Hello and welcome. By their very Nature Defence partnerships are divisive. There are winners and losers. But the new Defence Pact between britain, America And Australia must surely win awards for how many diplomatic rows it has sparked in just 2a hours. The french are angry that theyre own deal with australia has been kiboshed. The chinese are furious at the threat posed to their dominant status in the pacific. And nato and five eyes members are left wondering if this leaves those alliances weakened. Lets recap what this Defence And Security pact includes under the Deal Australia will build eight nuclear powered submarines over the next 18 months, using technology provided by the us. The australians will construct their nuclear powered fleet in adelaide and will become the seventh nation on earth to have that technology. These nuclear powered engines makes the subs faster. They can stay submerged for longer, shoot missiles further they are harder to detect. The us says that capability will help the alliance promote a � free and open Indo Pacific�. Maybe, regaining an edge, they had lost to the chinese in recent years. Speaking in the last few hours, us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said the us and uk would stand with australia in the Face of threats from beijing. There is no regional divide separating the interests of our atlantic and our pacific partners. This partnership with australia and United Kingdom is a signal that we are committed to working with our allies and partners, including in europe, to ensure a free and open Indo Pacific. Im joined now by admiraljames stavridis, former nato Supreme Allied Commander for europe. Hejoins me from florida. I need a man and a former supreme commander, you arejust I Need A Man and a former supreme commander, you are just the I Need A Man and a former supreme commander, you arejust the man I Need A Man and a former supreme commander, you are just the man to talk about building an alliance, admiral, and what you might want and expect from those allies. So lets talk about the technology, the submarines, Why nuclear powered submarines, Why nuclear powered submarines are better than diesel. First and foremost, they never need to be fields. They can stay underwater indefinitely. Thats quite remarkable, even the most advanced diesels which are powered by Diesel Engines which themselves are driven on batteries have to surFace, have to get air, they are noisier. So a Quantum Leap Improvement in silencing, which is crucial as well as the ability to move at a great ranges and high speed. So important in the vast spaces of the pacific ocean. At serbia improvements. Spaces of the pacific ocean. At serbia improvements. White does a Superpower Serbia improvements. White does a superpower like serbia improvements. White does a superpower like the serbia improvements. White does a superpower like the united serbia improvements. White does a superpower like the united States L Superpower like the united states need eight australian nuclear powered submarines . Need eight australian nuclear owered submarines . � ,. , powered submarines . Because china is buildin its powered submarines . Because china is building its Fleet Powered Submarines . Because china is building its fleet rapidly, powered submarines . Because china is building its fleet rapidly, and building its fleet rapidly, and today, china has more warships than the united states of america. Hours are bigger. We have many more nuclear powered, we have much more experience operating them globally, but the united states and china are in a naval Arms Race in particular the south china sea. So allies are a good thing, and then secondly, its really not a decision for the united states. This is decision by australia to procure the very best capability to defend their own see. We will speak to a former french ambassador and a second, but are these Summer Rains better than the submarines they had ordered from france . ,. ,. , france . They are indeed. They are also more france . They are indeed. They are also more expensive. France . They are indeed. They are also more expensive. But france . They are indeed. They are also more expensive. But I France . They are indeed. They are also more expensive. But i think. Also more expensive. But i think they are good value for the money. Great britain has operated similar nuclear attack submarines for decades. That simply brings australia on to par with the united states and the United Kingdom the former Pro Minister here as Bryce Johnson Today but that this new Defence Pact between the three countries could lead to britain being dragged into a war with china over taiwan. When you have signed a pact like this, does the uk have any independence to stay out of the war with china if it doesnt like the pretext . With china if it doesnt like the retext . ~ ,. , , with china if it doesnt like the retext . ~ ,. , pretext . Absolutely. If there is a Mechanism Pretext . Absolutely. If there is a mechanism that pretext . Absolutely. If there is a mechanism that would pretext . Absolutely. If there is a mechanism that would drag pretext . Absolutely. If there is a L Mechanism that would Drag Britain into a war with china it would not be this new pact. It would be the Nato Alliance. The Nato Alliance binds together at the 30 nations of nato where an attack on one is regarded on an attack on all. So i dont think this particular structure is going to entail additional commitment upon the United Kingdom. You additional commitment upon the United Kingdom. Additional commitment upon the United Kingdom. You are a former Nato Suweme United Kingdom. You are a former nato supreme commander. United kingdom. You are a former nato supreme commander. The i nato supreme commander. The withdrawal from afghanistan which we have talked about together already bagged questions of the alliance. Does this pick further at the wound . We are going to hear in a second from france who presumably are going to think a lot more seriously about a european Defence Pact, and they said today they are clear eyed as to how the united states treats its allies. If i how the united states treats its allies. ,. , how the united states treats its allies. ,. ,. , allies. If i were coming from paris as a french allies. If i were coming from paris as a french admiral, allies. If i were coming from paris as a french admiral, i allies. If i were coming from paris as a french admiral, i would as a french admiral, i would feel very disappointed in this moment. However, i think what ties us together, and here, the as is the united states, all of our european colleagues, canada, of course, that Trans Atlantic Bridge is pretty durable. It will get through this. Yes, ourfriends in paris i think are disappointed tonight to see the australians make the decision that they have made, but if i were in australian admiral, i would be applauding this decision. Its the right one to defend that nation. Just one further question on the nuclear capability. It is not a nuclear capability. It is not a nuclear nation, australia, it doesnt have capability to build that sort of thing. So presumably, the Press Challenge is to work out how to Supply Australia with a nuclear reactor. How to Supply Australia with a nuclear reactor. That is absolutely correct. I think nuclear reactor. That is absolutely correct. I think its nuclear reactor. That is absolutely correct. I think its important nuclear reactor. That is absolutely correct. I think its important for l correct. I think its important for audiences to understand, australia is not purchasing nor will they develop nuclear weapons. This is about nuclear propulsion, creating an engine, if you will, that can be used in a submarine to keep it moving indefinitely under the seat. But it does require high grade enriched uranium. I suspect i will probably come from the united states and from the United Kingdom using shared technologies, but you are correct. Job one will be bringing australia up to nuclear propulsion and standards, not nuclear weapons. Admiral, very good to have ufs. Thank you very much for that. Im joined now from paris by Gerard Araud frances former ambassador to the us from 2014 to 2019. And asked her, get a join us. The french Foreign Minister says that france has been stabbed in the back. As a former ambassador to the united states, would you put