the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority.

the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures 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, has also now fallen to taliban fighters. provincial authorities say security forces abandoned weapons and fled to the uzbekistan border. the city of sharan, in paktika province, and asadabad, in kunar province, also fell to the militants on saturday. meanwhile, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has addressed the nation for the first time since the taliban advan

the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measuresdeal 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. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they're unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. and a major us study says july was the world's hottest month ever recorded. and — please don't stress the seals. a plea for holiday makers on the north—east coast of england. to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. welcome to bbc news. a large earthquake has hit haiti, prompting fears that many people have been killed. local authorities have acknowledged a number of deaths, but don't yet have an exact figure. the haitian prime minister says the quake caused �*several�* deaths in various parts of haiti. this map has been released by the us geological survey — with the location of the 7.2 magnitude quake — 150 km west of the capital port—au—princ

and thatis zealand defence force's. and that is bbc news. thanks for watching. hello there.is week. and with the grey skies come some relatively cool conditions for the time of year. northwesterly winds bringing all that cloud and some rather coolair, particularly at the start of the week, but it will often, if not always, be dry. just a bit of light and patchy rain here and there. this is the earlier satellite picture. you can see various areas of cloud. we've got low pressure up to the northeast, weak frontal systems which have been bringing cloud and some showery rain. there's quite a lot of low cloud waiting out to the west. and this is the set—up to start the week, with high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east, and that is what's driving this northwesterly wind. quite a brisk wind first thing, especially for north sea coasts. as we go through monday, we will see some sunshine developing, the best of that across northern and eastern scotland, the eastern side of england, whereas further west, we will keep more in the way of cloud, perhaps some spots of light r

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 their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people, as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they're unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. please don't stress the seals — a plea for holiday makers on the north—east coast of england to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. and could ai spot the next sporting talent? also, gadgets for fun in the sun. that's in click, in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the independent police watchdog is investigating why the man who shot dead five people in plymouth, before turning the gun on himself, was given back his weapon and permit, after it had been confiscated. jake davison had both his shotgun and permit removed in december, after be

the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures 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 coming up in sport, later in the hour there is a hat—trick for bruno fernandez, as manchester united get off to a flyer on the opening day, off to a flyer on the opening day, of their premier league season. hello. a warm welcome to the programme. a warm welcome to the programme. a powerful 7.2 earthquake has hit haiti, and authorities say at least 29 people have been killed. prime minister ariel henry described the situation as dramatic and appealed for the spirit of solidarity of all haitians. he said the quake had caused huge damage across the south of the country and has declared a state of emergency for a month. pictures show collapsed buildings and damaged roads in several cities. it is fear many may be trapped under rubble. it is fear many may be trapped under rubble. the earthquake triggered a tsunam

the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measuresh this. in the uk — there are questions for police, about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed 5 people in the uk's worst mass shooting since 2010.some clinically vulnerable children. in england are struggling to get a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the rollout. and a major us study says july was the world's hottest month ever recorded. now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. there are a lot of films in cinemas this week and i'm going to start with my personal favourite. i'm your man, a genderflip on the pygmalion myth starring downton abbey's dan stevens as a romantic robot. set in berlin, i'm your man is a german comedy drama with a sci—fi twist. it stars the excellent maren eggert as alma, a scientist who is taking part in a trial of humanoid robots to see if they could make realistic life partners. alma's ideal mat

is our security and defence forces is our priority and series steps are being taken in this regardn this regard. but in many areas. it — being taken in this regard. but in many areas, it is _ being taken in this regard. but in many areas, it is too _ being taken in this regard. but in many areas, it is too late. - being taken in this regard. but in many areas, it is too late. the i being taken in this regard. but in i many areas, it is too late. the man on the right, one of the most prominent local commander is fighting for the government, nicknamed because of his fearsome reputation, the lion of 26 mackay. but he and his city, afghanistan's third largest, are now firmly in taliban hands. the humanitarian crisis is growing by the day. tens of thousands of people have poured into kabul to escape the fighting. now people who can afford to leave are scrambling to get out. i am afraid of being _ are scrambling to get out. i am afraid of being killed, - are scrambling to get out. i am afraid of being killed, like, i am like totally sure that i will not survive — like totally sure that i

