faisal islam, bbc news. some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. the pictures reveal their inner workings in unprecedented detail, and show the role of black holes in creating, and destroying, stars and planets. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. 0ur sun is just one among the 100 billion stars in the milky way, which in turn is one of countless other galaxies in our universe. astronomers have now found a way to see inside them in much greater detail. in this image, the galaxy is in the middle, shooting out either side are jets of material across the expanse of space as a result of a gigantic black hole inside it. these jets are shooting outjust like a fountain of water, far, far beyond the reaches of the galaxy itself. i walked around with a huge smile on my face for the rest of the day because i felt so proud that i was able to make this image and be able to see something nobody had ever seen before. it is just one of several new pictures obtained with the help of t

faisal islam, bbc news. our top story this evening...al community. coming up... britain's regulators say moderna's covid vaccine is safe for 12—17 year olds — could it soon be approved for use? coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... a cracking opener for the snooker world champion mark selby to look forward to. thejesterfrom leicester, as he's known, returns to his hometown for the british open to face a familiar foe. it was a disease that ravaged europe and asia centuries ago but the plague is still an infectious and often fatal illness. now, scientists in oxford have begun trials of a new vaccine against plague. 40 volunteers will receive the vaccine which is designed by the same labs that created the 0xford—astrazeneca covid jab. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. protection from an ancient killer — a vaccine against plague. larissa is one of the first volunteers to receive it as part of a trial in oxford which will assess the vaccine's safety and whether it induces a good immune response. i am lucky enough to live in

as faisal islam reports, wages in those sectors are also rising.ers, carpenters, plasterers. how many applicants are you getting? to these works? yeah. none. none? none. you are putting job adverts up and nobody is applying? no. not at all, no one. today's job numbers show joblessness at 4.7% — down again in the three months tojune, well below its pandemic peak last autumn. vacancies have never been higher at 953,000 in the quarter, or over one million in the single month ofjuly. by the end ofjune, the latest figures show there were 1.9 million jobs still on furlough. a record in the number ofjob vacancies reflects what's going on notjust in construction but across the economy, especially those sectors that are newly reopened, such as restaurants, and pubs and hotels. it also reflects good news in thejobs market, lower unemployment than expected. the number ofjobs nearly back up to where they were before the pandemic. but the issue around labour shortages is now a very real challenge for the recovery. 0n the streets here, the high street is returni

faisal islam, bbc news.t beyond the triumphalism at the way the us mission ended, there could yet be problems ahead for pakistan. let's bring in husain haqqani — he is a former pakistan ambassador to the the united states, now a senior fellow and director for south and central asia at the hudson institute. ambassador, good to have you with us. there is a rather paradoxical attitude in pakistan towards afghanistan. 0n the one hand, they were an ally on the war on terror, but there were also elements in afghanistan supporting the is insurgency. so do they still have some control over the taliban, and candidate shape what afghanistan becomes? . ~ , . candidate shape what afghanistan becomes? w , ., , , , becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no _ becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no control— becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no control over _ becomes? pakistan has consistently said it has no control over the i said it has no control over the taliban. the international communit

faisal islam, bbc news.rd —— four helicopters. we'll bring you more dude don't i details as soon as we get them. both the uk in the united states are to send troops into the country. the us is sending around 3000 personnel. let's speak to tobias ellwood from the event —— defence select committee. what's your view of these relocation operations that the us and the uk are having to mount? this operations that the us and the uk are having to mount?— operations that the us and the uk are having to mount? as brief as the defence secretary, _ are having to mount? as brief as the defence secretary, and _ are having to mount? as brief as the defence secretary, and this - are having to mount? as brief as the defence secretary, and this is - are having to mount? as brief as the defence secretary, and this is the i defence secretary, and this is the protocol that was planned. when the decision was made as to how to get our existing personnel working safely. these troops are going in, they'll be moving embassy personnel

