jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news. in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. the last major city in northern afghanistan, mazar—i—sharif, falls to the taliban, as president biden defends his decision to pull out us troops. let's stay with that story and bring you a breaking update. the afghan city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. it was the only significant city outside the capital, kabul, not controlled by the militant group. the fall almost complete the taliban's dramatic surge through the country, which began in may but accelerated dramatically in the last week. on saturday it seized control of the city of mazar—i—sharif, the last government stronghold in the north of the country. colin clark was an advisor to hr mcmaster, the former us national security advisor. he gave me his thoughts on why the taliban's advisor because afghanistan has been so fast. to start with, they have been preparing, laying the groundwork for the last two decades. moreover, trump administration telegra

uo u0 watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. ue season in front of 72,000 fans at old trafford with a big win against leeds united. 5-1. manager 0le gunnar solskjaer descibed it as a very, very good day, as they sent out an early title warning to their rivals. bruno fernandes got to keep the matchball after scoring his first united hat trick. he gave them a 1—0 half—time lead and though leeds pulled one back, the portuguese scored two more, with mason greenwood and fred also finding the net. paul pogba provided four assists. it creates a mood and sets the mood of course when you see the fans when we drive into the stadium today. you have got the butterflies again because suddenly there is a game that matters in front of your fans. we felt our course not obliged, but you know there is extra responsibility because it has been so long about them. and when the players perform like this, produce, i think everyone can go home happy. before kick—off at old trafford, united showed off their new signing raphael varane. the 28—year—old fre

this is bbc news, the headlines. ready to take control as soon as the americans leave. sources have told the bbc that us and british troops are wrapping up their operations there. the pentagon says there are still credible threats against the airport. a us intelligence report has concluded that covid nineteen was not developed as a biological weapon by china. but officials were unable to provide a more definitive explanation for its origin, and blamed beijing for hindering the global investigation. manchester united have reached an agreement to re—sign cristiano ronaldo from juventus. the portugal star striker left the club for real madrid in two thousand and nine. the thirty—six year—old has won more than thirty major trophies. now on bbc news. nick miller and sarah keith lucas ask if recent environmental disasters could mark a turning point in the world's approach to climate change.

samira hussain, bbc news, new york. court battle in canada over the extradition of huawei's chief financial officer to the united states has ended after two and a half years. the canadian government prosecutor said the court should have no difficulty in finding mung wanjoe had committed fraud, and so should be handed over to the americans. her defence team deny any fraud. a date for a ruling will be set in october. european union interior ministers have pledged to send experts and equipment to the eu's borders with belarus to cope with what they see as an orchestrated influx of migrants. they're accusing president alexander lukashenka of encouraging migrants to cross in retaliation for sanctions — that's been denied by belarus. formula 0ne's japanese grand prix due to take place in october has been cancelled because of a rise of covid cases in the country. f1 says the decision to cancel it was taken by the japanese government. the revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. when you think of kn

tim allman, bbc news. ld their first news conference in kabul. people who have not been seen in public before, laying out their intentions for the country. at the same time we are hearing 3200 people have been evacuated from kabul airport. those figures coming from the us officials. 0nly from the us officials. only 1100 in the course of tuesday. but their aim is to get up to 9000 people out each day as soon as possible. this is bbc world news. sunshine was limited across the country on tuesday, but we did see some good spells of sunshine for central south—eastern scotland when temperatures reach the mid 20s. for the next few days we hold the largely cloudy skies and it will feel pretty cool for the time of year. we maintain these northwest winds across the uk, rolling in off the atlantic and will bring a of cloud. thickest across northern and western fringes where there could be light rain and drizzle. but some shelter to central and eastern scotland, east of the pennines, south—east wales and south—west en

lebo diseko, bbc news.happy to be a paris st—germain player and hopes to continue winning titles. the argentine striker signed a two year deal with psg, after his dramatic departure from barcelona at the weekend. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott has this report from paris. their life was in barcelona. now it's in paris. it's a move no—one, including the messi family, saw coming this time a week ago. behind the smiles, how's it been for the man at the centre of one of the biggest football transfers in history? translation: it was hard to sleep. it was hard to rest. these past days, i was anxious about the uncertainty, and the change for the family was complicated until we could get things going and make progress on the agreement with paris. from there, it was about thinking ahead — a new chapter, a new experience that will be really nice for my family — so now i'm looking forward for it to start. it helps that he's joining an already formidable psg squad — among them, his former barcelona team—mate neyma

