this is bbc news, the headlines. police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly i will be asking questions. taliban militants have captured afghanistan's second biggest city, kandahar. a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. results from a new study suggest metabolism remains steady after the age of 20, meaning so—called �*middle—aged spread' can't be blamed.

in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as greater london — being monitored carefully by scientists good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have been giving more details of the murders in plymouth last night during which a twenty—two year old man killed five people — including a three year old young girl — before turning the gun on himself. officers say jake davison had a licence to hold firearms, and used what witnesses described as a pump action shot gun. detectives are studying his social media accounts, where it's emerged he wrote about mass shootings just three weeks ago. but police do not believe he had

links to far right groups or terror. the home secretary, priti patel, has praised the emergency services for their response to what she called a �*tragic�* incident. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. sarah ransome reports. very good morning, ladies and gentlemen. a short while ago devon and cornwall police get more details of the mass police gave more details of the mass shooting that has shaken this residential area of plymouth to its core. therefore five people of plymouth who have lost their lives overnight, and mr davison himself, including a particularly young child. we are not at this time naming the details of those people because not only are we working with the families, but each one of them has wider families throughout the united kingdom. emergency services were called to the scene at last night after reports of shootings. neighbours described hearing gunshots and a commotion at a house.

police say a woman was killed at an address before the gunman went into the road and shot dead a young girl and her male relative. two others were then shot dead. another two people were also shot, but have been treated in hospital. less than 2a hours after the shooting began the police presence here is a still massive. forensic teams are here scouring the area, trying to piece together what happened. i'm so beaten down and defeatede. i'm so beaten down and defeated. the six person to die has been confirmed as jake davison. police say he turned the gun on himself. the 22—year—old appears in a number of social media videos when he talks about his life. elsewhere he engages with what is known as incel subculture, known for its hostility and misogyny towards women. police say the shootings are not thought to be terror related but many questions of what happened and how inane. but many questions of

what happened and how remain. this really is a gut punch for our community and it will take time for us to be able to understand what has happened, why and how this has happened in a city like plymouth that is normally a safe and welcoming place for everyone. local churches and community centres are open today for people to gather to try and make sense of the horror that unfolded on their doorstep. speaking this afternoon, the home secretary priti patel responded to questions over the fact jake davison had a licence for a firearm. first of all, when it comes to firearms licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee. and clearly i will be asking questions, definitely, in terms of local policing, and raising this with the chief constable. but i think right now, the tragedy happened last night, and there are a lot of issues, implications, lives have been lost, people have been murdered, this is absolutely tragic

and devastating. and for the entire community right now, this will be deeply shocking. so obviously that is where the focus is. there will be a range of questions that will inevitably be asked, and i will be doing exactly the same in conversations and discussions i will be having with the chief constable. it seems really clear that this man had links to the online subculture incel. do you think that you and the police forces that you are in charge of are doing enough to combat online extremism? the whole issue of online activity and incitement and extremism is an enormous issue. it is actually something the government is working on already, through legislation that is forthcoming this autumn. but i think importantly we should also put this into the context of what has happened overnight. we have to look at further details. the investigations by the police will obviously give us more information through the intelligence into what has happened. and i am very clear about this, we will always learn lessons from incidents, tragic

events like this, particularly where there are key factors, online activity for example, we have already touched on other aspects such as the firearm itself. we need to find out the facts. let's establish the facts behind this. and of course we will work to do everything to make sure that if there are issues with the online space post this incident, that we will look to follow that up. taliban fighters in afghanistan have seized the country's second biggest city, kandahar. its capture represents a major blow to the afghan government, a day after the militants overran herat and several other provincial capitals — including lashkar gah in helmand province. the taliban's rapid advance has provoked widespread criticism of the decision to withdraw western troops so quickly, with one former defence chief telling the bbc he feels ashamed. the widow of a british soldier who died in the conflict says she fears the achievements of uk forces will now be reversed. here's our diplomatic

correspondent, paul adams. the war is closing in on kabul. this is a little way to the south. this morning an ambushed convoy pictures filmed by taliban fighters who say so doing says shows captured troops. and who is to say they are not unstoppable? two of the country's biggest cities, kandahar and the last 2a hours. the government seem incapable of stemming the tide. kabul is now swamped with displaced people. there is no shelter, they are living out in the open and the question in the capital, how soon before the taliban come here? american officials say the government could fall in as little as 30 days. the western withdrawal is almost over.

after weeks of scenes like there's thousands of british and american troops are being sent in to finish the job. leaving afghanistan to fend for itself. it is a country that is led by warlords and led by different provinces and tribes and you end up, if you are not very careful, in a civil war and i think we are heading towards a civil war. initially shown by taliban with momentum. more than a50 british soldiers died in afghanistan, each loss and those of their comrades in iraq, commemorated in wootton bassett. was their sacrifice worth it? sergeant peter rayner was killed in 2010, hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in helmand province. my husband died to give them a better life, and by them not having better lives it has taken away. so i think this government need to stand up and be accounted

for, same at the american government, because they went in, they had plenty to say when we went in. now what are they saying now, what is going on? western troops went into afghanistan to defeat al-qaeda and stayed for 20 years. after such a long time and so much blood and some of those who played essential roles feel remorse. i had hoped that we would hear from the government an explanation for why we are in this position and then an explanation of how they are going to avert this disaster. and all we have heard is an admission of failure and a desire to pull people out. that seems to me... you know, i am almost ashamed that we are in this position. the west had hoped to leave afghanistan with a stable government and an army able to stand on its own two feet. with the end now in sight, what will this long war�*s legacy really be? paul adams, bbc news. the home secretary priti patel has described the situation

in afghanistan as "absolutely unprecedented"... a tragedy is unfolding, a humanitarian crisis emerging, and we are working to ensure that we bring people from afghanistan, both british nationals, those who have been working for the government, and with the government and supporting us, including people of afghan nationality, to the united kingdom. there is an enormous resettlement programme that the defence secretary and i are overseeing. so that is our priority right now. and, of course, when it comes to issues such as deportations, our policy is always under review, when the world is in a terrible state. and i think we must reflect right now in terms of what is happening in afghanistan and in the region itself. this government is absolutely clear in terms of our own commitments to the british nationals over there that we are bringing out, but also to the people of afghanistan who we have spent a great deal of time and resource over a number of years, women and girls included as well, to give them support, and our resettlement scheme

is absolutely speaking to that. let's speak now with the shadow foreign secretary, lisa nandy. good afternoon. everybody agrees the situation as a very disturbing and deteriorating. you are calling for parliament to potentially be recalled, why? i parliament to potentially be recalled, why?— parliament to potentially be recalled, why? i think the most important _ recalled, why? i think the most important thing _ recalled, why? i think the most important thing is _ recalled, why? i think the most important thing is the - recalled, why? i think the most important thing is the prime i important thing is the prime minister and foreign secretary step up minister and foreign secretary step up and start to show they have a strategy to deal with what the government has admitted as a disaster, a humanitarian crisis, a tragedy that is evolving in front of her eyes and whilst we have heard a little from the home secretary about potentially belatedly setting up some safe routes for people in afghanistan to come to the uk, we have heard from the defence secretary about getting bitten safely out of afghanistan, what is missing is an actual strategy to

support the afghan government to fate of the taliban and get a particle process to make sure the all the gains we have seen over the last 20 years for women and girls and afghanistan and trips are protected and be stabilise the situation. ., _ ., protected and be stabilise the situation. ., ., ., , situation. you say then have to be this wa , situation. you say then have to be this way. the _ situation. you say then have to be this way, the defence _ situation. you say then have to be this way, the defence minister - situation. you say then have to be | this way, the defence minister ben morris has been saying he tried to persuade nato allies —— ben wallace to persuade them to leave a presence in afghanistan but there was a like of political will in nato countries and a like of infrastructure with the us leaving. what could have been done otherwise? i the us leaving. what could have been done otherwise?— done otherwise? i think it is important — done otherwise? i think it is important the _ done otherwise? i think it is important the prime - done otherwise? i think it is| important the prime minister done otherwise? i think it is . important the prime minister is involved, we had a g7 recently that we hosted, i would like to know whether the prime minister raised this with president biden because ben wallace is correct, the decision

to withdraw had serious knock—on effects for other allies but also what we have seen over the last few weeks, it has surprised many people with the speed and scale of the taliban advance with the impact of moral of afghan forces are fighting against the taliban and the catastrophe that is unfolding for many families in afghanistan right now. this is a bit to the uk has to step up and say to our allies we need a proper process to resolve this, we have to continue to provide support to the afghan army but also a political process as well, we are members of the un security council, the should be an emergency un security council meeting and we are to be pushing that. what security council meeting and we are to be pushing that.— to be pushing that. what would you want decided _ to be pushing that. what would you want decided by _ to be pushing that. what would you want decided by an _ to be pushing that. what would you want decided by an emergency - want decided by an emergency meeting? what can the world do? the most meeting? what can the world do? tue: most important meeting? what can the world do? he most important thing meeting? what can the world do? tt2 most important thing is we coordinate efforts with regional partners, china for example hosted a

meeting with the taliban recently, pakistan and india and russia and iran and turkey, all of these countries are key influences in terms of what happens in the region. there has been some contact between the uk military and the pakistan military to see if we can put pressure on the taliban through pakistan but there needs to be a coordinated political effort as well and that should work alongside efforts to coordinate nato involvement, provide military and technical support, intelligence support the afghan government and army now but in the end there is no military solution to this conflict, we need a political process. there are talks going — we need a political process. there are talks going on _ we need a political process. there are talks going on in _ we need a political process. there are talks going on in qatar - we need a political process. there are talks going on in qatar and . are talks going on in qatar and wellington as a caliban delegation speaks in mother that language, that is not what is going on on the ground. —— the caliban delegation speaks and moderate language. in

speaks and moderate language. t�*t pakistan there is questions about the influence the taliban has operating on the ground but that is why a particle process as some badly needed and why pressure has to be put on the taliban. 0ne needed and why pressure has to be put on the taliban. one of the fallouts from the decision to withdraw quickly by the us and united kingdom as it sent a message to the taliban that they could roam across afghanistan with relative freedom and limited consequences, we have to send a very strong signal that we will support the afghan government and army with technical support and intelligence support, guided by what they need to make sure that message is heard loaded and clear by afghan forces. they might heard loud and clear. we have had a lot of— might heard loud and clear. we have had a lot of comments _ might heard loud and clear. we have had a lot of comments about - might heard loud and clear. we have had a lot of comments about what i might heard loud and clear. we have had a lot of comments about what is | had a lot of comments about what is going on, the former chief of defence staff who says he is almost ashamed at the wave which this with

the role and the speed at which it happened, how would you characterise it? , , ., ,.., happened, how would you characterise it? , , ., ., ., it? the speed and scale of what ha--ened it? the speed and scale of what happened after— it? the speed and scale of what happened after the _ it? the speed and scale of what happened after the us - it? the speed and scale of what l happened after the us withdrawal it? the speed and scale of what - happened after the us withdrawal has taken people by surprise and of course many people expressed reservations about the very categorical way in which the uk, us decided to withdraw but never the ice the taliban advance and the collapse of the army as been a surprise but we have seen this unfold in front of our eyes and it is not inevitable, there are things we can do at this stage to turn the situation around and we were to the people of afghanistan, british troops who have served in many cases and died in afghanistan over 20 years to make sure we do that, we made a commitment to the people of afghanistan that we would leave a stable and secure an inclusive country and we have to make sure we do that. 2, ~

country and we have to make sure we do that. ., ~ , ., ,, ., ., do that. thank you. the shadow forei . n do that. thank you. the shadow foreign secretary. _ nick eardley is our political correspondent at westminster — the pm hasn't said anything yet, but what's his defence sec said about the deteriorating siutation. there are an increasing number of tory mps who are expressing their frustration at the speed of the withdraw we have seen over the last few weeks and the speed with which the taliban has managed to take over some of those major areas in afghanistan. the chairs of the foreign and defence site committees at westminster both prominent 20 backbenchers have been raising their concerns saying they feel the rug has been pulled out from beneath our afghan allies in the conflict in their words. afghan allies in the conflict in theirwords. i afghan allies in the conflict in their words. i have to say the

picture being painted by ministers this morning in london is a pretty bleak one, be have had the defence secretary ben wallace saying he thinks afghanistan could be on the brink of civil war, as well as a vastly increasing poverty in the country that could lead to the re—emergence of al-qaeda. in 2001 it was getting rid of al-qaeda in afghanistan was seen as a key justification for the invasion so the picture here is pretty bleak, there are some calls for a strategy from the uk government to figure out notjust how to get uk and british nationals out of afghanistan but what to do in the short to medium—term. answers on that are not very forthcoming, i suspect because there are not any easy answers, there are not any easy answers, there will be talks going on with other countries about what exactly to do but returns to the point you made to lisa nandi about what the uk

or other nato countries can do without the us infrastructure and ben wallace was making it clear this morning he wanted to keep a presence in afghanistan. but without that us backing and other nato allies are signing up to it, itsjust was not possible. speaking to politicians this morning, i don't get the sense anybody thinks there is any easy answers on this and that is going to be a lot of soul—searching over the next few days in terms of what to do next. you mentioned british troops are being sent to afghanistan to help with the departure of the british nationals who are there. how clear are we about assistance to be given to afghans who have worked with the british military and media? the operation the uk government has launched a get british nationals out does include afghan allies, people

who want for the army, like interpreters or some others contractors over the last 20 years, there has been a scheme introduced in the last week which was supposed to speed up that process, new resources being sent to campbell speed that up. we have heard stories about some interpreters who had applications for asylum in the uk rejected for various reasons and that have been calls from the labour party to speed up that process. the one from the uk government this morning as they are doing that. as quickly as possible, likewise they will try to get as many british nationals out of afghanistan as quickly as they can, we think there are around 4000 definitely left in

afghanistan, maybe some others working with agencies not accounted for but that operation is intended to be as quick as possible, taking a matter of weeks to get the domain in citizens out. there will be an embassy presence that stays in kabul, the ambassador and a small number of staff and being moved to a secure location. there is a plan for what happens in that sense in the next few weeks but i think over the next few weeks but i think over the next few weeks but i think over the next few days there will be questions about the longer term strategy about what we do about afghanistan. whilst you have been on the air we have just heard boris johnson is convening a cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the current situation in afghanistan, an emergency meeting that will bring together the relevant ministers and officials to discuss the current situation. we will come back to you later in the afternoon and you will be able to tell us a bit more full stop thank you, nick. .

