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 today s stories including the idea of giving vaccines to children i m. 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 it s been another incredible day on the athletics track, with another extraordinary 400 metres hurdles final and another dizzying
our main story. from midnight tonight, the cost of driving anywhere in london will increase as the whole city becomes the world s largest ultra low emission zone. owners of the most polluting vehicles will have to pay a daily charge of £12.50 for driving in the zone as tom edwards reports. the ultra low emission zone or ulez expands out to cover all of london tonight at midnight. it means your vehicle has to comply with emissions standards or you have to pay £12.50 a day. it will operate 2a hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year apart from christmas day. the changes have made life difficult at this car dealership in windsor. we are struggling. one, we can t find the stock at the prices we re used to paying. prices are just escalating so fast. and then what we re finding is if we do secure vehicles at a higher cost, that cost, the additional cost gets pushed onto the customer, which they re not happy to pay. so it s not viable. the principle behind the ultra l
ruined by that. not only is it ruined but also entirely unacceptable. i m glad that people are looking further into it. the new fifa women s rankings are out and off the back of the world cup, sweden are up to number one in the world for the first time, and after six years at the top, the usa are down to third. they were knocked out by the swedes in the last 16. spain are up to second after becoming world champions. beaten finallists england stay fourth. with just a week left before the summer transfer window closes, jurgen klopp says mohamed salah is going nowhere. there s speculation that he could join the saudi pro league although he only signed a three year contract extension at anfield last season. it is difficult for us to talk about media stories. there is nothing to talk about from our point of view. he is a liverpool player, of the things we do is essential. there is nothing there, if they would be something the answer would be no. it was a good night forjamaica on t
between 7 9 c. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday this friday night, i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme. christian horner again denies allegations of inappropriate behaviour. as a series of alleged messages are leaked. a new fi season but will it be the same old story max verstappen takes pole position for tomorrow s bahrain grand prix. going for gold in glasgow can america s noah lyles add to his titles tonight we ll bring you the latest from the indoor world championships also coming up on sportsday before seven. ahead of the north london derby in the wsl the arsenal manager talks about injuries, his side s title hopes and inequality in the game: i still think it is very hard to understand that there are so few female coaches in the men s game. we will be in puerto rico where skateboarder sky brown will try to keep her olympic surfing dream alive, we
downpours in the south east, we see the influence about front pushing into scotland and northern ireland. a few more chilly spot under clear skies but otherwise in the teens for most. thursday will be quite cloudy and wet in northern and western areas, a bit drier on friday and increasing sunshine. that s it, back to. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 16th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. time to see if dina asher smith s hamstring is holding up. the team gb star prepares to defend her european 100 metres title. a lot of money has been spent at nottingham forest, will it help them stay in the premier league? we ll discuss their new signings. and england captain ben stokes is ready to shine a light