in the absence of that clear blue water, if you like, between those two, we prefer to advise that healthy children should not for the moment be immunised. covid doesn't tend to make children very sick, so the benefits of vaccinating them have to be weighed up against the risks — like myocarditis, inflammation of the heart. it is a very rare complication from pfizer and moderna vacci

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here's our health correspondent catherine burns. america has been doing it since may.—to 15 —year—olds there have had a covert vaccine. 0ther —year—olds there have had a covert vaccine. other countries are too, including canada, brazil, france, the netherlands, italy — but not the uk. regulators approved vaccines as safe and effective for this age group in the summer, but the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation�*sjob is to committee on vaccination and immunisation�*s job is to decide committee on vaccination and immunisation�*sjob is to decide if it is necessary. if the answer — not for every 12—15 —year—olds. for it is necessary. if the answer - not for every 12-15 -year-olds.- for every 12-15 -year-olds. for the healthy children, _ for every 12-15 -year-olds. for the healthy children, the _ for every 12-15 -year-olds. for the healthy children, the risk- - for every 12-15 -year-olds. for the healthy children, the risk- benefit| healthy children, the risk— benefit balance is really very uncertain and very tight. normally what we do when we recommend vaccina