welcome to newswatch. news lull, the past month has seen journalists confronted the major international crisis as us forces pulled out of afghanistan and the taliban quickly took control of the country. it led to some powerful and emotional broadcasting.— powerful and emotional broadcastinu. ., ., ., ., , broadcasting. foreign nationals and some afghans _ broadcasting. foreign nationals and some afghans are - broadcasting. foreign nationals and some afghans are being i and some afghans are being evacuated. huge crowds gathered after rumours even those without visas could travel. 0utside without visas could travel. outside the airport, even more chaos. taliban members firing near to assert their authority, trying to keep control. it’s trying to keep control. it's now the — trying to keep control. it's now the 31st _ trying to keep control. it's now the 31st of _ trying to keep control. it's now the 315t of august in afghanistan, the day that presidentjoe biden said the american military mission, the 20- _ a

welcome back to newswatch.ike the traditional august news low the past month has seen journalist being confronted with major international crisis as us forces pulled out of afghanistan and the taliban to took control of the country. it's led to some powerful and emotional broadcasting. foreign nationals and some afghans are being evacuated. the huge crowds gathered after rumours even those without geezers could travel. 0utside without geezers could travel. outside the airport even more chaos. 0utside the airport even more chaos. tele— outside the airport even more chaos. tele— band members firing in the air to assert their authority, trying to keep keep control. it’s to assert their authority, trying to keep keep control.— to assert their authority, trying to keep keep control. it's now the 31st of au . ust keep keep control. it's now the 31st of august in — keep keep control. it's now the 31st of august in afghanistan, _ keep keep control. it's now the 31st of august in afghanistan, the - keep keep control. it

leylah fernandez from canada will face the british newswatch will be here in around ten minutes time, first on bbc news: it's click. this week we're putting on our next gen specs, hey, welcome to click. let me hit you straightaway with a buzzword. you might�*ve heard it being thrown around recently. are you ready? always ready. the metaverse. what you think of the idea? mark zuckerberg is version that it won't be long before we are working, playing and living in this whole virtual universe. it reminds me of second life from about 15 years ago, remember that? i do, i do. this was an early realisation of the sci—fi idea that has been around for as long as i can remember. but things have moved along. we look a lot better online. it balances out the aging bit at the last 18 months i felt a bit like living in a virtual world, so i have got mixed feelings about this because this is actually the last thing that people want right now? could it potentially help with some of the isolation and other challenges? zuckerberg thinks we are ready. he's talking about facebook evolving from a social me

discussions on our website, bbc .co .uk/ newswatch.as that have been stuck under cloud for the past week or so, especially in england and wales, gradually breaking out into brighter skies on sunday. if not then, at the start of next week. why? because high pressure is moving away, a flow of air around that bringing something clearer and warmer in from the south—east. where we have seen some sunshine occasionally this week in northern ireland and scotland, a change here to something wetter, gradually, during sunday. it may not be a bad thing, though, where things have been so very dry recently. it's as you were, though, as we start off on saturday morning. a lot of cloud around, some hill fog, some poor visibility, some patches of fog in wales and south—west england, where there may well be a few sunny spells around to begin the day. the cloud in the east thick enough for some drizzly rain at times, and for many, it'll stay cloudy. a few sunny spells trying to come through northern scotland, northern ireland, more especially wales and s

hello and welcome to newswatch.d been working in russia for 20 years expelled from the country? and what does sarah rainsford's departure mean for the future of the bbc�*s reporting in russia? first, it's been a week of comings and goings with boris johnson's long—awaited shake—up of his ministerial team taking place on wednesday. the news channel was following that frenzied excitement in westminster throughout the day. the prime minister is re— shuffling his top team of government ministers. in the past few minutes, the former trade secretary has been appointed to foreign secretary. the first woman to hold the role. but that distinction of being the first female secretary, repeated on the following morning today programme and elsewhere, actually belongs to labour�*s margaret beckett. george added... wednesday also saw a departure from bbc news, liz stepped away from the breakfast sofa after presenting the programme for 20 years. herfinal show is marked by applause on her arrival, tributes from stars and a crowd of

