And United States when they arrive in england. The Prime Minister says August The 16th is Nailed On as the date for easing Self Isolation restrictions in england. August the 16th is Nailed On. There has never been any question of a Review Date for August The 16th. We will go ahead with the move. A national memorial unveiled all the british Police Officers whove died in the line of duty. Coming up in sport on the Bbc News Channel more on day five at the olympics as team gb s rowers win silver in the mens quadruple sculls. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. Theres been more Medal Success at the olympics for team gb. There was a fifth Tokyo Gold in the mens 200 metre freestyle relay. Tom dean and Duncan Scott who won Gold And Silver yesterday were part of the victorious team who just missed out on a World Record. Elsewhere, britains rowers won their first medal of the games, a silver in the mens quadruple sculls. And within the hour, Charlotte Dujardin could make history in the indiv
Also tonight. Covid passports, or certificates, are almost certain to be needed for foreign travel, but ministers say the domestic picture in england is not so clear. The russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, in prison since his trial last month, is still on Hunger Strike, and his lawyer says he is seriously ill. This is the prison where he is being held behind these walls. We cant go any further but he has been getting messages out through his lawyers and in each one of them he has been talking about how his health is deteriorating. And de bruyne is there and in tonights Champions League Quarter Finals, Manchester City respond to a late blow, whilst liverpool do their best to get an away result. And coming up in sport, on the bbc news channel, its a big night in the championship, too, where the leaders norwich score five in the first half against huddersfield to go eight points clear. Good evening. A trial of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine on children has been partly suspended wh
The argument in europe about the distribution of Coronavirus Vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The biggest Immunization Drive in the history of the nhs just keeps growing. This Supermarket Pharmacy near birmingham started Offering Covid Jabs today to the over 75s, one of more than m00 vaccination sites in england alone. What a contrast in madrid, where supplies of vaccine have all but dried up. The spanish capital has canceled all appointments for around two weeks. The eu where slow off the mark in ordering vaccine, and now want some of the uks supply of astrazeneca doses. In may, the uk government was the first to sign a deal with astrazeneca for 1
Hello and welcome to our second look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are former trade minister lord digbyjones and broadcaster henry bonsu. Good to have you both back. So lets start with some of the front pages we already have. Union vacc is the headline of the sun, reporting that 60 million more covid vaccines are set to be made in the uk by us firm novavax. The eus vaccine situation is at crisis point, according to the financial times. The metro says Nicola Sturgeon is siding with the eu in the row, by offering to help with supplies. The mirrors front page features its campaign to get teachers vaccinated in phase two of the roll out. The times reports that borisjohnson insists that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine does work for over 65s, after germany has decided not to use it for that age group. And the former Prime Minister tony blair writes in the independent that global co operation is needed as the vaccine row escalates. Once again, lovely to have yo