this is bbc news with the latest headlines. chaos at kabul airport as hundreds try to leave afghanistan — following the taliban takeover of the capital i can't believe the world abandoned afghanistan. our friends are going to get killed, they're going to kill us. our women are not going to have any more rights. british troops continue to evacuate people from the country — including uk citizens and members of the british government. yesterday we got out 300, they were british passport holders and other members of the british government. police in england and wales are asked to review how they approve gun licenses — in the wake of the plymouth shooting. in haiti, the search for survivors in collapsed buildings as the death

toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1300. double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they've come into contact with someone with covid. and coming up in the next half hour — we'll ring you a powerful int with former royal engineerjack cummings — he now says the fact that he lost both his legs in an explosion while seving there was not worth it and he now believes two of his friends were killed there, died in vain. good morning. exactly 20 years after they were ousted from power, the taliban are back in control of afghanistan after their forces

swept into the capital kabul unopposed last night. there have been scenes of chaos at the airport as thousands of civilians, foreigners and afghan officials try to leave. there are reports five people have been killed in the mayhem. all commercialflights have been suspended and international troops are attempting to organise military evacuations for their citizens. defence secretary ben wallace says 300 people have been evacuated, while 1,500 more are waiting to depart in the next few days earlier, the us army says it was forced to fire warning shots into the air to prevent crowds of desperate citizens running onto planes. gunfire. taliban leaders — seen here in a new video released by the militants — say the situation in the country is peaceful — and have promised to protect the population, including women's

rights but there are fears they could reintroduce the strict sharia law they previously imposed. in a moment, we'll hear from the taliban's spokesman but first graham satchell has this report on board a plane due to leave kabul overnight. but at the last minute they're told the flight won't be going. passengers are forced to rejoin the chaos outside. there is panic and fear everywhere. for 20 years, afghanistan has had stability, democracy and relative safety. it has all ended in a matter of days. a lucky few have made it out. this is delhi airport and a mix of relief, anger and despair. i can't believe the world abandoned afghanistan. our friends are going to get killed. they're going to kill us. our women are not going to have any more rights. the taliban, forced from power by western troops two decades ago, are back.

they claim to have taken over every government department, including this, the presidential palace in kabul. just hours earlier the former president, ashraf ghani, at the same desk. he's now fled to uzbekistan. in a statement, he said he has left to avoid bloodshed. kabul is a city on the move, residents desperate to escape. fear of what is to come has gripped every level of society, including former government ministers. deep down in my heart i keep telling myself i won't have to pay the price forjoining a government position. but now i might, i might face consequences that i never even dreamed of, and i guess that the price that we pay for trying to make this world a little better than when we came to it, particularly afghanistan. british troops have now arrived in kabul to evacuate uk nationals

and afghans who worked with them. it's thought around 4,000 in total are eligible to be airlifted out. criticism of the chaos now engulfing afghanistan is widespread. parliament will be recalled on wednesday to debate the crisis. chanting. a protest outside the white house in washington. america has long argued its troops couldn't stay in afghanistan forever, and public opinion supports troop withdrawal. but serious questions are now being asked. why was so much money spent, so many military lives lost, to simply allow the taliban to walk back into power? the air over kabul is full of helicopters as diplomats and embassy staff make their escape. on the ground the people wait with growing fear. it was not meant to end like this. graham satchell, bbc news. our south—east asia correspondent

anbarasan ethirajan earlier this morning spoke to the taliban's spokesman. let's hear that now. in halting english: ourforces were waiting at the gate of the kabul city and when we received reports of plundering and pillaging, and some people were shooting, so for the sake of the security of the people in kabul, our forces intervened. our priority now is to maintain security. and to ensure that the property of the people are secure. and their honour is not harmed. and their lives are saved. that is our priority now, right now. when are you going to declare an islamic republic now, an emirate?

we want to have an inclusive islamic government, so by that, we mean, all other afghans also have participation in that government. of course we need a legitimate time and deliberation and talks to prepare an announce, the work is under way on that. who is going to be the chief emir, the president, of the new taliban government? it is not decided as yet. and will you have people from the previous administration in your new government? possibility, yes, but i cannot say for who, and who not.

but yes, possibility. sam mort is from unicef in afghanistan. she's in kabul and can talk to us from the un compound there. i wonder what you think when you hear the words of that taliban spokesman? hear the words of that taliban spokesman?— hear the words of that taliban spokesman? hear the words of that taliban sokesman? . , ., ., spokesman? unicef tries not to get involved in the _ spokesman? unicef tries not to get involved in the politics, _ spokesman? unicef tries not to get involved in the politics, we - spokesman? unicef tries not to get involved in the politics, we are - involved in the politics, we are impartial, neutral, and ourfocus is on the well—being of women and children. what i can tell you is that we are having constructive dialogue with the taliban right now and we have been for the last few days. about ensuring safe access for all unicef staff so we can resume our operations nationwide. {lila our operations nationwide. ok, that's interesting, _ our operations nationwide. ok, that's interesting, you say they are constructive, you feel it is potentially possible for you to carry on your work there safely? yes, we do feel that we will be

continuing our work. the taliban has asked us to stay. they understand the importance of our work, they understand that we are not political. and across all major regions of afghanistan, the taliban commanders have been talking to our teams from her at in the west and kandahar in the south, to jalalabad in the east, they have asked us to pause our work for a couple of days while they talk to the rank and file. and make sure that they understand what unicef is here to do. and that our staff can operate safely. working with the taliban is not a new thing for unicef in afghanistan. we have had a productive relationship with them for some time now. fik. productive relationship with them for some time now.— productive relationship with them for some time now. 0k. tell us about the work that — for some time now. 0k. tell us about the work that you _ for some time now. 0k. tell us about the work that you are _ for some time now. 0k. tell us about the work that you are doing _ for some time now. 0k. tell us about the work that you are doing there - the work that you are doing there and have been doing for many years. with the taliban, you mean? the work

