and how a promise made more than 70 years ago good afternoon. the uk medicines regulator has approved the extention of the szier biontech vaccine for use in children as young as 12. the mhra said it carried out a rigorous review of the vaccine in adolescents between 12 and 15. the uk s vaccine committee will now decide on whether to advise the government that this age group should be vaccinated as part of the uk roll out. here s our health correspondent, catherine burns. america has been doing it for a month. just got the shot a few minutes ago. this is the best way to go about things. and now the uk is one step closer to vaccinating older children. the regulator, the mhra, has authorised the pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. it says this is safe and effective. but the roll out will only be extended to younger teenagers if thejoint committe on vaccination and immunisation advises the government to do this. right now, much of the focus here, though, is on a rise in ca
to quarantine for ten days. more than 600 people will get compensation over serious errors after the hillsborough disaster as two police forces agree to pay damages. facebook announces it has suspended donald trump or two years after he praised capitol hill rioters. and coventry gets set to launch itself as the uk city of culture. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. chasing a record equalling 24th grand slam title serena williams wins in straight sets to move into the fourth round of the french open. good evening. the number of people who had covid 19 in england went up by around three quarters in one week, new official figures suggest. the office for national statistics estimates that around one in 640 people in private households had the virus in the week to may 29th that s up from one in 1,120 the previous week. the north west of england had the highest proportion of positive cases and in terms of age group, numbers went up among the over 35s, and in se
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president putin declares that russia will respond immediately to any country attempting to interfere in the conflict. the dj tim westwood steps down from presenting his capital xtra radio show following claims of sexual misconduct which he denies. and we report on a new service in wales allowing pharmacists to prescribe some medicines taking pressure off the gps. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s the second instalment of the champions league semi finals tonight, as liverpool continue their quest for the title against villareal at anfield. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six which comes today from the headquarters of bbc wales in cardiff. and it s a very significant day for those families who lost loved ones in care homes during the pandemic. the high court in london has ruled that government policies on discharging patients from hospitals to care homes at the start of the pandemic were unlawful. the ruling was made after two women took legal action again
also tonight, the latest on russia s invasion of ukraine. president putin declares that russia will respond immediately, to any country attempting to interfere in the conflict. translation: if they create threats for us, threats - of a strategic nature, our retaliation, our counter strike, will be instantaneous. prince andrew, the duke of york, no longer holds the freedom of the city of york, following the recent legal case in the us. we report on a new service here in wales allowing pharmacists to prescribe some medicines, taking pressure off the gps. and in champions league football a good night for liverpool against villarreal and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel, ronnie 0 sullivan is through to the semi finals at the world snooker championship, as he aims for a record equalling seventh title. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes tonight from the headquarters of bbc wales in cardiff. it s a very significant day for those families who lost