good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today — at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to find those responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the prime minister says the airlift of uk citizens and eligible afghans will continue despite the bombings, but the operation is nearing its conclusion. the risk of blood clots is almost nine times higher in those

who catch coronavirus than those who've had a vaccine, according to a major new study. five years after the last bhs stores closed for good, what do we do with all our empty department stores? i've been finding out. and it's the bank holiday weekend. are you heading to the beach? join me here in crosby on the merseyside coastline, where the rnli are issuing a warning and some advice to help keep you safe. going for a second gold on the paralympic track. war veteranjaco van gass stormed to victory in the individual pursuit. can he do it again in the 1,000 metres sprint? good morning. the largely dry, settled theme to the weather continues, we got sunny spells out there today, and for most of us, a bit more sunshine through the weekend, too. i have all your details throughout the morning's programme. good morning. it's friday 27th august. our top story —

more than 90 people, including 13 us soldiers, are now known to have died in yesterday's attacks at kabul airport. president biden has vowed to "hunt down" those responsible. it's as officials say more attacks are possible ahead of tuesday's deadline to evacuation people desperate to flee afghanistan. graham satchell reports. for hour after hour, well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at a gate crowded with civilians,

the other at a hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness�* account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours. we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. 13 us military personnel were killed in the attack, the deadliest day for america in afghanistan in a decade. president biden had this warning for isk, the terror group responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down

and make you pay. the flag on the white house has been lowered as a mark of respect, but the loss of so many american lives heaps pressure on a president already being widely criticised for what's happening in kabul. president biden was defiant, saying evacuations would continue. america will not be intimidated. i have the utmost confidence in our brave servicemembers who continue to execute this mission with courage and honour to save lives and get americans, our partners, our afghan allies, out of afghanistan. and flights have continued, but for exactly how long is unclear. american and british troops will soon start their final withdrawal. meanwhile, overnight, afghans have returned to the airport. the horror of what has happened in kabul has not deterred them. graham satchell, bbc news. we can talk to our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. nomia, president biden

seemed quite emotional when he was speaking yesterday, how has his response been received? yes, it was a very emotional and defiant speech, and it has been interesting to see the response. politically, it has been quite predictable, the republicans, the opposition party here, have doubly into mr biden, some of them are confirmed to be impeached, they say should resign, so he has blood on his hands, they say the entire evacuation mission is a disaster. in terms of the public response, the american public response, which is what biden cares about, it is a bit more unpredictable. it is always quite hard to say what americans think about this in the end. just as an example in history, 1983, ronald reagan was president, his first term, more than 200 us marines were killed in a blast in beirut, a suicide blast, and politically it

should have been the end for ronald reagan, but he was actually re—elected, and president biden is making a similar calculation. interestingly the end of his speech, he concluded to say, ladies and gentlemen, after 20 years, it is time to leave afghanistan. and that it has mantra, what it is ultimately about for him, and it deeply resonates with the american public, who may not agree with how this withdrawal is going but they agree on the principle of leaving afghanistan. and they possibly see is headlines of americans dying in afghanistan, the emergence of this new terror group, 20 years after they went in, that is probably likely that they have confirmed to themselves even more that it time to leave afghanistan for good. 0h, themselves even more that it time to leave afghanistan for good. oh, for the moment, thank you. let's speak now to our political correspondent helen catt. helen, the prime minister's promising to continue the evacuations "flat out." is there any indication when they will wrap up?

no, there is no firm time or end point, but if you listen to some of boris johnson's point, but if you listen to some of borisjohnson's language yesterday, it sounds like it is soon. ministers have consistently said of the last week they were talking about hours and days, not weeks. yesterday, borisjohnson and days, not weeks. yesterday, boris johnson talked and days, not weeks. yesterday, borisjohnson talked about using the arrows that remain to us, he said we were coming towards the very end of the operation, and that the overwhelming majority of those who were eligible had been airlifted out, around 13,000 people. but there are of course some people still there, 12 suicide bombings have not stopped at evacuation airlift yesterday, the pace of it has slowed. the bbc understands that people who are in the perimeter of the airport were being processed and boarding planes, but that the numbers arriving had fallen considerably because the caliban were turning back many afghans who did not have a foreign passports or

visas in particular. —— the first night. it is worth saying that boris johnson has also consistently suggested this week that he does not want that last flight out, whenever it comes, to be the sort of last chance. he has talked about people still being able to leave if they want to and need to after that last flight has departed whenever that is. however, there will be a lot of questions asked about how that'll happen, it is not entirely clear, and how feasible it will be for afghans who are stuck there. helen, thanks very much. we will be talking to the defence secretary, ben wallace, at first like to get a clearer picture of what happens over the coming hours. —— we will be talking to ben wallace at 7.30. a major review of vaccines suggests the astrazeneca jab does raise the risk of blood clots and another serious condition that can cause bleeding. however, the researchers, led by the university of oxford, found the risk of such problems was still much higher after a coronavirus infection.

the team said the findings showed the "substantial" benefit of vaccination. 0ur health correspondent naomi grimley reports. as more of us get vaccinated, britain's scientists are learning more about the possible side effects that come with getting jabbed. but the news is reassuring. according to this study led by oxford university, for every 10 million people vaccinated with astrazeneca, an extra 107 would be hospitalised or die from thrombocytopenia, which can cause internal bleeding and images. but that is nearly nine times lower than the risks of the same condition following natural infection. and crucially, no higher than with other vaccines such as the flu jab. the astrazeneca vaccine also had a slightly higher risk of blood clots in the veins, but again, this was 200 times lower than the risk if you caught covid. in those receiving the pfizerjob, there was an increased risk of stroke, but this was still 12 times lower than the risks that

came with infection. the researchers hope it will provide context to some of the headlines over the last few months. we were studying a range of bleeding and clotting outcomes. the vast majority of people, the overwhelming majority of people vaccinated, don't experience these, so in relation to these outcomes, these vaccines appear to be very, very safe. a small number of people do get these outcomes, so i believe these risks are seen to be comparable with other vaccines such as the flu vaccine. and the other thing i want to say, really, in this context, is that, if you develop covid—19, the risks of the same outcomes, from our data, arejust so much higher. this pandemic is still continuing to wreak havoc around the globe. 68,000 people died of covid last week worldwide, and the vast majority of those lives would have been saved if they had been vaccinated. naomi grimley, bbc news.

it's 6.10. it's five years this weekend since the last bhs store closed its doors for good, and since then other department store chains have also disappeared from the high street. bbc analysis shows that more than 200 premises that were once occupied by those big stores are still empty. but some have been reborn. emma simpson is in a former debenhams in south london for us. these are and were very big spaces and quite crucial places sometimes and quite crucial places sometimes and major high streets. what are they being used for now? let me give you a glimpse. this doesn't look like a department store any more, this to be the former beauty whole of debenhams in this big shopping centre in wandsworth, and it is now a family and leisure entertainment

centre called gravity. and it'sjust opened this month, brand—new, and an amazing use of the space, though, quite a transformation, and of course, what are we going to do with all the other department store space throughout the uk? and there is an awful lot of it. just look at these numbers. in 2016, the uk had more than 400 department stores, these are our main uk chains. today there are just around 80 left and of those that have closed, two thirds of those stores — well over 200 — are still standing empty. now some of those stores have won planning consent to re—purpose away from retail. look at all these lockers. five

years on, brand—new hotel bedrooms. the old bhs staff canteen, now a bustling restaurant. this hotel chainjumped at bustling restaurant. this hotel chain jumped at the chance to move on. chain “umped at the chance to move on. �* , ~' chain “umped at the chance to move on. �* , ~ , ., ., on. buildings like this do not come alon: ve on. buildings like this do not come along very often- _ on. buildings like this do not come along very often. seeing _ on. buildings like this do not come along very often. seeing so - on. buildings like this do not come along very often. seeing so many i along very often. seeing so many people get use of the space is just fantastic, we have had the opportunity to create newjobs fantastic, we have had the opportunity to create new jobs for people, and to keep this building alive. , people, and to keep this building alive. ~ , alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same. _ alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same, but _ alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same, but this _ alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same, but this has - alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same, but this has been - the same, but this has been completely transformed. it is amazing. and what is this big hole? the big hole in many ways was key to the viability _ the big hole in many ways was key to the viability of the scheme, be able to form _ the viability of the scheme, be able to form hotel bedrooms. | the viability of the scheme, be able to form hotel bedrooms. i bet the viability of the scheme, be able to form hotel bedrooms.— to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that was exnensive- — to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that was expensive. it _ to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that was expensive. it wasn't _ to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that was expensive. it wasn't cheap. i to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that i was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of— was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of the _ was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of the biggest _ was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of the biggest bhs - was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of the biggest bhs stores . was one of the biggest bhs stores here on edinburgh's princes street. todayit here on edinburgh's princes street. today it is still a work in progress. that is where the old escalator was, progress. that is where the old

escalatorwas, it progress. that is where the old escalator was, it is gone as well as all the asbestos. the shop floor has been completely stripped back and ready for new occupiers. there is going to be retail here, just a lot less of it. and this project has been relatively quick. bhs had 163 stores. 40 are still vacant, although half of these do have plans in place. the although half of these do have plans in lace. . . , ., ., in place. the challenges are often financial. in place. the challenges are often financial- it _ in place. the challenges are often financial. it cost _ in place. the challenges are often financial. it cost a _ in place. the challenges are often financial. it cost a lot _ in place. the challenges are often financial. it cost a lot of— in place. the challenges are often financial. it cost a lot of money i financial. it cost a lot of money and takes — financial. it cost a lot of money and takes a lot of time to turn large — and takes a lot of time to turn large format space into new uses. we need to— large format space into new uses. we need to he _ large format space into new uses. we need to be heading towards mixed uses, _ need to be heading towards mixed uses, the — need to be heading towards mixed uses, the demand for retail space is far less _ uses, the demand for retail space is far less than — uses, the demand for retail space is far less than it was. in smaller towns, far less than it was. in smaller towns. it _ far less than it was. in smaller towns. it is — far less than it was. in smaller towns, it is far _ far less than it was. in smaller towns, it is far harder - far less than it was. in smaller towns, it is far harder to - far less than it was. in smaller towns, it is far harder to make the numbers add up. in dumfries, debenhams was the biggest shock. gosh, it is a lot bigger on the inside. . . gosh, it is a lot bigger on the inside. ., , ., , . inside. there has not been much interest in _ inside. there has not been much interest in it _ inside. there has not been much interest in it so _ inside. there has not been much interest in it so far, _ interest in it so far, unfortunately. it is a big unit, this is just unfortunately. it is a big unit, this isjust one unfortunately. it is a big unit, this is just one floor. unfortunately. it is a big unit, this isjust one floor.- unfortunately. it is a big unit, this is just one floor. this isjust one floor. scott runs a com an this isjust one floor. scott runs a company which — this isjust one floor. scott runs a company which has _ this isjust one floor. scott runs a company which has bought - this isjust one floor. scott runs a company which has bought this . this isjust one floor. scott runs a - company which has bought this empty shop, bringing in new tenants

through donations and public funding. how much would you like to get your hands on that building? if we have the funding can absolutely begin to take on a building like this. i think begin to take on a building like this. ithink it begin to take on a building like this. i think it would make a great small boutique cinema. beauford court on the ground floor. upper floors, top floor, potentially residential. —— may be a food court. it is just how to pay for it. that is the challenge for many of these towns, the vast empty department stores will be tricky spaces to fill. let's have a word with the man behind the research. these figures are pretty stark, what do you make of them? . . are pretty stark, what do you make of them? ., ., ., , , of them? the data undoubtedly hiuuhlihts of them? the data undoubtedly highlights the _ of them? the data undoubtedly highlights the rate _ of them? the data undoubtedly highlights the rate of _ of them? the data undoubtedly highlights the rate of change i of them? the data undoubtedly highlights the rate of change in | of them? the data undoubtedly . highlights the rate of change in the retail sector in recent years, exacerbated by the pandemic. the department store model has been particularly challenged by the likes of online competition and high business rates etc. but actually some really positive stories emerging from the data. the fact

that 75% of former bhs stores have been the light is actually not bad going in the current retail climate —— have been re—let. and we are increasingly seeing forward—thinking real estate owners getting on the front foot and working with local authorities and consultancy firms to embrace the opportunity that these store closures can bring for regeneration and revival. so how lona do regeneration and revival. so how long do you _ regeneration and revival. so how long do you think— regeneration and revival. so how long do you think this _ regeneration and revival. so how long do you think this will - regeneration and revival. so how long do you think this will all - long do you think this will all take? because we are now five years on from bhs, and they still have stores empty. what do you think is the timeline here? it is stores empty. what do you think is the timeline here?— the timeline here? it is important to net the timeline here? it is important to get things _ the timeline here? it is important to get things right, _ the timeline here? it is important to get things right, it _ the timeline here? it is important to get things right, it can - the timeline here? it is important to get things right, it can take - the timeline here? it is important to get things right, it can take a l to get things right, it can take a while for things to get through the planning system, new level of capital investment required can often mean a new owner is required. debenhams stores were only handed back to landlords a few months ago,

and we have already seen some creative and innovative solutions come forward for them. next opening stores for new concepts, mike ashley's brands, exciting new entertainment venues like we have here in wandsworth, or republican opportunities into residential, hotel, student accommodation, sometimes a mix of all three. —— re—purpose and opportunities. local authorities have been proactive and trying to bring stores into active use because they can be key to unlocking a town's revival. what use because they can be key to unlocking a town's revival. what do ou think unlocking a town's revival. what do you think of — unlocking a town's revival. what do you think of this _ unlocking a town's revival. what do you think of this place? _ unlocking a town's revival. what do you think of this place? you - unlocking a town's revival. what do you think of this place? you cannotj you think of this place? you cannot do this on amazon. it is you think of this place? you cannot do this on amazon.— do this on amazon. it is amazing, this is an example _ do this on amazon. it is amazing, this is an example of— do this on amazon. it is amazing, this is an example of the - do this on amazon. it is amazing, this is an example of the creative| this is an example of the creative solutions that are out there. this would not work in every town or city, but as i havejust said, there are many new innovative concept out there which are bringing these new buildings back into life, and this is quite spectacular. —— these old

buildings. is quite spectacular. -- these old buildinus. . ~ i. is quite spectacular. -- these old buildinus. . ~ ~ is quite spectacular. -- these old buildinus. . ~' ~ ., buildings. thank you, mark, and here's one _ buildings. thank you, mark, and here's one building _ buildings. thank you, mark, and here's one building that - buildings. thank you, mark, and here's one building that has - buildings. thank you, mark, and| here's one building that has been brought back to life. it certainly looks likely. emma, thank you very much. —— lively. let's take a look at today's papers. the sun's front page is one of many dominated by the bombings in kabul. the paper reports on the crowds of people who had been outside the airport in the hours before the attack, including a family who were hoping to join relatives in the uk. the headline in the i reads, "refugees and us marines murdered side by side." the paper reports that the final british evacuation flight from kabul could be today. the times features a picture showing victims being carried from the scene. it says the blasts were also a "severe setback" for the taliban who pledged to keep the country clear of attacks. and the new york times' website leads with presidentjoe biden's vow of retaliation during an addresss

last night, where he promised to hunt down those responsible for the attack. we will speak to the defence secretary ben wallace at 7.30, get some more details about what happens next. complete change of tone, but lots of families, children at home in the holidays at the moment are going back next week. scotland is back already. but ijust never think when you spend time with your children over the summer holidays, perhaps you're getting a bit sick of them asking why, why, why, you just resort to lying, basically. so this is all about the top white lies that parents tell their children. these are brilliant. so one of them, i really like. forthe are brilliant. so one of them, i really like. for the frugal parent out there, nothing wrong with being frugal, the tooth fairy is only strong enough to carry 50p to put under your pillow. it is a big coin, isn't it? smoke alarms are father

christmas' spy cameras. i isn't it? smoke alarms are father christmas' spy cameras.— isn't it? smoke alarms are father christmas' spy cameras. i think that is a bit sinister, _ christmas' spy cameras. i think that is a bit sinister, that _ christmas' spy cameras. i think that is a bit sinister, that one. _ christmas' spy cameras. i think that is a bit sinister, that one. i - is a bit sinister, that one. i absolutely love it. the ice cream van plays music when it runs out of ice cream. 0ur deputy editor is going, yeah. isee ice cream. 0ur deputy editor is going, yeah. i see her lying to her children all the time. if you do a widdle in a swimming pool, the water will turn bright green. have you told that one? if will turn bright green. have you told that one?— will turn bright green. have you told that one? , ., , , , told that one? if my memory serves me riaht, told that one? if my memory serves me right. there _ told that one? if my memory serves me right, there was _ told that one? if my memory serves me right, there was a _ told that one? if my memory serves me right, there was a time - told that one? if my memory serves me right, there was a time when - told that one? if my memory serves i me right, there was a time when they started doing that in pools, or may i was so sucked into the line myself that i started believing it, that they had put chemicals in the water that would change, such was the very thought of it, the shame, it would put you off. but thought of it, the shame, it would put you off-— put you off. but part of you thinks i will 'ust

put you off. but part of you thinks i willjust try _ put you off. but part of you thinks i willjust try it — put you off. but part of you thinks i willjust try it right _ put you off. but part of you thinks i willjust try it right to _ put you off. but part of you thinks i willjust try it right to see, - i willjust try it right to see, then swindling fast and blame it on someone else. the car will not drive if the seat belts aren't buckled up. and this is another one, if you don't clean behind your ears, potatoes will grow there. i don't clean behind your ears, potatoes will grow there. i remember that one as well. _ potatoes will grow there. i remember that one as well. there _ potatoes will grow there. i remember that one as well. there was _ potatoes will grow there. i remember that one as well. there was one - that one as well. there was one about apple because, if you the pip's, a tree will grow in your stomach. i pip's, a tree will grow in your stomach-— pip's, a tree will grow in your stomach. ., �* ~ ., ., , ., stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eatin: stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eating the _ stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eating the pip's. _ stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eating the pip's. i _ stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eating the pip's. i don't - stomach. i don't know what is wrong with eating the pip's. i don't think. with eating the pip's. i don't think there is anything _ with eating the pip's. i don't think there is anything wrong _ with eating the pip's. i don't think there is anything wrong with - with eating the pip's. i don't think there is anything wrong with that, but i do remember hearing it and it caused alarm when i was a child. keep them up, good on you. it's been called scotland's very own route 66, and in the years since it's been launched, the north coast 500 has attracted visitors from far and wide to take in the stunning views of the highlands. however, some residents who live along the 516—mile road say its booming popularity has come at a price, as tim muffett reports.