ou're with the taliban, you mean? the work you're doing — with the taliban, you mean? the work you're doing on _ with the taliban, you mean? the work you're doing on the _ with the taliban, you mean? the work you're doing on the in _ with the taliban, you mean? the work you're doing on the in afghanistan. - you're doing on the in afghanistan. we are delivering programmes to keep children safe, to keep girls out of early marriage. we are delivering life saving nutrition programmes, we have been advocating to get more girls into school, it would be good progress in that regard. we are working to provide sustainable water and sanitation to communities across afghanistan. and we very much hope that work will continue and the progress that we have made in afghanistan will not take a step back. ., �* ~ ., , ., afghanistan will not take a step back. ~ ., ., back. right. i don't know if you are reassured by _ back. right. i don't know if you are reassured by some _ back. right. i don't know if you are reassured by some of— back. right. i don't know if you are reassured by some of the - back. right. i don't know if you are reassured by some of the words i back. right. i don't know if you are i reassured by some of the words that the taliban spokespeople have been saying, perhaps what they have been saying, perhaps what they have been saying to your organisation privately. you think children will be kept safe, do you think girls will still be able to go to school? do you think girls won't be forced into marriages from the age of 12 by this new taliban government? it is im ossible this new taliban government? it is impossible to _

this new taliban government? it 3 impossible to predict what happens tomorrow, going forward. what i can tell you is that last december, unicef signed a work plan with the taliban to increase access to school for all children including girls. and i was very reassured yesterday when the taliban spokesperson who said they would encourage girls and women to continue their education so unicef is cautiously optimistic. of course, what happens in the days to come remains to be seen. whatever happens, unicef will continue to advocate with the highest levels of taliban command to ensure all children have the rights that they deserve. �* , , ., ., ., deserve. briefly, you are in a un compound. _ deserve. briefly, you are in a un compound. i _ deserve. briefly, you are in a un compound, i don't _ deserve. briefly, you are in a un compound, i don't know- deserve. briefly, you are in a un compound, i don't know what. deserve. briefly, you are in a un. compound, i don't know what that looks like or how that sits when it comes to the chaos we are hearing about at the airport in kabul. i wonder if you could describe for our viewers what your situation is and that of your colleagues? irate viewers what your situation is and that of your colleagues?— viewers what your situation is and that of your colleagues? we are in a com ound that of your colleagues? we are in a compound on _

that of your colleagues? we are in a compound on jalalabad _ that of your colleagues? we are in a compound on jalalabad road, - that of your colleagues? we are in a compound on jalalabad road, i- that of your colleagues? we are in aj compound on jalalabad road, i have compound onjalalabad road, i have seen pictures from the airport, full of panic and chaos. i can tell you in the compound and around us, there is almost an eerie sense of quiet. we haven't heard any gunshots or explosions. but i know from our national staff who are at home, around kabul at the moment, they are scared, tense, not coming out of their homes and they are waiting to see what happens next.— see what happens next. thank you ve much see what happens next. thank you very much for— see what happens next. thank you very much for talking _ see what happens next. thank you very much for talking to _ see what happens next. thank you very much for talking to us. - see what happens next. thank you very much for talking to us. we i very much for talking to us. we really appreciate it. in the past hour, the ministry of defence has released this picture of some british passport holders arriving backin british passport holders arriving back in the uk from kabul. our political correspondent helen catt is at westminster. the immediate priority is to evacuate british passport holders and other relevant people. how is that going according to the defence secretary? this that going according to the defence secreta ? , , ., , ., , secretary? this is the main priority ofthe secretary? this is the main priority of the government _ secretary? this is the main priority of the government today _ secretary? this is the main priority of the government today to - secretary? this is the main priority of the government today to make i secretary? this is the main priority . of the government today to make sure those people are evacuated, it's not up

those people are evacuated, it's not up to 4000 people are eligible in afghanistan and you are talking about people who hold a british passport, but also some afghan nationals who have worked with the british in rose especially public facing roles like interpreters over the years that british forces have beenin the years that british forces have been in afghanistan. it's about getting them out as quickly as possible. the defence secretary ben wallace was speaking to the bbc earlier and said the military part of kabul airport is still secure, still operating, that's why uk forces, 600 troops, have been sent to afghanistan to facilitate processing those people and keep that part of the airport safe to allow them to do that. he said they had been working with the home secretary to try and change some of the barriers to this, he said the requirement to have an afghan passport, he said he was working with the home office to try and remove some of those barriers to speed up this process. in terms of numbers he said they have 300 people out yesterday, hoping to get another 700 hours over the next 24—36 hours

and he's said it is set to increase from there. i am confident that by the end of the month we can get everyone out and actually hopefully sooner. there will be some people left behind. we have made that clear in the last few weeks. i am not going to raise expectations and that is why the home secretary has agreed to allow accelerated processing in third countries so that some people who have already left the country but are not in the uk, who find themselves in refugee camps in greece, for example, where we have brought back a family from, they can be processed and we can continue to— do so. it was interesting to hear the defence secretary himself admits he was surprised on the radio this morning by the speed at which the taliban took over most parts of the country? taliban took over most parts of the count ? , , , ., ., .,~ country? yes, it seems to have taken government — country? yes, it seems to have taken government and _ country? yes, it seems to have taken government and national— country? yes, it seems to have takenj government and national government really buy surprised, how rapidly this has moved and it is developing. that is why you are seeing the original timescale the government

had was the end of the month to try and get people out, ben wallace himself said it looks like that is going to have to be significantly sped up, things seem to have accelerated over the recent days. i think there's going to be questions asked about why that was not foreseen, perhaps, and i think we will hear a lot of that this week. on wednesday, parliament is recalled from the summer break. i think that is one of the things mps will raise along with the humanitarian concerns, ben wallace admitting despite all the efforts they are making a will probably not be able to get every single person out, for example people who aren't able to get to kabul airport, they won't send troops further into the country. they will also raise widely theissues country. they will also raise widely the issues of refugees from afghanistan, where will they go, how many will the uk take?— many will the uk take? helen kat, thank you- — jack cummings is a former bomb disposal specialist, who served two tours with the 101

engineer regiment. he's tweeted. .. he told me why he felt he had to express his feelings. saturday was actually my anniversary of getting blown up, and normally for me and my wife, it's very sombre and we keep ourselves to ourselves, quite quiet people. we will go out for a few drinks and we reminisce about times in hospital, time is going through rehabilitation and it's a way for me and my wife to heal and come together but seeing the past week of the past couple of days, what's going on in afghanistan, ifelt like