an account belonging to the plymouth shooting subject jake davison has been terminated for violating its off—line behaviour policy, youtube says it has worked quickly to remove videos that breach its policies once flagged. the rules prohibit content that incites violence including encouraging others to go to particular place to commit violence or perform violence at a particular time. that is youtube confirming its account belonging to the plymouth shooting suspect jake davison has been terminated. the headlines on bbc news. police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison,

had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. the taliban make their most dramatic gains yet against afghan government forces, taking kandahar — the country's second largest city — and lashkar gar. we've just heard the prime minister has called an emergency meeting of cobra this afternoon to discuss the situation in afghanistan. a fraudster who tried to inject a 92—year—old woman with a fake covid—19 vaccine has been jailed for three and a half years. david chambers claimed to work for the nhs and jabbed kathleen martin inside her home, before charging her £141. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson was at kingston crown court for the hearing. well, the court heard chambers had deliberately targeted kathleen martin at her home in surbiton on december the 30th last year. the court heard how chambers had gone to miss martin's home. he told her to sit down.

he was pretending to be an employee of the nhs, and he told her to roll up her sleeve and then he pretended to administer a vaccine. now, the prosecution barrister in the case today said that he didn't actually inject anything into the victim, but he pretended to do so. he added that the victim was not left with any marks now after that happened chambers then asked miss martin for money. she handed over £140 in cash. and then, on reflection, the court heard she realised that something was wrong. she contacted the police. five days later, chambers returned to her house demanding more money. and miss martin told him she wasn't going to give him any and also told him that she had contacted officers. the court heard during the sentencing from the judge who described chambers�*s actions as despicable. the judge also said that he had taken full advantage

of the vaccine rollout to prey on an elderly victim in her home. and we also had a statement from kathleen martin, the victim, after sentencing, and she described the crime as deceitful and horrific. and she also added that she hopes that this won't put other people off from getting the vaccine. a study of the way covid spread in uk hospitals has shown how doctors struggled to contain the disease in the early stages of the pandemic. 0verall, more than a tenth of people in hospital with coronavirus caught the virus while they were there. researchers analysed data from more than 300 hospitals. scientists say levels of hospital—acquired infections are now much lower. here's naomi grimley. falling ill with covid while in hospital with something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. howard crozier was 81, and admitted to hospital in

sunderland in march last year with regular pneumonia. he was moved around the hospital and put onto an elderly care ward. his daughter is sure that's where he caught covid and later died. the hospital told me they had admitted a patient with suspected covid on to the elderly care ward. 0n the 25th of march, when i was told i needed to be there because dad was on end of life, i was told he tested positive for covid. there was nowhere else he could have caught that. researchers from several uk universities have examined patient records and found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak, this rose to more like one in five. 0verall, research suggests 11,800 people may have been infected this way and possibly more because early data is unclear. crucially, there were big variations between similar types of

hospital and that is down to different preventative measures. even at the peak of the outbreak, we saw some busy hospitals still managed to maintain good infection prevention control. that meant there was good handwashing, good testing of patients so the right patients were tested and kept separately from non—infected patients. better ventillation on some of the wards would have helped and access to a plentiful supply of ppe. researchers say the levels of hospital—acquired infections for covid are now much lower, thanks to the vaccination programme and a better understanding of how the virus spreads. naomi grimley, bbc news. a bit more breaking news in relation to the plymouth shooting, facebook has confirmed accounts belonging to the plymouth gunmenjake davison have been removed, that follows on

from what you are telling you about google also removing accounts from jake davison, a spokesperson for facebook has said jake davison's presence had been taken down from the platform is under dangerous individuals and organisations policy which does not allow mass modellers to be on facebook or instagram. —— mass murderers. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz let us see how the weather is looking for the rest of the day. there is certainly some decent sunshine, from lincolnshire, across the midlands, northern wales and the southern counties especially in the land which had been cloudy. the showers will continue this evening across scotland, quite breezy as well. not a cold night, 15 degrees, but quite misty. if you live in cornwall and devon, that is coming in tomorrow.

many areas across western parts of the uk will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, reaching possibly northern ireland. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across parts of scotland and later in the afternoon along the channel coast. for the rest of the weekend, it will change a little but overall for most of us, it will be dry. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, thatis when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police

oversee, and clearly i will be asking questions. taliban militants have captured afghanistan's second—biggest city, kandahar. here, the prime minister will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. results from a new study suggest metabolism remains steady after the age of 20, meaning so—called �*middle—aged spread' can't be blamed. in antarctica, the colossal iceberg almost as big as greater london being monitored carefully by scientists. sport now, and for a full round—up, we go over to austin at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the second test match between england and india is finely

poised on day 2 at lords. they're into the afternoon session, with india still building a commanding first innings total, but england got off to the perfect start this morning — 0lly robinson taking the wicket of kl rahul with the second ball of the day. he went for 129 in the end. and just an over later, james anderson got ajinkya rahane for 1, with his first ball of the day. england have taken three more wickets since. james anderson with six of them. in fact, it was actually five he has taken in that innings. india all out for 364, taken in that innings. india all out for364, really taken in that innings. india all out for 364, really in a good position. seven wickets england have taken for just 88 runs today, so they have got themselves back into that match. they will be coming out for their first innings shortly. after 82 days away the premier league returns tonight with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. it's the first time the two sides

will have met in the top flight since 1947, and it should be a full house for the first time at the new brentford community stadium. my my players are running themselves into the ground, and the fans are right behind us for every single minute of that match. it is a new world that we never tried before, so we are all excited. so you clear directions. from top to bottom of the club, they know what they want to do, they execute it really well. i think they will be a tough opponent for every team in the premier league. liverpool fans have been given a boost ahead of their first match at norwich on saturday — talisman virgil van dyk, who missed most of last season through injury, has signed a new contract with the club. the defender has extended his stay until the summer of 2025. van dijk only played 5 league games last season because of an knee injury.

liverpool have had a comparatively quiet window compared to other big teams but that doesn't phase their manager. i'm never surprised about the financial power of chelsea, city or united. i am long enough in the country to know that they find a solution to these things, and for us, it is our way. we keep the team together. that's an important part of business as well. i know it's not as exciting as it is with signing new players for the outside world, but it looks like always like the summer is always the same. so good news for the red half of liverpool today. but not so much for the blue. new manager rafa benitez has confirmed that 5 players will miss their first match of the season, because they're self—isolating. james rodriguez is one of them. everton start their season at home

to southampton on saturday. richarlison and dominic calvert—lewin should both be available though. the chairman of the british olympic association, hugh robertson, says it's very disappointing to hear of sprinter cj ujah's positive test for a banned substance. the british sprinter, who led off the 4x100 metre relay team, on their way to silver at the olympics last week, has been provisionally suspended by the athletics integrity unit. it means the entire relay team could now lose their medals. the aiu said a test from the british champion, showed evidence of a prohibited substance. the athlete of course remains innocent until proven guilty while the process goes on, but it is a process that we are cross but must respect. every athlete in the olympics knows the rules. we spent a 0lympics knows the rules. we spent a lot of time and money educating

athletes on the consequences of doping. they know the rules and the consequences if it goes wrong. plenty of build—up to this we can's start of the football season on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. more than a third of english councils that have declared a �*climate change emergency�* support policies that threaten to increase carbon emissions. environmentalists say plans for more road building and airport expansion are examples of how local authorities are not taking a consistent approach to global warming. council leaders insist they are taking action but need more funding. roger harrabin reports. the residue of our consumerist lives. truckload after truckload of stuff we wanted once but want no more. 0ur waste generates lots of planet—eating greenhouse gases, but in leeds, they're turning it into something useful. heat. burning waste is controversial, but this giant plant, with its searing temperatures,

generates electricity, and provides hot water to warm people's homes through a network of pipes. so we will extract over 100,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year and export that to the local area network. over 25,000 megawatt hours of heat energy, which feeds over 2000 homes and tens of businesses. even the lorries that collect the waste are going electric. leeds has a reputation as one of the uk's greenest cities. but what about this? green leeds wants to expand its airport, even though flying damages the climate. it's extremely difficult to get that balance right, and there are always going to be competing factors. if we don't expand, the fear is that somebody else will and that economic growth will go elsewhere. similar economic arguments are made about roads. councils backing road schemes

include those in wiltshire, in shropshire, and also in london, even though councillors declared a climate emergency. we need to see changes in government policy and government planning policy so it's actually a legal obligation for every development to be in line with the climate change targets. in leeds, the airport expansion is widely opposed. i don't like it in a certain way because it means that more planes have got to come in. you know, and it's making more pollution. really important, it's the future of everything, isn't it? - if we're not green, - if we're not sustainable, then everything is going to fall apart i guess in the future. - i mean, there's so much fuel used with the aeroplanes, _ there's so much... so many resources i required for an airport for everybody to fly around. it has to be as green as possible. i don't really think about it that much but my grandma goes on about it a lot. what kind of world will we live in in 20 years' time? all these things are happening already, what kind of world will be left for our children and our grandchildren?

politicians on the doorstep and round the world are making decisions that will help to determine the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. let's return to the situation in afghanistan. the un has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country, with a quarter of a million people fleeing their homes to escape the fighting — as the taliban advance continues. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has the latest from kabul. the taliban continue to make rapid advances in this country. now they have taken a province which is very close to the city of kabul and there are real fears about the future of the capital of afghanistan. everything has changed herejust in the span of a week and it has taken people by disbelief. the second largest city, kandahar, now controlled by the taliban. it is a traditional stronghold of the group, so for them, it is a major victory. herat in the west, close to the border with iran, an important trading centre, that too now controlled

by the taliban. these are major losses for the afghan government. it leaves them in a very vulnerable position and people here really are waiting to hear from the leadership of this country, from the president of the country about how things are going to unfold in the days to come. i can now speak to freshta karim, a children's rights advocate living in kabul. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. we are hearing and seeing so many disturbing things coming out of afghanistan right now. what is it like for you living in kabul at the moment? t like for you living in kabul at the moment? ~ �* , ., ., moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, _ moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because - moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because we - moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because we are| shock, of grief, because we are seeing that the city in the country we made brick by brick after the war, almost everything of the city was built in front of our eyes and now it is crumbling down. we are standing and watching. there is a

sense of grief here, and also love. we realise we love this country so much that letting go is so painful right now. much that letting go is so painful riaht now. 2, 2, much that letting go is so painful riaht now. ., ., ,, ., ~ right now. you are speaking in the ast right now. you are speaking in the past tense. _ right now. you are speaking in the past tense. as _ right now. you are speaking in the past tense, as if _ right now. you are speaking in the past tense, as if it _ right now. you are speaking in the past tense, as if it has _ right now. you are speaking in the past tense, as if it has happened. | past tense, as if it has happened. it is already happening for many of the cities. the taliban are taking over, marrying girls as young as 12 years old. they have come back with the same rules they had before, but now they have come back stronger because their narrative is they have defeated the west. they are going to come really strong and take their revenge. come really strong and take their revenue. ., , come really strong and take their revenue. .,, ., ., �* come really strong and take their revenue. ., ., �* ~ ., come really strong and take their revenue. ., ~ ., ., revenge. people who don't know or don't remember, _ revenge. people who don't know or don't remember, tell— revenge. people who don't know or don't remember, tell us, _ revenge. people who don't know or don't remember, tell us, when - revenge. people who don't know or don't remember, tell us, when you j don't remember, tell us, when you say they are coming back with the same rules as before, what do you mean? , ., ., _, , ., .,, mean? they do not consider women as eaual. in mean? they do not consider women as equal- in front — mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of _ mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of them, _ mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of them, i _ mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of them, i am _ mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of them, i am not - equal. in front of them, i am not unequal. i have to go out with a man escorting me. i cannot work or

study. i am escorting me. i cannot work or study. iam basically escorting me. i cannot work or study. i am basically not considered as equal as them. this looks like the biggest war against women in the current times we are having, and unfortunately the world is standing and watching silently.— and watching silently. afghanistan is a very young — and watching silently. afghanistan is a very young country _ and watching silently. afghanistan is a very young country with - and watching silently. afghanistan is a very young country with a - and watching silently. afghanistanj is a very young country with a very young population, many people won't remember what the taliban was like 20 years ago, what life was like under them. 20 years ago, what life was like underthem. how 20 years ago, what life was like under them. how are people generally feeling? eg�*s under them. how are people generally feelin: ? :: , ., under them. how are people generally feelina? :: , ., ., ., under them. how are people generally feelinu? in ., ., ., , feeling? 5096 of the population is 'ust below feeling? 5096 of the population is just below 15 _ feeling? 5096 of the population is just below 15 years _ feeling? 5096 of the population is just below 15 years old, - feeling? 5096 of the population is just below 15 years old, which - feeling? 5096 of the population is - just below 15 years old, which means all they have experienced is just the last 20 years. not a perfect democracy but yet a democracy. for many of the children, it's a shock. they don't understand what is really happening. their life and their future is at stake because we don't know what kind of government will

