Are still awaiting their fate. And french and british ministers clash over plans for the Uk Border force to turn back some boats carrying migrants across the channel to england. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in singapore and 6pm in washington, where President Biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19, amid a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. All federal government workers will be required to get a vaccine. Businesses with more than 100 staff will have to ensure they are vaccinated or tested weekly. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 Million americans who are still not vaccinated, saying they were overcrowding hospitals. He appealed to them to get the shot. My message to Unvaccinated Americans is this. What more is there to wait for . What more do you need to see . Weve made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. The vaccine has fda approval. Over 200 Million americans hav
the series 3 1. good afternoon. the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, jessica parker. pulling up, a very public row about this week s i% pay offer, with claims an increase of 2.1% had been baked in as part of a longer term settlement. which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament, so we ve got a really strong legal basis here to say that that the pay rise was there. obviously, that was all set out pre pandemic, but actually the pandemic really only enhances the case for a pay rise for nhs staff. an nhs funding boost was enshrined in law, say the government, but not figures on pay. its proposal will now be looked at by an independent pay review body. last night again, the message the pandemic
for electricity: we talk about a new project aimed at combatting climate change. thank you very much forjoining us. we begin in afghanistan where it s been 100 days since the taliban seized power. the united nations has warned of an impending humanitarian catastrophe with more than half the population at risk of going hungry this winter. it s been calling for urgent support since august when the taliban took over. the un now says its appeal for $600 million has reached its target, and that the funds will now be directed at helping the 11 million most deprived people in the country. the bbc s yalda hakim is in kabul. she s been speaking to afghans about their lives now under taliban rule. at the food distribution centre in south east kabul, the hungry wait. it is early morning here and the majority of the people standing here are labourers waiting to see if there is any work for them here today. the taliban to work for them here today. the taliban to go work for them here
camera crew s ready. i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you, too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your family. what did your parents do? my father was an electrical engineer. took his apprenticeship in the mines. the whole family, my father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s machine tool factory all his life. ao odd years. skilled worker, then? yes, a skilled worker. electrician. and he had a work ethic that was formidable. he worked seven days a week. and my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not
some breaking news to come from south africa were at least 45 people have died in a bus crash. the department for transport says the vehicle travelling from botswana to a province plunged off a high bridge into a ravine after collating with a crash barrier. it then burst into flames when it hit the ground. local media is reporting that an eight year old girl was the only survivor. the precise cause of the crash is currently being investigated. just to reiterate what we have to said, there has been a serious bus crash in south africa. the transportation authority have been informing us that we believe 45 people at least have been killed in this crash. this vehicle plunged off a high bridge into a ravine after collating with a crash barrier. we will bring you more on that when we get it here. a special bbc report. it s been described as the uk s most widespread miscarriage ofjustice the post office scandal, where hundreds of sub postmasters and postmistresses were prosecuted fo