it as strongly as that . ~ , , as that . Well, yes. First, if you allow me. I as that . Well, yes. First, if you allow me, i will as that . Well, yes. First, if you allow me, i will complement i as that . Well, yes. First, if you i allow me, i will complement what your previous guests said, because the french had nuclear powered submarines, and its the australians who demand dead actually that we convert our nuclear powered submarines into conventional powered submarines, so its a crueljoke now that australians are complaining that australians are complaining that we are selling them diesel powered submarines. It was their demand. So all this story has a really, frankly, has a sort of dark side. Forthe really, frankly, has a sort of dark side. For the french, really, frankly, has a sort of dark side. Forthe french, it really, frankly, has a sort of dark side. For the french, it is not on the bad to lose the contract, it is industry over trade, not we sell this contract as the pillar of a Strategy Partnership with australia. It was a major part to Power And Dell pacific strategy. Really, during the last five years Indo Pacific strategy. The Branch President went twice australia and we had a lot of meetings with ministers, with the chief of defence and recently, actually, the French Navy was manoeuvring with the australian and Indian Navy in the indian ocean. So what the australians have done is not on the scrapping a contract, its simply throwing away a Strategy Partnership as if it did not matter to them. It is quite insulting. Can as if it did not matter to them. It is quite insulting. Is quite insulting. Can i put it. I sense your is quite insulting. Can i put it. I sense your frustration, is quite insulting. Can i put it. I sense your frustration, and i is quite insulting. Can i put it. I sense your frustration, and a l is quite insulting. Can i put it. L i sense your frustration, and a lot of people ask how they can just walk away from a contract, but the australian Foreign Minister said that in the last couple of hours, they made the decision in the best interest of their national security. That does happen, doesnt take as make a Tap And Post brexit between france and the uk, we were a member of the galileo programme. The french didnt want as part of that programme because they thought it might interfere with the european Defence Pact, a feature Defence Pact, and so we were asked to leave them even though we had invested £1 billion in the project. This is a similar thing, amazing billion in the project. This is a similarthing, amazing to . This billion in the project. This is a similar thing, amazing to . This is in their security interest. In galileo, it was not the french are decided that, because the british that the European Union. Yes. Decided that, because the british that the European Union. Yes, but emmanuel that the European Union. Yes, but Emmanuel Macron that the European Union. Yes, but Emmanuel Macron did that the European Union. Yes, but Emmanuel Macron did not that the European Union. Yes, but Emmanuel Macron did not want i that the European Union. Yes, but| Emmanuel Macron did not want the british there. British there. Brexit means brexit. I understand british there. Brexit means brexit. I understand that, british there. Brexit means brexit. I understand that, but british there. Brexit means brexit. I understand that, but you british there. Brexit means brexit. I understand that, but you do i understand that, but you do understand the point i am making. Emmanuel a strategic National Interest in the uk not being part of it because it would have complicated a future european Defence Pact. That was a national strategic decision. Again, if australia is changing its mind, it may do it in a more elegant way, because for instance, it is not on the scrapping a contract, it is excluding france. I do have a cooperation with only the us and the uk and not with france . So the political gesture was clearly anti french. Actually, the conservative frame Prime Minister of australia didnt like this contract from the beginning since he has taken power. He was very close to Donald Trump, and he has found the first pretext to actually get out of it and to go against the french, and he did it in a very brutal, very and elegant way. Its french, and he did it in a very brutal, very and elegant way. Its a real issue. Brutal, very and elegant way. Its a real issue, this, because brutal, very and elegant way. Its a real issue, this, because i real issue, this, because i understand that there was a french gala planned in washington on friday, which the french side have cancelled. Im sure you have probably organised that french gala. And you said, in fact, one of our Producers Today said that if you wear to go right now, you would be preparing a visit to beijing, so you would be playing a very different role on the back of this decision thats been made. What do you mean ljy thats been made. What do you mean by that . Thats been made. What do you mean b that . ,. , ~ thats been made. What do you mean b that . ,. , ~. , by that . You now, i think that after, by that . You now, i think that after. And by that . You now, i think that after, and now, by that . You now, i think that after, and now, we by that . You now, i think that after, and now, we have by that . You now, i think that l after, and now, we have real. By that . You now, i think that after, and now, we have real. That didnt care about Donald Trump. And now biden. Afghanistan, they left afghanistan without consulting their allies. Now you have australia where, frankly, they didnt take any, they didnt. A french expression. They knew it was very important for Investment Fare french policy. So i think that the french and may the europeans, they have to consider the reality right now that the americans frankly dont care what European Interests are, and they have to detail their own policy even towards china. We can be brutalised and france has always been brutalised. French folders are fighting right now, but we dont have to be aligned to american policy. 50 have to be aligned to American Oli. ,. , have to be aligned to American Oli ,. ,. , policy. So france would exist as erha s policy. So france would exist as perhaps a policy. So france would exist as perhaps a middleman policy. So france would exist as perhaps a middleman between | policy. So france would exist as i perhaps a middleman between the policy. So france would exist as perhaps a middleman between the two sides . You perhaps a middleman between the two sides . , ~. , perhaps a middleman between the two sides . , ~. ,. ,. Sides . You know, we are close with the us by definition. Sides . You know, we are close with the us by definition. We sides . You know, we are close with the us by definition. We are sides . You know, we are close with the us by definition. We are closer| the us by definition. We are closer to democracies, western democracies, but at the same time, geography means that china is not a direct threat to european security. Its our arrival, threat to european security. Its ourarrival, but threat to european security. Its our arrival, but it is not a direct threat. So im not personally convinced that we should take sides in the coming confrontation. Coincidently, Emmanuel Macron was speaking today to the german chancellor, angela merkel. He has consistently pushed for europe to have its own defence capabilities, to have its own european Defence Pact. Is this the final nail in the coffin because 90 think he gets his way now . Coffin because 90 think he gets his wa now . ,. , � ~ coffin because 90 think he gets his wa now . ,. , � ~ way now . Now. I dont think so. I thinkthat way now . Now. I dont think so. I think that for way now . Now. I dont think so. I think that for a way now . Now. I dont think so. I think that for a Lot Way now . Now. I dont think so. I think that for a lot of way now . Now. I dont think so. I think that for a lot of european i think that for a lot of European Countries, especially germany which dont want to spend on defendants and other countries for other reasons finland, sweden, they are really fiercely committed to the american guarantee, so after afghanistan, they have been moaning because of the way they have been mistreated by the americans, but at the end of the day, they closed ranks behind the americans. I think