come, and what kind of government will rule them. you come, and what kind of government will rule them.— will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, will rule them. you are freezing a little bit. but _ will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, but we _ will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, but we will _ will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, but we will keep - will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, but we will keep going i little bit, but we will keep going in the hope that... there we go, i think the line has been re—established. you mentioned a moment ago about the world standing by and watching. a lot of people are watching in horror. what should the west be doing? what should the international community be doing? all the parties, including our government, have the power to bring peace. peace is possible because millions of lives are at stake. how can international community, all political leaders, not be capable of bringing peace and give up on the situation? i think that is the problem, our mindset. i believe peaceis problem, our mindset. i believe peace is possible, and they must work hard for it.— peace is possible, and they must work hard for it. your own work is

as a children's _ work hard for it. your own work is as a children's rights _ work hard for it. your own work is as a children's rights advocate. i work hard for it. your own work is i as a children's rights advocate. you run a mobile library for children in the city. what are your fears for this work that you do? we the city. what are your fears for this work that you do?— the city. what are your fears for this work that you do? we have five mobile libraries. _ this work that you do? we have five mobile libraries. 4000 _ this work that you do? we have five mobile libraries. 4000 children - mobile libraries. 4000 children visit us. it is just a pure form of love that has turned to mobile libraries for them. i don't know what will be the future for my mobile libraries, but i hope i could continue it. tomorrow i will continue, and for as long as we can, we will go on the streets of kabul. white might do the children have any sense of what is going on? they are traumatised. they see and feel it. they express it even, that what is going on, they have so many questions. today, america is sending 3000 soldiers to protect their own diplomats and take them away. the question is, why is an american livestock in afghanistan more

valuable than an afghan life? every citizen of the globe should have equal value for their life, just for being afghan we are treated differently, and americansjust being afghan we are treated differently, and americans just by luck. it is a matter of luck. you are born here by luck. it is unfortunate to see the world's morality. unfortunate to see the world's morali . ., ., ., i] unfortunate to see the world's morali . ., ., ., m morality. you feel abandoned? i feel very angry- — morality. you feel abandoned? i feel very angry- angry _ morality. you feel abandoned? i feel very angry- angry at _ morality. you feel abandoned? i feel very angry. angry at the _ morality. you feel abandoned? i feelj very angry. angry at the government for its corruption, but more so at the american government for giving the american government for giving the taliban the much—needed legitimacy as required. it created a narrative. the taliban narrative is that we have defeated the west. tqm. that we have defeated the west. 0k, we have to leave it there. thank you so much for speaking to us on bbc

news. the headlines on bbc news... police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. the taliban make their most dramatic gains yet against afghan government forces, taking kandahar — the country's second largest city — and lashkar gar. the prime minister will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. the family of a teenager who drowned in loch lomond have pleaded for lessons to be learned from his death. connor markward was one of seven people killed in scotland's waters in a single weekend last month. his loved ones say he was oblivious to the dangers of the deep water. they've been speaking

to the bbc�*s connor gillies. loch lomond. these waters may be beautiful, but they can be lethal. a place where memories are made and lives are lost. 16—year—old connor markward was out enjoying the sun three weeks ago with his friends when he drowned. ijust feel it every day, it is... ijust miss him dearly. he was only 16 but he really packed so much into his wee life, he really did. he was one in a million. i was just numb. i'll be honest, ijust went numb. i couldn't... i couldn't process it at all. i feel as though my heartjust collapsed. and he was only my brother, my baby brother. yes, so sad, i can't believe he walked out this door and didn't come back in.

this was the moment rescue teams on the banks of the loch battled to save connor, one of seven people in a single week last month to be killed in scotland's waters. connor's family want better education on the subject in schools. it would at least make kids aware. think twice about what you're doing. i didn't even know until after connor passed that when you get in difficulty in water, you're just supposed to not panic, and go into a starfish, i didn't know that. they're protecting kids from going into buildings that are being pulled down because it is dangerous. what is the difference with water? there are just as many people losing their lives. so what would you like to see happening in schools? i would like there to be talks about swimming, and learning to swim. the royal lifesaving society says it's aware of more than 50 incidents of people losing their lives in uk waters in the last month alone. and that figure could be even higher.

0fficials here on the loch say new life belts and safety equipment is on order in light of recent tragedies. the scottish government — who this week chaired an emergency meeting on improving awareness and protection — said its thoughts are with connor's family and are determined to reduce deaths. connor gillies, bbc news, glasgow. the bbc has uncovered new evidence about the teenage killer of bibaa henry and nicole smallman, the two sisters murdered last summer in a wembley park in london. danyal hussein, who is due to be sentenced for their murders, was a member of a web forum run by an american self—styled black magician, whose instructions about demonic pacts mirror the steps he took. the bbc�*s daniel de simone reports. sisters bibaa henry and nicole smallman were brutally murdered last summer in a knife attack by a stranger while celebrating bibaa's

birthday in a wembley park. their misogynistic killer, danyal hussein, will be sentenced next month. you are under arrest. _ will be sentenced next month. you are under arrest. when _ will be sentenced next month. you are under arrest. when officers - are under arrest. when officers arrested him, _ are under arrest. when officers arrested him, they _ are under arrest. when officers arrested him, they found - are under arrest. when officers arrested him, they found a - are under arrest. when officers - arrested him, they found a demonic pact in his bedroom in which he promised to sacrifice only women in return for money and power. we have investigated what might have generated his beliefs. he was part of a forum devoted to certain forms of a forum devoted to certain forms of satanism and the occult. you wrote that he was a psychic vampire and sought advice on demonic pacts. the forum was run by an american self—styled black magician. danyal hussein wrote, i love him and his work. he last logged onto the forum only hours before his arrest. his name is matthew lawrence from utah. he has previously been convicted for drugs and weapon possession charges. we found that danyal hussein's believes mira beliefs promoted by him. the agreement was addressed to

what is believed to be a powerful demon. it says that real—world action will be required if it is to be successful. there are parallels between his public instructions and what danyal hussein did. he instructs people to sign the pact in blood, which danyal hussein did, but that the signature will be visible only to you. a blank space was on the killer's document. danyal hussein bought candles at the same time he bought a knife used to kill bibaa and nicole. the instructions says to include in the pact the attainment of wealth. 0ne text

quotes moors murderer ian brady and advocate terrorist methods. it was written by an american nazi satanist group that was involved with seven men who committed terror offences in the uk. the academic expert in all cases said the ideology is a threat whether or not there is a terrorist motor. , 2, , whether or not there is a terrorist motor. , ., , . ., . , whether or not there is a terrorist motor. , . , . ., . , ., motor. these ideas can directly lead to violence. — motor. these ideas can directly lead to violence, and _ motor. these ideas can directly lead to violence, and i _ motor. these ideas can directly lead to violence, and i think _ motor. these ideas can directly lead to violence, and i think we - to violence, and i think we recognise when other forms of extremism ideas can lead to terrorism and violence, and i think it is no different in this case. we wrote to the _ it is no different in this case. we wrote to the american setting out our findings. wrote to the american setting out ourfindings. we didn't wrote to the american setting out our findings. we didn't receive a response. the motive for the murders of bibaa and nicole seemed beyond belief, but how the killer came to hold his beliefs may be becoming clearer. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as her conservator, after 13 years. the pop star has been mounting a series of legal challenges to the court agreement that

gave her father control over her estate and other aspects of her life. a lawyer representing britney says it's "another step toward justice". 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. this has been quite a year for britney spears. she finally began to speak out about the arrangement that controls her life. the target of that anger was her father, jamie, the man who became her conservator after she apparently suffered a breakdown 13 years ago. it is a sort of guardian role to handle all of her affairs. of guardian role to handle all of heraffairs. during of guardian role to handle all of her affairs. during recent court hearings, the singer accused him of using her money for himself and of abusing his power. speaking directly to thejudge, she abusing his power. speaking directly to the judge, she said she wanted more control of her finances and her body. she even alleged that the conservatorship was forcing her to use birth control when she wanted to have a baby. mr spiers has also become a focus of anger for fans in the free britney movement. he says

the free britney movement. he says the attacks are unjustified and that there are no grounds for removing him, but that he is now willing to step down to avoid a public battle with his daughter. when the time is right. the singer still can't spend her vast fortune as she pleases. it is likely her father will eventually be replaced by a professional accountant, but herfans be replaced by a professional accountant, but her fans and be replaced by a professional accountant, but herfans and her lawyer hailing what they see as a vindication of position and an important step to setting her free. british climate scientists working in antarctica are carefully monitoring a colossal iceberg floating near their base. it's almost as big as greater london — and has just brushed past the iceshelf where the researchers carry out their work. the uncertainty around the way the ice is drifting means the halley research station has been mothballed, as jonathan amos explains. it was the briefest and gentlest of icy kisses. a colossal iceberg, a74, weighing billions of tonnes, scrapes past a region of the antarctic, known as the brunt ice shelf.

it was the moment the british antarctic survey had been anticipating for months. the expectation was the berg would knock into and dislodge another vast and unstable piece of ice that's sitting in front of the survey�*s halley research station. the fact that nothing was dislodged this time will be a frustration for the british antarctic survey. until the unstable ice in front of halley comes away, the base must close every winter on safety grounds, and this impacts the world—leading science that can be done at this important location. it's at halley, for example, that they discovered and continue to monitor the hole in the ozone layer. icebergs the size of a74 are impressive, but they are not necessarily an indicator of climate change. the antarctic balances the amount of snow falling on the interior of the continent by routinely discharging blocks of ice at its margins. we don't have that long of a record

of carving from satellite imagery in antarctica, so it is quite hard to tell if the frequency of carving events is increasing. we do know that ice fronts in parts of the antarctic peninsula are further back than some of their historical locations. the survey will continue to track a74 and the behaviour of the brunt ice shelf. it is entirely possible the big berg's gentle embrace delivered some unseen damage. if that's the case, the expected breakaway of unstable ice could yet happen in the days ahead. jonathan amos, bbc news. the deputy leader of a london council responsible for the ballooning costs of the marble arch mound has resigned. melvyn caplan stepped down immediately after total costs nearly doubled to £6m, up from a forecast of £3.3m. ticketholders were offered refunds for the artificial viewing platform

which temporarily closed within two days. westminster council says a review to "understand what went wrong and ensure it never happens again" is under way. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weekend is almost upon us, and the weather is looking a little hit and miss. it will depend where you are going to be over the weekend. some of us will get some rain, not prolonged but a bit of wet weather around. also sunshine in the forecast. right now, a fair bit of cloud across the country, shower clouds across scotland, it has been overcast in places in the south, so the best of the weather anywhere from lincolnshire, parts of the midlands, northern wales, and feeling warmest year as well, 23 celsius in some spots, so a decent day. a bit of an atlantic breeze and the shower is continuing,

particularly in western and northern scotland. through the night, out towards the south—west, this next weather front coming in, towards the south—west, this next weatherfront coming in, bringing milder air, weatherfront coming in, bringing milderair, but damp weatherfront coming in, bringing milder air, but damp air, a lot of missed around coasts in cornwall and devon. 0n missed around coasts in cornwall and devon. on saturday afternoon, fine weather for much of scotland, glasgow and edinburgh seeing some sunshine. not so bad in the lake district, there were a little on the cloudy side. then we have this weather front stretching across central parts of the uk with outbreaks of rain. in the south, in the afternoon on saturday, it looks as though there will be sunshine. southampton and portsmouth, not too bad at all. on balance, saturday not a bad day. on sunday, the low pressure is with us. the weather fronts are with us as well, and you can see cloud and a bit of rain across northern parts of england. northern ireland, a bit of a breeze

as well. it might brighten up across the south. in scotland, in the north, shower is coming in on quite a cool, northerly wind of the north atlantic. it is off the norwegian sea, in fact. atlantic. it is off the norwegian sea, infact. 0n atlantic. it is off the norwegian sea, in fact. on monday, that northerly continues. it will be quite a chilly winter. i dare say there will be a hint of autumn in there will be a hint of autumn in the air across parts of northern scotland. it really will be quite chilly. in the south, variable cloud, some splits and spots of rain, but still around 20 celsius also. lewitt, 13, aberdeen only 15 celsius on monday. goodbye. —— lerwick, 13.

this is bbc news, the headlines. police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly i will be asking questions. as the taliban capture afghanistan's second biggest city, kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. they do not consider women as equal,

i have to go out with a man escorting me, i cannot work or study. a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 — by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine —— has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. results from a new study suggest metabolism remains steady after the age of 20, meaning so—called �*middle—aged spread' can't be blamed. in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as greater london — being monitored carefully by scientists good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have been giving more details of the murders in plymouth last night during which a 22—year—old man killed five people — including a three—year—old girl — before turning the gun on himself.

officers say jake davison had a licence to hold firearms, and used what witnesses described as a pump action shot gun. detectives are studying his social media accounts, where it's emerged he wrote about mass shootings just three weeks ago. but police do not believe he had links to far right groups or terror. the home secretary, priti patel, has praised the emergency services for their response to what she called a �*tragic�* incident. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. sarah ransome reports. very good morning, ladies and gentlemen. a short while ago devon and cornwall police gave more details of the mass shooting that has shaken this residential area of plymouth to its core. therefore five people of plymouth who have lost their lives overnight, and mr davison himself, including a particularly young child. we are not at this time naming the details of those people

because not only are we working with the families, but each one of them has wider families throughout the united kingdom. emergency services were called to the scene last night after reports of shootings. neighbours described hearing gunshots and a commotion at a house. police say a woman was killed at an address before the gunman went into the road and shot dead a young girl and her male relative. two others were then shot dead. another two people were also shot, but have been treated in hospital. less than 24 hours after the shooting began the police presence here is still massive. forensic teams are here scouring the area, trying to piece together what happened. i'm so beaten down and defeated. the six person to die has been confirmed as jake davison. police say he turned the gun on himself. the 22—year—old appears in a number of social media videos where he talks about his life. elsewhere he engages

with what is known as incel subculture, known for its hostility and misogyny towards women. police say the shootings are not thought to be terror related but many questions of what happened and how remain. this really is a gut punch for our community and it will take time for us to be able to understand what has happened, why and how this has happened in a city like plymouth that is normally a safe and welcoming place for everyone. local churches and community centres are open today for people to gather to try and make sense of the horror that unfolded on their doorstep. let's cross live to our correspondent at the scene sian lloyd. have the police been giving any more information? yes, we have had some further information this afternoon, we now know the ages of davison's

victims. a51—year—old woman he shot at a property then he went out into the street where a three—year—old girl was killed along with a 43—year—old man. they were together, said to be related, however it is not known whether davison them on whether it was a random shooting that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. he then met on to point the gun at another couple, a 53—year—old man and a 33—year—old woman who was said to be local. they have survived, they have been injured and are being treated in hospital. davison then we were told by the chief constable went into parkland but he shot a 59—year—old man who died at the scene then into henderson place where he shot a 60 sectional women, she was taken to hospital but she died from her injuries —— a 66—year—old woman.

