announced by the prime minister and the chancellor. same story on the sunday express, which looks at warnings for red wall tory mps concerned that proposed tax rises and changes to pensions could cost the conservatives the next election. the sunday times reports a top aide for prince charles michael fawcett has stepped down temporarily over claims he organised a cbe for a saudi tycoon, who gave 1.5 million pounds to a palace charity. the prince s foundation says it takes the claims very seriously and the matter is under investigation. the story also features on the front of the mail on sunday. meanwhile the independent reports that number 10 has been plotting how to cut scotland s nicola sturgeon out of cop26, for fear she ll hijack the climate event to promote independence. and the mirror s front page says 16 and 17 year olds are facing 5 hour trips to get a jab as many towns don t have walk in centres. good to see you. thank you for joining us. we will start with your p
also in the programme, the uk government defends changes to the rules on foreign travel as thousands of british tourists scramble to get home from mexico by sunday morning. the government has defended its decision to add the country to the government read list causing some difficulty to some who are there. i can t afford another £3000, and also with my work, i can t afford to take any extra time off. and i can t work in the quarantine hotel, so we had to get back. we start with the escalating fighting in afghanistan. for months now, the taliban have been gaining ground in rural and underpopulated areas. now there s fierce conflict in several provincial capitals, the afghan army fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more civilians in more danger. this map shows you some of the key areas of the fighting kandahar, herat and lashkar gah. lashkar gah is the capital of helmand province, which was the former headquarters of the british forces. there s fier
around. let s not lose sight to the real enemy of democracy, the gop and nowhere is the gravity of the situation more evident than texas where democratic lawmakers are fugitives after bolting the lone star state to block a restrictive voting bill. all week they have been meeting with lawmakers in washington, d.c. including joe manchin. they met with vice president kamala harris. but without any kind of concrete action on the federal level, what good are these cute little meet and greets when this is what the lawmakers themselves are risking? once they step back in the state of texas they will be arrest and brought to the texas capital and we will be conducting business. joining me now is jasmine crocket, a texas state rep and a civil rights attorney and cliff algreet, co-founder and executive founder of black voters matter. jasmine, i want to begin with you. you are essentially a fugitive as we said in the open. how long can this last? you can t live your life this way an
rate for two years because we ve been spending more as lockdowns eased. a nine year old boy s written a letter to the prime minister asking him for a medical cannabis prescription, that he hopes will make a difference to his epileptic brother. i hope it does very much because this will i hope it does very much because this will impact loads of families lives this will impact loads of families lives and this will impact loads of families lives and change the world, hopefully. and wales prepare to play turkey in their crucial second game in the euros kick off is just a few hours away in baku. and coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray gets a wildcard for wimbledon.. the former world number one is back playing singles after his latest injury comeback. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. staff who look after elderly people in england s care homes will have to get a covid jab or risk losing theirjob, the bbc understands. ministers are expected