faisal islam, bbc news.the taliban have captured the third—largest city, herat, as their offensive proceeds with startling speed. the group say they've also made major progress in seizing the country's second largest city, kandahar. the two cities represent highly significant prizes for the taliban, with kandahar having been the main base for western military forces for much of the past two decades. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour since just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour since we just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour since we last just 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour since we last spoke just the 0ur correspondent yogita limaye is in kabulfor us now. 24—hour since we last spoke just the situation 0ur c

the chancellor rishi sunak has been speaking about the figures with our economics editor, faisal islamant shock. it will take us time to fully recover from that. that's why i'm not done supporting businesses or people. most importantly, giving them the opportunities and skills they need to find well—paid jobs. istate opportunities and skills they need to find well-paid jobs.— to find well-paid 'obs. we are cominu to find well-paid 'obs. we are coming out h to find well-paid 'obs. we are coming out of _ to find well-paid jobs. we are coming out of emergency - to find well-paid jobs. we are i coming out of emergency mode to find well-paid jobs. we are - coming out of emergency mode now. it's revealing the colour of your government, what priorities you have. it is important to know right now whether you are on the same page, whether you are working well together with the prime minister, your neighbour and boss, together with the prime minister, your neighbourand boss, or together with the prime minister, your neighbour and boss, or have you fallen out? ~ , ,., , your neighbour and boss, o

restrictions with recovery most obvious in sectors such as retail and hospitality. 0ur economics editor faisal islame good. it sounds pretty good and reflects an economy which is rebounding, as you say, after a large _ is rebounding, as you say, after a large swathes of the economy and hospitality reopened, reflecting the period _ hospitality reopened, reflecting the period running up to the euro 2020 final stages and we all remember that _ final stages and we all remember that in— final stages and we all remember that in a — final stages and we all remember that. in a funny way, the figures are confirming what viewers experienced in march, sorry, in may and june, _ experienced in march, sorry, in may and june, that's what these figures show _ and june, that's what these figures show it— and june, that's what these figures show. it shows that even injune, growth _ show. it shows that even injune, growth was — show. it shows that even injune, growth was pretty good. but it shows the economy having rebounded, the recovery— the economy having rebounded, the recovery as — the economy having rebounded, t

. >> prince faisal knew that importance so he wanted to be in damascus, it is an important place historically and religious. >> damascus was the real capitol for the islamicarab nationals always -- ideally this would be this dream city for arab kingdom. >> a crucial port city, aqaba is the way to capture damascus. the church have artillery and machine guns. just going to be a replication of what the british have done anywhere else whi. lawrence comes up with this idea that the way to do it is to go in land, come over the mountains and take it from behind. >> in the may, 1917, the decision to take aqaba is taken by fay as isal and lawrence wit any reference back to the british military or authority in cairo. he goes off and everybody sets off with a command force on a 600 miles march and disappears into the desert. >> days and days into the desert with the possible that the camels will begin to die before they get into the opposite side. if the camel dies then everybody else dies. people die along the way. lawrence weighs at 140 pounds. he was at 90 pounds by the end of this trip. the focus is on the local tribes men to join the alliance and bring their fo

faisal knew the importance of damascus, wanted to be in damascus. it's a very important place historically, religiously and strategically. >> damascus was the first real capital for the islamicso for almost a century under the dynasty that we call the amyiads. therefore nationalists always dreamt that ideally damascus would be this kind of dream city that could be the capital for the arab kingdom. >> now the eastern end of the sinai peninsula is this narrow straits that leads to this town of akaba. >> a crucial port city, akaba is the gateway to capturing damascus. >> but the problem with akaba is you'll never get off the beach because the turks have artillery and machine guns all pointed out to see. it's just going to be a replication of what the british have done everywhere else, which is go up against the strongest part of the turkish line and be slaughtered. so lawrence comes up with this idea that the way to do it is to go inland, come over the mountains, and take it from behind. >> in may 1917, the decision to take aqaba is taken by faisal and lawrence without any reference back to the british military authorities in cairo. he goes off everybody's radar and sets off wi