we have an eu legal basis, eu capacities, eu policies with crisis management, why has this not used up until now to evacuated rescue citizen? and will it be applied at the moment, or in short notice? maybe we can say something about that. i agree that we must talk with the taliban to ensure access to everyone else in afghanistan who is in need of help and section -- in need of help, from humanitarian organizations. but there are people who run a high-row file who are of risk and to be evacuated immediately out of afghanistan. i wonder within the council, as the possibility been discussed already of eu-coordinated pieces to bring those blessing as possible to the eu. and people trying to flee the land borders, we need to support people financially in neighboring countries, may be through humanitarian organizations if we are not sure about the regime. but everybody would be safe and we need to take spots ability. we should bear for resettlement oh grams from neighboring countries, responsibility for people who arrive at our borders so that we do not end up with overcrowded situations tha

taylor: with the eu, more sections on the eu travelers -- u.s. travelers. josh what did you make of the latest headlines? we raise to get to a keith rush -- we race to get to a key threshold of vaccination. >> people are getting tired to allow the using -- loosening of rules. right now, you cannot fly directly to europe -- from europe to the u.s.. where does that leave us? this pot seems to be on the back burner. white house spread -- the white house press secretary says the white house is considering a range of options, including forcing for nationals to be vaccinated to visit the u.s.. some countries do not even have the ability to vaccinate. the u.s. is preparing its own booster campaign, that is when to further suck up vaccine supply here. as they turn out another percentage point of people who have not decided to get the shot. 73% or so of eligible americans who've gotten the first shot. the numbers are not as high as they want them to be. there proceeding cautiously both on the continental border with canada and mexico and with international travel re

this is also critical towards eu institutions, but for other reasons. >> the eu's highest court considerst not sufficiently independent, but it is said that poland respects lady justice. >> i will gladly say it again and again. we don't violate european law. i don't see how the work of the judiciary council could be in breach of fundamental eu laws. >> words that sound like mockery to this suspended judge. he could now face a prison sentence. >> from the very beginning, we expected that we would be alone in this. that europe wouldn't lift a finger. we were also aware that we might be convicted and sent to jail. this has become an icon for antigovernment protesters in poland, but all he wants is to go back to work. he said in the end, good prevails -- most of the time. michael: a reminder of the top story we are following for you, the taliban have held their first press conference since taking over afghanistan, offering to respect women's rights and offering amnesty against people who resisted or fought against them. the insurgents say they have changed in the past 20 years since they have

the reason why the uk and the eu. the reason why the us— the uk and the eu. in many parts of the us and infection rates have climbed more steeply— infection rates have climbed more steeply in— infection rates have climbed more steeply in there's been a rise in deaths — steeply in there's been a rise in deaths because not enough people are getting _ deaths because not enough people are getting vaccinated. the us is only vaccinated — getting vaccinated. the us is only vaccinated 52% of its population, the eu _ vaccinated 52% of its population, the eu 57— vaccinated 52% of its population, the eu 57 and the uk has 64%. those numbers— the eu 57 and the uk has 64%. those numbers don't sound a lot with they eguate _ numbers don't sound a lot with they equate to— numbers don't sound a lot with they equate to millions of people who have not— equate to millions of people who have not been fully vaccinated against — have not been fully vaccinated against the silence.— have not been fully vaccinated against the silence. going back to the times with _ against the silence.

finally and quickly, the eu has said _ go ahead.ly and quickly, the eu has said that it _ go ahead. finally and quickly, the eu has said that it is _ go ahead. finally and quickly, the eu has said that it is impossible l go ahead. finally and quickly, the| eu has said that it is impossible to evacuate all allied afghans by that deadline of august 31. nato has said we need that deadline extending. i was president biden reacted to those questions? he was president biden reacted to those ruestions? . . was president biden reacted to those ruestions? ., , ., ., questions? he has not ruled out extendin: questions? he has not ruled out extending the — questions? he has not ruled out extending the deadline. - questions? he has not ruled out extending the deadline. his - questions? he has not ruled out - extending the deadline. his standard is to make sure that all americans get out and he is basically saying we will do what it takes and stand that happens. he has made a firm commitment to get out afghan allies as well although it is not qu

but the eu could do much more.ecall all of the diplomats and freeze diplomatic relations entirely with belarus. one of the things we can do, extending a group of people to which sanctions apply. at the moment it is about 166 persons. you could say that is a lot. these people have money in bank accounts in european countries. the assets are present. but i think we can do much more than that, to be much more restrictive and much more forceful against this government. host: what has she told you and your organization about your long-term plans right now, which he plans to do from here? >> -- what she plans to do from here? >> actually, tomorrow she comes to warsaw and we are planning to arrange a special meeting for her with the ministry of sports and tourism. the problem is to try to meet her requests, because she wants to -- we're ready to help and assist with facilitation of the negotiation with polish officials and the polish embassy. and the athletics federation. my intention is to have a reunion with her family

and finally, i call on eu institutions to increase coordination efforts for eu residents in our afghan associates in the creation from couple -- kabul. instead of doing each on its own we need a joint coordination action for safe and appropriate evacuation. dear colleagues, the rapidly changing situation in afghanistan needs -- of the european parliament. i call on all political groups to implement this session to discuss this situation in afghanistan and inform our european citizens in the world about our actions in position taken. thank you, david. david: thank you for sticking exactly to your time. i will now pass the floor to the chairs of our subcommittees. we will begin with -- who is here with me in the room in brussels for two and a half minutes. >> thank you, david. i am speaking french. thank you for organizing this extraordinary meeting. thank you for the position that has been taken in for attending the meeting today. obviously the situation in afghanistan needs to make us think and learn lessons about military intervention, which has shown today that it does not work. we a

57% in the eu and 67% of the uk and — population. 57% in the eu and 67% of the uk. of acting to make _ the uk. and we seen a lot of acting to make anti—vectors, but a significant amount is in the us and that is— significant amount is in the us and that is going to have an impact on travei~ _ that is going to have an impact on travei~ but— that is going to have an impact on travel. but it's nonbinding so each country— travel. but it's nonbinding so each country will — travel. but it's nonbinding so each country will still have to decide whether— country will still have to decide whether or not they're going to utilise — whether or not they're going to utilise it — whether or not they're going to utilise it or not. will whether or not they're going to utilise it or not.— utilise it or not. will could see this coming — utilise it or not. will could see this coming and _ utilise it or not. will could see this coming and going. - utilise it or not. will could see this coming and going. not. utilise it or not. will could see | this coming and going. notjust utilise it or

residents immediately who want to travel to the eu?: as of this moment it does not mean much. as far as i have heard, no member states have immediately increased restrictions on travel from the u.s. coming in. i would be surprised to see that happen immediately. as i said, this can be done on a capital by capital basis. it really remains to be seen if travel becomes more difficult. it is important to note the restriction creates a waiver for vaccinated people. it says member states can waive these restrictions of people have gotten their doses. there is a big loophole to allow travel coming in from the u.s.. anna: we will see what the member states decide to do about that. is there a sense in brussels it should be driven by the data, and infection rates in the u.s. are higher than the eu wants and terms of allowing free travel, and vaccination rates are not what they would like to see in the u.s.? is it driven by the data or the politics, and the way the u.s. responded when you opened to travel recently? richard: i think there is a lit

for the eu it is important _ difficult? for the eu it is important that _ difficult?remains operational for all those who need it, even beyond the originally set deadline of august the 31st. the representative of eu foreign policy has said clearly we will not be able to get everyone out of afghanistan, it is not thinkable that everybody would leave from afghanistan, the entire population. sorry to interrupt, contact with the taliban to try to ensure the future safe passage, others contact under way? we safe passage, others contact under wa ? ~ ., ., way? we are engaging with the taliban on _ way? we are engaging with the taliban on an _ way? we are engaging with the taliban on an operational - way? we are engaging with the taliban on an operational level| way? we are engaging with the l taliban on an operational level to make sure we can compete ongoing evacuations and can take care of all those people who need protection from the european union, and it is important to deliver our messages to the taliban and we hope they will not go to a situation where they will pers

poland and fellow eu states that to any and latvia influx of migrants.of migrants. poland and fellow eu states that to any and latvia have seen influx of migrants. poland and fellow eu states that to any and latvia have seen sharp influx of migrants. poland and fellow eu states that to any and latvia have seen sharp increases influx of migrants. poland and fellow eu states that to any and latvia have seen sharp increases in migrants in the middle east and asia. they said many are being flown into belarus and being pushed across the border by belarusian authorities. belarus has denied the accusations. while much of the world begins to open up after coronavirus lockdowns — australia remains a fortress. it's almost 18 months since the country shut its borders to try and control the spread of covid—19. and with limits on how many travellers can come in — tens of thousands of australians are still effectively locked out of their own country. and with a slow vaccination roll out and the prospect of unfettered international travel is still a long way off. shaim