days, what's going on in afghanistan, i felt like i days, what's going on in afghanistan, ifelt like i had to put my 2p and express my views, just the anger, the betrayal, the sadness of what i sacrificed and i've lost what my friends have sacrificed, their mental health right now, what they must be going through. i needed to vent, basically. and i know social media can be sometimes good, sometimes bad but for myself, i needed to let out a bit of anger, basically. needed to let out a bit of anger, basicall . ~ , ., ., .,, basically. when you wrote did i lose m lens basically. when you wrote did i lose my legs for — basically. when you wrote did i lose my legs for nothing? _ basically. when you wrote did i lose my legs for nothing? probably. - basically. when you wrote did i lose my legs for nothing? probably. did | my legs for nothing? probably. did my legs for nothing? probably. did my mates die in vain?— my legs for nothing? probably. did my mates die in vain? yes. you mean it. my mates die in vain? yes. you mean it- totally. — my mates die in vain? yes. you mean it. totally, unfortunately, _ my mates die in vain? yes. you mean it. totally, unfortunately, as- my mates die in vain? yes. you mean it. totally, unfortunately, as bad - it. totally, unfortunately, as bad as it sounds. i honestly thought being out there, i was doing good, i was so proud to serve in the british army, my performance in the british army, my performance in the british army, i was headed for the military and i'm not slating it one bit, i had a brilliant time in the military and would do it all over again in a heartbeat but seeing the sacrifices

we have made as british soldiers, for itjust we have made as british soldiers, for it just to we have made as british soldiers, for itjust to go up in smoke, in a couple of weeks, you have just got to question was it worth it? and for me, at the moment, many of my friends messaging me, we don't think it was. ~ ., , ,, friends messaging me, we don't think it was. ~ ., , i. ., friends messaging me, we don't think itwas. ~ ., , ., . it was. who is your anger directed towards? i — it was. who is your anger directed towards? i think— it was. who is your anger directed towards? i think it _ it was. who is your anger directed towards? i think it was _ it was. who is your anger directed towards? i think it was just - it was. who is your anger directed towards? i think it wasjust a - towards? i think it was 'ust a reneral towards? i think it was 'ust a general outcry, * towards? i think it was 'ust a general outcry, just _ towards? i think it was 'ust a general outcry, just to h towards? i think it wasjust a general outcry, just to vent i towards? i think it wasjust a i general outcry, just to vent it, i know i tagged the prime minister and the prime president of the united states, there is no easy answer how to withdraw from a country, i am not naive enough to think we could have stayed there forever, we have no right, we were helping them get back on theirfeet. training right, we were helping them get back on their feet. training their military. which i know many british soldiers took part in training up the afghans, i knew we could not stay there forever but it's just, just to see how easily it collapsed, it should not have happened like that, surely, it should not have happened like that? tell that, surely, it should not have

happened like that?— that, surely, it should not have happened like that? tell me about the friends that _ happened like that? tell me about the friends that you _ happened like that? tell me about the friends that you lost. - happened like that? tell me about the friends that you lost. on - happened like that? tell me about the friends that you lost. on my i the friends that you lost. on my second tour _ the friends that you lost. on my second tour we _ the friends that you lost. on my second tour we lost _ the friends that you lost. on my second tour we lost two - the friends that you lost. on my second tour we lost two great i the friends that you lost. on my - second tour we lost two great guys. corporaljamie kirkpatrick and staff sergeant brent lindley. before coronavirus, jamie was from wales, outside swansea, his mates would go down and we would do some crazy events, raise money for charity like a raft race, game of rugby. that was a raft race, game of rugby. that was a way for us as a squadron to get back together and reminisce and mend wounds and at the same time raise a few quid for charity. and brett was our operator, the brains of the outfit, one of the guys who would go in and disarm the bombs, as you know, the main weapons of choice the taliban was the pressure plate. our job was to go and find them and brett �*sjob was to job was to go and find them and brett �*s job was to go and dismantle them, get rid of them. he was our operator and he paid the ultimate

sacrifice. his mother has messaged me if you times and i cannot imagine what both families are going through at the moment. [30 what both families are going through at the moment.— what both families are going through at the moment. do you believe it was over 450 people _ at the moment. do you believe it was over 450 people including _ at the moment. do you believe it was over 450 people including your - over 450 people including your friends that you have just told us about, do you believe they all died in vain? i about, do you believe they all died in vain? ., , , �* about, do you believe they all died in vain? .,, , �* .,, in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something — in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something comes _ in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something comes out _ in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something comes out of - in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something comes out of this. - in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope something comes out of this. for| in vain? i hope they didn't, i hope i something comes out of this. for 20 years, obviously, we were there. i hope there was peace for a little bit of time, i have had people tweeting saying it wasn't for nothing, young girls were getting educated. all that kind of thing. may, at the moment, i'm quite low, and quite low. i'm normally quite a positive person since getting injured. seeing where i have been from and what happened to me, i should not be alive, i was told that by many doctors. i've always been really positive because of that. seeing what's happening over there.

i'm just questioning it, for me, i'm quite mentally strong, when i first, i spent a year with the mental health team, talking about the future, everything that comes with that, i've got a good outlook on life because i should not be here. i cannot imagine what some of my friends, the guys i served with, guys who are still in, still serving, what they must be going through, looking at what has happened over at... all i can say, if you are struggling, speak to someone, family or friends, if you are struggling, speak to someone, family orfriends, there is someone, family orfriends, there is some brilliant charities out there, more than happy to help you. i'm sat at home now, my fight is over as i said in my tweet and all i can do this was all of the best to the 600 paratroopers that have gone out and i hope they come home safe and sound. ., i. i hope they come home safe and sound. ., y., ., i hope they come home safe and sound. ., i. ., ., �*, sound. you said you feel low, that's unusual for — sound. you said you feel low, that's unusual for you, _ sound. you said you feel low, that's unusual for you, you _ sound. you said you feel low, that's unusual for you, you talked - sound. you said you feel low, that's unusual for you, you talked about i unusual for you, you talked about the mental health of others who have