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addition to this, i want to point out that the ethiopian armed forces are — the ethiopean national defence forcee that has a long track record of serving under— within the un framework, going back as far as the korean war and in several parts of the continent. its reputation for discipline, for integrity, is there for all to see. i am sorry, mr attorney—general, but if you are telling me more than 30 soldiers have been convicted of the most serious sexual crimes in the course of this conflict over the last few months, there is clearly something much deeper going on. how many senior commanders of the ethiopian military have been fired and held to account for what their men are doing? because this isn'tjust a one off, this is systematic. if you read the amnesty international report, that is quite plain. we don't agree with their conclusion that this was systematic. they have conducted their report, they investigation remotely. they have relied on what they call "community workers". we are very sceptical of those— who those community workers might be. we conduct our investigations on the ground. an

the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority. we are taking serious measures to deal with this. as taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people — as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. now on bbc news... our world — yalda hakim reports from afghanistan. as american and allied forces withdraw, the country is now at risk of falling to the taliban. 20 years since 9/11 and the invasion of afghanistan american troops are finally leaving. but since news of the withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased. the taliban are back and rapidly gaining ground against government forces. many people fear there will be a return to the brutal regime of the �*90s. taliban leaders in doha say they have changed, and want to find a solution to the conflict. there was, in the past, some mistakes we have learned from. in this 2—part series i'll be trying to find out if they are serious

you must know whether your military forces, the tigrayan defence forces, did bombard civilians and causeyou this. you know, the story that galicoma was bombarded by our forces is an absolute lie. you know how i know? because our forces were operating there, our commando units neutralised an afar special unit, and it's only the afar special units, while retreating, who destroyed a government warehouse. but the claim that hundreds of children were killed is something we take seriously. but as far as we are concerned, it is not the work or the job of our military forces. well, i mean, people might wonder how real your investigation is going to be, if you've already dismissed the accusations as lies. no, no. i'm calling for — in fact, we're working with un representatives here to send a team to see for themselves what did happen there. so you've had months. you — hang on, hang on, let's go through it. you've had months and months to investigate the very serious allegations backed by important work done by reuters news agency and others into what exactly happened in a small settlement called

the ministry of defence says the last british plane carrying armed forces personnel and diplomats has4117 british service personnel lost their lives during the conflict. president biden has warned that another attack on kabul airport is �*highly likely�* this weekend. as many as 170 people including 13 us service personnel were killed in the islamic state attack on thursday. two is members died in a retaliatory drone strike by the us. the president has also said that hurricane ida which is heading towards the gulf coast of the united states is turning into a "very dangerous storm". winds of around 130 miles per hour are expected when it reaches land in lousiana on sunday. those are the latest headlines. food producers are warning that worker shortages caused

still, fortunately, the afghan security and defence forces are resisting them, and we have made progressffered heavy casualties. due to the pressure on the enemy, they have focused on the cities of mazar and puli khumri, but fortunately we have strong security lines there, and there is resistance against the enemy. prince andrew is being sued in new york by virginia roberts giuffre, one ofjeffrey epstein's alleged victims. in a statement, ms giuffre said her civil suit lays out in detail how she was trafficked to prince andrew and sexually abused by him. virginia giuffre's team say there have been trying since 2015 to get prince andrew's representatives to answer what he knew aboutjeffrey epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring. last month they asked his representatives to meet them so they could come to a negotiated settlement over virginia roberts giuffre's claims. they say the prince's team ignored them completely so under this landmark new york state law, the child victims act, they have just a few days to file a lawsuit before she won't be able to in the future, so they have filed th

the front lines in any capacity with international allies, including australian and new zealand defence forces, it is tragic and heartbreaking and to see those images, they gave their life in your service and they should be commended for its. in terms of what the international community can do, here in new zealand and australia and of course in the uk as well, that august 31 deadline is approaching and what they would love to hear and what they would love to see is just a verbal commitment to say, we couldn't get you out and we are sorry for that but we will not leave you behind.— sorry for that but we will not leave you behind. right. given our leave you behind. right. given your experience _ leave you behind. right. given your experience and _ leave you behind. right. given your experience and your- your experience and your family's experience, would you expect, and we've still got so many people coming to the airport thinking they are going to get a chance and they probably won't, is it realistic then to think there will be mass exodus from frankly any which route can be achieved? there wil

