For the club, as city Beat Chelsea. And pushing hard for a cure for mnd We Wave off former Rugby Player Ed slater and his friend Billy Twelvetrees as they set off on their latest challenge. Good morning. Many of us are starting off on a fine note today, but low pressure is coming in from the west. That will introduce Heavy Rain from the west today, and the weather this week is looking much more autumnal. Details shortly. Good morning. Its monday, the 19th of august. A Knife Amnesty, for people to hand in machetes and Zombie Style blades, is starting next week. Its part of a Government Scheme which means people will be able to surrender weapons to Police Stations across england and wales safely and legally for the next four weeks. Our correspondent Frances Read has this report. Its terrifying, but knife attacks like this one in south london, are precisely what the government says it is trying to end. From next week, a four week amnesty, so people can legally hand in machetes and Zombie
Arms. If you want to roll out Booster Shots to the population, you cant flip a switch and make that happen overnight. Theres important planning that has to take place. I think thats been the key point we heard for days. A plan is in place, they will be ready to get Booster Shots to whoever the Fda And Cdc recommend as soon as that happens. The caveat has always been those agencies have to recommend that and approve that. That hasnt happened yet. This is just an Advisory Board. Now it goes to the fda. The cdc Advisory Board meets next week. But right now the administration feels at least for this Highrisk Population it is on track for boosters potentially as soon as next week. Lets bring in cnns chief medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay gupta. Their announcements weeks ago were coming for everyone, that that did not get ahead of the science and did not put political pressure on the fda. But listen to the fdas former Chief Scientist this morning talking to cnns brianna keilar. The Cnns Comm
Following Yesterdays Terror Attack at the airport, hospitals in kabul are overwhelmed with the wounded. The pentagon says that the Attack was carried out by one Suicide Bomber, not two. I can confirm for you that we do not believe that there was a second explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, that it was one Suicide Bomber. It comes as the Uk Government says its stopping civilian evacuations from kabul after today and admits some people will be left behind. We are now processing approximately the last 1,000 people on the inside of the airfield and will fly them out today. That is effectively where we start to move to the next stage, the evacuation of our 1,000 troops. Food shortages and only a few days of medical supplies left Aid Agencies say the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan is worsening rapidly. In other news, firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in Leamington Spa, where explosions and a strong Chemical Smell have been reported. And in the last few minutes,