Now, dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, Blog And Broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. This week one virus, three countries the Contrasting Covid fortunes of china, the united states and the uk. Afghanistans President Says itll take six months to rout the taliban but does he have six weeks . Joining me this week are henry chu, Uk Bureau chief of the american paper the La Times, ned temko, who is with the christian science monitor, and Bbc Uk political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is with me in the studio. Welcome, lovely to have you with us this week. And at home, thank you for watching. Its been a week of contrating fortunes in the global pandemic. Here in the uk, wales is lifting its covid restrictions over the weekend, and scotland will lift most covid restrictions at the end of this weekend, three weeks after borisjohnson did the same in england. Fears of a Sig
Hello and welcome to the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, Blog And Broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. This week one virus, three countries the Contrasting Covid fortunes of china, the united states and the uk. Afghanistans President Says itll take six months to rout the taliban but does he have six weeks . Joining me this week are henry chu, Uk Bureau chief of the american paper, the La Times, ned temko, who is with the christian science monitor, and Bbc Uk political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is with me in the studio. Welcome, lovely to have you with us this week. And at home, thank you for watching. Its been a week of contrating fortunes in the global pandemic. Here in the uk, wales is lifting its covid restrictions over the weekend, and scotland will lift most covid restrictions at the end of this weekend, three weeks after borisjohnson did the same in england. Fears of a Signficant Surge in case
And, Jackpot Students at the University Of Sussex are given the chance to win £5000 if they can prove theyve had two doses of a Covid Vaccine or theyre medically exempt. Now on bbc news, its dateline london. Hello and welcome to the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, Blog And Broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. This week one virus, three countries the Contrasting Covid fortunes of china, the United States and the uk. Afghanistans President Says itll take six months to rout the taliban but does he have six weeks . Joining me this week are henry chu, Uk Bureau chief of the american paper, the La Times, ned temko, who is with the christian science monitor, and Bbc Uk political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is with me in the studio. Welcome, lovely to have you with us this week. And at home, thank you for watching. Its been a week of contrating fortunes in the global pandemic. Here in the uk, wales is liftin
A trend for rates across most of the uk is falling as nearly 89 of adults in the country have had their first vaccine jab. And coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most successful female olympic athlete, after she and her team mate, Katie Archibald, won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome, at the tokyo olympics. They dominated the 120 Lap Race winning ten of the 12 sprints. Kenny has now taken gold in three consecutive olympic games. Our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, now reports on a historic achievement. Two special athletes who complemented each other beautifully. When nine years of brilliance culminates in one record breaking moment. Joy for Katie Archibald, history for Laura Kenny the first british woman to win gold at three successive olympics. The madison was a new olympic event for women, r
Henry chu, Uk Bureau chIef of the amerIcan paper the La TImes, ned temko, who Is wIth the chrIstIan scIence monItor, and Bbc Uk polItIcal correspondent DamIan GrammatIcas Is wIth me In the studIo. Have you wIth us thIs week, and good to have you wIth us at home, thank you for watchIng. Lovely to have you for watchIng. Lovely to have you wIth thIs week. Its been a week of contratIng fortunes In the global pandemIc. Here In the uk, wales Is lIftIng Its covId restrIctIons over the weekend, and scotland wIll lIft most covId restrIctIons at the end of thIs weekend, three weeks after borIsjohnson dId the same In england. Fears of a SIgnfIcant Surge In cases have not been born out, and the number of people requIrIng hospItalIsatIon appears to have stabIlIsed. Theres also been the fIrst fall In the number of InfectIons sInce the end of may, and a reductIon In the R Rate below one come In other words, the vIrus Is not growIng In the populatIon. The Delta VarIant, fIrst IdentIfIed In IndIa, Is n