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. correspondents, sarah rainsford, describing it as a direct assault on media freedom. the russian authorities say they will not extend her visa, which expires at the end of the month. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said ms rainsford was an exceptional and fearless journalist, whose independent and in—depth reporting of russia informed hundreds of millions of people around the world. the spokeswoman for russia's foreign ministry implied on social media that it was a response to the treatment of russian correspondents in britain. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as london — being monitored from space, by scientists. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 19

this is bbc news.ate group in afghanistan, following thursday's deadly attack by the militants at kabul airport. a spokesman said the first indications are that no civilians were killed during the operation. a us intelligence report has concluded that covid—19 was not developed as a biological weapon by china. but officials were unable to provide a more definitive explanation for its origin, and blamed beijing for hindering the global investigation. china has rejected the accusation. hurricane the accusation. ida is approaching the hurricane ida is approaching the state of louisiana. surging seas and flooding could spill over levies, and a mandatory evacuation order is now in place in new orleans which was devastated 16 years ago by katrina.

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. r has accused her country of trying to forcibly repatriate her for criticising her coaches. krystsina tsimanouskaya says she was taken to the airport in tokyo against her will and asked the international olympic committee for help. she subsequently said she was safe and under police protection. the american swimmer caeleb dressel is being celebrated as one of the greatest ever olympians after winning five gold medals in his six events. today he set a new olympic record in the men's 50m freestyle. yulimar rojas of venezuela broke the world record in the women's triple jump, which had stood since 1995. she'd already secured the gold medal when she claimed the new record with her final jump. and two athletes agreed to share the gold medal in the men's highjump after a thrilling two—hour contest. qatar's mutaz essa barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn't be separated after completing their rounds, and chose instead to share gold rather than have a jump—off. and team gb is currently

bethany bell, bbc news, athens. dents could get the highest grades. teachers have been asked to submit assessments for pupils for a second year in a row, after this summer�*s exams were cancelled because of the pandemic. here�*s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. quiet now, but next week, this college will fill with students. after months of anxious waiting... all those papers that we had to do. ..these sixth formers will get their a—level and btec results. they�*re full of hope, but for isabel, who wants to study medicine, there�*s extra pressure. so i have been really worried about if the university i want to go to, what if they have too many students, too many people got the right grades? because that might mean i have to take a gap year or something else. it�*s been stressful. exams cancelled, teachers marking work instead. in the back of my head, i know that i did everything i could to get the grade that i want and the grades that i need, but, obviously, until i see the results, i will be nervous. being a b

you are watching bbc news. more than 300 people are known to have been killed by the latest devastating earthquake to hit haiti. nearly 2,000 others were injured in the 7.2 magnitude tremor. david willis reports. one of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. and the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. this one centred on the country's south—western peninsula, a less populated area than the capital port—au—prince, which was flattened by an earthquake 11 years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. more than 200,000 people died in the 2010 earthquake and haiti's prime minister ariel henry said numerous lives have been lost in today's disaster. translation: the government decided this morning to declare | a state of emergency for one month following this disaster. we call on the population to show solidarity with each other. let's avoid panic in the face of this earthquake. us scientists are predicting the death toll could ru

katharine da costa, bbc news. lives because they're unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. research also suggests three in five people would delay seeking medical advice because they don't want to be a burden during the pandemic. our health correspondent anna collinson reports. (tx ——our health correspondent anna collinson reports. cancer services are back to pre—pandemic levels and are busy, but nhs england says over the past year, there has been a 10% drop in cancer patients receiving treatment. we know that people are out there and we are worried they may have symptoms and not be coming forward, so the purpose of this campaign is to highlight those symptoms, to make sure people are aware of what is normal and what's not normal for them, and to come forward if they need help. just, you've said it too. health officials are particularly concerned about abdominal, neurological and lung cancers. as this new advert shows, symptoms can include discomfort in the stomach, blood in urine, persistent diarrhoea o

