A dissidentjournalist . In Northern Italy, a Cable Car crashes to the ground, killing 14 people. And a Special Report on the Migrant Children who arrive in america. Thousands are being held in Detention Camps. Good evening. People across the uk are being urged to take up the offer of both doses of a Covid Vaccine when offered, after a new study showed effectivesness against the b. I. 617. 2 or indian variant. The research also showed that a single dose of vaccine offered limited protection against the variant compared to efficacy against the one first identified in kent. With the indian variant spreading here, and dominant in some parts of the country, our Science Correspondent Pallab ghosh reports. Today and through the weekend, people in rochdale were actively coming forward to receive their vaccinations. The latest research shows that the jabs are effective in reducing the chances of getting infected from the variant that came from india. Experts think that the vaccines are stopping
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me tonight, france 24s Uk Correspondent Benedicte Paviot and the sunday times deputy political editor, caroline wheeler. Great to see you both. Talk to you in a moment. First, tomorrow s front pages. On the front page of the financial times the story of the Ryanair Plane from greece to lithuania diverted to minsk to arrest a belarus Opposition Activist. The metro leads with the headline third immunity , as a third of the Uk Population is now fully vaccinated against covid, and the country passes the milestone of 60 Million jabs administered. On the i, the lifting of all covid I9 Coronavirus restrictions next month is Looking Good, according to the head of the Uk Health security agency. The guardian carries the picture of the Cable Car which tragically fell about 20m on a mountain in Northern Italy causing the death of 14 people, including at least one child. According to the Yorkshire Post th
From greece to lithuania that was forced to divert to minsk so a belarus Opposition Activist could be arrested. The guardian carries the picture of the Cable Car which tragically fell about 20m on a mountain in Northern Italy causing the death of 14 people, including at least one child. On the times the Culture Secretary calls for changes at the bbc. He accuses the corportation of a we know best attitude in the wake of the Martin Bashir scandal. The telegraph says that britain is at risk of replacing the covid crisis with a Cancer Crisis with more than 300,000 people missing urgent checks since the start of the pandemic. On the mail, a report reveals that dental patients are being forced to wait until up to 2024 for nhs appointments with surgeries dealing with thousands of patients on their waiting lists. And according to the sun, the Prime Minister could soon be tying the knot with Carrie Symonds with a wedding expected next summer. So lets begin. With a wedding expected next summer.
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Theres been a chorus of condemnation across europe after a Ryanair Plane flying from greece to lithuania was diverted to minsk in belarus and a dissident belarusian journalist On Board was detained. State media in belarus said the plane was forced to land because of a bomb scare. The uk Foreign Secretary said the outlandish actions would have serious implications. The bbc s diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports. This is not where Flight Fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. The Ryanair Flight with about 170 people On Board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. Butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. According to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential Security Threat and ordered to land at minsk. For good measure, a Belarussian Warplane onto the teeth was dispatched to the aircraft in. Armed to the teeth. But no bombs wer
Also in the programme the belarusian president accuses the west of trying to strangle his country in his first coments since he diverted an Eu Passenger Flight in order to seize an Opposition Journalist. 0ur issues have changed their methods of attacking the state. And were in the Polish City of gdansk where Manchester United are chasing their first major trophy in four years an extraordinary day in the story of the pandemic in The Uk. Borisjohnson s former top aide Dominic Cummings has given hours of evidence to a parliamentary committee about the governments handling of Covid I9. And he didnt hold back in his criticisms of himself, of the Prime Minister and many others too. In the next few minutes we will work through all the key moments of his testimonty. Before we do. Rob watson, political correspondent. Rob, you can explain to our viewers Around The World what a moment this was. It Around The World what a moment this was. , Around The World what a moment this was. ,. , Around The