on a tanker off oman is named as adrian underwood. a minute's silence and the reading of victims names — of victims�* names — to commemorate exactly one year — since the catastrophic explosion in the port city of beirut. new research shows the amount of people worldwide who are exposed to flooding has risen by 24% since the turn of the century — ten times higher than scientists previously thought. calls to boost the uk's forestry industry as the price of timber and pressure on supplies rise sharply. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. scientists advising the government have given the go—ahead for 16 and 17—year—olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine.