with this is from the essex. and the man bought it and took it and held a deer and then he lived in ohio. he retired there his family was from there and in the 1890s after this organization was founded his family gave the trunk to the nha knowing the importance of the ethics to nantucket. and so this is from the essex. and it's always been displayed as trunk from the essex. it doesn't have a single water stain on it. good so is and they were in the boats for three months who know? you know, how would you know that you were near the spot? where the essex sank? nevertheless, right? it's it's a it's one of those oral traditions. yeah, but hey, it's an artifact. it's yeah, no and that's the ultimate thing about writing history is you begin to i mean, i i will always have a huge respect for you know, the tenuous this of the evidence and our ability to really understand what actually happened. it's you can only you know, it's said that you know, those who don't know history will live to repeat it. unfortunately, we're

he said this is fromm the essex. it's been always displayed as thee trunk from the essex.not a single water stain on it. [laughter] and they were in the boat for three months. how would you know you are in the spot where the essex sank? nevertheless. >> it is one of those oral tradition but hey it's an artifact. that is the ultimate thing about writingng history. i will always have huge respect for the tenuous notice of the evidence and our ability to really understand what actually hpened. it is sad that those who don't know history will live to repeat it. unfortunately are all going to repeat history no matter how well you know you are in the midst of your own time. we are all living in the fog of reality. it's terrifying, now we do not know where we are going. the history is great. you can look back and say this is whe it wasoing. we have the luxury looking back. when you are in the of it you don't know. when things like a trunk float into the collection. [laughter] , who knows how. they almost become an artifact of the cultural memory of the essex, even if it may not h

these beautiful fields and forests in essex and hertfordshire used to be the old hunting grounds foroadicea prayed here before waging war on the romans. but now locals are worried that all this will be lost to make way for 15,500 new homes. this will be one of the biggest developments in the london green belt, everything you can see here will all be housing. this is the breadbasket of england, this is where your grain comes from. if we concrete over all our fields, we wouldn't have anything to eat. the council says this isn't real green belt because it's just a field. the purpose of green belt is to stop urban sprawl, it's nothing to do with the quality of the land, it's a planning destination. the main housing development is going to be over there, to the north of harlow, and then to connect it to the town, they're going to build a large road all the way across these two lakes, over the river stort and into the town of harlow. this local naturalist is concerned the planned infrastructure could damage the fragile ecosystem. part of the development is going to be on a landfill site an

essex police said that after his arrest thomas was bailed.ce premises, in a specially—designated room for vulnerable children, while they worked hard with their partners in health and social care to find the best place for him to receive the care he needed. but thomas' case isn't isolated. we used freedom of information laws to force publication of a sensitive 2018 government report that estimated there had been up to 4,500 cases where people experiencing a mental health crisis were unlawfully detained in police custody in england and wales in a year. a lack of suitable mental health beds was most often the cause. police sources have told me they've been working closely with nhs partners to reduce significantly the number of times people are unlawfully held until beds become available. nobody, though, has been able to provide any figures, as they're not recorded, and the picture's different too depending where you are, with some forces managing to end the practice completely and in other areas unlawful detentions are still happening. the nati

enjoy some normality back home in essex. ., ., ., enjoy some normality back home in | essex-— isn't essexoyal northern yacht club in helensburgh in scotland. it started here at the royal northern and clyde yacht club, just outside from helensburgh and glasgow. anna burnett started here at the age of round about five or six. she has won olympic silver in the knacker 17, six. she has won olympic silver in the knacker17, the mixed class, and her delighted familyjoins me now. excited because we are going to have a medal ceremony. sister fiona flagged by proud parents. give me your thoughts on a silver medal for your thoughts on a silver medal for your sister anna.— your sister anna. a huge day, so happy for them. they have - your sister anna. a huge day, so i happy for them. they have worked your sister anna. a huge day, so - happy for them. they have worked so hard for— happy for them. they have worked so hard for this, — happy for them. they have worked so hard for this, so many years in the making _ hard for this, so many years in the making. just — hard for this, so many years in the maki

