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draws to a close. america pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 20 years on. borisjohnson is preparing to outline new plans for booster vaccines in england along with other measures to protect england s health service from a surge in covid cases this winter. and pope francis is visiting hungary, where he ll celebrate mass and meet prime minister viktor orban. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain s18 year old emma raducanu has won the us open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. she beat 19 year old leylah fernandez of canada in two sets six four, six three. raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. she s the first british woman to win a grand slam title in 44 years. here s the bbc s sports correspondentjoe wilson. the borough of queens, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. she s been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. she has a lot of energy. she is so composed ....
we meet this year s mercury prize winner, singer songwriter arlo parks, just 21 years old. in his most sweeping act yet, president biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19. it follows a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. all federal government workers will have to be innoculated as will businesses with more than a hundred employees. mr biden expressed frustration at the eighty million americans who are still notjabbed, saying they were causing hospitals to become overcrowded and he appealed to them to get the shot. my message is this. what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? the vaccine has fda approval. more than 200 million with at least one shot. we have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. and refusal has cost all of us, so please, do the right thing. just don t take it from me. listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. taking their final breath, saying, if ....
since us troops withdrew. and the film crew turned space crew, the people planning to shoot something that is truly out of this world! welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the biden administration is suing the state of texas over its near total ban on abortion. the state law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and, crucially, allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the proceedure. courtney bembridge reports. presidentjoe biden had promised action and it came just over a week after the texas law, known as sb8 came into effect. texas law, known as 538 came into effect- into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the state - all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months befo ....
children in england, wales and northern ireland are back at school this week. the uk government says the number of coronavirus cases will be monitored carefully. cases in scotland have risen since the school term began in the middle of august. our education editor branwenjeffreys has spent the day in east sussex , as children return to the classroom. good morning. good morning, millie. a welcome to soothe any new term nerves. good morning, archie. for dolphin class, a return to familiar routines. here, they don t talk about catch up, though there will be extra help. how many more do we need to add? the parents say social skills and confidence are the priority. i think it s going to take a little while for children to develop those social skills again, and to reach out to new people. they will filter through, and ijust think really it s more just about their wellbeing and allowing children just to be children again. i think it s been a biggeri effect on mental health, ....
the taliban claim they ve captured the final afghan province not yet under their control. they released a video on social media showing their flag being raised at the governor s compound in panjshir province. the leader of the local resistance fighters has accused the west of allowing the taliban to advance and called for a national uprising against the taliban. as the fighting dies down, the un s humanitarian envoy has arrived in kabul for talks with the country s new leadership. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. a white flag of victory, the taliban flag. the centre of the scenic panjshir valley. this last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. god is great, their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanista ....