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
Team gbs Hannah Mills becomes the most successful ever woman Olympic Sailor, winning gold in the 4 70 class, alongside Eilidh Mcintyre. Its been one of the hardest weeks of my Life, i am sure for eilidh as well. Just every day, feeling sick, not being able to eat, just nerves building up, and yeah, the Emotion Ofjust Weve done it. Its over, weve done what we came here to do. There were Boxing Medals too, for Ben Whittaker with a silver, and Frazer Clarke, winning bronze. And the american Sydney Mclaughlin smashes her own World Record, winning the aoom hurdles. Also this lunchtime. Jabs for teenagers more than A Million could soon be eligible for a covid vaccine. And president bidenjoins calls for the governor of new York State, Andrew Cuomo, to resign over sexual harrassment claims. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. A silver for Team Gb s Ben Whittaker in the Light Heavyweight boxing, but the brit was disappointed not to take gold after losing in the final. Good afternoon. Team gb
From that zone. We could see temperatures 22 23 degrees. It will feel pleasant out there. These showers and thunderstorms in central and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. And eastern areas rumble on and then clearaway. It and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. It turns drier tonight but this new area of low pressure pushes in, that will bring cloud, rain and wind, temperatures will start to lift as well across southern and western areas by The End of the night but it is all change for thursday, friday into the weekend, we have low pressure sweeping in. It will bring more unsettled conditions. It will turn windier as well. Here is the culprit. This area of low pressure, more isobars on the chart as you see hence the winds, only slowly Moving Eastwards during thursday, bumping into the area of high pressure. It means central and eastern areas staying dry. The cloud picks up and a band of rain spreads eastwards through the day, some could be heavy and thundery, that w
With the aim of driving down infections. Anything we can do to improve Vaccination Rates, including going to below the age of18, 16, 17 year olds, clearly will be a good thing, to get as many people vaccinated as possible, with both doses of the vaccine. If you want to get in touch with your views On Any of todays stories including the idea of giving vaccines to children im. Lebanon is holding a day of national mourning to mark the first anniversary of a massive Warehouse Explosion that killed over 200 people and injured thousands. The Belarusian 0lympic 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. A warm welcome to tokyo and its been another incredible day on the athletics track, with another extraordinary 400 metres hurdles final and another dizzying World Record. Th
Which has no detail yet, on the timing of a second jab. Also today, a record breaking performance by Team Gb In Tokyo. Hannah mills and Eilidh Mcintyre Win gold in the sailing. Hannah is now the most successful female olympic sailor of all time. Its been one of the hardest weeks of my life, im sure for eilidh as well, just every day, feeling sick, not being able to eat, just nerves building up, and yeah, the emotion ofjust, weve done it. Its over, weve done what we came here to do. And 13 year old Sky Brown took bronze in the skateboarding, to become britains youngest olympic medallist. Being In Tokyo and eating my favourite food, spending time in the village, just is honestly one of my best memories. And at Trent Bridge Test cricket is back, as England Struggle against india. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel the Olympic Dream is over for Katarina Johnson Thompson In Tokyo she pulls out of the Womens Heptathlon with a calf injury, ending her games. Ka Rsten Karsten Warholm esmashe