So how many afghans will britain take? how many should we take? also tonight. Rebuilding after the pandemic the latest official figures show record job vacancies as the uk economy rebounds. The plague is still a killer in parts of the world, now a new vaccine developed here could consign it to history once and for all. A glimpse of deep space as we ve never seen it before astronomers learn more abouth the birth and destruction of the stars. And coming up on the bbc news channel. England captainjoe root admits his side need to get better following their final day defeat to india at lord s as they look for a way back in the series. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Twenty years after they were driven out of afghanistan, the taliban s leaders are back in the country they once ruled with such brutality. In their first public statements on afghan soil the taliban say their territory will no longer be used to export terror. Remember, that was the reason the international c
a third wave of coronavirus is beginning to sweep across the european union. france and switzerland are extending restrictions from saturday, while polish health officials say the british variant of the virus is so rampant a 3 week lockdown is necessary. infections have surged, as europe s vaccine rollout has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. our correspondent lucy williamson has more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france s health authority said a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but only 20% of french surveyed this month said they trusted the astrazeneca jab
get wet on new year s day? south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusader for freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends, and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final send off for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, thank you for sharing him with the world. well, it actually is a two way street. because we shared him with the world, you shared
and ijust knew, i didn t want to. i wanted to keep it tight, make sure that i was working my way in the last 400, and i didn t want to get emotional until the last 150. and then you could see in my face i might want is a bit more than him yesterday. and i was able to come away with a win, which is a surreal moment for me and a dream come true. men s 400m hurdles world record holder karsten warholm says it was very special to reclaim his title, as he recorded a dominant victory in budapest. the norwegian finished seventh last season after struggling with a hamstring injury in the run up to the meeting but was delighted to be back on top. it is great, now i am the first 100 metre hurdler to have four gold medals. and i like this feeling. i am so proud of me, my coach, the team, we worked hard, and to be able to stand here and get this gold medal back feels very special. katie moon from the usa and australia s nina kennedy decided to split gold in the pole vault afterfinishing i
wales and northern ireland. joshis josh is going to get there! its gold! and giving it his all britain sjosh kerr has a thrilling finish to win the 1500m race in the athletics world championships in budapest. and coming up on bbc news: manchester city s bid of £47 million for matheus nunes is turned down by wolves. we ll have the latest on that with just over a week left in the transfer window. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. aviation authorities in russia say the leader of the mercenary wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, was on a plane that crashed in western russia yesterday. prigozhin, whose troops have fought for russia in ukraine, led a failed mutiny against vladimir putin injune. authorities say all ten people on board were killed after the private aircraft came down. so far the kremlin has not confirmed his death, but a social media channel linked to the wagner group reported the death and said he was killed as a result of actions by traitors of ru