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 their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people — as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they're unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. now on bbc news... it's time for click. this week: could ai spot the next best sporting talent? when it sees it, that is. the next best sporting talent? we find something fishy... the next best sporting talent? and i get my hands and hips on some gadgets for fun in the sun. hello and welcome to click. this week, we have a summer themed specialfor you — although the weather isn't great, i'm hoping the rain is going to hold off. but what a summer of sport it has been. england may not have been able to bring it back home this year, but this weekend is the start of the premier league season,

the front lines in any capacity with international allies, including australian and new zealand defence forcesit is heartbreaking and to see those images... they gave their life and their service and they should be commended for it. in terms of what the international community can do, here in new zealand and australia and of course in the uk as well, that august 31 deadline is approaching and what they would love to hear and what they would love to see is just a verbal commitment to say, we couldn't get you out and we are sorry for that, but we will not leave you behind. abbas nazari there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look at the life of reggae legend, lee �*scratch�* perry, who's died aged 85. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to e

talked about his anger and shame that people had been left behind and today, the chief of the defence forces carter, said it's brought a tear to his eyes that some of the friends he had worked late in afghanistan had not cut out either. 0ver afghanistan had not cut out either. over the coming days, it is going to be time for reflection and time to look back on achievements and challenges that uk and western forces have had in the last 20 years. the immediate focus now will be on how the people who have been left behind can be helped to be processed. there are many, many questions unanswered at this stage for example, where will the processes be set up? what kind of documentation will they need? they cannot definitively answer those questions. the us operation is due to end in afghanistan by tuesday. white house officials say the next few days are likely to be the most dangerous since the evacuation began. 0ur correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul where fear and tension remain. gunfire. 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out. since thursday's awful suicide bombing by the

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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. some clinically vulnerable children in england are struggling to get a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the rollout. and a major us study says july was the world's hottest month ever recorded. a powerful 7.2 earthquake has hit haiti and authorities say at least 29 people have been killed. prime minister ariel henry said the quake had caused huge damage across the south of the country. he described the situation as dramatic and appealed for the spirit of solidarity of all haitians. the us geological survey says the quake, which struck the south—west of the country, could result in thousands of fatalities and injuries. pictures on social media show collapsed buildings and damaged roads in several cities. the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning in the region, which has since be

translation: in the current| situation, the re-mobilisation of our security and defence forces is ourt is too late. the man on the right, one of the most prominent local commanders fighting for the government, nicknamed because of his fearsome reputation the lion of herat. but he and his city, afghanistan's third largest, are now firmly in taliban hands. the humanitarian crisis is growing by the day. tens of thousands of people have bought into kabul to escape the fighting. now people who can afford to leave are scrambling to get out. i'm afraid of being killed. like, i am totally sure that i am not going to survive here. the uk lost a54 lives in afghanistan before pulling out a few weeks ago at the end of an almost 20 year mission. but this weekend, 600 troops will fly back into the country to take british nationals out. the americans are doing the same, leaving many afghans are feeling abandoned by the world. caroline hawley, bbc news. secunder kermani is in afghanistan and was listening to the president's address. well, everyone was waiting to hear what the president would say. it

weak leadership, orthat to one concern to blame that it is weak leadership, or that it was the defence forcesghans. it wasn't that long ago the collapse of the soviet regime. what happened last time? there were moments when promises were given. people do have that memory and they still think there might be an agreement between may be the us government and the taliban. there is an agreement they might not be aware of. the president. _ might not be aware of. the president, for _ might not be aware of. the president, for example, is dismissing an sacking the chief of the army in the middle of this war. is this the time to be making this kind of reshuffling? l is this the time to be making this kind of reshuffling?— kind of reshuffling? i think so because we — kind of reshuffling? i think so because we do _ kind of reshuffling? i think so because we do need - kind of reshuffling? i think so because we do need to - kind of reshuffling? i think so because we do need to make| kind of reshuffling? i think so . because we do need to make the kind of reshuffling? i think so - because we do need to make

