good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first report from the covid inquiry says the uk government and devolved nations failed their citizens, and didn t plan well enough for a potential pandemic. it heard from hundreds of witnesses, and concludes that major flaws in the uk s preparations meant that the virus caused more deaths and greater economic damage than it should have. it s calling for a radical reform of the systems put in place. our health editor hugh pym joins us from central london. hugh, this is a damning report, tell us more about what it contains? a damning report, more than 200 pages! just the first report of several that the inquiry will produce in a process that will last until 2027. it s a highly significant moment because it is the first report from the inquiry chair, baroness hallett, and her colleagues here at the inquiry base. and it really could hardly be more damning. it doesn t find specific failings by individuals, i think that is not
on a tanker off oman is named as adrian underwood. a minute s silence and the reading of victims names of victims names to commemorate exactly one year since the catastrophic explosion in the port city of beirut. new research shows the amount of people worldwide who are exposed to flooding has risen by 24% since the turn of the century ten times higher than scientists previously thought. calls to boost the uk s forestry industry as the price of timber and pressure on supplies rise sharply. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. scientists advising the government have given the go ahead for 16 and 17 year olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation held a briefing. let s take a look at the key points. as mentioned, thejcvi says it is advising all 16 to 17 year olds to receive their first dose. they said there have been large changes in the way covid 19 is spreading in recent weeks, particularly in younger age gr
including another medal for team gb from emma wilson afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and, borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and coming up later this hour the media show. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another in the mixed 4 by 100 metre medley. in athletics jamaica secured a clean swe
forjonny brownlee at his third olympic games. and, this is austin halewood at the bbc sports desk i ll have all the news on the medals, the records and the upsets in tokyo. afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and coming up later this hour click takes a trip to iceland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. jamaica has secured a clean sweep first, second and third in the women s 100 meters this afternoon at the olympic games in tokyo. it comes as one of team gb s great medal hopes dina asher smith saw her bid for the podium come to an early end, afterfailing to qualify for
and that gust of heat hits you in the face. hello and welcome. opponents of cuba s communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. the protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. president miguel diaz canel has blamed the united states embargo for the unrest. he said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. our north america editor jon sopel has more. libertad! libertad , the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom. but while many cubans feel this in their hearts, it s extremely rare for protesters to take to the streets to give vent to their anger in this one party communist state. translation: we are here because of the repression l against the people. they are starving us to death. havana is collapsing. we have no house, nothing, but they have the money