AUKUS submarine deal with sealed at the G7 summit - Daily Mail

How AUKUS submarine deal was sealed in Cornwall: Australian PM Scott Morrison asked Biden for secret US nuclear tech to take on China at G7 after first getting Boris onboard - then ditched 'rip off' $90bn French contract

• Scott Morrison agreed deal to acquire nuclear submarine technology from US and UK at Cornwall G7 summit  
• Three leaders met on the sidelines during summit's last day when they put pen to paper on AUKUS pact
• Australia will now get hold of at least eight nuclear submarines, counter-balancing China's growing power
• Alliance will also share other military technologies in one of the most significant deals signed in decades 

By Chris Pleasance and Martin Robinson Chief Reporter For Mailonline

Published: 16:29 BST, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 16:59 BST, 16 September 2021

This is the moment that Australia, the UK and the US put pen to paper on their new military alliance as Scott Morrison, Joe Biden and Boris Johnson met on the sidelines of June's G7 summit in Cornwall.

It was the culmination of an 18-month plan devised by Mr Morrison to acquire his country's first nuclear-powered submarines, allowing Australia to push back against an increasingly aggressive China.

The plot is thought to have been hatched in early 2020 when Mr Morrison asked a team of scientists, Navy top brass, engineers and other experts to look again at a deal Australia had signed with with France to buy 12 diesel-powered subs and to see whether better options existed.

Ultimately, the task force concluded that going nuclear - an option that Australia has long-resisted because it lacks a domestic nuclear industry and is committed to nuclear non-proliferation - would be a better option than paying France $90billion for its vessels, after the cost ballooned from the $50billion they first agreed on.

In late 2020, Mr Morrison instructed his defence chiefs to begin 'engaging the systems' by briefing the UK and the US on his plans, according to a source who spoke with the Sydney Morning Herald, leading to a conversation with Boris Johnson in May this year.

Mr Johnson agreed to set up talks with Joe Biden at the G7 a few weeks later, with the trio finally meeting on June 13 - the final day of the summit. It was during this meeting that Biden agreed for the first time in more than 50 years to share the secrets of America's nuclear submarines with a third country. Britain is the only other nation to have acquired such technology. 

Australia is now set to get its hands on at least eight nuclear-powered submarines which will likely cost less than the $7.5billion-per vessel that France was offering. While the exact design and costs of Australia's subs have yet to be revealed, US Virginia-class nuclear subs cost around $4.5bn each and UK Astute-class $2.6bn each.  

Scott Morrison meeting with Boris Johnson and Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Cornwall back in June, where the trio put pen to paper on a new military alliance that will give Australia its first nuclear-powered submarines

The meeting was the culmination of an 18-month plan to acquire the technology by Mr Morrison (left), who first pitched the idea to Boris Johnson (right, with wife Carrie Symonds) before arranging a three-way sit-down with Biden

Australia is now set to acquire at least eight nuclear-powered submarines to present a counter-balance to Beijing's growing navy, and will also be sharing other advanced military technologies with Washington and London 

The pact does not make the design of Australia's new submarines clear, but they will be based on previous US and UK designs. Pictured above is a cross-section of Britain's Astute-class nuclear attack subs, which is likely to mirror the new vessels

The alliance will also be sharing technologies on cyber defence, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, long-rage missiles and 'additional undersea capabilities' such as sensors and drones.

Mr Morrison has said he will spend the next 18 months developing the capacity to safely handle nuclear technology, though has not given a timetable for constructing the subs or when he first one will come online.

He did say that the subs will be built in Adelaide - at least partly - resolving a row that broke out with France about where some of the construction jobs would be located. 

The deal could also avoid the politically-difficult issue of Australia having to develop a domestic nuclear industry to support the subs by relying instead on the UK and US - both of whom have such industries.

However, Mr Morrison did not give explicit guarantees on domestic nuclear production - only saying that Australia will not be acquiring nuclear weapons. 

France has reacted angrily to the news, which will mean its own deal is now defunct with only $2billion received. Foreign minister Yves Le-Drian called it a 'stab in the back', likening Biden's behaviour to Trump.

Beijing also condemned the news, with foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denouncing 'Cold War zero-sum thinking' which he said 'seriously undermines regional peace and stability and intensifies the arms race.'

'The export of highly sensitive nuclear submarine technology by the United States and Britain to Australia once again proves that they use nuclear exports as a tool of geopolitical games and adopt double standards, which is extremely irresponsible,' Zhao added. 

But Taiwan and Japan reacted joyfully, saying it is necessary to provide 'security' for the South China Sea region. 

Taiwan - which considers itself to be an independent nation but is viewed by Beijing as a self-governing Chinese province - fears invasion from the mainland after Xi Jinping committed himself to 'reunifying' the island in a 2019 speech, saying he reserves the right to use force if necessary.

The UK and US have already been conducting increased freedom of navigation patrols through the Strait of Taiwan and around the Spratly and Paracel Islands - which contain Chinese military bases - and the addition of at least eight nuclear submarines to Australia's fleet will bolster these efforts.

The pact also side-lines New Zealand, led by left-wing Jacninda Arden, who was left out after adopting a set of increasingly soft China stances in recent years. She has now vowed to ban the new Australian submarines from its waters under her country's long-standing anti-nuclear policies. 

China has inflamed tensions in the South China Sea in recent years by expanding its claimed territory, to the objection of its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific

Britain and America are to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines as part of an unprecedented alliance known as AUKUS to combat China (pictured, a British Astute-class nuclear sub which is likely to mirror the Australian design)

Jacinda Ardern will to BAN Australia's new nuclear-powered submarines from New Zealand waters

Australia's new nuclear submarine fleet won't be welcome in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has warned.