coastlines, cars, and a question — can tourism be too successful? if coastlines, cars, and a question — can tourism be too successful? iii it can tourism be too successful? if it takes a bit — can tourism be too successful? if it takes a bit of _ can tourism be too successful? if it takes a bit of life to up here in the north of scotland, people realise how beautiful it is, then that has to be good. it’s realise how beautiful it is, then that has to be good.— that has to be good. it's really nood, that has to be good. it's really good. yeah. — that has to be good. it's really good. yeah. to _ that has to be good. it's really good, yeah, to see _ that has to be good. it's really good, yeah, to see young - that has to be good. it's really i good, yeah, to see young people enjoying — good, yeah, to see young people enjoying themselves. horrendous, the out of traffic. — enjoying themselves. horrendous, the out of traffic, limit _ enjoying themselves. horrendous, the out of traffic, limit of _ enjoying themselves. horrendous, the out of traffic, limit of camper- enjoying themselves. horrendous, the out of traffic, limit of camper vans i out of traffic, limit of camper vans now, i think it is clogged up too much. —— the amount of camper vans. the north coast 500. in terms of boosting tourism to an area often overlooked, it is one of british tourism's biggest success stories. we were going to do it last year, but we never got round to it. you have not but we never got round to it. you have got your _ but we never got round to it. you have got your 502 _ but we never got round to it. you have got your 502 should? just i but we never got round to it. you | have got your 502 should? just to sa i have have got your 502 should? just to say i have been. _ have got your 502 should? just to say i have been. the _ have got your 502 should? just to say i have been. the north i have got your 502 should? just to say i have been. the north coast| have got your 502 should? just to i say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched — say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched six _ say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched six years _ say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched six years ago. - say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched six years ago. it - was launched six years ago. it linked up existing roads around the coastal edges of the north highlands and rebranded them as a breathtaking

516 milejourney, a kind of scottish equivalent of america's route 66. but success is leaving its mark. i but success is leaving its mark. i think the north coast 500 has brought extra tourism to places that perhaps weren't just brought extra tourism to places that perhaps weren'tjust ready and expecting the boom that it has brought. expecting the boom that it has brou~ht. ., ., , expecting the boom that it has brou~ht. ., . , ., brought. photos have been posted on social media. — brought. photos have been posted on social media, showing _ brought. photos have been posted on social media, showing what _ brought. photos have been posted on social media, showing what is - social media, showing what is claimed to be met and damage left by holiday—makers. claimed to be met and damage left by holiday-makers— holiday-makers. there has been a rise in people _ holiday-makers. there has been a rise in people wanting _ holiday-makers. there has been a rise in people wanting to - holiday-makers. there has been a i rise in people wanting to experience the route _ rise in people wanting to experience the route and a more informal way. gail is _ the route and a more informal way. gail is a _ the route and a more informal way. gail is a writer and blogger who lives on the route. what have been the main downsides of the promotion of the north coast 500? i the main downsides of the promotion of the north coast 500?— of the north coast 500? i think the main downsides _ of the north coast 500? i think the main downsides for _ of the north coast 500? i think the main downsides for local _ of the north coast 500? i think the main downsides for local residents| main downsides for local residents is that— main downsides for local residents is that there has been a lot of promotion of the route, but it hasn't — promotion of the route, but it hasn't really been backed up by the infrastructure. things like litter bins and — infrastructure. things like litter bins and toilets and so on. there has been — bins and toilets and so on. there has been a — bins and toilets and so on. there has been a bit of problem behaviour associated _ has been a bit of problem behaviour associated with that, in appropriate disposal— associated with that, in appropriate disposal of motorhome waste, campfire — disposal of motorhome waste, campfire remains, human waste

getting — campfire remains, human waste getting left around. 0utdoor toilet. that is— getting left around. 0utdoor toilet. that is a _ getting left around. 0utdoor toilet. that is a very polite way of putting it. much of the route consists of narrow winding roads. they have been several accidents. this one was formed two years ago on a time—lapse camera. thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt. two people who are doing this route, what can they do to make it better for everyone? learn how to use a pattern place. if you are _ learn how to use a pattern place. if you are in _ learn how to use a pattern place. if you are in the middle of nowhere, you are in the middle of nowhere, you have — you are in the middle of nowhere, you have to— you are in the middle of nowhere, you have to stay on the same side of the road _ you have to stay on the same side of the road you — you have to stay on the same side of the road you are on.— the road you are on. there are a lot of --eole the road you are on. there are a lot of people coming — the road you are on. there are a lot of people coming here, _ of people coming here, while camping, and most of them will be clean, itjust takes one person to run it for everyone else. abs, clean, itjust takes one person to run it for everyone else.- run it for everyone else. a castle in caithness _ run it for everyone else. a castle in caithness once _ run it for everyone else. a castle in caithness once owned - run it for everyone else. a castle in caithness once owned by i run it for everyone else. a castle i in caithness once owned by queen elizabeth the queen mother. around this area is absolutely _ elizabeth the queen mother. around this area is absolutely gorgeous, i this area is absolutely gorgeous, and people are now finding this out. we had _ and people are now finding this out. we had about 18,000 visitors a year. once the _ we had about 18,000 visitors a year. once the nc500 took off, we had nearty— once the nc500 took off, we had nearly 29,000, which is a record. people _ nearly 29,000, which is a record. people are — nearly 29,000, which is a record. people are coming up and saying, we can do— people are coming up and saying, we can do it _ people are coming up and saying, we can do it in— people are coming up and saying, we can do it in two days, but it is 516

miles. _ can do it in two days, but it is 516 miles. i_ can do it in two days, but it is 516 miles. ithink— can do it in two days, but it is 516 miles. i think if we all take our time _ miles. i think if we all take our time to— miles. i think if we all take our time to come and go to a normal pace. _ time to come and go to a normal pace. then— time to come and go to a normal pace, then there is enough room for everybody. — pace, then there is enough room for everybody. the pace, then there is enough room for eve bod . ., , , ., ., _ everybody. the route is promoted by a rivate everybody. the route is promoted by a private company. _ everybody. the route is promoted by a private company, north _ everybody. the route is promoted by a private company, north coast i everybody. the route is promoted by a private company, north coast 500| a private company, north coast 500 limited. in a statement, the company stressed it is always encouraged people to follow advice on safe driving, overnight parking, and waste disposal, and the route had delivered a huge economic benefits to a fragile part of scotland. we never saw _ to a fragile part of scotland. - never saw the ticking of the way it did. ., ., . , ,, did. highland council is responsible for infrastructure _ did. highland council is responsible for infrastructure such _ did. highland council is responsible for infrastructure such as _ did. highland council is responsible for infrastructure such as roads i did. highland council is responsible for infrastructure such as roads and j for infrastructure such as roads and toilets. brute for infrastructure such as roads and toilets. ~ ., ., ., ~' for infrastructure such as roads and toilets. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., ., toilets. we have done work on that this ear, toilets. we have done work on that this year. we _ toilets. we have done work on that this year, we have _ toilets. we have done work on that this year, we have got _ toilets. we have done work on that this year, we have got more i this year, we have got more toilets in. it is probably never going to be enough, but we are a remote community appear, and it is very difficult to provide what would be expected in the city centres. ianthem expected in the city centres. when the nc500 concept _ expected in the city centres. when the nc500 concept was _ expected in the city centres. when the nc500 concept was born, i expected in the city centres. when the nc500 concept was born, where you consulted as an organisation, or was itjust done anyway? it you consulted as an organisation, or was itjust done anyway?— was it 'ust done anyway? it was 'ust done was itjust done anyway? it was 'ust done anyway. — was itjust done anyway? it was 'ust done anyway. mi was itjust done anyway? it was 'ust done anyway. how frustrating i was itjust done anyway? it wasjust done anyway. how frustrating is i done anyway. how frustrating is that? it

done anyway. how frustrating is that? it is _ done anyway. how frustrating is that? it is frustrating, _ done anyway. how frustrating is that? it is frustrating, but i done anyway. how frustrating is that? it is frustrating, but what| that? it is frustrating, but what can we do _ that? it is frustrating, but what can we do about _ that? it is frustrating, but what can we do about it _ that? it is frustrating, but what can we do about it now? i that? it is frustrating, but what can we do about it now? we i that? it is frustrating, but what| can we do about it now? we are that? it is frustrating, but what - can we do about it now? we are where we are. $5 can we do about it now? we are where we are. �* , ., can we do about it now? we are where we are. ~ , ., ., , we are. as foreign travel gets easier, we are. as foreign travel gets easier. many _ we are. as foreign travel gets easier, many predict - we are. as foreign travel gets| easier, many predict pressure we are. as foreign travel gets i easier, many predict pressure on we are. as foreign travel gets - easier, many predict pressure on the nc500 route will ease, but others worry that crowds, cars and camper vans risk spoiling this stunning part of the world. tim moffat, bbc news. a stunning thing, i imagine so many people have it on their bucket list, but you can see the flip side to it as well for the people who live there. you are watching bbc breakfast, still to come... # diggin' the dancing queen.# after almost 40 years, abba has teased some new music for fans to dance and jive to. and we'll be reminding ourselves of some of their biggest hits. we'll have that shortly is 6.26. now it's time

for the weather with sarah. in between any of the clouds and sunshine, some blue. good morning. if i'm, settle theme to the weather, continuing notjust through of if i'm, settle theme to the weather, continuing not just through of today but into the weekend beyond as well. sorry largely dry sunny out there, some pretty decent spells of sunshine around too, and all this dry settled weather courtesy of this large area of high pressure. it has been with us for a while, not living in a hurry, keeping weather fronts at bay. some pretty heavy showers across the near continent, just the odd chance that one or two of these showers could just push on the far south—east, particularly kent, possibly this morning, more particularly through tomorrow morning. but for the vast majority, a dry day, this cloud coming in from the north sea making things feel a little bit cooler for north—east england down towards the midlands into central southern ireland as well, just the odd spot of drizzle coming out of this cloud, —— central

southern england. things feel a bit coolerfor southern england. things feel a bit cooler for the likes of aberdeen down towards norwich as well, whereas further west in the sunny spells, attempt is getting up to about 20 or 21 celsius. a bit warmer than yesterday for east anglia and for the south—east is well, more sunshine than we had yesterday, but still that breeze coming in the north sea. through this evening and tonight, looking dry and clear, one or two areas of cloud drifting around through the course of tonight, some thicker plaid pushing in from the western isles for instance, but where we see it because spells could be a bit chilly first thing this morning, temperatures reaching mid single figures for parts of northern england, perhaps scotland as if you have camping plans this weekend, you might want to bring extra blanket. the night time turning a bit chilly. through the day, spells of sunshine and looking lastly dry once again. so high pressure bring us another lastly dry day, just that rogue chance of a shower pushing into kent first on saturday, but most places having another dry day. more

sunshine tomorrow to today, and we will see temperatures responding, so it also warmer, rise up to 22 or 23 celsius, warmest towards the west. all was a bit cool around the east coast with the wind coming in off the north sea. the dry settled theme continues as we have through saturday night and into sunday, so large area of high pressure, sitting out towards the north—east of the uk. not too many isobars on the chart. so most places, sunday looking like a dry day, not particularly windy but again we have these northerly winds coming in off these northerly winds coming in off the north sea, which will introduce a bit more cloud to parts of eastern scotland, eastern england is well on sunday. the longer spells of sunshine should be towards the south—west of england, wales and northern ireland, too, temperatures up northern ireland, too, temperatures up to about 20 celsius. and it looks likely dry settled weather continues into next week, too, and i will have more weather details for here in about half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning... it's another big day in tokyo for paralympics gb with cyclist jaco van gass and kadina cox both competing for medals as we speak. we'll bring you those results and speak to their families later this morning. mark king has been calling for better access to defibrillators ever since his young son 0liver died from cardiac arrest. we'll find out what happened when he took a former liverpool footballer to meet the education secretary to discuss his campaign. and a warning from the rnli to stay safe at the seaside this bank holiday weekend. we'll bring you their tips just before 7 this morning. we know more than 90 people were killed and 150 wounded in the two powerful

bomb blasts that struck near kabul airport yesterday, as civilians were trying to flee the country. the us presidentjoe biden has vowed to complete the planned evacuations despite thursday's attacks. we're joined now by sharif safi, a student who got out of afghanistan on tuesday, and suddaf chaudry, an investigative freelance journalist working in kabul. i wonder if we could start with you. obviously, events of the last 24—hour have shaken the country and made what could you give us your assessment this morning, the emergency services are inundated. casual teen numbers continue to rise. the city. the government here, the taliban, has eluded further

attacks and the americans had confirmed there may be a possibility the city is in high alert and will be very problematic in the long—term. many people affected last night are he left the country. tell us what it is _ night are he left the country. tell us what it is like being there, waiting to went for a short time, to come back and return. fits waiting to went for a short time, to come back and return.— come back and return. as you very cuickl . come back and return. as you very quickly- leaving — come back and return. as you very quickly. leaving the _ come back and return. as you very quickly. leaving the country i come back and return. as you very quickly. leaving the country is i quickly. leaving the country is

becoming. the only safe passage is by land, overto becoming. the only safe passage is by land, over to pakistan. that is not available to afghans, only to callous how you you were able to leave on a flight on tuesday. what leave on a flight on tuesday. what was it like for _ leave on a flight on tuesday. what was it like for you _ when i i am fearfulfor the safety of for, myself, currently for

me it i can only imagine how distressing it do you i have been in contact with them. thea;r distressing it do you i have been in contact with them.— contact with them. they -- is they are concerned _ contact with them. they -- is they are concerned about _ contact with them. they -- is they are concerned about the _ contact with them. they -- is they are concerned about the current i contact with them. they -- is they i are concerned about the current been doing _ are concerned about the current been doing door—to—door, they go to their homes _ doing door—to—door, they go to their homes and _ doing door—to—door, they go to their homes and just disappear. that is what _ homes and just disappear. that is what i _ homes and just disappear. that is what i wonder if you can tell me

what _ what i wonder if you can tell me what you — what i wonder if you can tell me what you are seeing. we what i wonder if you can tell me what you are seeing.— what i wonder if you can tell me what you are seeing. we heard from president biden _ what you are seeing. we heard from president biden saying _ what you are seeing. we heard from president biden saying he _ what you are seeing. we heard from president biden saying he is - president biden saying he is determined to carry on with the airlift until the last possible moment. borisjohnson has said a similar thing. moment. boris johnson has said a similarthing— moment. boris johnson has said a similar thing. what does that mean in practice? — similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in _ similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in practice _ similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in practice it _ similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in practice it is - similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in practice it is a i similar thing. what does that mean in practice? in practice it is a as i in practice? in practice it is a as we have seen overnight and prior to the attack, the airport is unmanageable by both these parties. i do not collaboration in order to manage the sheer volume of people. as people are becoming incredibly desperate, they know if they do not get on their flights as the deadline is looming, they will be in effect stranded here. ithink is looming, they will be in effect stranded here. i think managing expectations has been quite difficult in this vicinity. people are very uncertain, they do not know what to do next. the taliban really had no mechanisms crowd control

earlier. i reported from the airport overfour earlier. i reported from the airport over four days and they were firing guns in the air, using sticks and whips does not suffice with the situation at there is not much collaboration. that is what is leading to the situation becoming more ~ . . . leading to the situation becoming more ~ ., , , , leading to the situation becoming more . . , , , ., leading to the situation becoming more . , , , ., ., more what sense is there that now the taliban — more what sense is there that now the taliban is, _ more what sense is there that now the taliban is, they _ more what sense is there that now the taliban is, they with _ more what sense is there that now the taliban is, they with them i the taliban is, they with them seeing an insurgency whether and pain, most of

do not know how to govern. for us afghans, especially for the evacuees. — for us afghans, especially for the evacuees, it has been very hard, very— evacuees, it has been very hard, very difficult to get victim in all this conflict, in this— to get victim in all this conflict, in this mess, is

thank you for talking to us today. just worth mentioning we will be speaking to ben wallace, secretary of state for defence, that is coming up of state for defence, that is coming up at 7.30 this morning, trying to get some more clarity on some of the issues we are talking about there. ben wallace at 7.30 this morning. the time now is 6.38. you're just writing your notes, keeping up with is going on! is this going on as we speak which includes jaco van gass —— a race going on as we speak. in the last few minutes, he was in third place overall in the 1000 metres time trial. he won the individual pursuit yesterday. he is individual pursuit yesterday. he is

in his first paralympics, injured in afghanistan in 2009 and took up cycling as part of his rehabilitation. let's find out how he finished. we can cross live to rachel latham in tokyo. an incredible first ever paralympics forjaco van gass, but how has he done? ~ . ., , forjaco van gass, but how has he done? . ., , , done? we are actually still waiting to find out. _ done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the _ done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the race _ done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the race is _ done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the race is going i done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the race is going on i done? we are actually still waiting to find out, the race is going on as we speak right now, and as you said, he was waiting in third position, so i don't have an update onjaco van gass right now. we also know that kaduna clocks is coming up at the velodrome now. she won a gold medal backin velodrome now. she won a gold medal back in rio, evening paralympic champion. she will have tough competition today because her world record in the 500 metres time trial which she is listening in few minutes' time was broken earlier this year by a canadian, so all going on at the velodrome. as soon

as i know aboutjaco going on at the velodrome. as soon as i know about jaco van gass, i will let you know, but i do know that five athletes on the gb swim team qualified from the heat this morning into the final, and they have all got a strong chance of a medal. also it has been the first day in the athletics. have we we have. in the athletics. have we we have. in the tango 35 class. i spoke to maria before we came out here and she is one of many people with disabilities who had taken a long time to come into temporary disability. getting into temporary disability. getting into aspirations where to get a medal and she has got that. she has been able to showcase her ability on the world stage at the paralympics. he could not ask for more than that. their world record was broken in her class. she is up against

staying with athletics, and olympic 100 metres champion elaine thompson—herah was beaten in the diamond league last night. she trailed from the start in lausanne and was beaten by fellow jamaican shelley—anne fraser—pryce, who ran a personal best of ten point six seconds, the third fastest time ever after thompson—herah and the world record holder florence griffith—joyner. england's cricketers will start the day with a huge lead in the third test against india at headingley. joe root, once again, had an impressive performance as he made his third century in a row. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was there, where the day began with tributes to former england captain ted dexter, who died at the age of 86. england's players at headingley wore black armbands in tribute to one of cricket's most stylish batsmen. look back about 60 years. they say no—one hit the ball harder than ted dexter. he's died aged 86 after a life as full as any and an influence still felt.

he was kind enough to e—mail me on a few occasions, when i wasn't playing so well. trying to get me back in form, and was very helpful in that regard. he'll be sorely missed and hopefully we can put on a performance in his memory. england's captain was as good as his word. a yorkshire man's runs in yorkshire, nothing better. dawid malan, also a yorkshire player these days, was making his comeback to test cricket. the eyes of the man who, at 33, saw his chance. he made 70. whatjoe root wanted from england was ruthlessness. don't stop when you're head, accelerate. the captain leads by example. are those three zeros in root? he made it to 100 — another one. his sixth this year. and if we're reflecting on the very best english batsmen in history, make no mistake, this man is one of them. his team now have an opportunity they surely can't squander.

joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. there's a mouthwatering group in the champions league as last year's finalists manchester city will face a paris saint—germain side now even more powerful with the signing of lionel messi. but, could this player, cristiano ronaldo, the footballer messi has shared the limelight with for more than a decade, be involved too? ronaldo's current clubjuventus are willing to sell him during this transfer window. manchester city are said to be considering a deal to bring the former manchester united player back to britain. the full champions league draw is on the bbc sport website. both celtic and rangers are through to the europa league group stages, but neither had the greatest of nights. rangers drew 0—0 in armenia to alashkert, but went through on aggregate. celtic were very lucky to qualify. they scored first against az alkmaar, but conceded two terrible goals. joe hart failed to clear the ball and allowed the dutch side to equalise. then an own goal from their swedish defender,

carl starfelt, put celtic 2—1 behind on the night, but they hung on to win 3—2 on aggregate. not so good for the scottish teams trying to make the group stage of the europa conference league. stjohnstone lost 2—0 at home to lask, they go out 3—1 on aggregate. aberdeen were knocked out by fk qarabag. now, after harry kane confirmed he would be staying at tottenham, for now, he started and scored twice for his club last night. spurs beat portuguese side pacos de ferreira 3—0 on the night, 3—1 on aggregate. the draw for the group stages of the europa and europa conference leagues is later today. so so harry kane saying he will the transfer window closes on the 31st of august. bill transfer window closes on the 31st of au~ust. �* . transfer window closes on the 31st ofau~ust. �* . ,_ transfer window closes on the 31st ofau~ust. �* . , of august. all i am saying is there is another transfer _ of august. all i am saying is there is another transfer he _ of august. all i am saying is there

is another transfer he said - of august. all i am saying is there is another transfer he said he i of august. all i am saying is there is another transfer he said he is i is another transfer he said he is just saying!— is another transfer he said he is 'ust sa inc! �* ., . , ., just saying! another transfer window it will be . in earlier this month we spoke to mark king, who has been calling for defibrillators to become mandatory in all schools and sports clubs. it's an important cause for mark, whose young son 0liver died from cardiac arrest after a swimming lesson 10 years ago. following his appearance on breakfast alongside former liverpool footballer jamie carragher, the pair were invited to meet the education secretary gavin williamson, to discuss the campaign. they had that meeting yesterday, as luxmy gopal reports. preparing for the next step in a journey which started a decade ago, with the death of his son, oliver. my lucky lock of our 0llie's hair. that will go in my pocket, so it will bring us a bit of luck. not a bit, a lot of luck, that will be here. 0liver was 12 when he died, having suffered a cardiac arrest during a

swimming lesson at school. his father, mark, is on a mission to make defibrillators mandatory for all schools and sports clubs. tickets, money, yeah. see you later on. he's taking his school's mission right to the top, to the education secretary. also on board is former liverpool and england defender, jamie carragher, who has worked with mark's campaign for years. mark says his son would still be alive if there had been a defibrillator at the pool where he died. through a charity he set up, mark has distributed the devices to more than 5,500 schools and gyms. he hopes today's meeting will help push towards the legislation he's after. how are you feeling about today? very optimistic, confident that we'll get a good result today off gavin. and what do you hope the outcome will be? hopefully legislation for schools and then full legislation to follow.

that wherever you see a fire extinguisher in a public building, you've got fire extinguishers here. obviously there are defibs here already. wherever you see a fire extinguisher in a public building, a defib not farfrom it. we can't have a meeting about a meeting about a meeting that happened three months ago. it's an answer today, please. the fact these aren't in every school up and down the country, every sports centre, every building basically is a travesty really and hopefully we can change that. i think this has become even more prominent now on the back of what happened in the summer with christian eriksen. we all watched that. as i said, it really hit home — how important defibrillators are. hopefully, we can get what everybody wants. christian eriksen collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest during the euros. he was treated with a defibrillator on the pitch and went on to recover. current legislation in england means defibrillators are put in place in new schools and those being refurbished. mark and jamie want the education secretary, gavin williamson, to get it extended further. a seemingly positive meeting with a tweet of support. i think he is committed to what we're trying to do. he's got children himself.

he understands from a father's point of view that we've got to look after our kids. the education secretary told mark and jamie he's committed for pushing full retrospective legislation to get defibrillators in all schools and to try to secure funding for schools to get the devices at cost price, £600 each. he has also said he's going to give us some financial support. that was a shock to me because we've never asked the government to pay. but if they're feeling generous? carry on. who am i to say no? let's get the money in, the equipment out and let's start saving lives. yes, i think speaking to gavin williamson today, it looks like he's on board. that's the impression in the meeting and we're very thankful of that. hopefully he'll back that up and i think he will. lending them support is a politician who, as a child, learned to swim in the very pool where mark's son died. i'm hoping this legislation is not needed because who would be against putting defibrillators in school? pushing the secretary

of state as we did today and others is the way forward in my view. if we wait for legislation, it might be too long. the second reading of mark's bill to make devices mandatory in schools is due before parliament in a couple of weeks. he hopes, with this new backing today, it may stand more of a chance of progressing to the next stage. for the short time we had him, in the 12 years we had him, he never let us down. this is my turn now not to let him down. we'll push and push and push. we've started this, i will not be giving up. their decade—long campaign continues. they now feel a big step closer to pushing for law change and potentially saving more lives. luxmy gopal, bbc news. came in. i wish mark all the best, he is

absolutely determined. just so - leased absolutely determined. just so pleased that — absolutely determined. just so pleased that happen _ absolutely determined. just so pleased that happen for- absolutely determined. just so pleased that happen for him i absolutely determined. just so | pleased that happen for him as absolutely determined. just so i pleased that happen for him as well. we will keep following the story and find out what happens. as we enter the bank holiday weekend many of us might fancy a day trip to the beach. but after a number of serious incidents this summer, with people getting stuck in the mud and cut off by the tide, the rnli is urging us to stay safe at the seaside. it is one of those things you don't think it could happen, but you are healing more and more about it, people walking out on the flat, and thenit people walking out on the flat, and then it can become dangerous. 0ur reporter matt graveling is at crosby beach this morning. a stunning beach. it is brilliant, but you can get into trouble there. you see people think it is never meant to happen to me, but it does

happen to people, this morning we will be speaking to family life here on this very beach to whom did happen. beautiful, absolutely picturesque yr on crosby beach, one of four beaches on the merseyside coastline, 2.5 miles of beach here in crosby command over holiday weekend the merseyside coast, they are expecting tens of thousands of people, many of whom possibly are not familiar with the beach. before we get onto the actual sand, ijust want to point out there are 100 of these ivan men, people will know if they have been to crosby, they were put here by the artist antony gormley in 2005, and it is across this 2.5 mile stretch of beach, and it pointing it out is because they are stuck in the mud, obviously, and today we are actually talking with the rnli about that very issue. so they should act as a reminder of the things we are about to learn here from the rnli. we are going to step onto the beach, big step down, because we don't want anybody to be

needing rescue to today, and i am going tojoin in with peter now needing rescue to today, and i am going to join in with peter now from the rnli. good morning. thank you for having us here on this beautiful beach. going to be a busy one this weekend? . beach. going to be a busy one this weekend? , ., beach. going to be a busy one this weekend? , . , . weekend? yes, we are expecting some beautiful beaches, _ weekend? yes, we are expecting some beautiful beaches, people _ weekend? yes, we are expecting some beautiful beaches, people coming i beautiful beaches, people coming down to enjoy the coast. fine down to en'oy the coast. one particular— down to enjoy the coast. one particular message _ down to enjoy the coast. one particular message or- down to enjoy the coast. one particular message or giving out this weekend, this messages about mad modern—day problem of people getting stuck in it. if we look across the beach, you can see that we have got different patches already, even though the tote is a long way out we have patches of water and patches of slightly drier sand, why is this a problem? coming u . sand, why is this a problem? coming u- to low sand, why is this a problem? coming up to low water. _ sand, why is this a problem? coming up to low water, just _ sand, why is this a problem? coming up to low water, just on _ sand, why is this a problem? coming up to low water, just on the - sand, why is this a problem? coming up to low water, just on the river i up to low water, just on the river mersey at the moment, so the tide is still dropping off, and a large patches of the beach are exposed right now. and areas of mud start to become exposed, and it is very difficult at times to actually tell which error is mud and which isn't.

and that is part of the problem in why people are getting stuck, it is very difficult for people to actually see which sections are the mud. �* . . ~ actually see which sections are the mud. �*, ., ,, ., actually see which sections are the mud. �*, . ~ ., ., ~ mud. let's take a little walk out this wa . mud. let's take a little walk out this way- if _ mud. let's take a little walk out this way. if you're _ mud. let's take a little walk out this way. if you're listing - mud. let's take a little walk out this way. if you're listing and i mud. let's take a little walk out| this way. if you're listing and you think, i am this way. if you're listing and you think, iam not this way. if you're listing and you think, i am not going to crosby this weekend, well, this is for beaches across the uk, and with a coastline, you might have this problem across the way, just in the background we have got to the world and they have six beaches over there, so this is a uk wide issue, and this advice is relevant for everyone. we have got quite a lot of water on the sand, still quite fun, and i guess the question is, how do you know if you are a knee problem area? sometimes ou are a knee problem area? sometimes you commercially _ are a knee problem area? sometimes you commercially see _ are a knee problem area? sometimes you commercially see the _ are a knee problem area? sometimes you commercially see the surface i are a knee problem area? sometimes| you commercially see the surface mud and you can see mud on top of the sand, so that'll be the first indication. the second would be as you start to move forward, if you to lose your feet and it starts to lose the surface tension, you will drop down into the mud, that is the first indication that you will notice

you're getting yourself into trouble. ~ ,, .,~ ., ., you're getting yourself into trouble. ,, .,~ ., ., ., , trouble. we will speak to a family little who this _ trouble. we will speak to a family little who this did _ trouble. we will speak to a family little who this did happen - trouble. we will speak to a family little who this did happen to, i trouble. we will speak to a family little who this did happen to, and it sounds very scary. but if you do find yourself in this situation, this is the most important part of this is the most important part of this conversation, what do you do if you suddenly find yourself stuck in the mud? the you suddenly find yourself stuck in the mud? . you suddenly find yourself stuck in the mud? , ., , the mud? the first thing the family did was, the mud? the first thing the family did was. they _ the mud? the first thing the family did was, they did _ the mud? the first thing the family did was, they did absolutely - the mud? the first thing the family did was, they did absolutely the i did was, they did absolutely the right thing by choosing an rnli lifeguard beach, which is absolutely the right thing to do. the first thing you should do is to stop, the natural reaction of the to start moving quickly and try to move out of the mud. go back along the route you have taken. if you cannot do that, try to stay still. more movement creates more suction and more dropping down, and try to spread your weight on the mud. if you find yourself stuck, lie down, spread your waiter out on the mud so you do not sink any further comment

which for assistance to arrive. if you see your family member stuck in mud, the tide possibly coming back in, that is a scary situation, but the advice is to not actually try to help, is that right?— the advice is to not actually try to help, is that right? correct, we do not want anyone _ help, is that right? correct, we do not want anyone else _ help, is that right? correct, we do not want anyone else getting i help, is that right? correct, we do not want anyone else getting into | not want anyone else getting into that situation and becoming stuck themselves and we end up with more and more casualties. the advices to dial 999, as for the coast guard and as for that assistance, and with lifeguards being on duty with the custom guard being able to respond, special rescue teams that we work closely with in the coastguard, and the rnli hovercraft we have over there, they have specific mud rescue equipment and can come across and provide the assistance required. fantastic, thank you very much. the method here in crosby is that if you are going on the beach this bank holiday weekend, have a good time, but there are bits of advice. plan your trip carefully, check the tides, have you got a way of calling for help if you needed? may get a whistle in case you do not have a

fun signal. and we will also speak to that family who were on the speech who got into trouble to hear about their story and some more tips about their story and some more tips about how to stay safe. matt, when you talk to that family, an interesting take on what shoes are safe to wear on the beach. we can find that out as well. can we ask briefly what shoes are safe to wear on the beach, the safest type of footwear? . , on the beach, the safest type of footwear? ., , ., on the beach, the safest type of footwear? . , ., ., footwear? the family on the day were wearin: footwear? the family on the day were wearing wellies _ footwear? the family on the day were wearing wellies and _ footwear? the family on the day were wearing wellies and walking _ footwear? the family on the day were wearing wellies and walking boots, i wearing wellies and walking boots, thatis wearing wellies and walking boots, that is what actually causes suction within the mud. flip—flops, bare feet are actually quite safe, we need to be careful about other bits and pieces and rocks and nothing on the beach. . ~ and pieces and rocks and nothing on the beach. ., ,, , ., , the beach. thank you very much, there you — the beach. thank you very much, there you go- _ the beach. thank you very much, there you go. thanks, _ the beach. thank you very much, there you go. thanks, matt, i the beach. thank you very much, there you go. thanks, matt, we i there you go. thanks, matt, we will speak to you later. and some news to bring you from tokyo — and paralympics gb has bagged another medal.

jaco van gass has just won bronze in the men's cycling 1000m time trial. this is his second of the games, after he got gold yesterday with a record—breaking performance in the men's c3 3000m individual pursuit. the people left at home it is hard, they get very excited, we will be speaking to some family members of paddle and pins morning. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. some fine weather on the card because of today and for most of us thatis because of today and for most of us that is holding on through the weekend and into next week as well. thing is really not changing in a hurry in terms of our weather. it is a beautiful morning out there, this is a picture taken right now by one of our weather watchers. a fair bit

of our weather watchers. a fair bit of cloud around this morning, but certainly some holes in that cloud. a few more breaks in the cloud than we saw yesterday across parts of eastern england, so looking largely dry, spells of sunshine to the course of today, and quite a bit of sunshine through the weekend. some places will have areas of cloud drifting around, stuck underneath this high pressure that has been in charge of our weather for a while, not going anywhere in a hurry. we have some heavy showers across the near continent, just a small chance of perhaps a rug passing shower in the far south—east through this morning and more particularly through tomorrow morning, too. this cloud could produce a few spots of drizzle for north—east england down towards the midlands as well, either side of that area of cloud, a bit more brightness than we have seen. sunshine for northern ireland, western scotland as well, still a breeze coming in off the north sea, thanks to a bit cooler for part of eastern scotland, eastern england, down towards the channel. temperatures around 16 to 20 celsius, so slightly below average for the time of year. heading to the evening now, a fine end to the day come a bit of clarity in there

drifting around, but still quite a breeze for east anglia and the south—east, too. but overnight, quite a chilly night, we are going to get down into single figures across parts of scotland, northern england, towards wales as well. if you're camping this weekend, you might want to pack an extra blanket or two. might want to pack an extra blanket ortwo. fresh might want to pack an extra blanket or two. fresh overnight, might want to pack an extra blanket ortwo. fresh overnight, but might want to pack an extra blanket or two. fresh overnight, but a fine start to saturday morning, and for most of us, saturday looking another dry day. through the weekend, we keep the dry conditions with some sunshine around, too. saturday, most places dry and fame, chance of a passing shower first thing particularly across kent. they clear away, though, so quite breezy for east anglia and the south—east, lighter winds elsewhere, but my plan for the western isles, the northern isles, sunny spells elsewhere, as top temperatures probably slightly warmer than today, at about 22 celsius the warmest spots. high pressure still with us into the second half of the weekend, sitting out towards the north—east of the uk, so the winds rotating around the high pressure, still bringing quite

a cool breeze to these eastern coast coming in off the north sea. more cloud across parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, the best of the sunshine probably towards the south—west of england and into wales, too. and temperatures around 16 to perhaps 21 celsius on sunday. it does look like not much change, more dry and fine weather into next week. the headlines coming up next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today — at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to find those responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the prime minister says the airlift of uk citizens and eligible afghans will continue

despite the bombings, but the operation is nearing its conclusion. the risk of blood clots is almost nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus than those who've had a vaccine, according to a major new study. a second medal on the paralympic track. war veteran jaco a second medal on the paralympic track. war veteranjaco van gass has won a second medal of the games. it's friday 27th august. our top story. more than 90 people, including 13 us soldiers, are now known to have died in yesterday's attacks at kabul airport. president biden has vowed to "hunt down" those responsible. it's as officials say more attacks are possible ahead of tuesday's evacuation deadline for people desperate to flee afghanistan. graham satchell reports.

for hour after hour, well into the night, the wounded were rushed to hospital. the chaos of the last week in kabul turned to carnage. some arrived by ambulance, some in cars, some in wheelbarrows. afghans who had hoped to escape to a better life. just before sunset, there were two large explosions at kabul airport, the plume of smoke seen across the city. the attacks happened at the south side of the airport, one at a gate crowded with civilians, the other at a hotel used as a centre for processing evacuees. this was the airport earlier in the day. despite warnings of an imminent attack and advice to stay away, it was packed, throngs of people desperate to escape. this one eyewitness' account. me and my group waited for more than 25 hours.

we did not enter the airport because of the security situation. wounded everywhere. i cannot explain what we saw today. my word is silent. 13 us military personnel were killed in the attack, the deadliest day for america in afghanistan in a decade. president biden had this warning for isk, the terror group responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the flag on the white house has been lowered as a mark of respect, but the loss of so many american lives heaps pressure on a president already being widely criticised for what's happening in kabul. president biden was defiant, saying evacuations would continue. america will not be intimidated.

