you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories.n haiti after a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.2 magnitude. at least 29 people have been killed. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—i—sharif — reportedly falls to the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. 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. 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. and

you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories.the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. 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

welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos.c sprinter who refused to go home to belarus fearing for her safety arrives at tokyo airport to fly to warsaw. krystsina tsimanouskaya's flight�*s set to take off in 20 minutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. she is notifying elsewhere. piling on the pressure, president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots.

welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos.ands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. we see that access to care and healthcare is extremely difficult, and we really need to see the international humanitarian law being upholding in those circumstances. the sprinter from belarus, who refused to return home from the olympics, fearing for her own safety, has arrived in poland. the mexican government sues 15 large us gun firms, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape,

i'm ben boulos. a thousand firefighters from across europe battle the wildfires in greece.m the country's prime minister. translation: prime minister. in many cases we have done what is humanly possible, but in many cases it was not enough. virginia roberts, an alleged victim of jeffrey epstein files a us lawsuit accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. turkey braces for a new influx of migrants as afghans flee the taliban in their thousands, we meet some of them on theirjourney. we have been on the road for 18

welcome to bbc news — i'm ben boulos. go home to belarus arrives at tokyo airport to fly to poland. krystina simanovskaya's flight�*s set to take off minutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. piling on the pressure. president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. the afghan defence minister survived an attack on his home as the taliban insurgency in kabul continues.

i'm ben boulos.e the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. translation: we feel very bad. we can hear the gunfire and just now a bullet hit the truck of a tank. we completely evacuated this area. we have nothing left and we do not know where to go. washington calls on tehran to resume nuclear talks, after iran's newly—inaugurated president, supports diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock. wildfires threaten large parts of greece, as strengthening winds fuel more than 150 blazes. dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated. one of the world's great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona, after more than 20 years.

stay safe, see you soon. living this is bbc news, i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines.e tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. i cannot believe no one can pass, i felt like i was standing still and that last corner. i was just tell myself it's a medal, and then when i cross the line i was like the bloody gold medal. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy heavy fighting fighting in the city of kunduz,

hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo. gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. now on bbc news, ali official is one of the uk's top british—bangladeshi comedians. in this film, he has some difficult, insightful and hilarious conversations about being british—bangladeshi. i'm ali shahalom, also known as ali official, and i'm a comedian. no, no, man, just chilling. just filming this thing for the bbc. yeah, bangali british corporation and that. white people get degrees to getjobs, right? asian people get degrees to get married. laughter. one of the easiest ways for me to show love is just by bringing mangoes home. yeah, just bring mangoes, you know, a

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world., and claim to have taken the country's second largest city, kandahar. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back in to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say six people have died in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, in what's seen a major victory for the singer.

you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—e—sharif — reportedly falls to the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. 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. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. in afghanistan, the taliban have continued to seize yet more territory and are now in control of more regional capitals than the government. it's been reported that mazar—e—sharif, the northern city that was the afghan government's last northern stronghold,

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban make their most dramatic gains yet against afghan government forces, and claim to have taken the country's second largest city, kandahar. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back in to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say six people have died in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, in what's seen a major victory for the singer. hello and welcome. britain and the united states are sending troops back into afghanistan to help their nationals leave. the taliban are rapidly advancing across the country. it now appears that the militants have captured the country's second biggest city, kandahar — giving them control of about a third of afghanistan's main cities, as well as much of the countryside. ramzan karmali reports. another day of taliban advances sawthe militants move into the third large

welcome to bbc news — i'm ben boulos.ur top stories: the un issues a stark warning about the safety of thousands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. the sprinter from belarus, who refused to return home from the olympics, fearing for her own safety, has arrived in poland. the mexican government sues 15 large us gun firms — accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine year old girl from a dalit family, after claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. and, i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, on day 13 of the olympics where more medals will be up for grabs, and i've been talking to a five time gold medallist former australian swimmer ian thorpe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city

welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the un issues a stark warning about the safety of thousands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. we see that access to care and healthcare is extremely difficult, and we really need to see the international humanitarian law being upholding in those circumstances. the sprinter from belarus, who refused to return home from the olympics, fearing for her own safety, has arrived in poland. the mexican government sues 15 large us gun firms, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine—year—old girl from a dalit family, amid claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. and, millions more at risk of flooding, the new resarch which says the percentage of the population at risk from globalflooding has risen by almost a quarter since the start of the century. an

living this is bbc news, i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines. after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action — the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. i cannot believe no one can pass, i felt like i was standing still and that last corner. i was just tell myself it's a medal, and then when i cross the line i was like the bloody gold medal. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy heavy fighting fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. double—vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control — the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 3