The new submarines are the centrepiece of a new security deal - known as AUKUS - agreed to by Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom and announced on Thursday morning.

New Zealand has been left out of the alliance, despite being a member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, along with AUKUS members and Canada.

The Kiwi leader said the formation of AUKUS 'in no way changes our security and intelligence ties with these three countries'.

'We welcome the increased engagement of the UK and US in the region and reiterate our collective objective needs to be the delivery of peace and stability and the preservation of the international rules based system,' she said.

Ms Ardern was briefed on the alliance by Scott Morrison on Wednesday night.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has warned Australia's new nuclear submarine fleet won't be welcome in New Zealand

On Thursday morning, she made clear the submarines would not be welcome in New Zealand's waters, in line with a long-held policy.

New Zealand has been staunchly nuclear-free for decades, earning the ire of the United States by declining visits from nuclear-powered ships.

'New Zealand is first and foremost a nation of the Pacific and we view foreign policy developments through the lens of what is in the best interest of the region,' she said.

'New Zealand's position in relation to the prohibition of nuclear powered vessels in our waters remains unchanged.'

New Zealand's opposition has rung the alarm over the deal, saying they've been cut out of the new defence pact.

'It's disappointing that after many years of New Zealand's co-operation with our traditional allies, the current Government appears to have been unable to participate in discussions for 'AUKUS',' opposition National leader Judith Collins said.

'New Zealand's strong nuclear-free stance shouldn't have been a barrier to us joining such a partnership. We could have been carved out of the nuclear aspect of the partnership,' Ms Collins says.

 

The deal also side-lines and Canada - who together with the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand makes up the Cold War-era Five Eyes intelligence alliance. While AUKUS is not a straight replacement for Five Eyes, it is almost certain to reduce its importance. 

Eric Miller, a political and business consultant specializing in Canada-U.S. affairs, told The Globe and Mail that the agreement represents an alliance between countries more willing than Canada to take on China.

Canada is thought to have angered Washington after refusing to ban Chinese firm Huawei from incorporating its technology into the country's 5G network - something America believes will leave it vulnerable to Beijing's spies. 

'Those who are in the world of "we need to directly confront China, and use all of our assets and resources to do that," – they are essentially moving forward,' he said. 

Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not immediately react to the deal, suggesting he may also have been left out of the loop - though his Defence Department insisted it had been informed before the announcement was made while stressing the continued importance of Five Eyes. 

China's President Xi Jinping currently controls the world's largest Navy, when measured purely by the number of vessels - comprising 250 combat vehicles, including large numbers of corvettes and subs.

He is using the fleet to lay claim to the entire South China Sea - something the West and its allies hotly dispute - while also menacing Taiwan.

Western nations have been pushing back, sailing so-called 'freedom of navigation' missions through the region to test Xi's resolve - with a recent and high-profile mission sailed by Britain's £3bn HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and her 'strike group', comprised of British and American destroyers alongside support vessels. 

The US possesses what is widely regarded as the world's most-powerful navy which includes a huge fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. 

Giving Australia nuclear submarines is a significant development because the vessels need to refuel far less-often than traditional subs, allowing them to stay submerged longer and roam further - sailing undetected into waters which Beijing is trying to claim. 

Chinese state media has threatened to carry out 'freedom of navigation' operations of its own, with regime mouthpiece Global Times publishing an editorial on Wednesday threatening that warships will 'soon' turn up off the coasts of Hawaii and Guam - where the US has large military bases.

'Hopefully when Chinese warships pass through the Caribbean Sea or show up near Hawaii and Guam one day, the US will uphold the same standard of freedom of navigation,' the article said. 'That day will come soon.'

Under the terms of the new pact, the UK, US and Australia will spend the next 18 months working to construct a framework that will allow Australia to safely take command of a nuclear-powered fleet and other sensitive technologies.

The submarines will then be constructed in South Australia, making use of facilities already in place that were supposed to be used for the now-cancelled French submarines.

The UK's Rolls-Royce plant near Derby and BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness are also expected to be involved in the design and build of the submarines, creating hundreds of highly-skilled scientific and engineering roles in Britain.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the announcement, saying it will increase security in the Indo-Pacific region, strengthen ties with two of Britain's oldest allies, and cement Britain as a technological and scientific superpower while helping to reduce the costs of its own future military projects.

The deal does not make it clear exactly what type of submarines Australia will eventually receive, or what technology will be incorporated in them.

Nevertheless, it marks the first time in 50 years that the US has shared its submarine technology, and Australia will be only the second country to receive it - after the UK.

Australia will join an elite group of nations operating nuclear-powered subs that includes France, China, India and Russia. The deal will not give Australia nuclear weapons, as the country has a long-standing commitment not to develop them. 

Australia already has diesel-electric submarines but the new stealthier fleet will be faster, able to carry more, and can stay underwater for longer - covering greater distances without expelling traceable exhaust gases.

The new submarines, built using UK and US components, will 'protect and defend our shared interests in the Indo- Pacific', Downing Street said.

Britain will also share its cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and undersea systems with allies as part of the deal, ushering in a new era of collaboration on security and defence-related science, technology, industrial bases and supply chains.  

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) and US President Joe Biden attend a joint press conference to announce the AUKUS partnership last night

China has been rapidly expanding its naval capabilities in recent years, and now has two aircraft carriers which it is using to assert its claim over the South China Sea (pictured, Chinese aircraft carrier  Liaoning patrols with its support vessels)

China has transformed several uninhabited islands in the South China Sea into military bases and has begun warning ships away from them, including threatening rival naval vessels

Why is Australia acquiring nuclear-powered subs?

