so some rain at times in the north and west but overall drier than now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. a province like kunduz doesn't continually fall to the taliban by accident. you know, there is a lot of bad governance and a lot of bad decisions along the way that can lead to that. after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action — the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony. team gb end the games with 22 gold medals as jason kenny's cycling gold makes him the country's most decorated olympian. thousands flee their homes in greece

as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban say they have taken more provincial capitals in afghanistan kundoos, sar—e pul and taluqan on sunday. a taliban spokesman said theirfighters in kundoos were inching towards the city centre, while the afghan government says its forces are trying to push back the militants there. kunduz is one of the largest cities in the country. us central command says it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government.

paul adam's is our diplomatic correspondent and explained the importance of kunduz city within afghanistan. yeah, 30 or some 375,000 people, this is certainly the biggest prize so far in terms of the provisional capital is that the taliban have taken. it is an important city, geographically, economically, it is part of the breadbasket of northern afghanistan, so it is commercially very important. it is the time of year when farmers should be busy bringing in the fruit and produce from the fields. it is worth remembering that this is a city that has fallen a couple of times to the taliban in the past, back in 2015 and 2016 and they never held onto it for very long. but, with the afghan security forces apparently relocating outside the city, there is some scepticism being voiced by officials as to whether or not it is likely to be retaken, particularly as the afghan government now has an awful lot of fronts on its mind.

that was paul adams. the tokyo 0lympics have ended, with a closing ceremony in the national stadium devoid of fans. moments after the flame was extinguished, a volley of multi—coloured fireworks lit up the night sky above the stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, the olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. team gb have matched their medal total from london 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. jason kenny won a gold medal in the men's kieren cycling event in the veladrome. that makes him britain's most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt — and a total of nine 0lympic medals in all. in the boxing ring, there was gold for lauren price in the women's boxing middle weight final. she beat china's li qian in a five to nil points victory. lucy hockings has been in tokyo for us

throughout the olympics — and she gave her impressions of the games. actually a real roller—coaster. arriving here in tokyo at the beginning of the games, none of us knew what to expect. so many restrictions on the media and on the athletes as well, cooped up in their rooms at times, having to do daily testing, difficulties in training for some of them as well, i mean, there is constant concern about the pandemic and then we saw this rise in covid numbers every day that we were reporting on. at one case in time, they ballooned to about 5000 cases a day and it felt at times that that might overshadow these games, but the stories of inspiration came thick and fast, every day it felt like there was a story that would bring people to tears and then the sport really worked its magic and for the host nation, japan, they had this incredible record, 27 gold medals, far better than they were expecting, in many respects, they had a brother and sister who both won medals in the judo, the young, dynamic skateboarders who were only 12 and 19.

they stood on that 0lympic podium. they won the baseball the other night, which is an absolute passion for the japanese. so, on the sporting field, there was all the success, so you started the —— to feel the tide sort of turning here and the change. people started really enjoying the sporting action. like manyjapanese, i have also felt a bit conflicted that, yes, this has been happening and there is the pandemic with a huge amount of concern about the health care system and whether or not it would hold up, but also these incredible moments that we have seen in the sporting arena. hundreds more people have been forced to leave their homes in parts of greece, as wildfires continue to blaze out of control. the country's most intense heatwave in 30 years has made woodland tinder dry, creating perfect conditions, for the fires to burn. the region north of athens, and avia, greece's second—largest island, are among the worst affected areas from where . ferries are helping evacuate residents and holidaymakers. 0ur europe correspondent, bethany bell, has sent us

this report from avia. .. flaming forests on the island of avia. firefighters are struggling to stop fires in the north of the island. and it has caused an exodus. there are long queues at this port. people are waiting to get on ferries to the mainland. holiday—makers and some locals are leaving, after villages and parts of north of the island were evacuated. chris, who works on avia as a singer says the wildfires are spreading and the authorities are not doing enough. most people say that we do not have any help at any part of the day and they could save everybody and it was not true. the people do not know where to go,