andy swiss, bbc news.etics track in tokyo where the semi—finals of the men's 100 metres have been taking place. and dan, exciting news from there too? absolutely right, yes, because the men's 100 absolutely right, yes, because the men's100 metres final is always one of the most eagerly anticipated events. it will take place at about 13:50pm your time. not since the sydney games 2000 has team gb had a finalist in this event, but it is going to happen this evening because zharnel hughes sensationally has made it through. he won his semifinal, as you can see now, in a time of 9.98 seconds, the first time he has run under ten seconds this year. and just as significant perhaps is the fact that one of the favourites of the united states trailed in third place and didn't make it through to the final. so thatis make it through to the final. so that is exciting for team gb. a word of caution, hughes was the joint lowest to make it through to the final, but anything can happen. it would be one of the most significan

news. ——as soon as we get here on bbc world news.government of afghanistan fighting to survive. it said thousands of people in lashkar gah have been displaced. the un also highlighted concerns about peoples' homes being occupied by fighters. in another incident, the afghan defence minister survived an armed attack on his home in kabul. let's get the latest from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who is in kabul. a senior military source said to me, the skies are clear tonight, in other words now is the time to unleash an operation to clear the telephone from the capital lashkar gah in a campaign led bya lashkar gah in a campaign led by a ferocious bombing by afghan forces, still backed up by us air power as well as drones and that is why the commanding officer in helmand, the british educated general urged residents to date to leave the city but these are terrifying times for the residents of lashkar gah, in fact all of helmand province where people have been hiding in their homes, nowhere else to 90, in their homes, n

this is bbc news. hello. wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the north. through the night and into the morning, though, this weather front will bring some cloud and patchy rain into southern areas, keeping temperatures up in the mid—teens for some. but a much fresher start across many parts in the uk, but a sunny start for the vast majority. and for many, we'll see some good, sunny spells throughout the day, but cloud amounts will increase at times in the south, spreading into wales, the midlands, and through the day

thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news today. 6 years since hurricane katrina hit new orleans, flooding 80% of the city. and hate 80% of the city more than 1800 people killed. compare this hurricane strength to katrina. i must say i do remember they vividly describe the fact that it was so long ago. new orleans is a city of roughly 300 to 330,000 people. what many haven't heard is katrina was the most successful peace time evacuation in american history, despite the fact there was such a loss of life. new 0rleans's new 0rlea ns's vulnerability lies because... new 0rleans's vulnerability lies because... the entire city is rounded by a levee system to withstand a category three hurricane. they would literally fill up hurricane. they would literally fill up like a bathtub, flooding the entire area.— up like a bathtub, flooding the entire area. , ., , , , entire area. obviously, those levees were strengthened _ entire area. obviously, those levees were strengthened after _ entire area. obviously, those levees were strengthened after k

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. as the taliban take more territory in afghanistan, the militants leaders tell the bbc want they hope to achieve. poland's parliament votes to tighten control of the media — the us says its deeply troubled warning it's a threat to freedoms. italy now melts in the mediterranean heatwave — wildfires in sicily as the island registers what could be europe's hottest—ever temperature. and after skateboarding made its olympic debut, japan's13—year—old gold medallist showed our reporter what the fuss is about. hello and welcome. a humanitarian disaster is fast unfolding in afghanistan. the un says more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in fighting between the taliban and government forces. injuly, the areas controlled by the taliban were these, shown in red. with contested regions in yellow. but now — a lot more territory has fallen to the taliban, including nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals, as it intensifies its offensive to seize power, following the wit

this is bbc news. i'm alice baxter with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan as the un's envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we have seen a 50%, five—zero percent, increase in civilian casualties, with the certainty of many more as the cities are attacked. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. coronavirus infection rates across most of the uk continue to fall as the government urges 16 and 17—year—olds to book their vaccination. i'm mariko oi in tokyo, where host nationjapan is hoping to bring home some medals in the women's endurance event. can anyone now stop the taliban from rampaging across afghanistan? in the last few hours, their escalating offensive has resulted in the capture of a provincial capital and the assassination of a close aide of the president. they've made sweeping gains as foreign troops complete their withd

