hugh schofield, bbc news, paris., say the attack amounted to a war crime. us officials have admitted the air strike, which killed seven children, was a mistake. jeremy bowen has more from kabul. this is all that remains of the toyota corolla that the americans tracked for hours, as they convinced themselves — entirely incorrectly — that it was packed with explosives. five of the seven dead children were playing in the car when it was hit. its owner, zemari ahmadi — who they believed, wrongly, was an islamic state bomber — had just driven it home from his work with an american aid organisation. the survivors have moved out. after their terrible loss, they want compensation and resettlement in a safe country. this was america�*s last act of war before it pulled out of afghanistan, and the decision to fire the missile smacks of panic. and what a legacy. it isn�*t necessarily the parting shot of the americans, because they still have the capacity to hit targets from the air. the us relies increasingly on drones. across t

thank you very much, hugh schofield in _ part. in paris. _ the bbc has refused to comment on reports that two of this year's strictly come dancing professional dancers have not been vaccinated against covid, and that celebrity contestants are reluctant to be paired with them. the broadcaster says the production of the latest series — which starts tonight on bbc one — has followed strict government guidelines, to ensure the safety of everyone on the show. students in the uk who are not yet vaccinated are being urged to get their covid jab during freshers' week. dozens of universities have set up pop—up clinics and walk—in centres, as the new academic year begins. megan paterson has more. have you registered with a gp? a new addition to the usual freshers' week festivities at oxford brookes university. 0.3. pop—up clinics and grab—a—jab drop—ins — all aimed at encouraging as many students as possible to get vaccinated, amid some concern about covid spread in young people. we are aware just before the summer there was quite a high in

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris.eans in the last week, there was an average of 29,561 new cases per day. 8,068 people were in hospital, across the uk, according to the latest figures, with 164 deaths, that�*s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. the average number of deaths per day in the last week is now 143. 89.3% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 81.6% are now double vaccinated. travel companies have seen a surge in holiday bookings, after the announcement that covid rules in england are being relaxed for people going abroad. in future, countries will be ranked simply as low or high risk, instead of red, amber and green. those who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to take a covid test before returning from a low—risk area. dozens of universities have set up pop—up clinics and walk—in centres for students to receive covid vaccines, as the new academic year begins. students who are not yet vaccinated are being urged to getjabs during freshers�* week. megan pater

from paris, here's hugh schofield. the americans, the australians and the british, it's a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia's decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france's anger. i think this has been a huge mistake. a very, very bad handling of the partnership because it was not a contract. it was a partnership. partnerships are supposed to be based on trust. i am with the president of france and that makes me feel better. they laugh just a few months ago, it was all smiles at the g7 summit in cornwall between presidents biden and macron, and all talk of cooperation and shared challenges. but behind—the—scenes the french are convinced that the three english—speaking nations were hatching the plan to cut them ou

hugh schofield reports.mericans, the australians and the british, it's a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia's decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply binned. ordered back home by president macron, the french ambassador to canberra was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france's anger. i think this has been a huge mistake, a very, very bad handling of a partnership — because it was not a contract, it was a partnership. this evening the foreign minister, jean—yves le drian, spoke again on national television. translation: there has been lying, duplicity, - a major breach of trust and contempt. this will not do. things are not going well between us. it means there is a crisis. i'm with the president of france. it makes me feel better. laughs. just a few months ago, it was all smiles at the g7 summit in cornwall between presid

