the #bbcyourquestions. the chancellor rishi sunak is expected to pledge to make the uk the most advanced and exciting financial services hub in the world at a speech he ll be making at mansion house in the city of london. more than two years after he was jailed for sexual assault, the american entertainer bill cosby has his conviction overturned. a tough message on the 100th anniversary of the chinese communist party president xi jinping warns that foreign powers will get their heads bashed if they attempt to bully the country. the dukes of cambridge and sussex will come together later to unveil a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday. and andy murray reaches the third round of wimbledon beating german oscar otte in a centre court thriller. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the car maker nissan has announced a major expansion of electric vehicle production at its car plant in sunderland. the development will see
and a team of scientists says there s strong evidence of the existence of a new force of nature. hello to you. eu health ministers have failed to agree on common guidance for use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after the bloc s medical regulator said blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the shot. however, the european medical agency stressed that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. in the uk, officials now plan to offer alternatives to astrazeneca for people under the age of 30, following their own review. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. turn up, get yourjab. the message remains the same. but in future, for the first time, the covid vaccine you receive will depend on your age. that s because evidence is emerging of a link between the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and very rare blood clots. the uk regulator, the mhra, said up to the end of march, there have been 79 cases of rare clots with low platelets following a first dose of the astra
called it a national tragedy. the country s shameful secret, its failure to provide even basic care to the elderly during the pandemic . welcome, everyone. johnson & johnson s coronavirus vaccine will soon be shipped across the united states, following the food and drug administration clearing it for emergency use. it is the third covid vaccine to receive authorization in the u.s. and the first to require only a single dose. the federal government says it is ready to distribute up to 4 million doses immediately. most will go directly to the states and other local areas the rest will boost federal initiatives like the retail pharmacy program. two more steps remain before shots can start going into arms, though. the cdc s vaccine committee will meet in the coming hours to set guidelines for who should get it, then the agency s director must sign off. the single dose isn t the only advantage of the johnson & johnson vaccine. natasha chen reports on why else this is such a bi
and ahead of the cop26 global summit in glasgow, church bells have run out across the uk to warn about the dangers of climate change. good evening. borisjohnson says there is turbulence in the uk s relations with france as the dispute over post brexit fishing rights continues to escalate. let s cross to rome and our correspondent, mark lowen. thank you very much indeed. a warm welcome to rome, where the first day of this two day t20 summit is a drawing to a close after important talks that have focused today largely on the pandemic and the global economic recovery, with the leaders of the world s largest economies are pledging to vaccinate 70% of the world by the middle of next year, and agreeing on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% to try to stop companies from using offshore tax havens in their race for the bottom. the 620 leaders are now at a gala dinner at the diocletian laughs built at the turn of the fourth century. the german chancellor angela merkel there
you are watching cnn newsroom. welcome to the show everyone, it s 9:00 a.m. here in lyiv in ukraine. the russian military was seen as sporting two buses said to be carrying several evacuees to a town east of mariupol as you can see in the video there. the factory has been under bombardment, president zelenskyy is hoping to negotiate the safe evacuation of the soldiers still inside. translator: we are also working on diplomatic options to save our military who remain. mediators are involved, including influential states. meanwhile, russia is hastily putting its stand wherever it can in mariupol ahead of the victory day. a russian flag flies over a hospital, and signs have been changed to russian and they are saying, soviet statues are popping up across the city. victory day, appears this year that he may want to make a show of mariupol, or what is left of it as some sort of prize. we are in southern ukraine with the latest for you. reporter: escorted by armor,