the way the americans are treating us are in a sense the premium of the insurance. So we are being trampled by the americans are actually accepting it, so im not convinced that the europeans are going to change their mind. They are still in a state of denial. A state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because a state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because i a state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because i want a state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because i want to a state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because i want to get i a state of denial. Investor, stay with us, because i want to get your thoughts on another stray, because as we sat in the headlines, the french government claims to have killed the leader of the so called Islamic State. The french government claims to have killed the leader of the so called Islamic State in the greater sahara. Adnan abou Walid Al Sahrawi who formed the Splinter Group known as Isis Gs in 2015 died in a Drone Strike that france says it launched in mali last month. Today french Defence Minister Florence Parly revealed he was struck while riding on the back of a motorbike. Translation the death of abou Walid Al Sahrawi is a decisive blow to the ais groups leadership. But also to its cohesion, as isgs will undoubtedly find it difficult to replace him with a figure of the same calibre. Ambassador Gerard Araud is still with me. Its interesting, thats, because in a way, it proves Whatjoe Biden has been saying in recent weeks about the Threat Metastasizing into other areas of the world come away from afghanistan and into north africa. Its retribution, best, for the depth of american soldiers. Now the french are saying they are going after the head of alqaeda in the same area and adjust for me underline the fact that actually this is a globalfight. This is a Neato Fight against terrorists, and in the context of what we have been talking about, there needs to be unity, doesnt there . First talking about, there needs to be unity, doesnt there . Talking about, there needs to be unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight. Unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight, it unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight, it is unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight, it is a unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight, it is a french unity, doesnt there . First its not a Neato Fight, it is a french fight. | a Neato Fight, it is a french fight. But in a sense, again, im going to be a better critical of my own country. If that Neato Fight. I am wondering whether we are not, the french, we are not waging a war in the Sahara Region the way americans were wasting their time in afghanistan, because by tactical success, you can have a strategy defeat, defeating a terrorist is good, but then you have more terrorists reappearing, so the use of the Military Force which has been really frankly in a sense overused by the west, by the americans, first of all, but also in this case by the french, im not sure that it is the way to solve and handle this type of crisis. Weve been fighting for eight years, we have 5000 soldiers fighting in the most difficult situation, in a very courageous way. But there is no ending in veal. There is no definition of victory possible and there is a weird question about whether they will be eventually the french afghanistan. Very interesting. Its been great talking to you. Thank you for coming up talking to you. Thank you for coming up on the programme. I hope you are on it again soon. To stay with us on Bbc News. Still to come. Celebrations in lebanon as fuel arrives in the crisis hit country. But its mixed feelings as Hezbollah Brokeres the deal with iran. People will be offered boosters six months after their second jab, either pfizer or a Half Dose of magenta vaccine. With invitations initially going out to the Over 70s and younger people with chronic conditions. And younger people with chronic conditions and younger people with chronic conditions. � , ,. , conditions. And the nhs contact you, lease conditions. And the nhs contact you, please come conditions. And the nhs contact you, please come forward conditions. And the nhs contact you, please come forward and conditions. And the nhs contact you, please come forward and have conditions. And the nhs contact you, please come forward and have your l please come forward and have your vaccine please come forward and have your Vaccine It please come forward and have your vaccine. It might be a text message, a letter, vaccine. It might be a text message, a letter, a vaccine. It might be a text message, a letter, a phone call, we do to protect a letter, a phone call, we do to protect those at most rest, but also those protect those at most rest, but also those like protect those at most rest, but also those like our front Line Staff were at the most risk of getting it but also passing it on. At the most risk of getting it but also passing it on. There is huge uncertainty also passing it on. There is huge uncertainty about also passing it on. There is huge uncertainty about what also passing it on. There is huge uncertainty about what cobed, | also passing it on. There is huge uncertainty about what cobed, flew uncertainty about what co bed, flew them but at their Winter Viruses may bring this winter the hope is that Booster Doses will give an extra layer of protection, notjust to individuals but also the nhs. There were crowds lining the streets in Lebanon Today to celebrate the arrival of tankers carrying supplies of fuel. In the midst of an economic collapse the country has been running acutely short of Petrol And Diesel which has led to Food Shortages and regular power blackouts. The oil supplied by iran might alleviate some of those difficulties. But there are worries the source of the new supply brought in by the militant Shia Group Hezbollah could create more problems than it solves. Our middle East Correspondent Anna foster reports Scenes Ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. Lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. But away from the jubilation, Faces the reality. The evidence at Yasmin Bakery Run for 15 hours a day on just two generators. Calling in favours or scouring the black market. If we dont get enough fuel for today, we are closing today. We are not working. Tomorrow there is no bread. You are loading the vehicles now, this one is packed with bread. Yep. Where do you. Once the bread is baked, it needs to be delivered, but there is no fuel for the bands. If you can find an open petrol station, the wait is long. From yesterday, i am 25 years old, i dont have any money. No light here. Now they are known as the cues of humiliation. Everything here is just disorganised. Hezbollah, he is the only person who came and say i will bring you the gas from iran. This is a small quantity of fuel, given the countrys huge shortages, only about three days right. His brother wants to make a political Statement Hezbollah wants to make a political statement by bringing a chair. The group as part of the administration that so many lebanese blame for their dire situation. This medical Drip Making Company needs the fuel, but fears the consequences. Accepting Uranium Supplies comes with the threat of international repercussions. A hospital cannot work without iv solution. People are sick, they need surgery, and we should not enter the political game. Between having sanctions and having people dying because you dont supply, i think i chose not to make them die. To save them. Hospitals are being offered a Priority Share of the diesel. The sun only ever has enough in stock for the next 48 hours. If it runs out, Vital Machinery will stop. Not everyone would survive. The us designated hezbollah Terrorist Organisation nearly 25 years ago, and this is iranian diesel. Its Oil Industry is also sanctioned. The biden administration has stayed largely silent on the implications of this delivery. Lebanons desperation, could well be a factor in that. Anna foster, Bbc News. The Un Secretary General has warned that the level of Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere is rising relentlessly again, after a brief dip during the pandemic. Launching a gloomy new assessment, Antonio Guterres said he was alarmed byjust how far the world was off course in tackling climate change. He said keeping global warming to 1. 