police are still not releasing the names of the victims, they wanted to talk to the relatives of the victims, this has been a hugely traumatic incident and they wish to speak to them and trace them first before releasing names to the media and wider public. there has also been another update, we have been told the independent 0ffice been another update, we have been told the independent office for police conduct has received a mandatory referral from devon and conneu mandatory referral from devon and connell police, this relates to events that took place here last night and any potential prior contact they had with davison and with regards to the firearm licence that was referred to in the report, it is not yet known whether that firearms licensee had related to the weapon used in this horrendous series of attacks. thank you. we will come back to uf that are

further updates —— if there are further updates —— if there are further updates. speaking this afternoon, the home secretary priti patel responded to questions over the fact jake davison had a licence for a firearm. first of all, when it comes to firearms licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee. and clearly i will be asking questions, definitely, in terms of local policing, and raising this with the chief constable. but i think right now, the tragedy happened last night, and there are a lot of issues, implications, lives have been lost, people have been murdered, this is absolutely tragic and devastating. and for the entire community right now, this will be deeply shocking. so obviously that is where the focus is. there will be a range of questions that will inevitably be asked, and i will be doing exactly the same in conversations and discussions i will be having with the chief constable. it seems really clear that this man had links to the online subculture incel. do you think that you and the police

forces that you are in charge of are doing enough to combat online extremism? the whole issue of online activity and incitement and extremism is an enormous issue. it is actually something the government is working on already, through legislation that is forthcoming this autumn. but i think importantly we should also put this into the context of what has happened overnight. we have to look at further details. the investigations by the police will obviously give us more information through the intelligence into what has happened. and i am very clear about this, we will always learn lessons from incidents, tragic events like this, particularly where there are key factors, online activity for example, we have already touched on other aspects such as the firearm itself. we need to find out the facts. let's establish the facts behind this. and of course we will work to do everything to make sure that if there are issues with the online space post this incident,

that we will look to follow that up. some news from west murcia police who say that a west murcia police officer and three—year—old child had been found dead at an address in kidderminster and worcestershire. that discovery was made today, those are the only details we have at the moment but we will bring you anything more on that as soon we have it, police saying one of their own serving officers and a three—year—old child found dead at an address in kidderminster. taliban fighters in afghanistan have seized the country's second biggest city, kandahar. its capture represents a major blow

to the afghan government, a day after the militants overran herat and several other provincial capitals — including lashkar gah in helmand province. the taliban's rapid advance has provoked widespread criticism of the decision to withdraw western troops so quickly, with one former defence chief telling the bbc he feels ashamed. the widow of a british soldier who died in the conflict says she fears the achievements of uk forces will now be reversed. here — the prime minister has convened a meeting of the cobra emergency committee for this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. the war is closing in on kabul. this is a little way to the south. this morning an ambushed convoy pictures filmed by taliban fighters who say it shows captured troops. and who is to say they are not unstoppable?

two of the country's biggest cities, kandahar have fallen in the last 24 hours. the government seem incapable of stemming the tide. kabul is now swamped with displaced people. there is no shelter, they are living out in the open and the question in the capital, how soon before the taliban come here? american officials say the government could fall in as little as 30 days. the western withdrawal is almost over. after weeks of scenes like this thousands of british and american troops are being sent in to finish the job. leaving afghanistan to fend for itself. it is a country that is led by warlords and led by different provinces and tribes and you end up, if you are not very careful, in a civil war and i think we are heading towards a civil war. initially shown by taliban with momentum. more than 450 british soldiers died in afghanistan, each loss and those of their comrades in iraq, commemorated in wootton bassett.

was their sacrifice worth it? sergeant peter rayner was killed in 2010, hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in helmand province. my husband died to give them a better life, and by them not having better lives it has taken away. so i think this government need to stand up and be accounted for, same at the american government, because they went in, they had plenty to say when we went in. now what are they saying now, what is going on? western troops went into afghanistan to defeat al-qaeda and stayed for 20 years. after such a long time and so much blood and some of those who played essential roles feel remorse. i had hoped that we would hear from the government an explanation for why we are in this position and then an explanation of how they are going to avert this disaster. and all we have heard

is an admission of failure and a desire to pull people out. that seems to me... you know, i am almost ashamed that we are in this position. the west had hoped to leave afghanistan with a stable government and an army able to stand on its own two feet. with the end now in sight, what will this long war�*s legacy really be? paul adams, bbc news. the home secretary priti patel has described the situation in afghanistan as "absolutely unprecedented". a tragedy is unfolding, a humanitarian crisis emerging, and we are working to ensure that we bring people from afghanistan, both british nationals, those who have been working for the government, and with the government and supporting us, including people of afghan nationality, to the united kingdom. there is an enormous resettlement programme that the defence secretary and i are overseeing. so that is our priority right now. and, of course, when it comes

to issues such as deportations, our policy is always under review, when the world is in a terrible state. and i think we must reflect right now in terms of what is happening in afghanistan and in the region itself. this government is absolutely clear in terms of our own commitments to the british nationals over there that we are bringing out, but also to the people of afghanistan who we have spent a great deal of time and resource over a number of years, women and girls included as well, to give them support, and our resettlement scheme is absolutely speaking to that. the shadow foreign secretary has said that if the government cannot show a clear strategy to deal with the situation in afghanistan then there may be pressure to recall parliament. she told the bbc that if the government cannot step up now and show that it has a clear strategy, then it may well fall to mps try to put that pressure on to persuade the speaker that we need a recall of parliament.

the speed and scale of what happened after the us withdrawal has taken people by surprise and of course many people expressed reservations about the very categorical way in which the uk, us decided to withdraw but never the ice the taliban advance and the collapse of the army as been a surprise but we have seen this unfold in front of our eyes and it is not inevitable, there are things we can do at this stage to turn the situation around and we were to the people of afghanistan, british troops who have served in many cases and died in afghanistan over 20 years to make sure we do that, we made a commitment to the people of afghanistan that we would leave a stable and secure an inclusive

country and we have to make sure we do that. the prime minister is convening an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in afghanistan. nick eardley is our political correspondent at westminster. downing street announced the prime minister was convening a cobra meeting in response to the situation in afghanistan and it is convened that committee in various forms in response to emergencies here in the uk and abroad, we do not know exactly who is attending but it is being chaired by the prime minister, potentially defence secretary and foreign secretary as well as other senior officials. we may see it later about the outcome of that meeting and any immediate steps the government decides to take on the face of the worsening situation you have been hearing about in afghanistan and those decisions will come in the face of increasing pressure but only from opposition parties here at westminster but also many conservative mps as well who are very unhappy at the way things have unfolded. you have the chairs of the defence and foreign affairs

committees in parliament respectively criticising what is happening and also the labour party suggesting parliament may need to be recalled if the government does not step up and set out its response and also the lib dems as welljoining calls for parliament to be recalled to debate what is happening. as for what the government may do, the options are limited, we have heard the defence secretary then wallace resigned as the government is to the taliban taking hold in afghanistan and the situation worsening significantly, there is no appetite or support internationally for military action to continue in afghanistan so it may be the government acts to provide further humanitarian assistance or further assistance to getting not only british nationals out, i plan for which is under way but also afghan

nationals employed by helping the uk in afghanistan over the last few years. certainly at the highest levels of government this afternoon what is happening in afghanistan is being discussed and we await the government response. we will be back to jonathan once government response. we will be back tojonathan once that is more information, thank you. i'm joined now by ben mcbean, who lost both his arm and his leg while on tour in afghanistan in 2008. good afternoon, thank you for joining us. you must be watching what is going on in afghanistan with very strong emotions, what is going through your mind?— through your mind? thank you for havin: through your mind? thank you for having me. _ through your mind? thank you for having me. it _ through your mind? thank you for having me, it is— through your mind? thank you for having me, it is weird _ through your mind? thank you for having me, it is weird because - through your mind? thank you for having me, it is weird because i l through your mind? thank you for. having me, it is weird because i am glad we are out because it saves anyone else going for three what i went through are being killed but at the same time i believe when the job

was done which had clearly is not so the lives that have been lost, we are now watching the taliban skipping through the streets and the lives lost and people with mental health issues and casualties, you are watching them taking over everything you spent 20 years working towards and you get the inevitable question of was it worth it and i am sitting as an amputee, i didi it and i am sitting as an amputee, i did i lose my limbs for no reason? it looks like i did so i am trying to stay calm and not watch so much news but it is doing my head and a little bit. , , ., , ., little bit. does it frustrate you and a sense — little bit. does it frustrate you and a sense after— little bit. does it frustrate you and a sense after the - little bit. does it frustrate you | and a sense after the sacrifices little bit. does it frustrate you - and a sense after the sacrifices you have made and others have made as well to see this happening, this western withdrawal?— well to see this happening, this western withdrawal? yes, you have to draw a line somewhere _ western withdrawal? yes, you have to draw a line somewhere but _ western withdrawal? yes, you have to draw a line somewhere but it -

western withdrawal? yes, you have to draw a line somewhere but it is - western withdrawal? yes, you have to draw a line somewhere but it is kind l draw a line somewhere but it is kind of like we did not really containing the taliban clearly and the sooner we have left they have taken over everything. we spent 20 years there and they have taken it all over and and they have taken it all over and a week or two. they grow and recruit and build and afford you know what they will spread again and there will be a big bang in the uk somewhere and so it is all of that for what seems like nothing. it sounds harsh to say that because we did a good job out there but the reality is the bigger picture and we did not obviously when at the hard work has been undone. i have been injured and have recovered to a degree but people have lost family members and husbands and so on, it is hard for them to look at what is going on and think was it worth it tell us a bit more about what happened to you in 2008. i woke up one morning with a weird feeling, i

went on patrol and a couple of hours later i was lying with my leg blown off, my left arm was a mess which got chopped off, double amputee, loads of injuries and flesh everywhere and i wished i was dead. the pain was quite bad and i managed to get rescued and sense then i had been trying to sort my life out mentally and physically. it has been 14 years at it will probably last forever so just do the best i can do with what i have got. i felt kind of ck with what i have got. i felt kind of 0k recently and then you see what is happening now and people ask what is going on in afghanistan and i am trying to stay calm but in reality i think please do not tell me all of this happened for nothing, they are tramping over the ground we have spent years trying to gain the site is a bit of a nightmare. t

spent years trying to gain the site is a bit of a nightmare.— is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't want to dwell _ is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't want to dwell on _ is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't want to dwell on this - is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't want to dwell on this but - is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't want to dwell on this but i - is a bit of a nightmare. i didn't| want to dwell on this but i want viewers to know you have far from just sitting and healing you, you have done that but also you have done that by climbing the three peaks, you have been to everest base camp, you have done some very inspirational things in the time you have been injured, i want viewers to know that while the ad listening to you. you say it is all for nothing, afghanistan has had a period of stability which will have been brought about by the sacrifices people like you have made, that must bring you some level of satisfaction.— bring you some level of satisfaction. ., ., satisfaction. kind of. the idea wasn't she — satisfaction. kind of. the idea wasn't she would _ satisfaction. kind of. the idea wasn't she would go - satisfaction. kind of. the idea wasn't she would go there - satisfaction. kind of. the idea| wasn't she would go there and satisfaction. kind of. the idea - wasn't she would go there and lose life and people get injured for five minutes of stability because that has been taken away so if you listen to the afghan people they are not talking about stability, there is no stability so they enjoyed five

minutes of relaxation and whatever else then that is fine but i am pretty sure that they wanted to live a life in peace because most of them are decent people but obviously the taliban are taking everything to square one so it is nice to see there was a time when things went 0k there was a time when things went ok but people have not died so what we to sink today can happen. —— what we are witnessing today. you to sink today can happen. -- what we are witnessing today.— are witnessing today. you think this should have — are witnessing today. you think this should have been _ are witnessing today. you think this should have been perhaps- are witnessing today. you think this should have been perhaps a - should have been perhaps a indefinite military commitment to the afghanistan by the uk and nato. that is above my pay grade, i am just a foot soldier scrapping with whoever is in front of me but 20 years of graft has come to pretty much nothing. we cannot stay there for the next 10,000 years, the taliban will still think how they want to think and now they have the country back they will not now be

happy in afghanistan, they will come after us so every am not careful we will be fighting on our shores again with big bang is happening in the uk and america and whatever else. we do you draw the line pressure but it is in my opinion way too early but it has to be drawn somewhere, ijust think we should have stayed a bit longer because clearly 20 years worth of graft taken away in a couple of weeks is ridiculous. tt is couple of weeks is ridiculous. it is ve aood couple of weeks is ridiculous. it is very good to _ couple of weeks is ridiculous. it is very good to talk _ couple of weeks is ridiculous. it is very good to talk to you, thank you, we hear that you are trying to minimise how much of the afghan news us and to satisfy particularly good of you to talk to us, thank you. —— is particularly good of you. the rate at which coronavirus infection is falling in england — as measured by the r number — has continued to level off. the latest r estimate is between 0.8 and 1.0, down slightly from the week before. it comes as a study of the way covid