 Why nuclear submarines?

Nuclear submarines are powered by nuclear reactors which produce heat that creates high-pressured steam to spin turbines and power the boat's propeller. 

They can run for about 20 years before needing to refuel, meaning food supplies are the only limit on time at sea.

The boats are also very quiet, making it harder for enemies to detect them and can travel at top speed - about 40kmh - for longer than diesel-powered subs.

The first nuclear submarines were put to sea by the United States in the 1950s. They are now also in use by Russia, France, the United Kingdom, China, and India. 

A senior US defence official told reporters in Washington DC: 'This will give Australia the capability for their submarines to basically deploy for a longer period, they're quieter, they're much more capable. 

'They will allow us to sustain and to improve deterrence across the Indo-Pacific.'

Zack Cooper, a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, said nuclear submarines would hugely boost Australia's military capability.

'They are going to be much, much more capable in the large, expansive ocean that is Australia has to deal with,' he told the ABC.  

Will Australia have nuclear weapons? 

Scott Morrison made it clear that the nuclear-power submarines will not have nuclear missiles on board.

Australia has never produced nuclear weapons and signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1973 which prevents non-nuclear states which don't already have them from developing nuclear weapons.

Mr Morrison also said the Australia has no plans to build nuclear power stations which are widely used around the world. 

'But let me be clear, Australia is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons or establish a civil nuclear capability,' he said.

'And we will continue to meet all our nuclear non-proliferation obligations.' 

Why now?

Australia needs to replace its six ageing Collins-class submarines. 

In 2016 it signed a deal with French Company Naval Group to build 12 diesel-electric attack subs - but the parties were in dispute over the amount of building that would be done in Australia.

That deal has now been torn up in favour of nuclear powered subs aided by the US and UK who will provide the technology to Australia.

The West is becoming increasingly concerned about the growing assertiveness of China in the Indo-Pacific region where it has made huge territorial claims in the South and East China seas, clashed with Indian troops and repeatedly flown planes over Taiwan.

Mr Morrison wants Australia to have serious defence capability to deter China from encroaching in the Pacific and long-range nuclear submarines are just the ticket. 

China has vastly built up its military in the past few years and now possesses six Shang-class nuclear powered attack submarines, equipped with torpedoes and cruise missiles.    

China already has a substantial number of nuclear-powered submarines. The Pentagon assessed in its 2020 China Military Power report that China has the largest navy in the world, with an overall battle force of approximately 350 ships and submarines, including more than 130 major surface vessels.

China was not mentioned in the cross-continental briefing but there was frequent reference to the changing situation in the region.

Tom Tugendhat, Conservative chairman of the Commons Foreign Committee, said: 'The reason for all this is clear - China.'

He tweeted: 'After years of bullying and trade hostility, and watching regional neighbours like the Philippines see encroachment into their waters, Australia didn't have a choice.'

China's U.S. embassy reacted by saying that countries 'should not build exclusionary blocs targeting or harming the interests of third parties.'

'In particular, they should shake off their Cold-War mentality and ideological prejudice,' it said.

Australia's plea for help to replace its ageing Collins-class subs prompted the new deal agreed by Mr Johnson, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The last time Britain and the US formally agreed collaborate on nuclear technology to build submarines was in 1958. Although Britain has operated nuclear-powered subs for over 60 years, Canberra has never built its own. 

Australia is seen as essential to counter China's regional influence, especially in the contested South China Sea.

In recent years, the UK and Australia have increasingly worked together on defence, with joint training exercises.

Last night Mr Johnson said: 'The UK, Australia and US are natural allies.

'While we may be separated geographically, our interests and values are shared. The AUKUS alliance will bring us closer than ever, creating a new defence partnership and driving jobs and prosperity.'

As part of a joint statement with the other two leaders, Mr Johnson added: 'The endeavour we launch today will help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

'For more than 70 years, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, have worked together, along with other important allies and partners, to protect our shared values and promote security and prosperity. 

'Today, with the formation of AUKUS, we recommit ourselves to this vision.' 

'We all recognize the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific over the long term,' Biden said Wednesday from the East Room of the White House. 

'We need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve because the future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open Indo-Pacific, enduring and flourishing in the decades ahead.' 

The three countries already share extensive intelligence through the Five Eyes alliance, which also involves Canada and New Zealand.

It is not known when the vessels will be ready, but officials said the initial scoping phase is expected to take 18 months when it will be determined where they will be built and by whom. 

Mr Johnson said Scotland and parts of the north of England and the Midlands would feel the benefit of the work on the nuclear-powered submarines, with the Government keen to exploit the Royal Navy's decades-worth of knowledge of using such machines.

At a later press conference in Canberra, Mr Morrison said it was undecided if Australia would purchase British-built BAE Systems Astute class submarines or the Virginia class vessels constructed in the US.

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and armed forces minister Florence Parly said in a statement issued by the country's embassy in Canberra that it had taken note of Australia's decision to halt the Future Submarine programme with France.

'This decision is contrary to the letter and spirit of the cooperation that prevailed between France and Australia, based on a relationship of political trust and on the development of a very high-level defence industrial & technological base in Australia,' the statement added. 

A man waves a Union flag as the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sails out of Tokyo bay on September 8, on the final leg of a journey that has inflamed tensions with China

'The world is a jungle,' ex-ambassador to the US Gerard Araud tweeted on Thursday morning

Earlier this year, in the integrated review of security and foreign policy, the UK Government outlined plans for a 'tilt' in focus to the Indo-Pacific.