we are bookings from the eu and the us? - are very hopeful.estic tourism contributed and _ start. how much has domestic tourism contributed and made _ start. how much has domestic tourism contributed and made up _ start. how much has domestic tourism contributed and made up the - contributed and made up the shortfall your sector would normally expect to see from people coming here from elsewhere?— here from elsewhere? domestic tourism is _ here from elsewhere? domestic tourism is massively _ here from elsewhere? domestic tourism is massively importantl here from elsewhere? domestic. tourism is massively important for inbound tourism. international consumers like to undertake many activities that brits do. when brits travel may spend a third of what international visitors do on an overnight stay. domestic might be very busy on coastal, for example. some centres relying on international tourism, big cities for example, need visitors to come back and spend money. in other news.... video—conferencing firm zoom has agreed to pay $86 million to sett

rather than this.— quarantine for us and eu citizens rather than this.much indeed. _ rather than this. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen - rather than this. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen catt - very much indeed. helen catt reporting. the time is 12:17pm. our top story this lunchtime: commentator: yes! a9 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. team for their eventing gold medal. gb strike gold again it team gb strike gold again in tokyo. it has still not sunk in. we have another round tojump. so it has still not sunk in. we have another round to jump. so focus on that. but there will be a big celebration and i don't think it will be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! coming up on the bbc news channel: the gadirova twins have finished in sixth and seventh place in the gymnastics floor final after both 16 year—olds gave impressive performances. jessica was in silver position momentarily before being pushed out of the medal spots. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after the

emily: novavax has signed a major deal with the eu for 200 million doses of its covid-19 vaccine.s a catch, the company is still waiting on official approval from the eu to distribute this vaccine. for more, novavax ceo stan erck. this is a huge develop and come but there is an "if," you need approval from the european medicines agency. what is the -- on that? stan: we have three major announcements. one was the signing of the agreement with the eu, which says there is continued significant demand for our product. the second was we have data that just came out that shows our vaccine works really well and this can be very effective against the variants, and the third -- these fit together well -- we have now filed our first regulatory filing for approval of the vaccine for authorization. we filed a first in india and indonesia and the philippines. india is the country we are working with our partner. they know that process and have been working with the d cgi very closely. that is why we got early filing there. indonesia and philippines are desperate for vaccines and are following,

. >> and the eu drops the u.s.nd five other locations from the safe travel list urging restrictions on travelers as the delta variant spreads. >>> good morning welcome to the show. i want to kick off numbers from italy. we got the latest french gdp numbers. we have italian q2 gdp 2.7% up quarter on quarter. 17.3% year on year in terms of those numbers, they are in line with initial estimates helped by growth in the industry and service sectors according to the bureau istat. also confirmed that first quarter data showed a 0.2% rise quarter on quarter and 0.7% decline year on year in terms of the breakdown in italy over the course of the second quarter, household consumer spending rose 5% quarter on quarter investments 3.2% government spending dipped 0.9%. the italian government officially forecast the economy will rebound 4.5% this year after the record contraction of 8.9% in 2020 recent data stronger than expected government officials seem to be sticking to this growth expectation of 5% for this year. as i mentione

novavax strikes a deal to deliver 200 million covid-19 vaccines to the eu but there is a major catch. it is not officially approved in europe or the u.s.. novavax's ceo joins us in an exclusive interview. robinhood's rocky road. shares sank after a wild rally with multiple investors filing to sell. i talked to one analyst who has a $45 price target and says, quote, you don't yolo this stock. first, we have a look at the markets. robinhood aside, despite more bad news about the delta variant, we saw gains coming into the jobs report we are expecting friday. >> a risk on day in the markets, whether you are looking at stocks or bonds. the s&p 500 closing up 0.6% of the nasdaq higher, tech outperformance but not by a huge margin. not a huge margin about performance and even yields, higher on the day, a little money coming out of treasuries. seems like a risk on day and a lot of this will be positioning ahead of the jobs report. you sawtek -- you saw tech with a cautious tone. other subsets, bitcoin was extremely high, semiconductor index and never biotech in the red. there is a mixed pict