spread in uk hospitals has shown how doctors struggled to contain the disease in the early stages of the pandemic. 0verall, more than a tenth of people in hospital with coronavirus caught the virus while they were there. researchers analysed data from more than 300 hospitals. scientists say levels of hospital—acquired infections are now much lower. here's naomi grimley. falling ill with covid while in hospital with something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. howard crozier was 81, and admitted to hospital in sunderland in march last year with regular pneumonia. he was moved around the hospital and put onto an elderly care ward. his daughter is sure that's where he caught covid and later died. the hospital told me they had admitted a patient with suspected covid on to the elderly care ward. 0n the 25th of march,

when i was told i needed to be there because dad was on end of life, i was told he tested positive for covid. there was nowhere else he could have caught that. researchers from several uk universities have examined patient records and found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak, this rose to more like one in five. 0verall, research suggests 11,800 people may have been infected this way and possibly more because early data is unclear. crucially, there were big variations between similar types of hospital and that is down to different preventative measures. even at the peak of the outbreak, we saw some busy hospitals still managed to maintain good infection prevention control. that meant there was good handwashing, good testing of patients so the right patients were tested and kept separately from non—infected patients. better ventillation on some of the wards would have helped and

access to a plentiful supply of ppe. researchers say the levels of hospital—acquired infections for covid are now much lower, thanks to the vaccination programme and a better understanding of how the virus spreads. naomi grimley, bbc news. a fraudster who tried to inject a 92—year—old woman with a fake covid—19 vaccine has been jailed for three and a half years. david chambers claimed to work for the nhs and jabbed kathleen martin inside her home, before charging her one hundred and forty pounds. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson was at kingston crown court for the hearing. well, the court heard chambers had deliberately targeted kathleen martin at her home in surbiton on december the 30th last year. the court heard how chambers had gone to miss martin's home. he told her to sit down. he was pretending to be an employee of the nhs, and he told

her to roll up her sleeve and then he pretended to administer a vaccine. now, the prosecution barrister in the case today said that he didn't actually inject anything into the victim, but he pretended to do so. he added that the victim was not left with any marks now after that happened chambers then asked miss martin for money. she handed over £140 in cash. and then, on reflection, the court heard she realised that something was wrong. she contacted the police. five days later, chambers returned to her house demanding more money. and miss martin told him she wasn't going to give him any and also told him that she had contacted officers. the court heard during the sentencing from the judge who described chambers�*s actions as despicable. the judge also said that he had taken full advantage of the vaccine rollout to prey on an elderly victim in her home.

and we also had a statement from kathleen martin, the victim, after sentencing, and she described the crime as deceitful and horrific. and she also added that she hopes that this won't put other people off from getting the vaccine. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz let us see how the weather is looking for the rest of the day. there is certainly some decent sunshine, from lincolnshire, across the midlands, northern wales and the southern counties especially inland which had been cloudy. the showers will continue this evening across scotland, quite breezy as well. not a cold night, 15 degrees, but quite mukry and misty. if you live in cornwall and devon, that is coming in tomorrow. many areas across western

parts of the uk will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, reaching possibly northern ireland. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across parts of scotland and later in the afternoon along the channel coast. for the rest of the weekend, it will change a little but overall for most of us, it will be dry. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday's shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly i will be asking questions. as the taliban capture afghanistan's second biggest city,

kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. they do not see women as equal. in front of them, i am not an equal to them. i have to go out with a man is courting me. i cannot work or study. a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as greater london being monitored carefully by scientists.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin. good afternoon. the second test match between england and india is finely poised on day 2 at lords. they're into the afternoon session, with india all out for 364 — thats after england got off to the perfect start this morning — 0lly robinson taking the wicket of kl rahul with the second ball of the day. he went for 129 in the end, and just an over later, james anderson got ajinkya rahane for 1, with his first ball of the day. england are in to bat. they are 16 without lost. you can listen to the commentary on radio five live sports extra right now.

the new premier league season gets under way tonight with newly promoted brentford playing their first top flight game for 74 years. they host arsenal and it should be a full house for the first time at the new brentford community stadium. my players are running themselves into the ground, and the fans are right behind us for every single minute of that match. it is a new world that we never tried before, so we are all excited. clear directions. from top to bottom of the club, they know what they want to do, they execute it really well. i think they will be a tough opponent for every team in the premier league. meanwhile, the new tottenham boss nunu espirito santo says his players wont be distracted by speculation over harry kane's future. the england captain is back in training with spurs, as the saga about where he will play

his football this season continues. tottenham start their campaign at home on sunday to champions manchester city — one of the clubs kane has been linked with this summer. nuno says he hasn't yet decided if kane will play. liverpool fans have been given a boost ahead of their first match at norwich on saturday — talisman virgil van dyk, who missed most of last season through injury, has signed a new contract with the club. the defender has extended his stay until the summer of 2025. van dijk only played 5 league games last season because of an knee injury. liverpool have had a comparatively quiet window compared to other big teams but that doesn't phase their manager. so good news for the red half of liverpool today, but not so much for the blue half of merseyside. new manager rafa benitez has confirmed that 5 players will miss their first match of the season because they're self—isolating.

james rodriguez is one of them. everton start their season at home to southampton on saturday. richarlison and dominic calvert—lewin should both be available though. the chairman of the british olympic association, hugh robertson, says it's very disappointing to hear of sprinter cj ujah's positive test for a banned substance. the british sprinter, who led off the 4x100 metre relay team, on their way to silver at the olympics last week, has been provisionally suspended by the athletics integrity unit. it means the entire relay team could now lose their medals. the aiu said a test from the british champion, showed evidence of a prohibited substance. the athlete of course remains innocent until proven guilty while the process goes on, but it is a process that we are cross but must respect. every athlete in the olympics knows the rules. we spent a lot of time and money educating athletes on the consequences of doping. they know the rules and

the consequences if it goes wrong. and finally, back in 1989 the small rural town of dyersville in iowa, in the united states, provided the back—drop to the classic baseball film field of dreams, starring kevin costner. well 32 years later, the town, known for its corn and egg production, hosted a major league game. and costner was even there to mark the occasion, by re—creating this famous scene from the movie, as the players emerged from the corn field. 8000 fans were there to watch the chicago white sox take on the new york yankees, with the white sox going on to win 9—8. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. do you think that is quite corny?

laughter let's return to the situation in afghanistan. the un has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country, with a quarter of a million people fleeing their homes to escape the fighting as the taliban advance continues. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has the latest from kabul. the taliban continue to make rapid advances in this country. now they have taken a province which is very close to the city of kabul and there are real fears about the future of the capital of afghanistan. everything has changed herejust at the span of a week and it has taken people by disbelief. the second largest city, kandahar, now controlled by the taliban. it is a traditional stronghold of the group, so for them, it is a major victory. herat in the west, close to the border with iran, an important trading centre, that too now controlled by the taliban. these are major losses for the afghan government. it leaves them in a very vulnerable position and people here really are waiting to hear from the leadership of this country, from the president of the country about how things are going to unfold

in the days to come. earlier i spoke to freshta karim, a children's rights advocate living in kabul, about what life in afghanistan is like right now. i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because we are seeing that the city in the country we made brick by brick after the war, almost everything of the city was built in front of our eyes and now it is crumbling down. we are standing and watching. there is a sense of grief here, and also love. we realise we love this country so much that letting go is so painful right now. you are speaking in the past tense, as if it has happened. it is already happening for many of the cities. the taliban are taking over, marrying girls as young as 12 years old. they have come back with the same rules they had before, but

now they have come back stronger because their narrative is they have defeated the west. they are going to come really strong and take their revenge. for people who don't know or don't remember, tell us, when you say they are coming back with the same rules as before, what do you mean? they do not consider women as equal. in front of them, i am not unequal. ——in front of them, i am not an equal. i have to go out with a man escorting me. i cannot work or study. i am basically not considered as equal as them. this looks like the biggest war against women in the current times we are having, and unfortunately the world is standing and watching silently. afghanistan is a very young country with a very young population, many people won't remember what the taliban was like 20 years ago, what life was like under them.

how are people generally feeling? 50% of the population is just below 15 years old, which means all they have experienced is just the last 20 years. not a perfect democracy but yet a democracy. for many of the children, it's a shock. they don't understand what is really happening. their life and their future is at stake because we don't know what kind of government will come, and what kind of government will rule them. you are freezing a little bit, but we will keep going in the hope that... there we go, i think the line has been re—established. you mentioned a moment ago about the world standing by and watching. a lot of people are watching in horror. what should the west be doing? what should the international community be doing? all the parties, including our

government, have the power to bring peace. peace is possible because millions of lives are at stake. how can international community, all political leaders, not be capable of bringing peace and give up on the situation? i think that is the problem, our mindset. i believe peace is possible, and they must work hard for it. more than a third of english councils — that have declared a �*climate change emergency�* — support policies that threaten to increase carbon emissions. environmentalists say plans for more road building and airport expansion are examples of how local authorities are not taking a consistent approach to global warming. council leaders insist they are taking action but need more funding. roger harrabin reports. the residue of our

consumerist lives. truckload after truckload of stuff we wanted once but want no more. 0ur waste generates lots of planet—eating greenhouse gases, but in leeds, they�*re turning it into something useful. heat. burning waste is controversial, but this giant plant, with its searing temperatures, generates electricity, and provides hot water to warm people�*s homes through a network of pipes. so we will extract over 100,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year and export that to the local area network. over 25,000 megawatt hours of heat energy, which feeds over 2000 homes and tens of businesses. even the lorries that collect the waste are going electric. leeds has a reputation as one of the uk�*s greenest cities. but what about this? green leeds wants

to expand its airport, even though flying damages the climate. it's extremely difficult to get that balance right, and there are always going to be competing factors. if we don't expand, the fear is that somebody else will and that economic growth will go elsewhere. similar economic arguments are made about roads. councils backing road schemes include those in wiltshire, in shropshire, and also in london, even though councillors declared a climate emergency. we need to see changes in government policy and government planning policy so it�*s actually a legal obligation for every development to be in line with the climate change targets. in leeds, the airport expansion is widely opposed. i don't like it in a certain way because it means that more planes have got to come in. you know, and it's making more pollution. really important, it's the future of everything, isn't it? - if we're not green, - if we're not sustainable, then everything is going to fall apart i guess in the future. - i mean, there's so much fuel used

with the aeroplanes, _ there's so much... so many resources i required for an airport for everybody to fly around. it has to be as green as possible. i don�*t really think about it that much but my grandma goes on about it a lot. what kind of world will we live in in 20 years�* time? all these things are happening already, what kind of world will be left for our children and our grandchildren? politicians on the doorstep and round the world are making decisions that will help to determine the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. greece�*s prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has created a new ministerial post, with responsibility for managing recovery from natural disasters. the decision appears to have been prompted by public anger at how the government in athens handled wildfires that have devastated large parts of the country. the fires have been brought under control, helped by rains. but large numbers of firefighters remain in areas such as evia and the western peloponnese to tackle remaining pockets of flames and potential flare—ups.

the united states is facing some of the worst forest fires in its history, with some of the blazes visible from space. but the haze of smoke hanging over parts of the country means it�*s hard to spot exactly where the fires are burning on the ground. now aerial teams are using infra—red technology which allows them to pinpoint where forests have caught alight and pass the information to firefighters. james clayton has joined one team flying over washington state. this is the dixie fire in northern california. it has been blazing since the middle ofjuly and has continued to grow. it is now the second—largest wildfire in state history. it has already consumed an entire town, yet it is just one of the many fires americans have faced this year. the weather outlook is bad too, with drought and heat waves across many western states. some experts worry that this could go on for months. this aerial scanning team has been

making intense night—time reconnaissance trips over forest fires for two months now. mike murphy�*s mission is to get as close to the fires as possible to scan them and then send detailed maps to firefighters on the ground. these are intense flights between eight and ten hours long, and i have been allowed tojoin them. tonight�*s flight is over the state of washington. after 15 minutes, the clouds become thicker until we see a huge plume of smoke, the first fire of the day. it is only really when you are up in the air that you get a sense of the scale ofjust how big these forest fires are. they almost look like mushroom clouds from a nuclear bomb. they carpet the state with this thick haze. it is really difficult to know what is going on on the ground, which is why firefighters want the scans of the fire. mike uses infrared cameras to see through the smoke. this is a live map and it is building right now.

this is all the front of the fire. all the red is areas of intense heat. from this height, everywhere you look, you can see fires, big and small. the sun is just setting now. we have been over five fires. you can see how far the haze goes, all the way into the distance. afterfour hours, we refuel and mike takes the chance to send scans to the forestry service. when we find these fires, we try to pass this information off to the forestry service as fast as fast as we can, so they can respond to it as fast as they can. then, it is back up again, surveying the burning terrain well into the night. this is what we can see from the plane, and this is what mike can see as he scans the fires. this technology isn�*t going to prevent forest fires, but it�*s a crucial tool in battling against them. and with more scorching summer days ahead, firefighters need all the help they can get. james clayton, bbc news, washington state.

