Vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. Palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. With more from jerusalem here s our correspondent, jon donnison. The official polio vaccination campaign doesn t start until sunday morning. It is being coordinated by the united nations but we do understand that the first babies have been vaccinated today in khan younis in the south of gaza. What it s going to involve and get under way as a series of three day, area specific pauses in fighting that both israel and hamas have agreed to. The key words there are area specific, so we re not talking about the formal ceasefire that diplomats have been pushing for weeks and
To be vaccinated. And i have every hope that it will be a success. With the pauses in the fighting that have been agreed. Do they go? will they be going on for as long as is necessary for this to be implemented, or are the aid workers out there under a time pressure to roll out the vaccinations? my understanding is that these are daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day. But again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn t completed, there will be more opportunities to get every child vaccinated, because that s what will be needed. With the vaccination programme. As it stands then, with the caveats and limitations, how likely do you think it is to tackle this resurgence in polio in the area? i m sure it will be difficult for the logistic reasons that are pretty obvious. But again, if a success is achieved and a second round will be needed in september, then hopefully this transmission of polio virus will be stopped and it s really important that it is stopped. How cr
This week, a man from west london was charged with attempted murder. Westminster magistrates court heard that she had tried to intervene in the fight when she was stabbed. In a separate incident, a chef who was visiting london from dubai was found unconscious with a head injury on monday night. Cctv images show has been charged with grievous bodily harm. My my thoughts are with them, they will continue to be supported by specialist officers. We ask for their privacy is respected. At this time. Police are extremely keen to speak to anyone who might have been at this restaurant late on monday night and who intervened during the attack on the victim. The whole area would have been extremely busy with people who attended the carnival. Today, organisers of the carnival said they are shocked by the deaths. In a statement, they said that we stand together against all violence and condemn these acts which are against all carnival values. The millions of people who come in celebration of them.
Unconscious on the street outside a restaurant with a head injury on monday. Here s what the police announced at the press conference earlier. Many of you are aware that following the notting hill carnival we shared information about two people with very serious injuries. I am very sad to tell you now that both have since died. First i will talk to you about mussie imnetu. He was m years old and he was visiting the uk from dubai. He was found unconscious with a head injury in queensway at 11:22pm on monday, 26th of august. Officers and paramedics provided emergency first aid and mussie was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly died on friday afternoon. A 31 year old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and the matter is now being treated as murder investigation. I will now talk to you about cher maximen. Cher was 32 years old and was stabbed shortly before 6pm on sunday, 25th of august. Officers and paramedics provid
I can t hearya. Make noise. # and the american rapper fatman scoop dies after collapsing on stage during a performance. Hello, i m lauren taylor. We start here in the uk, police have said that two people who were seriously injured in separate attacks during the notting hill carnival have died. Cher maximen, who was 32, was with her 3 year old daughter when she was stabbed, and mussie imnetu, who was visiting from dubai, was found unconscious with a head injury outside a restaurant on monday night. Helena wilkinson reports. She has been enjoying the carnival on sunday with her three year old daughter and family and friends. But celebration turned to tragedyjust before six in the evening, when she was stabbed. The 32 year old was taken to hospital in a critical condition. She died this morning. Earlier this week, a man from west london was charged police are extremely keen have been at this restaurant late on monday night and who intervened during the attack on the victim. The whole area