bethany bell, bbc news, athens. rn to the story that has donated much news coverage notjust this year but for two years now, covid—i9. the longer—term trend for coronavirus infection rates has been down across the uk, except in northern ireland where case numbers are rising, according to the office for national statistics. the uk's national statistician has told the bbc he expects the trend to continue downwards over the coming weeks. the news comes as northern ireland began vaccinating i6 and i7—year—olds. here's our health editor hugh pym. a uk first — the start of vaccinations for all i6 and i7—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers in that age group came forward just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. yeah, ijust want everything back to normal. you're going to have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, those we spoke to said they were thinking hard about it. invitations to 16 and i7—year—olds to getjabbed in england, scotland an

bethany bell, bbc news, in the peloponnese. stay with us on bbc news, still to come.ng at the embassy in berlin's arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's being buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the afghan army chief is sacked as taliban fighters take more and more territory. it's thought they've now taken over nine provincial capitals. greece's wildfires rage on with residents of 20 more villages forced to flee the flames. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. the man, named only as david s,

eleanor roper, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.is going to bring more of the same, sunny spells and scattered showers. we can see some scattered showers in one or two spots across the country early in the morning. it's also going to be quite fresh underneath the clearing skies. in fact, in some spots in britain, it could be as low as 5 degrees in the countryside, but for most of us, it's a ramp 10—12. so, lots and you can see some scattered showers in one or two spots across the country early in the morning. it's also going to be quite fresh underneath the clearing skies. in fact, in some spots in northern britain, it could be as low as five degrees in the countryside, but for most of us, it's around 10—12. so, lots of sunshine right from the word go, but watch the showers form across the south, parts of the midlands, lincolnshire, there could be one or two also across scotland. but generally speaking, there is going to be a lot of fine weather. however, if you do catch the shower, it will be very heavy and possibly thundery. i thi

ben wright, bbc news. to the bbc�*s azaday moshiri, who had the latest international reaction. in the last hour, about 60 countries havejoined a —— signed a joint statement. it calls on all parties to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and afghans who wish to leave the country. it also adds those in a position of power and authority across afghanistan, their responsibility and accountability for the protection of human life and property. so the us embassy has also said that all its staff is now safe at the airport, and that is really the priority right now, making sure that foreign nationals and embassy staff can leave safely, but also that all the afghans who have been there supporting the troops, supporting the embassies, supporting these countries in their missions, can also get out of the country safely. for all this talk of orderly evacuation, it is difficult to get away from the talk that this has been an unholy mess, particularly for the americans. what is the

daniel sandford, bbc news, plymouth. the visa of its moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, calling it a "direct assault on media freedom". ms rainsford, who's based in moscow, now has to leave at the end of the month, when her accreditation expires. it's thought it's in retaliation, for the uk's refusal to grant visas to russian journalists. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... swathes of southern europe continue to be hit by extreme heat in what is turning out to be one of the hottest summers ever recorded. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada ending three hours later when the sun set ove

hello, this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as thousands of people desperate to leave afghanistan continue to crowd around kabul airport, former world leaders criticise the united states withdrawal policy. and donald trump has also attacked mr biden biden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anyone�*s ever seen. as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is bracing for a potential new wave of refugees and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the expected arrival of hurricane henri. cambodia's last remaining population of critically endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. and our sunday morning edition of the paper review is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are journalist and author, shyama perera, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. that's for viewers in