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was earlier this year deployed on a voyage East in a decision said to be about sending a message to Beijing and Russia about Britain's military might. 

The Indo-Pacific area is of particular concern due to increasing geopolitical tensions such as unresolved territorial disputes and the risk of nuclear proliferation.

France has been 'stabbed in the back' by the Australian nuclear submarine deal, a former top diplomatic official has said. 

'The world is a jungle,' ex-ambassador to the US Gerard Araud tweeted on Thursday. 

'France has just been reminded this bitter truth by the way the US and the UK have stabbed her in the back in Australia. C'est la vie.' 

Australia has for years been planning to build a fleet of 12 diesel-powered submarines in Adelaide via French company Naval Group, with a deal made in 2016 valued at $90billion. 

The French government later on Thursday said Australia's decision to ditch the agreement was 'contrary to the spirit of cooperation which prevailed' between the two countries. 

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said the change in plan 'marks an absence of coherence that France can only observe and regret'. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison reportedly held concerns Naval Group would be unable to deliver submarines until 2030 with deadline and price disputes. 

Defence officials have openly discussed abandoning the deal since June and told a Senate estimates hearing in June there were 'challenges' with the agreement.

Australia will instead embrace nuclear power after decades of debate - marking the first time the US and UK have shared their nuclear submarine technology with another nation. 

China threatens to sail its navy into Hawaiian waters as US and Australia announce defence pact - days after flotilla sailed past Alaska

China today threatened to send its Navy into Hawaiian waters in the latest round of sabre rattling in the Pacific after Australia, the US and Britain announced a new naval alliance in the region. 

Four Chinese vessels have already been spotted sailing off the coast of Alaska this week in a display of naval power amid increasing tensions as a global nuclear submarine pact was signed to take on Beijing. 

A  Chinese guided-missile cruiser, guided-missile destroyer, general intelligence vessel, and an auxiliary vessel were spotted off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands during surveillance operations in the Bering Sea.

The Chinese flotilla sailed 42 miles off the coast of the Aleutian Islands near the coast of Alasksa

The provocation came as China's state-run newspaper threatened to send warships to Hawaii and Guam in response to US moves in the South China Sea.

The Global Times' editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, tweeted: 'Hopefully when Chinese warships pass through the Caribbean Sea or show up near Hawaii and Guam one day, the US will uphold the same standard of freedom of navigation. That day will come soon.' 

The US Navy responded to the tweet, saying they have 'upheld the standards of freedom of navigation longer than the PLA navy has existed'.

They also pointed out that Chinese spy ships have frequently sailed past Hawaii and Guam in recent years.

They said: 'The US Navy sails around the world in accordance with international law. 

'All countries benefit from freedom of navigation in accordance with international law. 

'Unfortunately, not all who benefit from freedom of navigation would extend that same freedom to others.'

While the Chinese ships that sailed in the Bering Sea near Alaska were close to US waters, they followed international laws, US officials said.

The four warships, believed to include the 055 Nanchang destroyer were shadowed by the US Coast Guard cutters Bertholf and Kimball, which were shown in a series of images released on Monday of the incident.

Four Chinese vessels have sailed off the coast of Alaska in a display of naval power amid increasing tensions

North Korea reveals TRAIN-based missile system that fired two nuclear-capable missiles towards Japan this week   

North Korea has unveiled a new train-based missile system which it used to fire missiles at test targets close to Japan on Wednesday.

The missiles were launched from a new 'railway-borne missile system' designed as a potential counter-strike to any forces that threaten the country, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday.

The missiles flew 497 miles before striking a target in the sea of Japan off North Korea's east coast, KCNA said. 

South Korean and Japanese authorities were alerted to the test launch which came just days after North Korea tested another nuclear-capable cruise missile this past weekend.

North Korea has unveiled a new train-based missile system which it used to fire missiles at test targets close to Japan on Wednesday

The missiles flew 497 miles before striking a target in the sea off North Korea's east coast, KCNA said

South Korean and Japanese authorities were alerted to the test launch which came just days after North Korea tested another nuclear-capable cruise missile this past weekend

Meanwhile, on the same day as North Korea tested its train-based launch system, South Korea in kind tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and in doing so became the first country without nuclear weapons to develop such a system.

The two Koreas have been in an increasingly heated arms race, with both sides unveiling more capable missiles and other weapons, but South Korea does not possess nuclear capabilities.

The tests by nuclear-armed North Korea drew international condemnation and concern, however, with the United States saying they violated UN Security Council resolutions and posed a threat to Pyongyang's neighbours.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga strongly condemned the test which came just days after North Korea launched a nuclear-capable missile last weekend, while Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato called the missiles 'a serious threat to the peace and safety of Japan and its surrounding areas'.

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COVID-19: Vaccine booster programme begins as NHS starts giving third jabs - Sky News

The NHS has started rolling out COVID-19 booster jabs.

Over 50s, people in care homes, frontline health and social care workers and vulnerable people between 16 and 49 are among those who will be offered a third dose.

At least six months must have passed since the second jab.

Hospital hubs began giving third doses to health and social care workers on Thursday, NHS England said, with other eligible people now being identified.

GP vaccination services will follow in the coming days and the full rollout will start next week as more vaccination centres and pharmacy centres finish final checks.

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NHS England said people would be contacted by their GP or the National Booking Service when they become eligible.

One of the first to get a third jab was Catherine Cargill, a maternity support worker at Croydon University Hospital.