so here, i think it is highly political, it's been politicized by certain eu member states, and it'sa bit of a concern, in terms of whether european -- the european government can reach a common front on this question, be it from region to afghanistan, but also the response to the crisis more broadly. that's for the return. as for the evacuation, so several countries are trying to evacuate afghans at risk. this involved afghans who work as translators for european for -- for european armed forces, who work for ngos, for embassies and several countries. journalists, artists, other activists, but selecting these people has been externally challenging in the past days. and even the ones who get on a list to be evacuated face obstacles to get to the airport, given the situation is -- given how the situation is. then there are the ones not in kabul, who were in the provinces, i am concerned that these people are not going to be able to be evacuated, at least not in the next week. mohammed: yeah, bilal, you know, camille just mentioned something, a very interesting point, which is the fact

accused of orchestrating the arrival of more than 4000 migrants in recent weeks out of revenge for eu sanctions. eu leaders slapped the sanctions in order to -- after the leader arrested one of his opponents. >> they were promised and easy way into europe and played -- paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars. >> it was on facebook and on social media. it says the border is free now. you can cross. >> together with his relatives, he is detained in a camp and lithuania after crossing the border from belarus. they were picked up by guards at the border. they told us how easily they were able to enter belarus. >> it is very sad. you ask, this is europe? women are coming here with children and they are in prison. why? because they want a life? >> lithuania recently started to push people who showed up at the border back to belarus. troops stopped them from reentering. a group of 35 iraqis is stuck between the two sides. lithuania eventually allowed the migrants in. >> they are playing deadly games with human rights. it's unacceptable and has to be condemned. unfortunately, people we consi

{line six talks about the eu thread for travel restrictions, richard?avel restrictions, richard? one of the big differences, or the main - the big differences, orthe main similarities between the us and the uk is _ similarities between the us and the uk is we _ similarities between the us and the uk is we have seen the doctor varian taking _ uk is we have seen the doctor varian taking hold _ uk is we have seen the doctor varian taking hold and we've seen a rise in cases _ taking hold and we've seen a rise in cases the — taking hold and we've seen a rise in cases. the difference is the infection— cases. the difference is the infection rate the us has risen dramatically in the past 14 days and 300 cases—

the government promised to match the eu grants— government promised to match the eu grants player notd, it is only a stopgap fund, and further— fund, it is only a stopgap fund, and further more, councils had to bid for funding — further more, councils had to bid for funding from it, rather further more, councils had to bid forfunding from it, ratherthan further more, councils had to bid for funding from it, rather than it being _ for funding from it, rather than it being given according to need, so local— being given according to need, so local government as we know has had his budgets— local government as we know has had his budgets slashed absolutely over the last— his budgets slashed absolutely over the last decade or more, there isn't irony. _ the last decade or more, there isn't irony. in _ the last decade or more, there isn't irony. in that— the last decade or more, there isn't irony, in that many of these areas who are _ irony, in that many of these areas who are going to suffer are the areas that— who are going to suffer are the areas that voted to leave. it was useful— areas

the eu is mobilising _ with nature. the eu is mobilising what - with nature.u is mobilising what it - with nature. the eu is mobilising what it has| with nature. the eu is - mobilising what it has called as one of your�*s biggest ever common firefighting operations to help greece. but it's clear there will be many more difficult days ahead. simon jones, bbc news. we can now speak to mauro giles, a british tourist who is in greece. thank you forjoining us. telus the impact it has had on you. my the impact it has had on you. my pleasure. the first thing is we cut our holiday short. it was necessary. then the police started communicating with us a few days ago and said the situation, it was importantly escalating by the minute and we needed to make a decision, so we contacted the railway and found a way to get to mainland greece, so throughout this interesting journey, from the islands we are on, quite literally in front, we finally made a way out of the danger zone. it was a rather interesting situation. we saw the fire just in front of us, we were on the ferry,

two water bombing planes chartered by the government from the eu.t for those already firmly in the grip of this battle, government support seems nonexistent. the people of algeria are alone. we have received nothing from the government except threats. people are acting together as one, and we have received aid from everywhere. across algeria, volunteers and aid organisations are gathering supplies. in each village there - are partner associations with whom we work directly. we give them - the donations and they distribute them to the families. appeals are under way in paris, too. translation: we came to possibly lend a hand and do some voluntary work to help with all the sorting. and maybe to see what is missing in terms of medicine, clothes and other things. these fires are some of the worst in the country's history and officials believe, in many instances, arson is to blame. with the president confirming more than 20 suspects had been arrested so far. britney spears' father will step down from his legal role of overseeing the popstar�*s finances —

