g7 leaders call on the taliban to allow safe passage for anyone who wants to leave afghanistan beyond the end of the month deadline. it comes as heavy crowds remain around kabul airport — with people tense and emotional as they try to leave. one day you will come back to afghanistan? never, never. it's not my country. after this it's not my country. as the us held firm on withdrawing its troops on august 31st, borisjohnson had this message from the virtual g7 summit. the number one condition that we are insisting upon is safe passage beyond the 31st, so beyond this initial phase for those who want to leave afghanistan. but it came as the taliban appeared

to harden their message to afghans seeking to flee — saying that only foreigners can be evacuated. also this evening. the disappearance of the chef claudia lawrence in york in 2009 — police announce a new lead. mcdonald's runs out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at restaurants across britain. and the rolling stones drummer charlie watts has died at the age of 80. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... we'll have the latest from headingly ahead what promises to be a fiery third test bewteen england and india.

good evening. with the united states today refusing to budge from its deadline of august 31st for withdrawing its troops from afghanistan, a g7 virtual summit chaired by borisjohnson appealed to the taliban to allow safe passage beyond that date for anyone who wants to leave. but in a hardening of tone, the taliban today indicated they would not allow afghans to be evacuated, and the us should stop encouraging afghans to go to the airport to be airlifted out. it also said that all international evacuations had to be completed by the end of the month. more on that in a moment, but first here's our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reporting from kabul and the situation at the airport. her report contains some distressing images. stay calm, orders this taliban guard. there is no calm here. not in a crowd too big to count, too big to control. but the days are numbered now before

the us pulls its soldiers from this airfield, before their last evacuation flight lifts off. panic is rising. most afghans have waited here for days including four—year—old twins usna and usnia. their father was a guard for the us military. they've got documents to prove it. it's been such a bad experience, their mother says. so bad. my children have been so scared. we are meant to leave. you can feel the fear. it's notjust the kids. wahida faizi, an afghanjournalist, believes she is not safe under taliban rule. they know i'm a journalist. if they know, i know they will kill me. one day you will come back to afghanistan? never. it's not my country. after this, it's not my country.

these are the last moments for afghans who feel not only are they leaving their country, they are losing it. leaving everything behind. this is a journey like no other. the most importantjourney they are probably going to make in their lives. and it is a journey so fraught with risk and fear. wahida faizi, in her red headscarf, keeps pushing forward. on this side american soldiers glance at papers. british soldiers standing guard. doing whatever they can to contain the chaos. translation: these americans are inexperienced. they asked the people to come in a very short time. they made this rush of people. this is the mismanagement of the americans, and nothing else.

and at a news conference today and even starker message. mi; and at a news conference today and even starker message. my message to the americans _ even starker message. my message to the americans is _ even starker message. my message to the americans is they _ even starker message. my message to the americans is they should _ the americans is they should evacuate all the citizens by the deadline of august to 31st. they have the resources, they have the planes and the airport and they should evacuate all the forces and contractors and those belonging to them. we will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans. in them. we will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans.— them. we will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans. in the heart of kabul behind _ to evacuate afghans. in the heart of kabul behind another _ to evacuate afghans. in the heart of kabul behind another gate, - to evacuate afghans. in the heart of kabul behind another gate, another| kabul behind another gate, another place of hardship and heartache. families displaced by fighting. they are also on the move, now the taliban have taken control they boarding buses to take them back to the north. this man was injured there in a gunfight. translation: i want to go back home, we do not have stood here and i have not been able to get treatment for my arm. a nation ruled by war, people pushed