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She said it would enable her to stay protected and "make sure I can carry on working, I can carry on spending time with my family, and so I can carry on with my studies".

Ms Cargill added: "I would definitely want to encourage you to get your booster shot when you are invited to do that."

Image: The first-choice booster is the Pfizer vaccine or alternatively a half-dose of a Moderna jab

Nikki Kanani, deputy lead for the vaccination programme, said the NHS would contact people when it is their turn.

"Now that the decision has been taken by the JCVI and once the relevant checks are in place, the NHS will invite you for your booster vaccination," she said.

"There is no need to contact the NHS - we will be in touch with you when it is your turn to get your booster vaccine - at least six months on since your last dose."

About 4.5 million people will be eligible in the coming weeks - and care home residents and staff are being prioritised to ensure they are offered the booster by the start of November.

Image: Mel Whiteley was also among those to get her third jab on Thursday

NHS England said some in the original nine priority groups would not become eligible until the New Year.

It comes after the the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) backed the booster programme on Tuesday.

The expert panel said the first-choice booster should be the Pfizer vaccine, or alternatively a half-dose of a Moderna jab as it works just as well.

JCVI chair Professor Wei Shen Lim said that the booster advice was just for this winter and younger people might not need a booster, but that advice would be issued in due course.

In a statement, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "It is brilliant to see that the first booster jabs are being rolled out today - thanks to the phenomenal efforts of the NHS who continue to work tirelessly to help us fight COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable."

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He urged anyone who's eligible to come forward when invited ahead of the winter months, when infections and hospitalisations are likely to increase.

The government has also said that all healthy 12 to 15-year-olds will be offered a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine, with that programme to start next week.

Rich countries administering third jabs has attracted some controversy given that many developing nations still have low rates of people who are double-vaccinated.

The head of the World Health Organisation has said giving boosters to more than just vulnerable people was "really not right".

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should think twice before doing so, noting there was still not enough evidence to show that booster jabs are required.

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COVID-19: Vaccine booster programme begins as NHS starts giving third jabs - Sky News

The NHS has started rolling out COVID-19 booster jabs.

Over 50s, people in care homes, frontline health and social care workers and vulnerable people between 16 and 49 are among those who will be offered a third dose.

At least six months must have passed since the second jab.

Hospital hubs began giving third doses to health and social care workers on Thursday, NHS England said, with other eligible people now being identified.

Image: The first-choice booster is the Pfizer vaccine or alternatively a half-dose of a Moderna jab

GP vaccination services will follow in the coming days and the full rollout will start next week as more vaccination centres and pharmacy centres finish final checks.

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NHS England said people would be contacted by their GP or the National Booking Service when they become eligible.

One of the first to get a third jab was Catherine Cargill, a maternity support worker at Croydon University Hospital.

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She said it would enable her to stay protected and "make sure I can carry on working, I can carry on spending time with my family, and so I can carry on with my studies".

Ms Cargill added: "I would definitely want to encourage you to get your booster shot when you are invited to do that."

Nikki Kanani, deputy lead for the vaccination programme, said the NHS would contact people when it is their turn.

"Now that the decision has been taken by the JCVI and once the relevant checks are in place, the NHS will invite you for your booster vaccination," she said.

"There is no need to contact the NHS - we will be in touch with you when it is your turn to get your booster vaccine - at least six months on since your last dose."

Image: Mel Whiteley was also among those to get her third jab on Thursday

About 4.5 million people will be eligible in the coming weeks - and care home residents and staff are being prioritised to ensure they are offered the booster by the start of November.

NHS England said some in the original nine priority groups would not become eligible until the New Year.

It comes after the the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) backed the booster programme on Tuesday.

The expert panel said the first-choice booster should be the Pfizer vaccine, or alternatively a half-dose of a Moderna jab as it works just as well.

JCVI chair Professor Wei Shen Lim said that the booster advice was just for this winter and younger people might not need a booster, but that advice would be issued in due course.

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In a statement, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "It is brilliant to see that the first booster jabs are being rolled out today - thanks to the phenomenal efforts of the NHS who continue to work tirelessly to help us fight COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable."

He urged anyone who's eligible to come forward when invited ahead of the winter months, when infections and hospitalisations are likely to increase.

The government has also said that all healthy 12 to 15-year-olds will be offered a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine, with that programme to start next week.

Rich countries administering third jabs has attracted some controversy given that many developing nations still have low rates of people who are double-vaccinated.

The head of the World Health Organisation has said giving boosters to more than just vulnerable people was "really not right".

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should think twice before doing so, noting there was still not enough evidence to show that booster jabs are required.

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Emma Raducanu reunited with parents as she arrives back in UK - five days after making tennis history - Sky News

Emma Raducanu has been reunited with her parents after arriving back in the UK - five days after making tennis history.

Proud father Ian lifted her hand in the air before putting his arms around his daughter outside the family home in Bromley.

On Saturday, Raducanu became the first British woman to win a major title in 44 years, and the first qualifier in history to lift a grand slam.

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US Open Champion Emma Raducanu said it was 'pretty special' to see her name engraved on the wall with the past champions, adding that she felt 'very honoured and grateful' to receive a letter from Her Majesty the Queen.

Her parents - Romanian father Ian and Chinese mother Renee - had been unable to watch their daughter triumph in person as they could not secure the visas needed to fly to New York.

A driving force behind the teen tennis star, Raducanu said her parents were "proud and happy" following her win, adding: "They're my toughest critics and so hard to please - but I got them this time!"

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As a result of her victory, the teenager has shot up 127 places in the world tennis rankings, from 150th to 23rd.

