and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch
levels up. because with what we have to remember is if vaccinations are made mandatory, staff who were originally on the front line have to be deployed elsewhere and we have significant staff vacancies up and down the nhs, so we re still at 90,000 vacancies, so we are not in a position necessarily to take people away from the front line. position necessarily to take people away from the front line. thank you ve much away from the front line. thank you very much for away from the front line. thank you very much forjoining away from the front line. thank you very much forjoining us. away from the front line. thank you very much forjoining us. saffron i very much forjoining us. saffron cordery of nhs providers. scotland could become the first part of the uk to introduce covid vaccination passports. proof of a double jab will be required to get into nightclubs and big events. the scottish parliament will vote on the measures this afternoon. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says i
this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: new tactics to deal with people crossing the english channel in boats. the uk border force is told that it can order boats to turn back to france. the government looks at whether it should be compulsory for frontline health service staff in england to be vaccinated against covid 19. the number of people in england waiting to start routine nhs treatment rises to a new record high. vaccine passports for nightclubs and big events could be approved in scotland later today, as msps prepare to vote on the issue. the former afghan president ashraf ghani apologises to the people of afghanistan after fleeing to take refuge in the united arab emirates. facebook is accused of sexism in the way it displays recruitment adverts to its users, with men allegedly being shown mechanic ads and women targeted
is on the lookout for three zebras that escaped from this private farm. the trio made a run for it late last week and have been on the loose ever since. now it s time for a look at the weather. we have lost the clear blue sky, the sunshine, the heat. it was the warmest september night on record, 28.8 celsius recorded on wednesday, the hottest september day in scotland for 115 years. temperatures are falling away, not too drastically today, but from 30 to 23 celsius, a noticeable difference. still quite a humid feel across the country. that will trigger sharp and thundery downpours. some of these showers could be slow moving, there may be flash flooding in places.
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 with it we need it. under the proposal, everyone over 18 who s eligible for vaccination will have to show a vaccine certificate to gain entry to nightclubs. you ll have to be double jabbed for unseated indoor events with audiences of more than 500 people. also, if you re in an audience of more than 4,000 at an unseated outdoor event, or at any event with more than 10,000 people attending. backers say the scheme is a way of allowing events like this big football game to go ahead, despite surging covid cases, and will help with efforts to avoid imposing further restrictions. but opponents have concerns about civil liberties, a