welcome to bbc news i'm david eades. our top stories: a powerful earthquake kills more than 1000 people in afghanistan — the taliban appeals for international help in a scramble for aid. the scale of this disaster is hard to comprehend. whole villages have been flattened. this is just the start of this crisis. russian forces advance on the remaining ukrainian held towns in the donbas — wejoin a group of volunteers trying to get civilians to safety. another family has just been loaded into the truck. another family saying goodbye to their home and their lives. uk health officials urge people to make sure they're vaccinated against polio,

after the virus that causes the disease was found in london sewage samples. symbol of an era — a new statue is unveiled to the so—called windrush generation who arrived in the uk from caribbean countries in the 1940s welcome! we are open. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic — the crowds are heading to the music festival in england, hoping for sunshine thank you forjoining us. more than 1,000 people have been killed after a major earthquake in eastern afghanistan. many more have been injured as the 6.1 magnitude quake damaged countless homes in one of the poorer regions of one of the poorest

countries in the world. afghanistan, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. "everything here has been destroyed," says the man filming this video. the villages worst affected by this earthquake are in remote south—eastern afghanistan. with no paved roads, helicopters were used to transport some of the injured to hospital. "there was a rumbling,

and my bed began to shake," shabir tells us. "the ceiling fell down. "i was trapped, but i could see the sky. "my shoulder was dislocated and my head was hurt, "but i got out. "i'm sure seven or nine people from my family "who were in the same room as me are dead." at the hospital in the city of sharana, patients are treated for their wounds. there's a fight to save lives, but thoughts are already turning to what happens next. shelter is now a crucial need, because all the houses have been collapsed. food, medicine, you know? i mean, human things that are really, really essential. the scale of this disaster is hard to comprehend. all these people have gathered to donate blood in case it is needed, but whole villages have been flattened. this is just the start

of this crisis. this one—year—old was struck on the head by a piece of debris. "three of our relatives were trapped under the rubble," says shamira, his grandmother. "there's nothing left of our house. "if someone buys us a tent, "we'll find a place to put it and live there. "we have no choice." taliban officials have called for aid agencies to help provide support. many are rushing towards the epicentre, though bad weather could hamper their efforts. this was a country already struggling with a humanitarian crisis, with millions going hungry. now, the misery is intensifying. secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: the school district police chief who delayed launching an assault on a mass shooter

who murdered 19 school children and two teachers in uvalde, texas, has been placed on administrative leave. chief pete arredondo was in charge of the law enforcement response in uvalde on the day of the attack. the french president, emmanuel macron, has acknowledged that sunday's parliamentary elections have underlined divisions in the country but said all parties must make compromises. mr macron said various political parties at the national assembly would have to make clear how much responsibility they were willing to take. a client of chinese e—commerce firm alibaba has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually assaulting one of its female employees on a work trip. the court found that the woman had been forced to drink alcohol before the assault. she was later fired after making her allegations public. president biden has called for a three month suspension of the federal gasoline tax. the average cost of a gallon is up $1 from a year ago.

a relief in the tax would knock off 18 cents per gallon from the cost of gasoline and 2a cents off diesel. now, to the war in ukraine. russian forces are closing in on the beleaguered city of lysycha nsk, in the donbas region, where russia has been focusing much of its firepower. artillery attacks on the city have intensified in recent days and military sources have told the bbc the russians are less than three kilometres away. they've already captured almost all the neighbouring city of severodonetsk, where fierce fighting is continuing. local officials say about 7 to 8,000 civilians local officials say about 7,000 to 8,000 civilians are still there in lysychansk, compared to the pre—war population of 100,000. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin, and video journalist colm 0'molloy, joined volunteers there who are still evacuating civilians where they can.

0n the road to war. ukrainian tanks heading towards lysychansk laden with troops. we follow a team of volunteers risking their lives to get others out. along the way, they stop for a daily ritual, praying to god to keep them safe. inside the city, the hallmark of russia's invasion — destruction, which comes without warning. this shell exploded in front of our convoy. without the pause for prayer, we would have been right in its path.

and, yeah, something just landed very close, so we're going to go here and check out what the situation is in town. but it's been landing the whole day very close to the police, so that whole area is very dangerous. 10—15 minutes... inside, katya grabs a few documents, as her 12—year—old son becomes homeless. they are leaving with next to nothing. one more family uprooted, like millions of ukrainians. "now we realise there'll be no happy ending here," katya says. "after the shell fell just outside our yard yesterday, "we lost all hope of being able to save ourselves "without help."