Her achievement was all the more remarkable as throughout her qualifying and main draw matches on the way to lifting the trophy, she did not drop a single set.

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Image: Emma Raducanu attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala. Pic: AP

Following the New York tournament, the 18-year-old spent several days sightseeing in the city before returning home.

She made her debut at the Met Gala dressed in a black and white Chanel ensemble and visited the New York Stock Exchange.

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Back in 2014, 11-year-old Emma Raducanu told Sky Sports she would like to become a Grand Slam Champion one day if she ‘works on her game and pulls it together’.

Raducanu's success prompted praise from around the world - including royalty, other sports stars and celebrities, with the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge among those congratulating the tennis star.

In a letter, the Queen wrote: "It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication."

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France accuses US of 'stabbing it in back' and behaving like Donald Trump over Australian submarine deal - Sky News

France has accused President Joe Biden of stabbing it in the back and acting like predecessor Donald Trump after Paris was snubbed from a $40bn (£29bn) defence deal it had signed with Australia.

On Wednesday, the United States, Britain and Australia announced they will establish a security partnership for the Indo-Pacific that will help Australia acquire US nuclear-powered submarines.

The deal, dubbed AUKUS, will see Australia scrap its 2016 agreement with French shipbuilder Naval Group to build a new fleet to replace its ageing Collins submarines.

"This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr Trump used to do," foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on franceinfo radio.

"I am angry and bitter. This isn't done between allies."

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"It's a stab in the back. We created a relationship of trust with Australia and that trust has been broken," Mr Le Drian added.

He had previously said in a statement the "choice to exclude a European ally and partner such as France" was something the country "can only note and regret".

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London, Canberra and Washington have said they will seek to collaborate in cyber, quantum technologies and artificial intelligence, as well as other underwater capabilities.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News on Thursday: "We have no intention of doing anything to antagonise the French - the French are some of our closes military allies in Europe, we are sizable and comparable forces and we do things together."

He added: "The French were contracted to deliver diesel submarines and the Australians took a decision they wanted to switch out of that and into nuclear.

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Questions are being asked over whether Joe Biden forgot the name of the Australian PM Scott Morrison during a news conference.

"Each country has to make those choices in their own national security interests."

Nuclear-powered submarines are superior to their diesel counterparts as they can operate more quietly and stay underwater for longer.

How the collaboration will work, what it will cost, how many boats will be built, where and which companies will be involved has not yet been revealed.

However, just two weeks ago the Australian defence and foreign ministers had reconfirmed the deal to their French counterparts.

But the agreement had been beset with issues and delays, due to Canberra's requirement the majority of manufacturing and components be sourced locally.

Mr Biden said France remained a "key partner in the Indo-Pacific zone", while Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his country looked forward to continuing to work "closely and positively" with the French, adding: "France is a key friend and partner to Australia and the Indo-Pacific."

In a joint statement, the pair along with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "The endeavour we launch today will help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Image: Mr Johnson and Mr Morrison in the garden of 10 Downing Street in June

"For more than 70 years, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the US have worked together, along with other important allies and partners, to protect our shared values and promote security and prosperity. Today, with the formation of AUKUS, we recommit ourselves to this vision."

Although the word "China" was not mentioned specifically, the predominant security and defence challenge in the region is the rise of an increasingly assertive, authoritarian Beijing.

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The champion returns! Teen tennis ace Emma Raducanu is back in the UK - Daily Mail

The champion returns! Teen tennis ace Emma Raducanu is reunited with her father as she arrives at home in Kent after her sensational US Open triumph

• Emma Raducanu's father Ian, the motor behind her tennis drive, lifted her arm aloft and gave her a big hug
• But her mother Renee, who she credits for her self-belief, didn't pose for photos in Bromley cul-de-sac
• She is back at her Kent home where she played tennis in the cul-de-sac during lockdown before US Open win
• Her return home comes after it emerged that Emma trademarked her name within hours of her triumph 

By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline

Published: 09:46 BST, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 12:13 BST, 16 September 2021

Emma Raducanu was greeted by her proud father outside her Bromley home today - after her parents were stopped from seeing her US Open triumph in New York because of Covid travel restrictions.

Ian, the motor behind Emma's tennis drive, lifted her arm victoriously aloft and then hugged his 18-year-old daughter - but her mother Renee did not come out to pose with the sports superstar. 

Emma returned to her Kent home five days after making sporting history by winning the US Open – the first British woman to win a major title for 44 years since Virginia Wade lifted the Wimbledon trophy in 1977. She is also the first qualifier in history to lift a grand slam.

The property is on a suburban cul-de-sac where she rallied with her father during lockdown as she studied for her A-Levels. 

Emma told reporters outside her home: 'It's a great feeling to be home. I've been away for seven weeks so it's nice to be back. It was nice [to hug her parents]. Nice to see them again. 

The smiling tennis star also said she was looking forward to relaxing but hasn't thought about any parties or reunions with friends. She said: 'I haven't thought of anything [going forward]. I'm just enjoying it and relaxing and recovering. We will make some plans.'

Her proud father said he was relieved to have her home and happily hugged Emma as they posed for photographers outside the family property. Her mother was also thought to have been at home, although she wasn't seen in photos. 

Emma arrived in a black Range Rover, which followed by another filled with suited security guards. 

The reunion comes after it emerged Emma trademarked her name within hours of her US Open win in her first steps to becoming the 'first billion-dollar sports woman'.

UK-based lawyer Anthony Brierley applied to safeguard the words 'Emma Raducanu', 'Emma' and 'Raducanu' shortly after the 18-year-old's victory, reports The Sun.

Emma, who has been heralded as a 'sponsor's dream', is on course to become the highest earning female sports star of all time. She banked a cheque for £1.8million ($2.5million) - over eight times her total previous career earnings - for her record-breaking win on Saturday. Agents have now predicted that top brands will be 'knocking down Emma's door' with endorsement offers worth tens of millions of pounds.

It was also reported that the teenager laid the groundwork for her potential earnings aged 17, registering Harbour 6 Limited to manage her finances. 

Her return home comes after a whirlwind few days following her incredible triumph in New York. Emma was seen enjoying Times Square with her close friend Benjamin Heynold, 19, who hugged her in front of one of her new Nike billboards.

The teenager also wowed at the Met Gala before her stay in The Big Apple ended with a visit to the New York Stock Exchange. Her agent said the visit was on her 'bucket list' after getting an A* in maths and an A in economics in her A-levels this summer.

Emma, whose parents both work in the City of London as currency market traders, has admitted to still being on 'cloud nine' after her stunning victory and plans a few days of rest before she is back playing tennis again.  

However, she also shared her desire to get back on the court and is expected to appear at BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next month.

She said: 'I have a few days' rest and recovery (coming up), I think needed after the last seven weeks but then I am straight back to training and hungry to get better and come back out and play some more tournaments.'

US Open Winner Emma Raducanu with father Ian after arriving back at the family home in Bromley this morning

Emma laughs with her dad - who was unable to be in NYC because of covid travel restrictions 

Emma was last seen at her New York hotel yesterday and flew overnight to London

US Open Winner Emma Raducanu arrives back at the family home this morning with her bags - including her tennis equipment - carried in

Her father was pictured smiling broadly with the young tennis star as she arrived home with luggage in tow this morning

Raducanu's home in a cul-de-sac in Bromley, south-east London

Emma's agent Chris Helliar leaves the family house this morning after the US Open winner returned home and was reunited with her parents

The 18-year-old defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to become Great Britain's first female grand slam winner in 44 years.

It was only Raducanu's second appearance at a major and the new world number 23 has made headlines across the globe, appeared on various TV channels in the United States and she also attended the Met Gala on Monday in a monochrome Chanel ensemble.

Wearing all black to the NYSE, Emma was with her agent Chris Helliar, the man from IMG tasked with helping her towards becoming a $1billion brand. 

MailOnline also revealed she has been spending time with old friend and former British tennis protege Benjamin who is studying in the New York and was seen hugging her in front of one of her new Nike billboards in Times Square.

On Tuesday she ticked off another long-term aspiration when she visited Wall Street. 'I am on cloud nine but so excited to be here on New York Stock Exchange. It was one of the places on my bucket list before leaving New York and I'm just so excited and grateful to everyone who made this possible,' Raducanu told CNBC's Closing Bell programme.

'I have a few days' rest and recovery (coming up), I think needed after the last seven weeks but then I am straight back to training and hungry to get better and come back out and play some more tournaments.'

Jonathan Shalit, who landed lucrative deals for Olympic boxer Nicola Adams and singer and TV host Myleene Klass, says Emma could become the first billion dollar female sports star.

The chairman of InterTalent predicts Emma's off court earnings will swiftly surpass those of Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and US legend Serena Williams - the world's two highest paid female athletes last year.

She is already managed by Max Eisenbud, vice-president of tennis at entertainment giant IMG and one of the most powerful agents in sport. 

Emma Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open tennis women's singles title last weekend, visits the New York Stock Exchange and tours the trading floor last night hours after attending the Met Ball 

Miss Raducanu says she was desperate to visit after getting an interest in finance from her trader parents and pursuing maths and economics at A-level

Emma Raducanu is spotted in New York City dressed in black as she takes a walk with her sports agent, Chris Helliar, a former professional tennis player

Emma wore all black as she walked through Manhattan 72 hours after her grand slam win

Following her victory at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, Miss Raducanu, 18, posed with her old pal Benjamin Heynold for a photo beneath a Manhattan billboard celebrating the city's new Grand Slam star

And Emma's multi-cultural background, being half-Chinese and fluent in Mandarin, is seen as a big part of her landing some huge deals.

Mr Shalit said: 'In the space of a week, Emma has become a global phenomenon.

'I already have her down to become the first US$100 million British female sports star.

'And if she continues on her current trajectory, she will be worth US$1 billion and be the biggest female sports star in the world.'

Emma was two-years-old when her Romanian father Ian and Chinese mother Renee moved the family to the UK.

Emma counts her agent Chris as amongst her inner circle of four closest aides

Mr Shalit said: 'Emma is a sponsor's dream. She is a mix of Romania, China, Britain and Canada. She is 18 and she is a gorgeous young woman.

'She is in a gladiatorial individual sport, where she goes in armed only with a tennis racquet.

'She was a qualifier in the US and had to get through two competitions. It is quite staggering.'

Mr Shalit added that Emma's tearful fourth round summer exit from Wimbledon after suffering breathing difficulties only adds to her public appeal.

Raducanu only completed her A-levels earlier in the summer, achieving A* in mathematics and an A in economics at Newstead Wood School in Orpington.

The teenager revealed she always had a big interest in the New York Stock Exchange, adding: 'It is something I have been studying at school, in my A-levels. I just always had a keen interest. My parents were both in finance and to see it live is incredible.'

He said: 'She has had to overcome adversity after her stumble at Wimbledon. She has the perfect human interest story. Everything about Emma is the perfect storm.

'Emma comes along at a unique time in our history during the pandemic when people want to feel positivity and happiness.