i have the utmost confidence in our brave servicemembers who continue to execute this mission with courage and honour to save lives and get americans, our partners, our afghan allies, out of afghanistan. and flights have continued, but for exactly how long is unclear. american and british troops will soon start their final withdrawal. meanwhile, overnight, afghans have returned to the airport. the horror of what's happened in kabul has not deterred them. graham satchell, bbc news. the ministry of defence seeing in the last few minutes it is now the

final stages of that evacuation. it is now close the processing centre at the hotel which will help them to focus on those who have already been processed. that ability to process new cases is now extremely reduced and additional numbers will be limited, they will not be calling anyone else forward to the airport for evacuation, and wanted us civilians have gone, that will free up civilians have gone, that will free up space, they say, to then withdraw the uk military and diplomats who are still there. so the decision to close it was made by the chief of joint operations and authorised by ben wallace the defence secretary, ben wallace the defence secretary, ben wallace the defence secretary, ben wallace himself has said it is with deep regret that not everyone has been able to be evacuated. the numbers they have come out they say are 13,708 so far, but there will still be some people left behind. borisjohnson said over the course of this week that he fully expects that those people should be allowed to leave by the taliban, i think there will be a lot of questions asked about how feasible and

realistic that will be for people on the ground, and how those people get out once those flights stop. helen, thank you very much. of course we will be talking to ben wallace the defence secretary in about 25 minutes. we will get an update on that and exactly what that means for those who were left in campbell. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy will appear in court today charged with four counts of rape, and one of sexual assault. police say the charges relate to three complainants aged over 16, and are alleged to have happened between october last year and this month. the 27—year—old has been suspended by the premier league club, which hejoined back in 2017. "we will not be deterred by terrorists". that's president biden's promise after the explosions in kabul yesterday which killed at least 90

people — including 13 us service members. he's promised to continue the mission to evacuate people from afghanistan before the deadline on august 31st. speaking yesterday, he paid tribute to the families of those who lost their lives. my heart aches for you. and i know this. _ my heart aches for you. and i know this. we _ my heart aches for you. and i know this, we have a continuing obligation, a sacred obligation, the families— obligation, a sacred obligation, the families of— obligation, a sacred obligation, the families of those heroes. that obligation is not temporary, it lasts — obligation is not temporary, it lasts forever. the lives we lost today— lasts forever. the lives we lost today were lives given in the service — today were lives given in the service of— today were lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security. — service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others. and the service — security, the service of others. and the service of america. let's speak to glen johnson, the political editor at axios. he was previously an aide to the former secretary of statejohn kerry. ijust wonder if

i just wonder if you can ijust wonder if you can give us your thoughts. we have seen of course what president biden said, there is an ongoing commitment to there is an ongoing commitment to the immediate, which is trying to carry out the domains of the evacuation, but then commitments beyond that as well, what did you make of it? i beyond that as well, what did you make of it?— make of it? i know he has been concerned _ make of it? i know he has been concerned about _ make of it? i know he has been concerned about exactly - make of it? i know he has been concerned about exactly what l concerned about exactly what happened yesterday, and frankly, the concern is only going to grow over the next four or five days. we are entering the most perilous part of this whole operation, because as the american forces draw down, they also shrink the perimeter around themselves. so we have to be really worried about the last person going up worried about the last person going up the last round of the last plane. so that is the immediate concern. then after us forces and personnel are out of harm's way, i think you will have a lot more latitude to try and seek any sort of vengeance of what happened yesterday. and also try to control the situation a little bit more, and try to get

people out of the country. here in the uk, people out of the country. here in the uk. the _ people out of the country. here in the uk, the breaking _ people out of the country. here in the uk, the breaking news- the uk, the breaking news this morning is from the defence department here, saying that we are now in the final stages in terms of the uk evacuation, and there's a closure as of now of the processing centre. what that means is that nobody who has not lilly lee system, thatis nobody who has not lilly lee system, that is physically at the airport, will be leaving. that is a significant moment, i wonder, do you see the corresponding situation in terms of the us operation? horrifying report last night about further explosions in the area of the airport. it turned out it was us forces destroying material on the way out. they are preparing for the same scenario as the british troops working out of the nearby hotel. the issue here and the commitment from

the american general who told reporters to report this very grim news is that they do have the capacity to continue to process people all the way until the final trips leave, but that is obviously going to be at a much reduced capacity in the effect of what the terrorists are trying to achieve yesterday, which is to both strike at the american forces but also deter some of the outward movement from afghanistan, looks like it is inevitable because it will be harder to control and have that many people clustered together, and there will also be concerned about trying to scream that many people in that kind of mass situation. haifa scream that many people in that kind of mass situation.— of mass situation. how damaged do ou think of mass situation. how damaged do you think the _ of mass situation. how damaged do you think the us _ of mass situation. how damaged do you think the us president - of mass situation. how damaged do you think the us president has i of mass situation. how damaged do | you think the us president has been by this service of events, and of course recently the us military life... given the president biden had said the crucial thing now is not to lose any more american lives. i think that was the thing that made

most heavily on him in the last few weeks. so now that has to be updated. somebody who has lost a child but albeit to cancer, but who had also been a veteran, i think he feels acutely what these families are going through, he mentioned that yesterday his remarks, the one thing he was trying to avoid has happened on his watch, so it seems to me that his greatest concern right now is trying to get out without any further loss of life and the next few days are just the most worrisome to come. we few days are 'ust the most worrisome to come. ~ ., ., to come. we will run now a little sequence _ to come. we will run now a little sequence from _ to come. we will run now a little sequence from last _ to come. we will run now a little sequence from last night's - to come. we will run now a little sequence from last night's press conference. sequence from last night's press

conference-— sequence from last night's press conference. �* ., ., ., conference. being the father of an army major— conference. being the father of an army major who — conference. being the father of an army major who served _ conference. being the father of an army major who served in - conference. being the father of an army major who served in iraq - conference. being the father of an | army major who served in iraq and before _ army major who served in iraq and before that — army major who served in iraq and before that was impossible —— in kosovo. — before that was impossible —— in kosovo, when he came home after a year in _ kosovo, when he came home after a year in iraq. — kosovo, when he came home after a year in iraq, was diagnosed like many— year in iraq, was diagnosed like many coming home with an aggressive and lethal_ many coming home with an aggressive and lethal cancer of the brain, who we lost, _ and lethal cancer of the brain, who we lost, we — and lethal cancer of the brain, who we lost, we have some sense, like many— we lost, we have some sense, like many of— we lost, we have some sense, like many of you — we lost, we have some sense, like many of you do, of what the families of these _ many of you do, of what the families of these brave heroes are feeling today _ of these brave heroes are feeling toda . ., , ., ., today. people hearing that will understand _ today. people hearing that will understand there _ today. people hearing that will understand there is _ today. people hearing that will understand there is an - today. people hearing that will| understand there is an empathy today. people hearing that will - understand there is an empathy there from joe biden that possibly hasn't been there with previous presidents, which is very real about his own family situation, but that does not change the fact that decisions have been made that have led to very chaotic situations in these last few moments. so how do you think this

will play with the us population, and what they think about the present? and what they think about the resent? ., , ., , , , present? polls have consistently shown support — present? polls have consistently shown support for _ present? polls have consistently shown support for a _ present? polls have consistently shown support for a number - present? polls have consistently shown support for a number of l present? polls have consistently l shown support for a number of the policies of the present, whether it is coronavirus relief, financially, whether it is economic stimulus in the form of building bridges, whether it is ending our mission in afghanistan, but one of the arguments emitted to the american people when against donald trump last year is that i am competent, i am an experienced legislator, i am experienced in the world stage, i have the team and skills to execute complex policies, and the chaos of this withdrawal is obviously going to bring incredible scrutiny upon that. i expect in the coming congressional oversight, and will be able to finally hear when it we get the strips and diplomats and others out of afghanistan, what i'm sure will be harrowing back stories, that that will challenge that, and that will make it much more difficult for

him. you heard yesterday talk about how this was a war he inherited, started by george w bush, a republican, ended by donald trump, a republican, ended by donald trump, a republican, the talent and a by mike pompeo, a republican, and even the jails where some of these fighters came from were emptied under a deal cut by the trump administration. so you can see the predicate being laid for the counterargument is going to make, but there will be very difficult questions for him to face about the actual execution of this now. �* ., , ., , now. i'm not sure how it plays in america. — now. i'm not sure how it plays in america. but _ now. i'm not sure how it plays in america, but blaming _ now. i'm not sure how it plays in america, but blaming previous l america, but blaming previous administrations on goes so far, especially when there is loss of life, as there has been with the us service people. ijust wonder when the reality of what is actually happening has a greater bearing on how he will be seen now. i happening has a greater bearing on how he will be seen now.— happening has a greater bearing on how he will be seen now. i think the seems to come. _ how he will be seen now. i think the seems to come, too, _ how he will be seen now. i think the seems to come, too, we _ how he will be seen now. i think the seems to come, too, we are - how he will be seen now. i think the seems to come, too, we are going l seems to come, too, we are going to seems to come, too, we are going to see at least 13 flag draped caskets,

back. i expect will see the president at the airbase greet them. i know that low—grade fear that every military family fears 21w, every military family fears mn, and now that was fear has been realised for some, so that will resonate as much as any policy debate, and so there are some tough days to come and we just need to have as a country there are not even more. —— need to hope. have as a country there are not even more. -- need to hope.— have as a country there are not even more. -- need to hope. thank you for our time more. -- need to hope. thank you for your time this — more. -- need to hope. thank you for your time this morning. _ we will be talking to the defence secretary ben wallace on about 15 minutes. a sharp rise in children registering

for home education in the uk. this person is being home—schooled in the park. today's lesson, photosynthesis. it was their time together during lockdown that convinced her mother to taken out of school. i convinced her mother to taken out of school. ., ., ., , school. i had more time to focus on m son. school. i had more time to focus on my son- he — school. i had more time to focus on my son- he was _ school. i had more time to focus on my son. he was saying _ school. i had more time to focus on my son. he was saying he - school. i had more time to focus on my son. he was saying he was - school. i had more time to focus on i my son. he was saying he was getting a bit bored, and getting restless. he told me he was bored, sol a bit bored, and getting restless. he told me he was bored, so i was talking to the teachers, they were not giving him the education levels he needed. do you think it may be ethical to cut down trees? yes. ethical to cut down trees? yes, because you — ethical to cut down trees? yes, because you can _ ethical to cut down trees? yes, because you can make - ethical to cut down trees? yes, because you can make paper. l ethical to cut down trees? yes, i because you can make paper. this famil 's because you can make paper. this family's study _ because you can make paper. this family's study is _ because you can make paper. “in 3 family's study is far from unique. bbc research shows there has been a 75% increase in the number of children being registered for home education in the uk. with 40,000

pupils formally taken out of school since last september. as in their kind of arrogance to this? you are not qualified, and yet you think you're going to be able to teach all of these subjects? i you're going to be able to teach all of these subjects?— you're going to be able to teach all of these subjects? of these sub'ects? i am qualified, i have a of these subjects? i am qualified, i have a diploma _ of these subjects? i am qualified, i have a diploma in _ of these subjects? i am qualified, i have a diploma in home _ of these subjects? i am qualified, i j have a diploma in home education, of these subjects? i am qualified, i l have a diploma in home education, i am also a psychotherapist and a coach. and as a parent, as long as you can shape your child's learning style, you can teach them what you need to teach them.— need to teach them. parents are re . uired need to teach them. parents are required by _ need to teach them. parents are required by law— need to teach them. parents are required by law to _ need to teach them. parents are required by law to provide - need to teach them. parents are required by law to provide a - required by law to provide a suitable education for their child, and if they fail to do so, the local authority can issue a school attendance order. the school's watchdog 0fsted says that also needs to be a national register of who is being educated at home.- to be a national register of who is being educated at home. there are some children _ being educated at home. there are some children who _ being educated at home. there are some children who are _ being educated at home. there are some children who are just - being educated at home. there are some children who are just not - being educated at home. there are l some children who are just not been well looked — some children who are just not been well looked after, who really are potentially being mistreated, harmed, by being at home, who undoubtedly would be better off at schoob _ undoubtedly would be better off at school. so it is so difficult to talk — school. so it is so difficult to talk about this because there are

many— talk about this because there are many parents doing such an excellent 'ob. , �* , , , ., , job. isn't 0fsted being disingenuous about this? you _ job. isn't 0fsted being disingenuous about this? you are _ job. isn't 0fsted being disingenuous about this? you are saying - job. isn't 0fsted being disingenuous about this? you are saying this - job. isn't 0fsted being disingenuous about this? you are saying this is i about this? you are saying this is about this? you are saying this is about a national register, but actually, what you want to see as regular assessments of children being educated, and it won't be long before 0fsted inspectors are in people's front rooms. that absolutely _ people's front rooms. that absolutely isn't _ people's front rooms. that absolutely isn't the - people's front rooms. that absolutely isn't the case. | people's front rooms. that i absolutely isn't the case. i'm people's front rooms. that absolutely isn't the case. i'm not arguing _ absolutely isn't the case. i'm not arguing for— absolutely isn't the case. i'm not arguing for a sort of national assessment of whom educated children — assessment of whom educated children. that would be several steps _ children. that would be several steps beyond anything we have ever talked _ steps beyond anything we have ever talked about are contemplated. it really _ talked about are contemplated. it really is. — talked about are contemplated. it really is, how do we make sure that we haven't— really is, how do we make sure that we haven't got children who are falling _ we haven't got children who are falling through the gaps? zachary is waitin: for falling through the gaps? zachary is waiting for a — falling through the gaps? zachary is waiting for a chemical _ falling through the gaps? zachary is waiting for a chemical reaction. - falling through the gaps? zachary is waiting for a chemical reaction. the | waiting for a chemical reaction. the lesson is being given by his elder brother, a qualified schoolteacher. in the energy is going to help it. it has been four years since zachary was taken out of school, where his family says he was miserable. he was seven years — family says he was miserable. he was seven years old. _ family says he was miserable. he was seven years old, and _

family says he was miserable. he was seven years old, and he _ family says he was miserable. he was seven years old, and he was... - family says he was miserable. he was seven years old, and he was... i - seven years old, and he was... i thought— seven years old, and he was... i thought he — seven years old, and he was... i thought he was depressed. he stopped smiling, _ thought he was depressed. he stopped smiling, he _ thought he was depressed. he stopped smiling, he stopped laughing, he wasn't _ smiling, he stopped laughing, he wasn't as— smiling, he stopped laughing, he wasn't as engaged. i still remember the struggle to to school. we do history— the struggle to to school. we do history once a week.— the struggle to to school. we do history once a week. nicola admits she feels overwhelmed _ history once a week. nicola admits she feels overwhelmed at - history once a week. nicola admits she feels overwhelmed at times, l history once a week. nicola admits l she feels overwhelmed at times, but she feels overwhelmed at times, but she says there is plenty of support available within the home education community. she completely rejects the idea of a national register. i find it insulting, because when you think— find it insulting, because when you think about — find it insulting, because when you think about it, the only mandatory register— think about it, the only mandatory register for— think about it, the only mandatory register for sex offenders. what is the aim _ register for sex offenders. what is the aim of— register for sex offenders. what is the aim of the register? is that so they can _ the aim of the register? is that so they can monitor what we are doing more? _ they can monitor what we are doing more? and — they can monitor what we are doing more? and how would that look? and really. _ more? and how would that look? and really. who— more? and how would that look? and really, who canjudge? the really, who can 'udge? the government _ really, who canjudge? the government says - really, who canjudge? the government says it - really, who canjudge? the government says it is - really, who canjudge? the: government says it is committed to setting up a national register, but it could be several more months before they announce exactly how it would work. a major study of covid vaccine side—effects suggests that the risk of developing blood clots, after being vaccinated, is far lower than the risk of clots caused

by actually having coronavirus. the team, led by oxford university, looked at records of more than 29 million people who had the jab, and said the findings showed the "substantial" benefit of vaccination. 0ur health correspondent naomi grimley reports. as more of us get vaccinated, britain's scientists are learning more about the possible side effects that come with getting jabbed. but the news is reassuring. according to this study led by oxford university, for every 10 million people vaccinated with astrazeneca, an extra 107 would be hospitalised or die from thrombocytopenia, which can cause internal bleeding and images. —— haemorrhages. but that is nearly nine times lower than the risks of the same condition following natural infection. and crucially, no higher than with other vaccines such as the flu jab. the astrazeneca vaccine also had

a slightly higher risk of blood clots in the veins, but again, this was 200 times lower than the risk if you caught covid. in those receiving the pfizerjob, there was an increased risk of stroke, but this was still 12 times lower than the risks that came with infection. the researchers hope it will provide context to some of the headlines over the last few months. we were studying a range of bleeding and clotting outcomes. the vast majority of people, the overwhelming majority of people vaccinated, don't experience these, so in relation to these outcomes, these vaccines appear to be very, very safe. a small number of people do get these outcomes, so i believe these risks seem to be comparable with other vaccines, such as the flu vaccine. and the other thing i want to say, really, in this context, is that, if you develop covid—19, the risks of the same outcomes, from our data, arejust so much higher. this pandemic is still continuing

to wreak havoc around the globe. 68,000 people died of covid last week worldwide, and the vast majority of those lives would have been saved if they had been vaccinated. naomi grimley, bbc news. let's talk to an epidemiologist. can we make clear? it is what this studies looking at is looking at what happens in terms of what happens when you contract coronavirus, and of course as we have discussed many times on this programme and the vaccines were being rolled out, what happens when you havejust being rolled out, what happens when you have just taken a vaccine? that's right. i'm really pleased to see this study out today, because i remember earlier this year there was a lot of worry when all the reports came out around blood clots following the vaccine, and a lot of

commentators were suggesting that actually, the risks associated with infection were much higher. 0n actually, the risks associated with infection were much higher. on this evidence that has come out today is very much in support of that, as you have just been discussing in this report, the risk is several times higher if you get infected and then develop a blood clot in the weeks after being infected. sadly, there are always unfortunately the very unlucky people, we saw the report yesterday about the radio newcastle host is a blood clot after having relaxing. sadly these things are always going to happen. but the risk is that much higher if you get infected. so it is really important that hopefully this maintains the trust and the vaccines going forward. . ., ., ,., trust and the vaccines going forward. _, ., ,., ., forward. our colleague lisa who died at the a . e forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of — forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of 44- _ forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of 44. we _ forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of 44. we hear— forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of 44. we hear about - forward. our colleague lisa who died at the age of 44. we hear about all l at the age of 44. we hear about all of these deaths, and we know that so many people have lost loved ones. there is fear, because when you see somebody like lisa with her profile,

it does bring those risks because of, but the problem now is understanding and balancing those risks. �* , ,., , ., understanding and balancing those risks. , ., ., , risks. absolutely, i draw parallels here with- -- _ risks. absolutely, i draw parallels here with... and _ risks. absolutely, i draw parallels here with... and i _ risks. absolutely, i draw parallels here with... and i remember- risks. absolutely, i draw parallels - here with... and i remember speaking as a father of primary school children, just over 12 months ago when schools will be open enough to be first lockdown, there was a big fear among parents about the idea of sending their children to school because they did not want to risk them getting severely ill from covid. and i tried to have a discussion saying, unfortunately in headlines, you'll see sadly unlucky pedants who sadly have lost a child because of infection, but these are very much an exception, and actually the risks associated with covid for much older people are that much higher, and i think it is about putting those risks into context. there will always be the tragic cases like lisa, unfortunately, but it still doesn't mean that actually, the risk of taking the vaccine is still so much more risky to catch

