you can t see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and you having to deal with the aftermath of that. you can t see any of that without being emotional. after the racist abuse directed at england players in hungary, football s world governing body says it is investigating. and stealing a pet is to be made a specific criminal offence in england after a rise in dog thefts during the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ollie pope helps england build a first innings lead over india on his return on day two of the fourth test at the oval. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk s vaccines advisory body has said it can t recommend vaccinating healthy 12 to 15 year olds against covid 19 on health grounds alone. it says children are at such low risk from the virus thatjabs would offer only marginal benefit. but thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation said the government should consider wider issues, like disruption to
in the us as the spread of the delta variant hits hospitality and leisure. hello, and welcome. the taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the european union and britain have said they won t be recognising it. speaking on a visit to pakistan, the uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, said he did want to the country to be stable and aid could be provided via charities. it comes as the taliban claim progress in their battle to eliminate the final resistance to their rule in the panjshir valley. more on that in a moment. first, our correspondent secunder kermani reports on how the taliban are already changing life in kabul. side by side, taliban fighters and local residents. this is friday prayers in kabul. a cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. they re still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. translation: w
you can t see any of that without being emotional. after the racist abuse directed at england players in hungary, football s world governing body says it is investigating. stealing a pet is to be made a specific criminal offence in england after a rise in dog thefts during the pandemic. and at 8:45 p:m., news watch investigates why bbc breakfast news bulletins disappeared over the summer. the uk s vaccines advisory body has said it can t recommend vaccinating healthy 12 15 year olds against covid 19 on health grounds alone. it says children are at such low risk from the virus thatjabs would offer only marginal benefit. but thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation said the government should consider wider issues, like disruption to schools. the health secretary, sajid javid, says he has now asked the chief medical officers in all four nations to look at whether those considerations tip the balance. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. from france to the united sta
they ve done it. manchester city are premier league champions. after neighbours united lost at home to leicester last night, the celebrations could begin at the etihad stadium. it s their third title in the last four seasons. at the brit awards, dua lipa demands a pay rise for nhs workers. she won two major categories at the uk s first major indoor live music event. good morning. today we have some rain across the north of scotland and later more rain coming across the south west of england. in between like yesterday, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery with some hail. all of the details coming up. it s wednesday 12th may. our top story. israel forces and palestinian militants in gaza have exchanged their heaviest bombardments in years. it comes as the united nations warn they risk sliding into all out war. the palestinians have fired more than 200 rockets into israel, half of them aimed at tel aviv. israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on
good morning. it has been the coldest and driest spring in a0 years. it is bad news forfarmers, and it could mean prices at the supermarkets start to rise. a big step closer to european glory for manchester city who come from behind in paris to win the away leg of their champions league semi final. good morning. last night we had another frost, good morning. last night we had anotherfrost, meaning that good morning. last night we had another frost, meaning that every night this april we have seen a frost somewhere in the uk. today s forecast is one of the sunshine and showers, some will be heavy and thundery. all of the details coming up. it s thursday the 29th of april. the uk has secured a further 60 million doses of the pfizer biontech coronavirus jab as part of a plan to roll out a booster programme in the autumn. the health secretary matt hancock said the aim of the extra jabs was to keep us safe and free here while we get this disease under control across the world . j