branwen jeffreys, bbc news, newcastle.ents have achieved a grades in highers and advanced highers. but overall the pass rate has dropped slightly since last year. though it's still significantly higher than before the pandemic. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon reports. at the pace youth theatre group in paisley, they're rehearsing a show about heading to university. the pandemic meant no final exams for school students this year. but for those here, that didn't mean less work. in a normal year, i maybe would have sat five or six exams. that year, i sat 19. i really feel like the year has been so incredibly difficult, this year and last year, of course, as well. nothing was a fluke. results were based on teacher assessment — a fairer system, say these students who, like many others across scotland, have been awarded as. normally, all the pressure�*sjust on one day, and some people might have an off—day. the higher grades is kind of proof that this is a better way for students to get the grades that they deserve. peo

so we can get caught— london than newcastle. so we can get caught up— london than newcastle.rete plans from the government about _ concrete plans from the government about the _ concrete plans from the government about the immediate steps they'll take to _ about the immediate steps they'll take to get us to reduce emissions. because _ take to get us to reduce emissions. because of— take to get us to reduce emissions. because of the moment, the planes they have _ because of the moment, the planes they have are really not up to scratch. — they have are really not up to scratch, almost nonexistent as they pursue _ scratch, almost nonexistent as they pursue other things like airport runways— pursue other things like airport runways and major road—building ventures — runways and major road—building ventures which fly in the face of their— ventures which fly in the face of their pledges on the climate. all too far their pledges on the climate. too far into their pledges on the climate. fill too far into the future for many. do buy a paper in the morning, won't you? gives us somethi

their place at newcastle confirmed these _ program.gram. their place at newcastle confirmed these brands be - confirmed these brands be celebrating. in scotland a record number of students have achieved a grades in highers and advanced highers. but overall the pass rate has dropped slightly since last year. though it's still significantly higher than before the pandemic. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon reports. at this youth theatre group in paisley they are rehearsing a show about heading to university. the pandemic meant no final exams for students this year but for those here it did not mean less work. in a normal year — here it did not mean less work. in a normal year i _ here it did not mean less work. in —. normal year i would have sat five or six exams and that your eyesight i9. i feel has been i feel that the year has been year as well. i feel that the year has been - year as well.— i feel that the year has been - year as well. last year as well. results were based on _ last year as well. results were based on - assess

and then quite a cool day, i think, on the north sea coasts, only 15 in newcastle.atkins. this is outside source. evacuations from kabul airport continue, but there's no extension to the extension at the end of this month. if you're an evacuee that we can get out, we're going to continue to get you out. before the 31st? right up until the end. the us says 10,000 people are still at kabul airport hoping to get out. we're expecting to hear from the us secretary of state in the next hour. and i'll look at what the us decision to pull out of afghanistan says about its so—called special relationship with the uk. also, the bbc has heard that a new report on the origins of covid—19 has been delivered to the white house. it's the latest attempt to find out if the virus passed from an animal to a human, or escaped from a lab.

, newcastle twice, hello, believe. but they ended up losing for 2 on the back of a couple of goals from west ham forward. mikhail antonio lino messy, received another huge welcome from p. s. g fans on saturday. this time though, from inside their home stadium, call the the arch in time superstar joined the other new members before the match against strasburg. messy said the reception was incredible. fans will have to wait a little longer though, before they get to see the former barcelona captain, an action until he reaches match fitness. it's been a very special wake to me. i want to thank all the people for the reception since i arrived in paris. it's been incredible. i feel very happy, excited to be here. i'm happy to be here. happy for this new stage that i will live . i'm very excited and i hope we can all enjoy this year and that it will be a great year for us. i'm very grateful and excited about all of this will mean, well, back in spain, barcelona coach ronald coleman, has urged his players to move on following

a recent survey showed one in five people in newcastle and darlington have recently turned their backtheir drinking culture. but here in the north—east it's an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back on booze, preferring instead a life without it. people are taking more of a conscious approach about what they're actually putting into their bodies. not only will they feel better, their mental health will be better and they will look better. according to public health england, the north—east�*s most sober place is newcastle, with more than 21% of adults quitting booze completely. darlington at 18.2% is second, with northumberland named as the region's worst place for sobriety, with only 10.2% choosing to stay sober. the figures suggest in towns like darlington, at least one in six people are teetotal. i'm vegan as well so it's a lifestyle choice, really. i like a glass of wine and he doesn't drink. i haven't drunk for about two months now. i think the old—fashioned boozer game of darts - i think the old—fashioned boo

