Out of the uk for a little bit. And now the eu opens up to british travellers who are vaccinated but most of it is on the amber list too. Also tonight: celtic s outgoing boss flees the family home after an explosion police scotland have begun a criminal investigation. Feeling the heat soaring temperatures raise fears that climate change could spell the end of test cricket in some countries. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: who s in and who s out? steve clarke names his 26 man scotland squad for next month s european championship. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has tried to calm fears that the so called indian variant of covid could undermine britain s successful vaccine rollout. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister said that after looking at the latest data he had increasing confidence that the vaccines were effective. His comments come amid a growing debate among health experts aboutjust how infectious thi
Both their covid jabs to visit europe this summer. And coming up, covid hits eurovision with one of the favourite s having to pull out the live performance. Good evening. Surge testing and vaccinations are being expanded to six more areas of england to combat the spread of the so called indian coronavirus variant. The health secretary, matt hancock, said almost 3,000 cases had now been identified in the uk a rise of nearly 30 % compared with monday. But he added there was increasing confidence that existing vaccines were effective against the variant. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. A vaccine bus in brent, no bookings needed, people can walk up and have theirjabs. Do not run away because i am going to have stuff to give you. Parts of the country, after a rise in cases of the indian variant in some parts of the country, second doses have been pulled forward for certain groups and that is what those we spoke to had come to get. I thought when the time is right, i would get my secon
Can t seem to agree on what is and isn t advisable. Also tonight. An unsolved murder from 1987 involving allegations of police corruption now the home office delays publication of an independent report. A special report from france, where police forces are routinely accused of brutality and racist behaviour. And we look at the future of sport, in a world where climate change could transform conditions. And coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. It s a busy night of premier league football. Could it be farewell for tottenham s harry kane, in front of the home fans, after his side s loss to aston villa? good evening. There s increasing confidence that the existing vaccines for coronavirus are effective against the so called indian variant of the virus, according to borisjohnson. The prime minister s words have raised hopes that the plans for lifting restrictions in england won t be delayed. Almost 3,000 cases of the indian strain have now been identified across the uk. Surge t
ambassador vasily nebenzya, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ambassador, i want to begin with some words said recently by the uk foreign minister, david cameron. he said this: the lights are flashing red right across the global dashboard. it is hard to think of a time when there s been so much danger, insecurity, instability in the world. would you agree with him on that? i would. and where do you see the instability at its most dangerous? the most pressing thing today is, of course, the middle east. you cannot deny it. it s obvious. it is a conflict that is fraught with the regional conflagration, potential global conflagration. you see what s happening what has been happening in recent days. you have seen what s been happening in the red sea with the us aggression on yemen, with the recent us plus uk aggression on iraq and syria, the situation on the northern border of israel with lebanon. so, the middle east may explode, unfortunately. i m looking at some of