foreign policy and deputy dean in the department of government at the university of essex. is also author of "democracies and authoritarian regimes." and in arlington, virginia, in the united states, khaled elgindy, senior fellow at middle east institute and author of "blind spot: americans and the palestinians, from balfour to trump." good to have you all with us. natasha lindstaedt, if i could start with you, this is the first time in 12 years that an american president is meeting with an israeli prime minister who is not benjamin netanyahu. i suspect the optics of this will be more important than anything else at this point. what is the biden administration looking to get out of this? >> yeah, i do think it really is more about the optics, particularly because, for biden, he is dealing with the crisis in afghanistan, things look a bit chaotic, and he wants things to look as business as usual. i think that he does want to try to assure israel that iran is a threat, but i think you will be -- he will be communicating that his approach to dealing with iran will be different

with me are olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph and richard duggan, editor of essexshire live. tomorrow's front pages. starting. the i, which has an image of one of the final us flights to leave kabul — it says thousands of people who helped western forces have been left behind. the telegaph quotes the head of the raf, who says his force is prepared to launch fresh air strikes against the islamic state in afghanistan. an image of the remains of vehicle hit by a us drone strike in kabul is on the front of the guardian. it's thought seven children were among the dead. that's a picture of afghan refugees arriving into kosovo on the front of the ft, which also says the eu is preparing to impose covid travel restrictions on the us. ending 20 years of conflict there. afghan that's a picture of afghan refugees arriving into kosovo on the front of the ft, which also says the eu is preparing to impose covid travel restrictions on the us. an exclusive in the mail, which says disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. might make will

essex police said that after his arrest, thomas was bailed.e needed. but thomas' case isn't isolated. we used freedom of information laws to force publication of a sensitive government report from july 2018 that estimated there were between 3900—4500 cases where people in mental health crisis were unlawfully detained in police custody in england and wales in a year. a lack of suitable mental health beds was most often the cause. police sources have told me they've been working closely with nhs partners to reduce significantly the number of times people are unlawfully held until beds become available. nobody, though, has been able to provide any figures, as they're not recorded and the picture's different too depending where you are, with some forces managing to end the practice completely and in other areas, unlawful detentions are still happening. you're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't. it was the concerns of this recently retired chief constable that prompted the report. there's a point that comes out where actually somebody cou

s. foreign policy and deputy dean in the department of government at the university of essex. natasha is also author of democracies and authoritarian regimes. and in arlington, virginia in the united states salad again the senior fellow at the middle east institute and author of blind spot american and america, and the palestinians from bow 4 to trump. good to have you with us. natasha lynch, that if i could start with you. this is the 1st time in 12 years that american president is meeting with an israeli prime minister who is not benjamin netanyahu. i suspect the optics of this will be more important than anything else at this point, but what is the brightest button administration looking to get out of this? yeah, do you think it really is more about the optics particularly because for biden, he's dealing with the crisis in afghanistan. i think look a bit chaotic and he wants me to look at business as usual. i think that he does want to try to assure israel that iran is a threat, but i think he will be communicating that his approach to dealing with the wrong will be different than

like this pizza shop ownerfrom essex.hildren home. i got in yesterday, and they said stay away from the airport and stay in a safe place. and today i was calling, but nobody answered. elsewhere in kabul, the city remains unusually quiet. the is attack has left many fearing they could be further bloodshed. the united states today said it killed two key is operatives in a drone strike in the east of the country. everyday life in kabul is growing increasingly difficult. with banks closed for nearly two weeks now. this is one of the handful of cash machines still working. we are not begging the bank staff to give us money. this is our own money to get — but we have family, we have children. if we don't have money, how should i prepare bread for my family? translation: when i see what has become of the _ translation: when i see what has become of the country, _ translation: when i see what has become of the country, i _ translation: when i see what has become of the country, i feel- translation: when i see what has become of t

