simon jones.e opened in _ this morning. simon jones. polls have opened in germany's - have opened in germany's parliamentary elections. 69 voters will choose a new parliament and a successor to chancellor angela merkel, who has been in charge for 16 years. at stake is the europe's most powerful economy. we will bring you the latest through the day, this is a polling station right now. you can see a queue there as voters wait to cast their vote. here is our birling correspondence damien mcguinness. is there expected to be a strong turnout?— a strong turnout? yes, i think there is. official estimates _ a strong turnout? yes, i think there is. official estimates say _ a strong turnout? yes, i think there is. official estimates say 8096 - a strong turnout? yes, i think there is. official estimates say 8096 of. is. official estimates say 80% of voters will go to polls in germany triple d has a high turnout anyway. this is because —— typically has a high turnout. for months, polls have been all over the

simon jones, bbc news.ble—jabbed�* — following speculation that two of this year�*s strictly come dancing professional dancers have not been vaccinated against covid—19. the latest series starts tonight on bbc one but some of the celebrity dancers are reportedly reluctant to be paired with them. a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent aruna iyengar explained how the vaccination status of the two had come to light. 13 million people tuned in to the last final in december when bill bailey won. now there has been reports in the sun newspaper that two of the dancers have refused to be vaccinated. the press officer i spoke to from strictly completely denied that that was the story at all and said basically, they would not confirm or deny that and they really wouldn�*t be able to comment on anybody�*s covid vaccination status. what they did confirm, one participant has tested positive on the show, so they haven�*t confirmed if it is a dancer or a participant, co ntesta nt. they say the show is following all

she correspondent simon jones gave me this u date. ,, ., , correspondent simon jones gave me this updatewas walking to a local pub. the _ this update. she was walking to a local pub, the journey _ this update. she was walking to a local pub, the journey should - this update. she was walking to a | local pub, the journey should have only taken five minutes but she never arrived. she was attacked in a nearby park. now, this morning here in london we have had a statement from the metropolitan police. they say they have arrested a 38—year—old man on suspicion of her murder. he was detained in east sussex at around three o'clock this morning. he is currently in police custody. 0fficers he is currently in police custody. officers say that sabina nessa's family have been informed of this development. they describing it as a significant arrest and they say that the family are continuing to be supported by officers. sabina nessa's death has prompted an outpouring of grief in the local community and beyond. people asking why a woman was not able to walk on the streets alone. there was a big vigil

simon jones, bbc news. for the emmy awards, honouring the best tv of the past year. there are high hopes for british talent with the crown leading the nominations along with the london based football comedy ted lasso earning 20 nominations. our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. afc richmond announced the hiring of their new manager, american football coach ted lasso. an american who's now in charge of a football club despite possessing very little knowledge of the game. in a nutshell, a scorned woman damaged by divorce hires an american goofball in the secret hope of running the football club, which happens to be the only thing her ex—husband truly loves into the ground. little does she realise that when this human being comes into her life, no matter how hard she tries, he is actually her salvation rather than her scheming. george is here. if he's here, why isn't he here? oh, yes, good point. ted lasso is a heart warming comedy thatjerks more than the occasional tear, a mixture of mostly briti

a news correspondent, simon jones. lot of allegatio newspapers a lot of allegations all over the newspapers today. how embarrassing is this for the royal family? he newspapers today. how embarrassing is this for the royal family?— is this for the royal family? he did not want to — is this for the royal family? he did not want to respond _ is this for the royal family? he did not want to respond to _ is this for the royal family? he did not want to respond to allegations | not want to respond to allegations put to him by reporters near sm today but i think it will be embarrassing for him, it will be embarrassing for him, it will be embarrassing for him, it will be embarrassing for prince charles and it will be embarrassing for the royal family. it will be embarrassing for the royalfamily. he has a long history with the royal family and has royalfamily. he has a long history with the royalfamily and has been associated with them for the past a0 years, getting his firstjob with a fitment to the queen in 1981 and went on t