a recent survey showed 1 in 5 people in newcastle and darlington — in the north of england — have recentlyn that likes to party with many of our towns and cities but he had in the north—east it's an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back on booze preferring instead a life without it.— life without it. people are taking more of a conscious _ life without it. people are taking more of a conscious approach i life without it. people are taking . more of a conscious approach about what they're actually putting into their bodies. not only will they feel better, their mental health will be better and they will look better. ~ . i u, u, , i i, better. according to public health en t land better. according to public health england the _ better. according to public health england the north-east _ better. according to public health england the north-east most - better. according to public health | england the north-east most sober england the north—east most sober place is newcastle with more than 21% of adults quitting booze comp

newcastle taking on fellow premier league side burnley. running against championship side west from. , �* , running against championship side west from. f , ., ,, west from. they've 'ust taken the lead west from. they've 'ust taken the read thanks h west from. they've 'ust taken the lead thanks to _ west from. they've 'ust taken the lead thanks to peer — west from. they've just taken the lead thanks to peer emerick - lead thanks to peer emerick aubameyang. and fifa president, gianni infantino, has asked the uk government for exemptions so that premier league players can travel to red—list countries for world cup qualifiers. english clubs have reluctantly — but unainmously — agreed not to let players travel to matches in countries that require them to quarantine on their return. the rules would apply to nearly 60 players, including everton's richarlison who would miss brazil's world cup qualifier against argentina, while liverpool's mo salah would also miss egypt's qualifiers against angola and gabon. that's all the sport for now. we'll hav

glasgow 21, we're talking around 15 for newcastle.er picture. if anything, the high pressure reinforces itself once again after the brief passage of that cool front. again, light winds, lots of sunshine expected on friday, particularly across these north—western areas of the uk. beautiful weather for the hebrides, fine weather out towards northern ireland. the coasts here certainly sunny, but inland, at times, it'll be clouding over. temperatures 17 to 20 degrees celsius, so actually for some of us a fraction below the average for the time of the year. now saturday, the high pressure very dominant across this part of the world, in fact, affecting the whole of the north atlantic too or that portion of the ocean. 0ver us, we've got light winds, lots of sunshine, just the possibility over the weekend of some of the showers creeping closer towards the kent coast, so i wouldn't totally rule out a shower in the extreme south—east of the country. now let's have a look at sunday. again, spot the difference. the showers are lurking here, still

in newcastle no higher than 15 degrees, in cardiff and that sunshine, the light winds, is run 23.or stub you can see changes shape from day—to—day. that does not really change an awful lot for us. itjust means that clouds will be in different places. you notice showers very close on the continent here. he probably will miss the southeast of the country. saturday, sunday and into bank holiday monday, the thinking is it is going to stay dry, the temperatures will be around the low 20s for the bigger towns and cities, coastal areas will be a little bit fresher. edinburgh at about 17 celsius. that's it for me. bye—bye. britain says it will use "every hour that's left" to get people out of afghanistan, after the us refuses to extend its airlift deadline beyond next tuesday. huge crowds persist outside kabul airport — day and night, people wade through human sewage to try to get airside to flee. is it betterjust staying here in afghanistan for the moment? translation: there's no way we can stay here. - the americans should shoot us or let us through. with just six days left until the am

and there was late drama involving one of benitez�*s former clubs — newcastle.ugh allan saint maximin. but a penalty deep into injury time, tucked away by james ward prowse ensured a share of the spoils with southampton. 2—2 the final score. we didn't play anywhere near good enough in the first—half. the second half, we showed a much better... to get on the ball and have the courage to play forward, and it was a much better second half. in my opinion, they deserved after taking the lead twice to go on and win it, but we've now given three penalties away and it has cost us badly. also today — aston villa drew i—i with brentford, and leicester won away at norwich, who are also still without a point so far. in the championship, fulham have extended their lead at the top of the table after beating stoke 3—0 at craven cottage. and in the early kick—off nottingham forest claimed their first point of the season, but they had to come from behind at derby after tom lawrence thumped the hosts into the lead. but brennanjohnson equalised with eight minutes remaining in the

three other. games to tell you about, aston villa beating newcastle 2—0.ghton against watford. the efl is back underway with a bumper afternoon of action. the first of eleven games in the championship saw queens park rangers host barnsley. unbeaten qpr maintained that record but only thanks to charlie austin's injury time equaliser. barnsley had gone 2—0 up in the first half but rangers battled back to earn a point, austin converting in stoppage time to make it 2—2. elsewhere in the championship, fulham beat hull city 2—0 to head to the top of the table. west brom and stoke city are level on points after they beat blackburn rovers and nottingham forest respectively. sheffield united's terrible return to the championship continues though. were beaten by huddersfield town at bramall lane. there were also wins for cardiff, coventry, preston and birmingham. just two games in the scottish premiership today — but plenty of goals. most of them from celtic — they thumped 10 man st mirren 6—0. david turnbull with his first career hat trick. meanwhile livingston sta