the big problem is that we feel that they let us burn. this is what they are fleeing from. wildfires have been rising out of control for almost a week now. houses and forests have been destroyed. this village is being evacuated. as thick orange smoke fills the air, people wait nervously for the ferry to depart. it is fills the air, people wait nervously for the ferry to depart.— for the ferry to depart. it is like the scene _ for the ferry to depart. it is like the scene of — for the ferry to depart. it is like the scene of an _ for the ferry to depart. it is like the scene of an apocalyptic - for the ferry to depart. it is like i the scene of an apocalyptic movie, definitely. — the scene of an apocalyptic movie, definitely, because there is no sky, the sun_ definitely, because there is no sky, the sun is_ definitely, because there is no sky, the sun is red, it is quite scary. it is _ the sun is red, it is quite scary. it is time — the sun is red, it is quite scary. it is time to— the sun is red, it is quite scary. it is time to leave, the fires are getting closer and closer to this village. just a few miles from here, there are bright blue skies, but here the eye —— the air is full of smoke and ash and it is making it harderfor people to smoke and ash and it is making it harder for people to break. smoke and ash and it is making it harderfor people to break. no smoke and ash and it is making it harder for people to break. no one knows if this village will be

spared. it is now up to the gods of the wins on the weather. bethany bell, bbc news, avia. you are watching bbc news. meanwhile in california three firefighters have been injured tackling a huge wildfire in the north of the state. five people are missing after the dixie fire, swept through two towns, destroying more than one— hundred and eighty— thousand hectares in four counties. california's fire services said only around a fifth of the fire has been contained. meanwhile, alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow, has warned that the world is getting dangerously close to running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas explained why mr sharma was making this warning now. he is saying this because tomorrow

we will you earn release a new report with the latest global science, how serious it is, and in just a few weeks he will be hosting for the uk all the countries in glasgow and how to deal with this and there will be really serious questions, will he be able to get the big emitters like china to make big enough changes? will he get enough money from the rich countries and questions for the uk government and their policy, looking at oil and coal projects, what sort of leadership does that show? how will it get help to pay for the transition for hard up households to change their heating, the cars they drive? while we have all been in lockdown, alok sharma has been jetting around the world defending that, saying that those chips have been vital if he is to get success. —— trips. the latest changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions have come into force. mexico is now on the "red" list, with arrivals to britain having to stay in a government—approved hotel for 10 days isolation at their own expense.

seven countries including germany have been added to the "green" list. and there are no restrictions of travellers who've been double jabbed and arriving from france. our business correspondent, katy austin, has all the details. just off the eurostar star from london for passengers with both judges no longer need to isolate. we were expecting to isolate so having the kids and it's a very nice surprise we don't have to. the first time they've seen their grandparents for the last 18 months. not having to quarantine is great. yeah, makes a huge difference. definitely enables us - to travel a little bit more. desperate for any boost after the crippling effect of more than a year of restrictions travel and tourism businesses are hoping for a flurry of last holiday bookings.

brittany ferries has seen a surge in reservations but still only hopes to carry half a million passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre—pandemic levels. season 21 will be worse than season 20 for brittany farias. i guess this announcement is more than welcome, it is good news, but it comes in a year were at the end of the day for us, everything is about 22 and making 22 a real normal year. about 22 and making 22 a real normal ear. . . , about 22 and making 22 a real normal ear. . ., , _, ., year. the changes coming in today are subject — year. the changes coming in today are subject to _ year. the changes coming in today are subject to a — year. the changes coming in today are subject to a review _ year. the changes coming in today are subject to a review in - year. the changes coming in today are subject to a review in three - are subject to a review in three weeks, the transport secretary has argued this provide some certainty for passengers. there are concerns in the travel industry that covid testing requirements are still putting people off and some businesses think it is too late to save their summer. katie austen, bbc news. health secretary sajid javid has asked the competition watchdog

to investigate the market for pcr travel tests. mrjavid said he wanted to ensure consumers did not face "unnecessarily high costs", acknowledging that the cost of the tests can act as a barrier to travel, particularly for families. here, the latest government coronavirus figures show (00v1) there were more than 27,000 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, hich means on average there were 27,288 new cases per day in the last week. 39 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, that's an average of 86 a day, in the last 7 days. nearly 89% per cent of adults in the uk, have now had their first jab and 74.5 per cent, are fully vaccinated. authorities in the chinese city of wuhan say they've completed citywide testing for covid—19, after a resurgence of cases, more than a year after the coronavirus first emerged there.

