this report from richard galpin. richard: this morning in kabul, the aftermath of twin attacks in what is supposed to be a secure area known as the green zone, leaving dozens either dead or injured. the second blast killing nine afghan journalists gathered here to report on the earlier bombing near the u.s. embassy and afghan intelligence headquart on foot who was reportedly having a camera in his hand, he approached journalists, and that is where he detonated his explosives adevice, and that was suc deliberate attack against journalists. t richard: amose killed was a veteran photographer for the french news agency afp. he covered the turbulent events in his country for 22 many of the other journalists who lost their lives were much younger. this was the deadliest attack on the afghan media for decades. but also tod in a separate incident, bbc journalist ahmad w sh shot dead in the east of the country. he had been working for the pashtu service for more than a year. he was 29 and engaged to be married. op of all this,

richard galpin reports. afghanistan for more than a decade. their afghan interpreters also risked their lives on the front lines. we have hidden their identities because, to this day, they face being murdered by the taliban for working with british forces. but so far, only a fraction of the 3,500 interpreters have been allowed into britain, despite there being fatal attacks on those who had connections to foreign military forces. this former interpreter, speaking from afghanistan, told us he feared for himself and his family. it makes me very bad because i worked with them very honestly, i put life in risk, i helped them in a bad situation in helmand province, so i feel very bad. it is now more than three years since the british combat mission in afghanistan ended with most troops being pulled out. since then, 400 interpreters and locally hired staff have moved to britain, leaving most to fend for themselves at home in afghanistan. the situation here now being highlighted by british politicians who also beli

richard galpin reports.than a decade. their afghan interpreters also risked their lives on the front lines. we have hidden their identities because, to this day, they face being murdered by the taliban for working with british forces. but so far, only a fraction of the 3,500 interpreters have been allowed into britain, despite there being fatal attacks on those who had connections to foreign military forces. here, there is shock. they say it is damaging for britain. uk getting the reputation for putting these people ‘s lives at risk at the mercy of our enemies when the soldiers are no longer there to look after them, it will be very difficult in future conflicts to find people, local people, who are prepared to do that. it is now more than three years since the british combat mission in afghanistan ended with most troops being pulled out. since then, 400 interpreters and locally—hired staff have moved to britain, leaving most to fend for themselves at home in afghanistan. and yet, the ministry of defence ins

richard galpin reports.he taliban in afghanistan, they were there for more than a decade. their afghan interpreters also risked their lives on the front line. we have hidden their identities because, to this day, they face retaliation from the taliban for working with british forces. but, so far, only a fraction of the 3500 interpreters have been allowed to leave afghanistan, and settle in britain where they are safe. here, the head of the defence committee is shocked and says it is damaging for britain. if the united kingdom gets a reputation for leaving those people who put their lives at risk to help our soldiers at the mercy of our enemies when our soldiers are no longer there to look after them, it will be very difficult in future conflicts to find people, local people, prepared to do that. it is now more than three years since the british combat mission in afghanistan ended, with most troops being pulled out. since then, 400 interpreters and locally hired staff have moved to britain. leaving most to fe

richard galpin reports.nce again focusing on donald trump and his decision to go out iran nuclear deal. many times he's expressed his desire to see it scrapped. yet for the past three yea rs scrapped. yet for the past three years it is believed to have curtailed iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons while giving the country respite from punishing economic sanctions. unravelling the deal now could further destabilise the middle east which is already mired in conflicts such as here in syria for iran is playing a prominent role. it's very possible that escalation in the region is going to hamper peace, help a proxy war with other regional countries and full impact saudi arabia but also possibly with the united states as well. in recent days and array of european politicians including boris johnson have travelled to washington to try to persuade the white house not to pull out of the deal and reimpose sanctions on the iranians. how much impact they have had is not clear. but already in iran the fear of what

richard galpin, bbc news, barnet.what they might mean nationally. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. your analysis, norman? the big question being asked of jeremy corbyn is whether we have reached a peak corbyn, the high watermark for him, which is not to say he did badly last night when he came into this election on a roll with a real sense of momentum. last night you felt the corbyn bandwagon stuttering and stalling and in some areas it clunked into reverse. if you look outside of london, there are share of the vote went down, they didn't hold on to key councils in the north light derby, there were losses in some of those bellwether marginal seats in the midlands, like nuneaton and redditch, and further southin nuneaton and redditch, and further south in the old lair belt seats, swindon and basildon, again, not making the progress they should. and in london, they missed out on those tory targets. when you talk to team corbyn, they say it was a consolidation election. the difficulty is con

richard galpin reports.l and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury, it was assumed they wouldn't survive. but staff at the salisbury district hospital have managed to keep them alive as well as the police officer, mick bailey, who was also contaminated. mr skripal was the last to be discharged. we've been able to discharged. we've been able to discharge sergei skripal. this is an important stage in his recovery which will now take place away from the hospital. treating him and the other two people poisoned by the nerve agent while still providing outstanding care to all of our patience has been a huge and unprecedented challenge that i am proud our staff have risen too. when mr skripal‘s daughter, yulia skripal, left the hospital last month, she was taken to a safe house and he will be moved to a secure location but it is clear he isn't fully recovered and and needs further medical assistance. the fact he has survived means he could potentially help the investigation which is