this correspondent, simon jones. mission this correspondent, simonjones. mission recorded a n of this different? it of firsts. what made the mission so different? it was a sace mission so different? it was a space mission _ mission so different? it was a space mission unlike - mission so different? it was a space mission unlike any - mission so different? it was al space mission unlike any other we have seen, largely because of the people on board. four crew members, ordinary people, not the usual astronauts who have had years and years of training. it was a billionaire businessman who paid for the privilege of going up into space. once they landed, after the splashdown, he said it had been a heck of a ride and he said it wasjust beginning. he helped the three other crew members and paid for them to go on board. a geoscientist, a us air force veteran and a woman called hayley who was treated for bone cancer when she was a child. she has actually gone back to work at the hospital that cured her cancer. she was seen as an inspirational person, someone who deserves this chance to go up i

simon jones, bbc news. in afghanistan, un agencies have urged the taliban to re—open girls schools.pening secondary schools for girls. the save the children charity say education is a lifeline especially for girls. having stood for more than 60 years, the dorman long tower has been a symbol of teesside�*s industrial heritage for decades. it�*ll be demolished tomorrow — despite a long campaign to save it. ian reeve reports. the posters may be up, but teesside�*s dorman long tower is coming down. just a week after being listed by conservation body historic england, it has been d—listed — this former coal store, part of southbank�*s coke ovens and the former redcar steelworks, found not to be of any great architectural interest and in a state of some disrepair. for tees valley�*s mayor, who controls the site, relief. the tower could be in the way of a new wind turbine factory, promisingjobs. we have to prioritise giving people opportunities and jobs, and 2,000 jobs are not to be sniffed at. those people who say that this is a piece of heritage, my argument would be that teesside�*s her

simon jones, bbc news. shot dead by armed men inside her home. banu negar�*s family told the bbc the gunmen tied them up and searched the house before killing her. she was heavily pregnant. her family couldn't confirm if the taliban was responsible, but a local journalist said he witnessed the attack and that it was the taliban. they have denied all involvement. earlier, pakistan chaired a virtual meeting on afghanistan, bringing together neighbouring countries, including china and iran. an official statement said they'd agreed that peace in afghanistan was crucial to the region's security. our correspondent monitoring events taking place in afghanistan is danjohnson. the story has changed or evolved slightly over the last few hours about what happened in ghor, what is the latest understanding of the events that led to this death? we have reliable accounts that three gunmen went to the home of that female police officer last night, tied her up as they searched her home, and then shot her in front of her hus

simon jones, bbc news. former conservative chancellor lord hammond has warned that the suggestion the government might increase national insurance to fund social care in england could provoke a "very significant backlash". borisjohnson and senior ministers have been discussing details this weekend on how to overhaul the care system, before an announcement this week. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. it is probably the biggest domestic social policy challenge borisjohnson inherited when he became prime minister. sorting out social care in england. in the next few days, it looks like he will set out his plan. the government is not denying national insurance, a tax on earnings, will go up to pay for it. today, the former chancellor, lord hammond, said that was a bad idea. the issue is, an increase in national insurance contributions is asking young working people, some of whom will never inherit a property, to subsidise older people who have accumulated wealth during their lifetime and have a pr

simon jones, bbc news.ding to the charity citizens advice. it says the rapid expansion of this type of service has left consumers "unprotected and ill—informed", but companies who use it defend it as a cheaper alternative to credit cards. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. # these boots are made forwalking...#. - it's easy, it's fast and it's everywhere. since buy now pay later options arrived in the uk, lots of us have been clicking those buttons to spread the payments. normally you split the bill over a couple of months with no added interest, but missed payments do have consequences, asjordan found out. he's 23, and spent about £300 on clothes with clearpay, klarna and laybuy. but then things went wrong, and his accounts were passed over to debt collection agencies. at that time i was in a financial situation where, ok, i have this first instalment that i can pay now, i'm going to get paid next week, i can pay the second instalment, i'm going to pay the next week, third instalment