and help comes from anton yaremchuk. he co—founded the aid group base ua with friends. for two months, they've been doing rescue missions on the front lines. they bring out sasha, a suspected stroke victim, who has had no medical help for five days. "sasha, don't be scared," says a relative. "everything is going to be fine." but sasha can no longer speak. are you worried that a lot of people will be left behind? that it willjust be too late to reach them? i know for sure, i know for sure that they will be left behind. i know that street fights will happen here for weeks or maybe months, and obviously these people shouldn't stay behind, but they will, and many of them will die orjust stay under horrible circumstances for ages.

and those who remain are witnessing the death of their city. this was a community arts centre. lysychansk is being hollowed out by loss. and by anguish. a father cries out over the body of his adult son killed recently in the fields near home, by what looks like a russian cluster bomb attack. some still have time to grab their belongings and flee with their children. like nina, a mother of four, clutching her toddler katya. she and her family have just emerged from months in a basement. her 12—year—old is old enough to help with bags and understand adult worries.

it's all too much. nina says she tries to calm the younger ones by telling them it will all be ok. well, another family has just been loaded into the truck, another family saying goodbye to their home and their lives. the light is fading here now. there isn't much time to evacuate more people tonight, and the sound of explosions is getting louder and closer. they were driven away to relative safety at sunset. the russians are closing in. lysychansk is running out of time. 0rla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. let's get the latest on the wider battles

being fought as a result of russia's invasion of ukraine now. the international energy agency has warned that europe needs to prepare for the possibility that russia may cut off gas supplies completely this coming winter. the bbc�*s mark lobel is with me now. a stark warning that gas supplies might be cut from russia to europe. it is not the most likely scenario but europe needs contingency plans in case that happens. 0ver needs contingency plans in case that happens. over the past few weeks, russia has been complaining of technical difficulties in meeting supplies to certain european countries. the nord stream mine, for example is a 30% capacity in the past few weeks. gas supply problems in

countries like italy, slovakia, austria. and of course the countries who would not be paid in roubles who got cut off. tens of billions since then has been spent by europe on gas and we have seen cut the natural supply of gas to 20%. we have always been talking about whether europe will ban russian gas but now it is the other way around. in gas but now it is the other way around. ,., w, , around. in some cases the commitments _ around. in some cases the commitments are - around. in some cases the commitments are being i around. in some cases the - commitments are being capped, which is admirable. but what about contingencies? think about contingencies? think about your contingency plans is what the international energy agency is saying. the what the international energy agency is saying-— agency is saying. the options the sa agency is saying. the options they say is — agency is saying. the options they say is firing _ agency is saying. the options they say is firing up _ agency is saying. the options they say is firing up nuclear. they say is firing up nuclear power stations, they say is firing up nuclear powerstations, keeping they say is firing up nuclear power stations, keeping coal going for longer or questioning the gas you use. none of the contingency plans from germany, austria and the netherlands include the rationing plan. but

they want winter storage capacity to be 80% in europe and at the moment it is at about 55% and are hoping to reach 80% by november. about 5596 and are hoping to reach 80% by november. about 55% and are hoping to reach 80% by november. reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue _ reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue emerging, - reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue emerging, a - one other issue emerging, a trial, albeit in absentia, of a soldier accused of rape and murder?— soldier accused of rape and murder? ,., ., , murder? the soldier allegedly broke into _ murder? the soldier allegedly broke into a _ murder? the soldier allegedly broke into a house, _ murder? the soldier allegedly broke into a house, raped - murder? the soldier allegedly broke into a house, raped the | broke into a house, raped the wife. he is going to be tried in absentia because he has not been captured and the way the alleged victim spotted he was going through social media and recognising him from pictures there and this comes after the prosecution of a 21—year—old russian soldier for the killing

of a civilian. the first of its kind. this will be the first of its kind in a few hours time. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the iconic glastonbury festival opens its gates to music fans and festival goers, for the first time in three years. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council

has now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: aid agencies say they're scrambling to get emergency assistance to afghanistan, to help survivors of a powerful earthquake which has killed at least 1,000 people. the ukrainian government says it's continuing its attempts to evacuate civilians as russia steps up its bombardment of key cities in eastern ukraine.