from their homes. afghanistan's longmore turns another corner but no one knows yet where it will lead. —— long war. at the g7 meeting this afternoon, the us faced calls from european leaders to maintain troops in afghanistan, with eu council president saying kabul airport should stay open for as long as it takes to evacuate those trying to leave. the german chancellor angela merkel said airlifts could not continue without the us. our deputy political editor vicki young has more. this is an emergency international effort. tens of thousands being taken to effort. tens of thousands being ta ken to safety but effort. tens of thousands being taken to safety but many will not make it out. has america that is down? the british government and others have pleaded for more time but that's been rejected by the taliban and the american president. leaders from the richest nations in the world had a lot to talk about, 20 years of military action in

afghanistan are ending in chaos. but borisjohnson is keen to gloss over diplomatic differences. ilrd’ith boris johnson is keen to gloss over diplomatic differences.— diplomatic differences. with got to . ether diplomatic differences. with got together the _ diplomatic differences. with got together the leading _ diplomatic differences. with got together the leading western i diplomatic differences. with got - together the leading western powers and agreed notjust a joint approach to dealing with the evacuation but also a road map for the way in which we are going to engage with the taliban. the number one condition that we are insisting upon is safe passage beyond the 31st so beyond this initial phase, for those who want to leave afghanistan. president biden had been _ want to leave afghanistan. president biden had been under— want to leave afghanistan. president biden had been under pressure - want to leave afghanistan. president biden had been under pressure from| biden had been under pressure from allies and military commanders, accused of setting an arbitrary date for pulling out troops but his official signalled that the deadline stayed. the official signalled that the deadline sta ed. , , ., official signalled that the deadline sta ed. ,, ., , ., stayed. the mission has been to end on the 31st and _ stayed. the mission has been to end on the 31st and that _ stayed. the mission has been to end on the 31st and that is _ on the 31st and that is the assumption that we are working towards and we willjust have to keep moving forward. the towards and we willjust have to keep moving forward. the british and others made —

keep moving forward. the british and others made no _ keep moving forward. the british and others made no secret _ keep moving forward. the british and others made no secret of— keep moving forward. the british and others made no secret of the - keep moving forward. the british and others made no secret of the fact - others made no secret of the fact that they wanted the president to extend his deadline. but with that possibility now gone g7 leaders want to present a united front whether thatis to present a united front whether that is supporting refugees or beefing up a programs. at the toughest decision that they face is how to deal with the taliban. today the un said there were credible reports coming out of afghanistan of human rights abuses. summary executions _ human rights abuses. summary executions of _ human rights abuses. summary executions of civilians _ human rights abuses. summary executions of civilians and - human rights abuses. summary executions of civilians and all. human rights abuses. summary. executions of civilians and all the combat members of the afghan national security forces. restrictions on the rights of women including the right to freely move around on the right of girls to attend school. recruitment of child soldiers and repression of peaceful protests and expressions of dissent. labour accused the prime minister failing to come up with a long—term strategy. he failing to come up with a long-term strate . . , , ., , failing to come up with a long-term strater . . ,, ., , ., ., failing to come up with a long-term strater . . , , ., , ., ., ., strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 — strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 is — strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 is the _ strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 is the chair— strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 is the chair of - strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 is the chair of the - strategy. he appears to have gone j into the g7 is the chair of the most group _ into the g7 is the chair of the most group and — into the g7 is the chair of the most group and come out without any clear plan for— group and come out without any clear plan for how — group and come out without any clear plan for how they're going to work together— plan for how they're going to work together to exert pressure on taiihan— together to exert pressure on

taliban and this is a shameful moment_ taliban and this is a shameful moment for the united kingdom. boris johnson moment for the united kingdom. boris johnson praised _ moment for the united kingdom. boris johnson praised the _ moment forthe united kingdom. err"; johnson praised the air left out of the cup afghanistan, despite arrived this morning in the uk. the coming months will see us find out how much economic and political influence g7 countries can exert on the troubled region that these families have left behind. we can talk now to our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani in kabul. you were at the taliban press conference, how do you interpret their comments about who can leave? those comments by the taliban about afghans not being allowed to go to the airport have raised real concern of course. i spoke to one of their spokesman me what they meant was those afghans who don't have the right document cannot go but those who do still can. he also said that the group, the taliban, not in

favour of afghans leaving the country and so this is adding to the fears of trying to fly out that doing so after the end of this month is going to be even more difficult. the taliban clearly do not like the images that we are seen coming out from the airport. they are saying that they want to project an image of stability and show the afghan people are with them. the desperation that was seen at the airport clearly undermines that. there were also comments in the press conference about female government employees not being allowed to go back to their office can ostensibly temporarily because of security but that same justification has been used in the past to prevent women working completely. i also spent some time in the office of the mayor of kabul and that they are are encouraging female employees to come back to work and some are done so. all this adding to an air of deep uncertainty about what the future holds for

afghans. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has said she can't rule out the reintroduction of some covid restrictions, after the number of daily cases reached a record high. more than 4300 cases were reported today, surpassing the previous highest level which was in earlyjuly. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. one after the other, scots are still being vaccinated. until today it is making a big difference but also a warning that cases are on the rise again and concern is growing that new controls are not being ruled out. if new controls are not being ruled out. , , ., . _, , new controls are not being ruled out. ,, .,. ,., out. if this search continues and accelerates _ out. if this search continues and accelerates and _ out. if this search continues and accelerates and if _ out. if this search continues and accelerates and if we _ out. if this search continues and accelerates and if we start - out. if this search continues and accelerates and if we start to i accelerates and if we start to see evidence of a substantial increase in serious illness as a result we cannot completely rule out having to impose some restrictions. haiti impose some restrictions. half of scotland's new _ impose some restrictions. half of scotland's new covered _ impose some restrictions. half of scotland's new covered cases - scotland's new covered cases are nearly 25 is. around a third are in people who have been double dosed.

in numbers was predicted but this is being described as a fragile and pivotal moment in the pandemic. taste pivotal moment in the pandemic. - expected case numbers to rise and we expected case numbers to rise and we expected a sharp rise when things like schools returned and testing increased. but there is an underlying trend upwards in case numbers in scotland and we've seen that in the past two or three weeks. by that in the past two or three weeks. by law you still have to wear a mask you in scotland in indoor public settings such as shops on public transport. but aside from that most legal restrictions have now been lifted. and all of us, nicola sturgeon said, had been letting our behaviour drift back to normal. so if some restrictions wait to return? restrictions coming back and would be quite tough because just got back especially with nightlife going into pubs and bars. if especially with nightlife going into pubs and bars— pubs and bars. if people are in dancerl pubs and bars. if people are in danger i suppose _ pubs and bars. if people are in danger i suppose it _ pubs and bars. if people are in danger i suppose it is - pubs and bars. if people are in danger i suppose it is going i pubs and bars. if people are in danger i suppose it is going to | danger i suppose it is going to be for the _ danger i suppose it is going to be for the best. danger i suppose it is going to be for the best-—

for the best. we have to live with it, it is for the best. we have to live with it. it is causing — for the best. we have to live with it, it is causing strain _ for the best. we have to live with it, it is causing strain on - for the best. we have to live with it, it is causing strain on the i for the best. we have to live with | it, it is causing strain on the nhs. a campaign— it, it is causing strain on the nhs. a campaign group— it, it is causing strain on the nhs. a campaign group made - it, it is causing strain on the nhs. a campaign group made up- it, it is causing strain on the nhs. a campaign group made up of- a campaign group made up of families of those who died from covid welcomed news that a public enquiry into how the crisis was handled will be held. northern ireland has also recently experienced record case numbers. it has the highest covid infection rate and the lowest vaccination rate across the uk. a man whose wife died shortly after giving birth has made a plea for pregnant women to get a vaccine. chris page has this report. a wife, a mother, a care worker. the death of samantha willis has left a huge gap in many lives. i love her, i miss her, i will never forget her. she will be in our hearts. the main thing is to make her proud.

