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And New York A Listers the fashion worlds met gala returns after covid. Hello and welcome. Here in the the uk, the government is setting out its much anticipated Covid Winter Plan later, with proposals including Booster Jabs for Over 50s expected to be laid out by ministers. Its the second major announcement on vaccines in less than 2a hours, after it was confirmed Last Night that all children in england aged 12 to 15 will be offered a single jab from next week. Our health correspondent, michelle roberts, has this report. Its clear that this will be no normal winter and the nhs is braced for a very busy time. The pandemic continues with plenty of coronavirus around to infect yet more people. On top of that there will be flu and other respiratory viruses that Put Pressure on the Health Service at this time of year, as well as a backlog of treatments, disrupted by covid. The Prime Minister is expected to announce today that certain measures such as lockdowns should not be needed to control the virus during the coming months. In his plan for winter, borisjohnson is expected to repeal parts of the Coronavirus Act such as powers to close schools and businesses will restrict social gatherings. The oint restrict social gatherings. The joint committee. Restrict social gatherings. The joint committee. And restrict social gatherings. The joint committee. And for. Restrict social gatherings. The | joint committee. And for the Over 50s. Joint committee. And for the Over 50s. They joint committee. And for the Over 50s, they can joint committee. And for the Over 50s, they can expect Over 50s, they can expect confirmation later today that Booster Vaccines will be made available to them. The data from the covid booster study, where we looked at all the different vaccine brands, some in full doses and half doses as to which is the best vaccine to boost with, and i can assure him that we will begin later this month with a major Booster Programme and that has already begun. After ministers in england Last Night accepted advice from the uks chief medical officers, there will be a drive to get Children Age 1215 a drive to get Children Age 12 15 vaccinated against coronavirus from next week. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are expected to follow suit. I ireland are expected to follow suit. U, ireland are expected to follow suit. H,. , suit. I can confirm the government suit. I can confirm the government has suit. I can confirm the government has accepted this recommendation, we will now move with the same surge of urgency we have had at every point in a vaccination programme. Point in a vaccination rouramme. N ,. ,. , programme. Questions remain about how programme. Questions remain about how it programme. Questions remain about how it would programme. Questions remain about how it would work programme. Questions remain about how it would work in about how it would work in practice. It about how it would work in practice about how it would work in ractice. ,. ,. , practice. It opens up another number of practice. It opens up another number of issues. Practice. It opens up another. Number of issues. Logistically, how will this work in a school or college, and what happens if there is a dispute between a young person and their parents, and what we dont want is our members, who use our colleges and schools to feel in any way that they are part of that. Those are just some of the issues of the leaders will have to grapple with as we head into the winter months with the prime Minister Warning that the pandemic is farfrom prime Minister Warning that the pandemic is far from over. We will have a lot more on that story later on in our business coverage. Sometimes a truth that has long been recognised needs spelling out and figures from new bbc Global Research do just that. They show a significant increase in the number of days temperatures Around The World are hitting fifty degrees. In other words, the world is seeing far more extreme heat. Since the 1980s, the number has tripled. Back then there were eight days a year on average. In the last Decade Weve seen 26 days a year. Temperatures of 50c happen most often in the middle East And Gulf regions. But they are now happening in more areas of the world than before. North africa has seen them with increasing frequency. And here we can see what happened this year canada hit 49 degrees and italy 48. We are launching a series called life at 50 c, exploring the impact of extreme heat. First stop, nigeria where Climate Change has destroyed much of the fertile land. The Countrys Oil Production has added to the problem, as millions have been forced to live near toxic Gas Flares. Peter okwoche reports. This is my mum. Shes going to the city fire. Under the scorching sun, and in front of an open Gas Flare in nigerias oil rich south, joy risks her life to support her family. Temperatures here reach boiling levels. But, despite the risks, joy uses the heat to speed up drying time for her tapioca sweet puddings. Translation the reason i have short hair is because, if i grow my hair long, it could burn my head if the Flare Shifts Direction and explodes. The use of Fossil Fuels worldwide has had a devastating impact on nigerias climate. The country suffers from severe droughts in the north, and Flash Floods in the south. When i was a kid, The Rain was not like this, the weather is not like this. So i think that Life Isnt about to end. But nigeria is also a major producer of oil, with a particular emission problem. This is the flare of the gas that the inhabitants of this land are suffering, with the abject poverty. Flaring is the process of burning the Natural Gas that is released when oil is extracted from the ground. The process is a large source of greenhouse gases, and a major contributor to Climate Change in nigeria. It is also illegal in the country. Yet about Two Million nigerians live within four km of a Gas Flare including joy and her children. These are my children. Forjoy, working around the Gas Flare is one way of making ends meet. Translation its bad for our health. But we say, to hell with the consequences. We