simon jones, bbc news. coronavirus variants will continue without the need for pcr tests. dr simon clarke is an associate professor in cellular microbiology at the university of reading. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. in terms of the monitoring of the variance and the use of the pcr tests, there were a few questions yesterday over the percentage of those pcr tests, 5% were used. we have heard much higherfigures. what do you know about which ones are used for gene sequencing? my used for gene sequencing? ij�*i understanding used for gene sequencing? ij�*i1: understanding is used for gene sequencing? ii1 understanding is there used for gene sequencing? m1 understanding is there has used for gene sequencing? ii1 understanding is there has been a mmp understanding is there has been a ramp up of pcr tests, tcl swabs that get used to get sent for sequencing. -- pcr. i get used to get sent for sequencing. —— pcr. i guess it is where people have come from in that randomisation, it might not be completely rando

simon jones, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello there.ough the course of the today, a different feel to the weather. outbreaks of rain working their way west to east. still sunshine around and dry in the west later on into the afternoon. we've got this line of rain that, as it pushes into eastern england, becomes quite heavy for east yorkshire down towards kent. there could be some localised surface water flooding for a time with 30—40 millimetres of rain, some thunderstorms mixed in as well. also some heavy showers for the far north—east of scotland, particularly for 0rkney. elsewhere, sunshine developing, lifting temperatures to between about 15—20 celsius so not as warm as recent days but not bad for this time of year. into the evening hours, sticking with this area of cloud and rain across eastern england, so a soggy night for some. but away from the far east of england, most other places dry with clear spells and it will be a cooler, fresher night than we've seen recently, with temperatures down into mid single figures for some of us

simon jones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... worries over the soaring price of gas.sses. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states, in protest over a security deal which also includes the uk. holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. an american general has admitted that a drone strike which killed 10 innocent people in kabul was a "tragic mistake." an aid worker and nine members of his family — including seven children — died in the blast. the us had initially claimed they targeted a suspected suicide bomber. nomia iqbal reports. these are the victims of one of the us military�*s final actions in afghanistan. ten innocent people, including an aid worker and seven children, were killed in an american drone strike, days before the us left for good. the youngest, sumaya, was just two years old. america thought it was targeting isis—k, the terrorist group that had carried out a deadly attack days earlier at kabul airport, killing 13 us troops and hundreds of afghans. but the military

simon jones, bbc news. that's all for now — the next news on bbc one is at 5.35. bye for now.ngland striker and tottenham's record goalscorer jimmy greaves has died at the age of 81. greaves began his career with chelsea before spells at ac milan, spurs and west ham. he scored 44 goals in 57 games for england and was a member of the 1966 world cup—winning squad, though missed out on playing in the final. he holds the record for most goals in english top—flight football with 357, and scored 266 goals in 379 matches for tottenham. former england and spurs striker gary lineker has tweeted: it was at chelsea that greaves started his career of course. rick glanvill is a historian of the club: we had a youth setup, the chelsea juniors that was in its infancy and he was the first great star of that and as a youth player he scored 114 goals, that is phenomenal and he carried out into the first time, 132 goals in 169 performances, it is mind blowing. this was a player who did not run plus players, he drifted past them, he did not whack the ball into the net, he stroked it, he was full

simon jones, bbc news. ian reeve reports. the posters may be up, but teesside�*s dorman long tower is coming down. just a week after being listed by conservation body historic england, it has been delisted — this former coal store, part of southbank�*s coke ovens and the redcar steelworks, found not to be of any great architectural interest and in a state of some disrepair. for tees valley�*s mayor, who controls the site, relief. the tower could be in the way of a new wind turbine factory, promisingjobs. of a new wind turbine we have to prioritise giving people opportunities and jobs, and 2,000 jobs are not to be sniffed at. those people who say that this is a piece of heritage, my argument would be that teesside�*s heritage is in the structures that built the world — one world trade center, the shard, the sydney harbour bridge. those are the things we should be taking pride in. signing off the d—listing of the dorman long tower was the first act of the new culture secretary, nadine dorries. the race is now