samantha never got to hold her fourth child. evi grace was born two weeks ago when her mother was already in hospital seriously ill with covid—i9. yesterday evi grace was baptised. during samantha's funeral service. i was standing at the graveside yesterday i could just hear her telling me in my head, that's it, i'm gone. battle on, raise the wee ones, to what you have to do. we have no choice. if it was the other way around she would have to do the same and i would probably be telling her the same. the covid summer surge has been particularly strong in northern ireland. the case rate is currently 90 per 100,000 people, the highest of the uk four nations by far.

the death rate is also presently the worst in the uk. although it is four times lower than at the peak of the pandemic. part of the reason for the alarming figures is that fewer people have come forward for a first vaccine dose than in england, scotland or wales. we do see that vaccine uptake is lower in areas of greater social deprivation and compared with the rest of the uk, northern ireland does have significantly more deprivation. some parts of northern ireland have been relatively spared from the virus during earlier waves and we are now seeing much higher levels of virus in those areas. thousands responded to a big appeal to getjabbed at the weekend. the largest vaccination centres are now being dismantled but walk—in clinics are being set up to target specific areas with a low uptake. vaccines areas with a low uptake. vaccines are kept hospital admissions is a much lower level than in previous waves. samantha willis had not been vaccinated. whoever wants to send

out a message. i vaccinated. whoever wants to send out a message-— out a message. i think she would want pregnant — out a message. i think she would want pregnant people _ out a message. i think she would want pregnant people to - out a message. i think she would want pregnant people to get i out a message. i think she would want pregnant people to get it. l out a message. i think she would want pregnant people to get it. i | want pregnant people to get it. i just want to make a proud and i think she would want to restore it to be told and if she could save one person or one family that is enough. josh willis ending that report from chris page. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 30,838 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 33,550 new cases per day, in the last week. yesterday there were almost 7000 people in hospital with the virus. 174 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 101 deaths a day in the past week. on vaccinations, almost 88% of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab, and just over 77% have had two. police investigating the disappearance of claudia lawrence, who went missing in york more than 12 years ago, have revealed they are carrying out new searches just outside the city.

the 35—year—old chef failed to arrive for work at york university on 18 march 2009. police believe she was murdered despite her body never being found. danny savage has the latest. claudia lawrence, a 35—year—old chef who vanished in york i2 and a half years ago. police believe she was murdered despite her body never being found. today, in arguably the most significant development since she disappeared, police started searching gravel pits in countryside, six and a half miles from where she was last seen alive. while i'm unable to disclose what brought us to this location, i would like to stress that the searches you will see in the coming days are just one of several active lines of inquiry being investigated and the north yorkshire police investigation team in our efforts to establish what happened to claudia and to identify any person

responsible for causing her harm. claudia disappeared from her home in the area of york in march 2009. she talked to her mother on the phone in the night before she failed to arrive for work in the kitchens at york university. high—profile appeals were made at the time by the police and her father, who reported her missing. this is not a job she went on, she did not take money, he did not take a debit card or passport. as far as i'm aware she did not take spare clothes. nine people are being questioned about the disappearance but no charges had ever been brought. every year, her father made an appeal for information but earlier this year, peter lawrence died. now at last, there may be a breakthrough in the case of his daughter's disappearance although police are playing down the possibility of an imminent answer. it is interesting police refused to

take any questions when they made the statement. they will not be drawn on what has brought them here. the enquiry has always been ongoing over the 12 years in the background but this does feel significant, what's happening here. has somebody finally come forward with a vital piece of information? detectives have always said they believed there were people staying deliberately silent. has somebody finally cracked. north yorkshire police say they will be here for several days potentially and they are searching the woodland behind me and also a number of lakes, which are former gravel pits which are now used fishing ponds. our top story this evening: g7 leaders call on the taliban to allow safe passage for anyone who wants to leave afghanistan beyond the end of the month deadline. and by yeah but athletes are hoping to shine as the paralympics gets under in tokyo. —— delayed by a

year. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel: it's a busy night in the league cup and a huge match for league 2 barrow as they get ready to face a premier league side for the first time in their history — aston villa. the rolling stones drummer charlie watts has died at the age of 80. he had been a member of the rolling stones since 1963. earlier this month he pulled out of the forthcoming tour of the us. david sillito looks back at his life. charlie watts — cool, calm, and distinctly dapper. the steady backbeat of the rolling stones. he was always a reluctant rock star, but he loved the drums. i can't play the drums at home, so i walk around and to play the drums i have to go on the road.

i get a terribly vicious circle. it's always been my life. a graphic designer by trade, he was not expecting his evening sideline with a little blues band called the rolling stones to make him famous. would like to pay a bill deadly number. rather than drugs and groupies, he liked antique silver and classic cars, even though he did not drive. but his real passion was jazz. in between touring, he could afford to set up his own big band. but even the "sensible stone" had his moments. he knew he had a drug problem, and high priest of debauchery keith richards took him aside one day and give him a talking—to. married for more than 50 years, he was always happiest at home with his dogs and horses, but his place in music history is onstage, keeping it together with the world's greatest rock and roll band.

drummer charlie watts, who has died at the age of 80. mcdonald's says it has run out of milkshakes and bottled drinks in all of its british restaurants due to problems with its supply chain. it's not the only company to be affected. other major high street chains have also recently experienced shortages, including kfc and nando's, as well as supermarkets and some manufacturers. our business editor simonjack is with me. what's going wrong? there are some cracks appearing _ what's going wrong? there are some cracks appearing in _ what's going wrong? there are some cracks appearing in our— what's going wrong? there are some cracks appearing in our food - what's going wrong? there are some cracks appearing in our food supply i cracks appearing in our food supply change. mcdonald's, nando's, some people have noticed gaps in supermarket shelves but the most chronic shortage of all these people and in particular in the transport network. lorry drivers for example. a number of factors here, brexit is one, we lost 20,000 eu drivers post—brexit, exacerbating that was a

hiatus and testing new drivers during covid, you need two people in a cabin to do those tests, that woods put back and we never really cut it, and there are far fewer younger drivers joining the industry then there are people retiring that's because in relative pay scales, lorry driver has fallen down relative to other sectors. add that up, we are stretched back up in, however we are entering the end of the british growing season which means we will be more reliant on eu imports of fresh produce and at the same time, new checks come in october. to industry experts say that means that in the run—up to christmas we may see some big challenges. finally, lots of evidence that lorry drivers are now being valued more than they were, they are the unsung heroes, getting better pay and conditions so ultimately probably good for them long term. but that means inflation, it means we may all face higher food prices. it means we may all face higher food rices. ,, ., ., ~' , ., disabled and older adults in england are facing a steep rise in the amount they have to pay

towards care funded by councils, research by the bbc has shown. some are having to pay thousands of pounds more a year. the government says it has put extra money into the care system. our social affairs correspondent alison holt has more. matthew is 23 and has severe learning disabilities. he is sociable and wants to be on the go all the time, using his phone to help communicate. but at times, life is frustrating for him. for his family, the help they get from their local authority is vital. it means matthew has a support worker. but the money he's being charged has just risen from £20 to more than £300 a month. that's yours. it is, yeah. his family says it means they will no longer be able to afford respite care. i think it's absolutely downright immoral. just having a couple of days' break makes a massive difference to how

we manage to cope with matthew. and it gives him a break from us. and many who need support, like matthew, and like saskia, who also has a learning disability, are paying more for care. in england, nearly two thirds of the 83 councils who responded to bbc questions have raised charges for those who need support. saskia loves herfootball and living independently in a small flat with council funded help. i get support workers coming in to support me and cook with me, and if it wasn't for them coming in, i would have struggled big time. her mum was horrified when the charges saskia pays from her benefits suddenly rose from £92 to more than £500 a month. it will mean that her life is far from fulfilled or enriched.

