luxmy gopal, bbc news. president alexander lukashenko. the controversial leader continued to dismiss international criticism during a long address to the nation this morning. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale so what is happening here, james? the situation in belarus is not getting any better. continued political oppression. and until now, the british government has imposed sanctions large in on individuals who they blame for human rights violations. but now they are imposing sanctions on huge swathes of the economy, so british firms won't be able to offer financial services to belarus. that matters because last year belarus raised about £800 million on the london stock exchange, and that won't be allowed in the future. it will also be impossible for british firms to buy things like petroleum products and potash and things using in fertiliser. hugely important to belarus's economy. there will even be a new sanction on the luxury aircraft used by president lukashenko and his cronies.

luxmy gopal, bbc news.ringing heat waves, droughts and floods. greece, one of many countries already feeling the impact with raging wildfires that have driven thousands from their homes. documents obtained by the bbc suggest david cameron made around £7 million from the failed finance company greensill. exactly ten years ago, parts of greater manchester and merseyside were taken over by some of the worst rioting for generations. violence, which started in london a few days earlier, travelled north and took over some of our streets for one scary night in the summer of 2011. phil mccann returned to two of the worst affected places a decade on. salford. .. ..on the 9th of august, 2011. they destroyed everything. everything? everything. they don't keep anything there. raz�*s computer repair shop was looted and then burnt out. he and his pregnant wife had to flee from the upstairs flat with their five children. it totally ruined me because there was nothing left for me, so i was homeless and everything, there wa

luxmy gopal reports. search for answers continuous for a community still in shock after a gunman claimed five lives in six minutes. hundreds gathered for a vigil last night to remember the victims. maxine davison, the killer's mother, stephen washington, kate sheperd, lee martyn, and his daughter sophie, who was just three years old. today, people kept arriving to pay tribute, with local shops running out of flowers. it is just frightening, it is just a terrible thing to have happened. it isjust devastating. it has devastated a community and shocked so many people. it is just a very dark day- for the community and it will be for weeks and months to come. basically, you know, . it isjust sad, very sad. forensic teams and officers have continued their investigations throughout the day. the force is itself being investigated by the iopc, the police watchdog, which is looking into how much was known about the killer's mental health and into the circumstances around his firearms licence. devon and cornwall pol

luxmy gopal, bbc news.dicted. here's andy verity. for restaurant founder and owner asma khan the last 18 months have been filled with insecurity and fear, forced like thousands of other firms to borrow her way through the pandemic. i'm very grateful for the furlough, it's allowed me to keep my staff on furlough, but there was no support for me. i was still liable for all the rents and the financial costs mounted up. watching with dismay as independent restaurants went under, she took a big chance, borrowing to buy the flagship covent garden outlet of a well—known chain that had collapsed, and now customers are surging back. it's a relief. i mean, we had i think 1300 bookings in five hours when we started opening up all the other dates, so it's really, it is, you know, you need this. the economy has been on a roller—coaster ride since the start of the pandemic, plummeting in the spring of last year before surging back as restrictions were lifted, and then going into a double dip at the start of this year whe

our correspondent luxmy gopal is in keyham. has happened. the absolute devastation of what has ha ened. . v the absolute devastation of what has hauened. . v , happened. that's right, beyond the olice ta -e happened. that's right, beyond the police tape you _ happened. that's right, beyond the police tape you can _ happened. that's right, beyond the police tape you can see _ happened. that's right, beyond the police tape you can see the - happened. that's right, beyond the police tape you can see the activity| police tape you can see the activity behind, the officers had been there carrying out their investigations throughout the morning. forensic teams are examining evidence. it is one of 13 areas within the police cordoned that are being investigated by devon and cornwall with the help of officers from other areas. the force itself is being investigated by the police watchdog. they are looking at how much was known about the killer's mental health and questions over his firearms licence. jake davison shot gun and license were

luxmy gopal, bbc news.cross parts of scotland, northern ireland, southern england, too. some showers elsewhere developing and some sunshine around as well, and the winds are not as strong today. temperatures are not quite as high as they would normally be at this time of the year. we have still got these heavy, thundery downpours into this evening. they will gradually fade away overnight and we will see some clearer spells developing. a little bit of mistiness here and there, and temperatures are likely to remain in double figures overnight. typically 12 or 13c in towns and cities. tomorrow looks like it is going to be a drier day for more of the country. we're going to have more sunshine around as well. can't rule out one or two showers across wales, some eastern parts of england. most of the showers will be further north in scotland this time, some heavy ones here, but a drier day through central and southern scotland. it will tend to cloud over a bit more in the afternoon for northern ireland. but a warm

