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success for team gb at the olympics, and the outcome of the crucial deciding test between the british lionsa. but first — it's click. this week on a special programme. can artificial intelligence make health care better for all of us and save the nhs? in the uk, the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then... the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. health service in the world could possibly cape-— health service in the world could ossibl coe. ., possibly cope. many country's health s stems possibly cope. many country's health systems have _ possibly cope. many country's health systems have struggled _ possibly cope. many country's health systems have struggled with - possibly cope. many country's health systems have struggled with the - systems have struggled with the sheer number of patients. even those which didn't have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. the
success for team gb at the olympics, and the outcome of the crucial deciding test between the british lionsa. but first — it's click. this week on a special programme. can artificial intelligence make health care better for all of us and save the nhs? in the uk, the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then... the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no...
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and fighting over the carcass, you see the british lion, the russian bear, the american eagle, the french rooster, etc. all fighting over the carcass, and where exactly, it was easier for people to march and take over a whole section of china, and rule it as if it were their own country. the most of you don't look old enough to drink, i suspect that some of you are old enough to drink, therefore if you have been into china's restaurants, you know that there is a chinese beer called tsing tao. you made seen. it had the ever wondered why viewers made in china? because an 1885, germany came in and took over the entire province of jungle, and ruled it as if it were theirs. most of you are not old enough to remember that what we refer to today as southeast asia have been refer to formally as french indochina. because indeed, france and come in and taken over the vassal states that had partly been part of china's empire, and made them their own. this is why, when you go to have pho written pho but actually pronounced pho, you notice that the menu envy enemies, is written in a alphabet, a phonet
and fighting over the carcass, you see the british lion, the russian bear, the american eagle, the french rooster, etc. all fighting over the carcass, and where exactly, it was easier for people to march and take over a whole section of china, and rule it as if it were their own country. the most of you don't look old enough to drink, i suspect that some of you are old enough to drink, therefore if you have been into china's restaurants, you know that there is a chinese beer called tsing tao....
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we see the british lion the russian bear the american eagle the french rooster etc. they're all farting over the carcass to be more exact. it was quite common for people to march in and just take over a whole section of china and rule as if it were their own country. though most of you don't look old enough to drink. i must suspect that some of you are old enough to drink and therefore if you have been in a chinese restaurant, you know, there is a chinese beer. called singtow. beer comes to the green bottle. you may have seen it. have you ever wondered why beer is made in china? because in 1885 germany came in and took over the entire problems of shantong and ruled it as if it were at all. most of you are not old enough to remember that what we refer to today is southeast asia had been referred to formally as french, indochina. because indeed france had come in and taken over the vassal states that had formally been part of china's empire and made them their own. this is why when you go to have written foe but actually pronounced for you'll notice that the menu that'
we see the british lion the russian bear the american eagle the french rooster etc. they're all farting over the carcass to be more exact. it was quite common for people to march in and just take over a whole section of china and rule as if it were their own country. though most of you don't look old enough to drink. i must suspect that some of you are old enough to drink and therefore if you have been in a chinese restaurant, you know, there is a chinese beer. called singtow. beer comes to the...
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before i go, the british and irish lions are losing 16-13 in british and irish lions are losing 16—13e to minute across some parts of the country. sunny spells to heavy downpours stop cracks of thunder in the last few hours as well. and all brought by this low pressure, sitting on top of us. it is here today, it will be here tomorrow and it will be influencing our weather on monday as well. you can see on a satellite picture that there is a lot of cloud across the uk, with a view breaks here and there. but, overall, quite a cloudy picture. you can see the distribution of showers, the end of the afternoon. the really heavy ones across parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland. in the south, there is still some heavy ones around, but they come and go. and i think the chance of a little bit more brightness, and also in the north—east of scotland here are not a bad day overall. so there are pockets of some decent weather. here is the low pressure through the night. you can see it spinning away on top of us. remember, this is a slow—moving area of low pressure. it is spillin
before i go, the british and irish lions are losing 16-13 in british and irish lions are losing 16—13e to minute across some parts of the country. sunny spells to heavy downpours stop cracks of thunder in the last few hours as well. and all brought by this low pressure, sitting on top of us. it is here today, it will be here tomorrow and it will be influencing our weather on monday as well. you can see on a satellite picture that there is a lot of cloud across the uk, with a view breaks here...