covid and develop a blood clot via that route. ~ covid and develop a blood clot via that route-— that route. while we're on the sub'ect that route. while we're on the subject of _ that route. while we're on the subject of children, _ that route. while we're on the subject of children, currently l subject of children, currently children aged 12 to 15, they are clinically vulnerable, or live with an adult who is clinically vulnerable, they are eligible for a vaccine. now there are discussions, and we know the jcvi, vaccine. now there are discussions, and we know thejcvi, i don't want to say to sticking its time, but it is not a quick process in terms of the jcvi a is not a quick process in terms of thejcvi a dream or deciding that this is now a safe cohorts to receive the vaccine, but that is expected at some point. yeah, and i understand — expected at some point. yeah, and i understand why _ expected at some point. yeah, and i understand why the _ expected at some point. yeah, and i understand why the jcvi _ expected at some point. yeah, and i understand why the jcvi have - expected at some point. yeah, and i understand why the jcvi have to - understand why thejcvi have to take their time, understand why thejcvi have to take theirtime, because understand why thejcvi have to take their time, because it is much more challenging with younger people, we know that the younger you are the less likely you are to develop severe symptoms, so actually benefit of taking the vaccine is much lower thanif of taking the vaccine is much lower than if you are in your 80s or 90s. but for younger people, a couple of things, one is that we want to get as many people vaccinated as possible, vaccines are very good but

they are not 100% effective, so the younger you are, in any way you are taking the vaccine to protect the elderly and more vulnerable among your relatives. that is also long covid which can be very devastating for younger people, so all these things need to be weighed up by the jcvi before they make a decision about whether younger people would be eligible to receive the vaccine. where are we now? we seem to go in waves when we discuss coronavirus, and we're still dealing with the variant but we are coming to the start of the new school term, scotland children have already gone back, and we are approaching autumn, winter, that time of year when we would normally be getting bugs and worrying about flu. where are we now in terms of infections, hospitalisations, and watching the delta variant? the hospitalisations, and watching the delta variant?— delta variant? the next month i think will delta variant? the next month i thinkwill be — delta variant? the next month i think will be very _ delta variant? the next month i think will be very crucial. - delta variant? the next month i | think will be very crucial. august is always a little bit of an unusual month, because of course children of school, people are away on summer

holidays, to people mixing slightly different ways over the summer vacation. next month in england, children will start to go back to school as well, and by the middle of september, we will have an idea of what that is doing to cases. 0n the one hand, we have the delta variant, and sadly we have quite high prevalence. but we also have the vaccine, and how those trade off against each other, that remains to be seen as we move into september. it will take until about the end of september before we see the effect, but of course we should remember that as we move into the winter, that as we move into the winter, that as we move into the winter, that as or was it we have time for the nhs, and for the risk of respiratory virus in general. we want to avoid a year like last year, where we had very high hospital admissions, sadly very high number of deaths, but you might expect as we move into the winter hospital admissions to rise because is what happens in a normal year because of respiratory viruses.—

respiratory viruses. mike, thank you ve much respiratory viruses. mike, thank you very much for— respiratory viruses. mike, thank you very much for taking _ respiratory viruses. mike, thank you very much for taking us _ respiratory viruses. mike, thank you very much for taking us through - very much for taking us through all of that. still to come this morning, it has been dubbed the route 66 of scotland. amazing scenery, but concern the tourism boom driven by the north coast 500 road could be spoiling the beauty of the highlands. that coming up shortly on the latest news. time now for the weather. morning to you. is it hot enough for august? it is fine but it does not feel like august. it doesn't. it has ferried across the country. the met office has issued a report that has looked at some so far. in some places it has been above average, like scotland and northern ireland. in the south—east he will not feel like you have had an above average

summer. it has been relatively cool. not much sunshine and a fair bit of rain compared with an average summer so far. it really varies depending on where you are in the uk. over the next few days most of us are seeing fine summer weather. sunny spells lusting through the course of the day, largely try with just the odd spot of drizzly rain around. high pressure is sitting to the north of the uk. we have missed and fog patches around first thing, particularly in northern ireland, wales and south—west england. more clouds drifting in from the north sea across the far north of scotland. the odd spot of drizzle. a brighter day for east anglia and the south—east compared with yesterday where there was a lot of stubborn

cloud. it will feel relatively cool for the likes of newcastle and aberdeen. furtherwest, lighter aberdeen. further west, lighter winds aberdeen. furtherwest, lighter winds and temperatures up to 20 celsius and a little below average for the time of year but feeling pleasant in the sunshine. some cloud drifting around. there will be at the mist and fog patches developing. temperatures down into single figures for a few spots particular in the north of england and scotland as well. a fresh start. today. in the weekend a lot of dry weather with spells of sunshine. things not changing in a hurry due to the area of high pressure. cloud working into the hebrides and the northern isles. for the bulk of the uk at the amount of sunshine. the chance of an isolated shower in kent. saturday a bit warmer, around 18 to 21 degrees.

moving through into sunday and this area of high pressure very much with vasco sitting out to the north—west keeping any weather fronts at bay. the breeze coming in from the north sea bringing cloud in north—eastern scotland and north—east england as well. brightest in the south and the west and across parts of wales. cooler on sunday. more weather in half—an—hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. significant developments in afghanistan. we're joined now by the defence secretary, ben wallace. could you bring it up—to—date with the decisions that have been made in connection with the evacuation?

the decisions that have been made in connection with the evacuation? shat connection with the evacuation? git 4:30am, we closed the detention centre. that is now closed. the abbey gate is currently closed and will remain so. we are processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them today. that is effectively where we move to the next stage, the evacuation of our 1000 troops. next stage, the evacuation of our 1000 troops-— next stage, the evacuation of our 1000 troops. next stage, the evacuation of our 1000 troos. ., . , , ., i. 1000 troops. how many flights do you exect to 1000 troops. how many flights do you expect to take — 1000 troops. how many flights do you expect to take off _ 1000 troops. how many flights do you expect to take off today? _ 1000 troops. how many flights do you expect to take off today? lights - expect to take off today? lights va , as expect to take off today? lights vary. as do _ expect to take off today? lights vary. as do the _ expect to take off today? lights vary, as do the payloads. - expect to take off today? lights vary, as do the payloads. i- expect to take off today? lights vary, as do the payloads. i have authorised the loosening of regulations a few days ago so we could put more people on to planes that you would not normally do. it could range between eight and nine flights coming in. you have to take equipment out from the military as well. the americans have a clear timetable. i think we will top off

few days' time. i will not tell you exactly when the last british soldier is out will stop for operational reasons that we will be out before the united states. 50 tare out before the united states. so we had a clear picture _ out before the united states. so we had a clear picture of— out before the united states. so we had a clear picture of the _ out before the united states. so we had a clear picture of the numbers i had a clear picture of the numbers you talked about the british troops who are there. how many british troops are there who will need to be evacuated in the final hours? 1088 evacuated in the final hours? 1000 is the number _ evacuated in the final hours? 1000 is the number of _ evacuated in the final hours? 1000 is the number of troops _ evacuated in the final hours? iii: is the number of troops that are there. that is made up of the nearly 150, 160 who were there before this operation was triggered, plus the parachute regiment, logistics, raf. a whole range of characters have made this happen. we have even had people back in the uk ready on standby. a huge cast of people have been out there doing it. they come with equipment. one of the few challenges i had a few days ago, i

needed as many hours as possible to get afghans and british nationals out. the trade—off is, how much kit to be taken and how much to be effectively leave on the ground or destroy on the ground so no one else can use them or abandon, humanitarian versus military? that is a classical. we started with a long evacuation for the military and that was eating into too many days. i took advice from myjoint commander that he could concertina those hours. i said, let's do it, every ally matters for those trying to get out. we should not underestimate the significance of the achievement. i wish the environment was better. since this thing started, since august the 14th, we have taken out 14,000 people stop we had taken out nearly

8000 interpreters, people helping british armed forces, helping wider government. also british nationals. that is a huge achievement to do in a very hostile environment with awful humanitarian crisis around them. that is an achievement. as i said sadly had to say a good pj's ago, weeks ago, we were not everyone out but a significant chunk of that has gone out. out but a significant chunk of that has gone out-— out but a significant chunk of that has gone out. given what you said about your — has gone out. given what you said about your statements _ has gone out. given what you said j about your statements previously, this is in many ways the moment the uk government commit you personally, this is the moment you dreaded, the moment when you would have to say, no more. , ~' moment when you would have to say, no more. , ~ .,, no more. yes. i knew last night. it was not hastened _ no more. yes. i knew last night. it was not hastened by _ no more. yes. i knew last night. it

was not hastened by the _ no more. yes. i knew last night. it was not hastened by the attacks. i was not hastened by the attacks. that was horrendous yesterday. our plan was to leave last night. i knew it would happen at some stage. we have squeezed every hour. no doubt we will see stories in the next few days about why we had to leave a land rover, why did we leave a plane? we have squeezed it out and ended up with a situation that is a remarkable achievement, has not brought out every single person that has brought back to this country thousands of people, 15,000 people, some which is passport holders already but a significant number of afghans. we need to do the next step saying, they looked after us for 20 years and now we need to look after them. . , ., , . m them. the harsh reality check, notwithstanding _ them. the harsh reality check, notwithstanding the _ them. the harsh reality check, | notwithstanding the comments them. the harsh reality check, - notwithstanding the comments about commitment to those who you have a duty to still help ongoing, as you talk to me this morning, the gates

are shut. literally or metaphorically, to anyone who is not ready within that compound, this moment of those people trying to get out is over. it is moment of those people trying to get out is over. , ., ., ., out is over. it is over on that route for _ out is over. it is over on that route for the _ out is over. it is over on that route for the short _ out is over. it is over on that route for the short time. - out is over. it is over on that j route for the short time. the out is over. it is over on that. route for the short time. the g7 out is over. it is over on that - route for the short time. the g7 met and was very clear that the international community wanted to put pressure on the taliban to do a number of things. one was to make sure that route through this country and out of the country were maintained but also that afghanistan, that had signed up to a number of international obligations under the last government, that there is obligations towards human rights were maintained and also that the taliban give passage to our people. i am the taliban give passage to our people. iam not the taliban give passage to our people. i am not kidding myself that is easy and that will happen but i think it is likely that the afghan taliban will want to keep the airport functioning. trade is

incredibly important to afghanistan. they were keep borders open and they will keep flights going. whether that will be immediately, i don't know. in the medium—term, i think thatis know. in the medium—term, i think that is possible. i know other countries in the middle east with close ties to afghanistan are working to explore how they can keep the airport open or actually deliver the airport open or actually deliver the airport open or actually deliver the airport maintenance and function so we can do that. also, two things for those people. i know how desperate they will be. i have had them personally in my e—mails with theirfamilies them personally in my e—mails with their families desperately trying to get through. we will beef up where we need neighbouring countries that these are processing centres, we will take those people from them if and when they turn up. third countries is a possibility. again it is suboptimal. if they can get there, i think that is a possibility. we will make arrangements if people turn up, they

will be processed and we will bring them home, bring them back to the united kingdom to start a new life, if they can do that. at the same time we will see what advice we can give them to protect themselves while they are in afghanistan. {either while they are in afghanistan. other british military _ while they are in afghanistan. other british military on _ while they are in afghanistan. other british military on the _ while they are in afghanistan. other british military on the ground, are they still actively liaising with they still actively liaising with the taliban? i know the routes now, as you have clearly described to get to the airport, that is over, that part of it is over. what about dialogue with the taliban, about helping some people get out still after the airport is closed? is that ongoing? after the airport is closed? is that oniioin? ., after the airport is closed? is that onuroin? ., ., after the airport is closed? is that oniioin? ., .,y after the airport is closed? is that oniioin? ., ., , ., ongoing? local and military are talkini to ongoing? local and military are talking to local— ongoing? local and military are talking to local taliban - ongoing? local and military are - talking to local taliban commanders. it is essential to do that. they controlling the outer corners and wider access to the airport. we saw beginning of yesterday, the taliban tightening to some extent, allowing british passport holders through but not allowing many afghans through

who did not have those papers. we saw that growing and i think that is the taliban starting to exert overall control and their policy. we don't have many hours or days left and therefore it is important at local level, where there are people we can still help we will try. also, the taliban will want a going concern of an airfield and we want to hand over one because that is the best chance of getting people out in the medium and even shorter term if we can. ,,, ., ~ ., the medium and even shorter term if we can. .,~ ., , we can. speaking to you this morning. — we can. speaking to you this morning. i — we can. speaking to you this morning, i sense _ we can. speaking to you this morning, i sense a - we can. speaking to you this morning, i sense a sense . we can. speaking to you this morning, i sense a sense of| morning, i sense a sense of resignation in your town. we have spoken many times and i have spoken to your colleagues many times. how you feeling about what is happening right now? mr; you feeling about what is happening riiht now? ~ , , you feeling about what is happening riiht now? g , ., ., right now? my feelings are nothing com -ared right now? my feelings are nothing compared to _ right now? my feelings are nothing compared to the _ right now? my feelings are nothing compared to the people _ right now? my feelings are nothing compared to the people standing l compared to the people standing outside the gate, the people who did not make it. i am focused on the next stage of my witches two things.

saying thank you to the troops who have done this amazing thing and he said for 20 years, some of them will feel bewildered and with great loss of purpose but also focused on making sure the rest of government, i am well supported by my home secretary, we will turn this to a welcoming place for the men and women of afghanistan who have risked their lives for 20 years for us. that is my focus. i will lift my morale, trying to do something better, but we are in a place that is not a good few days that we had to face. we is not a good few days that we had to face. ~ ~' ., . is not a good few days that we had to face. ~ ~ ., ., .,,, ., to face. we know a huge loss of life from the afghans _ to face. we know a huge loss of life from the afghans who _ to face. we know a huge loss of life from the afghans who were - to face. we know a huge loss of life from the afghans who were there . to face. we know a huge loss of life - from the afghans who were there when the bomb went off, the two suicide bombs. they know the us military have lost people. there will be immediate concerns about british troops during that same role in and around the airport. what are your immediate concerns over that? mr; immediate concerns over that? m thoughts immediate concerns over that? m1 thoughts this immediate concerns over that? tj'i1

thoughts this morning with immediate concerns over that? tj�*i1: thoughts this morning with the immediate concerns over that? tj�*i1' thoughts this morning with the 13 immediate concerns over that? tj'i1 thoughts this morning with the 13 us pledge radically one died overnight, soldiers who lost their lives yesterday and the about 60 to 80 afghans who also died. included in that will be families in this horrendous and pointless attack by rethink, isis, on them. no one should have been targeted. these were people leaving the country. the united states with there for protection. that is what hit my mind first thing when i wake up. our soldiers are in danger in the same way the united states are. with all the turmoil we see an immediate in the turmoil we see an immediate in the united states, the united sent an overwhelming force into the airport to secure it and that is why we are able to fly out with our forces in a safer environment and thatis forces in a safer environment and that is why it is not a shooting war and they put themselves at risk and the cost of that risk we saw last

night. these are close friends and allies, our closest friends, and it is very hurtful. it could have been our soldiers. terrace like this, we think it was one suicide bomber and another smaller explosion detonated in the middle of the crowd, near the can now commence near the hotel, it could have been one of our soldiers. i am grateful and pleased it was not but i am sad it was somebody�*s. we will take a posture that is about security. ourforces will take a posture that is about security. our forces are doing that now. we have sent 16 aerosol brigade can abrogate defend itself on its own if necessary for a period of time. they will be alert. has the risk escalated _ time. they will be alert. has the risk escalated now _ time. they will be alert. has the risk escalated now you - time. they will be alert. has the risk escalated now you know - time. they will be alert. has the l risk escalated now you know there has been a terrorist attack? hate has been a terrorist attack? we alwa s has been a terrorist attack? , always thought there would be a risk

that escalates as we left in general terms. somebody would want to claim they had kicked us all out. someone would have wanted to grab media attention. isis being probably the most ruthless, the most hurriedly when it comes to attacks that the one that does not have any regard for life was obviously the prime suspect. that has come out as predicted. they have started to make operations, we sill that tragically last night that there could be other enemies or other terrorist groups who may want to attack us. it will get more volatile i suspect as we get more volatile i suspect as we get towards the end. that is why our troops are on a higher alert. it has been a very dangerous place alongside a humanitarian crisis all along. no one knew what the taliban would do. they swept through in alice to take over kabul. no one

knew what would happen next. —— in hours. mercifully the taliban has allowed this to continue. only in the last 36 hours have they tightened their grip on it. we will get our last you people out. we will process them, bring them out. it will identify people outside still that we can find a way of getting in, we will see what we can do that the main process the main effort is over. , �* , .,, over. president biden spoke last niiht over. president biden spoke last ni i ht and over. president biden spoke last night and talked _ over. president biden spoke last night and talked about _ over. president biden spoke last l night and talked about retribution. with the uk be part of whatever action may follow? i know that is unclear at this stage. if there is some form of retaliation, targeted action against terrorist groups, would we be part of that? isis an how would we be part of that? isis anyhow is _ would we be part of that? isis anyhow is a — would we be part of that? is 3 anyhow is a group we are taking action against, whether in iraq or

syria, where they pose imminent threat to the united kingdom. isis kp in afghanistan poses imminent threat to the united kingdom, it does now and will do i suspect in the future. we are already taking action. i have to periodically either report to parliament or announced to parliament the number of strikes i have authorised to be carried out. they are many against is in syria and iraq. that is an ongoing operation. isis poses a direct threat to united kingdom citizens and their interests. wherever that manifests itself, we will take action and last night saw how dangerous they are and we should not look at this in an instant retribution tomorrow and everyone will move on, tackling isis and the threat it poses is going to be ongoing. threat it poses is going to be oniioin. . ~' ,, threat it poses is going to be oniioin. . ~ i. ., threat it poses is going to be oniioin. . ~' ., ongoing. thank you for your time this morning- _ ongoing. thank you for your time this morning. then _ ongoing. thank you for your time this morning. then wallace - ongoing. thank you for your time - this morning. then wallace speaking to us. thank you.

let's talk to jane and find out what is happening in terms of the sport. we have had a bronze in the last hour. ~ i, we have had a bronze in the last hour. ~ . ., g, we have had a bronze in the last hour. ~ . ., ., ., ., hour. we have had more than that sto -ed hour. we have had more than that stopped at — hour. we have had more than that stopped at the _ hour. we have had more than that stopped at the moment _ hour. we have had more than that stopped at the moment britain - hour. we have had more than that stopped at the moment britain is. hour. we have had more than that i stopped at the moment britain is up to second in the paralympic table. this time yesterday we were fourth. we have seven gold medals. one of theirs has been won by kadeena cox on the cycling track stop another gold after a blistering race from kadeena cox, winning the time trial with a world record time. she fought off opposition from the canadian champion, kate o'brien. she broke the world record in the process. kadeena cox was defending her gold from rio. she will try to repeat the

double in tokyo.— double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van gass _ double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van gass got _ double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van gass got third _ double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van gass got third place. - jaco van gass got third place. bronson britain in the teeth 35100 metres. —— tango 35100 metres. she crossed the finish line in 14.18 seconds. the issue up—to—date with the paralympics. england will start day three of the third test against india with a huge lead afterjoe root got third century in a row. the england openers put themselves in a good position. which has been in fantastic form this year and he eased to 100 on his home ground of

headingley. england lead by 345 runs and they're in a strong position to level the five—match series. he's phenomenal, isn't he? scores runs all the time. pace and speed that he does it, you look up and suddenly he is 20 not out and you can't really remember a shot he has played. he is that busy and scores that quickly. to be able to bat with him, he's fantastic. he's led from the front again. there's a mouthwatering group in the champions league as last year's finalists manchester city will face a paris saint—germain side now even more powerful with the signing of lionel messi. but, could this player, cristiano ronaldo — the footballer messi has shared the limelight with for more than a decade — be involved too? ronaldo's current club, juventus are willing to sell him during this transfer window. manchester city are said to be considering a deal to bring the former manchester united player back to britain. the full champions league draw

is on the bbc sport website. that would be interesting, wouldn't it? both celtic and rangers are through to the europa league group stages, but neither had the greatest of nights. rangers drew 0—0 in armenia to alashkert, but went through on aggregate. celtic were very lucky to qualify. they scored first against az alkmaar, but conceded two terrible goals. joe hart failed to clear the ball and allowed the dutch side to equalise. then an own goal from their swedish defender carl starfelt put celtic two—one behind on the night, but they hung on to win 3—2 on aggregate. not so good for the scottish teams trying to make the group stage of the europa conference league. stjohnstone lost 2—0 at home to lask, they go out 3—1 on aggregate. aberdeen were knocked out by fk qarabag. now, after harry kane confirmed he would be staying at tottenham, for now, he started and scored twice for his club last night. spurs beat portuguese side pacos de ferreira 3—0 on the night, 3—1 on aggregate. the draw for the group stages

of the europa and europa conference leagues is later today. reports that harry kane might have been going to manchester city look to pr. however, that could be because manchester city might be buying cristiano ronaldo. i thought you were channelling the 70s a bit today. farrah fawcett! there is that although is abba. i thought you were getting a bit of a nod to that. favourite song? the only one that springs to mind is mum amir. it was not my era. it does not have to be your era to like abba. would you like an update? yes, top of my list. after a whopping 39 years since abba last released new music, their long—awaited return has been

teased by a cryptic message posted on social media. the swedish pop icons have launched a website, asking fans to register interest in a project — which is thought to be a tour and five new songs. could be very, very interesting. they have had some great hits. here is a reminder. # yes i've been brokenhearted # blue since the day we parted. # why, why, did i ever let you go? # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. # waterloo, promise to love you forever more. # super trooper, lights are gonna find me. # shining like the sun. # take a chance on me. # that's all i ask of you, honey. # take a chance on me. # you can dance, you canjive.

