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on twitter and instagram. i m @vicderbyshire. or you can email [email protected] job vacancies have hit a record high rising above one million for the first time since records began, according to official figures. lawyers for prince andrew tell a court in new york that sexual assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful . travel body abta is calling for a significant overhaul of the government s traffic light system. the met gala one of fashion s biggest and starriest events has rolled out its red carpet in new york for some of the planet s best known celebrities. good morning. we ll all get more details later from the government on its plans to deal with the pandemic over the coming months in england. we expecting that all over 50s will be offered a covid boosterjab. it was confirmed last night that children aged 12 15 will be offered a single vaccine dose from next week in england. here s what some teenagers think of that. i don t ....
has any symptoms. the bbc obtains evidence that the taliban are killing civilians in afghanistan. and what s next for emma? british tennis legends offer their advice to the teen queen emma raducanu. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a convincing win over the world number one russian daniil medvedev with an unusual celebration after beating novak djokovic to become the us open champion. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an announcement is expected this afternoon recommending that children aged between 12 and 15 be routinely vaccinated for covid 19. the uk s four chief medical officers have now submitted their guidance to the government. it s likely to form part of a wider winter plan for tackling covid in england which the prime minister will set out tomorrow. our political correspondent helen catt reports. other countries have gone ahead with vaccinating healthy 12 to 15 euros, but not yet in the uk, although that may change. but not yet in the u ....
at a time when the delta variant was spreading. one hundred and a0 thousand people are being asked to take part in nhs trials of a revolutionary new blood test that detects more than 50 types of cancer, before the patient has any symptoms. the bbc obtains new evidence that the taliban are killing civilians in afghanistan. nicola sturgeon says the success of other small european countries shows that independence could work for scotland as well. and emma raducanu reflects on her victory at the us open saying she s ready for anything as british tennis legends offer their own advice to the teen tennis sensation. the uk s chief medical officers have said all children aged between 12 and 15 should receive one dose of a covid vaccine. explaning the decision, england s chief medical officer professor chris whitty said the benefits of having one dose of the pfizerjab outweighs the risk to a sufficient degree. the decision took into account the impact the pandemic has had on a ....
for scotland as well. and what s next for emma? british tennis legends offer their advice to the teen queen, emma raducanu. good afternoon. in the past few minutes, the four chief medical officers for the uk have recommended that all children aged 12 to 15 years old should be offered one dose of the pfizer covid vaccine. the decision comes after scientific advisers serving onjoint committee for vaccination and immunisation said the vaccine only offered a marginal health benefit for that age group and could not be recommended on health grounds alone. well, ministers are now expected to back the new recommendation as part of the covid winter plan the prime minister will set out tomorrow. let s discuss this further and get more detail. with me now is our health correspondent anna collinson. take us through the details. the element up until now only 12 to 15 year olds with underlying health is year olds with underlying health conditions were allowed to have a covid i9 vac ....
stress that they suffered as a result of not being able to see or hold their loved ones in a normal way and it has been one of the most appalling features of this pandemic and we are certainly investing record sums on mental health to deal with that issue and many others. does he share my disbelief that the leader of the 0pposition s response to this statement and considering that waiting times for treatment and discharging for my constituents in wales are much longer than they are in england, and can he confirm that wales, northern ireland and scotland will be net gainers out of the social care levy? will he further guarantee that the additional sums available will be spent on health and social care board in the nations? i and social care board in the nations? u, and social care board in the nations? . ., , and social care board in the nations? . ., nations? i can certainly confirm that both wales, nations? i can certainly confirm that both wales, scotland - nations? ....