lucy williamson, b news.let's get the rest of the day's news, the risks of having a covid jab are dwarfed by the dangers catching a virus, according to a new major study of vaccinations. scientists look at the records of millions of people who receive their first dose and found the chance of developing blood class was almost nine times higher tn those who had had a vaccine. naomi has the details. >> lisa sure was a well loved her center on bbc radio newcastle. she died aged 44 in may after suffering from an unusual brain clot. one of the very rare side effects after an astreneca vaccine. researchers at several universities have been trying to pin down the risks of other possible side effects. sometimes seen with astrazeneca vaccine or the pfizer jab and compare them from the risks of getting the virus itself. currently, 10 million people vaccinated with astrazeneca, an extra 107 would be hospitalized or die from internal bleeding and hemorrhages. that is merely nine times lower than the risks of the same cond

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.its conclusion is that it's inconclusive and intelligence officials are divided on how the pandemic began. they do say coronavirus likely wasn't genetically engineered or developed as a bio—weapon. but officials say china is withholding information, and that would need to change before the world gets any definitive answers on the origins of the virus. here's more from our security correspondent gordon corera. it's an unclassified summary of a longer report. it came after president biden asked his intelligence community to go back again and look at this issue. and he gave them 90 days to do that, after they previously couldn't come to a conclusion. they've looked again, they've gone through the data and they still can't come to a conclusion. we get a bit more detail here. for instance, they say they think covid—19 really began spread in november in china — of 2019 — that it was not a biological weapon, they say. but on this crucial question, which is "was it naturally occurring? did it

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. assassinated robert f kennedy, the brother of presidentjohn f kennedy, should be released from prison. sirhan sirhan has served more than 50 years injail for the killing in 1968, which was one of the defining events of 20th—century us politics. the recommendation does not mean sirhan will be freed automatically, however — it would have to be approved by the governor of california. one of the world's most successful footballers — cristiano ronaldo — has agreed new terms to return to his old club, manchester united. the fee is around £13 million. he first played for united back in 2003 when he was just 18 — and now he's leaving juventus in italy. jon donnison has the full story. 12 years after he wore a united shirt, guess who's back. most of the faces at old trafford might have changed but, speaking just before the signing was announced, the new boss clearly excited. cristiano is a legend of this club. he is the greatest player of if you ask me. i was fortunate enough to play with him.

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. evacuees are now arriving in the uk as well.joined by the director of afghanistan and asian association. this association helps refugees and advises families on how to help relatives who are still in afghanistan. thank you very much for talking to us. we understand you've been inundated since this crisis began. tell us about what help you are able to offer the people who are turning to you for assistance. since the crisis that _ turning to you for assistance. since the crisis that started _ turning to you for assistance. since the crisis that started in _ the crisis that started in afghanistan two weeks ago the afghanistan two weeks ago the afghanistan and association become a very busy. every day about for hundred people attending the centre to get support, how they can help theirfamilies to get to get support, how they can help their families to get into the united kingdom. we are supporting those people through our volunteers, local mp, the legal adviser. but of course the frustration and emotion of the people is very high. t

though the french government says it's taking a "prudent" approach. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamsonhammed arrived here a week ago after getting on a french evacuation flight from kabul airport. i come airport, too many families, too many kids, too many child crying, "please, give me a way, i want to go out, any country." no england, no france, any country. mohammed tells me he worked for one of afghanistan's political parties, whose members were targeted by the taliban. i tried there at the us army — he say, "no, ijust take family, child or family. without family, i can't take you." so the next day i tried for the french... ..aeroplane. so... he accept me. this man fled the taliban six years ago after local leaders suspected him of passing information to the army. when they couldn't find him, they killed his father instead. he's speaking every day with the family he left behind. we are already really afraid, really scared. they can't... theyjust stay in the house. and i was saying, i will get you out, don't worry, but my brother say, "if you send visa, how will you go to airport? ev

lucy, gavin williamson," students deserve the top grades." that's his views.rhaps. certainly better than last year. this time, there was much more clarity than there was always going to be about teacher assess grades. what he's really saying is this is perhaps fairer, fairer than having an exam system because your teachers perhaps know you better, they know how hard you worked. it's not all down to this one event that you may or may not wobble over. but the critics are basically sensing that gavin williamson is washing his hands on this particular scenario. yes, there are going to be people who will be disappointed, but the expectation is that there might be some great inflation. that's going to perhaps impact on people getting into the courses, there may be too many people with too many good grades to get into certain universities. as a result, critics are saying the government should have had a much firmer hand on the tiller here and leading it to the teachers wasn't sufficient. the algorithm situation last year was such a farce that in a way, you needed to

lucy williamson, bbc news, calais.thick, black smoke can be seen billowing from the site onjuno drive in leamington spa. giles latcham sent this update from the scene. yes, it started between ten and 10:30am. thick, black plumes of smoke. it's billowing up into the sky. they are visible up to 20 miles away from here. it is coming from an industrial estate. it is to the rear of this building. it is not farfrom the mao motorway. there are number of businesses on that site including a firm that makes astroturf. another building supplier. also a tender yard. lots of combustible material. we do not know where the seat of the fire is or where it began. there is a report of seeing barrels exploding into the sky. i was a short distance away and i could see what seemed to be like charred lumps falling from the sky and landing on cars on buildings, on people. wrote have been shut for several hours now. the residents have been told to stay in their homes, close the doors and windows. 0r their homes, close the doors and windows. o