thank you so much for coming into newswatch, and as you can tell, viewers feel great admiration for yourork. they is still bbc correspondents there, why do you think the russians expelled you? it's a good question and one that they haven't really given me a straight answer to a themselves. given me a straight answer to themselves. and certainly they did single me out, and that happened more than a year ago when i started getting short—term visas. they put me on three—month visas instead of a one—year visa, and eventually got a two month visa which is a clear signal that they didn't like something about me or certainly they had plans for me that didn't involve me staying in russia for a long time, but i think it was when i tried to cross the border to return to russia and they told me that i had been declared a security threat that it really hit home that for some reason i had been singled out. but i think this isn't just an attack on me ad on the bbc, obviously it's an attack onjournalism and on free speech because it's happening in a context of a real clampdown on free speech in russia.

e—mail newswatch. you can find us on twitter. you can call us on...interviews. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. on friday, we saw temperatures in 0xfordshire up to 25.3 celsius, well above average for this stage in september. and through the weekend, we're going to be keeping the fairly warm, mainly dry theme with some sunshine around. now, the reason that temperatures are doing so well at the moment is because we're drawing in our winds from a south or south—westerly direction, so fairly tropical air in fact pushing across the uk. and if we compare the forecast temperatures to average for this time of year, in fact, they're about 5—6 degrees above average through the weekend. fast—forward now into the middle of next week, and you can see the reds and oranges have disappeared from the map, so temperatures will be average or even a little below by the time we get to around about tuesday next week. but for the here and now, we're going to be starting saturday morning on a mild note, with temp

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.evangelist normalising their views. we speak to a reporter in afghanistan about dealing with the taliban and how safe she feels reporting from there. borisjohnson went feels reporting from there. boris johnson went to feels reporting from there. borisjohnson went to the bbc this week and so did laura kuenssberg. he personally briefed the journalists on his plane. 0n briefed the journalists on his plane. on arrival in new york, she spoke to him and she asked him about the impact of energy price rises back home. if him about the impact of energy price rises back home.- price rises back home. if you look at our — price rises back home. if you look at our ten _ price rises back home. if you look at our ten point - price rises back home. if you look at our ten point plan... | look at our ten point plan... forgive me prime minister, i think at the moment people would like to know how they are going to put food on the table in the next few weeks and months, ratherthan in the next few weeks an

in a complaint familiar to regular newswatch viewers andy asked... events have continued to move quicklyafghanistan with the taliban announcing a new interim government on tuesday and clothing at an islamic emirate. meanwhile protesters have been taking to the streets and kabul objecting to the support pakistan is to the taliban. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban authority have seen so far and it is not coming from a militia force, it is coming from peaceful protesters from both women and men. the situation across the country remains highly volatile which has led to several viewers contacting us with concerns like this articulated recently by lindsay... one of the senior staff overseeing the bbc presence in afghanistan is jamie angus senior control of news output. nice to have un the studio. i am surely viewers appreciated. how safe are bbc in afghanistan? it is a very dangerous place and it is nice to hear the concerns about audience but the bbc is a news organisation used to operating a difficult and dangerous situations and we have a whole structure in place, high—risk team

leylah fernandez from canada will face the british newswatch will be here in around ten minutes time,

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minister says the nhs in scotland is under more pressure than ever before now on bbc news it's time for newswatchosals this week for overhauling the funding of social care in england were widely reported across bbc news and reports like this. this is where the government reforms have to make a difference, they care front line when the pressure to support more people and to find enough staff were felt most acutely. between them marlon and nigel have 40 years experience as care workers, they have seen problems increase and need persuading things will change. but pictures such as those shown there provoked this response. i am very concerned... that social care announcement from the government came on tuesday but had to occupy plenty of media attention before then. he has laura kuenssberg on monday.