luxmy gopal reports. the search for answers continues for a community is still in shock after a community is still in shock after a gunman and claimed five lives in six minutes. hundreds gathered for a vigil last night to remember the victims. maxine davison, the killer's mother, stephen washington, kate sheppard, sophie martyn and her father, lee. localshops today kate sheppard, sophie martyn and her father, lee. local shops today were running out of flowers. it is father, lee. local shops today were running out of flowers.— running out of flowers. it is “ust frightening. fl running out of flowers. it is “ust frightening. iii running out of flowers. it is 'ust frightening, it is i running out of flowers. it is 'ust frightening, it isjust * running out of flowers. it is 'ust frightening, it isjust a i running out of flowers. it isjust frightening, it isjust a terrible l frightening, it is just a terrible thing to have happened. it is frightening, it isjust a terrible thing to have happened. it is 'ust deva

it was the first time he'd been in front of that crowd in more than 18 months, and luxmy gopal was therey welcoming back rob burrow. he's an amazing scrum—half, amazing personality. he scored the finest try ever in the rugby league grand final at old trafford in 2011. he's an inspiration to the rest of the team. people who watched him transform from lad to legend. really emotional. an emotional night for all the family, who will be here. when you have watched him come through from being a boy. obviously, it is not a nice situation, but, yeah, we are all there for him. people who have followed his journey through super league wins and now his battle with motor neurone disease. as someone who has a degenerative condition, to see rob handle it with such grace, it's so great. he has always been one of our favourite players. determination. ijust get quite emotional when talking about him. i he has been an inspiration to the club since starting his career. you could not get a better leeds legend. it is great to be back at headingley after so long. i am completely overwhelmed to be shortlisted

luxmy gopal, bbc news.mination strategy against covid is the best way to keep the economy open. new zealand is seen as one of the most successful countries in controlling the virus. a snap one—week lockdown has begun in the australian capital canberra, after its first case of covid—i9 in more than a year. queues formed at supermarkets with people stockpiling, before the lockdown came into force. around 400,000 residents in canberra and the surrounding area will only be able to leave home for essential reasons. large parts of new south wales and melbourne are facing similar restrictions. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello, there. there's been some decent dry and sunny weather today, but also more cloud — particularly across the south. this area of low pressure, though, has been spoiling things across the north and the west of the country, bringing stronger winds, more cloud and also showery bursts of rain — some of which has been quite heavy in places. now through this evening and overn

luxmy gopal, bbc news.does it matter? 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is here: it was the last big international climate summit in paris in 2015 which produced a legally binding treaty with a clear goal — to limit global warming this century to well below 2 degrees, and preferably to 1.5 degrees celsius, compared to pre—industrial levels. it�*s important to stress that when we talk about 1.5 degrees of warming we�*re talking about the increase in the average temperature across the whole planet. it doesn�*t sound like a lot, but some places have already seen much bigger increases. and as the earth warms up, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. climate scientists were alarmed by how extreme some of them have been — such as the soaring temperatures in north america�*s heat dome injune and july this year, smashing previous records. the comparison to pre—industrial levels a couple of hundred years ago is also important, because nearly all man—made global warming has been caused by our

luxmy gopal, bbc news.don't shop around for the best tarot. what we have done today is, because we have seen a record increase impossible fuel prices across the board, also petrol and diesel, we had to think that through to the calculation that due to the price cap. what the price cap does is it make sure we don't go back to the bad old days when companies charged on fair profits on top of the amount you pay. clearly when input costs change, that limit does need to change. our advice is really clear. we know this is going to put people in very difficult circumstances and we work closely with charities and indeed with customers themselves, so we would encourage every customer who is concerned to get in touch with their supplier and make sure they get access to the help and support available. and if you can, shop around and get the best possible tariff. . . , . . . tariff. this will affect about half of uk households? _ tariff. this will affect about half of uk households? about - tariff. this will affect abo

our reporter luxmy gopal has been to meet some of them, to hear their experiences.tage of afghans trying to flee were those who have some idea of what they are hoping to escape from. the first time the taliban came to afghanistan, they forced people, for example, praying, dressing, everything. patrees's wife zura and her sisters had a difficult life after her mother was widowed. living under taliban rule in the late 90s with restricted rights for women. we were not able to go to school and when you were going outside, there should be a man with you. zura and patrees moved to the uk with their two children just under a decade ago. i'm secure here, and safe here because in afghanistan, when you wanted to go to office, you are not sure if you would reach the office alive. because there were many suicide attacks and the situation was really bad. can you remember what it was like adjusting when you arrived here? i didn't really understand the - language, and it took me a while. i was a bit naughty at school- because when they talked nicely i thought they were shouting. a