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. >> so there is the british lion presumably shedding a tear for the loss of one of its greatest sons, winston churchill in 1965. what else? what other cartoons by mauldin would you if you were trying to get someone to understand the work, the oove of this great artist, which ones would you point to? >> just give me the aspirin -- no, let's do this one. which -- wasn't house broke? i mean, look at that. look at that. yes. you know, i'm a historian, i have never served in the military, i don't come from a military family, i now lead a veterans organization. i remember seeing this cartoon and thinking what the heck is this about? what does this mean? because why would i have ever thought about what a soldier has to face when they're under fire in a fox hole and they have to relieve themselves, you know? they either expose themselves to deadly fire or they go in their holes. that kind of like little glimpse into the every day indignities and discomforts of life in the military is such a revelation to me, just like it was a revelation to readers 75 years ago on the home front when they wo
. >> so there is the british lion presumably shedding a tear for the loss of one of its greatest sons, winston churchill in 1965. what else? what other cartoons by mauldin would you if you were trying to get someone to understand the work, the oove of this great artist, which ones would you point to? >> just give me the aspirin -- no, let's do this one. which -- wasn't house broke? i mean, look at that. look at that. yes. you know, i'm a historian, i have never served in the...
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and a disappointing end for the british and irish lions, losing their final test, and the series, innding a team of firefighters to greece to help in the battle against hundreds of wildfires that have forced thousands of people, to flee their homes. the intense heat and flames have now reached the northern suburbs of athens and two people are confirmed dead, including a volunteer firefighter. the prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, says his country is suffering a nightmarish summer. greece, like many parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather in recent months. there's been widespread flooding and colder than average temperatures in central europe, while, in the south, there have been intense heatwaves. turkey for instance has also been hit, by devastating wildfires. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, has the very latest from greece. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means these forests near athens are like a tinderbox. helicopters keep returning here to try to put out this fire but it isn't
and a disappointing end for the british and irish lions, losing their final test, and the series, innding a team of firefighters to greece to help in the battle against hundreds of wildfires that have forced thousands of people, to flee their homes. the intense heat and flames have now reached the northern suburbs of athens and two people are confirmed dead, including a volunteer firefighter. the prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, says his country is suffering a nightmarish summer. greece,...
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giant of history and of course as the inspirational leader during world war ii so there's the british lion presumably shutting a tear for the loss of one of its one of his greatest sons winston churchill in 1965. what else what other what other cartoons by malden would you if you were trying to get someone to understand the work the ove of this great artist what which would you point to? just give me the aspirin. i already got her. oh no, let's do this one. this is good. wish tell i wasn't house broke. i mean look at that. look at that. yes when you know, i'm a historian. i've never served a military. i don't come from military family. i now lead a veteran's organization. i remember seeing this cartoon and thinking what the heck is this about? what does this mean? i mean cuz why would i have ever thought about what a soldier has to face when they're under fire and a foxhole and they have to relieve themselves, you know, these are exposed them to to deadly fire or they go in their holes and it that kind of like little glimpse into the everyday indignities and discomforts of in the military.
giant of history and of course as the inspirational leader during world war ii so there's the british lion presumably shutting a tear for the loss of one of its one of his greatest sons winston churchill in 1965. what else what other what other cartoons by malden would you if you were trying to get someone to understand the work the ove of this great artist what which would you point to? just give me the aspirin. i already got her. oh no, let's do this one. this is good. wish tell i wasn't...
