scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon shared this picture, in which you can see scotland s cases are dropping, while england s are rising steeply. she added to talk of freedom day is not sensible in my opinion, given current situation. vaccinating children who are at increased risk from covid is becoming a priority for the uk government. today, it s indicated that overall, around 370,000 children will now be eligible for a jab: those with certain conditions, those who live with someone with a weak immune system, and teenagers within three months of their 18th birthday. here s the vaccine minister nadhim zahawi, speaking in the last couple of hours. today s advice recommends we continue to vaccinate 16 and 17 year olds who are in an at risk group, as we do now. but it also recommends expanding the offer of the vaccine to some younger children with underlying health conditions that put them at greater risk of covid 19. we also ask thejcvi to consider
of thousands of people having to stay at home because of these self isolation rules. the yorkshire post features that story. was it a necessary evil to have these bubbles in the first place? that we have to have them? in the first place? that we have to have them? ~ , ., , have them? well, it s an interesting oint. the have them? well, it s an interesting point. the opinion have them? well, it s an interesting point. the opinion is have them? well, it s an interesting point. the opinion is divided. - have them? well, it s an interesting point. the opinion is divided. the i point. the opinion is divided. the government would argue they were needed because whilst children are not as affected by the virus as adults, they clearly do live at home with parents who can spread it in the course of their daily life and work. that was the theory behind it, but it has been extremely disruptive. we understand that up to 640,000 children in the last week have been off school. that s an increa
during the devastating second wave of the pandemic. officially, the country has recorded more than 370,000 deaths, the third highest in the world but there s more evidence to suggest the number is massively under reported. the bbc s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from mumbai. this is something we have seen in india from the start of the pandemic, the underreporting of covid deaths. we first heard it in testimony from doctors and otherfront line workers and we have seen evidence of it on the ground when we were reporting during the second wave of the pandemic, but reports that have appeared in the past few days really give a sense of how acute the scale of underreporting could be. she has looked at two dead states in india, andhra pradesh and madhya pradesh, and she has looked at in excess deaths in these states. when we say that what she means is the overall deaths that took place in a region over a period when the second wave was at its worst,
toll there, particularly during the devastating second wave. officially, the country has recorded more than 370,000 deaths, the third highest in the world. but there is more and more evidence to suggest that the number is massively lower than the real number. this is something we have seen in india since the start of the pandemic, the underreporting of deaths in this country. we first heard it in testimony from doctors under the front line workers, and we have seen evidence of it on the ground when we were reporting during the second wave of the pandemic. but the second wave of the pandemic. but the reports that have appeared by a data journalist over the past few days really gives us a sense of how acute the scale of underreporting could be. she looked up to markovic states in india, and she has looked up states in india, and she has looked up excess deaths in the states. when we say excess deaths, what she means is the overall deaths that took
majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova. the world s first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it s a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the way. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president biden underlines america s strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. in england the final stage of easing covid restrictions is delayed until the 19th ofjuly. data is slowly emerging in india which gives some indication of the real scale of the covid death toll in the country, during the devastating second wave of the pandemic. officially, the country has recorded more than 370,000 deaths, the third highest in the world