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last saturday, five families have arrived in chelmsford, and we are coordinating across essex.n they faced death. what are the needs you are _ afghanistan they faced death. what are the needs you are primarily thinking for them? obviously all of the practical stuff, but these people who have never stepped foot in england before.— in england before. exactly. some of them didn't — in england before. exactly. some of them didn't realise _ in england before. exactly. some of them didn't realise britain - in england before. exactly. some of them didn't realise britain is - in england before. exactly. some of them didn't realise britain is quite l them didn't realise britain is quite cold. i've been having some really kind offers from some local residents for clothes and toys for the children. these are young families, mostly, and so essex county council is on the case as far as finding them schooling and... the local health service is working to get them registered with their local gp. it's really important that all of the different local agencies work together so that they can sett

like this pizza shop ownerfrom essex. kabul to help try and take his afghan national wife and young children home. they said, stay away from the airport and stay in a safe place. and from today, i kept calling and sending e—mails and nobody answered. the is attack on the airport has left many fearing there could be further bloodshed. the united states announced it killed two key is operatives in a drone strike in the east of the country. back in kabul, the streets are quieter than usual. many are struggling to cope financially, with banks closed for nearly two weeks now. this is one of a handful of cash machines still working. we're not begging bank staff to give us money, this is our own money. we have family, we have children. if we don't have money, how should we prepare for my family? translation: when | see - what has become of the country, i feel it's impossible to live here. everything's becoming more expensive. i feel like i'm suffocating. the taliban swept into kabul unexpectedly easily. but governing the city an

.�* a 14—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a man in chingford in essex.ouths causing a disturbance. two other teenagers are being questioned. a man, who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. david chambers, who was 33 and from southwest london, posed as an nhs employee when he knocked on 93—year—old kathleen martin�*s door in surbiton in december. thejudge called his actions "despicable." researchers say they have during research into burning calories. the rate remained steady for the next 40 years. this suggests weight gain in middle age has more to do with the amount of calories we and how quickly they are banned. british climate scientists working in antarctica are carefully monitoring a colossal iceberg floating near their base. it�*s almost as big as greater london, and hasjust brushed past the iceshelf where the researchers carry out their work. the uncertainty around the way the ice is drifting means the halley research station has been mothballe

and may be moving up to the essex and kent coast as well. sunny spells. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... laura kenny becomes the first british woman to win gold at three olympic games, as she and katie archibald are crowned madison champions at the velodrome in tokyo. gas and electricity bills will go up for millions of people, after the regulator raised the energy price cap by a record amount. most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow. limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, social distancing rules will ease, and nightclubs can reopen. firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country — it's predicted that worse is still to come. and one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underway today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemic. sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the 4 by 100 metres relays promised much and delivered a couple of medals, too, for team gb. t

hejoins me now from essex. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, how are you? anything strange or unusual, with your bowel movements or pain in your stomach, please go and see a doctor. what was your story? did you heed your own advice and go straight to your own advice and go straight to your doctor or did you leave it for a bit? :, :, , :, :, a bit? unfortunately i left it for a coule of a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. _ a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i _ a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i lived - a bit? unfortunately i left it for a couple of months. i lived in i a bit? unfortunately i left it for a l couple of months. i lived in denial and thought it could be the food i was eating. eventually, last november i had an appointment with my doctor and she booked me in for a colonoscopy straightaway. it is uncomfortable _ colonoscopy straightaway. it is uncomfortable as _ colonoscopy straightaway. it is uncomfortable as a _ colonoscopy straightaway. it is uncomfortable as a conversation —— it is

with me are olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph and richard duggan, editor of essexshire live. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... when the final us flights to leave the area those who helped western forces have been left behind. the taliban according saying that they're able to launch fresh air strikes against the islamic state in afghanistan and the remains of the vehicle hit by a drone strike in kabul makes the front page of the guardian. it is thought that seven children are amongst the dead. the time reports on leaks from the pentagon which shift blame towards uk forces for the deaths at the airport on thursday. the metro since the last us troops left kabul a minute before midnight local time to end 20 years of conflict there. that is the picture of both afghan refugees arriving on the front page of the ft. which also says that the eu is preparing to impose covert travel restrictions on the us. —— covid—i9. disposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. that is the flavour of some of oui’ ourfrom pages our from pages