tomorrow we get a first look at newcastle, west ham, tottenham and the champions manchester city.pionship where peterborough snatched victory from derby at the weston homes stadium. wayne rooney might have thought he'd overcome derby's problems, brought about by their finances and transfer embargo, when substitute jack stretton put his side ahead. but peterborough pounced in 11 minutes worth of added time with goals from substitutes harrison burrows and then siriki dembele to take all three points. only two games into the championship season and none of the 2a teams have a perfect record anymore. fulham are the very early leaders after a thumping 5—1 win at huddersfield. qpr also winning on the road — 3—0 at hull city and bournemouth got their first win with a 2—1 victory at nottingham forest. sheffield united get underway shortly, away to swansea. you can see all the other results on a busy day in the efl on the bbc sport website. no scottish premiership action today, but there were three games in the second round of league cup. livingstone, who reached the final last season, are

other scores from today, aston villa, danny ings scored an absolute peach of a goal for them against newcastlee day later on this evening. for thiney taylor brentford, newly promoted brentford, earning a point at crystal palace, what a great game that one was. plenty of entertainment —— mcnaught a great game that one. elland road, leeds 2— to everton. then we see manchester city and brighton. just great to have all the fans back a lot to see is in great to see you as well, ben. we will stick with now... a bumper afternoon in the efl this afternoon too. the first of eleven games in the championship saw queens park rangers host barnsley. unbeaten qpr maintained that record but only thanks to charlie austin's injury time equaliser. barnsley had gone 2—0 up in the first half but rangers battled back to earn a point, austin converting in stoppage time to make it 2—2. elsewhere in the championship, fulham beat hull city 2—0 to head to the top of the table. west brom and stoke city are level on points after they beat blackburn rovers and nottingham forest respectively. sheffield united's terrible ret

lisa joined bbc radio newcastle in 2016.nd have also said 27,000 deaths had been prevented through the use of that vaccine. some latest figures from washington, where the us government is saying that roughly 13,400 people were airlifted from afghanistan on wednesday, raising the total number of those evacuated about the us and its coalition partners since august 14 to around 95,700. those figures coming from the white house. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. we started off with a fair bit of cloud this morning across the uk, but some of it is already breaking out towards the west. here we will see some sunshine. cloud in the east will have one or two holes in it, so we will see some bright spells. but along the east coast with the onshore brisk wind it will feel cold today whereas out towards the west in any prolonged period of sunshine we are going to see highs up to 23 degrees. we hang onto this cloud as we go through the night, if anything, spreading further west. still a brisk bree

branwen jeffreys, bbc news, newcastle. stay with us on bbc news.an. the inquest into the death of a man who attacked two people with a knife in south london in february last year has been shown footage of his fatal confrontation with undercover police officers. sudesh amman was shot dead after stealing a knife and wounding two bystanders in streatham high road. james reynolds reports. he was pursued by two of those same officers who'd been undercover officers as part of the team which were monitoring him. they raced down the street after him. footage was then shown from the shop boots, which showed sudesh amman stopping during this chase and turning around to face those two officers, who were about 8—10 feet away from him at the time. and then, he held his knife in his right hand, made a motion towards them, and they, the footage shows, shot him. he fell to the ground. other officers part of that undercover team arrived quickly by car, by motorbike. they sealed off the area, worried that he was wearing a real suicide vest. explosive officers then w

newcastle have completed the signing softjoe willock from arsenal for an undisclosed fee.pearances in a lone spell on tyneside last season. —— loan spell. as premier league fans dream about what a new season could deliver, — over in paris expectations are higher than ever after lionel messi became a psg player this week. the club hopes he'll be the final piece in the jigsaw as they look to win the one trophy they want more than any other — the champions league. but can former spurs boss mauricio pochetinno get the superstars to align? craig templeton reports. it has been the week where the city of lights welcomed one of football's brightest stars. the transfer of lionel messi to paris saint—germain was once the stuff of fantasy. now he must think about the reality. it may seem strange but adding arguably the greatest player of all time could cause maurecio pochettino complications. translation: ~ ., complications. translation: ~ . ., complications. translation: . ., ., translation: we have a team with reat translation: we have a team with great names — translation: we have

