also tonight. age and not occupation will continue to lead the vaccination programme, with the over 40s next in line for the covid jab. the supreme court rules that shamima begum, who left london as a teenager to join the islamic state group, cannot return to the uk to challenge its decision to remove her british citizenship. a group of gymnasts is starting legal action against the governing body, british gymnastics, over alleged physical and psychological abuse. it s the first time i ve been on an open tour bus. is it really?! yeah. no! i m not really allowed to. a new american life but still one of service prince harry explains why he felt compelled to move across the atlantic. and coming up on bbc news: wales get ready to take on england in rugby union s six nations championship, hoping to win the triple crown in cardiff tomorrow. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond says scotland s current leaders and its pr
to dove soap will cut thousands ofjobs in over 100 countries this week we look at what s behind the decision. it may seem like child s play but it s also big business the toy fair kicks off today in london i ll be getting the lowdown on this years must have toys. european gas prices rose by almost 17% on monday as western powers sought a common strategy against russian aggression towards ukraine. diplomatic wrangling has so far failed to ease tensions and russia s currency, the rouble, has seen big falls in value. the us and its allies have threatened new economic sanctions if the russian military moves against its neighbour. speaking to bbc world news, former us secretary of defense, leon panetta said president biden should be given time to decide when and if to implement sanctions against russia. i think the president should have that option, to decide when to apply those sanctions. i think he is reading the intelligent, he is very familiar with the situation on the g
let s ta ke let s take a look outside stadium australia as the anticipation builds they are. the fans are arriving, they are. the fans are arriving, they have all got tickets. mostly failed with matildas fans. let s speak to shaimaa khalil, in sydney where fans are starting to gather. with less than one hour to go, it is best described as fever pitch amongst the matildas with you. film. amongst the matildas with you. oh, m god. amongst the matildas with you. oh, my god- the amongst the matildas with you. oi my god. the countdown amongst the matildas with you. (31, my god. the countdown started amongst the matildas with you. 1,u my god. the countdown started a long time ago, since the beginning of the day, but this is the real countdown. less than one hour to go in that epic semifinal between the matildas and the lionesses. as you can see, this is essentially a scene of green and gold. i am this is essentially a scene of green and gold. iam in this is essentially a scene of
moment has finally, the moment has come? he: moment has come finally, the moment has come? tie: moment has come indeed. just finally, the moment has come? tue moment has come indeed. just as we were coming to speak to you, there was kick off and as i stand now looking at the big screen. all eyes are now on the big screen in the fan zone. it is starting already. it is starting already. to cheers and the jeers. this has been so much build up, so much excitement and so much nervousness around this game. it is the rivalry we have been speaking about in so many sports and now you can add the football to it, the matildas versus the lionesses. england come into this as the european champions. they are a strong and resilient team, even if they haven t been at their most fluid. but the matildas are riding on a huge wave of love and support. they are everything anyone is talking about all over the country, they are on the front and back pages of newspapers and they are playing to a s
the value of imports also fell by more than expected. down 12.4% onjuly a year ago, but that partly reflects a fall in the price of commodities such as crude oil. the figures will concern china s government who are grappling with economic growth. the quarterly growth figure was just 0.8% in the april tojune period as the country continued its post covid recovery. and last month china s struggles were cited as a key concern for the global economy when the international monetary fund updated its global growth forecast for this year to 3%. david woo is a former imf economist and wall street strategist, hejoins me now from tel aviv. it s a grim picture for china, isn t it? the third consecutive month of decline. what s going wrong for them? ,, ., decline. what s going wrong for them? , ., ., ., them? some people are going to say it s “ust them? some people are going to say it s just basically them? some people are going to say it sjust basically a them? some people are goin