# having the time of my life. # see that girl, watch that scene, dig it the dancing queen. you will barely see the difference now. and we can now speak to superfans and tribute band abba's angels. good morning to you. good morning. how excited are we about the possibility of new music? tiersr possibility of new music? very excited to _ possibility of new music? very excited to be _ possibility of new music? very excited to be singing - possibility of new music? very excited to be singing new- possibility of new music? , excited to be singing new songs up to 21 years of singing abba. fabulous. we cannot wait. you have the line-up — fabulous. we cannot wait. you have the line-up wrong. _ fabulous. we cannot wait. you have the line-up wrong. shouldn't - fabulous. we cannot wait. you have the line-up wrong. shouldn't the . fabulous. we cannot wait. you have | the line-up wrong. shouldn't the two the line—up wrong. shouldn't the two ladies be on the front and the two guys at the back?—

guys at the back? charlie get set. that was my _ guys at the back? charlie get set. that was my argument. _ guys at the back? charlie get set. that was my argument. i - guys at the back? charlie get set. that was my argument. i we - guys at the back? charlie get set. that was my argument. i we ran i guys at the back? charlie get set. i that was my argument. i we ran out of microphones. — that was my argument. i we ran out of microphones, to _ that was my argument. i we ran out of microphones, to be _ that was my argument. i we ran out of microphones, to be honest. - that was my argument. i we ran out. of microphones, to be honest. maybe i am better on — of microphones, to be honest. maybe i am better on camera _ of microphones, to be honest. maybe i am better on camera but _ of microphones, to be honest. maybe i am better on camera but that - of microphones, to be honest. maybe i am better on camera but that is - i am better on camera but that is open _ i am better on camera but that is open for— i am better on camera but that is open for debate.— i am better on camera but that is open for debate. that may not go well to io open for debate. that may not go well to go down _ open for debate. that may not go well to go down that _ open for debate. that may not go well to go down that route! - open for debate. that may not go well to go down that route! you i open for debate. that may not go l well to go down that route! you are a tribute and. now restrictions are easing, i suppose you have been working a lot more. how exciting will this before fans? it is fantastic. _ will this before fans? it is fantastic. mamma - will this before fans? it is fantastic. mamma mia, i will this before fans? it is i fantastic. mamma mia, the will this before fans? it 3 fantastic. mamma mia, the first and second films brought abba to a new generation. we have so many new and who would love to hear new songs. one will be upbeat and one banner and then some more album tracks. —— and then some more album tracks. —— and won a ballad. hopefully we will get even more bookings. i am really

excited to get _ get even more bookings. i am really excited to get more _ get even more bookings. i am really excited to get more music. - get even more bookings. i am really excited to get more music. they - get even more bookings. i am really. excited to get more music. they were incredible _ excited to get more music. they were incredible song writers, incredible musicians. — incredible song writers, incredible musicians, so creative. looking forward — musicians, so creative. looking forward to— musicians, so creative. looking forward to what they are bringing us after so _ forward to what they are bringing us after so long. i forward to what they are bringing us after so long-— after so long. i am a massive abba fan. i after so long. i am a massive abba fan- i going — after so long. i am a massive abba fan- i going to _ after so long. i am a massive abba fan. i going to treat _ after so long. i am a massive abba fan. i going to treat us _ after so long. i am a massive abba fan. i going to treat us this - fan. i going to treat us this morning?— fan. i going to treat us this mornini ? ~ , i. ., morning? we will sing you a little bit of dancing _ morning? we will sing you a little bit of dancing queen _ morning? we will sing you a little bit of dancing queen capella. - morning? we will sing you a little bit of dancing queen capella. go| morning? we will sing you a little i bit of dancing queen capella. go for it. music macro _ bit of dancing queen capella. go for it. music macro -- _ it. music macro —— # you are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17. # dancing queen, feel the beat and sweet, only 17. # dancing queen, feel the heat from the tambourine. # you can dance, you canjive,

having the time of your life. # see that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen. music end—macro —— # not the easiest thing to sing live at ten to eight. the abba magic still sustains. there is a curiosity factor and people with want a little bit more. do you think it is mr alger, happy memories? i think some of it might be. i do think some of it might be. i do think we have got a whole new generation. when i first started abba's angels in millennium year, we had a lot of 40th, 50th birthday is

the kind of thing. now it is 18—year—olds, 21st birthdays. we have sung in a lot of other bands. it is easy to get bored with singing certain songs but the abba we have never been bored.— certain songs but the abba we have never been bored. audiences always love it. if never been bored. audiences always love it- if you _ never been bored. audiences always love it. if you book _ never been bored. audiences always love it. if you book an _ never been bored. audiences always love it. if you book an abba - never been bored. audiences always love it. if you book an abba tribute i love it. if you book an abba tribute band _ love it. if you book an abba tribute hand because you love about you are guaranteed _ hand because you love about you are guaranteed a great night. who band because you love about you are guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do _ guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do this _ guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do this job? _ guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do this job? we - guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do this job? we have - guaranteed a great night. who would not want to do this job? we have goti not want to do this job? we have got to travel all over the world doing it. i to travel all over the world doing it. , , ., ., ., ., to travel all over the world doing it. i feel beyond and unafraid have been slightly _ it. i feel beyond and unafraid have been slightly left _ it. i feel beyond and unafraid have been slightly left out _ it. i feel beyond and unafraid have been slightly left out of— it. i feel beyond and unafraid have been slightly left out of the - been slightly left out of the package. —— bjorn and annafried. i am sure you will all be glued to see what is coming up from abba. thank you very much. goodbye. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather.

i was trying to think of an abba song that would work with the weather. not a case of waterloo! we do not have much water in the forecast. good try. we have some dry, fine, settled weather if he had plans for a party or a going camping at the weekend. things are looking settled. dry nights and cooler mornings with mist and fog around. this is the picture from devon. through today, largely dry spells of sunshine around. not completely dry. a few spots of drizzle coming out of the cloud, which is trapped under this area of high pressure, which is in charge. it is not shifting much over the next few days. a bit writer

than yesterday, particularly in east anglia and the south east. still the breeze coming off the north sea. brazier around the east coast. further west, lighter winds, sunny spells and it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine. in northern ireland, 20 degrees or so. a fine and try day ahead through the course of the day. this evening and overnight most of us try with clear spells stop temperatures just about down into mid single figures in scotland and northern england as well. tomorrow, just the outside chance of one or two showers drifting towards the far south—east. we are looking at a dry weekend with spells of sunshine for many areas stop on saturday after the pull start try and find that lots of

sunshine. showers are drifting away quite quickly from kent. —— dry and fine. more sunshine compared with today. top temperatures getting up today. top temperatures getting up to 22 degrees on saturday, probably the warmest day for the weekend on saturday. the high pressure still stays with us. the wind is coming in from the north sea. more cloud across parts of eastern scotland, north—east england as well. more brightness in the south—west of england and wales. temperatures a touchdown on saturday. fine and settled weather through into monday and into next week as well. not too bad at. the headlines coming up for you next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today —

the uk evacuation of afghanistan is in its "final hours" as the main processing centre at kabul airport closes its doors. we are now processing the last approximately 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and who will fly them out today. —— we will fly them out. at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in yesterday's suicide attacks. president biden promises to find those responsible. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. five years after the last bhs store closed for good, what do we do with our empty department stores? i'll be finding out. are you in to the beach this

weekend? i am on the beach where the rnli are issuing a warning and some advice to help you stay safe. a second medal on the paralympic track. war veteranjaco van gass has won bronze in the 1,000 metres sprint, adding to his gold yesterday in the individual pursuit. good morning. it's friday 27th august. the uk has entered the final stages of its afghanistan evacuation, with the closure of its main processing centre at kabul airport. the ministry of defence confirmed that no more people will be called to the airport to leave the country. around 1,000 are currently waiting to be airlifted by the raf. it comes after more than 90 people, including 13 us soldiers, were killed in attacks at the capital's airport yesterday. let's speak now to our political correspondent, helen catt. a significant moment, a number of

logistical details of the most this morning about what will happen over the next hours into days. tell is a little more. the next hours into days. tell is a little more-— the next hours into days. tell is a little more. . g; :: :: :: , , little more. that 3000 days is when we have heard _ little more. that 3000 days is when we have heard repeatedly _ little more. that 3000 days is when we have heard repeatedly this - little more. that 3000 days is when | we have heard repeatedly this week. we knew the operation would come to an end, it has now been confirmed by the ministry of defence that is in those very final stages. most processing of applications has now stopped after about 13,700 people have been evacuated. here's what the defence secretary ben wallace said about what has happened. bbout defence secretary ben wallace said about what has happened. about 4.30 this morning. — about what has happened. about 4.30 this morning. we _ about what has happened. about 4.30 this morning, we authorised _ about what has happened. about 4.30 this morning, we authorised the - this morning, we authorised the closure — this morning, we authorised the closure of— this morning, we authorised the closure of our processing centre and brought _ closure of our processing centre and brought across the british government officials that were working — government officials that were working there, our military, and indeed — working there, our military, and indeed the — working there, our military, and indeed the people that were inside it for processing, so it is now closed — it for processing, so it is now closed we _ it for processing, so it is now closed. we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the _ approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield, and we will— on the inside of the airfield, and we will fly— on the inside of the airfield, and we will fly them out today. that is effectively where we start to move

to the _ effectively where we start to move to the next stage which is the evacuation of our 1000 troops. troops — evacuation of our 1000 troops. troops to— evacuation of our 1000 troops. troops to leave after that, along with diplomats. ben wallace did say they would have to leave some equipment behind, or destroy it, that was a trade—off, he said, in order to get more people out. the other thing he was very keen to stress this morning is that this has not been sped up, if you like, because of what happened yesterday, this was always the preplanned timetable. . ., . «a timetable. the attacks were horrendous _ timetable. the attacks were horrendous yesterday, - timetable. the attacks were horrendous yesterday, but i timetable. the attacks were i horrendous yesterday, but our timetable. the attacks were - horrendous yesterday, but our plan was to _ horrendous yesterday, but our plan was to leave last night. i knew it was to leave last night. i knew it was going — was to leave last night. i knew it was going to happen at some stage. we have _ was going to happen at some stage. we have squeezed every hour, and no doubt _ we have squeezed every hour, and no doubt we _ we have squeezed every hour, and no doubt we will see stories in a few days' _ doubt we will see stories in a few days' time — doubt we will see stories in a few days' time in the media, why did relieve _ days' time in the media, why did relieve a — days' time in the media, why did relieve a land rover or something? we did _ relieve a land rover or something? we did it _ relieve a land rover or something? we did it so — relieve a land rover or something? we did it so we have more people on planes _ we did it so we have more people on planes and _ we did it so we have more people on planes and so we had more hours, so we squeezed — planes and so we had more hours, so we squeezed it all out as much as possible. — we squeezed it all out as much as possible, and we have ended up with a situation _ possible, and we have ended up with a situation that is a remarkable achievement, hasn't brought every single _ achievement, hasn't brought every single person out, but it has brought— single person out, but it has brought back to this country thousands of people, 15,000 people,

some _ thousands of people, 15,000 people, some british passport holders already. — some british passport holders already, but obviously a significant number— already, but obviously a significant number of— already, but obviously a significant number of afghans and we now need to say, number of afghans and we now need to say. they— number of afghans and we now need to say, they looked after us for 20 years. — say, they looked after us for 20 years. now— say, they looked after us for 20 years, now let's look after them. ministers— years, now let's look after them. ministers have been keen to suggest that there will still be other ways out for those who are left behind, because as you heard ben wallace say there, there will be some who are left behind. johnson had talked about using influence, tell a man allowed safe passage to those people, ben wallace was talking this morning elsewhere about people perhaps finding their way to nibble on countries to be processed, then they will be able to come to the uk from there. but he acknowledged it would be extremely difficult for people on the ground to make it out of the country. certainly in terms of the country. certainly in terms of where the taliban is very much in control, he said that actually yesterday, the taliban was turning back some afghan nationals who are trying to get to the airport in kabul because they did not have these or foreign passports, kabul because they did not have these orforeign passports, and he saw that as a sign of exerting

taliban control, so there will be lots of questions asked about how realistic it will be for those who are left there to be able to get out. i, ~ are left there to be able to get out. ., ~ , ., a major study of covid vaccine side—effects suggests that the risk of developing blood clots, after being vaccinated, is far lower than the risk of clots caused by actually having coronavirus. the team, led by oxford university, looked at records of more than 29 million people who had the jab, and said the findings showed the "substantial" benefit of vaccination. our health correspondent naomi grimley reports. as more of us get vaccinated, britain's scientists are learning more about the possible side effects that come with getting jabbed. but the news is reassuring. according to this study led by oxford university, for every 10 million people vaccinated with astrazeneca, an extra 107 would be hospitalised or die from thrombocytopenia, which can cause internal bleeding and haemorrhages. but that is nearly nine times lower

than the risks of the same condition following natural infection. and crucially, no higher than with other vaccines such as the flu jab. the astrazeneca vaccine also had a slightly higher risk of blood clots in veins, but again, this was 200 times lower than the risk if you caught covid. in those receiving the pfizerjab, there was an increased risk of stroke, but this was still 12 times lower than the risks that came with infection. the researchers hope it will provide context to some of the headlines over the last few months. we were studying a range of bleeding and clotting outcomes. the vast majority of people, the overwhelming majority of people vaccinated, don't experience these, so in relation to these outcomes, these vaccines appear to be very, very safe. a small number of people do get these outcomes,

sadly. these risks seem to be comparable with other vaccines, such as the flu vaccine. and the other thing i want to say, really, in this context, is that, if you develop covid—19, the risks of the same outcomes, from our data, arejust so much higher. this pandemic is still continuing to wreak havoc around the globe. 68,000 people died of covid last week worldwide, and the vast majority of those lives would have been saved if they had been vaccinated. naomi grimley, bbc news. earlier this morning, paralympic gb cyclist jaco van gass won bronze in his second event of the games in tokyo. yesterday he won gold with a record—breaking performance in the men's c3 3000 metre individual pursuit. but rewind the clock back 12 years, to august 2009, and jaco was fighting for his life after being hit by a rocket—propelled grenade while serving in afghanistan. let's take a look at his journey.