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris.supply of gas, after a meeting with industry leaders — as at least 4 energy companies are expected to go bust next week. of gas, after a meeting with industry leaders — holiday firms say they expect a surge in bookings, after travel restrictions in england are relaxed. france is recalling its ambassadors to australia and the united states, in protest over a security deal, which includes the uk. relatives of the family of ten afghan civilians, killed in an american drone strike in kabul last month, say the attack amounted to a war crime. us officials have admitted the air strike, which killed seven children, was a mistake. jeremy bowen has more from kabul. this is all that remains of the toyota corolla that the americans tracked for hours, as they convinced themselves — entirely incorrectly — that it was packed with explosives. five of the seven dead children were playing in the car when it was hit. its owner, zemari ahmadi — who they believed, wrongly, was an islamic state bomber — had

hugh schofield. _ trauma meant for france. hugh schofield. in — trauma meant for france.s the huge increase in migrant crossings. the home office say that 785 migrants made the journey on monday alone. ms patel has warned that britain could withhold £54 million it's promised to pay the french to help deal with the problem, unless more boats are intercepted. our correspondent simon jones is in dover. quite often, the numbers reflect the weather, is that right, simon? absolutely. you can almost look at the weather forecast and predict whether it is going to be a big day. given it is very calm in the channel, the sun is shining and it will be another big day. as we speak, border force are down there at the port bringing back a boat carrying migrants, people with life jackets on board. they will be taking into court for processing. earlier this morning there was a search and rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants was reported in the channel, that involved the helicopter, the dover lifeboat as well as the border force. helicopter, the dover lifeboat as well as the bor

from paris, here's hugh schofield.field. the americans the australians for the americans the australians and the new alliance to ensure stability and fought the strategic images of china. it isjo's decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us have left the french feeling stunned and humiliated. their contract with australia has been simply bend. ordered back home by president macron to french and was as polite as he could be about the reasons for france's anger. i he could be about the reasons for france's anger.— for france's anger. i think this is been _ for france's anger. i think this is been a _ for france's anger. i think this is been a huge - for france's anger. i think. this is been a huge mistake. and very very bad. it was not a contract. it was a partnership. this evening the minister spoke again on national television. all talk of cooperation and shared challenges, but behind the scenes the french are convinced that the three english speaking nations were hatching the plan to cut them out. the fallout is p

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris.inding it increasingly difficult to provide food for the rapidly growing number of undocumented arrivals, mostly from haiti, who now make up a third of the city�*s population. simonjones reports. a makeshift camp that has grown at staggering speed, leading to what has been described as a humanitarian crisis. the bridge providing the only shelter from the scorching sun to thousands of migrants, mostly from haiti, seeking a new life in the us. the city�*s mayor says it simply cannot cope. we now have one third of the population of the city of del rio, texas, in a confined space under the city of del rio international bridge. so, that said, i had thought that the alarm was set on monday. this is setting the nuclear bomb alarm that this is no longer sustainable, acceptable. the number of haitians crossing the south—west border into the united states has been rising for months. many have travelled from south america. they had fled there after the devastating earthquake of 2010. but there ar

hugh schofield in thank ou. our top story this lunchtime.t landed on a family's driveway in the cotswolds — now the scorched tarmac is destined for a museum. coming up on the bbc news channel... five premier league clubs will be without the brazilian players they didn't allow to travel for international matches because of covid. players can be banned from appearing for their clubs for five days after the intenrational break. after the desperate scramble to flee afghanistan, thousands of afghan refugees are now adjusting to their new lives in the uk. but while 8,000 afghans were evacuated by the uk military, the question remains of what will happen to those left behind. joya, whose name we have changed, was an afghan special forces commander who worked alongside british forces, and was one of those rescued from kabul a few weeks ago. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale went to meet him. afghan special forces have been fighting the taliban for years — and taking heavy casualties. joya was one of their commanders. hand picked and trained b

from paris, here's hugh schofield.british, it's a new alliance to ensure stability in the pacific and thwart the strategic ambitions of china. but australia's decision to buy nuclear submarines from the us has left the french feeling stunned and humiliated.

