vaccine access and climate change. but on the opening day, all eyes will be onjoe biden as he makes his first address to the un as president. later today the uk s prime minister borisjohnson will meet president biden at the white house to discuss topics including climate change, trade and the situation in afghanistan. the pair last met in person at the g7 summit in the summer. it s the first time a british pm has met a president at the white house since theresa may visited donald trump there in 2017. our political correspondent helen catt reports on the build up to another historic meeting. it was all smiles in the sunshine when borisjohnson metjoe biden in person for the first time just three months ago at the g7 summit in cornwall. mrjohnson says he hasn t had much of a chance to get to know the us president, but he says they have a genuinely terrific relationship and see eye to eye on all sorts of things.
he ll be hoping the reception is as warm when they meet in the oval office in the white house later. what would have been one of borisjohnson s key requests has already been fulfilled. in a surprise move yesterday, the us lifted its travel ban on uk citizens. but other issues could be more difficult. borisjohnson is expected to push the us to increase its climate commitments ahead of november s crucial climate change summit cop26, which will take place in glasgow. it s the moment when we have to grow up and take our responsibilities. i think we go through, you know, a period of glorious indifference about the world. we ve been through that, we ve been through our childhood, if you like. we ve now got to realise that this is a problem that requires grip. the two men are also expected to discuss the situation in afghanistan after the two countries withdrew troops. and what about a trade deal? borisjohnson has been pretty downbeat about the chances of that happening quickly. he told repor
money, taxpayers money, and the taxpayer doesn t see any return from that. the headlines on bbc news. a third man has been accused of involvement in the poisonings in salisbury and amesbury three years ago, following a metropolitan police investigation russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of the former spy alexander litvinenko in london, the european court of human rights has ruled. the uk government insists a price cap must remain in place to protect consumers amidst the disruption caused by soaring gas prices borisjohnson will meet president biden at the white house today to discuss topics including climate change, trade and the situation in afghanistan. it s the first time a british pm has met a president at the white house since theresa may visited donald trump there in 2017. our political correspondent
to bolster supplies, but ruled out nationalising the company. borisjohnson and president biden are set to meet at the white house later to discuss coronavirus, climate change and trade. a bbc investigation finds that children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic faced agonisingly long waits for treatment. it s really important we deal with this, and dealing with these issues early, and dealing with them when they are young, will save a huge amount of suffering and be really positive for the future. and coming up this hour, we go behind royal walls to see what the duke of edinburgh was like as a father and grandfather.
forces in afghanistan. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau thanks voters for returning him to power in the snap general election, but his party is projected to fall short of a parliamentary majority. a bbc investigation finds that children struggling with mental health problems in england during the pandemic faced agonisingly long waits for treatment. let s return to the news that borisjohnson will meet president biden at the white house today to discuss topics including climate change, trade and the situation in afghanistan. it s the first time a british prime minister has met a president at the white house since theresa may visited donald trump there in 2017. with me now is leslie vinjamuri, director of the us and the americas programme at chatham house. leslie, lovely to have you with us,