5 Degrees Celsius would be impossible without immediate cuts in emissions on a huge scale. France has suspended about 3,000 Health Workers because they have not been vaccinated against Covid 19. A new rule, which came into force on wednesday, Made Vaccination mandatory for the countrys 2. 7 million health, Care Home and Fire Service staff. The french Health Minister said most of the suspensions are only temporary with many now agreeing to getjabbed. The broadcaster Piers Morgan is to join rupert Murdochs News Corp to host a new Television Show he will also write for The Sun and the New York post. The company said the new programme would be shown in the us, australia and the uk. A russian actress, a director and a cosmonaut have shes been living the high life in New York but Tody Tennis Superstar Emma Raducanu arrived back home in bromley in South London after her historic victory at the Us Open on saturday. The 18 year old has had a whirlwind few days appearing on us Chat Shows and attending The Star studded met ball in New York. Natalie pirks reports. Reunited, and it feels so good. Emma raducanu has swapped the Bright Lights of New York for the Home Comforts of bromley. Congratulations. Ive been away for seven weeks, so its nice to be back. What a difference a week makes. From Plucky Qualifier to Grand Slam winner, seeing her giant image blasted across manhattan, and rubbing shoulders with the biggest stars, decked out in chanel, no less, at the prestigious met gala. Its british tennis� s fairy tale story, and the nation is certainly having a moment. Raducanus win was one of four british titles at the Us Open, with doubles Starjoe Salisbury bringing home two of them. And after playing with raducanu last year, he thinks their wins can be the bounce the sport needs. Its amazing, for her and obviously for her career, but also for british tennis, its got so much excitement around tennis, and i think its defnitely going to inspire more people to want to play. The british Number One is now the World Number 23 a leap of 127 places inside a fortnight. Shelljust have to get used to seeing her name in lights. Natalie pirks, Bbc News. Indeed she well. I bet she is still pinching herself. But nice to be home, nice to have a few Home Comforts, i think, home, nice to have a few Home Comforts, ithink, after the exploits over the last two weeks. Stay with us, plenty more to come on the programme. Hello. Well, it was a pretty good day on the Weather Front for most of us today. Lengthy spells of sunshine. Friday will see increasing amounts of cloud across western areas of the uk, and we are expecting some on and off rain. Now, this Weather Front is approaching us right now. Its just to the west of our neighbourhood, this low pressure spinning up here. But its a very slow moving Weather Front. In fact, its slowing down as it approaches the uk, and once It Parks itself out towards the west of the uk, thats where its going to stay pretty much through the whole of friday. Now, through the night, its already going to turn damp across scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, but england and wales overnight is looking dry. And its also going to be a very mild night. These are warm southerly winds, so in places like Northern Ireland and the Western Isles of scotland, the temperature may not drop lower than 15 Degrees Celsius overnight. So, heres that Weather Front, and its slowing down, basically stalling from the tip of cornwall to the tip of wales, the irish sea, into the Western Isles, a narrow band of rain. Either side of it, the weathers going to be much better. Sunshine for newcastle all the way to norwich. So, that was friday. How about saturday . The Weather Front still here, its actually starting to fizzle away, so not much rain on it, but there will be a line of cloud from scotland again across the irish sea, look at the Wind Direction coming mostly out of the east here, coming out of the west here, its kind of almost variable but mostly from the south. And when you have winds blowing from different directions, thats when Weather Fronts stall. And we think its just going to fizzle out during the course of saturday towards the west. So, on the whole, saturday not a bad day for most of us with lengthy spells of sunshine. However, on sunday, that Weather Front is going to reinvigorate itself. It will become more cloudy across the uk, and well see outbreaks of rain developing during the course of the afternoon. So, i think out of the two days, saturday or sunday, sunday is going to be the wetter day and i think a greater chance of catching some rain. But therell be sunny spells around, too. Its never going to be cold, temperatures will be in the Low 20s for the most part, and into next week, i think the weathers going to be not too bad for most of us. This is Bbc News with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. China hits back at a historic Security Pact between the us, uk and australia, describing it as extremely irresponsible and narrow minded. One of chinas biggest Property Firms is drowning in billions of dollars of debt. Well explain Why this is bad news for the global economy. Irelands ambassador to the us tells this programme. Why americans� s Travel Ban on you European Visitors need to be rethought. Brute European Visitors need to be rethought European Visitors need to be rethou ht. ~. , � , rethought. We havent seen the Band Bein rethought. We havent seen the Band Being dropped. Rethought. We havent seen the Band Being dropped, which rethought. We havent seen the Band Being dropped, which is rethought. We havent seen the Band Being dropped, which is where rethought. We havent seen the Band Being dropped, which is where i being dropped, which is where i would like to see happening, sooner rather than later. Plus, mexico holds a lottery for one lucky punter to win the once home of jailed drug kingpin, El Chapos. One of the European Nations are closing their borders to unvaccinated americans. It is just that there are persistently high Covid 19 cases, but it is the fact that most europeans who unvaccinated are banned from the us. That is a 550 days and counting. There is no counting that the biden administration is moving to eating those restrictions, despite the fact that Vaccination Rates on this site are much higher than they are in the artistic. Ireland now has a 71 of its population fully vaccinated, with italy in the uk at 65 , france and 63 , germany 62 , the united and 63 , germany 62 , the united states is stuck at 53 . May be part of the programme is that americans who are vaccinated carry their status on paper, they dont have a digital record, not like the system developed across the board is here in europe, for example in france. They introduced an anti Covid 19 app for android and iphones this year, thatis for android and iphones this year, that is compatible with the Qr Code issued here in the uk. Ive been speaking to the irish matter to the letter states. It is incomprehensible this, 550 days that weve been banned from the united states. Why . {lit weve been banned from the united states Why . States. Why . Of course, every count , states. Why . Of course, every country. Every states. Why . Of course, every country, every government states. Why . Of course, every| country, every government has states. Why . Of course, every i country, every government has a responsible tea for deciding who comes into its territory and im not complaining about the biden administration in a way, but all im doing is pointing out the fact that the risk now from europeans coming into america would be, i would say, negligible to zero, because the Vaccination Rates in most European Countries are very high, higher than they are in the united states. The number of cases is in most cases lower, in ireland, for example we have more than 90 of our Adult Population fully vaccinated. The number of cases per capita is about half what is the united states, so i dont see any risk involved for the united states, but obviously, the united states, but obviously, the united States Administration has to make a judgment, but that is just the point that i think that this man has passed its sell by date and that it will no longer make sense. It is damaging as well for example to Business Connections between europe and the united states, much more difficult obviously for Business People to come in here, they are doing divestments as many irish companies are, and i think overall it would be a good thing if this banner were to be lifted. D0 it would be a good thing if this banner were to be lifted. Do you have some banner were to be lifted. Do you have some poignant banner were to be lifted. Do you have some poignant Examples L Banner were to be lifted. Do you i have some poignant examples from ireland as for Loved Ones have tried to get into need to get in and have been kept out . I to get into need to get in and have been kept out . To get into need to get in and have been kept out . I think you have one catero been kept out . I think you have one category of been kept out . I think you have one category of people. Been kept out . I think you have one category of people, that been kept out . I think you have one category of people, that is been kept out . I think you have one category of people, that is very category of people, that is very important, people who are in the united states on legally here on visas, but are not immigrant visas, those are people who if they lose united states, will not be to get back in, they may have the families, careers, lives here and so for those people, it is now been one year and a half since they have been able to go and see family in ireland. The ironic thing is that their neighbours who are american, can go to ireland and provided they are fully vaccinated, can spend time in ireland was no Quarantine Requirements and no requirement for a predeparture test. Itjust seems very unfair to those people in particular and it is not as if those families can come here to visit them, so they have visited their families at home, the families could come here, so it means that people have been separated from family is now for this second summer that people have not been able to go back on holiday to in ireland and also in other parts of europe. That is just seeming to be a very unfair situation. {lit seeming to be a very unfair situation seeming to be a very unfair situation. , situation. Of course, the guilt variance. Situation. Of course, the guilt variance. If situation. Of course, the guilt variance, if they situation. Of course, the guilt variance, if they were situation. Of course, the guilt variance, if they were trying l situation. Of course, the guilt | variance, if they were trying to keep that variant out, that does not add up either, because it does a variant is now the dominant strain in the united states. Have you made representations to the administration and what sort of response you get . The administration and what sort of response you get . Administration and what sort of Resonse Ou Net . ,. ,. , response you get . The European Union Ambassadors Response you get . The European Union ambassadors have response you get . The European Union ambassadors have collectively response you get . The European Union ambassadors have collectively made i ambassadors have collectively made representations to the administrations of the us. I have written separately to. What i do is appoint out the facts, the fact that the irish Vaccination Rate is very high indeed, over 90 of irish adults are fully vaccinated, and i tried to make the point that in that context, whatever about the validity of the ban, when it was first introduced, back in march of last year, because of the high levels of vaccination in ireland, it seems now to me at least that the ban it no longer makes any scientific sense, but i understand, i appreciate that every administration has to make its ownjudgments and my every administration has to make its own judgments and my arguments are taken on board, they are responded to, but we have not seen the Band Being dropped which as we like to see happening sooner rather than later. , ~. ,. , later. The irish ambassador to the united states later. The irish ambassador to the united states there. There is a sense of Anxiety Building in washington as the preparations continue for Saturdays Rally in support of the jailed January 6th rioters. Fencing around the capitol was re installed Last Night as a security precaution. Meawhile axios is reporting that multiple senate offices will close on friday, with staffers told to work remotely. This weekend is the first large Scale Security Test since the Deadly Insurreciton in january and the biden administration is taking every preventative measure. Lets head over to Capitol Hill and speak to our senior North America Reporter anthony zurcher. Lets just be clear about what were talking about this a protest in support of those who were prosecuted for the assault on the capital. In support of them, yes, the processor say these people have been set up, that they have been detained for no reason, that they are being persecuted. Donald trump himself said a Press Release release, that this was an unjust prosecution and that there is Plenty Plenty of video evidence, pulling evidence, people being prosecuted, people being stoned in the capital, in an attempt to disrupt the counting of the electoral votes to certify attempt to disrupt the counting of the electoral votes to certinyoe by Thes President ial win. 50 the electoral votes to certify joe by Thes President ial win. So the fences are by Thes President ial win. So the fences are back by Thes President ial win. So the fences are back up, by Thes President ial win. So the fences are back up, the by Thes President ial win. So the | fences are back up, the concrete panels are back in place, what about the National Guard . The panels are back in place, what about the National Guard . The National Guard . The National Guard is going the National Guard . The National Guard is going to the National Guard . The National Guard is going to be the National Guard . The National Guard is going to be on the National Guard . The National Guard is going to be on standby. The National Guard . The Nationall Guard is going to be on standby in washington, dc . There is something that did not happen before january the 6th. That caused delay, it meant it took hours for the National Guard to be deployed, and the writer took place there, other things within the city and the Capitol Police Security forces are doing our employing the entirety of the washington police. And in addition to those barricades that they are setting up around the capital around the capitol, they are putting up surveillance devices, they showed the people here that the people who live and work in washington, dc that they are prepared for any eventuality, prepared for any eventuality, prepared to defend the capitol against any kind of attack, but i will note that there are only a few hundred protesters expected to show up hundred protesters expected to show up for this stop partially that is because there are some on the right right wing Social Media who are saying that this whole thing is a setup by the fbi and by the government to lure them to dc in order to have been rounded up and arrested. In fact, order to have been rounded up and arrested. Infact, Donald Order to have been rounded up and arrested. In fact, Donald Trump in an interview published earlier today said the same thing then it was a setup, even if no one shows up, then they are going to say that there was insufficient support for Donald Trump, but if everyone throws up, and they are going to be harassed by counter protesters. It and they are going to be harassed by counter protesters. Counter protesters. It puts republican counter protesters. It puts| republican representatives counter protesters. It puts i republican representatives in counter protesters. It puts republican representatives in a bit of a dilemma, doesnt it . I notice that none of them will be speaking at the event, but they will know, the overwhelming majority of their base believes in the big lie. That is auoin base believes in the big lie. That is going to base believes in the big lie. That is going to be base believes in the big lie. That is going to be a base believes in the big lie. Trust is going to be a challenge for them, but has been a Fine Line from any republican politicians to walk, when pressed by the media or by others about whether they questioned the legitimacy ofjoe Bidens President ial victory. They are