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul.ontrol almost two thirds of the country after making rapid advances against afghan forces as foreign troops withdraw. the red afg hanistan�*s the red afghanistan's —— at the red cross has warned that canada has been rocked by fighting between government forces and taliban militants. —— that kandahar has been taken. they've already taken the areas you can see here in red — in those areas marked in yellow — the taliban is pushing — but neither side is currently in overall control — that includes nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals. 0ur afghanistan correspondent sec—under kermani has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory and has sent us this report, which was filmed by fred scott. it contains disturbing images. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it is causing the deaths of thousands of ordinary afghans, thousa

nick eardley, bbc news. coronavirus cases, in the latest 24—hour period, a slight fall on the previous day. that means on average there were 26,793 new infections a day, in the last seven days. 65 deaths were recorded in the latest 2a hours, that's an average of 75 deaths a day in the past week. and, the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. from today, businesses are having to pay more of their workers' wages, as the government continues to wind down it's furlough scheme. but there are fears the increased costs could see some firms struggling to survive. the furlough programme, in place since april last year, will finish at the end of next month. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. it has been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we are in the final two months of the job retention scheme. the economy has been reopening but nearly 2 million people were still on furlough at the end ofjune. this reception ruby, who is 65 has been on ful

fergus walsh, bbc news. er 36,500 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means, on average, there were more than 30,000 new cases per day in the last week. 6,379 people are currently in hospital with the virus. 113 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 96 a day in the past week. on vaccinations, 87.3% adults in the uk have now had their firstjab. that's now measured as the percentage of those aged 16 and over in the population. it was previously measured as a percentage of over—18s. 75.7% of adults have had two jabs. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. the number of people waiting for non—urgent hospital treatment in wales has hit an all—time high. injune, there were 624,000 on waiting lists. that's around 20% of the population. those needing orthopaedic or trauma treatment had the longest wait. a coroner has formally opened the inquests into the deaths of the five victims of the mass shooting in plymouth a week ago. in a short hearing, detail

nick eardley, bbc news. rus cases in the latest 24—hour period, a slight fall on the previous day. that means on average there were 26,793 new infections a day, in the last seven days. 65 deaths were recorded in the latest 2a hours, that's an average of 75 deaths a day in the past week. and the most recent figures showjust under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in southern turkey, as huge wildfires continue to burn. at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured. parts of the tourist city of bodrum have had to be evacuated. with more, here's angus crawford. clouds of smoke and flame behind them... ..the sea their only escape. locals and holiday—makers queued for boats to take them away from parts of the holiday resort of bodrum, in the south—west of turkey. wildfires, which started five days ago, burned their way through hillsides towards the city. in less than a week, more than 100 forest fires have broken out across the count

fergus walsh, bbc news. d, in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 29,086 new cases per day in the last week. 5,894 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 26 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours — but the number of deaths recorded at weekends normally falls quite sharply. on average there were 89 deaths a day in the last week. over 89% of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab. and 77% have had both jabs. aid workers in haiti are racing to provide food, water and shelter to survivors of saturday's earthquake, before a major tropical storm hits the country. hospitals are struggling to cope with thousands of injured survivors. nearly 1,400 people are known to have died after the quake struck on saturday. the problems are even more acute in remote areas. 0ur correspondentjames clayton managed to travel to the town of les cayes to the south west of the epicentre, and sent this report. many of these people were asleep when the earthquake hit, their homes caving in. it's hard e

ben wright, bbc news. s azaheh moshiri. 0bviously, obviously, in the us in particular, they have known this was coming. it has been a long time coming and yet they couldn't have expected, perhaps, quite the way it has unfolded, what is the response generally?— generally? the latest reaction we have is _ generally? the latest reaction we have is from _ generally? the latest reaction we have is from president - we have is from president donald trump, obviously former president donald trump who is not the biggest fan of the biden administration, he has called on president biden to resign in, quote, disgrace and argued that if he was still president things would be much more successful. biden administration is quick to point out that the exit deal with the tell abyad negotiated during president trump presidency, though. we've also got some pictures outside of the white house in dc where some afghans have united to protest the us pullout, worth noting that president biden is still in camp david, he is not there