0vernight tonight, sharper showers developing across part of west wales and moving up through the essexrn areas will see fewer showers, but you will not be immune to them altogether. top temperatures by saturday afternoon peaking at 20 degrees and little in the way of change as we move into sunday. if you have not already guessed it, our weekend headliners want to be of continuing —— is going to be one of continuing showers and sunny spells. them here from the 10,000 metres including cheptegei started out as the favourite. he took the silver medal and that he has been suffering and he went public after that final and he went public after that final and that is something they were not aware of although he had not been running all that well and then kiplimo took the bronze medal behind him. ahmed was in that, as well. finished sixth. the favourite for me, mohamed katir of spain. 0r finished sixth. the favourite for me, mohamed katir of spain. or in morocco, moved to spain when he was five years old. a bit of controversy back home, we will talk about that during the race but he has had an

. >>> joining me now is a professor of government at the university of essex.ith us. >> thanks for having me. >> so not to cover, but first, the senatery reconvenes at noon today, with a vote set for early tuesday. how significant is it that republicans are poised to help joe biden pass his massive infrastructure bill? and what might this mean politically? >> this is definitely significant, because the u.s. senators have been very much in line with president trump on most things. this is an opportunity for them to break with him, and we think there will be about 20 senators willing to do so. this is one of the key policies of the biden administration. he really wants to get this infrastructure bill passed. it is popular, and i think that's hs why you have senators breaking rank with trump. and deciding to vote with biden. they know it is popular and badly needed. and it's also not going to be paid for by raising taxes. so there are a few holdoutsdela this looks like it will get through because it is overwhelmingly popular. >> we'll be watching those speeches at

and a baby from essex with severe spinal muscular atrophy has received the world's most expensive drugighting in other parts of the country. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory near mazar—i—sharif, where militants have been encircling the city. his report was filmed by camerman fred scott. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it's causing the deaths of thousands of ordinary afghans, thousands of ordinary muslims? you are the ones who started the fighting here, though. shortly after the interview ends, the sound of helicopters. the taliban are still vulnerable to government air strikes. this is this is balkh, a town with ancient roots. thought to be the birthplace of one of islam's best known mystic poets, rumi. now it is under taliban control. we came through here a little earlier this year. back then it was still under government control. now it is one of around 20

this turkey producer in essex hatches chicks for other farmers and rears 32,000 to sell to butchers forts don't want to do that six—week seasonal work at christmas. the bigger companies that supply all the supermarkets, they have made the decision to cut their production by between 20 and 25%, which is huge. so, there will absolutely be a shortage of quality british turkeys. paul is among those who want a visa scheme to help plug the worker gap. other areas of meat production are also having problems. for example, pig farmers are struggling because some pork processing plants don't have enough staff. they can take in as many pigs as they normally would. these pigs are backing up on farms to the tune of around 70,000, and that's increasing by 15,000 a week. the impact is on the welfare of those animals that are kept on farms and also on the profitability of the farmers looking after those animals. food industry trade bodies say there's now a chronic labour shortage across the whole supply chain. this business grows imports and distributes fresh fruit and veg. there's everything here from

