this report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale.yone trying to flee afghanistan by land, this is the kind of border crossing they'll face — wire fences, armed guards and queues of refugees not going anywhere fast. this is to the east of kabul, one of main gate ways to pakistan. in normal times, thousands cross it every day. now, it's just a trickle. translation: at present the taliban are just standing by _ waiting, they're not settled yet. once they're in full power, then we will know if the situation will improve or not. this morning dominic raab visited the town to see for himself the realities that afghans and british nationals would face if they arrived here hoping to flee the taliban. there are already about three million afghan refugees in pakistan and after talks with his counter part, the foreign secretary heard the country's concerns about adding to their number. can we block them? well, we can't. can we regulate them? yes, we should. are there risks? yes, there are. dominic raab said britain would shoulder its responsibil

remaining british nationals and the afghans who worked with them. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landalere where some of those fleeing afghanistan have been processed. for many, the gulf state was their first stop after escaping kabul, and it's from here where some will eventually head for britain. but what of those left behind? the focus of mr raab's talks with qatari leaders, with the prospect of persuading the taliban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans who are at risk and wish to leave. the foreign secretary said ensuring safe passage would be an early test for the taliban. i do think we feel a responsibility to make sure that the remaining british nationals and afghan workers can come to the uk. that's why we watch with great interest what may be possible at kabul airport. but we're also here, and i'm here notjust in qatar, but moving on afterwards, to talk to regional countries about how we can ensure safe passage through third countries. qatar already has a technical team at kabul airport discussing what needs to be done to resume flig

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james landale, bbc news.s spotted scooping water from a creek in a deepy gully in new south wales. he'd wandered away from his parents last friday. here's our correspondent in sydney — shaimaa khalil. a glimpse of hope. i have got the boy. four days after this toddler disappeared in the unforgiving bushland of new south wales. the moment anthony elfalak, known as a], was found by rescue teams. spotted from a helicopter, taking water from a creek in the heat, 500 metres from his family's rural home in the hunter valley, in an area that had been searched several times. aj! his mum, kelly, overwhelmed by relief. four days after he went missing, finally, reunited with her child. hundreds worked tirelessly, scouring this rugged, remote terrain. rescue teams with air support, search dogs and divers, as well as aj's family and friends. many feared the worst, wondering how a lone three—year—old could survive in this dangerous bushland. then came news of his rescue. thank god! thank you for everyone. he was taken stra

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.imed victory in panjshir. the last bastion of opposition to its rule in afghanistan. if in a video released by the group, fighters raised their flag at the provincial headquarters north east of kabul. in the capital, a spokesman said the taliban had achieved all the goals of its war. translation: we have captured panjshir with the will of god. - the local leaders and religious elders have been co—ordinating with us, and our operations went ahead with their help. but forces resisting the taliban in this mountainous stronghold denied the claims, their spokesman saying the group's fighters were only in a few valleys, and still facing concerted opposition. three weeks after seizing kabul, the new rulers have yet to form a government. at the airport some normality is resuming, with a few flights taking off, but none as yet heading overseas. the prime minister. at westminster, mps accused the government of failing to do enough to help afghans wishing to come to britain. we are going to do ev

james landale, bbc news.orts from afghanistan of heavy fighting around the panjshir valley between taliban and groups which oppose their takeover of the rest of the country. it's a rugged area to the north of the capital kabul, and is the last remaining area not under taliban control. the anti—taliban fighters are a multiethnic group made up of militias and former afghan security force members, reportedly numbering in the thousands. large numbers of taliban fighters are reported to have launched an assault on their positions. in the capital, kabul, there's still no sign of a new taliban government being announced. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this update from the city. days ago the taliban posted on social media saying that everything was ready now for a grand ceremony to introduce the new government, but ever since then, every day, including today, we are told by taliban spokesperson that today will not be the delay. they are not saying why there's a delay, but we understand one of