the virus that causes polio has been found in sewage samples in london. polio has not been seen in the uk for nearly a0 years and health officials are urging people to make sure they're fully immunised against the disease. professor closser studies vaccination programmes and studies polio. i asked whether it was possible to find out whether his worries actually came from. it is likely they will do some genetic sequencing of the virus which may tell us exactly where it came from, but it could have come from any number of countries where there is ongoing circulation of this type of polio, so all it takes is for somebody to get on an aeroplane and get off in london, and the circulation can start from there. is london, and the circulation can start from there.— start from there. is there a problem — start from there. is there a problem here _ start from there. is there a problem here that... - start from there. is there a problem here that... polol start from there. is there a | problem here that... polo is seen by many people as something that has been eradicated, you know, done and

dusted, happened a long time ago, and therefore for some people boogaard is down, and there is no great sense of about a vaccination. sure, and that is a natural reaction, and that is the moment that you get vaccinated, right? i wouldn't be very concerned about this as a vaccinated person. if! concerned about this as a vaccinated person. if i was unvaccinated or my children were unvaccinated i would fix that right away. right, so that is an important point you make. i! right, so that is an important point you make.— point you make. if you are vaccinated, _ point you make. if you are vaccinated, no _ point you make. if you are vaccinated, no matter - point you make. if you are i vaccinated, no matter when, point you make. if you are - vaccinated, no matter when, i vaccinated, no matterwhen, i mean i am in my 50s, i was vaccinated years and years ago, i am still pretty sad? yeah, yeah, iwouldn't i am still pretty sad? yeah, yeah, i wouldn't be worried in your case. right, and tell me _ worried in your case. right, and tell me the _ and tell me the difference between injection and oral, is one less effective than the other? yes, actually, the injectable vaccine, which is the vaccine thatis vaccine, which is the vaccine that is used in the uk is highly effective, it is very, very safe, it is among the

safest vaccines out there, and so it protects very, very, very well against polio, and that is the one you will get in the uk if you go to get a vaccine. there's also an vaccine that is used in a door to door campaigns around the world that has some advantages. it's not injectable so volunteers can administer it. you can give it to large swathes of people. it's not as effective, so that's not the one that you would — per dose efficacy is lower, so if you got a lot of doses you could kind of edit out. but the vaccine you will get in uk is highly effective and very safe. road, perhaps too close in a way, i think it is important to not get carried away with the sense of urgency or anxiety here, but we are in the world, aren't we, where we have just been through... but we are still going through covid, the idea of vaccination has once again risen as a very contentious one which upsets a lot of people. do you have

concerns about readiness to take medical advice on things like this? i mean, of course, it's understandable. people are doing their best to make the right choices for themselves and their kids, but if we stop vaccinating against diseases like polio they will come back. polio is amazing at finding chinks in the armour, and so, yes, no great urgency. there have been many countries that have been many countries that have bound polio virus in sewage and have had no cases of paralysis, so you know it isn't that people need to be panicked, but this is a little bit of a canary in the coalmine that this is something that we need be aware of, and it's a moment to bring those vaccination levels back up to make sure that you don't have outbreaks. advice therefrom active. argentine legal officials have confirmed that eight medical staff will stand trial accused of criminal negligence in the death of the legendary footballer,

diego maradona. the 60—year—old died of a heart attack two years ago while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot. no date has been set for the trial. maradona was widely considered one of the greatest footballers to ever have played the game, and struggled for many years with cocaine and alcohol addictions. the queen has praised the windrush generation for what she called their profound contribution to british life. a new monument, at waterloo station in london, pays tribute to the thousands of people who arrived in the uk from caribbean countries between 19118 and 1971. it was revealed to mark windrush day. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. cheers and applause dressed in their sunday best, the new monument to remember the vital contribution of the windrush generation. the statue represents the thousands of caribbeans who travelled to the uk.

they first arrived on the empire windrush 7a years ago today to help rebuild post—war britain. but despite living and working here for decades, many were told they were here illegally because of a lack of official paperwork, while some were wrongly detained and even deported. tens of thousands of that generation were profoundly wronged by the windrush scandal. that rightly reverberates throughout the caribbean community here in the uk as well as in many of the caribbean nations. for those who have campaigned for a monument of national recognition, this was an emotional moment. i came here in 1960 as a little ten—year—old, standing on platform 19, walking around this cathedral—like building, not realising what the future held for me. waterloo station was chosen as the location for this monument because thousands