phil black, cnn, essex, england. >>> in the united states, the delta variant is causing a dangerous rise in cases and hospitalizations. take a look at this map. nearly every state is seeing more new cases in the past week compared to the week before. president joe biden said in all probability, tougher restrictions would have to be implemented. officials expect the situation to worsen as long as large segments of the country remain unvaccinated. while there's been an uptick in recent days, the centers for disease control said as of friday, only 49% of the population was fully vaccinated. far short of what's needed for herd immunity. >>> many fully vaccinated people are wondering if they can get infected by the delta variant. the short answer is, not likely. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, about 6,300 vaccinated americans have become infected so far and need to be hospitalized. that's out of more than 160 million total vaccinations. the cdc says most breakthrough cases were among people who were 65 or older. >>> israel is kicking off what its prime minister ca

just another sunday morning at south essex gymnastics club. parents, children, come and go. can he retain the olympic title? max first up. he will have to harness all of his experience. the 28—year—old in his third olympics, now master of his craft. up into the handstand, a very difficult skill, keeps the momentum going. faultless so far. up into the dismount with the pirouette. well, max whitlock. .. what a massive score from max! 15.583, that's going to take some beating. max whitlock is still the olympic champion. he becomes the most successful gymnast ever on this piece of apparatus. the pressure was there and i could really feel that. this was probably the most pressured environment i've ever been in. chasing is ten times easier than retaining. experience pays a lot in situations like this. and a golden moment, too, for everyone at his gym in basildon. it was definitely - nerve—racking, especially i watching, like all the other good i people, as well, because they were getting such high scores. obviously being so good at pommel and everything, hejust inspires everyone.

essex finalist is joseph, for his book, illusions of emancipation in the space and freedom and equalitycipation and its aftermath through the perspective and experiences of african americans. in the seventh finalist in the 2020 prize was david, for his book raising the white flag, help surrender define the american civil war which impacts the social, political and cultural meanings of surrender. and congratulations to all of the 2020 finalist and now i'm going to turn things back over to the present of the gilder lehrman institute of american history pretty. >> present the 2020-foot lincoln prize is now my pleasure to introduce my fellow trustee john. he's a tremendously successful businessman civic leader and philanthropist and heads-up more gorgeous and and good thoughts and the causes thann you can imagine among them are variousio times, the national park foundation, heie reckoned bonneville cross university of virginia board of visitors, and for 15 years, the historical commission. kayla give that up to accept a presidential appointment as chair of the national advisory council on h

highlight room, beauty in essex.hy the man's insta is so good steve, go. >> all in one night, huh >> all in one night. >> i'm sticking with my short in baba stock goes lower >> jon >> american express. bought it during the show. >> all right thank you guys for making me so comfortable here really appreciate it there you see american express down a little bit. that does it for "halftime." "the exchange" begins right now. >>> thank you very much. we'll see you soon welcome to "the exchange," everyone a lot of news affecting your money today as the fed heats up taper talk and traders pause to watch the unfolding events in afghanistan. that's where we begin. explosions and deaths at the airport in kabul as the u.s. nears its deadline to get out. let's go to sheppard smith for the very latest at this hour >> that deadline very much in question now the latest as we have it in just a moment the headline is at least three united states marines were among those wounded in the explosion at the kabul airport we

chief inspector of prisons has criticised chronic failings in the management of chelmsford prison in essexies most violent local presence. ministers have 28 days to come up with a plan to improve conditions there. the spending limit on contactless bank cards is to increase to £100 in october, nearly two thirds of all debit card transactions are made to be a tap and go technology now. the current limit is £45, and some academics have warned that putting it up could increase crime. the bbc has been told that a level in cse results in england are likely to be published in same week next year rather than one week apart. —— gcs ee. that arrangement was put into place this year when there were no exams to allow time for appeals on teacher assessed grades. click other story assessed grades. click other story as well, it is very nearly 40 years since abba released new music, but their return is being teased in a cryptic message on social media. the scandinavian icons have launched a website asking fans to register interest in a project which is thought to be, well, it's being described as a tour,