earlier my colleague ben boulos spoke to her.y office is in touch with hundreds of people at the moment, many of them filtered through labour mps but also coming directly to me through my inbox, through whatsapp, through friends in afghanistan. raising many of the issues that your report hasjust put out there. you know, the fact that people are being beaten, shot at, turned back at checkpoints. the fact that people are being asked to carry documentation that links them to the united kingdom in order to prove their eligibility but that is the documentation that makes them a target for the taliban who are checking those documents en route. there are no safe corridors to the airport, there are makeshift camps that have sprung up where people are being beaten, and even reports of rapes. and so i've been asking the government today to step up those efforts, to work with nato allies, to see if we can open up a safe corridor. the united states has done that and it may be possible for us to get our people safe passage through. we need so

i'm ben boulos.usands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. we see that access to care and healthcare is extremely difficult, and we really need to see the international humanitarian law being upheld in those circumstances. the mexican government sues fifteen large us gun firms, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine—year—old girl from a dalit family, amid claims her case was ignored by the the legal system.

i'm ben boulos. our top stories: trapped among blasts and street battles — the fight to drive the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. translation: we feel very bad. we can hear the gunfire and just now a bullet hit the truck of a tank. we completely evacuated this area. we have nothing left and we do not know where to go. washington calls on tehran to resume nuclear talks, after iran's newly—inaugurated president, supports diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock. wildfires threaten large parts of greece, as strengthening winds fuel more than 150 blazes. dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated. one of the world's great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona, after more than 20 years. and on day m of the olympics, the start of the women's gold medal, football match is put back to avoid tokyo's extreme mid—day heat. there has been fierce fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah. dozens of taliban insurgents are reported to have been killed in a b

welcome to bbc news — i'm ben boulos.ur top stories: olympic sprinter krystina simanovskaya who refused to go home to belarus arrives at tokyo airport to fly to poland. krystina simanovskaya's flight�*s set to take off minutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. piling on the pressure. president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. the afghan defence minister survived an attack on his home as the taliban insurgency in kabul continues. i am sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, where day 12 is underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the women's swimming marathon here below me in tokyo bay. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is due to leave japan in the next half hour. officials from belarus had tried to send her home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. but poland has granted her a

she spoke to my colleague ben boulos earlier and told him how she is feeling watching the chaos unfoldain, along with lots and lots of other soldiers with him. and i've spoken to other families and they've said exactly how i feel, and darren died 1a years ago. i had just got to a stage where i believed he died for a reason, he died doing something he really, really enjoyed doing, and that was looking after people. and he was making that difference. and then, over the last couple of weeks, that has gone. i feel like i've actually gone back 1a years. i feel like it was yesterday. i feel totally broken by it. totally broken. and you say you've been speaking to other families of soldiers who have fought and died in afghanistan. do they feel the same? absolutely. i mean, the ones that feel like i do are the ones that have contacted me and said, you know, "you are speaking for us, thank you." because they felt that they couldn't themselves. and i just couldn't sit there and allow this to happen and no—one speak up for us, because we are devastated. we feel our sons have died in vain. don't g

welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the olympic sprinter who refused to go home to belarus fearing for her safety arrives at tokyo airport to fly to warsaw. krystsina tsimanouskaya's flight�*s set to take off in 20 minutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. she is notifying elsewhere. piling on the pressure, president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots. welcome to the programme. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics has left japan within the last hour. she was meant to fly to warsaw but she has been seen flying to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send krystsina tsimanouskaya home after she complained ab

hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo.ld for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. now on bbc news, ali official is one of the uk's top british—bangladeshi comedians.

i'm ben boulos in london.ustralia ramps up its covid lockdown. and fully vaccinated travellers from the united states and most of the eu can now enter britain without quarantining.

this is bbc news — i'm ben boulos.ur top stories: trapped among blasts and street battles — the fight to drive the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. washington calls on tehran to resume nuclear talks, after iran's newly—inaugurated president, supports diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock. wildfires threaten large parts of greece, as strengthening winds fuel more than 150 blazes. dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated. one of the world's great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. i am sarah mulkerinns live in tokyo on day m of the games, where we have had the first medal of the day — poland's dawid tomala has won gold in the men's 50km race walk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there has been fierce fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah. dozens of taliban insurgents are reported to have been killed in a battle for control of the city. afghan forces, backed by us air strikes, are fighting on sever

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.ing the military is his top priority. 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. at least 227 people have died in haiti after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude. a state of emergency has been declared. in the uk, there are questions for police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people

i'm ben boulos. a thousand firefighters from across europe battle the wildfires in greece. as the blazes enter a second week; an apology from the country's prime minister. translation: prime minister. in many cases we have done what is humanly possible, but in many cases it was not enough. virginia roberts, an alleged victim of jeffrey epstein files a us lawsuit accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. turkey braces for a new influx of migrants as afghans flee the taliban in their thousands, we meet some of them on theirjourney. we have been on the road for 18 days, we were brought and left ear. we walked four or five days. the children are all ill. diagnosing dementia in a day — doctors hope newly developed ai can detect the disease earlier in its progression. hello and welcome. greece's prime minister has apologised for failures in tackling the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island o

i'm ben boulos in london. also in the programme: unarmed troops begin to patrol the streets of sydney as australia ramps up its covid lockdown. and fully vaccinated travellers from the united states and most of the eu can now enter britain without quarantining. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm live in tokyo for day ten of the olympic games. we start our coverage today with news that two european countries have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from tokyo by her country's olympic officials. the international olympic committee has said krystsina tsimanouskaya is safe after seeking protection from the japanese police. a spokesman said she'd spent the night in an airport hotel. tsimanouskaya had been sent home after she had criticised the bela rusian coaches. this report from ramzan karmali contains flashing images. surrounded by police and safe, thatis surrounded by police and safe, that is what belarusian athlete krystsina tsimanouskaya believes for now. this printer was due to be

