coates and we are live from the walkie welcome to cnn special live coverage of the republican national convention. we are alive inside the cnn grill right here in milwaukee, where convention attendees are gathering they are celebrating after a busy first night of your republican national convention. and you know what a lot has happened already here tonight. but perhaps the biggest moment we were all waiting for the arrival of a man who just 48 hours hours ago survive. what is being investigated as an assassination attempt. former president donald trump was next to him. the man who solve the mystery of who trump will next aim as his running mate ohio senator jd vance, and both were nominated by republicans earlier. today but tonight was more than about the fist pump. it was also a night in speeches focused on today s theme. it was make america a wealthy again, you probably saw all the different signs that were in the convention hall in each day. it s going to bring yet ano
as we enter the autumn with more cases, more hospitalisations and more daily deaths than this time last year we ll be asking how well the uk can cope. also tonight. job vacancies in the uk surge past 1 million for the first time since records began. british sprinter cj ujah s b sample has tested positive, confirming the result of his initial test from the tokyo olympics and putting the relay teams silver medal at risk. the former school teacher who has paddle boarded around the whole of britain is finishing his epic journey in torquay. and there s a new star in town: emma raducanu joins the celebrities enjoying the glitz and glamour of the met gala in new york. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has set out his autumn and winter plan to deal with covid in england. borisjohnson said the government will stick with its strategy of focussing on vaccines, but he warned that some measures will need to be kept in reserve in case the situation changes too m
on social inflicted. he made that commitment on social care before the pandemic and he on social care before the pandemic and he said on social care before the pandemic and he said he would pay for it without and he said he would pay for it without raising taxes. and also this afternoon ministers say they are suspending the so called triple lock formula for annual increases to the state pension scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, sets out her government s programme for the next year including plans for a national care system and an independence referendum. is arguably the most significant public service reform since the creation of the national health service. police scotland admits failures in its call handling system and the rise of a new star in british tennis as 18 year old emma raducanu smashes her way through the us open good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has announced a long awaited package of funding for the nhs and socia
so, how are we safer now, with the taliban taking over? i m sick to my stomach. we ll bring you the latest on the evacuation from afghanistan. also this lunchtime. reporter: are you going to resign, mr raab? - labour accuses the foreign secretary of putting interpreters lives at risk, after he declined to make a phone call to get help evacuating them from afghanistan. the government has defended him. new research finds both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the more transmissable delta variant of covid. and. yorkshire county cricket club has apologised to former player azeem rafiq after an investigation into allegations of racism. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the former manchester united and scotland striker denis law reveals he s been diagnosed with alzheimer s and vascular dementia at the age of 81. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government says the uk will continue to help people lea