simon jones, bbc humanitarian challenge. simonjones, bbc news.ks the live peformances begin. meanwhile, the bbc are refusing to comment on reports that two of this year's strictly come dancing professional dancers have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus — and that celebrity contestants are reluctant to be paired with them. we've been speaking to a former contestant, dr ranj singh, an nhs consultant paediatrician and tv presenter who took part in 2018. there is this weird dichotomy of excitement and a little bit ofjealousy. because secretly we all want to do it again. do you? do you really? absolutely. i had such a good time. it was the single mostjoyous, yet difficult experience of my life. and i work on the front line. it was just such an incredible experience and there is nothing like it. if you were to do it again, dr ranj, what would you do differently this time? ooh, well, i wouldn't be able to dance with my partner, janette, because she is moving onto it takes two, which is exciting in itself. yeah. i would love to dance with anoth

simon jones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...nosed with breast cancer last year. the head of one of prince charles' charities temporarily steps down after claims he helped secure an honourfor a major donor. relatives of a female police officer in the ghor province of afghanistan have told the bbc that she has been killed by the taliban. the olympics and now the paralympics are over but there is still a lot to talk about and plenty of the sporting action. hello, again, 0llie. ithinki sporting action. hello, again, 0llie. i think i have written this before and said it. gareth bale has rescued wales! this has come in their world cup qualifier away against belarus, wales winning 3—2 in injury time. the wales captain opened the scoring with an early penalty as they looked to keep pace with belgium and czech repulblic above them in their group but belarus had the lead by half—time. they equalised with a penalty and pavel sedko put them in front. both sides had chances, before bale popped up in injury time for his first competitive hat

simon jones, bbc news. let's return to that sad news that the actor john challis has died.nd, john challis has just passed. "i've been in touch with his wife, carol, who is obviously heartbroken, as am i. john challis was a truly lovely, decent and honourable man and a great supporter of the raf, in particular. there is a picture of them both. sending love to carol and his family. rip, john. we will be going through more tweets as they come in. that isjohn challis, best known as policy. he has passed away at the age of 79 after suffering a battle with cancer. now for the weather. good afternoon. a funny summer so far. funny september, temperatures above—average for the time of year but that maybe about to change. starting with some warmth and pleasant spells of sunshine but wind making up for mid week and we may see some gales by the end of the week when

simon jones, bbc news.venues in england will go ahead this month, the vaccines minister has confirmed. nadhim zahawi said it was the right time to introduce the certificates, as all over—18s will have been offered two jabs by the end of september. the scheme requiring people to show covid vaccination proof has been criticised by venues and some mps. police say in north yorkshire say their operation to drain fishing lakes and search woodland in relation to the disappearance of claudia lawrence has concluded without any significant discoveries. detectives say a number of smaller items were recovered but these items appear unrelated to the 35—year—old's disappearance. claudia lawrence has not been seen since she failed to arrive for work at the university of york in march 2009. she was a chef there. a number of people have been questioned in connection with her disappearance, but no charges have ever been brought. the headlines on bbc news... it is a quarter past three. former girls aloud singer sarah harding

simonjones, bbc simon jones, bbc news.s from the university of warwick. thank you very much for speaking to us on bbc news. i wonder, let me put that question straight to you, how are we going to monitor mutations if we are not using as many pcr tests? the idea is, if you have, after returning from abroad, after two days, a positive lateralflow returning from abroad, after two days, a positive lateral flow test, you then go ahead and have a pcr test. it is the pcr test that will be sequenced. that is relying on people to behave and have that test and to have a pcr test after they have shown a lateral flow test to be positive. that is the bit we are all a bit worried about. just positive. that is the bit we are all a bit worried about.— a bit worried about. just because ou are a bit worried about. just because you are not _ a bit worried about. just because you are not coming _ a bit worried about. just because you are not coming from - a bit worried about. just because you are not coming from a i a bit worried about. just