served in afghanistan, trying to make life there better. are you talking about guilt? is that what you are referring to? people might feel guilty when they look at how afghanistan has fallen to the taliban so swiftly? do afghanistan has fallen to the taliban so swiftly?— afghanistan has fallen to the taliban so swiftly? do a degree. i have always _ taliban so swiftly? do a degree. i have always felt _ taliban so swiftly? do a degree. i have always felt guilty _ taliban so swiftly? do a degree. i have always felt guilty what - have always felt guilty what happened to be, when i got injured, i was in and out of consciousness, i don't remember the day but i have always had guilt because the guys on my team will probably remember that day for the rest of their lives and what happened to me. the things they sell with me. i have always got a little bit of guilt in the back of my mind and i'm sure many other squaddies and veterans at the same thing. they are there to do a job, we signed on the dotted line, we knew what we signed up for and i'm not taking that away, i loved my time in the military. incredible career that was incredibly cut too soon. but there will always be guilt, that'sjust me, my incident. that will stay with me. i

understand. finally, could i ask you what your message is to the us president and the british prime minister? $5 president and the british prime minister? �* , , ., , minister? as i said in my tweet, was it worth it? — minister? as i said in my tweet, was it worth it? for— minister? as i said in my tweet, was it worth it? for me, _ minister? as i said in my tweet, was it worth it? for me, looking - minister? as i said in my tweet, was it worth it? for me, looking on - it worth it? for me, looking on recent events, i don't think it was. can they go face to face, with a grieving wife, grieving husband, i don't think they can and say, we got something out of it. as i said earlier, there was no easy way to withdraw from afghanistan. i have just got to sit back and be positive and crack on with life. that is way above my pay grade. i cannot question their withdrawal, how it went, all i can do is wish the 600 paratroopers the best and i hope they come home safe and sound. thank ou ve they come home safe and sound. thank you very much — they come home safe and sound. thank you very much for _ they come home safe and sound. thank you very much for talking _ they come home safe and sound. thank you very much for talking to _ they come home safe and sound. thank you very much for talking to us, - they come home safe and sound. thank you very much for talking to us, we really appreciate your time.- really appreciate your time. thank

ou. with me now is the former labour mp jack straw, who was foreign secretary from 2001 to 2006 under tony blair. jack straw, good morning. i don't know how much of that interview with jack cummings you could hear. i heard a lot of it. do you think it was worth it?— heard a lot of it. do you think it was worth it? , ., ., was worth it? yes i do, and let me sa to was worth it? yes i do, and let me say to mr — was worth it? yes i do, and let me say to mr cummings, _ was worth it? yes i do, and let me say to mr cummings, i _ was worth it? yes i do, and let me say to mr cummings, i entirely - say to mr cummings, i entirely understand how he feels and how i would feel if i had lost my legs in a situation like that. i would probably be feeling what he feels. i am not in any doubt at all that going into afghanistan was entirely the right thing to do in the circumstances. it is worth recapping, there had been at 9/11, over 3000 people killed directly as a result of the al-qaeda bombers. they could have taken out the white

house and were close to doing that. this was a threat not only against america but against the west and everybody directly or indirectly would suffer from al-qaeda. what we did is reset to the taliban government in afghanistan, give us the al-qaeda operatives and give us access to their training camps and they could have done that and had they could have done that and had they done that they would probably still be in government but they refused to do so. they saw themselves as protectors of these awful terrorists. and so we had to take action, no doubt about that. it was also the case and i think mr cummingsjust now made was also the case and i think mr cummings just now made this point, was also the case and i think mr cummingsjust now made this point, a lot of good has come from the intervening 20 years. my disagreement with president trump who is the architect of this and president biden who is in a sense

implementing this is not over whether it was going to come, a time when nato allies in the us would have to withdraw, of course they would. �* ., , ., have to withdraw, of course they would. �* ., i. ., ., would. but how you do that. absolutely. _ would. but how you do that. absolutely, let's _ would. but how you do that. absolutely, let's talk - would. but how you do that. absolutely, let's talk about | would. but how you do that. - absolutely, let's talk about that. what was the point of building up the afghan support, the afghan forces, supporting the afghan forces to take over but then pulling the rug so swiftly from beneath them? i mean, you are asking me. it is a really brainless thing to do. and i'm afraid to say, not surprising, we know who did it, which was president trump. i we know who did it, which was president trump.— we know who did it, which was president trump. i am sorry to interrupt. _ president trump. i am sorry to interrupt, hang _ president trump. i am sorry to interrupt, hang on. _ president trump. i am sorry to interrupt, hang on. us - president trump. i am sorry to l interrupt, hang on. us president president trump. i am sorry to - interrupt, hang on. us president joe interrupt, hang on. us presidentjoe biden could have delayed this. he: could have done. but the us president, his was already weakened by that, the taliban hand was strengthened for this reason, which

was that president trump �*s emissary is in the negotiations which were held directly with the taliban, mr trump saying i am the greatest deal—maker in the world, basically gave away our aces and we came back with nothing in return from the taliban and crucially, president trump was withdrawing forces while this was taking place. all military historians, i am this was taking place. all military historians, iam not this was taking place. all military historians, i am not one but i have read a fairamount historians, i am not one but i have read a fair amount of military history, will tell you one of the really dangerous moments in a military conflict is when negotiations are taking place and the conflict has not stopped because each side will seek to strengthen its military position. it is what the taliban have done. joe biden for sure could be criticised and there is no question in my mind, if you listen carefully to what ben wallace, the uk defence secretary is

saying, that we profoundly disagree with the weight this was handled, this premature withdrawal. and in those circumstances, it is not a great surprise that there has been a rout because if you know you are going to get defeated, there is no point offering your chest for a bullet, that is how it has happened throughout history but there are lessons to be learned. the other issue i would raises this, about the role of pakistan. president hamid karzai, the first president of afghanistan after we liberated it, for many years, used to blame very volubly in public and he complained to me on many occasions, about the role of pakistan, undermining the elected afghan government and supporting the taliban. and you've got to ask where they get the money from, who is giving them international support? it is not the russians for sure, it is not the iranians for sure, the uk or the us.

