friday. in the space of just a few hours, late today, the white house got unwelcome news on covid boosters. the secretary of defense admit that a drone strike in afghanistan that was supposed to have targeted an isis-k terrorist actually killed an afghan aid worker, two other adults, and seven children, and was in his words a horrible mistake. and on top of that, the administration suddenly finds itself in the middle of a diplomatic war with america s oldest ally, france. so there is a lot to get to tonight. we begin with the fda advisory panel s highly anticipated recommendation on covid booster shots which was not exactly what a lot of people had been expecting. third doses not recommended for most people younger than 65 years old. only for seniors and others at high risk of illness. now, whatever the public-health merits of today s decision and we will obviously discuss those with our health experts in just a moment. it certainly differs from what the administration ha
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of demos, and claire cohen, women s editor at the telegraph. welcome back to both of you. let me bring you up to date with the front pages, got a few more in since our last review. the front page of the i focusses on the reports of another party in downing street during the first coronavirus lockdown this one, a surprise birthday party for borisjohnson. the guardian also features the news of downing street lockdown parties, saying the prime minister is facing renewed anger from mps and bereaved families over the allegations. the times says about 30 guests sang and ate unionjack cake at the celebration organised by the pm s now wife carriejohnson. the metro s front page reports that nato has ordered warplanes and battleshops to eastern europe, as borisjohnson accuses russia of planning a lightning war on ukraine. the daily express also focusses
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, chief executive of demos, and claire cohen, women s editor at the telegraph. tomorrow s front pages, before we hear from them. the front page of the i focusses on the reports of another party in downing street during the first coronavirus lockdown this one, a surprise birthday party for borisjohnson. the guardian also features the news of downing street lockdown parties, saying the prime minister is facing renewed anger from mps and bereaved families over the allegations. the metro s front page reports that nato has ordered warplanes and battleshops to eastern europe as borisjohnson accuses russia of planning a lightning war on ukraine. it says battle shops, but i think it means battleships. the financial times also focusses on tensions with russia reporting the prime minister s words that any invasion is going to a painful, violent, and bloody business .
in beijing how do people there feel about hosting the winter olympics amidst some of the world s toughest covid restrictions? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and ”pm in london, where the prime minister s office has admitted that staff at downing street gathered to wish borisjohnson a happy birthday during the first pandemic lockdown injune 2020. it s the latest in a string of revelations about parties held there or in other government departments during coronavirus restrictions. a spokesperson for mrjohnson said he d been at the gathering for less than ten minutes. mrjohnson is facing widespread public outrage and calls to resign, including from some within his own conservative party. with the latest on the prime minister s troubles, here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. what politicians want to talk about is not always the same as what the public and their fellow politicians want to know. how
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