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south africa kicked a late penalty to beat the british and irish lions and win the test series. town — taking the series 2—1. katie gornall was watching. at times, this tour has been in the eye of a storm. after overcoming a series of obstacles just to be here, now one more huge challenge remained. that challenge appeared to grow, with the early departure of fly—half dan biggar. his replacement, finn russell, had not played for over a month. thankfully, he brought his kicking boots. last week, the lions were bogged down by the springboks. here was the perfect response. ken owens, muscling over. the lions led by former at the break. as a lion, one player you don't want running at you is colby, a man that can twist to the line in no time. the lions were down by three. cool heads were needed, and russell never faltered. but with the game tied and minutes left, the springboks had a secret weapon. this kick broke lions hearts way back in 2009, and incredibly he did it again. south africa had won the series, leaving the lions licking their wounds. this one will hurt for some time. jus
south africa kicked a late penalty to beat the british and irish lions and win the test series. town — taking the series 2—1. katie gornall was watching. at times, this tour has been in the eye of a storm. after overcoming a series of obstacles just to be here, now one more huge challenge remained. that challenge appeared to grow, with the early departure of fly—half dan biggar. his replacement, finn russell, had not played for over a month. thankfully, he brought his kicking boots. last...
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independent misconduct hearing after his explosive criticism of the match officials in the first british and irish lions match, which the lions won. world rugby say the "extensive and direct nature" of erasmus's criticism is a potential breach of world rugby�*s code of conduct. and harry kane didn't show up to tottenham's training ground as expected this morning amid intense speculation about his future, with manchester city interested in signing the striker. kane was due to undergo coronavirus testing today before starting training tomorrow after a three—week break following euro 2020. however, the striker didn't turn up and spurs haven't explained why. it's understood kane felt he could leave the club this summer. new manager nuno espirito santo has spoken optimistically about working with the england captain. and that's all the sport for now. you can go to the website for all the latest. fairly quiet on the weather front out there right now, and tuesday is going to bring more of the same, sunny spells and scattered showers. and you can see some scattered showers in one or two spots across the country
independent misconduct hearing after his explosive criticism of the match officials in the first british and irish lions match, which the lions won. world rugby say the "extensive and direct nature" of erasmus's criticism is a potential breach of world rugby�*s code of conduct. and harry kane didn't show up to tottenham's training ground as expected this morning amid intense speculation about his future, with manchester city interested in signing the striker. kane was due to undergo...
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the british and irish lions decisive third test in south africa has huge implications for the futurethe focus, and the slow paced second test did not offer much. lines are determined to bounce back. gregor townsend says the team needs to show what they are capable of. the team needs to show what they are ca able of. ~ i. the team needs to show what they are caable of. ~ i. , capable of. when you put it in context of— capable of. when you put it in context of the last _ capable of. when you put it in context of the last eight - capable of. when you put it in l context of the last eight weeks, capable of. when you put it in - context of the last eight weeks, and the challenges we have been through, and south africa, but obviously we are a long way from our families for are a long way from our families for a huge period of time, it would be a massive achievement. but the game is about what happens on the field. the players are focused this week. they look sharp. last week, in that second half, the performance did not show what they were capable of doing. kick off in that decisive match
the british and irish lions decisive third test in south africa has huge implications for the futurethe focus, and the slow paced second test did not offer much. lines are determined to bounce back. gregor townsend says the team needs to show what they are capable of. the team needs to show what they are ca able of. ~ i. the team needs to show what they are caable of. ~ i. , capable of. when you put it in context of— capable of. when you put it in context of the last _ capable of. when you...
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british and irish lions decisive third test has implications for the future of rugby sees a three timesg rugby. lines are determined to bounce back. when you put it in context of the last eight weeks and the challenges we have gone through, and south africa, but obviously we are a long way from our families for a long period of time, it would be a massive achievement. it is about what happens on the field. the players focus this week has looked really sharp. last week, in that second half, it was not the performance i would have liked. all set to be an exciting test. firefighters are continuing to battle an unprecedented outbreak of wildfires in greece. blazes are raging accross the country including in the capital athens. where one volunteer firefighter has died after being hit by a falling electricity pole. thousands of people have been evacuated from areas surrounding the capital. in the villiage of limni more than a thousand people fled on ferry boats as the fires closed in. the greek prime minister said the people are his priority. translation: all the people affected by the fires
british and irish lions decisive third test has implications for the future of rugby sees a three timesg rugby. lines are determined to bounce back. when you put it in context of the last eight weeks and the challenges we have gone through, and south africa, but obviously we are a long way from our families for a long period of time, it would be a massive achievement. it is about what happens on the field. the players focus this week has looked really sharp. last week, in that second half, it...
