Extra support for parts of the country including of the north east of england in the battle against rising numbers of covid 19. It s due to recent data showing that nearly 30% of adults in newcastle for example, haven t even had their firstjab. Among younger adults it s almost half. In the whole of england nearly 70% of the adult population has had both jabs which is why auhorities say they re taking action. The bbc s martin forster reports. Injanuary, worried people queued up to be vaccinated and the limiting factor was how quickly the nhs could get hold of vaccines. Six months later, and it s a very different story. The vaccines are there, the vaccinators are there, but the nhs is dealing with a far more sceptical audience. While the north east are seeing the highest rates of infection in the country, in newcastle, nearly three in ten adults remain completely unvaccinated. I guess there s a sense that perhaps were getting towards the end of the pandemic and i think that s probably pl
There s no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But they re doing what they can. Willie told us they ve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents , grandparents , time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went on to their basements, and unfortunately got trapped. I was lucky, he said, i could get out the back of my basement. Around 100 people have died in this district alone. Many more are still missing. There was so little time to run, people tell us. Look at the force of this flood. And the damage it left behind. The water s receding, but the number of dead is expected to continue to rise. Search and rescue, it s feared, will soon be a recovery operation. Today, the german president described the loss as heartbreaking. Translation: it s a time of misery, and in times i of misery, our country sticks together. I m glad that people, notjust here in the region, but from all over germany, send mess
film that won the palme d or. Wait, wait, wait! and nervous laughter in cannes as the director spike lee accidentally lets slip the name of the winner of the palme d or. Hello and welcome. Rescue workers searching for victims of the devastating floods across western europe have warned that more bodies may be found in submerged cars, cellars and collapsed buildings. At least 170 people are known have died, most of them in western germany. Chancellor angela merkel is due to visit affected areas on sunday. With more, here s our berlin correspondentjenny hill. In ahrweiler, everything, everyone, is covered in a thick, sticky mud. There s no power, nowhere to buy food, not much mobile reception. But they re doing what they can. Willie told us they ve never seen anything like it here, not even in his parents grandparents time. The water rose two metres in 15 or 20 minutes, he told us. People tried to save their things, went into their basements and, unfortunately, got trapped. I was luc
A downsized hajj pilgrimage begins today in the saudi arabian city of mecca only 60,000 vaccinated saudi citizens can attend. And silverstone is preparing to host 140,000 fans at the britiish grand prix the nation s biggest sporting event since the start of the covid pandemic. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Downing street has confirmed that the prime minister and the chancellor will not be self isolating after coming into contact with the health secretary, sajid javid who has tested positive for coronavirus. Both borisjohnson and rishi sunak are to take part in a pilot programme in which daily testing replaces self isolation. Mrjavid tested positive yesterday after a meeting at downing street on friday. The news comes a day ahead of most covid restrictions being lifted in england. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardly has this report. Downing street on friday. The health secretary outside number 10, where he held talks with the prime minister. Last night, though, sajid javid