new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enterout quarantining. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. how a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo to treat victims of the syrian civil war nine years ago inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor — we've a special report. also coming up this hour....with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow — the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. team gb are looking to add to their medal haul at the tokyo olympics with 22 gold medals up for grabs in today's events. the first of the track cycling events are underway and there are high hopes for the team in three day eventing this morning. meanwhile, the sprinterfrom belarus who says she was being forced to return home from the games against her will is seeking asylum in europe. more on that in a moment, but first for a full round up of th

from today, double jabbed visitors from the eu and us don't need to quarantine when arriving in england, scotland and wales. banking giant hsbc sees profits double during the first half of the year, thanks to an economic rebound in hong kong and britain, its two biggest markets. and a treat for aeronauts everywhere: come with us to the bristol balloon fiesta. hello. from around 1.5 hours ago, people who have been fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england, scotland and wales if they're coming from an amber list country. travellers will still need to take either a lateral flow or pcr test pre—departure and a pcr test on the second day after they arrive. under—18s will be exempt from isolation and some will not have to test, depending on their age. so how much will this new policy really help the uk tourism sector? joining me now isjoss croft, ceo of ukinbound, a trade association representing the uk's inbound tourism sector. good to have you with us. what sort of difference do you think this will make, this change today? this will make, this change t

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now the price she wants is a silent with the eu.y criticizing her team's decision to make her run in event she had never participated in before. >> they made it clear that upon my return home i would definitely face some sort of punishment and that if i were to refuse to return home, i would be fired and kicked out of the national team. there were also thinly disguised hints that moore would await me. >> it was the fear of reprisals that forced her husband to flee to ukraine with their child once the situation became clear. now the polish government has given them a humanitarian visa and made clear his wife and child are also welcome there. many belarusians have taken the path since president lukashenko claimed victory last year. the elections those inside and outside belarus say were fraudulent. president lukashenko has cracked down on dissent. despite criticism from capital cities across the continent, eu sanctions and worldwide condemnation, his government has continued its suppression of government dissidents. one analyst says t

eu officials say the u.s.eight new covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks. that is well above the limit of 75 set out in eu guidelines. as german chancellor angela merkel prepares to leave office, the finance ministers says making the case that he is her rightful heir, and it appears to be working. a distant third weeks ago, the social democrats have moved level with the conservatives and even lead in several polls. if the momentum holds until next month's election, it would mark one of the most remarkable political turnarounds in german history. in china, regulators are cracking down on the gaming industry. miners will be limited to three hours a week of online gaming. the rules are aimed at gaming excessive indulgence in games and protecting minors physical and mental health. the united nations says north korea may have resumed operations at its plutonium producing reactor in recent months. that could help kim jong-un's regime add to its stockpile needed to make nuclear weapons. the react

efforts. just within the last few hours the _ step up efforts. just within the last few hours the eu'sithin the last few hours the eu's foreign policy chief has warned that he says that it policy chief has warned that he says thatitis policy chief has warned that he says that it is mathematically impossible to evacuate all the allied afghans and british citizens, us citizens and british citizens, us citizens and foreign nationals by the 31st of august. what you take from that? that effort should be to extend the agreement with the taliban leaders who currently control the situation there ought to find other ways? what is your take? we there ought to find other ways? what is your take?— is your take? we should try to extend that — is your take? we should try to extend that agreement - is your take? we should try to | extend that agreement beyond is your take? we should try to - extend that agreement beyond the sist extend that agreement beyond the 31st and that means you'll need some kind of military presence in the country in order to make sure that is upheld. that is one of the reason

the refugee prices -- blocked from entering the eu. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, take you for being with us. the first signs of civil unrest since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan are emerging. small demonstrations have been reported in a handful of cities. witnesses say the taliban shot dead three protesters who were waving the national flag. taliban fighters are reported to have fired shots into the air to disperse crowds trying to reach kabul airport. they have changed and want peace. many afghans find that hard to believe. >> defined scenes on the streets of jalal about. the taliban say they have changed but the response to this show of dissent tells a different story. dozens have gathered to over the militant group's banner and raise the national flag when taliban opens fire. these distraught journalists say they were beaten as they tried to cover the protests. people with afghan flags in their hands were chanting long live afghanistan and saying the flag should not be desecrated. we

tony barn's asks, lisa, if new travellers from the us or the eu i travellers from the us or the eu develope are expected to in the uk. all you can hope is that people will use their own personal responsibility, their own common sense and do the right thing, but at the moment there is no actual, apart from the passenger location from they are required to fill in when they come to the country, there is no way of tracing people or their contacts if they are not a uk citizen. i people or their contacts if they are not a uk citizen.— not a uk citizen. i may as well ask ou this, not a uk citizen. i may as well ask you this. lisa. _ not a uk citizen. i may as well ask you this, lisa, pauline _ not a uk citizen. i may as well ask you this, lisa, pauline elliott - not a uk citizen. i may as well ask you this, lisa, pauline elliott says| you this, lisa, pauline elliott says our pcr tests required prior to travelling to france?— our pcr tests required prior to travelling to france? they are not, actuall , travelling to france? they are not, actually. that _ travelling to france? they are not, actuall

, but there is still nato _ leaving the eu, but there is still nato and — leaving the eu, but there isthis idea of— think we will have to adjust to this idea of a _ think we will have to adjust to this idea of a much less interested america — idea of a much less interested america in global affairs and this shift of— america in global affairs and this shift of power eastward because people — shift of power eastward because people deciding the future of afghanistan will be china and india, i run afghanistan will be china and india, i run closer. — afghanistan will be china and india, i run closer, more regional powers. -- iran~ _ i run closer, more regional powers. -- iran~ let's— i run closer, more regional powers. —— iran. let's go back to that idea of who is throwing who when and from which location. that's what the guardian is doing. it's day two of the story because we should say the daily mail in the figure ofjohn stevens did have this story last night. dominic robert refused to take calls during the fall of afghanistan —— dominic raab. i think there is a focal point of a afghanis

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 on the starting blocks later today but that she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. translation: i ask the international - against her will. translation: i ask the international

in the eu it is starting to hit.e haven't seen anything near the supply-side issues in the eu yet. i am not saying they will ever turn up, but they do not look like as hard hit as the stakes are seeing. look at service sector pmi's in the states and the u.k., really sharply off. this is the fusion index. it is the direction of travel, and i think what we are seeing is that maybe the third quarter isn't quite as good as we hoped it was going to be, leading into fourth quarter perhaps a little bit softer. guy: always a pleasure. lovely to see you in the office. thank you very much, indeed. joining us now is ben ritchie, aberdeen standard investments have european equities to give us his take on this. what do you make of this? we find ourselves in a situation where the vaccine program has crept up and up, and is now starting to deliver. they are not seeing the kind of supply bottlenecks we are seeing in the u.k. and the united states. does that translate into a desire to buy european equities? ben: good afternoon. i'm n

the british government has rejected a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers.o us.— alex, thank you very much for talking to us. how serious is the situation? _ talking to us. how serious is the situation? it _ talking to us. how serious is the situation? it is _ talking to us. how serious is the situation? it is serious - talking to us. how serious is the situation? it is serious and - talking to us. how serious is the situation? it is serious and it - talking to us. how serious is the situation? it is serious and it is. situation? it is serious and it is getting worse. we are making this call for 10,000 temporary visas for qualified, safe eu nationals to come back to the uk and the tide is over for any peak christmas period, the build—up to which starts now. to give us time to catch up from the mist driving tests and rhys gill and retraining uk nationals —— re—skill. the government have already rejected that call and have said, you should just pray british workers more. —— pay british workers more. we just pray british workers more. -- pay british workers mor

today because of the vaccine rollout we are able to say to people coming back from anywhere in the euine, double jabbed people no longer have to quarantine. what i want to do is obviously, i understand people how keen people are much about their holidays and want to go abroad, i understand how much people plan and prepare for the summer holidays —— how much people care about their summer holidays. we have to remember this is still a dangerous virus and we must try and stop variants coming in and stop importing variants from abroad. we have to have a balanced approach. what i want to see is something that is as simple and as user—friendly for people as possible. but obviously the double vaccinations that we have got really offer the way forward, i think we've now got more than 70, i think 72% of the population has two jabs. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. from today, fully—vaccinated people arriving from the us and most china chin a lot of speculation of the amber watchlist and frankly has scared a lot of holiday—makers. what has borisjohnson been saying on that?

