to the foreign office. the foreign office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro russian forces in ukraine, but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west, and officials here don t expect that strategy to change soon. james landale, bbc news, at the foreign office. everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity. the announcement comes amid a continuing rise of covid cases across the uk, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. our health editor hugh pym has all the details. yes, reeta, there was confirmation of those groups who are set to get another covid boosterjab in the autumn, including those more vulnerable who were offered a fourth dose in the spring. now they will qualify for a fifth. health experts say everyone aged 50 and over should be offered a booster in the autumn. prev
boris the hashtag bbc your questions. johnson s standa says borisjohnson s standard advisor says there is a legitimate question over whether the prime minister broke the ministerial code, after being fined for partygate. but his colleagues still insist he will not need to resign. these are significant issues but we have had a range of accountability and transparency around it. i don t think this ends in a leadership challenge. the us says it will send more advanced rocket systems and munitions to ukraine to fight against russian forces at key targets. british officials say it s increasingly evident that sanctions imposed on russia by the west are affecting the russian economy. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women tech firms are urged to do more to make it safer for women and girls to be online. and a procession fit for a queen. we are at the final dress rehearsal is more sunday sjubilee pageant, as 6000 performers prepare to take part in the carnival ce
The conflict special. Hello. Im jackie leonard, one of the hosts of the global news podcast. And, again, weve teamed up with the Conflict Podcast to answer some of your questions about whats going on in israel and gaza. Werejoined by the host of the Conflict Podcast, lyse doucet, from jerusalem. And here in the studio is the bbc security correspondent frank gardner. So lets get on with the questions. This is camille from australia and my questions about all the aid trucks, because i knowjust before this conflict started, there was a lot of discussion about us funding and aid to ukraine, and now theres a lot of trucks amassed at the egypt border. | was this aid that was already destined to go into gaza . Cos ive also heard reports that there was aid going in already, but not as much as now. So, just a note on how Thisl Manoeuvring had happened and if one affects the other. So, lyse, if you could start with that one. Thank you very much for the question. Its very important. The. The un a
Hello, im lyse doucet. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult becasue of a lack of fuel in the territory. Unrwa says its having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. It comes as the israeli army conducts another Ground Incursion into gaza to target hamas fighters. The idf says infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Its the second Ground Incursion in as many days. Another development the us has carried out airstrikes in Eastern Syria against two facilities used by irans revolutionary guards, hitting weapons and ammunition Storage Facilities. The us says it is not linked to this crisis. More on that later. But first, lets get more on deepening humanitarian crisis in gaza. Unrwas commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini has been speaking. Lets hearfrom him. Gaza on the brink of a Massi