it will mean she has to make difficult choices, or i have to make difficult choices for her. that she can't take the train to where she plays football with her team. family also says £1500 was taken from saskia's account without warning to cover backdated charges. without my intervention, she wouldn't have had any food that week, she wouldn't have been able to pay her gas, electricity or water bills. directors who run council care services say years of underfunding and the increase in people needing help during the pandemic means they have little choice. it's not what local authorities would choose to do, but increasingly we are just running out of options. we need to stay solvent, we want to continue to be able to provide services, and levelling charges isjust one way of doing that. but for many, it is yet another sign that the care system is in crisis. the government says it has put extra money into social care and will publish long—awaited plans for reform soon.

alison holt, bbc news. the 2020 paralympic games have officially opened in tokyo, just over two weeks after the olympics ended. swimmer ellie simmonds and archerjohn stubbs carried great britain's flag for the paralympics gb team at the opening ceremony. 4,000 athletes from more than 160 countries will take part in the games, but with covid cases continuing to rise injapan, most events will be held without spectators. from tokyo, our sports correspondent andy swiss sent this report. 364 days after it was meant to start, the waiting was finally over. despite the delay, despite the pandemic, at last the paralympics had come to tokyo. the title for the opening ceremony is we have wings. highlighting the power of paralympians. but inevitably there

was also a more sombre note. at a time of record covid rates here in japan, the empty seats told their own story. like the olympics, these games will be largely behind closed doors. forthe games will be largely behind closed doors. for the athletes, though, it is still the biggest stage of all. and here they come. the british team, led out by ellie simmonds and john stubbs, will have high hopes, while the bride also featured afghanistan despite their team being unable to travel, the flag was carried by a volunteer as a symbol of solidarity. but for the competitors here, many of whom faired these games would never happen, the sense ofjoy was palpable. ahead of the paralympics told them they had already inspired the world at one of its most difficult times. there were beacons of hope. they never stopped believing. they will be here in this stadium tonight. then;r believing. they will be here in this stadium tonight.— believing. they will be here in this stadium tonight. they are a force of

nature. stadium tonight. they are a force of nature- the)! _ stadium tonight. they are a force of nature. they are _ stadium tonight. they are a force of nature. they are a _ stadium tonight. they are a force of nature. they are a force _ stadium tonight. they are a force of nature. they are a force for- stadium tonight. they are a force of nature. they are a force for good. l nature. they are a force for good. it was then left to japan's emperor naruhito to declare the games officially open. applause an event which for so long looked in jeopardy is then at last reality, and the next 12 days of action could be just as spectacular. and so after such a difficult build—up, finally these games are under way and while for the organisers, the challenge of covid remains, they will be hoping the athletes can now make the headlines. and the swiss, bbc news, tokyo. time for a look at the weather, here's tomasz schafernaker. good evening. high pressure is bringing us the settled weather, it is likely to stay for the next 10 days or so. within the high pressure there is the air sinking through the atmosphere and fanning out so

sinking a funny outwards, keeping things calm and settled, and nestled in this ridge, caused by thejet stream, is the high—pressure, there is a trough here, a ridge and trough again and that's what keeps the high locked—in over us for a considerable time, bringing settled and calm mornings with mist and fog in places but also some sunshine in the afternoon. that's exactly what we can see in the recent satellite picture. areas of cloud during the day but many parts of the country in the centre of the high—pressure remaining clear. ntcham —— not much will change overnight, in fact the cloud could reform in some eastern areas which means a great start to wednesday. but a lot of the cloud will give way to some hazy sunshine and again, the best of the sunshine will be in the centre of the high towards western and southern areas. temperatures can get up to 26 in glasgow, sheltered here and also light winds and lengthy spells of sunshine. fresh pin hole, around 19 cells. it will only get fresh on the north sea coast because around