and eu has reached 50% of what it was pre-pandemic.is most important was the launch of the eu digital covid-19 travel pass. it has helped generate momentum traveling europe. tom:tom: we heard from the qantas ceo, how are european airlines doing? >> there is a clear divergence. my next chart will show you. carriers like air france, ryanair, it is the clear standout. you see the chart normalized over the pandemic, their stock price is higher than it was pre-pandemic. passenger data shows it is -7% this week in august, compared to the same week in 2019. that is impressive, given iag's passenger data is -50% from the same week in 2019. we are looking at ryanair and easyjet. ryanair is headquartered within the european union. easyjet is in the united kingdom. ryanair able to benefit from open borders within the european union. easyjet suffering from the higher costs due to pcr tests for travelers. tom: how is it playing out in terms of which countries are recovering most quickly? >> greece is a clear standout. you see from the chart, the ca

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calls for eu citizens to be given work visas, to help plug gaps, in britian�*s food supply chain.oliday weekend health officials urge festivalgoers not to ignore the risk of covid. welcome back to manchester! cristiano ronaldo and united agree a deal to return to old trafford. coming up on sportsday later in the hour bbc news, a much better day for india who still trail england but might yet salvage something from the third test at headingley. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the british operation to airlift thousands of afghan and uk citizens out of afghanistan is drawing to a close. the defence secretary, ben wallace, now admits not everyone eligible to leave can be airlifted out. he insisted the government would do whatever it could to help those left behind. it follows yesterday's suicide bomb attack in kabul airport closed 100 people are confirmed dead. it's also been revealed that two of those killed were british nationals, along with the child of another british citizen. the pentagon says 13 us military personnel were among the dead. 0ur correspondent in kab

the other headlines: new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. more soaring temperatures predicted in turkey where authorities are battling a series of devastating wildfires. how a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo to treat victims of the syrian civil war nine years ago inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor. we have a special report. also coming up this hour... with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow, the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. hello from tokyo. it's being reported that a belarusian sprinter who sought protection, after she claimed she was ordered to return home from the olympic games, has applied for asylum in the polish embassy there. yesterday krystina tsimanouskaya said she feared for her safety if she was sent back to belarus, as a penalty for criticising her coaches on social media. what you are seeing here is the latest pictures of her leaving a silver van, latest pictures of her lea

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he often argues for tighter eu borders, and has described refugees as �*muslim invaders�*.ys he wants to make education more �*patriotic�*, as he puts it. "we are the hungarians: with one thousand years of christian statehood, monumental cultural achievements". last month, his advocacy of a new anti—lgbt law, which critics said equated homosexuality to paedophilia, prompted many european leaders to argue for actions against hungary�*s government. here�*s nick thorpe on how this is being viewed in hungary. among prime minister orban, his government supporters — really, he's being seen as a star, as a leading american conservative, and very much on the same ideological page as they are. he had a visit, he was given a vip trip down to the hungarian—serbian border to see the fence. he was comparing that to the chaos, for example, as he put it on the us—mexico border, and praising very lavishly prime minister orban and his government. interestingly, the media here, the pro—government media here haven't been mentioning that carlson's also, in the covid period, has been very scept

and from eu leaders, acknowledgement that evacuations have to end once the americans leave.y, i want to highlight - the americans are taking the lead on this. without the americans, neither we nor the others can continue the evacuations. the british and others made no secret of the fact they wanted the president to extend his deadline. but with that possibility now gone, g7 leaders want to present a united front — whether that's supporting refugees or beefing up aid programmes. but the toughest decision they face is how to deal with the taliban. labour accused the prime minister of failing to come up with a long—term strategy. he appears to have gone into the g7 as the chair of that most important group and come out without any clear plan for how they're going to work together to exert that pressure on the taliban, and this is a really, realy shameful moment for the united kingdom. borisjohnson praised the airlift out of afghanistan. this flight arrived in the uk this morning. in the coming months, we'll find out how much economic and political influence g7 countries can exe