to some extent, the chinese may have an indirect interest in this because for china, the most important allies of pakistan but there is very close connections across the board, particularly in the south and north, kandahar through to the other side of the border in pakistan, ethnic connections and business connections and drug connections and political connections. the internet services intelligence directory of the pakistani armed forces has played a major role in basically funding and training insurgents. ok. allow me to make this point. just answer the question, we should, where was osama bin laden when he was found? in pakistan. he had been hiding there in plain sight for some years. and

what did the pakistanis do with the medical doctor who was partly responsible for saying this is where a summit bin laden is living? they have takenjudicial a summit bin laden is living? they have taken judicial proceedings against him. let have taken judicial proceedings against him-— have taken judicial proceedings auainst him. , ., against him. let me ask you, should there be a limit _ against him. let me ask you, should there be a limit on _ against him. let me ask you, should there be a limit on the _ against him. let me ask you, should there be a limit on the number- against him. let me ask you, should there be a limit on the number of. there be a limit on the number of afghan refugees the uk takes or not? there will be a kind of natural limit, should be arbitrarily set a limit, should be arbitrarily set a limit in advance? i don't think you can. the simple fact of the matter is we will now be receiving across western europe and other european countries, we are right on the edge of europe, we will get many more but countries, immediate neighbours, particularly iran and that stance to the north of afghanistan, pakistan, the north of afghanistan, pakistan, the border is just open anyway, effectively, they will get loads and

loads of refugees and they will filter through to turkey, i mean, one country which will not get them in any numbers will be the united states! . ~' , ., in any numbers will be the united states! ., ,, , ., ., , ., , states! thank you for your time this mornin: , states! thank you for your time this morning. we _ states! thank you for your time this morning, we appreciate _ states! thank you for your time this morning, we appreciate it. - states! thank you for your time this morning, we appreciate it. the - morning, we appreciate it. the former british foreign secretary jack straw. police forces in england and wales have been asked by the home office to review the way they deal with firearm applications — following the mass shooting in plymouth. police will be issued with statutory guidance which will include social media checks for anyone applying for a licence. a minute's silence will be observed in the city this morning to remember the five victims. our correspondent sarah ransome is in plymouth. good morning. yes, another difficult da for the good morning. yes, another difficult day for the community _ good morning. yes, another difficult day for the community here - good morning. yes, another difficult day for the community here and - good morning. yes, another difficult day for the community here and the | day for the community here and the wider community of plymouth and of course elsewhere, where everyone has been shocked at what happened last

week when the five victims died at the hands of the gunman, the gunman's mother, three—year—olds martin and her dad, lee, kate sheppard and stephen washington, all died here, orat sheppard and stephen washington, all died here, or at least were injured, and one died in hospital, one central question you alluded to, there, that people want answers to cover the people who have come to lay toys and tributes here, they want to know why jake davidson had a gun in the first place. and why when the licence was revoked, why was he given it backjust a few weeks ago, that then resulted in this atrocity. that decision is being investigated by the police watchdog. the home office, as you said, has been asking police forces in england and wales to look again at the kind of processes and procedures they go through before they approve or deny

any application for a gun licence and again, and the new side to it, they are going to issue guidance that cheques should be made on applicants' social media profiles. you will recall that jake davison repeatedly posted vile rants on his own social media platforms. all of that of course is to come, though, and all of it's little comfort to those who are still trying to come to terms with it all. there have been vigils over the weekend, flowers have been laid here and elsewhere in the city, flags are currently flying at half mast on so, the waterfront, and there has been various toys and flowers left at locations that meant something to the people that died. later today, there is another chance for people to remember and commemorate those who died. a minute's silence is

being held at plymouth guildhall in the centre of town, about a mile or so from here. that will give people the chance to pause and reflect and commemorate those who died. the scars here, victoria, will last a long time, they will take a long time to heal but the hope is that today, and other tributes and vigils over the weekend, have given people a chance to pause for a moment and come together in collective grief as they remember those who died at the hands of jake davison.— hands of jake davison. thank you for “oininr us. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. for many of us, this week is going to be fairly cloudy, with limited amounts of sunshine, and temperatures either around average or just below. the best of any brightness today is going to be across central and eastern areas. we have got a weak weather front sinking south, bringing some spots of rain. but in the south and also the west, the cloud will be thick enough at times for some light and patchy rain or indeed some drizzle.

top temperatures up to about 19—20 degrees. tonight, we start with clear skies in the east but we have got rain crossing scotland and northern ireland, getting into northern england and north wales, and behind that, a fair bit of cloud with some drizzle and also some patchy light rain. widespread mist and fog, especially on the coasts and hills. not a cold night in prospect, though. tomorrow, the rain pushes down towards the south—east. again, a fair bit of cloud around, thick enough for some drizzle here and there. one or two brighter breaks to the south and the east of mountains, with highs to 20. hello this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines. chaos at kabul airport as hundreds try to leave afghanistan, following the taliban takeover of the capital. british troops continue to evacuate people from the country, including uk citizens and members of the british government.

police in england and wales are asked to review how they approve gun licenses, after the plymouth shooting. in haiti, the search for survivors in collapsed buildings, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. and double—jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they've come into contact with someone with covid. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. there could be an exciting final day for england against india. the tourists lead by 154 with four wickets left. they lost three wickets forjust 20 runs late on at lord's yesterday evening. moeen ali got the last two to leave the second test finely poised. it's test cricket, and that's what it is. and the challenge is, i thought they played fantastically well. but i thought the way we hung in there was fantastic and that

really puts us in a position where we can fight to win tomorrow. the score never really got away from us which was great. so it's going to be a great day tomorrow, hopefully. manchester city look like they need a striker after failing to score again. they lost 1—0 at tottenham. harry kane, who's linked with a move to pep guardiola's side, wasn't even on the bench for spurs. son heung—min scored the only goal of the game to give new spurs boss nuno esprito santo a winning start. harry, like brian, cristian romero, theyjoin us later. so harry worked this morning, he is preparing himself, and when he's ready, he willjoin the group and help the team. west ham came from behind twice to beat newcastle 4—2 at st james' park. michail antonio scored the final goal.