'She represents that positivity and is someone we can all celebrate.'

Emma already has a clothing and shoe deal with Nike and racquet tie-up with Wilson and she appears in the current edition of Vogue magazine.

Her Instagram followers have trebled to 1.2million since she started out as a US Open qualifier three weeks ago.

Super agent Mr Eisenbud also looks after Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, Maria Sharapova and a host of other tennis aces.

His negotiations for former world No1 Sharapova, who won Wimbledon as a 17-year-old in 2004, helped her earn £234million on and off court by the time she retired last year.

Sharapova, now 34, was the top-paid female athlete for 11 years straight and had deals with Land Rover, Tag Heuer watches, Pepsi, Sony, Motorola and Canon.

Weeks after Raducanu sat her exams, the Toronto-born ace shone at Wimbledon, making the fourth round in impressive fashion before she was forced to retire from her last-16 match with Ajla Tomljanovic on Centre Court owing to breathing difficulties. 

Miss Raducanu wore a monochrome Chanel ensemble to the 2021 Met Gala on Monday - before a little sleep and heading to the NYSE

John McEnroe, a three-time winner at the All England Club, said at the time he felt the occasion 'got a little bit too much' for the wildcard and linked it to Naomi Osaka's mental health difficulties.

Raducanu responded emphatically on court in America and showed her newly improved physicality by not dropping a set in Flushing Meadows, having had to come through qualifying to make the main draw.

Asked in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour what he meant by his comments back in July, McEnroe said: 'I meant exactly what I said.

'I tried to relate it in a small way to my experience when I first went to Wimbledon, also at 18, and managed to qualify, like Emma did, get through to the semis.

'She did better than I did. I played Jimmy Connors, I hadn't been on the Centre Court and I remember my legs shaking, feeling totally overwhelmed by the experience and almost happy that I didn't win.

'Subsequently I went to Stanford for a year and had some time to sort of regroup mentally and prepare for the rigours of the tour.

'There's a lot of great upsides, but there's also pressure you put on yourself and expectations that others put on you.'

McEnroe was criticised heavily at the time for his comments, but insisted that 'compared to a lot of other things that I have said in the past, that was about, to me, as vanilla as they come' and stressed: 'I was very supportive of her, I thought, at the time.'

He added: 'More importantly than what I said, I think, is how she handled it moving forward, because I'm sure there was a lot of concern in the British tennis association, along with people in her family and the people that work with her, how is she going to be able to handle this sort of newfound fame?

'I don't think you could possibly do it any better than she did it. Win the US Open? Are you kidding me? That's insane, in that she's been able to do this.'

America's tough Covid travel rules meant Britain's latest tennis superstar was robbed of the chance to celebrate with her family.

Yet it seems there was some support from back home in the Big Apple after all – for the Mail can reveal that Miss Raducanu was cheered on to victory by a friend she's known since the age of six.

Former tennis protege Benjamin Heynold, 19, has been by Miss Raducanu's side throughout her stunning – and swift – rise to global stardom, having moved to the US to study.

Former tennis protege Benjamin Heynold, 19, has been by Miss Raducanu's side throughout her stunning – and swift – rise to global stardom, having moved to the US to study

Emma Raducanu (back) and Ben Heynold (front) are pictured at the Royal Albert Hall

The taste of success: Miss Raducanu wields chopsticks as they share a meal together

Game, suit and match: 19-year-old Heynold is pictured sporting more formal attire

Following her victory at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, Miss Raducanu, 18, posed with her old pal for a photo beneath a Manhattan billboard celebrating the city's new Grand Slam star.

Mr Heynold posted the image on social media along with a heartwarming picture of the pair as young children holding tennis medals.

Raducanu shares posts of her at the Met Gala

Emma Raducanu has shared two photographs of her at the Met Gala.

The young tennis sensation posted the pictures on Tuesday of her time during the event on Monday.

She wrote next to two pictures of her in a Chanel dress: 'About last night…'

Emma Raducanu has shared two photographs of her at the Met Gala

The caption? 'History.'

The friends met more than a decade ago through their mutual love of the sport, playing together in competitions across the country in the junior ranks and both making the Great Britain squad.

In 2017 the pair had their first taste of playing in front of a large crowd, taking part in a charity event at the Royal Albert Hall.

The day saw them pose for a photo with former British number one Greg Rusedski, who this week backed Miss Raducanu to win multiple Grand Slams.

While Miss Raducanu bagged her first trophy at the weekend, Mr Heynold appears to have pursued a different path.

Once tipped for sporting stardom himself, he is understood to have taken a step back from top-level tennis and is now studying in the US. 

That allowed him to be by his childhood friend's side – unlike Miss Raducanu's family back in Bromley.

While she grew up in south-east London, Mr Heynold – the son of a managing director at an international investment banking firm – was raised in a sprawling private estate near Chertsey, Surrey. 

He was educated at TASIS England – formerly known as The American School – where day fees for secondary school pupils start at around £20,000, rising to almost £50,000 for boarders.

Miss Raducanu has also found some time for an Old Etonian, too – for yesterday saw the Prime Minister speak to the tennis sensation for the first time following her stunning victory.

Boris Johnson congratulated Miss Raducanu in a phone call as she continued to soak up the atmosphere in New York following her debut at the Met Gala.

A Downing Street spokesman said the Prime Minister 'praised her determination, skill and mental strength during a series of tough matches, and said the whole of the UK had united behind her success'.

They added: 'Both the Prime Minister and Emma agreed on the importance of continuing to support grassroots tennis, and in encouraging young people to take up the game.' 

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