ryanair and the owner of manchester, london stansted and east midlands airports jointly launch a legal challenge against the government over its international travel traffic light system. china launches a spacecraft carrying the first astronauts to its new space station. the mission is seen as a landmark step in establishing beijing as a major space power. 1,000 hazel dormice are released into woodland sites in the uk as part of efforts to save the tiny mammals under threat. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. new data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. the analysis from imperial college london s react 1 study looked at the period from 20th may to 7thjune and found that of the over 108,000 people tested 135 were positive which is a rise from 0.1% to 0.15%. most of the cases were found among five to 12 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds. the r number w
this is the scene live now near the us capitol we ll bring you the latest as we get it. hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start with some breaking news. the us capitol building and surrounding streets in washington dc are in lockdown after police warned of an external security threat . this is the scene live for a lockdown has been put in place after police warned of an external security threat. the car you can see on screen there entered the area around the capital, rammed into two police officers before hitting the barricade. the suspect then seems to exit the vehicle wielding a knife. he longed at officers who had gathered and responded to the incident, refused to put down his knife and was then shot. i m joined now by barbara plett usher, our us state department correspondent who is following closely what is happening outside the us capitol(. t
i will let the investigation run its course and i won t interfere. the results will be driven by the facts determined. a follow-up, please. is it helpful to your investigation for the president of the united states to use language like people being strapped? i am not concerned with the respect of the integrity of the investigation. we know how to conduct an investigation with integrity. i served 12 years as a federal prosecution. this investigation will have integrity. mr., secretary. thank you. are title 42 expull sions sending haitis back to danger, yes or no? let me explain and be career. we don t conduct ourselves in an immoral way. we don t conduct ourselveses in an unethcalloway. in fact we are restoring people by reason of the immorality of the past administration. we are reuniting families. let me explain something. we are dealing with individuals who are encountered at the border in a cong regant setting and placeed in custom and border stations. that can cau