In the uk, all 16 and17 year olds have been offered their first coronavirus vaccine, as a campaign is launched to encourage teenagers to getjabbed warning of the effects of long covid. Are you a young person suffering with long covid? tell me what it s been like for you by tweeting me, using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. In an emotional interview, a widow tells the bbc how her husband took his own life after relapsing into a gambling addiction i looked out of the window and. Two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. The tokyo paralympics starts tomorrow. We ll be speaking to a sports psychologist who s been helping athletes prepare ahead of the games. And the british boxing olympic silver medallist ben whittaker achieves his dream becoming mayor of wolverhampton for a day. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. A member of the afghan security forces has been killed in an exchange of fire with unidenti
moved one step closer to passing a and 95 billion dollar aid package for ukraine, israel, and taiwan. the senate voted a very decisive a 67 to 27 to advance the spending bill and defiance of donald trump who has been telling senators all weekend no. the bill is not a done deal yet. leaders have not reached an agreement on the border amendments that republicans have been demanding. a word on the final passage is expected sometime this week. also new today, house republicans are preparing for a second impeachment vote on tuesday after the first one against homeland security chief alejandro mayorkas failed last week. today, the dhs secretary called the vote and the allegations against him distracting and baseless. a new wrinkle today in the colorado case colorado wants a supreme court to make the final decision today about whether donald trump can be removed from its ballot. there is no sign that is likely to happen. during our 1:00 hour, california secretary of state gianna g
forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes, the anti nuclear protest that was the biggest women led movement in the uk since the suffragettes, and a watershed moment for canada s indigenous people. but we start in london and a story about the strikers in saris, a group of south asian women employed in the grunwick film processing factory. because of the poor working conditions there, they decided to take a stand for workers rights and their action captured the imagination of many other trade unionists, as lakshmi patel told me. for housewife mrs jayaben desai, her 220th day on the picket line was marked by a presentation. this is a presentation - on behalf of the north west london branch of usdaw, i the shop workers union, to mrs desai, who is the treasurer of the strike committee. - thank you very much for coming along. . translation: jayaben desai was a very strong woman. . she had made up her mind to bring the union into the factory. ..because our women were treated badly. we
midfield set up to score a stunning goal for arsenal as they seized the initiative in style. it s 16 years since arsenal won europe s top prize. they remain the only english team to win this competition. here, they displayed the level of intensity required on the biggest stage with their dominance rewarded again. had and kate s cross. more chances came and went on a rainy night. in the end, two goals were enough. having already won the domestic league cup, they remain on course for a trouble. on course for a treble. adam cottier, bbc news. indonesia will not host this year s under 20 football world cup after fifa stripped the country of its right to stage the tournament. last friday s draw for the 24 team competition was cancelled by the indonesian organisers following protests earlier this month in the muslim majority country against the participation of israel. fifa have acted following a meeting between their president, gianni infantino, and the chairman of the host countr
against the world cup semi finalists as they take on latvia in cardiff. tomos daffyd reports. no wonder they re in a good mood. their campaign is off to a great start thanks to this man, nathan broadhead brilliant on his debut, according to the captain. aaron ramsey said the new players are showing players are showing they re ready to make their mark after some high profile retirements. players are making their own history, so for nate to come in and win in the last minute was brilliant in his debut. these moments are what we live for, and you could see that with the celebrations with the fans at the end. this was the moment wales rescued a point in croatia shot on target in the last seconds of the game. at 2a, nathan broadhead had to be patient for this opportunity. after the bonus of picking up a point in croatia, latvia tomorrow already feels like a must win match. latvia are the weakest side in their group latvia are the weaker side in their group more than 100 plac