need to support ourfamilies. Joy and her children have been working extra hard for four days straight. They are processing the tapioca to help Herfamily Pay for the funeral of her mother. When i came here, i had no work, nojob. I saw the women working this tapioca. Then i asked them, could you let me . Although they need the money, Joys Family still wants the Gas Flares to stop. Translation in my view, the government should lead efforts to end Gas Flaring in the Oil Industry and hopefully that will significantly reduce the Heat Wave and associated health hazards. Nigerias economic development is highly dependent on oil revenue. Yet the industrys making it one of africas largest emitters of greenhouse gases. And, until the government fulfils its promise to end Gas Flaring by 2030, the Countrys Landscape and the lives and livelihoods of Millions Likejoy remain at risk. Peter okwoche, Bbc News. Lets get some of the days other news. Norways conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg had admitted defeat in mondays election, paving the way for a left Wing Government led by the opposition labour party. Its Leaderjonas Gahr Store looks set to take power. The campaign was dominated by Climate Change and the future of norways Oil Industry. Apple has issued an Emergency Security Update for its devices after reports surfaced of new Spyware Thought to be used by the Israeli Company Nso group. An independent watchdog, citizen lab, said last week that it had found malicious software on the phone of a saudi opposition activist. Senior politicians have been sending their condolences to borisjohnson, following the death of his mother. Charlotte johnson wahl, who was 79, died suddenly and peacefully at a hospital in london yesterday. The labour leader, sir keir starmer, said he was very sorry to learn of the Prime Ministers loss. Within the past few minutes Tropical Storm Nicholas has been upgraded to a hurricane as it approaches texas and louisiana. Its expected to batter the region with an intense Storm Surge and rains that could cause widespread flooding. It comes as louisiana is still struggling in the aftermath of hurricane ida, which made landfall on the state only two weeks ago. Tim pandajis a meteorologist at khou, the cbs affiliated station in houston, has the details. We flood quite easily here in the Houston Metro Area but preceding the arrival of nicholas our situation was pretty good because we had been dry for a while so our ground was dry, rivers and bayous running quite low so we were able to absorb a lot more about rainfall. The forecasters is involved in the heaviest rain looks to stay right along the immediate coastline but still, nonetheless, even if your driver weeks on end, getting a foot of rainfall will cause flooding in a lot of low lying areas. The Un Secretary general, antonio guterres, has said the people of afghanistan face perhaps their most perilous hour following the taliban takeover of the country last month. Speaking at an Emergency Aid Conference in geneva, he said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal was coming from. More than Three Million afghans have now fled their homes, their suffering compounded by a drought, the coronavirus and political turmoil. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them, and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about what we owe. Californians are heading to the polls on tuesday to decide the fate of their governor. In the wake of the Covid Lockdown that Gavin Newsom ordered, republicans managed to get enough signatures to force a recall vote. The choice on the Ballot Paper Yes to throw him out, no to keep him in place. But they also have the option to choose a replacement should they wish from a list of over a0 candidates. So important is this to the white House President biden has flown in to lend Mr Newsom some support. The governor was elected in 2018 with 62 of the vote but there are a number of issues that have put a dent in that support. And there is a slew of republican candidates ready to take his job, the most prominent among them caitlinjenner, though most republicans appear to have rallied behind the conservative Talk Show Host larry elder. Polls in august had voters evenly split between the yes and the No Camps but as you can see the last week has looked a little more comfortable as democratic voters have begun to sit up and take note. Speaking at a pro Newsom Rally on the eve of the poll, Mr Biden compared the republican candidate to his predecessor in the Oval Office while telling californians the eyes of the world were on them. This year, the republican running for governor � s the closest thing to a Trump Clone that i have ever seen in your state. And i really mean it. He is leading the other team. He is leading the other team. He is the clone of donald trump. Can you imagine him being governor of the state . H0 you governor of the state . No you cant let that happen. Stay with us on Bbc News, still to come conserving one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments, how English Heritage is ensuring stonehenge remains standing. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, Rescue Teams still have no idea just how many people have died. Well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. We canjust help and give them whatever weve got. A State Funeral has been held for Princess Grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. It looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. The Governments Case is being forcefully presented by the monsieur badinter, justice minister. Hes campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one his clients being executed. Elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. Now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. The mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. This is Bbc News, the latest headlines millions more doses of coronavirus vaccines are promised as the british Prime Minister prepares to set out his plans for Autumn And Winter boosterjabs. Pope francis has told jewish leaders in slovakia of his shame at the murder of more than 100,000 slovakian