the headlines on bbc news: police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday�*s shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as her conservator after 13 years. the pop star has been mounting a series of legal challenges to the court agreement that gave her father control over her estate and other aspects of her life. a lawyer representing britney says it�*s "another step toward justice". 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. this has been quite a year for britney spears. she finally began to speak out

about the arrangement that controls her life. the target of that anger was herfather, jamie, the man who became her conservator after she apparently suffered a breakdown 13 years ago. it is a sort of guardian role to handle all of her affairs. during recent court hearings, the singer accused him of using her money for himself and of abusing his power. speaking directly to the judge, she said she wanted more control of her finances and her body. she even alleged that the conservatorship was forcing her to use birth control when she wanted to have a baby. mr spiers has also become a focus of angerforfans in the free britney movement. he says the attacks are unjustified and that there are no grounds for removing him, but that he is now willing to step down to avoid a public battle with his daughter. when the time is right. the singer still can�*t spend her vast fortune as she pleases. it is likely her father will eventually be replaced by a professional accountant, but herfans and her

lawyer are hailing what they see as a vindication of position and an important step to setting her free. a study has suggested middle—aged spread can�*t be blamed on a slowing metabolism. more than 6000 people — aged between eight days old and 95 — in 29 countries took part in the project. they found the fastest calories are burned is at one—year—old. the rate slows until the age of 20 and then remains steady for the next 40 years. this suggests that weight gain in middle age has more to do with the amount of calories eaten than how quickly they are burned. 0ur health and science correspondent james gallagher has more. this james gallagher has more. is an absolutely fascina study this is an absolutely fascinating study and it has done something that hasn�*t been done before, able to track what happens to our metabolism throughout the totality of life, from eight days old up to 95. it is a spectacularly complicated thing to

do that depth of analysis, so it is the first time we�*ve had that picture. we have seen this bike in metabolism in the years of life, and that shows how it is important, how childhood malnutrition can have lifelong consequences. 0ne surprise was, we all thought that in puberty, so much is going on that there would be a spike in metabolism, but it isn�*t there. it keeps coming down until 20. isn�*t there. it keeps coming down until20. from personal isn�*t there. it keeps coming down until 20. from personal experience, so many of us would go, my metabolism is slowing down and that is why i am putting on weight. this study says that is not what is going on. it is rock solid throughout your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, and it is not until after 60 that your metabolism really starts declining, so if you are thinking about weight, you need to think more about what you need to think more about what you are reading then something fundamental about what your body is doing. there are so many other interesting implications about the study. it is the first detailed look

we have had, and it raises big questions. 0nce we have had, and it raises big questions. once you reach old age and the metabolism starts to fall, this is also the moment in life where you start to see other long—term diseases, things like weak bones or failing long—term diseases, things like weak bones orfailing hearts, and are there ways you could tap into the metabolism? can you alter it? can you boost it and have an impact across a wide range of diseases? that is being explored. if you have a headache, you take pain relief, two pills three times a day, and the reason is that your body, your metabolism, is breaking those medicines down. do we need to understand the differences in different people�*s metabolism, and at different stages in life, to tailor their medicine more specifically rather than a general dose to everyone? that�*s another idea being explored. by doing this big piece of fundamental work that has explored and allowed us to see

what happens to our metabolism in greater detail than ever before, it opens up all these new opportunities for using that knowledge to improve our health. british climate scientists working in antarctica are carefully monitoring a colossal iceberg floating near their base. it�*s almost as big as greater london — and has just brushed past the iceshelf where the researchers carry out their work. the uncertainty around the way the ice is drifting means the halley research station has been mothballed, as jonathan amos explains. it was the briefest and gentlest of icy kisses. a colossal iceberg, a74, weighing billions of tonnes, scrapes past a region of the antarctic known as the brunt ice shelf. it was the moment the british antarctic survey had been anticipating for months. the expectation was the berg would knock into and dislodge another vast and unstable piece of ice that�*s sitting in front of the survey�*s halley research station.

the fact that nothing was dislodged this time will be a frustration for the british antarctic survey. until the unstable ice in front of halley comes away, the base must close every winter on safety grounds, and this impacts the world—leading science that can be done at this important location. it�*s at halley, for example, that they discovered and continue to monitor the hole in the ozone layer. icebergs the size of a74 are impressive, but they are not necessarily an indicator of climate change. the antarctic balances the amount of snow falling on the interior of the continent by routinely discharging blocks of ice at its margins. we don�*t have that long of a record of carving from satellite imagery in antarctica, so it is quite hard to tell if the frequency of carving events is increasing. we do know that ice fronts in parts of the antarctic peninsula are further back than some

of their historical locations. the survey will continue to track a74 and the behaviour of the brunt ice shelf. it is entirely possible the big berg�*s gentle embrace delivered some unseen damage. if that�*s the case, the expected breakaway of unstable ice could yet happen in the days ahead. jonathan amos, bbc news. we brought you the sad news earlier of a statement by police that a serving officer with the west mercia force and a child had been found dead. we have a little more information from the west midlands ambulance service, who say they were called to reports of a medical emergency at a property just after 9:20am today. two angular since, a

paramedic officer and a hazardous area response team attended the scene. 0n area response team attended the scene. on arrival, they discover two patients, a man and a young child. sadly, it quickly became apparent that neither patient could be saved, and they were confirmed dead at the scene. we will be speaking to our correspondent who will be there for us some time in the coming hour. that is the latest statement on that sad event from west midlands ambulance service. the weather now. the weekend is almost upon us, and the weather is looking a little hit and miss. it will depend where you are going to be over the weekend. some of us will get some rain, not prolonged but a bit of wet weather around. also sunshine in the forecast. right now, a fair bit of cloud across the country, shower clouds across scotland, it has been overcast in places in the south, so the best of the weather anywhere from lincolnshire, parts of the midlands, northern wales,

and feeling warmest here as well, 23 celsius in some spots, so a decent day. a bit of an atlantic breeze and the shower is continuing, particularly in western and northern scotland. through the night, out towards the south—west, this next weatherfront coming in, bringing milder air, but damp air, a lot of missed around coasts in cornwall and devon. on saturday afternoon, fine weather for much of scotland, glasgow and edinburgh seeing some sunshine. not so bad in the lake district, though a little on the cloudy side. then we have this weather front stretching across central parts of the uk with outbreaks of rain. in the south, in the afternoon on saturday, it looks as though there will be sunshine. southampton and portsmouth, not too bad at all. on balance, saturday not a bad day. on sunday, the low pressure is with us.

the weather fronts are with us as well, and you can see cloud and a bit of rain across northern parts of england. northern ireland, a bit of a breeze as well. it might brighten up across the south. in scotland, in the north, shower is coming in on quite a cool, northerly wind of the north atlantic. it is off the norwegian sea, in fact. on monday, that northerly continues. it will be quite a chilly winter. —— quitea —— quite a chilly wind. i dare say there will be a hint of autumn in the air across parts of northern scotland. it really will be quite chilly. in the south, variable cloud, some spits and spots of rain, but still around 20 celsius also. lerwick, 13, aberdeen only 15 celsius on monday. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday�*s shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly i will be asking questions. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. you are watching them taken over

everything you spent 20 years working towards and you get the inevitable question was it worth it. a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 — by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine — has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. britney spears�*s father has agreed to step down as her conservator — after 13 years of controlling her estate and other aspects of her life. brentford make their debut in the premier league tonight — as they kick off the new season against arsenal. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have been giving more details of the murders in plymouth last night during which a twenty—two year old man killed five people — including a three year old girl —

before turning the gun on himself. officers say jake davison had a licence to hold firearms, and used what witnesses described as a pump action shot gun. detectives are studying his social media accounts, where it�*s emerged he wrote about mass shootings just three weeks ago. he shot two women, two men and the three—year—old girl during a deadly six—minute spree in the keyham area of the city. in total, the police are working at 13 scenes and said that davison�*s hard drive and social media was being examined as part of the investigation. the home secretary, priti patel, has praised the emergency services for their response, but has raised questions over davison�*s firearms license. sarah ransome reports. earlier, devon and cornwall police chief constable shaun sawyer gave more information about the shooting.

therefore five people of plymouth who have lost their lives overnight, and mr davison himself, including a particularly young child. we are not at this time naming the details of those people because not only are we working with the families, but each one of them has wider families throughout the united kingdom. many of those people will have work collea -ues many of those people will have work collea-ues in many of those people will have work colleagues in plymouth and will want to make sure they are supported. let�*s get an update from our correspondent at the scene sian lloyd. the police spokesman not wanting to give identities of the victims but thatis give identities of the victims but that is more information about who they were that you have. yes. that is more information about who they were that you have. yes, since that ress they were that you have. yes, since that press conference _ they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early - they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early on - they were that you have. yes, since that press conference early on we i that press conference early on we have been given the ages of the victims and we were told that a 51—year—old woman was the first person to be shot at an address, after that the three—year—old girl

along with a 43—year—old man who was with her where also targeted. they are said to have been related, however it is not known whether they were actually known to the gunman. after that he targeted a 33—year—old man and a 53—year—old woman who local, they survived the gunshots, they have been injured and are being treated in hospital. he then moved into parkland had he shot dead a 59 old man and made his way into henderson place that are close by where he a 66—year—old woman who later died in hospital. the added information we have been given at the ages of those victims, without told earlier at the we were told that davison new the 51 you�*ll remember that not given details of

the relationship, also the independent 0ffice the relationship, also the independent office of police conduct has had a referralfrom devon and cornwall police relating to the events last eight and to any police contact prior with davison and the firearms licence which he held because we were told in the press conference that he was licensed to hold a firearm but we have not been told which firearm. we know a weapon has been recovered but we have not been told whether that was a weapon that was used in these attacks. a great deal of information still to be released to come to light, this investigation is cracking on at a pace, we have been told it as a very complex investigation, 13 scenes of crimes and also aug amount of forensic work to be carried out in addition to the investigation of the weapon and also on davison�*s

computer and activity online. what computer and activity online. what else is known _ computer and activity online. what else is known about _ computer and activity online. what else is known about davison? we i computer and activity online. what - else is known about davison? we know he is 22, we — else is known about davison? we know he is 22. we have _ else is known about davison? we know he is 22, we have not _ else is known about davison? we know he is 22, we have not been _ else is known about davison? we know he is 22, we have not been given - else is known about davison? we know he is 22, we have not been given any i he is 22, we have not been given any further information from the police and we have been told not to speculate. the police are very keen not to give any information that could reveal the identities of the victims at this stage because they have been insistent they wish to trace the families of these victims to have been affected in this tragic away because some of them are in fact scattered across the police, thatis fact scattered across the police, that is one part of the activity that is one part of the activity that they are involved with as well as being heavily present on the streets of this community. wishing to reassure people because a lot of people here were very concerned and

confused by what was happening last night and many people witnessed these shootings so advice is being given today to the local community about how people can gain support should they need it and a church had been opened up as a safe haven and place of peace and refuge for people who felt they needed also victim support, it was said at the press conference earlier people should contact victim support should they feel they need it and a requiem mass is also going to be held in this community this evening. very much the focus is on the community but as yet not much information about jake davison has been given.— taliban fighters in afghanistan have seized the country�*s second biggest city, kandahar. its capture represents a major blow to the afghan government, a day after the militants overran

herat and several other provincial capitals — including lashkar gah in helmand province. the taliban�*s rapid advance has provoked widespread criticism of the decision to withdraw western troops so quickly, with one former defence chief telling the bbc he feels ashamed. the widow of a british soldier who died in the conflict says she fears the achievements of uk forces will now be reversed. here — the prime minister has convened a meeting of the cobra emergency committee for this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. here�*s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. the war is closing in on kabul. this is a little way to the south. this morning an ambushed convoy pictures filmed by taliban fighters who say it shows captured troops. and who is to say they are not unstoppable?

two of the country�*s biggest cities, kandahar have fallen in the last 24 hours. the government seem incapable of stemming the tide. kabul is now swamped with displaced people. there is no shelter, they are living out in the open and the question in the capital, how soon before the taliban come here? american officials say the government could fall in as little as 30 days. the western withdrawal is almost over. after weeks of scenes like this thousands of british and american troops are being sent in to finish the job. leaving afghanistan to fend for itself. it is a country that is led by warlords and led by different provinces and tribes and you end up, if you are not very careful, in a civil war and i think we are heading towards a civil war. initially shown by taliban with momentum. more than 450 british

soldiers died in afghanistan, each loss and those of their comrades in iraq, commemorated in wootton bassett. was their sacrifice worth it? sergeant peter rayner was killed in 2010, hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in helmand province. my husband died to give them a better life, and by them not having better lives it has taken away. so i think this government need to stand up and be accounted for, same at the american government, because they went in, they had plenty to say when we went in. now what are they saying now, what is going on? western troops went into afghanistan to defeat al-qaeda and stayed for 20 years. after such a long time and so much blood and some of those who played essential roles feel remorse. i had hoped that we would hear from the government an explanation for why we are in this position and then an explanation of how they are going

to avert this disaster. and all we have heard is an admission of failure and a desire to pull people out. that seems to me... you know, i am almost ashamed that we are in this position. the west had hoped to leave afghanistan with a stable government and an army able to stand on its own two feet. with the end now in sight, what will this long war�*s legacy really be? paul adams, bbc news. the home secretary priti patel has described the situation in afghanistan as "absolutely unprecedented". a tragedy is unfolding, a humanitarian crisis emerging, and we are working to ensure that we bring people from afghanistan, both british nationals, those who have been working for the government, and with the government and supporting us, including people of afghan nationality, to the united kingdom. there is an enormous resettlement programme that the defence secretary and i are overseeing.

so that is our priority right now. and, of course, when it comes to issues such as deportations, our policy is always under review, when the world is in a terrible state. and i think we must reflect right now in terms of what is happening in afghanistan and in the region itself. this government is absolutely clear in terms of our own commitments to the british nationals over there that we are bringing out, but also to the people of afghanistan who we have spent a great deal of time and resource over a number of years, women and girls included as well, to give them support, and our resettlement scheme is absolutely speaking to that. the shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy says that if the government cannot show a clear strategy to deal with the situation in afghanistan then there may be pressure to recall parliament.