hugh schofield live in paris.nament. shelby rogers is playing raducanu after beating australian world number one ashleigh barty. gavin ramjaun, bbc sport. zverev when in straight steps before another cano and this is the headline stadium effectively where all eyes will be on emma avocado and she is the golden girl of which tear it down at tennis, 18 years old, yet to drop a set at wimbledon. didn�*t quite manage to push on into the quarterfinals and here she is now about to go on in the corner of my the us open and she has got so much potential visit girl. she absolutely blew away her last opponent in the last round. she now has selby rogers, as you say, the last standing american woman in the tour so far so this will be a tough, tough test for anna but she says she has learnt from the wimbledon experience where she pulled out in the first stage where she was effectively hit by a bit of nerves perhaps and had dizziness and had to pull out early and had problems breathing. this time around it looks like she is much

let's get more from our correspondent hugh schofield, who's in paris. the trial this afternoon? ., ._ ., ., afternoon? it got under way around lunchtime after _ afternoon? it got under way around lunchtime after a _ afternoon? it got under way around lunchtime after a short _ afternoon? it got under way around lunchtime after a short delay. - afternoon? it got under way around lunchtime after a short delay. as i lunchtime after a short delay. as was inevitable the defendants were brought in one by one into the box is all there in lucy's package in a specially constructed courtroom. a moment of small trauma when salaam was asked to identify himself and give his profession. he gave his name and then said his profession, soldier of islamic state. later in factjust a soldier of islamic state. later in fact just a few soldier of islamic state. later in factjust a few minutes ago there's been a number many outbursts and seems to be appointing himself as a spokesperson for the group. one of the other defendants had been taken off because he wasn't feeling well

our corresponent hugh schofield has the latest from paris. minister, on thursday saying it was like a �*stab in the back�*. but my reading is that president macron feels that the message isn�*t getting through. he fears that in america, australia, britain, they take the french reaction to be one of anger over the loss of the contract. the contract, i think from the french point of view is the least of it. yes, there�*s money at stake, but far more important in french eyes is a loss of face, the humiliation and the sense that things have been cooked up behind their back. this was a deal arranged between the americans, the australians and the british, three english—speaking nations, without any kind of consultation with france, who they insist are after all a nation with a stake in the pacific region because they have territory out there in polynesia and new caledonia. there is a huge degree of anger and the recall of the ambassadors, though not significantly the british ambassador, is meant to reinforce this feeling that france is very unhappy

in a moment we will speak to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris, but first to beijing and our strong words when you are, stephen. some are very strong words when you are. stephen-— are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government— are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has _ are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has slammed - are, stephen. indeed, the chinese government has slammed this - are, stephen. indeed, the chinese| government has slammed this new part, foreign ministries said all three countries had severely undermined regional peace and stability answered all three of them had fuelled the arms race. this shows the level of tension in this part of the world, following perceived threats from a more strident china, which seems to have pretty much given up on sourced power diplomacy. but spokesman today had especially strong words for a strenuous aim of the international community to question that country's sincerity. the speed of the collapse in relations between canberra and they shane has been quite spectacular. around a year ago xi jinping went overboard in s

like very much, hugh schofield in paris.l kabul demanding rights, a day after the taliban announced a new interim government with no female representatives. the us has also expressed concern about the make—up of the taliban government — which includes figures accused of mass killings. our correspondent yogita limaye gave us this update from mumbai. this is something we are seeing almost every day from afghan women now, defying everything in the face of taliban forces, who are coming out and firing gunshots in the air. in some cases, beating them. they are still marching the streets. we have had dozens of women, notjust in kabul but in badakhshan province as well coming out today. we are hearing that those protests have been disbursed by the taliban and some protesters and some reporters who were covering those protests have been detained. from badakhshan, we have also heard that a hospital has received people who have been injured. they say because they were being beaten by taliban fighters on the streets who were trying to

our correspondent hugh schofield reports from paris.aclan. no trial, he says, can heal the pain. it is complicated because it is, first of all, a personal loss, the loss of a child, my son. and it's also a collective loss. and then it was sometimes difficult to manage these two situations. 20 defendants are accused of murder, complicity and terrorist conspiracy. salah abdeslam, the only suspected attacker to survive that night, is facing the most serious charges. 19 others are accused of involvement, including mohamed abrini, who prosecutors say accompanied the attackers to paris from their home in belgium. six of the accused are being tried in absentia. and for a unique event, a unique location. this temporary courtroom, built exclusively for the trial, sits within the historic court ofjustice in paris. the light colours have been chosen to promote a sense of calm. there is a secure box for the defendants, and ten cameras to record the trial for france's national history. the trauma of that night has continued to ripple through france.