celtic will play raith rovers in the last eight of the scottish league cup after beating hearts 3—2. japanese forward kyugo furuhashi scored the winner at parkhead. the full draw for the quarterfinals is on the bbc sport website. roger federer will have further knee surgery which will keep him out of action for "many months". the 40—year—old had double knee surgery last year and says the latest operation will, in his words, "give myself a glimmer of hope to return to the tour in some shape or form". but he also admits he's realistic about his future. kevin kisner won the pga tour's first six—way play—off to claim the wyndham championship. all six parred the first play—off hole before kisner put himself closest on the next with his second shot into a long parfour. everyone else missed their birdie chance before he putted in to take his tenth pro title

and put himself in contention for a ryder cup place. that's all the sport for now. from today, people in england and northern ireland who've received two doses of coronavirus vaccine will no longer have to automatically self—isolate if they come into contact with someone who has covid—19. the changes to the way the nhs covid app works — which have already been implemented in wales and scotland — should significantly reduce the number of people being compelled to stay at home. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. here is a place that should be doing a roaring trade with afternoon teas, but this hotel in sutton coldfield has had to scale back as its staff keep getting pinged. well, normally this restaurant would be buzzing at lunchtime but we had to close it. we have had to close our fine dining restaurant. we have closed all our food outlets during the day. a business trying to keep the plates spinning in the midst of a staycation boom. we found ourselves,

a week last sunday, with virtually no kitchen staff. everybody was having to self—isolate. we went down from probably 10—12 chefs down to two. i suppose today can't come soon enough. absolutely, it can't come soon enough. you know, it will make such a huge difference. at one point, more than half a million people were getting pinged a week, causing huge disruption for all sorts of businesses. but with three quarters of adults fullyjabbed, the government says now is the right time to relax the rules, another huge step back to normality. from today, people in england and northern ireland who are fully vaccinated no longer have to self—isolate if they come into close contact with a positive case. instead, you will be advised to take a pcr test. if it is positive, you will still have to isolate for ten days. even though they are not vaccinated, the new rules will also apply to under 18s.

scotland and wales have already made similar changes. back at the hotel, guests have also had to self—isolate. jade was due to come to a family wedding with her husband and two kids. we had already booked the room, the outfits, everything was ready and waiting to go, because we have missed out on so many family celebrations since all the covid, and we missed, had to miss out on seeing all ourfamily! but at long last, these covid restrictions are finally easing, and many will drink to that. emma simpson, bbc news, sutton coldfield. joining me now is dr shaun fitzgerald, from the sage environmental modelling group. he is talking to us in a personal capacity. also i'm joined by nica burns, the chief executive of nimax

theatres which is made up of six london playhouses incuding the apollo and the lyric. what impact do you think this change in rules will have on covid infections? $5 in rules will have on covid infections?— in rules will have on covid infections? a ., , ~ infections? as long as people think of this as one _ infections? as long as people think of this as one of— infections? as long as people think of this as one of their _ infections? as long as people think of this as one of their majors - infections? as long as people think of this as one of their majors of- of this as one of their majors of the previous isolation, as part of a suite of things we can be done, the impact might be quite modest, the reason being it is incredibly important we don'tjust reason being it is incredibly important we don't just fix reason being it is incredibly important we don'tjust fix one particular intervention such as staying at home if you are a close contact and that being relaxed. it is so important that we still work hard at all of the other things, the visible and the invisible, the visible and the invisible, the visible things like wearing face coverings and the invisible, for example, making sure you are in a well ventilated environment. ok. example, making sure you are in a well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you. — well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you. as _ well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you, as chief _ well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you, as chief executive - well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you, as chief executive of. well ventilated environment. ok, let me ask you, as chief executive of a i me ask you, as chief executive of a number of playhouses and theatres, how is this going to affect the number of people who can sit in your audiences? it is number of people who can sit in your audiences? , , . ., a, , audiences? it is such a relief. many shows have — audiences? it is such a relief. many shows have been _ audiences? it is such a relief. many shows have been closed _ audiences? it is such a relief. many shows have been closed down - audiences? it is such a relief. many i shows have been closed down because of one _ shows have been closed down because of one single positive or pained case _ of one single positive or pained case backstage, so a show like the

lion case backstage, so a show like the lion king _ case backstage, so a show like the lion king and one like cinderella, theres— lion king and one like cinderella, there's a — lion king and one like cinderella, there's a whole list of them, which has caused — there's a whole list of them, which has caused huge disappointment to audiences— has caused huge disappointment to audiences who have been eager to return— audiences who have been eager to return but— audiences who have been eager to return but also it is extremely expensive and the stop start is quite _ expensive and the stop start is quite devastating to the economy are running _ quite devastating to the economy are running a _ quite devastating to the economy are running a show. so we are so relieved _ running a show. so we are so relieved. we will still be diligent in terms — relieved. we will still be diligent in terms of looking after all our performers backstage, you know, they keep their_ performers backstage, you know, they keep their masks on until they get down _ keep their masks on until they get down to— keep their masks on until they get down to stage and go on, we still have _ down to stage and go on, we still have perspex screens separating people _ have perspex screens separating people in — have perspex screens separating people in dressing rooms, all of the mitigation _ people in dressing rooms, all of the mitigation issues that are necessary, we are still keeping in place _ necessary, we are still keeping in place but— necessary, we are still keeping in place. but not to have to isolate for ten _ place. but not to have to isolate for ten days for somebody who is double _ for ten days for somebody who is double vaccinated, it is such a relief— double vaccinated, it is such a relief and _ double vaccinated, it is such a relief and we are really thrilled. and in— relief and we are really thrilled. and in terms of audiences coming to your productions, what will they have to show on entry?-

your productions, what will they have to show on entry? well, there is no system _ have to show on entry? well, there is no system across _ have to show on entry? well, there is no system across all— have to show on entry? well, there is no system across all the - have to show on entry? well, there is no system across all the theatres in the _ is no system across all the theatres in the west— is no system across all the theatres in the west end. at the moment, we are not— in the west end. at the moment, we are not asking them to show vaccination passports. we do send them _ vaccination passports. we do send them an— vaccination passports. we do send them an e—mail in advance to make sure they— them an e—mail in advance to make sure they have not got covid or been in contact _ sure they have not got covid or been in contact with it and we keep mitigation in place like masks and social— mitigation in place like masks and social distancing in the theatre, especially at pinch points. and of course, _ especially at pinch points. and of course, everyone is sitting in seats looking _ course, everyone is sitting in seats looking forward and so far, so good, fingers _ looking forward and so far, so good, fingers crossed. so looking forward and so far, so good, fingers crossed.— fingers crossed. so are people actually sitting _ fingers crossed. so are people actually sitting next _ fingers crossed. so are people actually sitting next to - fingers crossed. so are people actually sitting next to each i fingers crossed. so are people i actually sitting next to each other in the auditorium was ps. because when i went a few weeks ago, there were still gaps in between couples and bubbles. were still gaps in between couples and bubbles-— were still gaps in between couples and bubbles. ~ ., and bubbles. well, we took our time, actuall , and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually. after — and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually, after the _ and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually, after the 19th _ and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually, after the 19th of _ and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually, after the 19th ofjuly, - and bubbles. well, we took our time, actually, after the 19th ofjuly, we i actually, after the 19th ofjuly, we put up _ actually, after the 19th ofjuly, we put up the — actually, after the 19th ofjuly, we put up the capacity by another 25% to 75% _ put up the capacity by another 25% to 75% and — put up the capacity by another 25% to 75% and audiences were happy, they felt— to 75% and audiences were happy, they felt safe and then because of audience — they felt safe and then because of audience demand, we are increasing it slowly _