so simonjones, so simon jones, bbc so simonjones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...ding urgent talks with energy industry bosses. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states, in protest over a security deal which also includes the uk. holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. for viewers in the uk, strictly come dancing is back. 15 celebrities will be paired with their dancing partners on bbc one tonight, and then in two weeks the live peformances begin. one former contestant is dr ranj singh, an nhs consultant paediatrician and tv presenter who took part in 2018. there is this weird dichotomy of excitement and jealousy. secretly we all want to do it again. do you really? absolutely. i had such a good time. it was the single mostjoyous yet difficult experience of my life. and i work on the front line. it was such an incredible experience. there is nothing like it. if you were to do it again what would you do differently? i would love to dance with another boy. i wouldn't be able to d

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond is with me.nts don�*t seem to square with some of the allegations that the newspapers made. how serious are they? the allegations _ made. how serious are they? the allegations are _ made. how serious are they? tue: allegations are very made. how serious are they? tte: allegations are very serious. they are effectively suggesting that owners are up for sale and that the prince or the prince�*s organisation, the prince�*s foundation, was going to support an application for citizenship in exchange for donations. the critical person in the midst of this is michael fawcett because, you know, you introduced him, he said he is the former valet to the pinch. that is absolutely true, he left in 2003, but this is a man who was at the prince�*s side literally and metaphorically for decades. he laid out his clothes, organises private life, sorted out who sat next to him at the big dinners and things like that. this is a right—hand man in every sense of the world. it is notjust someone who used to work for hi

simon jones, bbc news.southern and eastern england. it's been rather cloudy and at times, it has been often wet. so, as you can see, this will come as welcome news, i'm sure. beautiful, clear blue sky and sunshine in hampshire. still quite a lot of cloud around generally today, but the best of the sunshine is certainly across southern england and that cloud is breaking up and pushing that little bit further north as we go through the remainder of the afternoon. still a little disappointing along exposed east coasts and here, noticeably cooler, but as we go through the night, tonight, we see more cloud returning. thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle in places, may be a little bit of mist and for forming under those clear skies towards the south and west but it's going to be a relatively mild starting saturday. a quiet start to saturday, risk of a few showers through the channel isles, perhaps just across the cornish foot as well. slowly improving as we go through the day, the cloud will thin and break,

simon jones, bbc news.rrespondent peter saull is in westminster. how might this work? can it work? well, i suppose it is a good look for the home secretary to be seen to be talking tough on this. the line that we are getting is that she will have to give her personal approval for this to happen. it is certainly getting a lot of pick—up in conservative supporting newspapers. tory mps have regular raise this as an issue that is a big concern to their constituents. but the question is, how often is this going to be used, if at all? the government is confident of the legality of it, we are told, but there are still some logistical issues still to be sorted out. they say it will only be used in a very narrow and specific set of circumstances. so you would imagine those border force officials, who we understand have been trying for this in recent months, will have quite the checklist before they get on the water and think about using this tactic. how big is the boat they might have to push back, how many people a

simon jones, bbc news. mishal husain will be with you soon for the national news.the week ahead. could autumn be about to arrive? after a dry and sunny start to the week for many, there will be some showers around for some, we could be ending the week seeing gales and a big drop in temperature. it comes courtesy of a strengthening jet stream to the north of the atlantic and it is in this dip between us and iceland where we see low pressure pushing east, pushing in some weakening rain but also strengthening wind and a drop in temperature for many areas. that's a few days away. to end today, a fine day for most but we have heavy and thundery rain across eastern counties of england. that will only move slowly lighter overnight. cloud in western scotland and northern ireland but in between, clear skies, some mist and fog patches and a colder night than recent nights. temperatures in rural areas down to single figures as we start tomorrow. not so across east anglia and the south—east, the weather front there means temperatures in the mid—teens, and that weather front is

