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 routinely o
On a tanker off oman is named as adrian underwood. A minute s silence and the reading of victims names of victims names to commemorate exactly one year since the catastrophic explosion in the port city of beirut. New research shows the amount of people worldwide who are exposed to flooding has risen by 24% since the turn of the century ten times higher than scientists previously thought. Calls to boost the uk s forestry industry as the price of timber and pressure on supplies rise sharply. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Scientists advising the government have given the go ahead for 16 and 17 year olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation held a briefing. Let s take a look at the key points. As mentioned, thejcvi says it is advising all 16 to 17 year olds to receive their first dose. They said there have been large changes in the way covid 19 is spreading in recent weeks, particularly in younger age groups. And
saying much. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at six. it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good night. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes. here s a quick look at what we have coming up tonight. from crowdfunding to the world cup knock out stages jamaica s reggae girlz show brazil how it s done. south africa are also through to the last 16 for the first time in their history, after an emotional win over italy. and scotland is set to put cycling in a spin, as it hosts the sport s biggest world championships. also coming up on sportsday. we look ahead to england s final group game at the netball world cup against the top side, australia. so, welcome to sportsday, and lots more to come. but we re starting at the women s world cup, where it s been an extraordinary day as teams jostle for the final few places in the knock out stages, and the headline today is that two teams that have never made
in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died aged 81. if in doubt, dress up. don t ever dress down, you will be so disappointed. dress down, you will be so disappointed. dress down, you will be so disa ointed. ., , ., disappointed. and the trade body for ni . htclubs, disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs. bars disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants - disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants has| nightclubs, bars and restaurants has warned the rising cost of living and recent rail strikes is going to cost a huge amount of hospitalityjobs in the new year. we will here live in the new year. we will here live in the next half hour, stay us. stay with us. tributes are b