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the eu recommends new restrictions on u.s. travelers in another blow to the tourism industry. let's check in on the markets. it is a sour mood over in asia, particularly in china. the dual winds of weak economic data, but also [indiscernible] the focus on game makers and private equities. msci asia-pacific seeking out gains in terms of 2%. it is very much hong kong and mainland china. there are some futures up after 12 record for the s&p closing out above 4500 yesterday. the u.s. 10-year has dropped lower in terms of the yields. let's switch focus on that major story out of afghanistan. the u.s. has officially ended its military presence in the country, the final flight out of kabul ends america's longest war, despite pressure on president biden from allies to delay the pullout. here is the u.s. secretary of state. >> u.s. military flights have ended and our troops have departed afghanistan. a new chapter of america's engagement with afghanistan has begun. it is one in which we will lead with our diplomacy. the military mission is over. a new diplomatic mission has begun. tom:

turkey has warned the eu that it will not shoulder the refugee burden on its own and eu leaders haves. sara monetta reports. hiding in the hills of eastern turkey, these afghan refugees have managed to cross into the country from neighbouring iran. if intercepted, they would be pushed back to the border. but for these young men, there is no way back. translation: it'll get worse in afghanistan. it is over. we are young. we need to go to school. my life is finished and i am only 19. the question now haunting european politicians is could they be the start of a bigger refugee wave? as the taliban has taken over afghanistan, turkey sped up the construction of a border wall. president erdogan has spent the past few days on the phone with european leaders to warn them. translation: turkey does not have a duty or obligation to be europe's migrant storage unit. once we seal our borders and send the current illegal migrants back home, it will be up to them to decide where to go. greece is not taking any chances, either. to avoid the repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, it has built a aokm fenc

. 0f well receive cash from the eu. under international sanctions, could it be that iran receives money as part of this incentive was what we will look out for that one. thank you very much, nick beake in brussels. are correspondent has more for us on the situation on the ground in kabul now that the caliban are fully back in control. everyday life in afghanistan has been continuing away from the chaotic scenes at the airport. you walk around the streets here, shops and restaurants are open, you see people walking around but there are still far fewer people out and about, businesses complaining they are getting far fewer customers than usual. many people are struggling financially now as well, unable to get enough money out of the bank. of course, many afghans are still thinking about leaving despite the fact the eviction —— evacuation flights are now over. i was at a bus stand in kabul yesterday evening, employees there telling me the number of people heading to the borders of iran and pakistan hoping to be smuggled ac

the eu has sent assistance and several other countries have sent firefighting aircraft in order to help government is scrapping proposals to create a so—called amber watch list of countries at risk of being to the most... some travel industry figures had warned that an overly complex system might deter people from travelling. the news comes on the day that the requirement for those having to self—isolate coming from the us was lifted. you're watching bbc news. government sources have confirmed to the bbc that plans for a so—called "amber watchlist" — that would flag up countries at risk of being put on the government's travel "red list" at short notice — have been abandoned. it would have meant people arriving in the uk from those countries were in danger of facing stricter quarantine measures than they would otherwise have done. the travel industry and some conservative mps had warned that the plans could have worsened the damage already done to the sector. let's speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. jonathan, what's going on? jonathan, what's going on? well in the run-up

nermeen: could you explain, even as the eu -- various countries and eu have been cracking down on voluntaryescue missions such as the one that your organizations -- organization runs, they continue to support the libyan coast guard and monitoring these crossings, these water crossings. can you talk about the significance of that support, and what groups like yours are calling for? what are the conditions inside of libyan tension centers where the libyan coast guard takes migrants? laurence: indeed, since 2018, libya is responsible for search d rescue missions off of their coast. this is supported by the eu. ey have been pvided with patrol vessels, training. sometimes they allow them to intercept people, and these past years, typically this past month, specifically this past month there has been a huge increase in the number of interceptions by the coast guard, and the coast guard's then return the survivors to libya, and this is absolutely legal, and they are forcibly returned as libya, as we explained, is not a safe place to be. the rescue operation only and one people are disembarked in p

first fly to the eu and then will apply, we don't know that yet.as well, and much more to come today. live now to tokyoand sarah mulkerrins. live now to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins. bright and early for us. let's start with the story we were just telling audiences about, belarus. what have the ioc said? this has been really interesting. we saw this play out on social media around the time of the men's 100 metres around the time of the men's100 metres final last night here in tokyo. a couple of hours later, we got an update from the ioc and tokyo 2020, the organisers, concerned about what they were hearing. the allegations on social media from the athlete. they said they had spoken to the athlete directly last night, that she was with the authorities at canada airport, and she was being accompanied by a member of staff with tokyo 2020, the organisers, and they said she feels safe. that was what she had told them. they said they would continue their conversations with krystsina tsimanouskaya and the authorities would determine the next step in the upc