protect the progress lawyers for prince andrew tell a court in new york that sexual assault allegations filed against him are baseless and potentially unlawful. 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. everyone aged 50 and over, across the uk, is to be offered a coronavirus booster vaccine. the programme is the central plank of the government s strategy to deal with the virus through the autumn and winter. the strategy involves a plan a which focuses on identifying and isolating positive cases to limit transmission; funding the nhs and social care and controlling the borders. but if cases spiral out of control, the government has plan b, which would include mandating face coverings in certain settings , instructing people to work from home and the introduction of covid passports, which the government says it is holding in reserve . borisjohnson says society must continue to live with co
but if you are going to work with elderly people who are at such a risk of covid i9, you probably do need to be vaccinated. it seems extraordinary that she would not want to be. insight from you, education editor. of the sunday times. daily covid i9 of the sunday times. daily covid i9 death rate, we re going back to the september term and except it s not the september term, the autumn term in the next few days. and already, there is a concern about how much schools can cope with. yet. there is a concern about how much schools can cope with. schools can cope with. yet, this is a real worry schools can cope with. yet, this is a real worry at schools can cope with. yet, this is a real worry at the schools can cope with. yet, this is a real worry at the moment. - a real worry at the moment. schools are due to go back within the next few days and lester, i think they start this week. and teachers have been asked to screen their secondary school pupils so they will all have
nation this evening, after widespread criticism of the way in which troops have been withdrawn from afghanistan. also on the programme: a minute s silence to remember the five victims of the mass shooting in plymouth. and a change to the rules on self isolation in england and northern ireland if you are pinged. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: is this the end for roger federer? another knee operation for the 20 time grand slam champion. he ll be out for many months. good evening. there have been chaotic scenes at kabul airport, as desperate afghans tried to flee the country by hanging on to departing aircraft, after the taliban s final takeover yesterday. several people are reported to have been killed. american forces fired into the air to disperse crowds attempting to force their way onto planes. in the centre of kabul, there s been an uneasy calm, as armed insurgents flying the taliban flag patrol the streets. us and uk troops are engag
he arrived in washington two hours ago after cutting his vacation short. today, malala yousafzai says the us president must take hold steps to protect the afghans. in our other main news today, a one minute silence is held in plymouth, to remember the five people killed in last week s mass shooting. and double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. and it s a dramatic final day in the test match between england and india, as india win by 151 runs. good evening. there have been chaotic scenes at kabul airport as desperate afghans tried to flee the country by hanging on to departing aircraft, after the taliban s final takeover yesterday. several people are reported to have been killed. american forces fired into the air to disperse crowds attempting to force their way onto planes. in the centre of kabul, there s been an uneasy calm, as armed insurgents flying the taliban flag patrol th