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the british and irish lions�* decisive third test in south africa "has huge implications for the futurenan o'gara. controversy around refereeing, culminating in rassie erasmus' hour—long video, has stolen most of the focus from the games themselves. and the slow paced second test didnt offer much flowing rugby either. the lions are determined to bounce back from that defeat, and gregor townsend says the team need to show their true selves. when you put it in context of the last eight weeks and the challenges we have gone through, and south africa, but obviously we are a long way from our families for a huge period of time, it would be a massive achievement. but the game is about the... the tissues and games about the... the tissues and games about what happens on the field. our players are focused this week. they have looked really sharp. they know last week, especially in that second half, was not a performance of who they are and what date we are capable of doing. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. it isa it is a busy day of
the british and irish lions�* decisive third test in south africa "has huge implications for the futurenan o'gara. controversy around refereeing, culminating in rassie erasmus' hour—long video, has stolen most of the focus from the games themselves. and the slow paced second test didnt offer much flowing rugby either. the lions are determined to bounce back from that defeat, and gregor townsend says the team need to show their true selves. when you put it in context of the last eight...
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the british and irish lions loss this season in south africa with the springboks winning the final ands ahead. they traded penalties before landing a long—range effort to make 13—13 but the final blow was dealt to give victory to the world champions. that is all the sport. next up is the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. with me arejournalist and author, shyama perera and ali miraj a columnist at the article. let us look at the front pages. the observer leads with warning of a climate catastrophe — quoting alok sharma, the minister in charge of the cop26 talks to be held in glasgow this year. the telegraph also focuses on climate change — saying that the prime minister's green agenda is facing chaos due to the effect it could have on working—class families. the express leads on covid and the travel industry — saying borisjohnson is being urged to cut the costs of covid tests for foreign travel. travel is the lead for the mirror too — which claims foreign secretary dominic raab avoided travel rules after returning from france. education
the british and irish lions loss this season in south africa with the springboks winning the final ands ahead. they traded penalties before landing a long—range effort to make 13—13 but the final blow was dealt to give victory to the world champions. that is all the sport. next up is the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. with me arejournalist and author, shyama perera and ali miraj a columnist at the article. let us look at the front pages....
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british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series of changes to the side to face southry kane has again failed to report rangers are playing malmo in sweden, in their champions league third qualifying round tie first leg. it kicked off at six o'clock halftime. the winner will play olympiakos or ludogorets in a play—off. it was a day that everyone involved will remember when he collapsed on the field in denmark's opening euro 2020 game suffering a cardiac arrest. the quick thinking of team—mates and officials along with the medical teams in copenhagen were praised and his recovery. taylor's been speaking about the moment and he knew it was serious. i knew straightaway there was something wrong based on how his face looked and how he thought to the floor. i called a doctor onto the floor. i called a doctor onto the field and that's what i did, the real euros for the danish captain and the others performing cpr. i just want to make sure you got the treatment that he needed. he clearly did because the reaction of not only the captain but also the medics who came on and did
british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series of changes to the side to face southry kane has again failed to report rangers are playing malmo in sweden, in their champions league third qualifying round tie first leg. it kicked off at six o'clock halftime. the winner will play olympiakos or ludogorets in a play—off. it was a day that everyone involved will remember when he collapsed on the field in denmark's opening euro 2020 game suffering a cardiac arrest. the quick...
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independent misconduct hearing after his explosive criticism of the match officials in the first british and irish lions't show up to tottenham's training ground as expected this morning amid intense speculation about his future, with manchester city interested in signing the striker. kane was due to undergo coronavirus testing today before starting training tomorrow after a three—week break following euro 2020. however, the striker didn't turn up and spurs haven't explained why. it's understood kane felt he could leave the club this summer. new manager nuno espirito santo has spoken optimistically about working with the england captain. and that's all the sport for now. you can go to the website for all the latest. fairly quiet on the weather front out there right now, and tuesday is going to bring more of the same, sunny spells and scattered showers. 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 coun
independent misconduct hearing after his explosive criticism of the match officials in the first british and irish lions't show up to tottenham's training ground as expected this morning amid intense speculation about his future, with manchester city interested in signing the striker. kane was due to undergo coronavirus testing today before starting training tomorrow after a three—week break following euro 2020. however, the striker didn't turn up and spurs haven't explained why. it's...