i think it is fair to say that newswatch you i is fair to say that newswatch you is, are particularlyequences, said to me, you are mad to stay in kabul, and nothing happened. they were rocket attacks but it was relatively, relatively safe. it certainly didn't collapse, it didn't do that until a few years that i was here in 1992 when again there was another training page and concerns about really chaotic and very risky situation. it wasn't at the moment and it became later. similarly in this time there was a concern that kabul could descend into absolute chaos. it didn't. and we are still here. a lot of journalists have come and gone so you make these decisions, you do what you can to prepare, you hope for the best and you prepare for the worst. and since i'm talking to you, i think i'd love to be able to say notjust on my behalf, of the cameraman robbie wright, everyone who is here to for many weeks, we were very touched that so many of our viewers sent us messages on e—mail or on social media and they were worried about our safety so i think i would like to use this opportunity to th

welcome to newswatch.ff, and also that of afghan journalists who worked at the bbc in the past. a group of the latter are still hiding from the taliban in kabul, and they have accused the corporation and the uk government of ignoring their cries for help. in response, the bbc stresses it is making every possible effort to get both current and former staff out of the country, but that it can only work within the permitted government frameworks. a bbc spokesperson said: that statement didn't satisfy this caller to our phone line. i believe the corporation's official response is ethically, let's say, highly questionable and troubling, and so i am leaving this message in support of the calls for help by ex—bbc journalists and presenters. the bbc does have responsibility for its ex—employees in this situation. now, occupying a lot of airtime over the summer was geronimo, the alpaca who twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis and was ordered to be euthanised to stop the spread of the disease. for some, thi

now on bbc news it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to news watch.ke—up of his ministerial team taking place on wednesday. the news channel was following that frenzied excitement in westminster throughout the day. the prime minister is ray shuffling his top team of government ministers. in the past few minutes, the former trade secretary has been appointed to foreign secretary. the first woman to hold the role. at that distinction of being the first female secretary has repeated on the following morning today programme and elsewhere actually belongs to labour�*s margaret beckett, wendy where he acted like that stop next i am so sick of hearing bbc news referring to liz trust as the first e—mail foreign secretary, an absolute basic fact completely wrong. wednesday also saw a departure from bbc news, liz stepped away from the brackets up after presenting a programme for 20 years. herfinal show is marked by applause on her arrival, tributes from stars and a crowd of colleagues wearing masks. .

time now for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch. applause that is really strange, hi, me. super weird, isn't it? michael here, just wanted to wish you the biggest i of loves and to say. that i'm going to miss you on that sofa one of the only things that could get me - through getting up so blooming early it was knowing _ i was going to see your face. it was all too much for this person who e—mailed... butjulie edwards spoke for many when she wrote... now, on the 31st of august, sarah rainsford returned to the uk, seemingly for the last time from moscow where she'd been reporting for the bbc for more than 20 years. on that evening's bulletins she looked back on what had led up to her departure. this was the moment i discovered i was being expelled from russia. according to a specific law, i've been designated a threat to national security, and as such, i am not allowed into the country. at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life. i recorded the conversation. i was returning from belarus where i ha

time now for this week's newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch.tion about what will happen because this announcement has been so long in the making, and will be a few hours yet before we see the details in black—and—white. in a complaint familiar to regular newswatch viewers, andy gilding asked... events have continued to move quickly in afghanistan with the taliban announcing a new interim government on tuesday and clothing at an islamic emirate. meanwhile protesters have been taking to the streets and kabul objecting to the support they feel pakistan is giving to the taliban. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban authority have seen so far and it is not coming from a militia force, it is coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. the situation across the country remains highly volatile which has led to several viewers contacting us with concerns like this articulated recently by lindsay ramsbottom... one of the senior staff overseeing the bbc presence in afghanistan is jamie angus, senior controller of news output. nice to