very coy about that because they know that there is a majority of republican voters, a majority of the base of their own party who view that election as illegitimate, they wrongly view the election is a somehow tainted by fraud or some sort of corruption that presented prevented Donald Trump from being the rightful re elected president. As you said, there are going to be no officeholders, eating at this, unlike the january the six process that led to the violence, there are going to be republican candidates for office and you have seen across the country republican candidates echo a lot of the question of the legitimacy of the election that you hear from legitimacy of the election that you hearfrom Donald Trump, day in, day out, the Press Release as he fires out, the Press Release as he fires out to reporters and Press Anyone who will listen. Out to reporters and Press Anyone who will listen. After what happened in janua , who will listen. After what happened injanuary. Of who will listen. After what happened in january, of course who will listen. After what happened in january, of Course Everyone who will listen. After what happened in january, of Course Everyone has i injanuary, of Course Everyone has their first injanuary, of Course Everyone has theirfirst amendment injanuary, of Course Everyone has their first amendment rights, they are allowed to process, that is an essential pillar of democracy, but are there any questions, is anyone is asking the question for if a palette for this particular process should be granted . I palette for this particular process should be granted . Palette for this particular process should be granted . I think there are some questions should be granted . I think there are some questions as should be granted . I think there are some questions as to should be granted . I think there are some questions as to whether should be granted . I think there are some questions as to whether this l should be granted . I think there are | some questions as to whether this is appropriate, but when you grow judged the process of Freedom Of Speech providing a permit, that invokes the constitution, they have the constitutional right to shop say what they want to say, the same way that Counter Process who may show up a few blocks away, and declining the people that say that this is a prosecution, a wrongful prosecution of processes who have been arrested after the january attack, so i think one concern is that there might be a clash between these processes and Counter Processes, as In Charlottesville and washington, dc before the january six interactions as well, and so that is something that i think a lot of people will be keeping an eye on. Right now, it looks like the numbers are still going to be fairly small, unlike january six where there were lots of indications that something big was about to happen. About to happen. Yes, no risk to this time about to happen. Yes, no risk to this time. Thank about to happen. Yes, no risk to this time. Thank you about to happen. Yes, no risk to this time. Thank you for about to happen. Yes, no risk to this time. Thank you for that this time. Thank you for that report. Could we be heading towards another global financial crisis . Yesterday marked 13 years since the collapse of Lehmann Brothers and now there is a new crisis brewing. This time in china. The Evergrande Group might not be a household name, but it soon could be. The massive Property Firm has debts to the tune of 300 Billion Dollars and it is struggling to shift assets quickly enough to cover repayments. On tuesday, the company released a statement saying that its cashflow was under tremendous pressure. For the past three days, angry investors have been protesting outside Evergrandes Headquarters in shenzhen, demanding to meet with company officials. Its next debt payment, 84 Billion dollars, is due next thursday. The question is will the chinese communist Party Step in to help . Evergrande sits at the top of an enormous Property Pyramid which accounts for over a quarter of chinese gdp. Allowing it to fail could pose major Risks Notjust to the stability of chinas financial system. Kenneth rogoff is professor of Public Policy and economics at Harvard University and former Chief Economist at the international monetary fund. Thank you for being with us. Tell us about evergrande. How big are they, how far and wide to their investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion in investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion in debt investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion in debt and investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion in debt and a investments spread . Well, we are 300 Billion in debt and a lot 300 Billion in debt and a lot of that has to do with property that they own a lot of apartments and property in the major cities in china. They are the edge of a very large group of Property Market developers in china, and that market has been booming in china. It has grown in prices, ten times what happened in united states, with housing accounts i think 2 of Household Wealth in china now. But they built a lot of housing at this point, they are building into these 30 and a0 point, they are building into these 30 and 40 30 point, they are building into these 30 and a0 30 and a8 cities where people do not want to live. It is notjust people do not want to live. It is not just a financial people do not want to live. It is notjust a financial crisis that is of concern, as you said, it is more than one quarter of the chinese economy is broadly inclined to provide services such as this, my figure is 29 . That is like ireland and spain before the prices, so even if he did not have a financial crisis, just trying to slow the growth in that sector is going to be quite a thing to swallow and they are of course in the middle of dealing with delta, sos facing problems, they will certainly therefore then maybe radiate out if that will become true, with things like iron or, australia, china buys from all over, and global prices were farfrom that, from all over, and global prices were far from that, but chinese prices. Were far from that, but chinese rices. ,. , were far from that, but chinese rices. ,. ,. , were far from that, but chinese rices. ,. ,. , were far from that, but chinese rices. ,. ,. ,. , prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . Prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . So prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . So i prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . So i think prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . So i think as prices. Full stop so a Hammer Blow to the recovery . So i think as the l to the recovery . So i think as the chinese would to the recovery . So i think as the chinese would tell to the recovery . So i think as the chinese would tell us, to the recovery . So i think as the chinese would tell us, they to the recovery . So i think as the chinese would tell us, they are i chinese would tell us, they are letting off steam. They know they have overbuilt the property sector, theyit have overbuilt the property sector, they it has nowhere to go and they have done this before but a much smaller players. They were amazing and how they managed to maintain stability, they have done this before, and they would say its policy. But they have as much square feet metres per capita in china in housing as they do in france and germany, it is a much poorer country. How much more can they build . That is really the problem that the chinese Face. You build . That is really the problem that the chinese Face. Build . That is really the problem that the chinese Face. You say that it wont radiate that the chinese Face. You say that it wont radiate outward that the chinese Face. You say that it wont radiate outward as that the chinese Face. You say that it wont radiate outward as it that the chinese Face. You say that it wont radiate outward as it did i it wont radiate outward as it did in 2008, but lets Face it, sentiment is pretty fragile at the moment, and when you start talking about the impact this will have on commodities, could there be a Ripple Effect . Of this starts to affect World Markets quickly . That effect . Of this starts to affect World Markets quickly . That is a fair point. World markets quickly . That is a fair point. It World Markets quickly . That is a fair point, it is World Markets quickly . That is a fair point, it is a World Markets quickly . That is a fair point, it is a pretty World Markets quickly . That is a fair point, it is a pretty big World Markets quickly . That is a | fair point, it is a pretty big shock to china and if something what to do to china and if something what to do to make people think the risk is much greater, it certainly could have psychological effects that are difficult to predict, but i think in the first instance it could shake the first instance it could shake the faith that chinas just a protect perpetual motion machine. Authorities have been very successful in managing things to gradually be slowing down so far, but they always depend on property, thatis but they always depend on property, that is they go to stimulus. That is what they did after the financial crisis, that is what they do one of the economy slows down, they cannot do more. They arejust the economy slows down, they cannot do more. They are just overbuilt or at least in the way they have been doing it, and they have to do something different and they better figure out quickly. 