hugh pym, bbc news. and it turns out that prices are not rising by as much as some were predicting. the consumer prices index, which is a way of measuring inflation — was 2% injuly. that compares to 2.5% the previous month. cheaper clothing is one reason for the dip, but some experts are warning inflation could go much higher later this year. five days after a devastating earthquake in haiti and then a tropical store and, aid effort is yet to arrive. it is yet to reach rural areas which is lacking in emergency support and supplies. james clayton reports from the village of marceline, near the epicentre. as you head out from the city of les cayes to rural marceline, the road is marked by landslides... ..and deep cracks. the village is remote and the scale of the damage, catastrophic. rose—marie took me to her house. her 15—year—old son was charging his phone when the quake hit. the wall collapsed on him. translation: these are his books. he had recently got them so he could start a new year of school. and

caroline davies, bbc news. rus figures show there were 31,914 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 32,981 new cases per day, in the last week. the most recent figures show there were almost 6,500 people in hospital with the virus on thursday. a0 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 100 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 87.7% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirst jab and 76.9% have had two. the government says it's met its target of offering all 16 and 17—year—olds in england a single dose of the covid jab. more than a million young people became eligible earlier this month and the latest figures suggest around 360,000 have taken up the offer. a new nhs video has been launched highlighting the effects of long covid in a bid to drive up vaccination rates amongst teenagers. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. hiya, are you ready for vaccination? yeah. every jab counts. these 16 and 17—year—olds were getting their vac

this is bbc news. the headlines at five: the final uk flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan has left kabul. the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner following thursday's attack, which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in a few moments, for viewers on bbc one we'll have a full round—up of today's news with ben brown — but first, our top story. the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated flight pu

james landale, bbc news.the past two decades there were a57 deaths among british armed forces personnel and countless others injured, some of them with life—changing conditions. our special correspondent ed thomas has been talking to veterans, and to the mother of one of those lost in the conflict, about the circumstances in which the military operation came to an end and the questions that remain. the 20—year afghanistan war is over. but for those who served, and their families, the stories of grief, pride and survival will last a lifetime. i can't talk very well. i can't live by myself because i can't reach up into the cupboards. can't wash myself, can't do anything myself. ben parkinson served with 7 para rha. in 2006 his land rover was hit by a mine. today he questions everything. what was it like for you watching the taliban sweep in, take over, in days? i was disappointed, basically. i lost my legs for nothing. so it's been a waste of time. afghanistan? it has. a total waste of time. it has destroyed my

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. has there been much news coverage injapan on this story and what's the reaction been? i have noticed this story covered on a number of programmes this morning but it isn't the top headline like ours. i have grabbed some newspapers for you this morning and it is still very much about covert cases across japan but also over the fact that the government is now asking covid—i9 patients to stay at home unless their symptoms are really severe, perhaps indicating that hospitals are getting overwhelmed are somewhat, but still a lot of coverage, as you can see, of medals worn by japanese athletes yesterday. we saw silver and bronze in gymnastics, wrestling, and when it comes to the sports newspapers, very excited about the baseball team. they beat the baseball team. they beat the united states. this article says two more victories to the gold medal. what happens to the belarusian athlete, i thought it was interesting that some people on social media compared her, weight athlete, to our ugandan

dan roan, bbc news.ay, and with this roundup, here's andy swiss. rarely has bronze been quite so brilliant. for the third games running, a medalfor britain's women's hockey team. but, my, they had to work for it. they had been trailing india, but in the nick of time they turned it round. yes, they've found the goal! grace balsdon�*s goal securing a 11—3 win. and after a difficult few years for the team, it was all the sweeter. if you'd asked me a couple of months ago, would we come away with olympic bronze, i think i would have laughed at you. i think this last cycle has been so tough, we have stuck together and we've come out with an olympic bronze medal. in the boxing, meanwhile, former taxi driver lauren price is on route to glory after she battled through her middleweight semifinal. price, who has played football for wales, is now guaranteed at least silver, and just listen to what it meant. cheering. yes! come on! what's tom making now? elsewhere, the return of britain's most famous knitter. tom dal