audience demand, we are increasing it slowly. some of the theatres are asking _ it slowly. some of the theatres are asking for— it slowly. some of the theatres are asking for proof of vaccination. we are trying — asking for proof of vaccination. we are trying to get a system that will work— are trying to get a system that will work quickly so that queues don't form _ work quickly so that queues don't form it— work quickly so that queues don't form it is— work quickly so that queues don't form. it is all still in development and i_ form. it is all still in development and i think— form. it is all still in development and i think as we get to the autumn and i think as we get to the autumn and the _ and i think as we get to the autumn and the government guidelines change. — and the government guidelines change, we will be ready, if they want _ change, we will be ready, if they want to— change, we will be ready, if they want to put a quick and easy covid passport— want to put a quick and easy covid passport in— want to put a quick and easy covid passport in place. everything is ready— passport in place. everything is ready but— passport in place. everything is ready but we are not quite there yet but we _ ready but we are not quite there yet but we have — ready but we are not quite there yet but we have had fantastic ticket sales _ but we have had fantastic ticket sales because people are really ready— sales because people are really ready to — sales because people are really ready to come back and have a wonderful— ready to come back and have a wonderful night out in our great west— wonderful night out in our great west end — wonderful night out in our great west end theatres are. you wonderful night out in our great west end theatres are. you said it is important _ west end theatres are. you said it is important that _ west end theatres are. you said it is important that all _ west end theatres are. you said it is important that all of _ west end theatres are. you said it is important that all of us - west end theatres are. you said it| is important that all of us continue to do the visible and invisible things to protect ourselves and others. tell us what those things are. ~ ., others. tell us what those things are. ~ . ., ., are. well, i am delighted to hear about the actions _ are. well, i am delighted to hear about the actions that _ are. well, i am delighted to hear about the actions that are - are. well, i am delighted to hear| about the actions that are already be taking backstage and encouraged in the theatre. —— being taken backstage. so remember to wearface covering if it is not overly cumbersome, especially when you are in close contact people, make sure you stay away from other people if

you stay away from other people if you practically can but for fleeting instances it is properly ok but try to maintain distance and then as i said the invisible, making sure you are in a well ventilated environment. i have been in too many places, even recently, where we have got people back together and spaces are not adequately ventilated and by that i mean, i was somewhere yesterday which was clearly a converted living room which is a new cafe and there is no ventilation, they change their windows to be a solid pain, no ventilation, trying to keep the door propped open occasionally is insufficient, you need to make sure you are in a well ventilated environment and if we really do our bit by looking at the other mitigation measures, we are going to be fairly safe.— going to be fairly safe. thank you for “oininr going to be fairly safe. thank you forjoining us- — and coming up at 11.30 we'll be answering your questions on the end of isolation and what those new remaining guidelines mean for you. get in touch on twitter with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions — or you can email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk.

more children return to school in scotland this week, with many covid restrictions still in place, until at least the end of september. secondary school pupils must continue wearing masks in the classroom and socially distance from their teachers. but complete classes will no longer need to self isolate if one person tests positive for the virus. alexandra mackenzie reports. it a new term for pupils at st benedict's high school in linwood, near glasgow. they are already used to the restrictions that remain in place. i'm really relaxed about it, considering before we stopped injune and previous to that, it was, like, the same restrictions coming in, sanitising your hands, going straight to your classroom, wearing your facemask and social distancing from your teachers. this will all stay the same so there is nothing much changing. as long as we're not going back into that level of kind of lockdowns and schools being shut, then i'm happy to take part in any restrictions. i think that is what is most important. i think that's why the restrictions are still in place. how hopeful are you that

you are going to be able to sit traditional exams at the end of this year? i want to do them and i'm, like, excited and i'm hopeful that we actually get the chance this year to do them. i would hope they go ahead because i've still not experienced being in an exam hall yet. i think it would be quite good just to be in an exam hall and feel the pressure. and how do you feel about having to come back and still having to wear masks and still having to socially distance from your teachers? i don't really like having to still wear a mask but i feel like having the desk sanitised and everything sanitised basically is safer, so that's good. teachers have been making final preparations. they welcome the restrictions, and also the change to the self—isolation rule. a whole class will no longer need to self—isolate if one person has covid. the change of system will allow kids to stay in the classroom a lot more, to make sure that that consistency of their learning will continue and that their learning is not impacted the same way it was previously so it will be

a great change for us and hopefully the kids will benefit really from that. teachers also said when 16 and 17—year—olds are vaccinated, this will make a huge difference. for us, it just gives you that sense of security a wee bit more, the safety aspect of it, coming in and working very closely with the children. ourjob is to work very closely with young people and we haven't been able to do that at a two—metre distance in the last 18 months. because of coronavirus, education has been disrupted for the last two school years. pupils and teachers here hope this year will bring much more normality. an announcement about next year's exams is expected soon from the scottish government and the current restrictions will be reviewed in six weeks. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, linwood. a bbc investigation has found that hospitals across england have taken

part in emergency exercises in case of a roof collapse caused by ageing concrete. seven hospitals were built using a low—quality, lightweight concrete, and one of them is now limiting operations on heavier patients in case the floor gives way. our correspondent nikki fox has this exclusive report. steel posts holding up the roof on a children's ward, on a maternity unit, where mothers lie with new babies. seven hospitals in england, all constructed with a type of lightweight concrete. but it is failing and all need to be rebuilt. so we are currently on one of our service corridors. what you can see above you is a latticework of structural timbers. should a plank fall, they will cradle them and support them. the west suffolk hospital was built with concrete rack planks. they were never meant to last and are 15 years beyond their expected life span. the trust's risk assessment is clear — without the safety measures, the threat of planks failing is immediate.