50 something different and they better figure out quickly. Figure out quickly. So they cant build their figure out quickly. So they cant build their way figure out quickly. So they cant build their way out figure out quickly. So they cant build their way out of figure out quickly. So they cant build their way out of this . Figure out quickly. So they cant build their way out of this . Willj build their way out of this . Will the communist party bailed them out . I think they really do not want to. I think they really do not want to. I think they will do something like Declare Bankruptcy and declared compare that to western democracy, it can be done really quickly because the government controls at all. They did that little over 20 years ago, actually, they allowed a lot of companies to go bankrupt and the put them into a bad bank and reorganise them. Probably that is the future. The properties will still exist, but they have got to write down the debts, organise things. Their aim is to try to say that we are in control, this is the weak link in the property sector, authorising it, preventing it from spreading, that is the game, they are trying to tackle that, but they are trying to tackle that, but they are not going to find easy. Infant are trying to tackle that, but they are not going to find easy. Want to sta with. Stay with us on Bbc News, still to come . The Scottish Government has requested Military Help to deal with a crisis in the scottish Ambulance Service. The issue was brought to light at First Ministers questions, when the case of a man who waited a0 hours for an ambulance was raised as our Scotland Reporter James Shaw explains. This is gerard brown, 65 years old, he waited a0 hours for an ambulance at glasgow and by the time it arrived, he had already died. His son says that he was told by his gp that if the ambulance had arrived in time, than his father would have survived. That was the Headline Case that was brought up by the conservatives in the Scottish Parliament at the First Ministers questions today. That was as an indication of how bad things are. In fact, douglas ross, the leader of the conservatives, brought up this, i suppose, what you have to call a crisis in the scottish Ambulance Service, last week, when he pointed out that the average waiting time for an ambulance was six hours. Of course, there is an enormous variation in an average of six areas, some even longer, some very much shorter when they are extremely critical cases. But he said it was a crisis, he asked Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister to respond to that, and her answer, Pa Rt Part of her answer, including additional to help the Ambulance Service and that includes calling on the mod to provide support. She said that after that session in the parliament, she would be going straight back to her office and finalising the details of that request. It is worth bearing in mind that similar things have happened in different parts of england, where the military has been called in over the military has been called in over the course of the summer to support Ambulance Services, but as Nicola Sturgeon has pointed out, it looks as if this is now going to be very challenging winter season, Notjust The Ablative service for for the whole of the Nhs Service in scotland, possibly the most challenges to make challenging winter since its founding the second model. The four amateur astronauts, that blasted off from florida Last Night in the first ever civilian manned Space Mission have already circumnavigated the earth 5. 5 times. The group, led bya us billionaire Jared Isaacman have completed their first round of scientific research. They will spend three days orbiting earth in the same type of craft, that takes professional astronauts to the international space station. Heres our Science Correspondent Pallab ghosh. A night time launch by the private company spacex. Just like nasa, but with more audience participation. Chanting three, two, one ignition, we have lift off. On board, one billionaire and three ordinary american citizens. Were through the period of maximum dynamic pressure. Looks like a smooth ride for the crew. The powerful engines accelerate them into earth orbit. 3gs acceleration, everything continues to look nominal. And now one of the riskiest parts of the launch. Cheering. The separation of the first stage of the rocket. The Inspirationa Crew had six months of intensive training with spacex but on Board Computer systems will be in control as zero gravity kicks in. And it looks like it is a little golden retriever. The flight was funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman and he gave the three remaining seats to people who had inspirational stories. They include hayley arceneaux, who had cancer as a child. Im definitely excited i to represent those that arent physically perfect. | i want to bring this experience back| and share with everyone i encounter and just what this represents i for the new age in Space Travel and who can be an astronaut. The capsule has been fitted with a larger than normal window so the crew can enjoy spectacular views from space before coming back Down To Earth in three days time. Pallab ghosh, Bbc News. Round and round they go for years the question of what to do with the seized properties of Drug Cartels has baffled mexican authorities. No one wants to buy them. It wouldnt be a good look for the mexican government to use them. Well, officials may have found a solution. Auction them. This safehouse may not look like much but its the one El Chapo once escaped from by means of a secret tunnel. And as of yesterday its one of 22 properties that the mexican government has successfully Raffled Off in a national lottery. All of them were the seized assets of former cartel lords. Im read by the Author And Journalist who has written extensively on the Drug Cartels. How many houses like this are there . Hundreds around the Country Voice find it fascinating when im researching this, you see all these seized properties, from Drug Cartels are seeing sitting there empty, and ofjohn i got into some of them, some of them are completely empty, you can even see some times the safe houses with the remains of food they have been eating, they have not been cleaned out, even, some with tunnels that went under the us border, so many of these houses around, some in luxury neighbourhoods that are real mansions, and some like these which are more of a middle Class Home which is a safe house, and mac to escape from this one, and according to the court, he escaped from it naked, from bed, and ran out through the tunnel. I5 naked, from bed, and ran out through the tunnel. ,. , the tunnel. Is that tunnel still there . im the tunnel. Is that tunnel still there . im not the tunnel. Is that tunnel still there . im not entirely the tunnel. Is that tunnel still there . im not entirely sure, normally there . im not entirely sure, normally they there . im not entirely sure, normally they fill there . im not entirely sure, normally they fill them there . im not entirely sure, normally they fill them up i there . im not entirely sure, l normally they fill them up im there . im not