successful female sailing olympian of all time. the belarusian olympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy in tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning and coming up this hour, professor barbie, the scientist who designed the oxford coronavirus vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. good morning. the uk government s vaccination committee is expected to recommend that all 16 and 17 year olds should be given a covid jab. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation stopped short of making the move last month because it said it was still assessing the benefits and risks for that age group. about 1.4 milliom teenagers would be included in the new roll out. some countries including the united states, canada and france, are already routinely vaccinating those aged 12 and over. tim muffett reports. it began with the elderly and most vulnerable. since last december, the ages of those receiving covid jabs in the uk has got low
from that zone. we could see temperatures 22 23 degrees. it will feel pleasant out there. these showers and thunderstorms in central and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. and eastern areas rumble on and then clearaway. it and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. it turns drier tonight but this new area of low pressure pushes in, that will bring cloud, rain and wind, temperatures will start to lift as well across southern and western areas by the end of the night but it is all change for thursday, friday into the weekend, we have low pressure sweeping in. it will bring more unsettled conditions. it will turn windier as well. here is the culprit. this area of low pressure, more isobars on the chart as you see hence the winds, only slowly moving eastwards during thursday, bumping into the area of high pressure. it means central and eastern areas staying dry. the cloud picks up and a band of rain spreads eastwards through the day, some could be heavy and thunde
with the aim of driving down infections. anything we can do to improve vaccination rates, including going to below the age of18, 16, 17 year olds, clearly will be a good thing, to get as many people vaccinated as possible, with both doses of the vaccine. if you want to get in touch with your views on any of today s stories including the idea of giving vaccines to children i m. lebanon is holding a day of national mourning to mark the first anniversary of a massive warehouse explosion that killed over 200 people and injured thousands. the belarusian 0lympic sprinter who sought sanctuary in a foreign embassy in tokyo has now left japan, boarding a flight to vienna this morning. and coming up this hour, professor barbie. the scientist who designed the oxford coronavirus, vaccine has been honoured with her very own doll. a warm welcome to tokyo and it s been another incredible day on the athletics track, with another extraordinary 400 metres hurdles final and another dizzying
embassy in tokyo has now left japan, heading to warsaw after a stopover in vienna. wildfires fuelled by high temperatures and strong winds continue to sweep parts of turkey, with eight people dead and thousands forced to leave their homes. borisjohnson is expected to visit renewable energy projects and meet police officers on a two day visit to scotland. but he s not meeting nicola sturgeon, which she says she would have welcomed. and at 2:30, your questions answered. we ll be putting your questions on vaccinations for teenagers to the experts. more than a million teenagers could soon be offered a covid vaccine. it s understood that this afternoon, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation will recommend that 16 and 17 year olds are given the jab. at the moment, only under 18s with underlying health conditions or living with someone vulnerable, qualify for the vaccine. here sjim reed. 46 million adults have already received a covid vaccine. now the jab is set to be r
having to self isolate coming from the us was lifted. you re watching bbc news. government sources have confirmed to the bbc that plans for a so called amber watchlist that would flag up countries at risk of being put on the government s travel red list at short notice have been abandoned. it would have meant people arriving in the uk from those countries were in danger of facing stricter quarantine measures than they would otherwise have done. the travel industry and some conservative mps had warned that the plans could have worsened the damage already done to the sector. let s speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. jonathan, what s going on? jonathan, what s going on? well in the run-up jonathan, what s going on? well in the run-up to jonathan, what s going on? well in the run-up to the next jonathan, what s going on? well in| the run-up to the next review point the run up to the next review point where the government s traffic light system for in