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.rning of difficult months ahead. more than a0 people have died in this current outbreak with tighter restrictions coming into play including increased fines for covid breaches. the state—wide lockdown will be in place for at least a week and is an extension of stay at home measures in greater sydney. our news reporter, tanya dendrinos talked me through the new measures. greater sydney has been in lockdown for a number of weeks, unfortunately, the issue has not been enough to mitigate the spread, the delta variant running rampant across sydney and now, as we've seen, cases beginning to increase across regional new south wales. at her press conference yesterday, the premier announced tightening of restrictions in greater sydney means the ten kilometre radius has reduced to five kilometres so people are only allowed within five kilometres of their home to shop or exercise. they have also increased the fines, $5,000 for breaching self isolation or lying to a contact tracer. 3000 australian

sean dilley, bbc news.british embassy in berlin. our correspondent james reynoldsjoins me now. for us in on the hills we have so far. . , ~' ., , for us in on the hills we have so far. . p ., , , ., far. really know his first name, david, far. really know his first name, david. and _ far. really know his first name, david, and the _ far. really know his first name, david, and the initial _ far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of - far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of his - far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of his last| david, and the initial of his last name, s, but the crucial piece of information, the fact that he worked as a security guard at the embassy. that shows he is not an accredited diplomat, and therefore it is only double metoo have direct access to highly classified cables. locally hired staff safely do not. we know little bit about the involvement he had with russia, according to the german chief federal prosecutor's office. they s

hugh pym, bbc news.lso known as logan williamson — was discovered in bridgend on saturday morning. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy are being questioned, on suspicion of murder. hywel griffith reports from bridgend. struggling to comprehend how a young life could end here, the friends and neighbours of logan mwangi brought teddies and tributes. the five year old was a happy, friendly little boy. neighbours say he was always smiling. he used to visit ian and jasmine's garden. they remember him being full of laughter. always a smile on his face, laughing, giggling. every time he walked past... just can't believe it. didn't have a bad bone in his body. just shocked, the community's shocked. everybody's shocked by the sadness of the loss of logan. itjust makes you want to hold your children so tight and not let them... not let them go. he was a five—year—old lad, you know. divers have been searching the riverbed where his body was found. the police were first called early on saturday, after reports that

andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.has told g7 leaders at a virtual summit that he's committed to an august 31st deadline for afghanistan evacuations. some of his international counterparts had been urging an extension. the taliban say afghan nationals may no longer travel to kabul airport, citing the chaotic situation there. they also urged the americans not to entice afghan nationals to emigrate, saying their professional expertise would be sorely needed. charlie watts, the drummer with the rolling stones, has died aged eighty. he was acclaimed as one of the greatest drummers of his generation. beatles drummer ringo starr tweeted: "we're going to miss you man". the 2020 paralympic games have opened — in a ceremony, in a nearly empty stadium in tokyo.

this is bbc news. the headlines at four... labour says there are questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. how on earth did he get a gun licence in the first place? what background checks were done? i'm glad there has been an investigation into why but there are wider questions there. into why but there are wider questions there. many people are feared dead in haiti after a strong earthquake struck the south—west of the country. the us geological survey has issued a red alert for fatalities and warns of probable high casualties and widespread disaster. afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in serious - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. as taliban insurgents continue th

andy verity, bbc news. the economic sanctions it has imposed on his country in response to ongoing human rights abuses. speaking at a press conference, one year since securing a sixth term in a presidential election that many view as fraudulent, alexander lukashenko called britain "america's lapdog" and denied his authoritarian government had used torture and violence to silence dissent. from minsk, sarah rainsford reports. alexander lukashenko calls this his "big conversation." though for over eight hours he did most of the talking. exactly a year after his controversial re—election as president, we were in minsk to question him on the mass protests and the repression that followed. and, on international sanctions, including new measures introduced today by the uk... translation: you can choke on your sanctions in britain. l we didn't know what britain was for a thousand years and we don't want to know now. you are american lapdogs. applause. but the punishment is for the vicious suppression of the protest

that is bbc news. thanks for being with us. the grass is sodden. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk. not absolutely everywhere — we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short—term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low heading our way, as well, but this ridge will settle things down on tuesday. so, what's tuesday 6am looking like? a lot of fine, bright, if not already sunny weather across the uk — 13 in london, 10 in glasgow, just the stray shower here and there. how about the rest of the morning into the afternoon? lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we're anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the east coast, and there's a chance of a few scattered showers close to the north sea coas