james landale, bbc news. what we are going to get from the united states now is a lifting of the ban, the decades—old ban, totally unjustified, discriminating against british farmers, the ban on british lamb. we are going to be able to export british lamb to the united states for the first time in decades. it will be, the kebabs, the koftas, the lamb burgers of the people of the united states will be supplied, at last, by britain and fantasticjuicy cuts of welsh lamb and everything else. it's about time, too. and what we are wanting to do is make solid incremental steps on trade. the biden administration is not doing free trade deals around the world right now but i've got absolutely every confidence that a great deal is there to be done and there are plenty of people in that building behind me who certainly want to do one. the prime minister in washington, dc. our global trade correspondent dharshini david is here. nice to see you put the prime minister was keen to say how amazing this appeal on a lamb is bu

here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale.ip seemingly bound for now by a shared love of america's trains. you went down on amtrak? idid. you are a living deity. i travelled millions of miles. they love you! on travel, climate and security, there was much agreement, but on the prospects of a free trade deal between britain and the us, the president was downbeat. we are going to talk about trade a bit today and we are going to have to work that through. and crucially, he made it clear how any trade deal was dependent on the uk not unwinding the northern ireland protocol to the brexit deal. the protocols, i feel very strongly about those, we spent an enormous amount of time and effort in the united states, it was a major bipartisan effort made, and i would not at all like to see, nor, i might add, would many of my republican colleagues like to see a change in the irish accords, the end result having a closed border again. mrjohnson said nobody wanted to see the good friday agreement interrupted or unbalanced, and before his meet

our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.maining in afghanistan now? one of the main criticisms levelled at dominic raab by mps yesterday was that he'd failed to focus enough on afghanistan and its neighbours during his time as foreign secretary. well, today he'll try to put that right. he'll begin a regional tour in qatar, where he'll hold talks with the emir and the country's foreign minister. the key issue will be the prospect of persuading the taliban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans wishing to leave. the gulf state has close links to the taliban, which has a political office there, and has already begun discussions about how best to ensure security at the airport. we do need to be able to send clear and direct signals. we've done that for some time via their political commission which has been based in doha. we now have simon gass, the prime minister's special envoy in the region, to ensure that we can do that. we want to have as much continuity in our diplomatic presence

james landale, bbc news. gave more detail on how he plans to secure safe passage for those still trying to leave afghanistan. there are two opportunities to get safe passage out of afghanistan and back to the uk. 0ne one is through the airport kabul to stop i had good conversations with the foreign minister of qatar here today about the workability of that. i don't think we are yet able to say anything formal, but that is looking like it may happen at some point in the nearfuture. at the like it may happen at some point in the near future. at the same time, we are obviously working with all the countries in the region to make sure that they are processing the documentation, the basic logistics are in place, to give us the alternative option. so we are working at pace, and as you can see, we are out here, i'm out here engaging with all of the key partners and i will be moving on, travelling wider in the region to facilitate that as well. it travelling wider in the region to facilitate that as well.— facilitate

james landale, bbc news.y at kabul university to get his thoughts on how soon that could happen. tella bands are working very hard to get a greed from different sectors within the taliban, or different leadership, on the new government. —— talibans. it will be soon but not tomorrow. there are still things they should figure out. there are things on the nominations, there are things on the nominations, there are things on the nominations, there are things on representation, there are many issues on inclusivity, so mid next week there will be an announcement.— next week there will be an announcement. talking about inclusivity _ announcement. talking about inclusivity there, _ announcement. talking about inclusivity there, that - announcement. talking about inclusivity there, that has - announcement. talking about. inclusivity there, that has been a buzz word. the taliban have talked about forming an inclusive government. we know they have held discussions with figures like the former president mapped karzai, bu

james landale, bbc news.al correspondent, adam fleming. adam, what is the foreign secretary hoping to get from these talks? hello, sally. the first thing that the focus seems to be on is getting kabul airport up and running again, because that would just transform the operation of getting afghan nationals who want to leave afghanistan out of the country and resettled in other places like the uk. it would be so much easier logistically and practically for the people themselves if they could go to the airport rather than having to go to one of the land borders of afghanistan's neighbours. so i think there is that. then there is the bigger diplomatic picture. remember the us, the uk and france passed a resolution at the security council earlier this week which is about securing safe passage for people, about making sure there is a safe space in afghanistan for humanitarian organisations and charities and the united nations to keep functioning. then there is the bigger picture about making sure that terrorist org