luxmy gopal, bbc news. i absolutely determined. just so | pleased that happen for him as absolutely determined. just so i pleased that happen for him as well. we will keep following the story and find out what happens. as we enter the bank holiday weekend many of us might fancy a day trip to the beach. but after a number of serious incidents this summer, with people getting stuck in the mud and cut off by the tide, the rnli is urging us to stay safe at the seaside. it is one of those things you don't think it could happen, but you are healing more and more about it, people walking out on the flat, and thenit people walking out on the flat, and then it can become dangerous. 0ur reporter matt graveling is at crosby beach this morning. a stunning beach. it is brilliant, but you can get into trouble there. you see people think it is never meant to happen to me, but it does happen to people, this morning we will be speaking to family life here on this very beach to whom did happen. beautiful, absolutely pictures

luxmy gopal, bbc news.een difficult conditions this summer for agriculture. this break in the weather is absolutely fantastic, up until last week we have not had two days combining together, so now we are able to catch up, adding some weight notes, so we probably somewhere near three quarters of the way through now. it three quarters of the way through now. , ., , ., , now. it is not 'ust harvest time that has now. it is notjust harvest time that has been _ now. it is notjust harvest time that has been challenging - that has been challenging weather—wise. it was very cold, so crops like the sweet were slow to get started, and it has been very wet. in fact, the farmer's records here show that the three months leading up to august was the wettest for more than 50 years. that wet weather amid the crops more susceptible to disease and in some cases, it has affected yield and quality. cases, it has affected yield and auali . , , , cases, it has affected yield and auali . , ., cases, it has affected yield and aua

more than 200 afghan nationals have already resettled in the uk since 2010. 0ur reporter luxmy gopale were those who have some idea of what they are hoping to escape from. the first time the taliban came, the force people, praying, dressing, everything. tiis force people, praying, dressing, everything-— everything. his wife and their sisters had — everything. his wife and their sisters had a _ everything. his wife and their sisters had a difficult - everything. his wife and their sisters had a difficult life - everything. his wife and their| sisters had a difficult life after their mother was widowed living under taliban rule in the 90s with restricted rights for women. tide restricted rights for women. we could not go to school and when you are going _ could not go to school and when you are going outside, there should be a man with _ are going outside, there should be a man with you. are going outside, there should be a man with yog— are going outside, there should be a man with yom— are going outside, there should be a man with you. they moved to the uk with their children _ man w

let's get the latest now from our reporter luxmy gopal who is in keyham this morning.tated, as we saw from the vigil, from what has happened? that's right, naga. behind me as police tape and an officer standing guard, and that reflects the way various areas within keyham look this morning. in fact, there are 13 areas that are currently being investigated by officers that are within the police cordoned. questions are now turning to how davison got his firearms licence. the question of the fact that it was returned to him. so the io pc, that is the police watchdog, said that last month davison's shotgun and license were returned to him after they had been removed from him in september last year, after an alleged assault. the iopc is investigating devon and cornwall police and as part of that investigation they are looking at weather the force that any information about davison's mental health, and if they did, what consideration they gave to it. this is a community where it is the kind of community where everybody knows everybody, so they were shaken by what happened, an

our reporter luxmy gopal is in keyham for us this morning. nd concerts and theatre shows this weekend and the plymouth argyle match yesterday had a minutes silence observed. the focus of the community is on honouring the victims but there are still questions about the firearms licence owned by the killer and even though the focus is on the victims there is a sense of anger among the community around the firearms licence question and that is what we heard from the priest who spoke to us on bbc breakfast delivered this morning that there is a sense of angerfrom the community morning that there is a sense of anger from the community about this. this is going to be investigated by the police watchdog who will be looking at the issue of the firearms licence which was returned to the killer last month by devon, police after it had been removed from him in december last year following the allegation of an assault. yesterday the home secretary was here on a private visit to lay flowers for the victims. she would not answer any questions about gun laws

luxmy gopal, bbc news.ding them? that work, can you see that ”ersuadin them? .,, ,., ., persuading them? the most important messaue persuading them? the most important message has — persuading them? the most important message has to _ persuading them? the most important message has to be _ persuading them? the most important message has to be that _ persuading them? the most important message has to be that the _ persuading them? the most important message has to be that the disease i message has to be that the disease macro vaccines are safe and effective and the best way to protect you against covid—19. the headlines that were out and about about free rides and pizza come in a way sometimes incentives can work. the biggest incentive will be if they are able to get on with their daily lives. my sister is a dentist and she was very hesitant about getting her vaccine. she is a dental student and the only way i could persuade her was go through all the data with her, make sure it is safe, because her biggest