paul adams, bbc news. speaking to a senior expert on the afghanistan peace process for the us institute of peace, she told me how she expects the taliban to advance significantly further. there is a kind of momentum to the taliban's campaign, especially in parts of the country that do not constitute its traditional stronghold. that gives a feeling of inevitability in this moment. what can be done to avoid that? what could have been done to stop it, this sort of sweep in the first place, do you think? i think this was really a crisis that was not at all inevitable and you know, really, what we see is that since the withdrawal announcement, on the part of the biden administration and the tremendous speed with which that withdrawal has been pursued, the taliban has felt emboldened to take new territory and in part, we know that could have been stemmed had they felt there would have been consequences for that kind of bold action and the forcible imposition of their rule. i think part of what we are seeing now

this is bbc news, the headlines. the americans leave. the bbc understands british and us troops could end their operations within hours. the death toll after thursday's devastating bomb attack in kabul airport has increased to 170. two were british nationals, and the child of another briton was also killed. a us report into the origins of the coronavirus has been published, but its findings are inconclusive. it was unable to determine if the virus came from an animal or a lab leak. manchester united say they've reached an agreement with the italian clubjuventus to re—sign cristiano ronaldo. the portugal star left manchester in 2009 for real madrid.

hello and welcome to bbc news.aliban has captured three more provincial capitals, this time in northern afghanistan, as they intensify their offensive to seize power, following the withdrawal of western troops. the three cities appear to have largely fallen to the islamist militants within hours of each other. the biggest is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million. the provincial capitals sar—e pul and taloqan are also largely in militant hands. but the government in kabul insists its forces are fighting back to retake lost ground. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so far — a large city, economically and strategically important, and it seems to have fallen easily. afraid of the fighting as much as the taliban, civilians are fleeing, some of them heading south for kabul. a government spokesman says the taliban will soon be ousted, but similar

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news, the headlines...ter has issued a month—long state of emergency. let's get more on that story. joining me now is leila bourahla, the interim haiti country director of save the children. thank of save the children. you for being with us. what thank you for being with us. what are you hearing from your colleagues on the ground? basically, the situation is horrific, a lot of devastation, dozens of collapsed houses, people are panicked, they are looking of course for people who have stayed in the collapsed house. in some of the towns there has been flooding, people have been trying to escape the flooding. the trauma of the earthquake in 2010 is very present and as well the natural hurricane in 2016 so people had been trying to escape potential tsunami so at the moment it's very difficult because it seems all the areas affected, we are particularly concerned about children so we need to respond quickly, the problem is of course access is still an issue in haiti and particularly to the south because some of

katherine da costa, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. a state of emergency is declared in haiti after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude. at least 29 people have been killed. in the uk — there are questions for police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in the uk's worst mass shooting since 2010. let's return to events in haiti, where a devastating earthquake has killed at least 29 people. prime minister ariel henry has said the quake has caused huge damage across the south of the country and has declared a state of emergency for a month. a short time ago we spoke to widlore merancourt, journalist and editor of ayibopost in haiti. so at what we do know is it is a very severe earthquake. these earthquakes awaken bad memories for a lot of haiti, but also a lot of people who felt it. i have family in the south and my sister's house was destroyed, and by the grace of god, she is alive and she's well. but i'm hearing

richard galpin, bbc news.dent in delhi, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan. what impacts of the strikes having on the push forward? the government sa these on the push forward? the government say these air — on the push forward? the government say these air strikes _ on the push forward? the government say these air strikes have _ on the push forward? the government say these air strikes have killed - say these air strikes have killed dozens of militants, in kunduz and elsewhere. when i spoke to the taliban spokesman they denied that he they talked about how civilian facilities were damaged and caused civilian casualties. what has happened on the ground in the last few days, the changes have been dramatic since we spoke last. the taliban are on the verge of taking over another provincial capital, though the afghan special forces say they are still fighting in the city of kunduz. on friday in south—west afghanistan was taken by the taliban militants. as we speak, clashes are going on