the city has tested more than 11 million people since tuesday — it includes all residents in the city, except for children under the age of 6 and students on holiday abroad. the headlines on bbc news. another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. team gb end the olympic games with 22 gold medals lauren price took gold in the boxing on the final day — and cyclist jason kenny's gold makes him the country's most decorated 0lympian. new analysis suggests up to 1a million people could be on nhs waiting lists in england by next autumn. let's return to the end of the olympics games in tokyo — team gb had a good games,

matching their medals tally of london 2012, 65 in all, including 22 golds. the final day saw jason kenny secure a surprise victory in the velodrome, making him britain's most decorated 0lympian, and the middleweight boxer, lauren price also won gold. natalie pirks reports from tokyo. jason kenny is britain's most successful olympian of all time. and how. the man with the most medals and the most golds did it with the most accomplished performance of his career. what a line—up for i this olympic final... he'd certainly saved the best till last. performances in qualifying had been less than explosive. but wait — something extraordinary was about to happen. jason kenny makes a move early here... sensing an opportunity, kenny put the hammer down and left his rivals eating dust. and we are watching british olympic history

as jason kenny takes the title! his team—mates enjoyed that one. the most understated of champions had delivered gold across four olympic games. a triumph of endurance. it's funny, when you look back on the ones you've already got, it seems really easy. and then when you try to get more, you remember how hard it was. ijust kept telling myself, "it's a medal, it's a medal — even if one comes, it's still a medal." and then when i crossed the line i was like, "it's the bloody gold medal!" but it's notjustjason kenny making waves here. there have been some spectacular olympic debuts, some remarkable personal achievements and many records broken. but this is it — the final medal of the tokyo games for team gb. but what colour will it be for lauren price? well, there is lauren price making herfamiliar march| towards the boxing ring. the life of this champion from the valleys is a script straight from hollywood. raised by her grandparents, 52 football caps for wales and multiple

kickboxing world titles. along the way she worked night shifts as a taxi driver to support her boxing training. today, li qian of china — the rio bronze medallist — was the passenger in this fight. there's confirmation. lauren price! and in her moment of glory, a glance to the heavens for her late grandfather. it's a dream come true. yeah, i still can't believe it. i've got to pinch myself. but itjust goes to show — years of hard work, if you dream and you work hard enough you can achieve anything. this was british boxing's most successful olympics since 1920. but as the sun set on the tokyo games, one man's audacious victory left him head and shoulders above the rest. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are parliamentaryjournalist

tony grew and entertainment journalist caroline frost. a drug to treat cystic fibrosis, that became available on the nhs in england last year, is transforming lives. medics at the royal papworth hospital in cambridge say �*kaftrio', is having an impact that some have described as "mind—blowing". richard westcott went to meet laura — who had been told she might not live beyond thirty, but who has now celebrated that birthday in good health, and has even started a family. panting. this is life with cystic fibrosis. a few months ago, laura filmed herself exhausted by a simple walk. the transformation is incredible. after taking a newly—available drug, kaftrio, she's got her life back — and created a new one. say hello, louie. laura, when this drug first came out, you know,

we were all hearing how amazing it was, but did you, kind of, dare to hope it would have this kind of impact on your life? no, not really, because of how you feel with cf, living with it and how scary it can be, ijust thought, "no, two tablets in the morning, a tablet at night, how can that do "everything that everybody�*s telling me it's doing?" and it made me feel so much better, clearer, i could breathe better. ijust couldn't believe the effects that it was already having on me within even in the first few days. laura's lung function went from 52% to 92% in a matter of weeks, and after years of struggling to start a family... it only took seven weeks to fall pregnant, which is obviously incredible, and it has just been the best thing ever, because we've wanted to be parents for so long and then we've finally, as you call it, got our miracle baby. while we were filming, cf nurse chi came to say hello. chi, can ijust grab you for two

seconds over here on the microphone? i mean, you've looked after laura for years, haven't you? yes, yeah. what difference have you seen in her? oh, it's just amazing. like, i've seen her when she was 16 and now she's a mum, and it's alljust, like, a 360, so it'sjust amazing to see her have her dream come true with little louie and nick, and it's just very emotional. what do you think of little louie? 0h, ijust want a cuddle! i want to take him home. one of laura's consultants, uta, says the drug's transforming life expectancy. you have been in medicine a long time. have you ever seen a drug have this kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really unique in my career in medicine. when i first started looking after cf patients, we were lucky if they would survive into their 30s or 40s, and now with this new treatment, i think this will change it all. this year has been i a big year for laura. she was told that she probablyl wouldn't see her 30th birthday. she's turned 30, she got kaftrio...

now we've got our family and, yeah. the whole thing is a massive outlook on life, completely. yeah. so, louie, what are you, three weeks in, now? your views on the world so far? baby hiccups. yeah, good answer. richard westcott, bbc news, cambridge. amsterdam has marked the 25th anniversary of its first pride parade. around 10 thousand people carried rainbow flags and banners through the city, capping off a month of events. a traditional canal parade — usually part of the festivities — was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. an emotional lionel messi broke down in tears today... as he spoke publicly for the first time since announcing his departure from barcelona. the 34—year—old revealed he didn't want to leave the spanish side — where he won ten league titles, and the champions league four times — but the club cannot afford to keep him... reginaldo rosario has this report.

