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vaccination. it s a ray of hope for millions of american families and a common sense approach to travel as we stair down what looks more and more like a bifercated country. we re sure pasting the devastating flu of 1918 and driven by the tragedy unfolding in largely unvaccinated states like mississippi which currently has the highest covid death rate per capita in the country and if it were a zone country, miss mississippi would be tied for second. republican governor tate reeves tried to down play his own incompetence. as you know, unfortunately, fatalities is a lagging indicator when it comes to the virus, it is a lagging indicator and so timing has as much to do with that statistic that you used as anything else. the president will try to believe the delta variant is only affecting republicans in the united states. that is not true. that is not a fact. move around the country and you re going to see fatalities rise in other states. we believe in personal responsi ....
awards for gillian anderson and tobias menzies as well. now on bbc news.hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest in this exclusive interview is one of the queens of fashion, the british model, naomi campbell. in a landmark announcement that has the royal seal of approval, she becomes the platinum jubilee global ambassadorfor the queen s commonwealth trust. how will this new role fit in with her activism for greater equality and diversity? what motivates naomi campbell to keep on pushing boundaries? naomi campbell, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab, for having me. nice to see you. great to see you too. what does your new role as platinum jubilee ambassador for the queen s commonwealth trust entail? what will you do? really, it s similar to what i have been doing, except it s going to be adding a few different countries, ones i have been working with already. the young generation, young businesses, supporting, guiding, mentori ....
good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the business secretary s been holding crisis talks with energy firms this morning, amid worries of big rises to energy bills in the coming weeks. five smaller energy suppliers have already gone bust, unable to cope with a 70% hike in the cost of wholesale gas since august. it s understood the government is considering offering emergency state backed loans to companies. 0fgem has confirmed british gas has agreed to take on an extra 350,000 customers from the collapsed firm people s energy. and the uk s sixth largest energy company, bulb, is seeking new funds to try to stay afloat. downing street says it wants to fix the issues as fast as it can. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. gas, the cornerstone of our energy supply and the cost of it is rocketing. there has been a surge in global demand and not enough supply. energy firms here are now battling to stay afloat. in the current market as it is we are not going to s ....
borisjohnson co hosts a meeting in new york with the un secretary general to try and persuade rich nations to spend more on helping poorer countries cope with climate change. lava from an erupting volcano in the canary islands has destroyed more than 100 homes, as it flows towards the sea. cheering and british talent wins multiple honours at the emmy tv awards. good afternoon. the united states says it will relax travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers flying from the uk and the eu from november. prime minister borisjohnson said he was delighted that president biden is reinstating transatlantic travel . travellers will still have to show proof of a negative test as well as provide contact information so they can be traced if required. the 18 month ban on foreign travellers entering the us was introduced by former president donald trump at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in march last year. the move has been welcomed by the airline industry. airlines uk sa ....
also on the programme. the ban on uk and eu travellers going to the us will be lifted in november, 20 months after it began. in the canary islands, a volcanic eruption on la palma the first for half a century forces 5,000 people from their homes. and plenty of british success at the emmys in los angeles, where the crown won best drama series. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the ecb cancel the tours of the men and women s teams due to travel to pakistan next month. good evening. there will be no bail out for energy firms in trouble, according to the business secretary, who s been holding crisis talks with industry leaders today. kwasi kwarteng said that customers would be protected if more energy companies went out of business, and he said there was no prospect of an energy supply emergency this winter. the growing crisis has been caused by a massive rise in the wholesale prices paid by energy suppliers. the food and drinks industry is also warning that one of the ....