jaco van gass' journey to tokyo gold has been far from straightforward. in 2009, he served in the parachute regiment in afghanistan when a grenade left him with a collapsed lung and the loss of his left arm at the age ofjust 22. while it marks the age ofjust 22. while it marks the end of his military career, it paved the way for a new passion, extreme sports. he credits much of the success to the supportive perceived early on from each other to. ~ , ., ., , ~ ., to. we help them get on a bike and iive it a to. we help them get on a bike and give it a go — to. we help them get on a bike and give it a go again- _ to. we help them get on a bike and give it a go again. just _ to. we help them get on a bike and give it a go again. just three - to. we help them get on a bike and give it a go again. just three years. give it a go again. just three years after his injury. — give it a go again. just three years after his injury, there _ give it a go again. just three years after his injury, there was - give it a go again. just three years after his injury, there was part - after his injury, there was part of the first disabled team to reach the north pole. he wasjoined by prince harry. not afraid to push himself to the limits, he then claimed the 6000 metre mountain in alaska. —— claimed. in 2014, he won double gold at the invictus games in london,

grabbed another in 2016. after narrowly missing selection for rio he comes to these games of the world champion. just three days into the paralympics, and alreadyjaco van gass has metres mark on the tracks of tokyo. she said he comes to these games as a three—time world champion. ——he comes to these games as a three—time world champion. and jaco's fiancee kathryn pringle is with us now. you must be delighted. absolutely, esterda you must be delighted. absolutely, yesterday was _ you must be delighted. absolutely, yesterday was his _ you must be delighted. absolutely, yesterday was his main _ you must be delighted. absolutely, yesterday was his main event, - you must be delighted. absolutely, yesterday was his main event, he i yesterday was his main event, he wrote the world record and won. today he still broke the world record and it is a bronze medal, so i know he will be over them in with that. ,, , . , ., i know he will be over them in with that. ,, ,. , ., ., , , that. set the scene, you are up this mornini that. set the scene, you are up this morning and _ that. set the scene, you are up this morning and watching, _ that. set the scene, you are up this morning and watching, how- that. set the scene, you are up this morning and watching, how was - that. set the scene, you are up this morning and watching, how was it? that. set the scene, you are up this i morning and watching, how was it? or were you with? what were you feeling? i were you with? what were you feelini ? i, i, , were you with? what were you feelini? . . , , , , feeling? i am at my best friend, she has been great _ feeling? i am at my best friend, she has been great support _ feeling? i am at my best friend, she has been great support for- feeling? i am at my best friend, she has been great support for me - feeling? i am at my best friend, she has been great support for me this i has been great support for me this whole time. we are just at home

today, and we had to be tv on. i thought i was going to be a lot less nervous this morning, but when it actually came to his right, i still felt the adrenaline running through me and started to get a bit shaky, but i'm such a nervous spectator, but i'm such a nervous spectator, but yeah, it's lovely, we have decorated the house with all the paralympics gb stuff, and i am just a wee habit got to go ahead this year. 50 a wee habit got to go ahead this ear, ., , ., a wee habit got to go ahead this ear. ., , ., ., ., a wee habit got to go ahead this ear. ., y ., ., ., year. so lovely to hear from you this morning- — year. so lovely to hear from you this morning. can _ year. so lovely to hear from you this morning. can i _ year. so lovely to hear from you this morning. can ijust - year. so lovely to hear from you this morning. can ijust check? i year. so lovely to hear from you i this morning. can ijust check? did he contact you immediately after the race, while he was still on his bike? was that after the first race? not immediately, no, he has to go through a kind of recovery and cool down. i spoke to him yesterday when he was just back on his bike yesterday when i spoke to him, but it was not immediately after, no. 0k. on it was not immediately after, no. ok. on thejourney he has been on, we saw a glimpse of what he has been through, i dare say it be even more so than other people, there is a lot

of emotion running through your fiance, these are extraordinary times. how is he been cupping? i think he is coping really well. when i spoke to him yesterday, it handily sunk in. i thought it would take some time for him to absorb it, because this is in such a long dream, he tried to make it to rio and narrowly missed out on being selected, so it has been almost a majorjourney and then a one—year delay because of the pandemic, so he will be filled with emotions, but he is actually really good at channelling the solutions to fuel him when he was riding, and i am so proud of him for that. it is a hard task. ., ., proud of him for that. it is a hard task. . ., ., , task. often with amazing athletes, we talk to the _ task. often with amazing athletes, we talk to the families, _ task. often with amazing athletes, we talk to the families, and - task. often with amazing athletes, we talk to the families, and we - task. often with amazing athletes, l we talk to the families, and we know that you are the real kind of strength behind the people who end “p strength behind the people who end up getting the medals. i ask you this, and i hope you understand the

sentiment, he is very committed and he is dedicated to what he is doing. i dare say there are times he has been difficult to be around, for all sorts of reasons, because of that dedication. it must be tough for you sometimes. dedication. it must be tough for you sometimes-— sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it _ sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it tough, _ sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it tough, but _ sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it tough, but i - sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it tough, but i am - sometimes. personally, i actually don't find it tough, but i am very | don't find it tough, but i am very into fitness myself, and i think it is not a chore for us to do exercise each day. so i do not find it very tough, he is very calm, he approached this paralympics very differently to the rio one, because he made a lot of sacrifices and just change the way he was feeling about cycling, sophie ashley to give a break, and he found a much better balance between his kind of life and has cycling life, and hejust had the balance perfect this time round. it wasn't difficult at all, i have to say. it wasn't difficult at all, i have to sa . ., . it wasn't difficult at all, i have tosa. ., ., , ., ., to say. no, i am pleased to hear that, to say. no, i am pleased to hear that. and — to say. no, i am pleased to hear that. and it _ to say. no, i am pleased to hear that, and it sounds _ to say. no, i am pleased to hear

that, and it sounds like - to say. no, i am pleased to hear that, and it sounds like you - to say. no, i am pleased to hearj that, and it sounds like you have clearly worked out a way that between the two of you, making it absolutely work.— absolutely work. yeah, and i think it comes from _ absolutely work. yeah, and i think it comes from what _ absolutely work. yeah, and i think it comes from what happened - absolutely work. yeah, and i think it comes from what happened to l absolutely work. yeah, and i think i it comes from what happened to him as well, because i think, coming so close to losing a life like that, i think you just decided that he needs to enjoy this process, not a scan of what i have said to him while he is there as well, regardless of how you do, pleasejust make there as well, regardless of how you do, please just make sure you enjoy it. because it is such a once—in—a—lifetime thing, that is truly incredible from where he came from. he truly incredible from where he came from. i, , truly incredible from where he came from. ., , ., ., , from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? — from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? you _ from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? you are _ from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? you are not _ from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? you are not expecting - from. he has got three more events, hasn't he? you are not expecting to i hasn't he? you are not expecting to be so nervous today, what is your strategy? be so nervous today, what is your stratei ? i, i, i, be so nervous today, what is your stratei ? ., ., ., , ., strategy? tomorrow is the wedding of one of my best _ strategy? tomorrow is the wedding of one of my best friends, _ strategy? tomorrow is the wedding of one of my best friends, so _ strategy? tomorrow is the wedding of one of my best friends, so i _ strategy? tomorrow is the wedding of one of my best friends, so i will- one of my best friends, so i will have to get into the zone of that, although he is racing in the middle of the night, sol although he is racing in the middle of the night, so i can probably still tune in. ifeel a bit less

nervous for that, especially as he has got a gold and bronze already, so there's less to be nervous about, i think it will be over the with those. the road is quite nerve—racking, he goes on to that next week, and that is quite nerve—racking because on the road there are lots of riders in a bunch, and lots of climbs in this course, so i will probably be a lot more nervous next thursday when he is racing in the road race. it nervous next thursday when he is racing in the road race.— nervous next thursday when he is racing in the road race. it has been a deliiht racing in the road race. it has been a delight talking _ racing in the road race. it has been a delight talking to _ racing in the road race. it has been a delight talking to you. _ racing in the road race. it has been a delight talking to you. have - racing in the road race. it has been a delight talking to you. have fun i a delight talking to you. have fun at the wedding tomorrow. it is good to hear someone gets to go to your wedding, it's lovely, good luck with all the nodes, and of course enjoy the chance you will have with jaco when you do eventually speak to him, take care. i, ~ when you do eventually speak to him, take care. . ~ i. when you do eventually speak to him, take care. i, ~' ,, ,., when you do eventually speak to him, take care. . ~ i. . when you do eventually speak to him, take care-_ we i take care. thank you so much. we will keep you _ take care. thank you so much. we will keep you up-to-date - take care. thank you so much. we will keep you up-to-date with - take care. thank you so much. we will keep you up-to-date with the | will keep you up—to—date with the events happening this morning. catch up events happening this morning. catch up with some more family members later on. it is always very interesting how people are, some people are calm, some people are not. she was very solid.

earlier this month, we spoke to mark king, who has been calling for defibrillators to become mandatory in all schools and sports clubs. it's an important cause for mark, whose young son oliver died from cardiac arrest after a swimming lesson 10 years ago. following his appearance on breakfast alongside former liverpool footballer jamie carragher, the pair were invited to meet the education secretary gavin williamson, to discuss the campaign. they had that meeting yesterday, as luxmy gopal reports.

preparing for the next step in a journey which started a decade ago, with the death of his son, oliver. my lucky lock of our ollie's hair. that will go in my pocket, so it will bring us a bit of luck. not a bit, a lot of luck, that will be here. oliver was 12 when he died, having suffered a cardiac arrest during a swimming lesson at school. his father, mark, is on a mission to make defibrillators mandatory for all schools and sports clubs. tickets, money, yeah. see you later on. he's taking his school's mission right to the top, to the education secretary. also on board is former liverpool and england defender jamie carragher, who has worked with mark's campaign for years. mark says his son would still be alive if there had been a defibrillator at the pool where he died. through a charity he set up, mark has distributed the devices to more than 5,500 schools and gyms. he hopes today's meeting will help push towards the legislation he's after. how are you feeling about today? very optimistic, confident that we'll get a good result today off gavin. and what do you hope the outcome will be? hopefully legislation for schools and then full legislation to follow.

that wherever you see a fire extinguisher in a public building, you've got fire extinguishers here. obviously there are defibs here already. wherever you see a fire extinguisher in a public building, a defib not farfrom it. we can't have a meeting about a meeting about a meeting that happened three months ago. it's an answer today, please. the fact these aren't in every school up and down the country, every sports centre, every building basically is a travesty really and hopefully we can change that. i think this has become even more prominent now on the back of what happened in the summer with christian eriksen. we all watched that. as i said, it really hit home — how important defibrillators are. hopefully, we can get what everybody wants. christian eriksen collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest during the euros. he was treated with a defibrillator on the pitch and went on to recover. current legislation in england means defibrillators are put in place in new schools and those being refurbished. mark and jamie want the education secretary, gavin williamson, to get it extended further. a seemingly positive meeting with a tweet of support. i think he is committed to what we're trying to do.

he's got children himself. he understands from a father's point of view that we've got to look after our kids. the education secretary told mark and jamie he's committed to pushing for retrospective legislation to get defibrillators in all schools and to try to secure funding for schools to get the devices at cost price, £600 each. he has also said he's going to give us some financial support. that was a shock to me because we've never asked the government to pay. but if they're feeling generous? carry on. who am i to say no? let's get the money in, the equipment out and let's start saving lives. yes, i think speaking to gavin williamson today, it looks like he's on board. that's the impression in the meeting and we're very thankful of that. hopefully he'll back that up and i think he will. lending them support is a politician who, as a child, learned to swim in the very pool where mark's son died. i'm hoping this legislation is not needed because who would be against putting defibrillators in school?

pushing the secretary of state as we did today and others is the way forward in my view. if we wait for legislation, it might be too long. the second reading of mark's bill to make devices mandatory in schools is due before parliament in a couple of weeks. he hopes, with this new backing today, it may stand more of a chance of progressing to the next stage. for the short time we had him, in the 12 years we had him, he never let us down. this is my turn now not to let him down. we'll push and push and push. we've started this, i will not be giving up. their decade—long campaign continues. they now feel a big step closer to pushing for law change and potentially saving more lives. luxmy gopal, bbc news. the sight of huge empty shops once occupied by famous retailers

has become an all too familiar sight in many of our towns and cities. five years ago this weekend, the last bhs store closed its doors — and since then, a whole host of major chains have also collapsed. bbc analysis shows that more than 200 premises, that were once occupied by those big stores, are still empty. however, there are some that have been reborn. emma simpson is at a former debenhams store is in south london. it does not look like a debenhams store right now, emma. no, you would not expect to see this in an old department store, charlie. that was the former beauty whole of debenhams in the spec shopping centre in wandsworth. —— beauty hall. the whole building has been transformed into a family leisure and entertainment centre. it is amazing

what they have done, the way. but what they have done, the way. but what about all those other empty department stores that we have to find solutions for? back in 2016, there were just over 450 department store chains in the uk. today, there are just around 80 left. and of those that have closed two thirds of those stores — well over 200 — are still standing empty. now some of those stores have won planning consent look at all these lockers. this is a measure of the human effect of the bhs closure. five years on, brand—new hotel bedrooms. the old bhs staff canteen, now a bustling restaurant. this hotel chain jumped at the chance to move in.

buildings like this do not come along very often. seeing so many people get use of the space is just fantastic, we have had the opportunity to create new jobs for people, and to keep this building alive. oh, boy. well, the view is the same, but this has been completely transformed. it is amazing. and what is this big hole? the big hole in many ways was key to the viability of the scheme, being able to form hotel bedrooms. i bet that was expensive. it wasn't cheap. this was one of the biggest bhs stores here on edinburgh's princes street. today, it is still a work in progress. that is where the old escalator was, it is gone as well as all the asbestos. this shop floor has been completely stripped back and ready for new occupiers. there is going to be retail here, just a lot less of it. and this project has been relatively quick. bhs had 163 stores. 40 are still vacant, although half of these do have plans in place.

the challenges are often financial. it costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time to turn large format space into new uses. we need to be heading towards mixed usesi _ the demand for retail space is far less than it was. in smaller towns, it is far harder to make the numbers add up. in dumfries, debenhams was the biggest shop. gosh, it is a lot bigger on the inside. there has not been much interest in it it is a big unit, and this isjust one floor. scott runs a company which has bought this empty shop, bringing in new tenants through donations and public funding. how much would you like to get your hands on that building? if we have the funding, absolutely we could take on a building like this. i think it would make a great small boutique cinema. with maybe a food court

on the ground floor. upper floors, top floor, potentially residential. it is just how to pay for it. that is the challenge for many of these towns, the vast empty department stores will be tricky spaces to fill. let's speak to the boss of gravity, michael henderson. how difficult was this to do? i'm scared to ask how much this all cost. it this to do? i'm scared to ask how much this all cost.— much this all cost. it has been a challenge- _ much this all cost. it has been a challenge. with _ much this all cost. it has been a challenge. with all— much this all cost. it has been a challenge. with all the - challenge. with all the circumstances going on in the world right now, it has been difficult, but absolutely worth it now we are open. but absolutely worth it now we are 0 en. ., , but absolutely worth it now we are oen. ., , ., but absolutely worth it now we are oen. ., , i, da but absolutely worth it now we are open-_ day one. i open. how is it going? day one, 12,000 open. how is it going? day one, 12.000 people _ open. how is it going? day one, 12,000 people through - open. how is it going? day one, 12,000 people through the - open. how is it going? day one, l 12,000 people through the doors, the response has been phenomenal, from 9.00 in the morning through until 12.30 the following morning, people are coming through the stores. t0 are coming through the stores. to what extent are people when you are passing if you can move on to other vacant shops? the passing if you can move on to other vacant shops?—

vacant shops? the phone is off the hook. we have _ vacant shops? the phone is off the hook. we have been _ vacant shops? the phone is off the hook. we have been working - vacant shops? the phone is off the i hook. we have been working together with our landlords for some time now, looking at these spaces, and we have been taking smaller spaces in the past from the 25 to 30,000 square—foot size, because these bigger spaces were just not available then. 50 bigger spaces were 'ust not available then._ bigger spaces were 'ust not available then. so how are you rollini available then. so how are you rolling this _ available then. so how are you rolling this out, _ available then. so how are you rolling this out, what - available then. so how are you rolling this out, what is i available then. so how are you| rolling this out, what is coming down the pipeline for you? the new normal for gravity _ down the pipeline for you? the new normal for gravity is _ down the pipeline for you? the new normal for gravity is 85 _ down the pipeline for you? the new normal for gravity is 85 to - normal for gravity is 85 to 140,000 square—foot, to typically x department stores in great locations. the department stores of old unfortunately went out of fashion. we are now a department store of fun, and to have three or four floors of finance to do something in these places that families really want will change the high street. —— three or four floors of fun. high street. -- three or four floors of fun. ~ ., . high street. -- three or four floors of fun. a, ., :: :: of fun. more than 200 department stores sitting _ of fun. more than 200 department stores sitting empty, _ of fun. more than 200 department stores sitting empty, what - of fun. more than 200 department stores sitting empty, what is i of fun. more than 200 department stores sitting empty, what is the l stores sitting empty, what is the solution? we stores sitting empty, what is the solution? ~ ., ., , . ., solution? we will do our bit. we are lookini to solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open _ solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open ten _ solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open ten to _ solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open ten to 12 _ solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open ten to 12 sites i solution? we will do our bit. we are looking to open ten to 12 sites overl looking to open ten to 12 sites over the next couple of years. but that

isn't the be all and end all of the high street. this isn't the end, this is just a high street. this isn't the end, this isjust a changing of the guard, we are not here to replace retail, we are here to work alongside retail operators in the food and beverage retailers to bring people back to the high street and to do something they cannot do online. , , , ., online. leisure is 'ust part of the solution, but i online. leisure is 'ust part of the solution, but do i online. leisure isjust part of the solution, but do you _ online. leisure isjust part of the solution, but do you see - online. leisure isjust part of the solution, but do you see this i online. leisure isjust part of the solution, but do you see this as l online. leisure isjust part of the | solution, but do you see this as a once in a generation moment totally rethink the high street? experiences where it is out _ rethink the high street? experiences where it is out now. _ rethink the high street? experiences where it is out now. if _ rethink the high street? experiences where it is out now. if we _ rethink the high street? experiences where it is out now. if we can i rethink the high street? experiences where it is out now. if we can offer. where it is out now. if we can offer something which is family led on the daytime and an entertainment venue of an evening along with corporate events, this is what the high street is going to become in the future. it cannotjust all be about rents and retail, it is a mix of retail, food, and leisure, and spending time together. and leisure, and spending time toiether. �* ., , together. and how quickly will we see the change? _ together. and how quickly will we see the change? bhs, _ together. and how quickly will we see the change? bhs, 40 - together. and how quickly will we see the change? bhs, 40 stores| together. and how quickly will we i see the change? bhs, 40 stores still empty five years on, what is the

timeline here?— empty five years on, what is the timeline here? behind the scenes, there is in the _ timeline here? behind the scenes, there is in the country _ timeline here? behind the scenes, there is in the country are - timeline here? behind the scenes, there is in the country are not i there is in the country are not thinking these spaces. i have been thinking these spaces. i have been thinking about them for some time now. you will see the change. this is a perfect example. our company alone will open ten sites in the next couple of years, and there will be others doing different things, whether it be repurposed in with new fresh retail, residential, or leisure. ~ . i, fresh retail, residential, or leisure. a . ., ~ fresh retail, residential, or leisure. ~ . . ., ~ , leisure. michael, thank you very much. leisure. michael, thank you very much- you _ leisure. michael, thank you very much. you heard _ leisure. michael, thank you very much. you heard it _ leisure. michael, thank you very much. you heard it here, i leisure. michael, thank you very much. you heard it here, the i much. you heard it here, the department store of fun. such a change, it really does look like fun. let's see what is coming up like fun. let's see what is coming up later on. we'll speak to the family of paralympic cyclist kadeena cox after her gold medal triumph in tokyo this morning.