it was a farewell that nobody expected or wanted. the moment proving too overwhelming for the greatest player barcelona has ever known. lionel messi would have preferred his time here to end with a standing ovation in front of a packed stadium about the covid pandemic and the financial woes of barcelona put paid to those aims. the atmosphere outside the ground as lionel messi is a packed stadium but the covid pandemic and the financial woes of barcelona put paid to those aims. ., .,, , ., , aims. the atmosphere outside the round as aims. the atmosphere outside the ground as lionel— aims. the atmosphere outside the ground as lionel messi _ aims. the atmosphere outside the ground as lionel messi said - aims. the atmosphere outside the i ground as lionel messi said goodbye inside. translation: i gave everything for this club, for the shed. from translation: i gave everything for this club, for the shed.— this club, for the shed. from the first day i — this club, for the shed. from the first day i arrived _ this club, for the shed. from the first day i arrived until _ this club, for the shed. from the first day i arrived until the - this club, for the shed. from the first day i arrived until the very l first day i arrived until the very last and the truth is i am leaving, i am so grateful for the care that people have shown me. i would love to be able, in a way i never imagined having to say goodbye because i never thought of it. it

because i never thought of it. it has been a busy summer for the argentine superstar, fresh from leading his country to the corporate america crown, his first ever senior international owner, he was all set to sign a new five year contract with the spanish club. but behind the scenes, barcelona's financial troubles have been apparent for some time. his new day was dependent on the club are trimming their wage bill to satisfy the financial fair play rules and amend at that barcelona were having to call in their superstar to do his bit, to no avail. translation: i offered to reduce my contract by 50%. i did everything i could, we did everything we could and it was not possible. where next? the city of light? psg seems the most likely landing spot for the 3a—year—old, despite the bittersweet farewell, his legacy at barcelona was secured long ago and his achievements will stand the test of time.

a leading research organisation has warned that the number of patients on nhs waiting lists in england could easily exceed the government's estimate of 13—million by autumn next year. the institute for fiscal studies believes there's a hidden backlog of patients on top of the 5—point—3 million people already known to be waiting for procedures and appointments. the department of health says it's giving the nhs a billion pounds to start clearing waiting lists. let's talk more about this with dr chaand nagpaul, who is chair of the council of the british medical association. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the government says it is giving you £1 billion or giving doctors and hospitals £1 million, is that enough?— that enough? unfortunately, there was nowhere _ that enough? unfortunately, there

was nowhere near _ that enough? unfortunately, there was nowhere near enough, - that enough? unfortunately, there was nowhere near enough, in - that enough? unfortunately, there was nowhere near enough, in fact| that enough? unfortunately, there l was nowhere near enough, in fact all about £4 billion short even to stand still, based upon the previous waiting list. i think we really have to try and understand the scale of the problem. we already have a record rate list of 5.3 million patients. what this study has shown is that last year we had about seven nick hewer operations done last year for routine services, compared to the pre—pandemic levels and about 17 million patients actually attended outpatient clinics. there is a huge backlog of millions of patients who are yet to get onto the waiting list. when you add patients onto the existing backlog, we are looking at around 1a million patients according to the study. the nhs has never, ever faced about scale of backlog before and it is going to require much more investment from the government, but also the government will need to address workforce

shortages that will be a limiting factor in tackling this level of care needed.— care needed. 0k, as well as workforce. _ care needed. 0k, as well as workforce, it _ care needed. 0k, as well as workforce, it sounds - care needed. 0k, as well as workforce, it sounds like . care needed. 0k, as well as| workforce, it sounds like the care needed. 0k, as well as- workforce, it sounds like the only way, the only solution to cut those waiting lists is what we have been reading about over the last $24 and expanding capacity on the ground, what does that mean in real terms? there are two elements, one is infrastructure, that means we have got to stop cutting hospital beds, we need more facilities and hospitals, but will also need more facilities in the community because many patients are not able to be discharged. we have fewer hospital facilities than most european countries and in many ways, what we are seeing today is the price we are paying off about ten years of underinvestment and having too few doctors and nurses until fewer hospital beds and community facilities that is what we are facing. it will require investment.

