to the rolling stones drummer charlie watts who s died at the age of 80. for all the urging and cajoling from fellow world leaders, it seems the president is not for turning. joe biden has made clear that he intends to stick to next tuesday s deadline for the us to complete its evacuation mission in afghanistan. in a televised address from the white house, he said the longer american troops remained at kabul airport, the greater the risk of an attack by a terror group known as isis k. the taliban has also made it clear that it s not prepared to give foreign forces any more time on afghan soil. here s what mr biden had to say. we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported out and no disruptions to our operations. the world bank sa
borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. the met office issues an extreme heat weather warning for the coming days, covering large areas of england and wales. two, one. and a day trip to space for the world s richest man in the first crewed flight of his own rocket ship. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: despite all the difficulties, athletes prepare for the first day of action at the tokyo olympics, with just hours to go until some events get under way. good evening. downing street has been trying to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. one minister suggested earlier today that individuals and employers could choose to ignore the instructions to self isolate by making an informed decision . but downing street stepped in with a different message, urging people to isolate if they were pinged. the app s guidance is not legally enforceable, unlike instructions from the nhs test and trace service, which are a
place in rotterdam. so the usual year of vision fever is heightened because all of these people have been waiting so long for this moment. the usual eurovision fever. within the past couple of hours, the new york state attorney general s office said its investigation into the trump organisation, run by former president donald trump, is now a criminal probe and not purely civil in nature. the company, led by the former president, has been under investigation for over two years by the manhattan district attorney. i m joined now by the bbc s will grant, in washington. just explain for us the significance of this latest line we have had from the new york attorney general?- line we have had from the new york attorney general? well, it is very important, york attorney general? well, it is very important, isn t - york attorney general? well, it is very important, isn t it? - is very important, isn t it? what this is essentially is the look at the operations and the situation be
we will share the evidence that the country we will share the evidence that the country on we will share the evidence that the country on the 14th ofjune to basically country on the 14th ofjune to basically explain exactly where we are on basically explain exactly where we are on infection rates, and hospitalisation, and of course, sadly. hospitalisation, and of course, sadly. of hospitalisation, and of course, sadly, of death. neighbours reunited the leaders of australia and new zealand meet for talks for the first time in 15 months after covid border restrictions are lifted between the two countries. and britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, marries his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony at westminster cathedral. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. chelsea fans are celebrating after their team won the champions league final in porto. they beat fellow english side and premier league champions manchester city in a 1 0 victo
the uk economy has rebounded slightly up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and also coming up this hour, we ll speak to the children s laureate cressida cowell, who s calling on the prime minister to invest £100 million a year in primary school libraries. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the government says all over 50s and those in high risk groups in the uk have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups, 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the