jews during the second world war. On the first full day of his visit, he lit a candle at the Holocaust Memorial in bratislava, and condemned both historic and present day Anti Semitism. Richard forrest reports. Remembered 80 years on, Slovakias Role in the holocaust, when a nazi Puppet Regime Led by a catholic priest, Sent Tens Of Thousands ofjews to their death. Now welcoming this notable visitor to a formerjewish neighborhood in this predominantly catholic country, keen to decry what he called a frenzy of hatred. Translation here, reflecting on the history of the jewish people, marked by this tragic affront to the most high, we admit with shame how often Gods Name has been used for unspeakable acts of inhumanity. Applause. Translation the Popes Visit is very important for the Jewish Community in slovakia. Of course not because of a religious reason but because of major symbolic and ecumenical reasons. The meeting was a big surprise for us because the Jewish Community here in slovakia is one of the smallest in europe. The pope spoke days after slovakias government, for the first time, condemned thejewish code, adopted on september the ninth i9ai. That stripped jews of the human and civil rights, preventing their access to education and certain professions. A statement agreed by edward hager� s cabinet said that applause. SlovakiasJewish Community is now only a couple of thousand people. Decades after exhibiting one of the toughest anti jewish laws in europe, a continent, according to the pope, in which the threat of Anti Semitism is still lurking. Richard forrest, Bbc News. Its thousands of years old and one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments. The question is, how do you keep Stonehenge Standing . Well, after assessing the stones, English Heritage has launched a major Conservation Project to keep the site safe for the future, as the Bbcsjohn Maguire has been finding out. Metal scaffolding may be an incongruous site next to the ancient structure. And it will be taken down every evening over the next few weeks. Such is the determination to keep stonehenge open and looking as normal as possible. This Conservation Work is in itself historic. The last time something of this scale was undertaken was more than 60 years ago. When the letters were wooden, you could smoke a pipe while working, and Protective Headgear was a woolly hat. Much has changed over the decades of the problems remain. Abs, over the decades of the problems remain. A few years auo we problems remain. A few years ago we did problems remain. A few years ago we did do problems remain. A few years ago we did do a problems remain. A few years ago we did do a Laser Problems remain. A few years ago we did do a Laser Scan problems remain. A few years ago we did do a Laser Scan of. Ago we did do a Laser Scan of every single stone so weve got a very good record now of all the cracks and the holes, a lot of which are natural and geological, but also, one of these was stitched together in these was stitched together in the 1950s so we will be doing some Repair Work to that because at the time they used a mortar that was very hard and we will replace it with a lime mortar. ,. , mortar. Surveying it at time was eightyearold. Mortar. Surveying it at time was eightyearold. His mortar. Surveying it at time i was eightyearold. His father was eight year old. His father was eight year old. His father was the architect. Today, 63 years on, despite being older and wiser, he will do the same again with a £2 coin struck specially for the occasion by the royal mint. It specially for the occasion by the royal mint. The royal mint. It is a Real Honour for the royal mint. It is a Real Honour for me the royal mint. It is a Real Honour for me to the royal mint. It is a Real Honour for me to be the royal mint. It is a Real Honour for me to be able l the royal mint. It is a real. Honour for me to be able to the royal mint. It is a Real Honour for me to be able to do this today. Over the 60 years has passed and to find that it is something that has been remembered and been recorded, to be able now as they are going to be doing some further minor repairs to some of the stones this year, to be able to follow up that 1958 coin with a 2021 britannia to Pound Proof Britannia pound is really a good honour at great honour indeed. Good honour at great honour indeed. ,. , , indeed. Restoring, conserving, there are subtle indeed. Restoring, conserving, there are subtle differences there are subtle differences was about this world heritage site, everything is tightly controlled. After all, they are working in the footsteps of giants. They may not have used phrases like Structural Engineer at the time but they were very clever people. At the top of each pillar, there is a ten onjoint, a bit of rock sticking up. They would then go inside this whole. The lentils will have set on top of the pillars. We think this one was never actually placed on top of the pillar. We dont know why. As with so much in stonehenge, it remains a mystery. Without changing climate, it is known that this place will face a different weather patterns. The hope is to future proof the workforce 50, 70, maybe 100 years. When this place is 1500 years. When this place is 1500 years old, is a merest blink of an eye. John maguire, Bbc News, stonehenge. Now time to get all your latest Sports News. Hello, im Gavin Ramjaun and this is your latest Sports News. The European Champions League Group stages get underway later on tuesday. And we have some exciting ties to savour. The pick of the Lot Barcelona without Lionel Messi against bayern munich. Holders chelsea get their campaign going at home to zenit st petersburg. Another eagerly awaited watch will be Cristiano Ronaldos European Return for manchester united. Ronaldo got two at the weekend, on his second debut for the club in the league and they face swiss champions young boys. His manager can see the impact his starforward has made already sincejoining from juventus. You can see with experience and quality. Of course with Raphael And Cristiano ronaldo coming in, they are the, not the last bit, of course you can never say if it is the last