welcome to bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 11 o'clock. indeed we are now processing approximately the last 1000 people on the inside of the airfield and we will fly them out today. it comes as at least 90 people including 13 american soldiers are now known to have died in the kabul airport suicide attacks. president biden promises to hunt down the perpetrators. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. the risk of blood clots is almost nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus, than those who've had a vaccine, according to a major new study. in tokyo, kadeena cox retains her paralympic title and coming up: nearly a0 years since they last released new music, are abba about to make a return? good morning and welcome to bbc news. the uk's defence secretary has said that british forces have entered the final stages of flying people out of kabul. ben wallace said it was a matter of deep regret that not everyone could be evacuated. of deep regret that not it comes after 90 people were killed in two

luxmy gopal, bbc news.mi grimley reports. for months, the office for national statistics, in partnership with oxford university, has been asking hundreds of thousands of us to do swabs for their research. unlike other studies, which have looked at how effective vaccines are at keeping people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection with the delta variant. to begin with, the effectiveness of the pfizerjab appears to be better than the oxford astrazeneca one, but, after a—5 months, pfizer's effectiveness seems to decline faster. what we have found is that effectiveness was initially higher 1a days after a second dose of pfizer compared to astrazeneca. for example, 93% against symptomatic infections for pfizer and 71% for astrazeneca. however, overtime, the effectiveness declines faster with pfizer than for astrazeneca. the more sobering news is that when infections do occur, double—vaccinated people have the same levels of virus in their nose and throat as those wh

luxmy gopal, bbc news.pened on stage in birmingham, the comedy drama east is east returns to the theatre. there is a new cast, new director, but the story, which explores the lives of a pakistani father, his english wife and their children, remains the same. we have been married — children, remains the same. we have been married 25 _ children, remains the same. we have been married 25 years. _ children, remains the same. we have been married 25 years. yes, - children, remains the same. we have been married 25 years. yes, the i been married 25 years. yes, the famil . been married 25 years. yes, the family- and _ been married 25 years. yes, the family- and it — been married 25 years. yes, the family. and it is _ been married 25 years. yes, the family. and it is the _ been married 25 years. yes, the family. and it is the struggles i family. and it is the struggles between _ family. and it is the struggles between an older generation and the younger— between an older generation and the younger generation. strug

breakfast�*s luxmy gopal was there.ration to the club since starting his career. you could not get a better leeds legend. it is great to be back at headingley after so long. i am completely overwhelmed to be shortlisted for an nta award. i know i have the backing of the greatest sport in the world, rugby league. i am so proud of how everyone has rallied round me since my diagnosis. i could never tell you just what it means. the no—tears policy i think will be put to the test tonight. i think it will be emotional. but we are really looking forward to it. i am so happy we get to take the ball out to the referee. what reaction do you think there will be from the crowds? massive crowd cheer. i might even need to wear headphones. so excited to go on the pitch. at the stadium, where crowds only recently returned, a 10,000—strong standing ovation as the guest of honour appeared. cheering. last time he was here, for a testimonial match, was a year and a half ago. the reception this time no less warm. a seventh—minute round of a

luxmy gopal has been speaking to some of those whose lives are on hold while they wait for treatment.lucy morley—williams needs a hip replacement to treat her arthritis. this is limbo. my life is disabled, it's on hold. it's almost like a little grieving process every time it gets worse or you think, today i haven't got a full, you're always hanging on. i never like having my phone off just in case the hospital rings and i say, yes, i can be there whenever. so it's psychological as well. it's tiring, too. joanna crane is yet another of the many millions waiting for a routine operation. a sporty teenager, six years ago her heart was found to have a leaky valve, which was repaired with emergency surgery. in april this year, she was told the valve needed replacing but she is still waiting for an appointment. i think the difficulty is if the operation is delayed any further it may not be as successful as i hoped it would be and having had an emergency operation to last me six years, hopefully this one will last me my life but if it gets delayed any further, it might only last me a short a

luxmy gopal has been speaking to some of those whose lives are on hold while they wait for treatment.ife is disabled, _ treat her arthritis. this is limbo, my life is disabled, it _ treat her arthritis. this is limbo, my life is disabled, it is - treat her arthritis. this is limbo, my life is disabled, it is on i treat her arthritis. this is limbo, my life is disabled, it is on hold. it is like a grieving process every time it gets worse you think, maybe this month. today i haven't got a call. it is hanging on. i want to say yes, i can be the whenever. psychological, it is tiring. joanna is et psychological, it is tiring. joanna is yet another — psychological, it is tiring. joanna is yet another of _ psychological, it is tiring. joanna is yet another of the _ psychological, it is tiring. joanna is yet another of the many i psychological, it is tiring. joanna l is yet another of the many millions waiting for a routine operation. a sporty teenager, six years ago her heart was found to have a leaky valve, which was repaired with emergency surgery. in april this year, she was told the val