and how a promise made more than 70 years ago good afternoon. the uk medicines regulator has approved the extention of the szier biontech vaccine for use in children as young as 12. the mhra said it carried out a rigorous review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15. the uk s vaccine committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this age group should be vaccinated as part of the uk roll out. here s our health correspondent, catherine burns. america has been doing it for a month. just got the shot a few minutes ago. this is the best way to go about things. and now the uk is one step closer to vaccinating older children. the regulator, the mhra, has authorised the pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. it says this is safe and effective. but the roll out will only be extended to younger teenagers if thejoint committe on vaccination and immunisation advises the government to do this. right now, much of the focus here, though, is on a rise in ca
ourfootball reporter simon stonejoins me now. what was said at this forum? well, it was very interesting because right at the start of a meeting that lasted two hours and 22 minutes, one of the fans who represented or was speaking on behalf of the other 11 who were part of the meeting, explained what manchester united meant to them and the devotion that they have with the club. i m told that tom glaser was generally moved by this statement. he went on to articulate his desires for manchester united which were to win trophies and be successful. he also defended the amount of money thatis also defended the amount of money that is being spent on players by the glaser family and said that would continue this summer. in addition, he said that money was going to be spent on the training ground and also said that money was going to be spent on the stadium. but most importantly, he said that it was going to be a fan advisory board created which would give fans a say in the running of
we ve seen body after body being brought in. it s hard for anyone to keep calm, but what workers have been telling me is the scale of deaths caused by covid 19 in india is a lot higher than what official numbers reflect. hello and welcome. so, it s all over for another year. the 93rd academy awards ceremony has been held in los angeles, an event that was notable for its diversity. the film nomadland and its director, chloe zhao, won best movie, while british actor daniel kaluuya picked up the best supporting actor. south korea s youn yuh jung was named best supporting actress. as we ve already mentioned, anthony hopkins got best actor for the father. peter bowes has been following a thought from beginning to end and looking very dapper as well, i might say. so talk is through the night. it was quite a night, very unusual, with the oscars taking place at more than one venue. the main venue, the main train station in downtown los angeles customer all of that because of covid i9
which he is a member. these are strange times for democracy. it s the law of the land, and he is under an obligation to obey it. if he doesn t obey it, then he can be taken to court and, if necessary, the court will issue an injunction ordering him to do it. and if he doesn t obey the injuction, he could be sent to prison. satellite images appear to show an iranian oil tanker off the syrian coast after it was previously impounded in gibraltar. the foreign office says tonight the reports are deeply troubling. the number of people killed as a result of hurricane dorian in the bahamas has risen to a3. ukrainian prisoners are united with theirfamilies following an exchange of 70 detainees with russia. it s hoped it will ease tensions between the two neighbours. thank you for your company this afternoon. we have all the latest at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, lizzie greenwood hughes, and gavin ramjaun. the