the speed and scale of what happened after the us withdrawal has taken people by surprise and of course many people expressed reservations about the very categorical way in which the uk, us decided to withdraw but never the ice the taliban advance and the collapse of the army as been a surprise but we have seen this unfold in front of our eyes and it is not inevitable, there are things we can do at this stage to turn the situation around and we were to the people of afghanistan, british troops who have served in many cases and died in afghanistan over 20 years to make sure we do that, we made a commitment to the people of afghanistan that we would leave a stable and secure an inclusive country and we have

to make sure we do that. thank you. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. he says the prime minister will now chair a cobra meeting to discuss the worsening situation in afghanistan. downing street announced the prime minister was convening a cobra meeting in response to the situation in afghanistan and it has convened that committee in various forms in response to emergencies here in the uk and abroad. we do not know exactly who is attending but it is being chaired by the prime minister, potentially defence secretary and foreign secretary as well as other senior officials. we may hear later about the outcome of that meeting and any immediate steps the government decides to take in the face of the worsening situation you have been hearing about in afghanistan and those decisions will come in the face of increasing pressure not only from opposition parties here at westminster but also many conservative mps as well who are very unhappy at the way things have unfolded. you have the chairs of the defence and foreign affairs committees in parliament respectively criticising what is happening and also the labour party suggesting parliament may need to be

recalled if the government does not step up and set out its response and also the lib dems as welljoining calls for parliament to be recalled to debate what is happening. as for what the government may do, the options are limited, we have heard the defence secretary ben wallace resigned as the government is to the taliban taking hold in afghanistan and the situation worsening significantly, there is no appetite or support internationally for military action to continue in afghanistan so it may be the government acts to provide further humanitarian assistance or further assistance to getting not only british nationals out, a plan for which is under way but also afghan nationals employed by helping the uk in afghanistan over the last few years. certainly at the highest levels of government this afternoon what is happening in

afghanistan is being discussed and we await the government response. let�*s go live to our washington correspondent, gary 0�*donoghue. quite a bit of cross party criticism of the uk decision to pull out, as president biden coming under criticism as well? to some extent from republicans, the leadership in the senate in particular, suggesting his policy was reckless and leading to disaster. it was a policy begun by president trump when he agreed with the taliban he would remove us troops, speeded byjoe biden in april. not a great deal of interest amongst the public, there is concern amongst the public, there is concern amongst human rights group in particular about the position of

women and girls in afghanistan if the taliban were to take over again, what would that be a huge retrograde step. there is a real possibility of the taliban inheriting all this hardware that has been pumped into the country by the americans and others, including an airforce, they will possibly get hold of so their position may be a lot stronger than it was 20 years ago by the international community are still trying to threaten the taliban saying they will be cut off, there will be no aid assistance method are not getting involved and power—sharing but the military reality is they are completely pulverising the afghan forces, that is not much incentive to negotiate. in the meantime the us is taking steps as the uk is to send troops

there to get its remaining nationals out. yes, the first contingent of that 3000 strong force of american marines and infantry have arrived at the airport, being transported from within the region not far away and we were told they would be there within 48 and was in any case so it is not surprising they are there now. that is aimed at facilitating the evacuation of embassy staff, about 4000 people working at the us embassy in kabul and whilst the aduu embassy in kabul and whilst the adult not all american, probably around half our. they will be trying to get as many out as they can whilst maintaining what they call a court diplomatic function including consumer services —— consumers

consular services. get them out of the country because they would be as prime targets for revenge and attack by the taliban should they take over kabul. thank you. daily coronavirus figures have just come and and 32,000 new cases were recorded today comparing with 33,000 and 74 yesterday so down a little bit. it recorded 100 deaths within 20 days of a positive test for the virus and that compares to 94 deaths on thursday. in terms of the vaccine it shows that 47.2 million people have had a first dose and 40.2

million have now had both jabs. police in plymouth say a man who killed five people before taking his own life had a firearms licence. a three—year—old girl was among those shot by 22—year—old jake davison last night. two other people are in hospital with non—life threatening injuries. the home secretary, priti patel, says she�*ll be looking into how davison was able to keep guns. first of all, when it comes to firearms licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee. and clearly i will be asking questions, definitely, in terms of local policing, and raising this with the chief constable. but i think right now, the tragedy happened last night, and there are a lot of issues, implications, lives have been lost, people have been murdered, this is absolutely tragic and devastating. and for the entire community right now, this will be deeply shocking. so obviously that is where the focus is. there will be a range of questions

that will inevitably be asked, and i will be doing exactly the same in conversations and discussions i will be having with the chief constable. it seems really clear that this man had links to the online subculture incel. do you think that you and the police forces that you are in charge of are doing enough to combat online extremism? the whole issue of online activity and incitement and extremism is an enormous issue. it is actually something the government is working on already, through legislation that is forthcoming this autumn. but i think importantly we should also put this into the context of what has happened overnight. we have to look at further details. the investigations by the police will obviously give us more information through the intelligence into what has happened. and i am very clear about this, we will always learn lessons from incidents, tragic events like this, particularly where there are key factors, online activity

for example, we have already touched on other aspects such as the firearm itself. we need to find out the facts. let�*s establish the facts behind this. and of course we will work to do everything to make sure that if there are issues with the online space post this incident, that we will look to follow that up. youtube has removed an account belonging to jake davison. in online videos, davison spoke about how he felt isolated and referred to the "incel" subculture — incel standing for involuntary celibate — which is known for its misogyny and hostility to women. i can now speak to laura bates, founder of the everyday sexism project and author of �*men who hate women — for many people this term incel will be the first ten they have heard about it, tell us a bit more about it. , ., ., .,

about it, tell us a bit more about it. these are an online community in social media — it. these are an online community in social media groups _ it. these are an online community in social media groups who _ it. these are an online community in social media groups who describe i social media groups who describe themselves as involuntarily celibate in other words men who are not having six and would like to be and they blame this on women who they see entirely as dehumanised six objects exist for male sexual pleasure and particularly the term davison had used in his online posting and they believe the only way to deal with the situation is on site off—line violence of the actively encourage members to go off—line and commit massacres to kill as many women as possible. the term black pill refers to a particular sector of this committee

which believes they live is inextricably stacked against them, that there is a vast feminist conspiracy and men like them are hopelessly powerless and they will never have sex be able to meet women and they see the solution to this the inevitable response being that violence is the answer. [30 the inevitable response being that violence is the answer.— the inevitable response being that violence is the answer. do you have an idea violence is the answer. do you have any idea of— violence is the answer. do you have any idea of how _ violence is the answer. do you have any idea of how many _ violence is the answer. do you have any idea of how many men - violence is the answer. do you have| any idea of how many men subscribe to this subculture and these labels? yes, i recently spent two years of researching this culture for my book and i would say globally we are looking at a community in the hundreds of thousands, even the uk able say around 10,000 as a fairly good conservative estimate because you are notjust talking about men who are actively members of these forums but boys and young men often are drawn into them seeing them without necessarily becoming members themselves. tt is

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subculture that is able to flourish or exist because it is online. t or exist because it is online. i think certain that you could or exist because it is online. t think certain that you could say that these forms of radicalisation and this applies to white supremacy and this applies to white supremacy and the far right and neo—nazi subculture and misogynistic extremism, they are often enabled by a particularform of online radicalisation so for example these groups actively use viral youtube videos, instagram meme accounts, cultural touch points and online jokes and banter to recruit and radicalise boys from the age of about 11 and they are very deliberate about doing that, they describe it as adding cherry flavour to children�*s medicine, using jokes and sexist pictures to gradually draw the men and they see it as a gateway to other forms of terrorism,

they see misogyny as a gateway to white supremacy, they are closely interlinked. white supremacy, they are closely interlinked-— a fraudster who tried to inject a 92—year—old woman with a fake covid—19 vaccine has been jailed for three and a half years. david chambers claimed to work for the nhs and jabbed kathleen martin inside her home, before charging her one hundred and forty pounds. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson was at kingston crown court for the hearing. well, the court heard chambers had deliberately targeted kathleen martin at her home in surbiton on december the 30th last year. the court heard how chambers had gone to miss martin�*s home. he told her to sit down. he was pretending to be an employee of the nhs, and he told her to roll up her sleeve and then he pretended to administer a vaccine. now, the prosecution barrister in the case today said that he didn�*t actually inject

anything into the victim, but he pretended to do so. he added that the victim was not left with any marks now after that happened chambers then asked miss martin for money. she handed over £140 in cash. and then, on reflection, the court heard she realised that something was wrong. she contacted the police. five days later, chambers returned to her house demanding more money. and miss martin told him she wasn�*t going to give him any and also told him that she had contacted officers. the court heard during the sentencing from the judge who described chambers�*s actions as despicable. the judge also said that he had taken full advantage of the vaccine rollout to prey on an elderly victim in her home. and we also had a statement from kathleen martin, the victim, after sentencing, and she described the crime as deceitful and horrific.

and she also added that she hopes that this won�*t put other people off from getting the vaccine. time for the weather. let us see how the weather is looking for the rest of the day. there is certainly some decent sunshine, from lincolnshire, across the midlands, northern wales and the southern counties especially inland which had been cloudy. the showers will continue this evening across scotland, quite breezy as well. not a cold night, 15 degrees, but quite mukry and misty. if you live in cornwall and devon, that is coming in tomorrow. many areas across western parts of the uk will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, reaching possibly northern ireland. the best chance of sunshine tomorrow across parts of scotland and later in the afternoon along the channel coast.

for the rest of the weekend, it will change a little but overall for most of us, it will be dry. hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday�*s shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly i will be asking questions. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have

fled the taliban advance. we are watching them taking over everything you spent 20 years working towards, and then the inevitable question, was it worth it? a man who tricked an elderly woman out of £140 by pretending to give her a coronavirus vaccine has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. britney spears�*s father has agreed to step down as her conservator after 13 years of controlling her estate and other aspects of her life. brentford make their debut in the premier league tonight as they kick off the new season against arsenal. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s austin. good afternoon. england are trying to bat their way back

into the second test match of the series against india on day 2 at lords. the visitors were well in control overnight but england have had a really impressive second day so far. they bowled india all out for 364 — that�*s after they got off to the perfect start this morning, 0lly robinson taking the wicket of kl rahul with the second ball of the day. he went for 129. and it got even better just a few balls later. james anderson getting ajinkya rahane with his first ball of the morning. anderson went on to take five wickets as india were all out for 364. seven wickets for just 88 runs for england today. well they made a solid start with the bat, but straight after tea its been a nightmare. dom sibley caught for 11, with haseeb hameed bowled the next ball to leave england 23—2 a short time ago. you can listen to ball—by—ball commentary on radio 5 live sports extra. after 74 years of waiting

brentford make their return to the top flight tonight as the new premier league season kicks off. the bees host arsenal at 8 o�*clock and it should be a full house for the first time at the new brentford community stadium. my players are running themselves into the ground, and the fans are right behind us for every single minute of that match. it is a new world that we never tried before, so we are all excited. clear directions. from top to bottom of the club, they know what they want to do, they execute it really well. i think they will be a tough opponent for every team in the premier league. meanwhile, the new tottenham boss nunu espirito santo says his players won�*t be distracted by speculation over harry kane�*s future. the england captain is back in training with spurs,

as the saga about where he will play his football this season continues. tottenham start their campaign at home on sunday to champions manchester city,one of the clubs kane has been linked with this summer. nuno said he hadn�*t yet decided if kane will play. liverpool fans have been given a boost ahead of their first match at norwich on saturday — talisman virgil van dyk, who missed most of last season through injury, has signed a new contract with the club. the defender�*s extended his stay until the summer of 2025. van dijk only played five league games last season because of a knee injury. liverpool have had a comparatively quiet window compared to other big teams but that doesn�*t phase their manager. i�*m never surprised about the financial power of chelsea, city or united. i am long enough in the country to know that they find a solution to these things, and for us, it is our way. we keep the team together.

that�*s an important part of business as well. i know it�*s not as exciting as it is with signing new players for the outside world, but it looks like always like the summer is always the same. so good news for the red half of liverpool today, but not so much for the blue half of merseyside. new manager rafa benitez has confirmed that 5 players will miss their first match of the season, because they�*re self—isolating. james rodriguez is one of them. everton start their season at home to southampton on saturday. richarlison and dominic calvert—lewin should both be available though. and finally... back in 1989 the small rural town of dyersville in iowa, in the united states, provided the back—drop to the classic baseball film field of dreams starring kevin costner. well 32 years later later the town, known for its corn and egg production, hosted a major league game.

and costner was even there to mark the occasion, by re—creating this famous scene from the movie as the players emerged from the corn field. 8000 fans were there in the purpose—made stands to watch the chicago white sox take on the new york yankees, and it was the white sox that went on to win 9—8. i wouldn�*t fancy trying to find the ball in those corn fields. that is all the sport for now. an investigation is under way after the bodies of a serving west mercia police officer and a three year old child were found at an address in kidderminster in worcestershire. joining me now is our

correspondent, phil mackie. details are still emerging. it happened at around 9:20am this morning, west bibaa police and the ambulance service were called to an address in kidderminster. their hazardous area response team were called out, which would be the case with a toxic material or a gas were involved. having arrived at the scene, —— west mercia police. we have had a statement from west mercia police to say that a man, a serving officer with the force, and the assistant chief constable, racheljones, described it as a tragic incident and said their deepest condolences were with the family and colleagues of the officer. they are treating the incident of the deaths at the moment as unexplained, but they have

clearly launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding those deaths. let�*s return to the situation in afghanistan. the un has warned of a humanitarian crisis in the country, with a quarter of a million people fleeing their homes to escape the fighting as the taliban advance continues. our correspondent yogita limaye has the latest from kabul. the taliban continue to make rapid advances in this country. now they have taken a province which is very close to the city of kabul and there are real fears about the future of the capital of afghanistan. everything has changed herejust at the span of a week and it has taken people by disbelief. the second largest city, kandahar, now controlled by the taliban. it is a traditional stronghold of the group, so for them, it is a major victory. herat in the west, close to the border with iran, an important trading centre, that too now controlled by the taliban. these are major losses for the afghan government. it leaves them in a very

vulnerable position and people here really are waiting to hear from the leadership of this country, from the president of the country about how things are going to unfold in the days to come. earlier i spoke to freshta karim, a children�*s earlier, i asked an afghanistan veteran for his reaction. i am glad we are out because it saves anyone else going through what i went through. at the same time, i thought we would leave when we had the job done, thought we would leave when we had thejob done, which thought we would leave when we had the job done, which we clearly haven�*t, so all the lives lost trying to gain that ground, we are watching the taliban skip through the streets as if on a jolly, and i think the lives lost, the casualties, people with mental health issues on the back of it, and now you are watching them taking over everything we spent 20 years working towards. then you get the