branwen jeffreys, bbc news, newcastle. students have achieved a grades in highers and advanced highers. but overall, the pass rate has dropped slightly since last year, though it's still significantly higher than before the pandemic. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. at this youth theatre group in paisley, they're rehearsing a show about heading to university. the pandemic meant no final exams for school students this year. but for those here, that didn't mean less work. in a normal year, i maybe would have sat five or six exams. that year, i sat i9. i really feel like the year has been so incredibly difficult, this year and last year as well. nothing was a fluke. results were based on teacher assessment — a fairer system, say these students, who, like many others across scotland, have been awarded as. normally, all the pressure�*sjust on one day, and some people might have an off day. the higher grades is kind of proof that this is a better way for students to get the grades that they deserve. people say gr

elsewhere, newcastle lost out to fellow premier league side burnley, it ended 4—3 on penalties at stjamesas they beat newport county 8—0. there was two goals from armando bro—ya on his debut and mohamed elyoun—oussi got a hat—trick on his first saints appearance in over two years. and the news that all tottenham fans had been waiting for — harry kane says he'll be staying at the club, despite intense speculation about the england captain's future. in a statement on social media, kane said he's 100% focused on helping the team achieve success, and that the messages of support he's had in the last few weeks have been incredible. manchester city had been keen to sign kane, who says that he will be staying this summer. with the international window just around the corner, fifa president gianni infantino has asked the uk government for exemptions so that premier league players can travel to red—list countries for world cup qualifiers. english clubs have reluctantly — but unanimously — agreed not to let players travel to matches in countries that require them to quarantine on their return. the

newcastles joe willock says he has considered quitting social media because of the daily racial abusece has advised all his players to stay off social media platforms chelsea will be without christian pulisic for their game against arsenal on sunday. the american international has tested positive for covid—19 but says he is showing �*no symptoms', having been fully vaccinated. the chelsea striker kai havertz is behind a fund—raising effort to help those affected by the devastating floods in germany. at least 58 people died last month in the region where havertz�*s family come from. 100 pairs of specially designed boots will be auctioned to raise money for the german red cross. he's been speaking to alistair magowan. there was a big flood in germany. very many people lost their homes, their clothes, their friends, very many people lost their homes, their clothes, theirfriends, their pets, everything. they need help, and of course, they need money to help them, and because it's not far away from my hometown where i grew up, i want to help as well, so for me, it's very important to suppo

cold air but it is certainly fresher air coming from the norwegian sea, bringing some cloud from newcastlewards the south—east. so a bit more clearly in the east, always worsen across western areas. an steady as she goes on the weather front for the next few days. in fact as far as the eye can see, dry weather, not a raindrop to be seen, and even bank holiday monday is looking fine as well. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming on sportsday. the paralympic flame is shining bright in tokyo. we'll look ahead to 12 days of competition. will dame sarah storey leave japan as the best british paralympian? from the track to the road, she's looking to make history. i'v e i've got really big mental strength, and i'll be calling on that every day. no doubt, i'm expecting it to be tough. and barrow back in the bigtime — it could be a very special night for them in the league cup. also coming up in the programme... one of c] ujah�*s relay teamates breaks his silence abou

and there was late drama involving one of rafa benitez�* former clubs — newcastle.y time, tucked away by james ward prowse ensured a share of the spoils. 2—2 the final score. we didn't play anywhere near good enoughin we didn't play anywhere near good enough in the first—half. the second half, we showed a much better... to get on the ball and have the courage to play forward, and it was a much better second half. in my opinion, they deserved after taking the lead twice to go on and win it, but we now given three penalties away and it has cost us badly. so let's get the latest from the anfield now — where liverpool and chelsea are in action — both with 100% starts so far. it's just gone into the second half. chelsea took the lead, through a kai havertz header. their defender reece james sent off for handball — mo salah equalised from the spot for liverpool. 49 minutes in that match now. also today, aston villa drew 1—1 with brentford, and leicester won away at norwich, who are also still without a point so far. in the championship, fulham have extended their lead at

when you resume after the international break - after the international break against newcastle, williately involved? he cristiano ronaldo be immediately involved? , . ,, . ., ., involved? he is a special boy, our man nova — involved? he is a special boy, our man nova he _ involved? he is a special boy, our man now. he was _ involved? he is a special boy, our man now. he was a _ involved? he is a special boy, our man now. he was a boy _ involved? he is a special boy, our man now. he was a boy when - involved? he is a special boy, our man now. he was a boy when i i involved? he is a special boy, our- man now. he was a boy when i played with him. of course you want to get that over the line. tottenham are the early leaders in the premier league — they're the only side with a 100% winning record after beating watford this afternoon. it's just the second time in the last 12 seasons they've won their first three league games. nuno espirito santo's side are yet to concede a goal, too. they won 1—0 today, thanks to son heung—min�*s free kick in the first half. harry kane made his first premi

newcastle's premier league campaign begins on sunday, and they've just made theirfirst signing of thetime he became the youngest player to score in seven consecutive premier league games. leicester have announced the signing offian vest guard. he has signed the deal until 2024. and finally, back in 1989 the small rural town of dyersville in iowa, in the united states, provided the back—drop to the classic baseball film field of dreams starring kevin costner. well 32 years later later the town, known for its corn and egg production, hosted a major league game. and costner was even there to mark the occasion, by recreating this famous scene from the movie, as the players emerged from the corn field. 8000 fans were there in the purpose—amde stands to watch the chicago white sox take on the new york yankees, and it was the white sox that went on to win 9—8. they build it and they came. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. breaking new, it involves one of our correspondent, our moscow correspondent, our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has been expelled from russia by the auth

. >> lisa sure was a well loved her center on bbc radio newcastle.d 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 condition following natural and action and crucially no higher than with other vaccines, such as the flu jab. the astrazeneca vaccine also had a slightly higher risk of lead clouds in veins. again -- risk of blood clots in veins, again, lower than the risk of if you caught covid. there was an increased risk of stroke with the pfizer jab, still 12 times lower than the risk of infection. they hop it will provide context to some headlines over the las

arsenal midfielderjoe willock has agreed personal terms with newcastle.ir last seven games. he'lljoin for around £25 million. leicester city have revealed their plans to expand the king power stadium, adding 8,000 seats to increase capacity to 40,000. a hotel and a multi—purpose event and entertainment arena are also part of the proposals that will now go through public consultation. leeds united head coach marcelo bielsa says his contract situation has been "resolved" ahead of their opening premier league match at manchester united on saturday. the 66—year—old would not give any details, but indicated he's committed to a further season at elland road. a woman and a girl have told the bbc they were sexually assaulted as children by a former olympian. stan wild competed for great britain at two games and founded and ran a gymnastics club in york. it's emerged that the sport's governing body british gymnastics expelled wild last year — 12 years after a gymnast accused him of sexually assaulting her at his club. wild denies the allegations and has never been

the world cup, featuring men's, women's and wheelchair events, was set to start in newcastle in octobernd starjack grealish, aston villa have been out spending money. villa have announced the surprise signing of southampton striker danny ings in a deal thought to be worth 25 million pounds. ings scored 46 goals in 100 appearances for the saints after joining from liverpool in 2018. its been a busy day for villa. they also announced the signing of winger leon bailey from bayer leverkusen for £25 million pounds. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello. low pressure moving in on thursday won't be out of the way until next tuesday. there'll be plenty of heavy downpours between now and then as a result. certainly quite wet across northern ireland during thursday morning. more widely across western parts, even though you may start dry, you'll see rain moving in. that extending further east as the day goes on, replacing any sunny spells to the east. all parts with winds strengthening. brightening up a bit in the afternoon in northern ireland. slow—mov

table and if we show you the bottom of the table, we will bring that to you in a second, burnley, newcastle look at the data to can compare it to other leagues, around the time of covid, they are all starting to spend a lot less money. the premier league this summer spending around 1.2 billion, the others, around 480, la liga less. what about the transfers, the size of them in the premier league compared to other leagues? this is where it gets _ compared to other leagues? this is where it gets interesting. _ compared to other leagues? this is where it gets interesting. if - compared to other leagues? this is where it gets interesting. if we - where it gets interesting. if we look at the biggest transfers in the premier league this summer, jadon sancho, 73,000,004 united, jack grealish, a premier league record for £100 million. the biggest transfer in la liga, 31 million. that is what some of the premier league clubs have been spending. we are noticing that the clubs are spending less money in total but also the transfer fees are a lot smaller as this pinch hits, we have seen the likes of ba

and then quite a cool day, i think, on the north sea coasts, only 15 in newcastle.you this is bbc news, the headlines. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says the taliban have made a commitment to allow american citizens and at—risk afghans to leave the country after the end of month evacuation deadline. but, there's been continuing chaos and confusion at kabul airport, with a massive crush of people thronging the entry points as the deadline approaches. the latest us intelligence report into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is inconclusive, according to us media reports. it looked at whether the virus could have been the result of a lab—leak, or passed from an animal to a human. latest research in britain into the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines indicates that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines starts to wear off within six months.

how about this goal for mass and villa striker danny, in that strike opened, the scoring against newcastle villa went on to a record to nail victory and their 1st win of the season. let's look at some other matches from saturday leads, and everton shared the points scoreless between crystal palace and brentford. while brightened recorded a to know when over watford, several countries are struggling to get to the paralympic games and tokyo for their athletes to compete for pacific island nations have withdrawn from the games due to travel restrictions. and afghan sands competitors had to pull out for safety reasons, saying that they were unable to find a secure way to leave the country. and on top of all of that 15 people linked to the games have already tested positive for cove and 19. the games haven't even started yet. the opening ceremony is on tuesday. our top priority here is the safety. and that's not just the safety of the athletes. that's the safety of the japanese people. what we don't want here is, is our, our plate arrive at the games and to be seen are accused of spreading the

also today, aston villa beat newcastle 2—0. brighton won again.ue season. it was 0—0 between crystal palace and brentford. leeds united and everton drew 2—2 and liverpool beat burnley 2—0 at anfield. jurgen klopp's side also with two wins out of two. celtic are top of the scottish premiership for the first time in a year after thrashing st mirren 6—0. st mirren were down to ten men afterjust 19 minutes and celtic took full advatange, with david turnbull scoring his first career hat—trick. and motherwell beat livingston 2—1. golf, and 21—year—old scottish amateur louise duncan is just two shots off the leaders after day three of the women's open, the fifth and final major of the season. duncan birdied the last hole for a round of 68. the co—leaders are sweden's anna nordquist and denmark's nanna koerstz madsen on 9 under par. and you can watch double olympic medallist alex yee competing in the world triathlon championship series on the bbc sport website right now. earlier, flora duffy became the first triathlete in history to win olympic gold and t

here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. 16—year—olds in newcastle were taking up the offer of a covidlege. new research shows the younger you are, the more durable the protection from the vaccine, and for now they are being offered only a single dose. analysis of pcr tests from more than a third of a million volunteers has shown the delta variant is more able to cause infection in fully immunised adults than previous strains. the study found that two doses of the pfizer vaccine initially gave more than 90% protection against symptomatic covid infection, compared to around 70% for the oxford—astrazeneca jab. but over the course of three months, the protection offered by the pfizer jab fell significantly, whereas that of the astrazeneca vaccine remained more stable. the researchers believe that both vaccines will offer similar and still significant protection at around four to five months and it's worth stressing that the vaccines give very strong protection against severe covid illness. the study also showed that double vaccinated adults harboured the same levels of virus if they get i

could just touch that cloud through wednesday, still getting highs of 19 or 20 for the likes of newcastley and our temperatures could take a dip of about 3 or 4 degrees. 0n could take a dip of about 3 or 4 degrees. on a positive note, it looks like the high will shift again into next weekend and things will warm up here once again. a pretty quiet where the days ahead. —— weather story in the days ahead. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines. borisjohnson calls a meeting of g7 leaders on tuesday to discuss the situation in afghanistan. the situation at kabul airport is reported to be calmer — after chaotic scenes earlier — as thousands try to flee the taliban. former world leaders have criticised the us withdrawal from afghanistan — with former prime minister tony blair calling it unnecessary and tragic. the west has to understand that when we do something like this, the signal it sends out is one of inconstancy. it's one that says, look, if the going gets tough, we're out. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state, as tropical storm henri is

there were also draws at aston villa, newcastle and west ham.are now bottom of the table. everton and leicester also won today. hibs and hearts are still level on points at the top of the scottish premiership. both won today, as did motherwell. it's the old firm match tomorrow. england's cricketers beat india by an innings and 76 runs at headingley to level their test series. it's now 1—1 with two matches left to play. adam wild reports. in leeds, they came ready for a carnival. what they got, in fact, was a procession. history tells us to expect the unexpected at headingley. england here springing the surprises. cheteshwar pujara didn't seem to see that coming. 0llie robinson and england up and running. pujara gone for 91, but the big prize was that of virat kohli. he had passed 50, but couldn't get past the waiting hands ofjoe root. robinson wreaking havoc — so too england's more established names. this wasjimmy anderson undoing ajinkya rahane. moeen ali offering a quick break from the quick bowling, no less deadly. but the morning belonged to

and aston villa host newcastle. park rangers host barnsley. unbeaten qpr maintained that record but only thanks to charlie austin's injury time equaliser. barnsley had gone 2—0 up in the first half but rangers battled back to earn a point, austin converting in stoppage time to make it 2—2. just two games in the scottish premiership today. celtic are now two to the good against st mirren — liel abada with both goals. st mirren are also down to ten men. and bottom of the table livingston are playing motherwell. the third round is well underway at the aig women's open in carnoustie and it's rather changeable at the top of that leaderboard. a hat—trick of birdies for yealimi noh sees her now sitting alone at the summit. it was very cluttered earlier. geigia hall is one shot back on 7 under in a very packed leaderboard. but what about scottish amatuer louise duncan? she has been fantastic so far and has picked up another 4 birdies today to put herjust two off the lead on 6 under. it's the inurgural finals of cricket's ne