. >> so way is essex 1000 up.mes, remember doing it for you. free parking. free parking at least for the for the i don't know parking 1000, but they say does cover a a nonstop interactive experience. the minute you arrive to the minute you leave. you feel like you are living in the star because it's all around it surrounding it's where you sleep. it's where you eat it interact. >> 2 okay. that's it. >> but it's spy 57 a coming up in the next hour. wildfire still raging in california. and this morning, multiple evacuation orders will tell you that. plus this morning the family of area runner. philip. right. check is expected to speak and have the truthfully, it's frustrating to see how fast dust reappears. but dusting with a cloth is a pain. and dealing with a bulky vacuum.. . is such a hassle. uchhh!!! so now we use our swiffer sweeper and dusters. the fluffy fibers? they pick up dust easily. grabbing it in all those hard-to-reach places. gotcha!!! and for our floors, sweeper's textured cloths lock all kinds of di

phil black, cnn, essex, england. >> and cnn's steven jiang is in china following a covid outbreak connectede airport. what's the latest on the numbers and the level of concern? >> well, michael, the latest number was on saturday, the government recorded 78 new locally transmitted cases. this obviously pales in comparison to what we are seeing in many parts of the world but here in china, they hadn't seen this level of infection for months. and this spread of this cluster is really showing no sign of abating with new cases being reported throughout the day and now impacting people from all walks of life. not just the airport staff, originally. but also, airline crews and also tourists and doctors and nurses. so that's why we are seeing the government doing not only the usual playbook of multiple rounds of mass testing and extensive tracing. but also, increasingly, local authorities have reimposed more draconian measures we hadn't seen for a long time. here in beijing, they have locked down for than 40,000 residents for just two confirmed cases. and by all accounts, around the -- the country,

we are here from essex parks and other areas where the area is doing well with the system, also experimenting at rocky. i think what mr. garland's testimony and his really good point's bring up is we have to work closely with the business communities, almost a collaborative partnership so we are not doing this in a vacuum. and we will do that much more ahead. the good news about our system is no one-size-fits-all. what goes on at one park can be very different for a variety of reasons at another part. we are trying to be extremely flexible in a way these things go and not dictate to our parks how they form, which would be much more local in their development. >> good news. mr. reynolds has heard you loud and clear. it is all part of the process of hearing. thank you. >> you mentioned 1980 you graduated from high school? are you old enough to be a senator? i found it shocking. >> i want to hear the first-hand accounts of lewis and clark whenever you have a chance. >> i asked for that. >> i'm stunned -- you graduated from where in 1980? [laughter] too much information. i first ran for office in

three people have died and a fourth has been seriously injured in an accident on the m25 in essex lasta car, a minibus and a lorry were involved in the collision near waltham abbey. two people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving. more than 800 migrants crossed the english channel to the uk on saturday, setting a new record for the most crossings in a single day. the french authorities stopped almost 200 others crossing the english channel. nearly 12,500 people have made the journey so far this year. officials say there are safe and legal routes for migrants and they were working to prevent dangerous crossings. people in england who need care are having to pay thousands of pounds extra a year to fund it, according to bbc research. in half of the 83 areas that responded to a bbc request, bills for people needing support had risen 10% or more over two years. the government says it has put extra money into the care system. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt has more. these are the things that make a huge difference to saskia's

just an isolated chance of a rogue shower across kent and essex as well and breezy in the south—east.ll start to draw in a little bit more moisture and cloud across eastern scotland and cloud across eastern scotland and eastern england and coming in on that breeze as well, but for the bulk of the uk, it's dry and fine and lots of sunshine on offer as well. temperatures getting up to around 21 degrees in the warmest spot but about 15 or 16 in the north east under the cloud. it does look like a fine settled weather will continue next week but with temperatures and low for the time of year. goodbye. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to hunt down the perpetrators. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. meanwhile, the uk enters the final stage of its afghanistan evacuation operation by air. no more people will be called forward to kabul airport to leave. the abbey