bit but they added something extra that we didnt, you have to buy unless you win it four times yourself. Everton are continuing to keep pace with the leaders, in the English Premier league. Rafa benitez is the man in charge and theyre now level on point with Leaders Manchester united, after beating burnley on monday. It was goalless at half time but burnley still winless this season took the lead through ben mee. Thatjust woke everton up they scored three goals in six minutes through michael keane, Andros Townsend and demari gray. Its three wins out of four, for them. Townsend was the Match Winner a goal and assist for him who paid credit to his mum for keeping him sharp. She is always working hard on the mental side of the game and always sending me a message, see this person, that person, watch this video, watch that video. She sent me a little compilation of all my goals. She put it on a Memory Stick and said watch this whenever you get it. So maybe subconsciously, maybe it worked. Maybe i was watching that and i reminded myself i can score goals like that and was able to pull it out when it we needed it tonight because really tough game. Saudi arabias Al Hilal are into the last eight of the afc Champions League becoming the first team to do so this season beating irans esteghlal 2 0 on monday. Bafetimbi gomis scored the first goal for the Saudi Club this Little Dinked shot over the keeper before whipping out his famous panther celebration. Salem Al Dawsari scored the second to help Al Hilal through to the final eight for the fifth time in the last eight seasons. And fresh from her historic victory at the Us Open Emma Raducanus Win can attract more people to the sport, according to the former british Number One andy murray. He said her win over Leylah Fernandez was very special. Raducanu has been enjoying the limelight and attention from becoming the first ever qualifier to win a major and checking out the sights of New York which included seeing herself on a billboard in times square. Theres more of that on the way im sure you can get all the latest Sports News at our website thats bbc. Com sport. But from me Gavin Ramjaun and the rest of the sport team, thanks for watching. Well see you soon. We will. Making the most of New York. Looka else doing that as well. Looka else doing that as well. Look who else is doing that as well. A listers have descended on New Yorks Metropolitan Museum Of Art for the return of one of the bigest events in fashion the met gala. 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Im back with all the top esna stories injust back with all the top esna stories in just a back with all the top esna stories injust a moment. Brilliant. I will see you soon. Hello there. This upcoming week is looking pretty changeable. Weve started off with a bit of sunshine around and some warmth. Today, though, it looks decidedly wet for parts of england and wales in particular. Then midweek, a Ridge Of High Pressure will settle things down, we should see some good spells of sunshine before more rain arrives for friday as a new low pressure moves off the atlantic. Now weve got a complicated area of Weather Fronts moving northwards across the country this first one bringing Light And Patchier rain across parts of scotland and northern england, but its this batch of rain across parts of central, southern, and Eastern England which will be quite heavy with the risk of some localised flooding in places, maybe some rumbles of thunder as it continues to journey its way north eastwards. But i think we should start to see Skies Brightening Up in Northern Ireland, wales, southwest, but the sunshine comes out and could set off a few heavy showers. But disappointing temperatures where we have The Cloud and The Rain, otherwise highs of around 19 20 celsius in the warmest spots. That rain eventually clears away into the north sea. Could see a few showers, though, clinging back across Eastern England, and well see this very weak Weather Front Push into the northwest of scotland to bring some patchy rain. But elsewhere, mainly dry, temperatures just into single figures under clear skies. Otherwise, relatively mild again where we hold onto The Cloud. So, for wednesday and indeed, for thursday here, we have this ridge of high Pressure Building in, which is going to settle things down. There could be quite a bit of mist and fog, low cloud to start the mornings, but into the afternoons, i think therell be plenty of sunshine around. I think wednesday looks like being the mistiest, murkiest start to the day. Still a few showers across eastern England Thanks to that area of low pressure, and maybe a chance of some showers pushing to Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Otherwise for most, it should be dry where we get the sunshine breaking through, highs of around 20 21 celsius. Otherwise, the high teens for most. Thursday, again, a bit of early mist and fog, and then it promises to be a largely dry day i think thursday looking like being the driest and sunniest day of the week. But well start to see wind increasing with outbreaks of rain across the far northwest of the country later on. Top temperatures, though, 22 23 celsius. All change, though, for friday. A new area of low pressure sweeps in off the atlantic. Itll bring a band of rain, some of it heavy, into western areas. Itll tend to weaken, though, as it pushes eastwards, and behind it, well see sunshine and showers following. Those temperatures a little bit lower on friday than thursday because therell be more of the breeze, more cloud and outbreaks of rain. This is Bbc News with the latest Business Headlines for viewers in the uk and Around The World. The Winter Covid Plan the Uk Government is set to announce its proposals for england. We find out what the Hospitality Industry is hoping for. Us democrats plan to overhaul donald trumps economic legacy, by proposing a sharp rise in corporate and individual tax rates. And pump and dump walmart rejects reports its about to accept the Crypto Currency Litecoin as a form of payment, which had earlier sent the currency on a wild ride

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