our diplomatic correspondent, james landale has more. because of covid—19, most of this is virtual.ut this, some of them are furious and that is because our relationship between china and parliament are not great at the moment because china imposed sanctions, travel bands on five mps and two peers earlier this year in march because of criticism they had made about china's human rights record in these mps went to speakers and we do not think they should be coming to parliament. they have imposed sanctions on parliament and the speaker ruled that that would be appropriate. it will be inappropriate. the story was first broken by the daily telegraph and the statement was made and what happened now is the reception has been postponed to another day so it would not now be happening. the likelihood is that a reception and event will take place away from parliament in the future. in another disturbing indicator of the speed of climate change, new bbc research reveals a significant increase in the number of days that temperatures around the world are hitting 50 degrees celsius — 122 degrees

was due to attend a reception at the house of commons tomorrow. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landalend two peers early this year in march because of criticisms they've made about china's human rights record. so these mps went to the speaker and the lord speaker and said, look, we don't think this guy should be coming to parliament. you know, they have imposed sanctions on the public, and the speaker ruled that that would be appropriate. it would be inappropriate, anyway. so what happened is that the story was first broken by the daily telegraph and then statements are made. so what's happened now is the reception has been postponed to another date, so it will not now happen. the likelihood is that a reception and an event will take place, but now away from parliament in the future. welcome back new bbc research suggests there has been a significant increase globally in the number of days on which temperatures are hitting 50 degrees — that's 122 degrees fahrenheit. in other words — we are seeing much more �*extreme heat�*. since the 1980s, the number of 50 degree days, has tripled. ba

let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. we know 13 uk nationals.eir backgrounds? no, but we know they are british nationals in that is the key factor here. it is that if all of these nationals, when you are trying to establish he was going to get on a plane and who will be allowed out by the taliban, if somebody has clear proof that they are a foreign national and that they are allowed to leave and they have the right papers, then it is relatively more straightforward for countries like the uk, the us and others to sort of arrange those people to get on a flight remotely. i think the really interesting test now will be whether or not further flights now continue and they take on board notjust for nationals but also afghan nationals who wish to lee. that i think is the keep litmus test. find who wish to lee. that i think is the keep litmus test.— who wish to lee. that i think is the keep litmus test. and we know there must still be — keep litmus test. and we know there must still be a _ keep litmus test. and we know there must still be a huge _ keep

let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. what is this all about?ng the thames but the problem is, when mps find out about this they were furious and that is because relations between china and parliament are not great at the moment, because china imposed sanctions, travel bans and asset freezes on five mps and two piers in march because of criticism as they made about china's human rights record. they went to the speaker and said we do not think this man should be coming to parliament while they have imposed sanctions and the speaker ruled that would be appropriate. it would be inappropriate. anyway, the story was broken by the daily telegraph and then statements were made and what happens now is the reception has been postponed to a later date and will not be happening now. an event will not be happening now. an event will take place but away from parliament in the future. brute will take place but away from parliament in the future. we will continue to _ parliament in the future. we will continue to have _ parliament in the future. we will contin

james landale, bbc news.an families after an appeal on facebook. bushey united synagogue said they were overwhelmed by the response. the appeal was kick—started by rabbi elchonon feldman, who sent a message to worshippers on a private facebook page last week. rabbi elchonon feldman from bushey united synagoguejoins me now. so, pick up the story for us, you sent a message on facebook, what happens next?— sent a message on facebook, what happens next? good morning. it has been really the _ happens next? good morning. it has been really the most _ happens next? good morning. it has been really the most incredible - been really the most incredible couple of weeks now. we are sent out the original message, we assumed we would hopefully be able to offer some resources, some supplies to the local afghan community that has come here as refugees, but we did not expect to have thousands because of —— thousands and thousands and thousands of donations, continuing recently as well, thankfully we have been able to help at