in terms of workforce, go on. cam;r in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in in terms of workforce, go on. carry on- in terms _ in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in terms of _ in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in terms of workforce, - in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in terms of workforce, it - in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in terms of workforce, it is - in terms of workforce, go on. carry on. in terms of workforce, it is a i on. in terms of workforce, it is a serious issue _ on. in terms of workforce, it is a serious issue and _ on. in terms of workforce, it is a serious issue and we _ on. in terms of workforce, it is a serious issue and we saw- on. in terms of workforce, it is a serious issue and we saw with i on. in terms of workforce, it is a l serious issue and we saw with the nightingale hospitals, you can build the facilities but if you do not have the staff you will not be able to tackle the backlog. must do in stem the increasing numbers of doctors and nurses who are retiring early and leaving the workforce, so you have to retain them. a survey has shown that doctors are so exhausted after pandemic that around 20% want to reduce their hours and 20% want to reduce their hours and 20% just want to stop working in deferred one to retire early. the key to this is the government of valuing workforce, giving us respite, making sure that there are terms and conditions and pay as well thatis terms and conditions and pay as well that is such that it will keep people working and also motivate others to continue to get into the profession. there are also many who have retired and we believe they may

come back or increase their hours if they are given the right environment to work in. it is they are given the right environment to work in. , ., ., ., ., , to work in. it is a lot of money, who is going — to work in. it is a lot of money, who is going to _ to work in. it is a lot of money, who is going to pay _ to work in. it is a lot of money, who is going to pay for- to work in. it is a lot of money, who is going to pay for it, - who is going to pay for it, basically because my group when you are in an extraordinary situation, this pandemic has hit us from nowhere, we were not prepared for it and to be honest this is not about money, it is about health. {jut and to be honest this is not about money, it is about health.- money, it is about health. out of those millions _ money, it is about health. out of those millions of— money, it is about health. out of those millions of patients - money, it is about health. out of those millions of patients on - money, it is about health. out of i those millions of patients on those who do not have covid, that does not mean that the conditions are not serious. many of them will have a conditions that will deteriorate and at some of them will have conditions that have not been fully diagnosed and they may be councillors or have other serious medical diagnosis, so we must not ignore the fact that this is a responsibility of government that people should not be suffering in this way. we have about 380,000 patients waiting 12 months and to put that in perspective, in august 2019, we had 1000 patients

waiting more than 12 months and as a gp i can tell you that patients are suffering, they are getting more ill because they are waiting and they are distressed because they do not know where they are on the waiting list. is know where they are on the waiting list. , ., , ,., ., ., , list. is quite a message that has been sent _ list. is quite a message that has been sent to _ list. is quite a message that has been sent to amanda _ list. is quite a message that has been sent to amanda prichard. l list. is quite a message that has - been sent to amanda prichard. thank you for your time. more artworks have appeared this weekend in suffolk. which it's thought could be the work of the world—famous grafitti artist banksy. his identity has always been a secret but his work has sold for millions of pounds. paintings have appeared on walls in lowestoft, gorleston and great yarmouth. but so far there's been no official confirmation that they're by banksy. thomas magill reports. attracting a crowd, the latest piece of street art to mysteriously pop up in alton broad. and word has it, the elusive and world famous artist banksy could be behind it. you'll make this one, looking at it, i think possibly could be.

what do you think was meant do you think there banksy? well, the seagull, no. i don't think is banksy. the claw, yeah. along the coast are more crowds asking the same question. is it or isn't it a banksy? dad's not convinced though, is he? no. so, we thought we would go and see if he could see for ourselves. - what you think, boys? i think it's pretty good but i think the other ones might be a little bit better. i hope it is, but if it isn't his, it's still good to look at. lowestoft and great yarmouth are all hoping to become the uk city of culture in 2025, so, could this be banksy�*s his way of endorsing the bid? seven pieces have popped up along the coast this weekend and artist ruben cruz from great yarmouth believes this is banksy�*s way of supporting the bid. and how convinced are you that they are genuine banksy�*s then? i believe it's banksy because we look at banksy style, it looks like he's never

using a full can of paint. so, i think all of this kind of mystery, for sure it needs to be banksy. for now, from alan from alton broad have seen the artist actually at work. i was walking along the path - and there were two guys with high visjackets in the incidence of scaffolding obviously i there and i thought they were doing something to the bridge. _ and so, i never questioned it, l just walked past and i should've stopped and looked, really. but you just don't, do you. no word yet from the bristol based artist with some suggesting that that is because he's too busy enjoying his staycation nation in the region. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor there is news of something drier on the horizon.

as thunderstorms continue. more in the way of outbreaks