but they will take two years to install, so they have commissioned a corporate manslaughter report in case anything goes wrong. the situation we are facing, it is unprecedented. why would you describe it as being unprecedented? no one is clear the way in which this structure will perform as it gets to that kind of age. documents obtained by bbc look east show last year, trusts in the east took part in exercise hodges. it simulated a scenario in which part of the hospital collapsed because of concrete planks failing. at west suffolk, all the external walls are made of rack. the technical briefing states that now, nearly all of the wall planks have some corrosion, with a risk of severe corrosion in two thirds. and how much do these planks weigh? broadly, they are about a third of a tonne. so that is why it is so important to make sure that this support is in place? it is, yes. a new west suffolk hospital could be nine years away. seven hospitals across

the country need rebuilding because of crumbling concrete. airedale in west yorkshire has no guarantee of funding. nor does hinchingbrooke in cambridgeshire, where the ageing building is causing major issues. the concrete panelling is also affecting the load bearing on some of the floors, which means that patients heavier than 19 stone can't be operated on in some of the theatres. shutting some of the hospitals to do the repairs quicker was considered. if we were to close a hospital then the burden would fall on those neighbouring hospitals and the nhs as a whole is going through a time when we are extremely busy. thousands of emergency beds would be lost if all seven hospitals closed for repairs. nhs england says trusts are maintaining a safe service for patients, who should access hospital care as they normally would. nikki fox, bbc news.

a night of music and entertainment took place at wembley last night to welcome home the olympic stars of team gb. it was the first time the athletes have had a chance to celebrate together, as they flew home within two days of competing in tokyo. our reporter charlotte gallagher caught up with some of them during the event. 22 golds, 21 silvers and 22 bronzes. it's great to see so many of them here tonight. a star—studded celebration for team gb. we've got lauren price and the boxing team. the pandemic meant athletes couldn't mix with each other in tokyo, so this was the first time many had met. not all, of course. it's actually really nice to be home, because when you are out there you are in such a little bubble that you don't really know, like, what the atmosphere or the feeling is when you get back. so to come back, and obviouslyjust then we had a reception

with all the team gb athletes, and yeah, it was such an incredible buzz. it was just a really nice place to be just then. at all the olympic games, you're always in a bubble. but like you say, normally you can sort of step out and see people and mill about a little bit. but this time it was really strict, wasn't it? so we were locked up. it did, it felt like a long time away from everybody, especially our little boy, so it was really special to come home and be reunited. # we'll rise up out of the depths, we'll rise up~~#_ team gb had an impressive games, finishing fourth in the medals table. some athletes, like emily campbell, the first british woman to win a medal in weightlifting, made history. yes, she can! what a lift! she is making history- herein women's weightlifting. and, of course, the instant fame can take a bit of getting used to. it's been a little bit bizarre, yeah. i went to do my shopping

at morrisons the other day and someone screamed, "there's a celebrity walking into morrisons!" i was like, "i'm not a celebrity, i'm not!" but, you know, it'sjust lovely, it's just so nice that people actually like pay attention to weightlifting, people appreciate the hard work that i've put in. others are well used to the olympics and the attention the games bring. when i was preparing for london and for rio it was all i had. it was the most important thing in the world. and now i've got my family. helen had an extra challenge this time, juggling the intense training and raising three young children. i think within a day of being home, and being around the children again, i honestly thought, how did i do a year of that? it was a real kind of reality check of what i did, i think, has really made me realise when i was in it, it felt that it was just something i was getting through. and when i look back i think, i don't think i could do that for a day now, let alone for a year! cheering.

for many of the athletes, not having their family with them was the biggest challenge of the games. it feels amazing to be back. and incredible, massively grateful that we can have an event like this welcoming everyone back, celebrating everyone's achievements, the whole of team gb. so, yeah, incredible. amazing to be back with my family, spend time with everyone. it's been a bit manic, but we're going away very soon, so i can get some chilled time, which will be really nice. with coronavirus delaying tokyo by 12 months, it's only three years until many of these olympic heroes will do it all again. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. this week, it is looking like it is going to be cloudy quite often and we are not looking at any summer heat. the high pressure we expected to build in this week is not

going to, so it will be fairly cool but it will be offered dry. but it will be often dry. i say often dry because there is some patchy light rain and drizzle in the forecast from time to time as well. we are pulling in this north—westerly flow, dragging in all the moisture from the atlantic in the shape of cloud and that cloud will be thick enough in some western areas for some patchy light rain or drizzle from time to time. the best of the brightness today is going to be across central and eastern areas. here, we will see some sunshine. but for western scotland, northern ireland, wales, south—west england and parts of southern england, too, we will hang on to more cloud. temperatures today below average for the time of year, looking at about 14 to maybe 20. we should be roughly 20 in the north to 24 in the south. this evening, we start off with some clear skies but then a new weather front comes in, introducing rain across northern ireland and scotland, getting into northern england and north wales, with cloud building ahead of it. behind it, the cloud will be thick enough again for some patchy light rain or some drizzle, and there will be some widespread mist and fog, particularly so around the coasts and on the hills.

tomorrow, then, you can see our weather front sinking south. isobars open out a little bit but it will still be a breezy day, still the breeze coming from the north—west. and still we have got rain pushing down, eventually clearing the far south—east but a lot of cloud behind it, thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle from time to time, with one or two brighter breaks. but temperatures, nothing to write home about, 14—20 degrees. for wednesday, here is our weather front, a weak affair, pushing across us, isobars really do space out and there's another front waiting in the wings. so that translates to some brighterskies, quite a bit of cloud at times, some brighter breaks, particularly over the east pennines, dorset, east devon, for example, but the cloud will still be thick enough for the odd spot of rain. top temperatures, 20—21. you can see our next weather front waiting to come our way. on thursday, that is going to move in across south wales, south—west england, and cross over to the south—east of england, bringing some rain.

but for the rest of us, fairly cloudy with further rain on friday.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. chaos at kabul airport as hundreds try to leave afghanistan following the taliban takeover of the capital i can't believe the world abandoned afghanistan. our friends are going to get killed, they're going to kill us. our women are not going to have any more rights. the taliban's takeover has sparked the closure of western embassies. they are now in control of the green zone in the capital. british troops continue to evacuate uk citizens from the country. one former serviceman who lost both legs in afghanistan says his friends died in vain the sacrifices we have made as british soldiers, for it tojust go up in smoke in a couple of weeks, you've just got to question was it worth it and for me