people were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and broke in two on friday night. jill mcgivering of the impact. the plane skidded off the edge of this table top runway and broke in two. that was after early attempts to land in heavy monsoon rains and high winds. the flight recorder just recovered may help investigators understand the final moment. locals who rushed to help describe the screaming, children cowering under seats and dazed survivors covered in blood. some of those rushed to hospital are critical with traumatic head and spine injuries. those who could paid tribute to the pilots the captain from a formerfighter pilot, had decades of experience. his young copilot got married last year and his wife is expecting their first child this month. translation: the pilot tried to land us safely in the rainy weather, it was cloudy, and around 7:30pm we crash landed. it was difficult to land. he tried a lot. the passengers are mostly local people stranded in the gulf by the coronavirus and finally trying to come home. jill mcgivering, bbc news. the people of belarus are going to t

jill mcgivering, bbc news. every summer, should have begun today. but the coronavirus pandemic means there'lljust be a few limited performances online. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon looks now at how the cancellation of one of the highpoints of the arts calendar is affecting the city. this is the reality of the edinburgh festivals this year. no audience. masks, social distancing. a world—class cultural event moved online. i think it's an enormous loss. i think that for a lot of people who earn their living at this time of year, it's just a practical loss, which is quite profound. there's an enormous loss in terms ofjust the sense ofjoy. the festivals bring notjust culture but also cash and tourists to the city. but not this year. old town streets, usually packed with visitors and performers are much, are much, much quieter. do you like it like this? i do like it like this but i miss the people as well. edinburgh resident and bestselling author, val mcdermid, is one of many feeling the loss of august's

jill mcgivering, bbc news.ictions have come into force in preston in lancashire following a recent sharp rise in cases. the measures include a ban on separate households meeting indoors, or in gardens, pubs and restaurants. here's philip norton. the temperature has been rising here, but so has the coronavirus infection rate. in preston, once again, the only places to meet friends and family from different households are in parks like this, after a spike among young people. today, we did have plans to go to a restaurant in town, but obviously we aren't allowed to now, with the new restrictions. so here we are, having our socially distanced gathering instead. it's kind ofjust annoying, from my point of view. we all had to change our plans for a few people that can't be bothered to wear a mask or keep away from others. the restrictions that came in overnight bring this city in line with measures in east lancashire, greater manchester and parts of west yorkshire, and already they've had an impact on some businesses

jill mcgivering reports. in giving this major concession, it set conditions.pect human rights and the constitution, and agree a ceasefire. something the government has already offered. the choice is now in the hands of the taliban. they must show they are not afraid ofa they must show they are not afraid of a countrywide ceasefire. they must accept the request for a countrywide ceasefire. this ends months of wrangling. the government has already released about 5000 detainees. the taliban has freed many as well. argument about these final a00 had blocked progress until now. all 3; flow from the final a00 had blocked progress until now. all; flow from the landmark now. all this flow from the landmark deal between the united states and the taliban earlier this year. it set out a road map for the us to pull out its troops in return for afg ha n pull out its troops in return for afghan talks and they guarantee that the taliban won't harbourjihadists. it was a leap of faith that came with a warning. keep your promises to cut ties with terrorists. keep up the fight t

i've been speaking to our south asia editor, jill mcgivering, about the significance of this decisionf sudden movement again and hopes are coming up again ofa again and hopes are coming up again of a peace process after quite a long time of stalemate. as you say, the government has already released nearly 5000 taliban prisoners, but these are 400 really proved a sticking point and it did not seem as if they could find a way forward. there are people accused of things like murder and kidnapping, involved in drug trafficking. and basically, the government are trying to come up with ways around it. they offered a substitute, for example anti—taliban have rejected that and held firm and said, unless you release these 400, we cannot see progress. today they went to the grand council and the said, the government should make this decision, we do not think, and they have gone ahead and said yes, with some conditions. there is a sense of movement and possibly some form of inter—afg han sense of movement and possibly some form of inter—afghan talks, in a matter of days, they are suggesting. so

jill mcgivering reports.w life into the hopes of peace. in giving this major concession, it set conditions. it called on both parties to respect human rights and the constitution and to agree a ceasefire — something the government has already offered. translation: the choice is now in the hands of the taliban. today, the taliban must show they are not afraid of a countrywide ceasefire. they must accept the request of the afghan loya jirga for a countrywide ceasefire. sj all this flowed from the landmark deal between the united states after a japanese transport ship ran aground and began leaking fuel into the indian ocean. at least 1,000 tonnes of oil are estimated to have seeped into the water, endangering some of the world's finest coral reefs. environmentalists have described the situation as an ecological disaster. people injapan have been marking the day 75 years ago that the us dropped an atomic bomb on the city of nagasaki — an action that brought about the end of the second world war. it was the seco