our correspondent richard galpin has the latest.ast night, it was announced that the russian journalist and last night, it was announced that the russianjournalist and kremlin critic arkady babchenko had been shot dead in the ukrainian capital, kiev. it all looked very real, with police on the scene and quotes that he'd been shot in the back as he returned to his apartment. the ukrainian government soon blaming russia. but this afternoon, he was, the man who was supposed to be dead in fact still very much alive and looking rather well. the ukrainian security service claiming this was part of an operation to catch russian assassins who were allegedly plotting to kill mr babchenko. translation: as far as i know, this operation was prepared over two months. i was made aware one month ago. over this month, months. i was made aware one month ago. overthis month, i months. i was made aware one month ago. over this month, i saw how the guys worked, how they dug things up like buffaloes. over this month, we we re like buffaloes. over this m

that his country would continue to seek constructive relations with the world. 0ur correspondent richard galpinlatest. the eyes of the world are once again focusing on donald trump. many times he's expressed his desire to see the iran nuclear deal scrapped and now there are reports the us will pull out. and yet, for the past three yea rs, out. and yet, for the past three years, it is believed to have curtailed iran does ability to develop nuclear weapons. cameras placed in key sites so international inspectors can check there are no breaches. in return the country has been given a respite from punishing economic sanctions. unravelling the deal now could further destabilise the middle east, which is already mired in conflicts such as here in syria where iran is playing a prominent role. it is very possible that escalation in the region is going to increase, leading to a proxy war with other countries, in particular saudi arabia but also possibly with the united states as well. in recent days in a radio all editions including boris johnson have travelled to washington to try to persuade the white

with me is our correspondent richard galpin. ago, we knew sergei skripal was gravely ill, it was thought he might not recover. news today that he's been discharged, how is he doing? as they have said now, obviously he is not com pletely have said now, obviously he is not completely back to normal again, the fa ct completely back to normal again, the fact they are saying the treatment continues is just now here's improved to the extent that he now looks to be in hospital in salisbury, he will go somewhere else. but the treatment will continue. we don't let any details of what state he is in, but the nerve agent is normally fatal, so they are lucky to be alive. there could be some permanent damage, some brain damage, we don't know. clearly it isa brain damage, we don't know. clearly it is a very significant moment and treatment, nobody expected them to survive, but they've be able to keep them alive through giving them ventilation, keeping the heart going, and eventually it seems the novichok nerve agent metabolises out of the bod

richard galpin is here with more details. what do we know?hat will be key. the other really important point is how much he has been able to talk to detectives so they can get more information about who carried out the attack, who were the assassins? thank you very much, richard. it is a big day for harry and meghan tomorrow. and also for hundreds of other couples getting married up and down the country. we have been out to meet just down the country. we have been out to meetjust a few of them. as you know, the wedding is the same day as harry and megan. some reaction form you on the breaking news that prince charles will walk meghan markle down the aisle tomnorrow. email from jim, "meghan‘s mother should walk her down the aisle, not prince charles — you can‘t give away what you don‘t own!" emailfrom rouhi, "i wonder when does this country want to do away with a man walking the bride down the aile? this archaic tradition goes back as you well know to the victorian times when women were chattels and sent off from one man‘s property to the other

richard galpin has this report.rone flying above the gaza border drops tear gas canisters on thousands of palestinian protesters below. this is the latest in a series of demonstrations recently, has been particularly angry. palestinians here are outraged by the opening of the united states embassy in jerusalem. this protester says gaza and the west bank will rise up. everyone, he says, including children and women. no one will stay at home. in the bloodiest days in gaza for yea rs, in the bloodiest days in gaza for years, more than 2,000 people have been injured. palestinian health officials say more than a0 people have been killed. the israelis say they opened fire to stop any palestinians crossing the borderfrom gaza into israel. # 0h, say can you see by the dawn‘s early light... just an hour and a half's drive away injerusalem, a scene of stark contrast. this is the official opening of the united states embassy in the city. attended by president trump's daughter ivanka trump, and her husband jared kushner. for ev

richard galpin, bbc. from the moment it was signed. and examines the impact it's had.the iran nuclear deal about to be killed off? killed off? tension over iran's alleged efforts to build a bomb. to build a bomb. believe this and for almost ten years, the un imposed sanctions. years, the un imposed sanctions. permanent members of the un security council and the eu. council and the eu. the joint comprehensive of action, the jcp away. the joint comprehensive of action, thejcp away. so what exactly was in it? it? and allow nuclear inspectors to monitor the rest. monitor the rest. stockpiles of enriched uranium and thousands of centrifuges. thousands of centrifuges. the future, up to two, three months or a year. or a year. community more time to respond to a crisis. in return, sanctions were lifted. lifted. the international market and trade like a normal country. like a normal country. but the deal has always had its critics. critics. israel and saudi arabia say it isn't tough enough. it isn't tough enough. netanyahu in particular says iran should not be trusted. iran lie

richard galpin, bbc news.n afghan security forces. forces. to send more troops to the country by allies. by allies. senior minister a stupid woman german outburst in parliament. german outburst in parliament. leadsom, according to the daily telegraph. telegraph. minister said this would be unacceptable if true. unacceptable if true. suspicion of murdering rosina coleman in essex. coleman in essex. detectives have called it a cow woodley assault. called it a cow woodley assault. guernsey's parliament has voted against making assisted dying legal. against making assisted dying legal. becoming the first part of the uk to have assisted dying. have assisted dying. and now the weather forecast. weather forecast. that day in 2011 reached 20, similar to what we will see today. to what we will see today. when charles and camilla got married, it was much colder. married, it was much colder. luck on their side regarding the weather. what about the next two days? days? and for the while wedding we are expecting things to