simon jones, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our royal correspondent, jonny dymond.s are up for sale and that the prince or the prince�*s organisation, the prince�*s foundation, was going to support an application for citizenship in exchange for donations. the critical person in the midst of this is michael fawcett because, you know, you introduced him, he said he is the former valet to the prince. that is absolutely true, he left in 2003, but this is a man who was at the prince�*s side literally and metaphorically for decades. he laid out his clothes, organised his private life, sorted out who sat next to him at the big dinners and things like that. this is a right—hand man in every sense of the word. it is notjust someone who used to work for him. the palace stresses he no longer works directly for the prince and that is the case and we know he has also stepped down while this investigation happen but it is the proximity and the friendship with the prince that is so damaging and makes this rather different from other suggestions of what�*s been called cash for acce

our correspondent simon jones is in dover. er forecast and predict whether it is going to be a big day. given it is very calm in the channel, the sun is shining and it will be another big day. as we speak, border force are down there at the port bringing back a boat carrying migrants, people with life jackets on board. they will be taking into court for processing. earlier this morning there was a search and rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants was reported in the channel, that involved the helicopter, the dover lifeboat as well as the border force. helicopter, the dover lifeboat as well as the borderforce. plenty helicopter, the dover lifeboat as well as the border force. plenty for the home secretary, priti patel, to discuss with her french counterpart when they meet today at a meeting of g7 interior ministers in london. in terms of the figures, it is thought around 500 people arrived yesterday. on monday, it was almost 800 people on 27 boats. it is going to be interesting to see what tactics priti patel uses. will

thank you very much, simon jones- _ the headlines on bbc news...ed islamist attacks in 2015. more than 1000 people have crossed the channel in small boats this week. the home secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. the former president ashraf ghani, who fled the country last month as the taliban entered kabul, has apologised to the afghan people, saying "he could not make it end differently". in a statement on twitter, ghani said he left after palace security urged him to, in order to avoid the risk of bloody street fighting, and again denied stealing millions from the treasury. our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye, has more. well, it's been three and a half weeks since he left the country, and in his statement he said the reason he left was because the security officials of the presidential palace told him that if he doesn't do so, there would be what he calls horrific street to street fighting in kabul, and so to save the lives of 6 million people in the city, he decided it was best to leave. he strongly disputes allegations

simon jones, bbc news. lucy moreton — is from the union for borders, immigration and customs.rn back a little boat? you push them using a big boat or a smaller vessel to encourage them to turn, but you have to do it quite carefully because you don't want a wave to overturn a smaller or unstable or otherwise vulnerable vessel. but key to this is it does require that the french cooperate because you can'tjust turn a boat back and let it go, you have got to turn it back into a receiving boat from the other country and of the french won't receive them, we are really not going to turn anyone back. find receive them, we are really not going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and — going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and when _ going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and when is _ going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and when is it _ going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and when is it unsafe - going to turn anyone back. and when is it safe and when is it unsafe to - is it safe and when is it unsafe to try to turn a boat around? it is it safe

simon jones, bbc news. haven't had much sleep because they landed not so many hours ago and i had to stay up to witness it so it was fantastic. so what is the big deal here? you mentioned there but it opens it up to other people, if you have a early in our backer who will pay for you to go. does it matter to the rest of us, really? to go. does it matter to the rest of us. really?— us, really? so, it is a big deal. because what _ us, really? so, it is a big deal. because what this _ us, really? so, it is a big deal. because what this is _ us, really? so, it is a big deal. because what this is doing i us, really? so, it is a big deal. because what this is doing is i because what this is doing is opening up the prospect of private citizens, getting access to space. and while at the moment that is afforded by billionaires who can afforded by billionaires who can afford the high ticket price, it is hopefully in our lifetime or in the very short— midterm, it is going to drive down that cost because there is compe