max started training at the south essex gym club at the age of 12 — bbc look east's mike liggins haspics. on the pommel horse and the team event. but it wasn't until four years later in rio that max really hit the big time. he knows he just needs to land this tumble. come on, max, up high. good twisting. fabulous landing. he became the first british gymnast ever to win an individual gold medal on the floor and then went on to win gold on the pommel horse. max whitlock is now a double olympic champion. there were scenes on the flight home from rio and max went on to be awarded an mbe in 2017. we were there when he was awarded an honorary degree from anglia ruskin university. by now, everyone wanting a photograph of him balancing on something, anything really. and we kept in touch with max during lockdown. not content with eating crisps on the sofa, he had a pommel horse in the garden, like d. —— like you do. his latest post on twitter, a photograph of his latest gold medal and, to think he's still only 28. mike liggins, bbc look east. a remarkable achievement, isn't it? concern has be

really interesting. == to essex and to morals as well.n who has severe allergies. she said she would be willing to sign a waiver because she would rather have him have a reaction to the jab than actually get covid. reaction to the 'ab than actually aet covid. . ., . ., ., ., . get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to — get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to any _ get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to any of— get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to any of the _ get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to any of the vaccines i get covid. the chance of an allergic reaction to any of the vaccines are l reaction to any of the vaccines are pretty small and alex might have a stronger and more detailed view on this. there was an idea at the beginning, in december last year, when the pfizer vaccine came along, there were reports of some allergic reactions straightaway which is why if you go for that jab reactions straightaway which is why if you go for thatjab in particular you are asked to stay in the wa

just an isolated chance of a rogue shower across kent and essex as well and breezy in the south—east.w compared to today and lighter winds today. heading into sunday, with changing its position literate —— a little bit... and so we will start to draw in a little bit more moisture and cloud across eastern scotland and eastern england and coming in on that breeze as well, but for the bulk of the uk, it's dry and fine and lots of sunshine on offer as well. temperatures getting up to around 21 degrees in the warmest spot but about 15 or 16 in the north east under the cloud. it does look like a fine settled weather will continue next week but with temperatures and low for the time of year. goodbye. welcome to bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 11 o'clock. the uk enters the final stage of its afghanistan evacuation operation by air. no more people will be called forward to kabul airport to leave. the abbey gate is currently closed and will remain so and indeed we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them out today. it c

essex police said that after his arrest, thomas was hailed.on of england and wales had... you're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't. it was the concerns of this recently retired chief constable that prompted the report. there's a point that comes where actually somebody could be released from custody, wasn't being released from custody and at that point, i would deem that to be unlawful detention whilst we're waiting for a bed, a mental health bed to become available. a number of my colleague chief constables around the country said that the chief has given the authority for people to be kept unlawfully in custody and any challenges that came, then the chief would deal with that. this approved mental health professional, who prefers to remain anonymous, attends custody and has the power to detain people under the mental health act, but he can only do that when beds are available. people like me are being asked to do things without being resourced or equipped to do it properly. i would describe the system as being dysfunctional and st

we're looking at 90 at 1 o'clock and 4 at 93 the upper 90's for an ultimate high essex.er today. now, this will be just a one day to hit and we will get some relief early into next week as a new system drops across from the pacific. well, more on that. your 4 zone forecast and take a look at tropical system in the gulf of mexico. l a. >> course, your local election headquarters and another big story that we're following this morning. governor gavin newsome finally hitting the road ahead of the upcoming recall election for his campaign and kron four's. maureen kelly was at his first stop in san francisco and filed this report. >> governor gavin newsome came back home to san francisco where launched his political career surrounded by progressive and moderate democrats backing him up inside manny's community space in the mission district there. he told many members of the media gathered for his kickoff event. but the stakes of this recall could not be higher at a time where the state is battling yet another extreme fire season and still in the grips of a pandemic. he faces