we'll have that shortly and bring you the latest news and weather, but the time now is 8.29. now it's time for the weather with sarah. this is the picture this morning in cumbria, some beautiful sunshine filtering through the cloud, and many of us working up to fell similar scenes, so we have got some cloud drifting around here, but equally a bit of sunshine for many places, not everywhere from the word 90, places, not everywhere from the word go, but relate as a dry setup theme to the weather, notjust through today but in terms of the weekend weather as well. not much rain in the forecast, largely dry, spells of sunshine, some mist and fog patches to start of the morning across parts of northern ireland, wales, south—west england. trapped underneath this area of high pressure. so we keep that for a few more days, the weather not changing much day—to—day. a bit different today competitor yesterday and that

we have some more brightness coming through free sangria the south—east. a breeze still coming in off the north sea, which in some areas of cloud across parts of north—east england down towards the midlands, just the odd spot of drizzle coming out of some of that cloud at times. later winds for scotland and northern ireland, took a lot of sunshine here, but a bit cooler than the east coast where you have the wind coming in from the north sea. temperatures for aberdeen and 16 celsius, belfast up to about 20 later this afternoon. a fine and to the day, some late sunshine on offer, overnight still some cloud drifting around here and there, but certainly some clear spells, similar to the innate we have just seen, mist and fog patches developing. in a few spots, temperatures reaching mid single figures, so with longer nights, things turning a bit cooler overnight. saturday starting on a fairly fresh not, but a decent weekend if you have outdoor plants. it will be dry, subsumption, do watch out for some fairly chilly nights if you're off camping through

the course of the weekend. saturday, fine dry day, just the outside chance of catching a shower across parts of kent, perhaps essex as well, coming in on that please on the north sea. but they should fade away quick quickly, so dry, long spells of sunshine, temperatures tomorrow looking a bit warmer than today, likely to see 23 celsius, warm spots across the west of scotland during saturday afternoon. big b breeze around the east coast, too. heading into sunday, high pressure still sits out towards the north—east, not too many isobars on the map, fairly light winds but we have still got that breeze just following and across parts of eastern england. best of the sunshine out towards the west, 21 celsius also, typically mid to high teens around the east coast. then the area of high pressure stays not far away, the area of high pressure stays not faraway, keeps the area of high pressure stays not far away, keeps weather front at bay is wheeled through the of next week,

so for some of us, a bank holiday on monday, the record looking dry and fine —— the weather, and things looking settled as we head through the course of the week. i will have more in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. returning to our top story now and more than 90 people were killed and 150 wounded in the two powerful bomb blasts that struck near kabul airport yesterday, as civilians were desperately trying to flee afghanistan. freelance journalist modaser islami joins us now from kabul. very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. i know you are close to events yesterday. talitha little bit about what you saw and what you witnessed. == talitha little bit about what you saw and what you witnessed. -- tell us a little bit- _

saw and what you witnessed. -- tell us a little bit. good _ saw and what you witnessed. -- tell us a little bit. good morning i saw and what you witnessed. -- tell us a little bit. good morning to i saw and what you witnessed. -- tell us a little bit. good morning to you | us a little bit. good morning to you and your viewers. it was the end of the day that i was standing outside my house when i heard the explosion which is not very far from where my house when i heard the explosion which is not very farfrom where i live, then led by huge smoke going at. the first thing we do is usually start calling friends and family to make sure they are not in the area and then we follow, looking at the media, to find out what happened and who were the casualties. unfortunately, that when explosion yesterday killed and wounded more than 100 afghans that were waiting for their last chance to get into an evacuation plane and leave the country because they are not feeling safe here any more. iituthzit country because they are not feeling safe here any more.— safe here any more. what has been the im act safe here any more. what has been the impact in _ safe here any more. what has been the impact in terms _ safe here any more. what has been the impact in terms of _ safe here any more. what has been the impact in terms of how- safe here any more. what has been the impact in terms of how people | the impact in terms of how people are feeling in kabulfollowing the impact in terms of how people are feeling in kabul following that

attack? ok, maybe we havejust lost the link. i apologise. i think we may have just lost link. the link has gone down. he was a freelance journalist at the airport yesterday when the bomb exploded. if we can we will try to go back to him in a three minutes. i think we can go back to him now. if we bring him back to him now. if we bring him back up on the screen, i am sorry, we are having one or two communication problems. i hear in me 0k communication problems. i hear in me ok now? , g, communication problems. i hear in me ok now? , ., communication problems. i hear in me oknow? , ., . ._ ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. -- are you — ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. -- are you hearing — ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. -- are you hearing me _ ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. -- are you hearing me ok— ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. -- are you hearing me ok now? i i ok now? yes, i can hear you clearly. | -- are you hearing me ok now? i was —— are you hearing me ok now? i was asking how what happened yesterday had impacted more widely around

kabul stop our people feeling? after the taliban takeover, people started to experience a sense of security. for almost two weeks now before the explosion yesterday of course, we hadn't heard of anyone being killed in the ongoing war. yesterday the explosions were a signal to everyone that the taliban cannot secure the whole country. when attacks like yesterday can happen in kabul, it is not security. one reason people started to be cautiously optimistic about the role of taliban was the sense of security. if that sense of

security is also fading away, it will add to fears and worries considering what they know about taliban from the past.— considering what they know about taliban from the past. thank you so much for your— taliban from the past. thank you so much for your time. _ taliban from the past. thank you so much for your time. people i taliban from the past. thank you so much for your time. people bearing | much for your time. people hearing with us with technical problems. —— thank you for hearing with us. the uk has airlifted more than 13,000 people from afghanistan over the past fortnight and now the ministry of defence has confirmed that the final stages of its evacuation process is currently underway. let's speak to the former british ambassador to afghanistan, sir nicholas kay. thank you very much for your time with us this morning. the news we have had from the ministry of defence, it was coming and largely expected. defence, it was coming and largely exected. , , ., , , , expected. yes, there is no surprise since president _ expected. yes, there is no surprise since president biden _ expected. yes, there is no surprise since president biden decided i expected. yes, there is no surprise since president biden decided a i expected. yes, there is no surprise| since president biden decided a few days ago that the 31st of august was the deadline. he knew this was coming. we knew it would also be dangerous days. where the danger

persists as well. i think it was the even more tense and dangerous times between now and tuesday the 31st of august. unfortunately there will be more attacks. it is a human drama and it is a professional credit to the forces and civilians on the ground conducting this evacuation. we do need to remember after the sist we do need to remember after the 31st of august, the problems are still there, the cries of anguish and desperation from afghans left behind will still be there, we will still be inundated with requests to help and i will be, i was still a strong feeling amongst those hundreds of thousands of men and women in 45 nations including our own who had served in afghanistan for the last 20 years, there will be feelings of helplessness, feelings are very strong emotion, including angen are very strong emotion, including anger, some shame as well. all in all, we can't abandon afghanistan

and afghans even though this evacuation is now finishing in a few days. in evacuation is now finishing in a few da s. , ., ., ., days. in terms of not abandoning, what help to _ days. in terms of not abandoning, what help to give? _ days. in terms of not abandoning, what help to give? how _ days. in terms of not abandoning, what help to give? how can i days. in terms of not abandoning, what help to give? how can we i days. in terms of not abandoning, i what help to give? how can we give hel ? what help to give? how can we give hel-? it what help to give? how can we give hel? it is what help to give? how can we give help? it is not _ what help to give? how can we give help? it is not easy. _ what help to give? how can we give help? it is not easy. immediate i help? it is not easy. immediate priority is to, i think i agree and organised civilian evacuation, if you like, for those entitled people. requires opening the airport in kabul and other airports. in itself thatis kabul and other airports. in itself that is a challenge to operate the airports to international standards so approved airlines can fly in. it is not going to be easy. working with taliban authorities to ensure safe passage is a challenge. that is an immediate priority. beyond that there is a humanitarian tsunami which is about to hit the country,

winter months away, millions dependent on overseas assistance, millions in food and security. there needs to be a larger effort to help afghans help survive this coming winter. there is a lot of work to be done and argues i think for a presence on the ground for a british office of some sort and other nations also to sustain their presence there. not easy. security challenges are very real, as we saw yesterday, and the security environment has got much, much harder now necessary can't rush into it i think that is the way we need to be looking. ii it i think that is the way we need to be looking-— to be looking. if there is talk of an office on _ to be looking. if there is talk of an office on the _ to be looking. if there is talk of an office on the ground, ii to be looking. if there is talk of an office on the ground, i am i to be looking. if there is talk of i an office on the ground, i am sure that will take some time. in terms of diplomacy, with countries surrounding afghanistan, how important is it that is done as people now will be going towards the border is to leave if they wish to?

indeed, the neighbouring countries are heavily concerned by the outflow of refugees that will happen, is already happening. they will also be concerned by the potential outflow of islamist terror, is being the perpetrator of most of it. they have to consider it stop what is great is the secretary—general of the united nations is convening permanent members of the un security council to meet on monday. it really is a timeout for the major powers and the united nations to work together hand in hand to address the huge challenges that we have, to some extent helped to create.— extent helped to create. former british ambassador _ extent helped to create. former british ambassador to _ extent helped to create. former i british ambassador to afghanistan. he very much. british ambassador to afghanistan. he very much-—

british ambassador to afghanistan. he very much. thank you. -- thank ou ve he very much. thank you. -- thank you very much- _ risk is to tokyo and great medals. one of the biggest paralympic names is this woman behind me, kadeena cox. she has delivered already on day three of the paralympics an incredible gold on the track. it was a phenomenal race from her. she retained her title in the 500 metre time trial with a stunning world—record time in tokyo. we can go live to tokyo now and talk to rachael latham, rachael, can you put into context how good a performance this was from cox? well, honestly, she absolutely smashed the world record. she went one second faster than the rest of the field. because it was a time trial by each athlete races separately. she had to sit and watch the rest of the field race. she was

last. just before she went out was her main rival, kate o'brien from canada. when she raced she broke the world record so when kadeena cox got on her bike she knew she would have to break the world record again just to break the world record again just to win gold—medal. the mental strength that must have taken. she did it in fine form and got another gold medalfor great did it in fine form and got another gold medal for great britain. did it in fine form and got another gold medalfor great britain. it is important to mention that even though kate o'brien is a new competitor for though kate o'brien is a new competitorfor kadeena though kate o'brien is a new competitor for kadeena cox, though kate o'brien is a new competitorfor kadeena cox, and it is her paralympic debit when it is not herfirst rodeo. is her paralympic debit when it is not her first rodeo. she actually competed at the olympics in rio. kate o'brien did not acquire her disability until 2017 and then moved into paralympic sport and was racing against kadeena cox today, so she knew she had to go hard and she did. kadeena cox famously won gold in

rio, double gold. today is day one of the athletics. what racing so far from british athletes? 50 of the athletics. what racing so far from british athletes?— from british athletes? so far we have had maria _ from british athletes? so far we have had maria lyle _ from british athletes? so far we have had maria lyle in i from british athletes? so far we have had maria lyle in the i from british athletes? so far we have had maria lyle in the 100 i have had maria lyle in the 100 metres. she took the bronze. i spoke to her before she came out to tokyo. she is one of the people who take a long time to come to terms with disability. she said sport has really helped her. she wanted to come to tokyo to get a medal. she did that and showcased on the world stage. we also have a bronze medal in the powerlifting this morning. thank you. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website and throughout the day on the bbc news channel. the highlight of today that the nominal

gold will kadeena cox on the track. and breaking the world record. she broke the world record by more than a second. that will be good going. he will be celebrating after kadeena cox? who else will be celebrating? i imagine herfamily at home cox? who else will be celebrating? i imagine her family at home will be jumping up and down with joy after that. perfect. we will find out. that's go and meet the family. hello, everyone. we like to know who is here. can you give us a wave? amount. abigail. this year. —— felicia and remain in the are watching kadeena cox. —— ramona.

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record? we for gold. was she going for the record? ~ , . ., record? we were expecting her to break her world _ record? we were expecting her to break her world record. _ record? we were expecting her to break her world record. she - record? we were expecting her to break her world record. she got i record? we were expecting her to i break her world record. she got the 34, that break her world record. she got the 3a, that is what he said. i break her world record. she got the 34, that is what he said.— 34, that is what he said. i said, ou are 34, that is what he said. i said, you are bringing _ 34, that is what he said. i said, you are bringing home - 34, that is what he said. i said, you are bringing home a - 34, that is what he said. i said, you are bringing home a girl. i 34, that is what he said. i said, l you are bringing home a girl. she smashed it- _ you are bringing home a girl. ma: smashed it. we got you are bringing home a girl. s“ua: smashed it. we got a picture of you are bringing home a girl. s“u2 smashed it. we got a picture of her on the track now. —— a gold medal. and i ask you about the training period. it has been so unusual this year, hasn't it? you lived with her through the trials and tribulations, how difficult it is because of restrictions. you are not there, it has been a very different feel, hasn't it it has been completely different. we hasn't it it has been completely different. ~ . , ., , hasn't it it has been completely different. . , ., , different. we are set a big family, not even to _ different. we are set a big family, not even to have _ different. we are set a big family, not even to have one _ different. we are set a big family, not even to have one of— different. we are set a big family, not even to have one of us - different. we are set a big family, not even to have one of us over i different. we are set a big family, not even to have one of us over isi different. we are set a big family, i not even to have one of us over is a big thing. providing that support, just so she can feel like she has our support, which she does. she was

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has been very open about her disordered eating. how do you offer support. sometimes, is the tough love in the family. i love the smiles. you are going to be brutal. come on. tell me. we are all strong individuals. our mother, our grandmother stop we are strong women. that runs in the mentality. even though she has overcome the extra obstacles as well, the passion and drive is what keeps her focused to keep going. and drive is what keeps her focused to keep going-— to keep going. ultimately it is about her— to keep going. ultimately it is about her faith _ to keep going. ultimately it is about her faith will _ to keep going. ultimately it is about her faith will stop - to keep going. ultimately it is about her faith will stop she i to keep going. ultimately it is| about her faith will stop she is totally— about her faith will stop she is totally focused on her faith in god. she has— totally focused on her faith in god. she has proven all things are possible _ she has proven all things are ossible. ,, . , she has proven all things are ossible. ,, ., , ., she has proven all things are ossible. ,, ., ., possible. she has done it today. i have no idea _ possible. she has done it today. i have no idea whether— possible. she has done it today. i have no idea whether you - possible. she has done it today. i have no idea whether you do - possible. she has done it today. i have no idea whether you do or. possible. she has done it today. ii have no idea whether you do or not that you do family sing songs? is singing part of what you do? ladle

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morning. everyone has loads of respectful kadeena cox jelly. morning. everyone has loads of respectful kadeena coxjelly. —— respectful kadeena coxjelly. —— respectful kadeena. can you imagine what the party will be like? maybe some singing, but should not be happening anyway. it's been called scotland's very own route 66, and in the years since it's been launched, the north coast 500 has attracted visitors from far and wide to take in the stunning views of the highlands. however some residents who live along the 516—mile road say its booming popularity has come at a price, as tim muffett reports. coastlines, cars, and a question — can tourism be too successful?

if it takes a bit of life to up here in the north of scotland, people realise how beautiful it is, then that has to be good. it's really good, yeah, to see young people enjoying themselves. horrendous, the amout of traffic, the amount of camper vans now, i think it is clogged up too much. the north coast 500. in terms of boosting tourism to an area often overlooked, it is one of british tourism's biggest success stories. we were going to do it last year, but we never got round to it. you have got your 500 t—shirt? just to say i have been. the north coast 500 was launched six years ago. it linked up existing roads around the coastal edges of the north highlands and rebranded them as a breathtaking 516—mile journey, a kind of scottish equivalent of america's route 66. but success is leaving its mark. i think the north coast 500 has

brought extra tourism to places that perhaps weren'tjust ready and expecting the boom that it has brought. photos have been posted on social media, showing what is claimed to be met and damage left by holiday—makers. —— mess and damage. there has been a rise in people wanting to experience the route in a more informal way. gail is a writer and blogger who lives on the route. what have been the main downsides of the promotion of the north coast 500? i think the main downsides for local residents is that there has been a lot of promotion of the route, but it hasn't really been backed up by the infrastructure. things like litter bins and toilets and so on. there has been a bit of problem behaviour associated with that, inappropriate disposal of motorhome waste, campfire remains, human waste getting left around. outdoor toilet. that is a very polite way of putting it. much of the route consists of narrow winding roads. they have been several accidents.

this one was filmed two years ago on a time—lapse camera. thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt. to people who are doing this route, what can they do to make it better for everyone?

when the nc500 concept was born, where you consulted as an organisation, or was itjust done anyway? it was just done anyway. how frustrating is that? it is frustrating, but what can we do about it now? we are where we are. as foreign travel gets easier, many predict pressure on the nc500 route will ease,

but others worry that crowds, cars and camper vans risk spoiling this stunning part of the world. tim moffat, bbc news. it is so beautiful, but you just have to think about those who are on that route as well. it works both ways, because you can absolutely see why so many people want to go there, and in the same breath, the whole point is you want to try and preserve it so nothing is spoiled in the process. it is difficult, it did look beautiful. i wonder if good weather there, good weather around, it all seems fairly settled. sarah, it all seems fairly settled. sarah, it actually feels a bit blah in terms of the weather, it is neither here nor there, it is fine. across parts of scotland, they have had a really decent summer so far. it has been a real mix across the uk in terms of how the summer has been come across parts of scotland and northern ireland, it has been much

warmer than average, for a lot of sunshine, when asked further south there has been less in the rear sunshine, cooler temperatures, and also more rain around, so it real sun of mixed fortunes across the uk. but what we have at the moment as we have got the high pressure which is really keeping things largely dry and settled. it is situated to the north of scotland, keeping things particularly dry and settled across northern part of the uk, but some sunny spells for many areas. this is how things work in hampshire this morning. some blue sky breaking through there, a bit of a fair weather cloud around, and similar conditions out there this morning. also some mist and fog patches linger, they should clear away over the next few hours. so i largely dry picture today, spells of sunshine around, and that will be the story throughout the course of the weekend, too. here's the high pressure setting to the north of the uk, keeping our weather pretty quiet over the next few days. things not changing much the last couple of days, this and can be said. a cloudy days, this and can be said. a cloudy day yesterday, whether from within

south, but today a bit more brightness coming through. a bit of a breeze still coming in off the north sea around some eastern coasts, when asked further west later winds, so here things will fill warmest to the course of today. temperatures generally up to about 20 or 21 celsius in this trend towards the west, but only about 16 towards the west, but only about 16 to 18 celsius around those north—east coast. as we move through into this evening, it is a fine evening, if you have outdoor plans, overnight things staying dry, some cloud drifting around here and there, and similar to last night, a few mist and fog patches forming under was clear skies. quite chilly for some of us, attempt is getting down into single figures, so the nights are getting longer this time of year, adding bit fresher as well. high pressure keeping things settled over the weekend, the breeze still coming in off the north sea for east anglia and the south—east, perhaps a royal charter kent first and the

morning, but a lot of dry weather with long spells of sunshine on saturday, the similar story, with more sunshine to the course of sunday as well. the time now is 8.59.

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire — here are the headlines at 9 o'clock this friday morning: the uk enters the final stage of its afghanistan evacuation operation by air. no more people will be called forward to kabul airport to leave. the abbey gate is currently closed and will remain so and indeed we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them out today. it comes as at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to hunt down the perpetrators. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the risk of blood clots is almost nine times higher in those