areas of cloud but also lots of sunshine and it's still a little on the fresh side in newcastle withther remains settled. that high pressure is in no hurry to budge. bye— bye. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines... pressure on america to keep troops in afghanistan longer, so more people can escape the taliban. g7 leaders will meet shortly to discuss the crisis. we have to plan on the 31st of august being the last moment. every day we get after that will be a big bonus, and we would like it. as the airlift of thousands of afghans continues, there's growing evidence of taliban crimes. in particular, we have also received credible reports of serious violations of international law and human rights abuses taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. the scottish government confirms it'll hold its own public inquiry by the end of the year, into the handling of the covid pandemic. the nspcc says online grooming crimes in england and wales have

north sea coasts, and maybe one or two showers close to the north sea coasts anywhere from, say, newcastle probably nudge up to around 25 degrees over the next few days, especially in the south. the computer's being a little conservative here, but i think 24—25 is achievable. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the un has sounded a dire warning that climate change is unfolding more quickly than feared and humanity is almost entirely to blame. it says ongoing emissions could also see a key temperature limit broken injust over a decade. it comes as people are forced leave their homes in parts of greece and in california, where wildfires are continuing to burn out of control. the president of belarus has told the bbc that britain can "choke" on the economic sanctions it has imposed on his country in response to human rights abuses. he was speaking at a lengthy press conference, one year since the disputed presidential election. the taliban have seized six provincial capitals in afghanistan, including the strategic town of kunduz. they have dismissed international calls for a ceasefire,

alain saint maximim thought he'd won it for newcastle with a goal in the 90th minute, but a 96th minute norwich yet to pick up a point, they lost 2—1 at home to leicester. west ham against palace was 2—2. it's been really busy in the bundesliga as well, bayer leverkusen are top of the table after a 4—1 win over augsburg. also wins for cologne and mainz, freiburg are second after beating stuttgart 3—2, while defending champions bayern munich beat hertha berlin 5—0. in spain, real madrid are in action against real betis 110w. it's still 0-0. celta vigo lost 1—0 at home to athletic bilbao. in italy, juventus have started life without cristiano ronaldo against empoli, and they are losing 1—0. fiorentina are beating torino. england's cricketers have levelled the test series against india after a huge win in the third test. they bowled india out by lunch on day four to win by an innings and 76 runs. the series now stands at 1—1 with two to play. extremely proud and it shows the character in the dressing room, four players to be able to take a loss like that and come back and play and such a c

that does mean that thursday morning for some of us is going to be overcast — for example, from newcastleish sea is looking fine, a little bit of high cloud out towards the west here, but i think it's the north sea coasts where we'll see the cloudiest and coolest weather. temperatures in newcastle no higher than 15 degrees, whereas in cardiff, in that sunshine and light winds, it's around 23. so surprise, surprise, the high pressure's still over the uk on friday. the winds are quite light in the centre of that high, so this is where the best of the weather will be, the sunniest weather, and it'll feel warmest. towards the east and the southeast, there's more of a breeze. that's because we're just closer to the low pressure which is in central parts of europe. so, it'll feel fresher on those north sea coasts. temperatures around about the high teens to 20 celsius on friday, so actually a little bit below the average of the time of the year. temperatures are on the high teens to 20 celsius on friday. and here is our high on saturday. you can see it sort of changes shape from day—to—day. tha

there were some courses in clearing at newcastle today.ines this. their own interests of the student matters a lot, what they say in a personal statement and in some programmes how they come across at interview and what is our assessment of why they are interested in the program. their place at newcastle confirmed these friends will be celebrating. big news in football. argentine star — lionel messi — has agreed a two—year deal to join french club paris saint—germain, subject to a medical. in the past half hour ozil french media has confirmed he has his medical. —— french media has confirmed... wearing a t—shirt that said "this is paris", the argentinian football star recieved a hero's welcome from hundreds of fans who'd come to greet him. he's now having a medical assessment — which his two—year deal is subject to. messi confirmed his exit from barcelona in a tearful farewell on sunday, after 21 years with the club. sharma is a footballjournalist. how does it feel watching those pictures in paris from a favourite son that has led to city?

the temperatures overnight, but it is during the daytime where that breeze is really felt, from newcastleto norwich. here at times quite cloudy. only 15, whereas further west in the high pressure here, lighter winds and more sunshine and temperatures around 23 in cardiff. the cold front out of the way, the high pressure, remember the low pressure there and are in that all mega blocks, the high pressure is here to stay. friday very little changes. areas of cloud going around in a high pressure depending on where the wind is going from but more or less the same, 17 stornoway to around 20 or so in london. a bit more of a breeze on the south—east on saturday. if there is anything like the run with there is anything like the run with the poor because, these showers here around the continent, just a possibility that over the weekend and into the bank all day they will creep a little bit closer to the kent coast for example, at this stage it is only a small, so it is set to remain dry. back to you. a reminder of our top story... the government says it will use �*every hour�* that's left to get p