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. five rockets are reportedly fired at kabul airport. us military sources say they have been intercepted by an anti—missile system. more than 700,000 people are without power, including the whole of new orleans, as hurricane ida hits louisiana. the governor urges people to stay indoors. we can expect devastating impact to continue for most of the next 2a hours or so as the hurricane passes through the state. the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as german chancellor clash on climate change and taxation in their first televised debate ahead of next month's election. demonstrators in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid—19. # magic. and one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee �*scratch�* perry dies injamaica, aged 85. hello and welcome. let's start with some breaking news now. as many as five rockets have reportedly been fired near kabul airport in the last couple of hours. a us official said the r

i'm ben boulos. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.he cyclist, jason kenny, has become britain's greatest—ever olympian, after winning his seventh gold medal on the final day of the tokyo games. the 33—year—old's win in the men's keirin final also gave him a british record ninth olympic medal. on the final day of the games in tokyo... this is how the medals table stands. the united states has overtaken china to take the top spot. the host nationjapan remains in third place. it's been a good day so far for team gb, with lauren price taking gold in the middleweight boxing. let's head to the bbc sports centre and speak to gavin ramjaun. a remarkable win forjason kenny. absolutely, what a way to finish the game for kenny. first man to win seven olympic goals. overtaking sir chris hoy. thrilling race in the men's kyren. lots of pressure from rio, pulled clear early on, they calljapan at the home of the kyren. as soon as the motorised bike had moved off... he said he wasn't sure about this one but could we see him in three years in paris? we

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. history will be made when weightlifter laurel hubbard becomes the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category to which she was born. fully—vaccinated travellers from the united states and most of the eu can now enter britain without quarantining. an israeli court is to decide the fate of palestinians facing eviction in a neighbourhood of occupied east jerusalem and the army is deployed in sydney — as australia ramps up its covid lockdown.

i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.out power, including the whole of new orleans, as hurricane ida hits louisiana. the governor urges people to stay indoors. we can expect devastating impact to continue for most of the next 2a hours or so as the hurricane passes through the state. the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as german chancellor clash on climate change and taxation in their first televised debate ahead of next month's election.

hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo. gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. a belarusian sprinter says olympic officials from her country have tried to forcibly repatriate her after she publicly criticised the national team. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm marc edwards. world class whitlock wins again. he takes gold in the men's pommel horse. charlotte worthington turns the bmx world upside down with her gold medal winning moves. he's the fastest man on earth — lamont marcelljacobs wins italy's first 100 metres olympic medal and it's gold. also coming up in the programme... a chaotic start to the hungarian grand prix

welcome to world business report, i'm ben boulos. profits actually were in every single region that hsbc operates and then they were supported by the economic recovery. the point where investors are concerned about the dividend, they can resume an interim dividend after the bank of england relaxed restrictions. all great news for shareholders. in terms of guidance when they continue to guide the payout will be 40%, 55% of earnings. overall a pretty robust set of results. , , ., .,. results. interestingly have achieved this at a time _ results. interestingly have achieved this at a time when _ results. interestingly have achieved this at a time when around - results. interestingly have achieved this at a time when around the i results. interestingly have achieved | this at a time when around the world interest rates are at record lows. normally that its bank profitability.— normally that its bank profitability. normally that its bank rofitabili . , ., ., profitability. yes, your observation is absolutely _ profitability. yes, your obs

welcome to bbc news — i'm ben boulos.the un issues a stark warning about the safety of thousands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. the sprinter from belarus, who refused to return home from the olympics, fearing for her own safety, has arrived in poland. the mexican government sues 15 large us gun firms — accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. protests across delhi, over the alleged gang rape, murder, and subsequent cremation of a nine year old girl from a dalit family, after claims her case was ignored by the the legal system. and, i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo, on day 13

this is bbc news — i'm ben boulos.trapped among blasts and street battles — the fight to drive the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. washington calls on tehran to resume nuclear talks, after iran's newly—inaugurated president, supports diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock. wildfires threaten large parts of greece, as strengthening winds fuel more than 150 blazes. dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated. one of the world's great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. i am sarah mulkerinns live in tokyo on day m of the games, where we have had the first medal of the day — poland's dawid tomala has won gold in the men's 50km race walk.