so, our larger point here is, ultimately, the afghan national security defence forces have the equipmentthey have what they need. what they need to determine is if they have the political will to fight back and if they have the ability to unite as leaders to fight back, and that's really where it stands at this point. and let's hearfrom gary o'donoghue on how this is playing out in the us. well, i think much as you see on any other outlets around the world, there is concern of course about the speed with which the afghan army appears to be melting away in these provincial capitals, concern about the extent to which all the money and effort that was spent has seemed to come to naught in some ways. but i don't think there's any appetite, certainly among the american public, for any extension of their mission there. and it's quite extraordinary when you think that the afghan army, the afghan security services, has an air force, albeit trained and supported by the us, but has an air force. the taliban don't have an air force. typically, air superiority would give you a significant advantage

there are no plans, though, for american troops to join the fight the afghan national security defence forcesbers and training to fight back, which will strengthen their position at the negotiating table a cia assessment months ago said the capital kabul could fall within six months now. that prediction has been cut in half to 90 days with a protracted urban war expected when the taliban tries to take the city. meanwhile civilian casualties are mounting and medical supplies are running short movement or impossible. the ball because staff cannot work cannot access the clinics because hospitals or sometimes in the middle of the front lines, the afghan government now asking for reinforcements from warlords in the north and appealing for help from the u. n we asked the council to use existing tools to pressure the taliban to engage in meaningful peace talks with the government negotiating team after the final withdrawal about 650 american soldiers will remain in afghanistan. their focus, though, will be on diplomatic security. in london. benjamin hall, fox news. ktvu fox two news at five starts.

there are no plans, though for american troops to join the fight the afghan national security defence forcesbers and training to fight back, which will strengthen their position at the negotiating table a cia assessment months ago said the capital kabul could fall within six months. now that prediction has been cut in half to 90 days with a protracted urban war expected when the taliban tries to take the city. meanwhile civilian casualties are mounting. a medical supplies are running short and movement are impossible because staff cannot work cannot access the clinics because hospitals are sometimes in the middle of the front lines. the afghan government now asking for reinforcements from warlords in the north and appealing for help from the u. n. we asked the council to use existing tools to pressure the taliban to engage in meaningful peace talks with the government negotiating team after the final withdrawal about 650 american soldiers will remain in afghanistan. their focus, though, will be on diplomatic security. in london. benjamin hall, fox news. the u. s is getting closer to extradit

soldiers has lost his life, three have been injured, and this firefight also involved german defence forcesalthough we don't understand any of those were injured. as to who was responsible, it is still unclear. there was a terror threat over the weekend. the us embassy in kabul advised its citizens to stay away from the airport and the streets around it, notjust because of the crowded scenes, but also because of a terror threat from is militants in the country. whether what has happened this morning is anything to do with that, we will have to wait and see and whether any more lives have been lost in that violence. it is another indication of the threat to the evacuation operation, the interruptions it faces. as we felt something was getting into a routine, starting to calm down after the chaotic scenes we have witnessed over the last week. and the armed forces minister here, james heappey, saying this morning it is known that is want to, in his words, want to get a hit on western forces, adding to the pressure in an already chaotic situation around kabul. looking at the country more broadl

said before, with these air strikes, we would provide support to the afghan national security defence forceble with the expectation and do not expect it's not always going to be feasible. yourfirst expect it's not always going to be feasible. your first question about the airport, there is no planning and no discussion of using the international airport as a base for conducting air strikes in and around afghanistan. there is a small aviation element airport back is military based and explore the facilitation and logistics and movement and that kind of thing. troops black who is in charge of this? what is the chain of command? is there somebody in charge of the military effort or did they report to the embassy security officer or what? figs to the embassy security officer or what? �* , ,., to the embassy security officer or what? �* , ,. ., to the embassy security officer or what? �* , ., ,., ., what? as we said, we have someone in cobble hill has — what? as we said, we have someone in cobble hill has been _ what? as we said, we have someone in cobble hill has been placed _ what? as we said,

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we know the attackers also entered the home of the defence minister, mortars were also fired. special forcesere rushed to the area, we could hear helicopters flying overhead. the government is now saying that they have the situation under control, but you can keep hearing — this certainly isn't completely under control, this is still a very tense situation. the defence minister himself has just put out a video on social media condemning what he described as a terrorist attack, and trying to send a message that all was well, he was alive. but this is really jangled was well, he was alive. but this is reallyjangled nerves at a time when the caliban have been advancing on provincial capitals —— caliban outside kabul. yet tonight it is a city which is come under attack in its most heavily protected area. the us state department says the explosion in the capital bears all the harmonics of dashiell marks of a spate of caliban attacks cancelo i was recently in kultur... spate of caliban attacks cancelo i was recently in kultur. . .- spate of caliban attacks cancelo i was recently in kultur. .. they

the us president lays out a forceful defence of his nation's withdrawal from afghanistan — ending america'sset out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago and we stayed for another decade. it was time to end this war. american uniforms, american weapons — but taliban fighters. these are the spoils of a war — that was america's longest military mission. now it is ended and the worst of ways.