of people who arrived from the caribbean passed through this station on the way to start their new lives. the government has offered compensation, which some are still waiting to receive. it shouldn't have come to that. when they realised things were bad, they should have made up their mind and compensated people straightaway. some are still waiting for answers, but the statue is a permanent tribute to the contribution of the windrush generation. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. britain's famous glastonbury festival has opened its gates again, after a gap of three years, because of the coronavirus pandemic. around 200,000 people are expected to descend on the site in somerset, in anticipation of the first performances, which begin on friday. colin paterson reports. we're open! after a three—year wait, the very moment glastonbury

finally reopened its doors. woohoo! and the festival's founder michael eavis was there to greet people. i like the top hat. look at that. perfect. greatest party on earth. thank you. thanks for coming. it was clear how much it meant to be back. incredible, isn't it, the feeling of everybody getting here? honestly, it's quite emotional. it's all so exciting. you'd never believe it, you know? have an amazing time. festival—goers had queued all night to make sure they got in early. it means everything, and to get back here after what's happened is just absolutely fantastic. it's my first time. i've had my ticket for three years. so i can't wait. a bit tired after the | rave tent last night. and for nanny pat, it's been a very special day. in 2020, it was her 80th birthday and all she wanted was a glastonbury ticket. you've made it, you're in. i'm in! finally, she's getting to use it. i hear you get quite near to the front of the stage.

just describe your tactic. sneak round the side! you can get near the front. i can't get in the middle, i'd be slaughtered. nanny pat says she will definitely be on the front row for paul mccartney, and taking no prisoners. colin paterson, bbc news, glastonbury. and a bit of a variation, kate bushis and a bit of a variation, kate bush is given a rare bbc interview, explain her delight at her 1985 hit getting to number one in the uk singles chart. # be running up the road, # be running up that hill. blast from the past for many of those, but it has a lot of new fans now many years after it was in the top ten, after it featured on the netflix drama, stranger things. speaking to woman's makaurau, kate bush said she thought the track would get some fresh attention

but didn't imagine it would be anything like this. and if you want to hear a bit more from kate bush, you will get that on the website. that interview is available on there. 0ver over the past few days we have seen temperatures rising. 0n seen temperatures rising. on wednesday temperatures reach 20 degrees in london. here in aberdeenshire, 26 was the warmest day of the year so far in scotland. the next few days are going to turn cooler, temperatures will be dropping, turning once at all. we have more rain in the forecast as well. we still have some cloud in the north and north—west of scotland but it is the cloud in france that we need to keep a close eye on. it has been producing thundery downpours and it will trigger more showers as we headed through thursday. especially early on through the channel islands in the english channel, and then we will see the showers developing and moving forward

into england and wales. some will be heavy and boundary. some still warm. scotland and northern ireland may be dry with sunny spells and light wind. not as warm as wednesday in eastern scotland, very warm across england and wales though despite the showers. probably the highest bidders ahead of the highest bidders ahead of the showers across northern midlands and northern england. the weather is changing because pressure is falling and that means we are likely to find more cloud and more rain as well, particularly on the weather front approaching the southwest. they will be some sunshine around but will find more showers breaking out. they will turn heavy and boundary in the afternoon especially across northern england into scotland. the rain around some parts of wales in the south—west of england, more cloud around so temperatures will be lower, typically 20, 20 two degrees. the last of the warm weather probably stuck across east anglia. into the weekend, rather than high—pressure dominating it will be low pressure swelling around to the west of the uk. looking at the

details for saturday, we're looking at most of the wet weather on the western side of the uk with more showers breaking out through the day. some sunshine still but cloud will thicken, threatening rain across the south—east of england and east anglia. temperatures around about 19-21. temperatures around about 19—21. cooler in northern ireland, quite wet here, close to that area of low pressure. it will be northern and western areas is the most of the rain, could be heavy and boundary enterprises. further east of the midlands and across eastern england it may be dry on sunday, that is where you'll find the highest temperatures, cool in wet weather in the west.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the taliban government in afghanistan has appealed for international help in dealing with the aftermath of a large earthquake that's hit the south east of the country. 1,000 people are believed to have died and many more are injured or left homeless. rescue efforts are being hampered by heavy rain and hail. the ukrainian government says it's continuing its attempts to evacuate civilians as russia steps up its bombardment of key cities in eastern ukraine, including lysychansk in the luhansk region. the ukrainian government says the city could soon be cut off by the invading forces. the international energy agency has warned that europe needs to prepare for the possibility that russia may cut off gas supplies completely this coming winter.