inevitable question, was it worth it? i am thinking for the first time in 14 years, did i really lose my limbs for no reason whatsoever? it looks as though i did. i am trying to stay calm and not watch so much news, but it is doing my head in, to be honest. news, but it is doing my head in, to be honest-— be honest. does it frustrate you, in a sense, be honest. does it frustrate you, in a sense. after— be honest. does it frustrate you, in a sense, after the _ be honest. does it frustrate you, in a sense, after the sacrifices - be honest. does it frustrate you, in a sense, after the sacrifices you i a sense, after the sacrifices you have made and that others have also made, to see this happening, this western withdrawal? you made, to see this happening, this western withdrawal?— made, to see this happening, this western withdrawal? you have got to draw a line somewhere. _ western withdrawal? you have got to draw a line somewhere. it's - western withdrawal? you have got to draw a line somewhere. it's kind - western withdrawal? you have got to draw a line somewhere. it's kind of l draw a line somewhere. it�*s kind of like we didn�*t really contain the taliban, clearly, and as soon as we have left, they have just taken over everything. we spent 20 years there, and they have taken it all over in about a week or two. they will grow, recruit, build themselves up, and they will spread again. it is just

all of that for what seems like nothing. it is hard to say that because we worked really hard out there. i think we did a good job as troops, but looking at the bigger picture, we didn�*t obviously win, and all our hard work has been undone. i have recovered to a degree, but people have lost family members and husbands and so on. it is hard for them to look now at what is hard for them to look now at what is going on, and think, was it all worth it? t is going on, and think, was it all worth it? ., �* ~ ., , ., worth it? i don't know. tell us a little more _ worth it? i don't know. tell us a little more about _ worth it? i don't know. tell us a little more about what - worth it? i don't know. tell us a| little more about what happened worth it? i don't know. tell us a i little more about what happened to you. t little more about what happened to ou. ., ~ , little more about what happened to ou. , ., ., ., ., you. i woke up one morning, had a weird feeling- _ you. i woke up one morning, had a weird feeling. i— you. i woke up one morning, had a weird feeling. i went _ you. i woke up one morning, had a weird feeling. i went on _ you. i woke up one morning, had a weird feeling. i went on this i weird feeling. i went on this patrol. a couple of hours later, i was lying there, my leg had been blown off, my left arm was a mess. it was chopped off in the end, so i am a double amputee. i kind of wished i was dead, to be honest. the pain was quite bad. i managed to get

rescued, and since then, i�*ve been trying to sort my life out, mentally, physically, emotionally. it has been 14 years and it is ongoing. it will probably last forever, to be honest. ifelt kind of 0k recently, and to see what is happening now, people asked me the question, look at what is going on in afghanistan, and i am trying to stay calm. in reality, i think, please, god, don�*t tell me that all of this happened for nothing. they are tramping over the ground we have spent years trying to gain. i don�*t know, it�*s a bit of a nightmare, isn�*t it? know, it's a bit of a nightmare, isn't it? �* n �* 2, know, it's a bit of a nightmare, isn't it? �* a �* ., ., , isn't it? ben mcbean, who served in afghanistan. — isn't it? ben mcbean, who served in afghanistan, speaking _ isn't it? ben mcbean, who served in afghanistan, speaking to _ isn't it? ben mcbean, who served in afghanistan, speaking to me - isn't it? ben mcbean, who served in| afghanistan, speaking to me earlier. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as her conservator after 13 years. the pop star has been mounting a series of legal challenges to the court agreement that gave her father control over her estate and other aspects of her life. a lawyer representing britney says it�*s "another step toward justice".

0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. this has been quite a year for britney spears. she finally began to speak out about the arrangement that controls her life. the target of that anger was herfather, jamie, the man who became her conservator after she apparently suffered a breakdown 13 years ago. it is a sort of guardian role to handle all of her affairs. during recent court hearings, the singer accused him of using her money for himself and of abusing his power. speaking directly to the judge, she said she wanted more control of her finances and her body. she even alleged that the conservatorship was forcing her to use birth control when she wanted to have a baby. mr spears has also become a focus of angerforfans in the free britney movement. he says the attacks are unjustified and that there are no grounds for removing him, but that he is now willing to step down to avoid a public battle with his daughter when the time is right. the singer still can�*t spend her vast fortune as she pleases.

it is likely her father will eventually be replaced by a professional accountant, but herfans and her lawyer are hailing what they see as a vindication of her position and an important step to setting her free. the headlines on bbc news: police confirm a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday�*s shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, kandahar, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. greece�*s prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has created a new ministerial post, with responsibility for managing recovery from natural disasters.

the decision appears to have been prompted by public anger at how the government in athens handled wildfires that have devastated large parts of the country. the fires have been brought under control, helped by rains. but large numbers of firefighters remain in areas such as evia and the western peloponnese to tackle remaining pockets of flames and potential flare—ups. the united states is facing some of the worst forest fires in its history, with some of the blazes visible from space. but the haze of smoke hanging over parts of the country means it�*s hard to spot exactly where the fires are burning on the ground. now aerial teams are using infra—red technology which allows them to pinpoint where forests have caught alight and pass the information to firefighters. james clayton has joined one team flying over washington state. this is the dixie fire in northern california. it has been blazing since the middle ofjuly and has continued to grow.

it is now the second—largest wildfire in state history. it has already consumed an entire town, yet it is just one of the many fires americans have faced this year. the weather outlook is bad too, with drought and heat waves across many western states. some experts worry that this could go on for months. this aerial scanning team has been making intense night—time reconnaissance trips over forest fires for two months now. mike murphy�*s mission is to get as close to the fires as possible to scan them and then send detailed maps to firefighters on the ground. these are intense flights between eight and ten hours long, and i have been allowed tojoin them. tonight�*s flight is over the state of washington. after 15 minutes, the clouds become thicker until we see a huge plume of smoke, the first fire of the day. it is only really when you are up in the air that you get a sense of the scale ofjust how big these forest fires are. they almost look like mushroom

clouds from a nuclear bomb. they carpet the state with this thick haze. it is really difficult to know what is going on on the ground, which is why firefighters want the scans of the fire. mike uses infrared cameras to see through the smoke. this is a live map and it is building right now. this is all the front of the fire. all the red is areas of intense heat. from this height, everywhere you look, you can see fires, big and small. the sun is just setting now. we have been over five fires. you can see how far the haze goes, all the way into the distance. afterfour hours, we refuel and mike takes the chance to send scans to the forestry service. when we find these fires, we try to pass this information off to the forestry service as fast as fast as we can, so they can respond to it as fast as they can. then, it is back up again, surveying the burning terrain well into the night. this is what we can see

from the plane, and this is what mike can see as he scans the fires. this technology isn�*t going to prevent forest fires, but it�*s a crucial tool in battling against them. and with more scorching summer days ahead, firefighters need all the help they can get. james clayton, bbc news, washington state. a heatwave is sweeping much of southern europe. the italian island of sicily may have registered the highest temperature ever recorded in europe — 48.8 degrees celsius. the average maximum temperatures for this time of year are normally around 35 degrees there. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports. 0n the slopes of mount italy, it is cooler at the moment. sicily and

much of italy have been sweltering over the past week, with sicily recording a temperature of this week of 48.8 celsius, believed to be the highest temperature ever recorded in europe. it has been prompted by an anticyclone, an area of high atmospheric pressure that is currently sitting across north africa and much of southern europe, pushing temperature to the mid to high 40s here, and also going toward spain and portugal as well. it has contributed to a bout of wildfires. four people have died in italy from the flames in the past days. the only solution apart from giving up into the mountains are a bottle of water, italian ice cream, and to get to the top, where it is significantly cooler. more than a third of english councils that have declared a �*climate change emergency�* support policies that threaten to increase carbon emissions.

environmentalists say plans for more road building and airport expansion are examples of how local authorities are not taking a consistent approach to global warming. council leaders insist they are taking action but need more funding. roger harrabin reports. the residue of our consumerist lives. truckload after truckload of stuff we wanted once but want no more. 0ur waste generates lots of planet—eating greenhouse gases, but in leeds, they�*re turning it into something useful. heat. burning waste is controversial, but this giant plant, with its searing temperatures, generates electricity, and provides hot water to warm people�*s homes through a network of pipes. so we will extract over 100,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year and export that to the local area network. over 25,000 megawatt hours of heat energy, which feeds over 2000 homes and tens of businesses.

even the lorries that collect the waste are going electric. leeds has a reputation as one of the uk�*s greenest cities. but what about this? green leeds wants to expand its airport, even though flying damages the climate. it's extremely difficult to get that balance right, and there are always going to be competing factors. if we don't expand, the fear is that somebody else will and that economic growth will go elsewhere. similar economic arguments are made about roads. councils backing road schemes include those in wiltshire, in shropshire, and also in london, even though councillors declared a climate emergency. we need to see changes in government policy and government planning policy so it�*s actually a legal obligation for every development to be in line with the climate change targets. in leeds, the airport expansion is widely opposed.

i don't like it in a certain way because it means that more planes have got to come in. you know, and it's making more pollution. really important, it's the future of everything, isn't it? - if we're not green, i if we're not sustainable, then everything is going to fall apart i guess in the future. i i mean, there's so much fuel used with the aeroplanes, _ there's so much... so many resources i required for an airport for everybody to fly around. it has to be as green as possible. i don�*t really think about it that much but my grandma goes on about it a lot. what kind of world will we live in in 20 years�* time? all these things are happening already, what kind of world will be left for our children and our grandchildren? politicians on the doorstep and round the world are making decisions that will help to determine the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. british climate scientists working in antarctica are carefully monitoring a colossal iceberg floating near their base. it�*s almost as big as greater london and hasjust brushed past the iceshelf where the researchers

carry out their work. the uncertainty around the way the ice is drifting means the halley research station has been mothballed, as jonathan amos explains. it was the briefest and gentlest of icy kisses. a colossal iceberg, a74, weighing billions of tonnes, scrapes past a region of the antarctic, known as the brunt ice shelf. it was the moment the british antarctic survey had been anticipating for months. the expectation was the berg would knock into and dislodge another vast and unstable piece of ice that�*s sitting in front of the survey�*s halley research station. the fact that nothing was dislodged this time will be a frustration for the british antarctic survey. until the unstable ice in front of halley comes away, the base must close every winter on safety grounds, and this impacts the world—leading science that can be done at this important location. it�*s at halley, for example, that they discovered

and continue to monitor the hole in the ozone layer. icebergs the size of a74 are impressive, but they are not necessarily an indicator of climate change. the antarctic balances the amount of snow falling on the interior of the continent by routinely discharging blocks of ice at its margins. we don�*t have that long of a record of carving from satellite imagery in antarctica, so it is quite hard to tell if the frequency of carving events is increasing. we do know that ice fronts in parts of the antarctic peninsula are further back than some of their historical locations. the survey will continue to track a74 and the behaviour of the brunt ice shelf. it is entirely possible the big berg�*s gentle embrace delivered some unseen damage. if that�*s the case, the expected breakaway of unstable ice could yet happen in the days ahead.

jonathan amos, bbc news. 0lympic swimmer adam peaty will swap the pool for the dance floor after being named on the line—up for this year�*s strictly come dancing. the 26—year—old won two gold medals at the recent tokyo 0lympics. comedian and loose women panellist judi love has also announced she will take part when the bbc show returns next month. now, it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. today hasn�*t been too bad for many of us. in northern and eastern england, lots of sunshine around and warm as well. tomorrow, more cloud on the way in fleeting outbreaks of rain, especially across the west. the weather this weekend will be a little hit and miss. this is the satellite — shower clouds in scotland. he was the thicker cloud we had in the south earlier. it has

cleared up, and pretty clear this evening across northern areas. the next area of weather is approaching us, low pressure, and it will reach ireland in the early hours of saturday morning. ahead of it, a lot of cloud, misty and murky around coastal areas, of cloud, misty and murky around coastalareas, may of cloud, misty and murky around coastal areas, may be some drizzle. the temperatures won�*t drop very low overnight. 15 celsius first thing on saturday. that cloud is spreading north, but it will never reach central scotland. it looks as though even glasgow and edinburgh will get away with a relatively bright day. notice outbreaks of rain across the irish sea, the north west of england, merseyside. south of that, i think the clouds will break up from cornwall to kent, particularly central southern england, so there could be decent spells of sunshine during the afternoon on saturday, whereas around some of these western coasts and in northern ireland, it may well stay cloudy through the day. on sunday, the low pressure and

its weather fronts are still on top of us, meaning cloud and outbreaks of us, meaning cloud and outbreaks of rain, never particularly heavy or prolonged. sunshine developing across southern areas on sunday. i think that�*s where the best weather will be, for example around the coasts of sussex and kent. in scotland, sunny spells but plenty of showers in the far north. 0nly scotland, sunny spells but plenty of showers in the far north. only 15 in stornoway, around 22 or so in the south. it will be cool in the north because we have cool northerly winds which will start sunday but also certainly spread on monday right across the country. that is where the air is coming from, from the north atlantic and the norwegian sea. fresh conditions across the northern half of the uk, may be only 15 celsius in aberdeen, but around 20 or so in the south. a lot of cloud and sunny spells.

good afternoon, this is bbc news, i�*m victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines at 5: police say a three—year—old girl was among the five victims of yesterday�*s shooting in plymouth. the gunman, 22—year—old jake davison, had a licence for a firearm. the incident is the worst mass shooting in britain since 2010. when it comes to firearm licensing, thatis when it comes to firearm licensing, that is absolutely what the police oversee and clearly are we asking questions. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. to bea to be a mass will be held to remember those who died. as the taliban capture afghanistan�*s second biggest city, borisjohnson will convene an emergency cobra meeting to discuss

the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance.