That the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. Do you have any questions about the protection offered by these jabs? we will be speaking to an expert at 10 clock this morning. Get in touch on twitter @annita mcveigh using the hashtag bbcyourquestions a new lead in the case of the missing chef claudia lawrence 12 years on, police search gravel pits near her home in york and it s a golden start in tokyo for paralympics gb as cyclist dame sarah storey takes the 15th gold of her career. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states forces airlift in afghanistan beyond the 31st of august , saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Some us soldiers have already started to leave as the rescue effort enters i
Now, that is a gas it s all right, jumping jack flash is a gas, gas, gas. Tributes to the rolling stones drummer charlie watts, who s died aged 80. Mickjagger simply posts a picture of his bandmate. As competition gets under way at the paralympics, british cyclist dame sarah storey breaks her own world record in qualifying she has the chance of gold within the hour. Good morning, temperatures reached just over 26 in parts of scotland. You could see similar here again today but like yesterday areas of cloud floating around and the best of the sunshine in the west. All the details in 25 minutes. Presidentjoe biden says he intends to stick to next tuesday s deadline for the us to complete its evacuation in afghanistan rejecting borisjohnson s appeal for an extension. Speaking at a press conference last night, he said the mission was under growing threat of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state group. Nomia iqbal reports from washington. Up to 6,000 us troops are on the g
On the impact on afghan families settled in the uk who are desperate to help loved ones who they believe are stuck in limbo. New research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. And it s a golden start in tokyo for paralympics gb as cyclist dame storey takes the 15th gold of her career in her eighth games a public consultation is getting under way to ask if beavers should be re introduced to england s rivers once widespread in britain they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. President biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states airlift from afghanistan beyond the 31st of august saying it would be too dangerous. In a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islamic state grou
Welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. The ethiopian government has called on the african union to immediately stop an inquiry into human rights abuses in tigray. Almost eight months of conflict have devastated the region. Despite repeated calls by the international community to end the hostilities, the fighting continues and aid agencies cannot reach all those in need. The united nations warns that the area is in imminent danger of famine unless drastic measures are taken. The bbc s kalkidan yibeltal has travelled to tigray and sent us this report. This boy has had heart problems since he was a child. He needed constant medical attention. But as tigray s war raged, it became difficult to find care and food. Translation: we had medical appointments but roads were closed due to the war so we had to walk for three days without food. This affected my son a lot. Before the war we had hospitals and health centres. Since it started we literally had nothing. A0