entirely sure, normally they fill them up im not sure i normally they fill them up im not sure i would normally they fill them up im not sure i would be normally they fill them up im not sure i would be very normally they fill them up im not sure i would be very comfortable l sure i would be very comfortable sitting on a bed, the reason i ask, in the former house of El Chapo, with a tunnel to be able to escape through with a tunnel to be able to escape Throu H . , with a tunnel to be able to escape Throu H . ,. , ,. , through that is one side, but on the flip side through that is one side, but on the flip side some through that is one side, but on the flip side some of through that is one side, but on the flip side some of these through that is one side, but on | the flip side some of these houses still have money or drugs stashed in them. There was someone in a house in colombia who found a large amount of banknotes so you might find something there, but there was the case of someone who bought a car which is a full a former Drug Trafficking Car in it and he ended up Trafficking Car in it and he ended up doing eight months in prison because it was found that he had a kilo of cocaine in it. I because it was found that he had a kilo of cocaine in it. Kilo of cocaine in it. I ust wonder whether this H Kilo of cocaine in it. I ust wonder whether this Sort Kilo of cocaine in it. I ust wonder whether this sort of kilo of cocaine in it. I just wonder whether this sort of Thing Kilo of cocaine in it. I just wonder whether this sort of thing works i kilo of cocaine in it. I just wonder l whether this sort of thing works for the government. Is it a deterrent for the Drug Cartels, the fact that their profits might be confiscated and sold off . I their profits might be confiscated and sold off . Their profits might be confiscated and sold off . I dont think so. The basic economics and sold off . I dont think so. The basic economics of and sold off . I dont think so. The basic economics of the and sold off . I dont think so. The basic economics of the drug and sold off . I dont think so. The basic economics of the Drug Trade | basic economics of the Drug Trade arent so powerful that the incentives are still there. There are more than 300 Billion made every yearfrom illegal are more than 300 Billion made every year from illegal Drug Trade, and the americans are the biggest spenders, spending hundred 50 Billion per year, so the profit is so big and this is a phrase that you hear, among drug traffickers, that evenif hear, among drug traffickers, that even if eventually, the asset gets seized and auctioned off, it is better to live like a king for a few years, then like a pauper all your life. So they will often live this extravagant life, have the money, there that have happened afterwards, that happens expel. That happens im there that have happened afterwards, that ha hen � , there that have happened afterwards, thathahen� , that happens im still living by the oli like that happens im still living by the policy like i that happens im still living by the policy like i did that happens im still living by the policy like i did at that happens im still living by the policy like i did at university that happens im still living by the policy like i did at university as i that happens im still living by the policy like i did at university as a I Policy like i did at university as a student loan grillo, thank you for that fascinating story, 22 mexican Drug Cartel hot properties Raffled Off. Im not sure if you would want to own one of those homes, but these are hello there. Many of us had fine weather on thursday with some lengthy styles of sunshine, certainly across most of scotland across england and wales, too, but in Northern Ireland, The Cloud gathered through the day. The cloud here on the Satellite Picture is associated with this area of low pressure just to our west. These Weather Fronts will be bringing rain our way over the next few days. Here is the Weather Picture then into friday morning. That rain turning steady and heavy for Northern Ireland, fringing into parts of scotland as well. Maybe just getting a few patches into the westernmost areas of england and wales too, but by and large, east wales, central and eastern england, eastern scotland, after a dry start to the day for many of these areas are that the Mist And Fog patches, will cease any spells taking us through the rest of the day. Probably a little bit more patchy clouds than we had on thursday. Into the Low 20s, it will feel warm in the september sunshine. Now, Friday Evening and overnight, we will see that Weather Front slowly push its rain across scotland, but the Rain Tending to become very light and patchy, drizzly, really come across wales and western areas of england. A mild night, temperatures 10 1a celsius. Now, looking the charts into the week, i think saturday looks set to be the better of the two days of the weekend, there will be quite a bit of cloud around, but some sunny spells and for many of us, it will be dry. However, by sunday, The Cloud will tend to develop and well see outbreaks of rain. Here is saturdays forecast first of all, and we will have that strength of rain still there on the charts in scotland. It is quite weak, The Rain probably turning quite light and patchy through the day here. And also a few splashes of rain across the high ground of wales and southwest england, but for many areas, it is a dry kind of day, the best of any sunshine central and eastern england, and that is where we will see the highest temperatures, up to 22 celsius. Again, warm in that september sunshine. Now, The Rain, patchy as it is in scotland, is on this old Weather Front, a very, very weak Weather Front, but this friend is going to get reactivated as the atlanticJet Stream, this trough starts to move closer. This trough is important because in this Jet Stream just a thisjet this trough is important because in this Jet Stream just a head of these things, that accelerates, because the enterprise we have the old Weather Fronts, the enterprise we have the old weatherfronts, it the enterprise we have the old Weather Fronts, it will make the Rain Reform along it. Lets take a look at these three saturday night. Outbreaks of rain will start to come out of nowhere, past crops across parts of the uk, as thatJet Stream approaches from the west. It will be quite a wet night and then through sunday, these areas of rain will continue to slowly push through eastwards, with some of the Heavy Rain at times, some of the gaps in The Rain and they could be some changes in weather the heaviest bouts of rain, but for Northern Ireland, probably Western Scotland as well, maybe westernmost areas of england, the skies should brighten up, withjust a england, the skies should brighten up, with just a few isolated showers, temperatures are down and back a bit closer to where they should be at this time of year. Mans entries into next week, we have this ridge of high Pressure Building in across many areas of the uk across the next the system and so monday and tuesday for the uk looks to be improving with sunny spells widespread, temperatures into the high teens, Low 20s, with a chilly mornings and there could be some Mist And Fog patches around. Wednesday and thursday next week, low Pressure System moving across the atlantic, bringing so much windier weather and we have not seen quite a lot of that this recently, and The Rain looks to be heaviest across the North West of scotland, we see some changes over the next few days and the weather. Tonight at ten bolstering the uks covid defences. The Roll Out of Booster Jabs is under way. Front Line Health workers and the Over 50s who were vaccinated at The Start of the year will be among the first to get the third dose. Working in a e, we are seeing increasing numbers of covid patients coming in over the last few weeks. We were all originally vaccinated in december of last year, so our Immunity Due to the first doses is now waning. The first boosters are given in england and wales. The rest of the uk will follow next week. Also tonight. The Scottish Government asks the military for help to cope with long ambulance waiting times, amid warnings of the most challenging winter ahead. China and france denounce a Security Pact between the us, the uk and australia that allows australia to build nuclear powered