we have got and we've got the shadow defence armed forces minister and others included on this, a videoniting the whole of the community on that. it's about the broader context of discriminatory matters of family leave and universal credit and living conditions for the gurkhas. the barracks recently in the news for the poor refugees, the conditions in before that they were the gurkhas living accommodation. seriously things of this kind, the pay differentials, there's a whole history to clear up and is going to take more than the mod officials to do this. we are absolutely need to be assured that our government and politicians understand the mood of the british people, understand how serious this is and how exciting and potentially is for our even race relations getting this sorted out and right. it's different this time and right. it's different this time and i know we are going to succeed. the eyes of the world and all the people on the country are on this. thank you. hopefully there will be a little more friendship as a result of any deal that can be struck. back now to our top story

the ministry of defence says british forces have already airlifted out more than 6,000 people.ocus now, it says, is on a further 1,800 uk nationals and more than 2,200 afghans. the government conceded again today that some who are eligible to come to the uk will be left behind. 0urfirst report tonight is from our correspondent secunder kermani, in kabul. it's crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. so many children in such a terrible place. this woman worked alongside german forces. she has documents proving it. but no permission to travel. "i've been here with my kids for the past five days waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers," she says. "they can't even take two steps in this crowd." everywhere we go, people beg us for help, beg us for information. we're being surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. this chap worked with the afghan security forces. a foreign airfield. someone else who worked with foreign forces, someone else has got other documents. most of these pe

forces. it will depend on other things — the americans, who in theory are going to be out completely by august 31. but in the last few days have been stepping up air strikes in defenceerhaps most fascinatingly and importantly, other regional powers. for them, it's almost a situation of kind of be careful what you wish for, because they've all been quite vocally critical of america's presence in afghanistan, and the nato allies�* presence in afghanistan over the last 20 years. but i think the speed and abruptness of the total american withdrawal has left a vacuum that each for their own reasons is concerned about. i want to talk a bit about what neighbouring countries do, the dilemma they face in a moment. but, henry, before we do that, it sounded slightly ludicrous to say, "i've got a six month plan," but might he have a point? could it be that traditional saviour of embattled afghan governments, the winter, that actually forestalls any fall of this government? in the past, you've . seen fighting dwindle during the very, very cold - winter months but as mentioned, the speed at which the taliban| is now galloping towards major population centres, - like kandahar, and

so we've seen hints from the uk defence secretary, the armed forces minister that they would supportt if the americans are able to stay, if they can agree that with the taliban, that uk forces at least would stay beyond that deadline to continue evacuating people. but it's reliant, really, on whether the us intends to do that and whether it is able to reach some sort of agreement with the taliban. by the tone of that latest statement, it doesn't sound like things are in a particularly good state. so we will have to see if that is possible or if the us even once to do that. joe biden has already said that he thought that all us citizens could be evacuated by the end of august, but how many people that would mean leaving behind in terms of afghans who may be eligible to leave the country is a major question, and the uk government has said that despite this huge effort which it is trying to ramp up, it does accept that some people will be left behind and will need to be processed through other countries after the military has left. in the last couple of hours our chief international cor

the country, and there are worries for the safety of afghans who've worked alongside british forces. 0ur defenceis was the capital, kabul, this morning. 0n the face of it, business as usual. but the taliban advance is now getting ever closer, with us officials admitting it could fall within weeks. with the us and britain preparing to fly out their own citizens, there is a sense the country will soon be on its own. the last 36 hours has been pretty intense because of the speed in which the insecurity and the sort of takeovers have happened. there is a little bit of worry now amongst the aid agencies that we are not going to be able to serve the serious humanitarian crisis. these carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations. america and its allies, including britain, went in soon after the attacks on the us on 9/11. the initial goal — to prevent afghanistan from being a safe haven for al-qaeda. but subsequent efforts over the past 20 years to create a more stable country now largely appear to have been futile. the prime minister admitt