and our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, says the deal has also angered france.then there is the manner in which they found out, it was only a press conference yesterday that the french discover the australians were pulling out but much more important, business and strategic and diplomatic a body blow for the french and several commentators called it into specific trafalgar, france trying to play its role in this emerging important area for june is alliance, acting for europe and all of french and several commentators called it into specific trafalgar, june's alliance, acting for europe and all of that is rendered null and _ void by a pact dreamt up not only by the accepted security for nato but in the club of the anglosphere and that is why this is really resented and it has been taken like this indeed. today is the last day that care home staff in england can receive their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine — if they want to keep theirjob. mps voted in favour of requiring all care workers to be fully vaccinated by 11th november, unless they're medically exempt

this week, my colleague hugh schofield wrote how the french are "pushing the germans to get over theirxt step matters for all of us. that's why i'll be watching. time for a bit of sport. asking what is next for anthony _ time for a bit of sport. asking what is next for anthony joshua - time for a bit of sport. asking what is next for anthony joshua after - time for a bit of sport. asking what is next for anthony joshua after his| is next for anthonyjoshua after his defeat. tyson fury will not happen for some time. will he beat oleksandr usyk if he were to fight again. it was a tough night for anthonyjoshua comprehensively anthony joshua comprehensively beaten by anthonyjoshua comprehensively beaten by oleksandr usyk in front of over 60,000 fans in london last night. joshua appeared passive all night. joshua appeared passive all night and his younger opponent outboxed him. he has said he will be back. ~ ., outboxed him. he has said he will be back. ~ . ., g , ., ,, back. what went wrong? just taking a loss but will get _ back. what went wrong? just taking a loss but will get it _ back.

our correspondent hugh schofield is in paris for us this morning.ising from then notorious night in 2015. we are outside the historic court, the justice centre, which has been delivering justice since medieval times. this will be a monumental trial lasting eight, nine months. it was still continue during the next presidential elections. about the events of that night. that is when a group of ten men divided into three groups carried out three separate attacks. gunmen shooting randomly in the cafe is an terraces across the river and famously the bataclan, where three gunmen burst in and created carnage over the course of two, three hours before being killed. interestingly, and unusually for these trials, among those accused are notjust the logistics people, that backroom people, one of the people who was there on that night. the main person accused in this trial, he is there and it is hoped he will be able to deliver some kind of memory of what happened. some kind of memory of what happened-— britney spears's father has filed papers in a los angeles

this week my colleague hugh schofield wrote how the french are pushing the germans to get over the 20thstood outside of germany. joe biden acknowledge as much when bidding farewell to angela merkel. thank you for s-eeakin farewell to angela merkel. thank you for speaking out _ farewell to angela merkel. thank you for speaking out the _ farewell to angela merkel. thank you for speaking out the what _ farewell to angela merkel. thank you for speaking out the what is - farewell to angela merkel. thank you for speaking out the what is right i for speaking out the what is right and the never failing to defend human dignity. i want to thank you for your continued support, for the long—standing goal of europe whole, free and at peace. long-standing goal of europe whole, free and at peace.— free and at peace. perhaps it is the nature of all— free and at peace. perhaps it is the nature of all elections _ free and at peace. perhaps it is the nature of all elections but - free and at peace. perhaps it is the nature of all elections but foreign l nature of all elections but foreign policy takes a b