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away from the games, the british and irish lions' series with south africa will go to a decider afterwn. they're level at one—all, with match three to come on saturday. our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. pride and pressure is what alliance lions tour is all about. with the cds on the line it was the question of which team could defeats last week left the springboks wounded and early on it was clear they were not going down without a fight. the penalties and yellow card racked up. tempers flared. the springboks boss had criticised referees this week but the man in the middle was cool. three points down at half time south africa responded brilliantly. makazole mapimpi with a try worthy of the world champions. lukha nyo am was quick but did he have momentum? the referee decided he did. momentum would stay with southampton until the final whistle.— the finalwhistle. disappointed but look at it and _ the finalwhistle. disappointed but look at it and prepare _ the finalwhistle. disappointed but look at it and prepare and - the finalwhistle. disappointed but look at it and
away from the games, the british and irish lions' series with south africa will go to a decider afterwn. they're level at one—all, with match three to come on saturday. our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. pride and pressure is what alliance lions tour is all about. with the cds on the line it was the question of which team could defeats last week left the springboks wounded and early on it was clear they were not going down without a fight. the penalties and yellow card...
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british and irish lions flanker courtney lawes says they can't get caught up in scrapping with southberate tactic by the springboks to slow the game down. we can't get caught up in a scrappy and stuff, it slows down the game and stuff, it slows down the game and doesn't really help us. we are a fit team, we want to run around and have the ball in hands, so we can't get caught up in that and we need to try to speed the game up as much as we can. they can throw around as much as they can as long as we can get that ball around and play some rugby. back to the olympics, and simon biles said she is delighted to be back home in the united states, after her troubled games. she landed in houston and was welcomed by crowds of fans, as well as relatives and the family dog. she told local media she wanted to have some space before heading to her nearby home town of spring. following a historic four golds in rio, she pulled out of all but one individual event in tokyo, to focus on her mental health. she won a bronze on the beam and a team silver. the sports desk podcast this week asks the questi
british and irish lions flanker courtney lawes says they can't get caught up in scrapping with southberate tactic by the springboks to slow the game down. we can't get caught up in a scrappy and stuff, it slows down the game and stuff, it slows down the game and doesn't really help us. we are a fit team, we want to run around and have the ball in hands, so we can't get caught up in that and we need to try to speed the game up as much as we can. they can throw around as much as they can as long...
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and away from the olympics, ahead of the decisive third test between the british and irish lions andself managed to block one of the world's biggest shipping lanes, the suez canal, six days, and because of that hundreds of ships were clogging the entrances and exits to the suez canal waiting for their chance to get through and every single one of those ships was delayed. there were knock—on effects throughout the system, and the reason it has taken so long for the ever given to make it back to felixstowe, its final port of call, was because it was impounded by the egyptian authorities as they were unhappy they were having to bear the costs of closure of the suez canal for nearly a week. they impounded the vessel while they negotiated with its owners and insurers about who was going to pay and we don't know what the settlement has been but we know there is a settlement and we know there is a settlement and we know it runs into the hundreds of millions of dollars there is a big one. b5 millions of dollars there is a big one. �* , , , , ~ millions of dollars there is a big one. ,,. one.
and away from the olympics, ahead of the decisive third test between the british and irish lions andself managed to block one of the world's biggest shipping lanes, the suez canal, six days, and because of that hundreds of ships were clogging the entrances and exits to the suez canal waiting for their chance to get through and every single one of those ships was delayed. there were knock—on effects throughout the system, and the reason it has taken so long for the ever given to make it back...
