hello. within 3 weeks of scientists first detecting the delta variant it was present in 53 countries. omicron has already been identified in at least 15, so it is a fair bet than it is spreading further and wider than is currently known. the uk government, like others in the eu, has moved swifly, placing at least 10 african countries on the red list. it won t stop the spread but it might slow it long enough for the booster programme to offer more protection. most likely the vaccines will be less effective and will need revising but they will give us some degree of protection. so to that end. boosterjabs will now be offered to everyone over 18 in england. and the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster will be cut from 6 months to three. all twelve to fifteen year olds will now be offered a second vaccine dose, within twelve weeks. . .. of the first. the scientists say there is no need for panic, but there is need for caution. as our medical editor, fergus walsh re
president putin warns the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. a fresh election for the northern ireland assembly is likely to be called in december after the latest efforts to form a new governing executive end in failure. and prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a raw and unflinchingly honest account of his life as a senior member of the royal family. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. the united nations says there s no credible way of limiting the rise in global warming to one of the key thresholds agreed at the paris climate talks in 2015. a new report says governments around the world have been this a new report says governments around the world have been woefully inadequate in their actions to keep the increase below 1.5 degrees celsius. as leaders prepare to gather for cop27, the global climate conference taking place this ye
quickly than anywhere else. president putin warns the coming decade will be the most dangerous and unpredictable since the end of the second world war. and prince harry announces the title and publication date for his memoir, promising a raw and unflinchingly honest account of his life as a senior member of the royal family. in the past hour, elon musk has completed his $41; billion deal to buy twitter, after months of legal battles. earlier this year, mr musk attempted to back out of the purchase. but he announced it would go ahead shortly before the dispute was due to go to court. the tesla boss has said he wanted to acquire twitter to help humanity, rather than make money. let s go live to san francisco now and talk to our north america tech correspondent james clayton. this correspondent james clayton. has taken a while bu has this has taken a while but he has finally done it. has finally done it. that s what s being has finally done it. that s what s being reported.