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my dad had grown up on a ranch in newcastle wyoming. that is in the black hills. my mom was from rawlins wyoming. it is on iad. chances are if he ever took a trip you went by rawlins. just such a special place to us. those were my vacations. i did not -- i do not think, i don't think i saw the ocean until i was 15 years old. we went to the ranch are my other grandma's place there. i just loved it. i was pretty self-sufficient. all of that good stuff. my grandfather was a county call missionary. he knew vice president dick cheney from way back when. when cheney was running for congress in wyoming. i was kind of involved, aware of politics and public service early on. especially energy issues early on. he always believed since i was a young girl that america needed to be more energy independent. >> very forward thinking. i had a chance to have that experience. my dad went to a college, the first of his family to go to college. university of wyoming. and then we moved to denver. >> before we get too far, i want to talk to you about your school. did moving to denver s

newcastle manager, steve bruce, has continued to advise his players to stay off social media after newed racial abuse online on thursday. the midfielder, who'sjust signed permanently from arsenal, said he was thinking about quitting social media. bruce said people should be made accountable for what they're writing, and my advice to them all is to stay off it. chelsea midfielder kai havertz is raising funds to help flood victims in his home country of germany. at least 58 people have died after torrential rain hit the west of the country, leaving nearly 4,000 residents in emergency accommodation. havertz has donated custom made boots and 200,000 euros towards red cross germany, who are helping to re—home families. from the one day to the other day, your friends are not there. maybe you've lost one of your family members. also, i don't know, your home and all these things. it seems like far away and also like the past and nobody is talking about it any more but still the people, they are just living and sleeping in small rooms with a lot of other people and they don't have, for example,

here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. 16—year—olds in newcastle were taking up the offer of a covidws the younger you are, the more durable the protection from the vaccine and for now, they are being offered only a single dose. analysis of pcr tests from more than a third of a million volunteers has shown the delta variant is more able to cause infection in fully immunised adults than previous strains. the study found that two doses of the pfizer vaccine initially gave more than 90% protection against symptomatic covid infection, compared to around 70% for the oxford astrazeneca jab. but over the course of three months, the protection offered by the pfizer jab fell significantly, whereas that of the astrazeneca vaccine remained more stable. the researchers believe that both vaccines will offer similar and still significant protection at around four to five months and it's worth stressing that the vaccines give very strong protection against severe covid illness. the study also showed that double vaccinated adults harboured the same levels of virus if they get infected with delta as

the world cup, featuring men's, women's and wheelchair events, was set to start in newcastle in octoberis happening and what can we look forward to? good morning... day 13 of the olympics has been full of surprises. . . . not the medal rush of previous days, for team gb, but there was a bronze on the water, for liam heath, while on the athletics track, hopes have been raised, after the return, of one of britain's biggest names, as michael redford reports... and there is dina ashley—smith, flying around this bend. - this was a sight we did not expect to see. gb star sprinter back from a ham string injury and back on top alongside asha philip, imana lansiquot and daryll neita. the foursome won theyr 4 by 100 metre relay heat comfortably. an created history too. 41.54, well, that is a new british record. in my head, there was never any doubt in my mind that i was not going to be to back, well, not lining up here today because the relay is really important. we got a bronze medal in rio and i know that these ladies are in great shape and they are incredibly talented. and so i knew that i cou

there was a fabulously acrobatic volley from danny ings on his debut for aston villa as they beat newcastlee brighton beat watford 2—0, for their best ever start to a premier league season. on to italy, and it's the first day of the season in serie a. champions inter milan beat genoa 4—0, a winning start for new coach simone inzaghi. inter were 2—0 up within half an hour and finished with four goals without reply. sassuolo beat hellas verona 3—2. while in the later games, lazio are 3—1 up against empoli with around 15 minutes left and atalanta have a 1—0 lead over torino with around 20 minutes to go. borussia dortmund suffered their first defeat of the new season as they were beaten 2—1 by frieburg. vincenzo grifo opened the scoring in the sixth minute. roland sallai got their second. wolfsburg secured their second win, a 2—1victory over hertha berlin. and bayer leverkusen finished 4—0 up against borussia moenchengladbach — all the bundesliga results are on your screen. and in spain, barcelona are taking on athletic bilbao in the late game which kicked off around 20 minutes ago — it's their