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and ahead of the decisive third test, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series south africa. among them, ken owens, aun wynjones, ali price, bundee aki, josh adams and liam williams all start in cape town. after winning the first test 22—17, the lions were beaten 27—9 by the springboks last weekend — setting up a winner—takes all clash this weekend. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's return to the tokyo olympics and in diving jack laugher claimed a bronze medal in the men's 3 metre springboard. to add to the gold and silver he won at the rio games in 2016. let's talk to jack's mum and dad, jackie and david laugher. thank you both so much forjoining us here. you must be so proud. we are, so us here. you must be so proud. - are, so proud of him. he has worked so hard and we arejust are, so proud of him. he has worked so hard and we are just so relieved that he has managed to take that bronze medal.— that he has managed to take that bronze medal. interesting to hear, relieved, bronze medal. interesti
and ahead of the decisive third test, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series south africa. among them, ken owens, aun wynjones, ali price, bundee aki, josh adams and liam williams all start in cape town. after winning the first test 22—17, the lions were beaten 27—9 by the springboks last weekend — setting up a winner—takes all clash this weekend. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's return to...
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elements, particularly of the former northern alliance, led by a british trained former army officer here in afghanistan. his father known as the lion, assassinated by al qaeda in 2001. all of this coming into play at this critical time and this crucial decision. as we speak, aircraft are taking off and landing, trying to clear the decks of 4 1/2 thousand people. at the moment, very few more people are coming in, and the fear must be that at some stage, particularly if the extension is not made, the u.s. operation will start to withdraw into itself to preparing for its own withdrawal, and those gates may never open formally for the large numbers that have been evacuated so far. the figure must be well over 40,000, but there are many more thousands on the outskirts of the gate. local reports put those close to the gate at about 9,000. >> nick, you know, a lot of those folks are afghans who have a legal claim to emigrate from afghanistan because they did help u.s. troops. but look, i think a lot of people look at this day that we're at and they say, well, we're still a week out from the deadline. the fact is this operation doesn't tur
elements, particularly of the former northern alliance, led by a british trained former army officer here in afghanistan. his father known as the lion, assassinated by al qaeda in 2001. all of this coming into play at this critical time and this crucial decision. as we speak, aircraft are taking off and landing, trying to clear the decks of 4 1/2 thousand people. at the moment, very few more people are coming in, and the fear must be that at some stage, particularly if the extension is not...
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lion's share of the sunshine. i'll have more later. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and louise minchin. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, and britisher evacuations. let's talk about that with james cleverly, the minister for the middle east. how many people who should have been given access to the uk have been left behind? it is impossible to put a specific figure on that. what we know is that there were i suppose three groups of people that we were looking to evacuate and repatriate. british nationals, and we know the vast bulk of those successfully left the country. the scheme for afghans who work directly with us and for us, interpreters and others, and we know that we have managed to get a significant number through that. and then the third group of people were afghans who we knew or believed would be at risk of reprisals from the taliban. that is a less easily defined figure. obviously over the last few weeks we have managed to evacuate or repatriate15,000 people. in the months up to that when we were advising people to leave afghanistan, we managed to get many thousands of people out, and we will continue to get people out of
lion's share of the sunshine. i'll have more later. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and louise minchin. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, and britisher evacuations. let's talk about that with james cleverly, the minister for the middle east. how many people who should have been given access to the uk have been left behind? it is impossible to put a specific figure on that. what we know is that there were i suppose three groups of people that we were looking to evacuate and...
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lion's share of the sunshine. tomorrow's temperatures between 14 and 23. stay with us, the headlines coming next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. british there's gold up for grabs with three brits vying for a win in the paralympic pool. ellie simmonds defends her title against world champion maisie summers—newton, and european bronze medallist grace harvey. it's thursday 26th august. our top story. the uk, the united states and australia have all told their citizens to stay away from kabul airport — amid concerns that terrorists could launch an imminent attack. the foreign office has issued updated advice, just days before the deadline for evacuation flights, as foreign troops prepare to leave afghanistan. thousands of afghan interpreters and other staff who worked for the uk have reportedly passed security checks — but remain stuck in kabul. graham satchell reports. day after day, for more than a week now, distressing pictures of afghans at kabul airport desperate to leave. now a new warning from the british and american governments, who say there is a high threat of a terrorist attack here. the advice — do not travel to the airport.
lion's share of the sunshine. tomorrow's temperatures between 14 and 23. stay with us, the headlines coming next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. british there's gold up for grabs with three brits vying for a win in the paralympic pool. ellie simmonds defends her title against world champion maisie summers—newton, and european bronze medallist grace harvey. it's thursday 26th august. our top story. the uk, the united states and...