Food shortages are kicking in and brexit is biting. Manchester united are taught a lesson by young boys. They re defeated in their champions league opener, with the swiss side scoring a very late winner in bern. Ignition, lift off. They are the amateur astronauts who are about to launch into orbit, in a landmark mission for space tourism. It may be a bit misty and murky out there at the moment but after yesterday s heavy rainfall, especially in eastern areas, the next few days looking drier and sunnier. I ll have your full forecast here on breakfast. It s wednesday the 15th of september. Our top story. The roll out of coronavirus booster jabs for more than 30 million eligible people across the uk is set to begin within the coming days. It s part of a wider strategy to control the virus over the winter months. But experts have warned there could be a significant rise in hospital admissions unless some restrictions are introduced. Here s our political correspondent, helen catt. Vaccinati
Country australians wonder when they can expect things to open up. And, the french football club, nice is forced to close part of its grounds after a mass brawl inlvolving players and supporters. Life from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Hello and thanks forjoining us. Diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august 31st deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan. Britain, france and germany want more time to allow people to be airlifted to safety. The united states says it hasn t ruled out troops staying a little longer. The issue will be the main point of discussion at a virtual g7 summit later on tuesday. But the taliban are hostile to the idea, saying it would breach a previous agreement. This report from kabul is by secunder kermani. It s crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permiss
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Para badminton and india s rising badminton star, palak kohli both prepare to make their debut, at the tokyo paralympics. The deadline was created by the united states, yet it s now the taliban that seems to have the power to allow any extension to it or not. Certainly the diplomatic pressure is growing to give troops a bit more time to help evacuate as many people as possible from afghanistan. Britain, france and germany are all pushing for it, while the united states says it hasn t ruled out troops staying a little longer. But the taliban are hostile to the idea, saying it would breach a previous agreement. This report from kabul is by secunder kermani. It s crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permission to travel. I ve been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers
Engineers leading the field in clean energy solutions come together for a special event presented by kevin fong at the victoria and albert museum, london. Hello, i m kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. We are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world s leading engineers. Now, the climate catastrophe threatens all of us. But these engineers are at the forefront of providing our world with real solutions. Applause. Please welcome henry snaith. He s professor of physics at oxford, and through his engineering of low cost photovoltaics, henry discovered a thin film of solar cells made of perovskite. It could be a hugely significant discovery, as henry hopes it will eventually double the efficiency of solar power and halve the cost. Danielle merfeld is an electrical engineer who is chief technology officer and vice president of ge renewables. Ge is the bigges