Successful female Sailing Olympian of all time. The belarusian olympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy In Tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning and coming up this hour, professor barbie, the scientist who designed the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. Good morning. The Uk Governments Vaccination Committee is expected to recommend that all 16 and 17 year olds should be given a Covid Jab. Thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation stopped short of making the move last month because it said it was still assessing the benefits and risks for that Age Group. About 1. 4 milliom teenagers would be included in the new Roll Out. Some countries including the united states, canada and france, are already routinely vaccinating those aged 12 and over. Tim muffett reports. It began with the elderly and most vulnerable. Since last december, the ages of those receiving Covid Jabs in the uk has got lower and lower
Sporting crowd since the start of the pandemic this afternoon. 140,000 Fans Head to the track for the british Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton looks to keep his title hopes alive the man hoping to circumnavigate Mainland Britain on a Paddle Board reaches the halfway point. Well catch up with him as he rounds the top of scotland. And the uk makes the most of The Sunny weather, as the hotTest temperatures of the year are recorded. And there is more hot weather on the way for today. Sunshine is expected to last a few more Days yet. Good Morning To you. Its sunday the 18th ofjuly. Our top story senior Government Ministers are waiting to hear if they will have to quarantine after the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, confirmed he has Tested positive for coronavirus. Mrjavid held a meeting with the Prime Minister On Friday, shortly before experiencing symptoms. It comes ahead of most legal covid restrictions being lifted in england tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent, Nick Eardley has this repor
On the story. South africa in South Africa 117 people are now known to have died in the violence. President ramaphosa deploys 25,000 troops in a bid to stop the Arson And Looting of the past week. The dutch reporter, Peter R de vrees, known for investigating organised crime, dies in hospital nine days after being shot in amsterdam. We start with Catastrophic Floods in europe. The Western Germany states of Rhineland Palatinate and North Rhine westphalia have experienced their deadliest floods in living memory. These are the images from the area. At least 42 people are dead, many more missing. Heavy flooding has turned streets into raging torrents and caused rivers to burst their banks, sweeping Away Cars and causing buildings to collapse. Residents are posting images like these on Social Media lets Hearfrom One resident. Oui our Community Centre was just crushed and it stuck to the bridge over there. At a A0 Tonne Truck must be stuck there as well. A house just standing over there tilte
appreciate your time and i wish you a lovely evening. he s just 16, but he 5 taken the world of professional darts by storm. this evening, luke littler from warrington has made yet more history, reaching the world darts championship final. he only finished his gcses last summer, but he could now earn £500,000 if he wins the final tomorrow. so how s he coping with the pressure and overnight stardom? well, he says he wakes up, plays on his xbox, has some food, and has a chuck on the board. joining me now, someone who knows a thing or two about sporting success at a young age and the psychology that goes with it former table tennis champion, now author, matthew syed. thank you so much for coming on this evening. first, your response to him winning tonight? winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts. the winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows as - w