simon jones, bbc news. simon is in kidbrooke for us this morning.ly, and people he out of the vigil yesterday - for us. absolutely, and people he out of the vigil yesterday were . out of the vigil yesterday were saying this situation has to and, you can see down there are lots of the candles burning this morning that people bought, and there were signs, you are saying, and male violence, women deserve safety, that was very much the mood yesterday, but also that sense that things definitely have to change, and i think it was when sabina's sister spoke to the cloud yesterday you got a real sense of the suffering but the family were going through, they described her as kind, caring and beautiful. people have been saying over the past week that since her murder they have felt scared, they have felt they didn't want to leave their homes on their own, but hundreds came out yesterday to be part of the community, to take part in the service, the remembrance that was happening here, and this morning that continued a short time ago, i saw a man arriving a car

simon jones, bbc news.d become the first part of the uk to introduce covid vaccination passports. proof of a double jab will be required to gain entry into nightclubs and large—scale events. the scottish parliament will vote on the measures today. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it will help reduce a recent surge in coronavirus cases — but concerns have been raised about how it will work. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports. this was a big game for scotland — for what it meant for the national side, and in terms of numbers — with more than 40,000 football fans attending. the next time scotland play at home, though, they might need a covid passport to attend. we'll get them. we're old enough, we're double—jabbed, so... people are getting covid tests, etc, etc, so why do they need a passport? i think it's a bad idea _ because it's their choice, isn't it? i works in the nhs, i work in a covid ward, and i agree that we need it. under the proposal, everyone over 18 who's eligible for vacc

simon on public health. jones, bbc news.rst, who was the subject of a tv crime series, has been convicted of killing his best friend susan berman more than 20 years ago. durst shot the 55—year—old inside her beverly hills home in 2000 — prosecutors say it was to stop her telling police what she knew about his wife's death two decades earlier. the 78—year—old, who's recovering from cancer, was subject of the hbo series, the jinx. the us state department says it intends to hold talks in the coming days to calm french anger over a new defence pact between the united states, the uk and australia. france is upset because the deal involves the cancellation of a contract to supply french designed submarines to the australian navy. in a measure of its frustration — paris has recalled ambassadors to washington and canberra. courtney bembridge reports. back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. but that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassadors to the us and au

(pres)from dover, our correspondent simonjones gave this update from dover, our correspondent simon jones it's very calm out in the channel, the sun is shining, it's going to be another big day today. and as we speak, border force are currently down there at the port bringing back a boat carrying migrants. there are people with life jackets on—board. they will be taken into the port for processing. earlier this morning, there was a big search—and—rescue operation, after a boat carrying migrants was reported out in the channel. that involved the coastguard helicopter, the dover lifeboat, as well as the border force. so plenty for the home secretary priti patel to discuss with her french counterpart, gerald darmanin, when they meet today at a meeting of g7 interior ministers in london. and in terms of the figures, it's thought that around 400—500 people arrived yesterday. on monday, it was almost 800 people, on 27 boats. i think it's going to be interesting to see what sort of tactic priti patel uses today. is she going to go into this meeting and bang her fists on the table and say to the

our correspondent simon jones is in dover.ust down there. also we“ve into the port, just down there. also we've had incidents reported of eastbourne, hastings, dungeness. it's clear hundreds more people have made the crossing today. yesterday the figure was 4500 people yet to be confirmed by the home office. on monday it was almost 800 people in a single day. i'm 27 boats will stop so it gives you a sense of the scale of the numbers arriving here. in terms of the calm weather in the channel, i don't think that calm spirit is going to be matched in this meeting that's going to be taking place between home secretary and her french counterpart. that's going to be at the g7 meeting interior ministers. priti patel early this week speaking to conservative mps made clear her anger at the number of people getting through. she said she was considering withdrawing some of the £54 million that britain had pledged to france to up patrols on beaches in northern france. i think it's going to be interesting to see what sort of tone she takes