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Every country vaccinated by september of 2022. there have been moved by richer countries to donate vaccinations to poorer countries. america is donating 500 million doses and the united kingdom is donating 100 million doses, but that will be a massive step up in terms of where some countries are with just 3.5% of the population of the whole of africa currently vaccinated. that's a considerable target thatjoe biden has outlined, asking leaders to vaccinate 70% of every country by september of 2022. we will bring you more on that as we get it. let's speak now to lord darroch, the former uk ambas...

And was national security adviser. he's now a crossbench peer. he told us he believes it's not worth the cost. it's a colossal waste of money, because i don't think it's at all relevant to the way that modern business and modern contracts are negotiated. the government says it wants britain to be a science and technology superpower, which is great, but i don't think the corporate bosses of the world's great high—tech companies and financial companies are going to be all that impressed with an invitation to go to some distant port and have a cocktail on board a ship in the harbour. so, i thin...

That is some comfort for stephen and alison and hundreds of thousands of others still caught up in this cladding crisis. but their wait to live in a safe home continues. sarah corker, bbc news. a new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the government in a bid to boost british trade and industry overseas. the royal navy vessel — costing a reported £200 million pounds — is due to be in service for 30 years and would be used to host trade fairs and diplomatic meetings. it will be the successor to the royal yacht britannia, which was retired in 1997. lord ricketts is the former british ...

Conflating two things, actually. well, think that's a very good point. i have not heard any suggestion that the royal family think this is a good idea. and, indeed, i think that the royal family are probably trying to keep this at arm's length, because they won't want to be seen as commissioning some very expensive asset for use of the royal family, and i think their instincts are probably good on that. so, no. it harks back to those wonderful images of the royal yacht britannia and before that king edward vii conducting his royal, kingly diplomacy around the world, but those days are past. th...