of its programme making out of london, over the next six years. a remarkable collection of handwritten letters from diana princess of wales to a friend are being sold at auction to raise money for arts charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers have sought to reassure people about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the delivery of 5 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab from india is one factor. but matt hancock said no vaccine appointments booked would be cancelled and people would still get their second dose as planned. katharine da costa reports. this vaccination centre in south west london is one of hundreds
welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with the vexed issue of us china relations, and a key meeting between top american and chinese diplomats in alaska. the us secretary of state is meeting his chinese counterpart for the first time since president biden took office. tensions are high after four years of a trade war between president trump and bejing, and now there s mounting us disapproval of the chinese effort to supress democracy in hong kong. joining us now from anchorage is the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher. barbara, it is a pretty snowy background there. is the us secretary of state hoping for any kind of a thought in us china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? . . , ., ., relations? actually, laura, we were told not to relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make too
Weather at the moment, it is going to change pretty soon. If those sheep dont like the weather. Ill have the details pretty soon. Also coming up who kn ewe . The sheep that can recognise human faces from photographs. And were not pulling the wool. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Usually, flights home are a moment to relax and prepare for a warm welcome from familiar faces. Not this one. As priti patels plane approaches london, she knows that the Prime Minister wants to see her and is probably about to sack her from her cabinet job, having told her to head straight home from africa. Shed only been there for a few hours, but the controversy over her trip to israel had caught up with her. This report from our political correspndent, leila nathoo. Another high level meeting off the books. This time, with the israeli minister for public security, in parliament in september. In august, while on holiday in israel, priti patel said she had taken the opportunity to meet a number of peo
People killed by an ira bomb in enniskillen 30 years after the atrocity. And the chef and restaurateur, Antonio Carluccio, has died at the age of 80. Its 5 oclock. Our main story. The International Development secretary priti patel has arrived back in heathrow this afternoon and is expected to be sacked by theresa may. She was summoned back to london from an official trip to uganda. Ms patel has been accused of failing to give full details of her contacts with the Israeli Government when she had the chance. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has the latest developments. Back to face the flak after cutting short trip to kenya and uganda priti patel flew into heathrow this afternoon political turbulence that seemed certain to end with her sacking. But ministerial car was there to meet and the ride into london gave her time to prepare for a meeting with the Prime Minister. So why has she landed in trouble, because of another high level meeting of the books and this time with the israe
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is preparing to ask mps to support a new National Lockdown in england to last four weeks. In the commons later this afternoon, hes expected to warn that covid i9 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic. He will say there is no alternative to the measure, which is due to start on thursday, and to end on the 2nd of december. He is expected to stress that he intends to ease restrictions after a month. From thursday, people will be told to stay at home, except for specific reasons. Pubs, restaurants, gyms and nonessential shops will close. But takeaways will be permitted, and meeting indoors or in private gardens will not be allowed. But you will be able to meet one other person from another household outside in a public place. Labour is supporting the move, but have criticised the delay in bringing it in. Meanwhile, some conservative mps say theyll oppose it. Our Political Corre