sarah rainsford, thank— not in my hands any more and.rah rainsford, thank you so _ not in my hands any more and. sarah rainsford, thank you so much, - not in my hands any more and. sarah rainsford, thank you so much, and all the best. rainsford, thank you so much, and all the best-— all the best. thank you. finally, the bbc news _ all the best. thank you. finally, the bbc news website _ all the best. thank you. finally, the bbc news website showed l all the best. thank you. finally, the bbc news website showed a photograph this week attached to an article about covid boosterjabs for it the over 50s which prompted a couple of different reactions, first, this plaint made by an anonymous era, that photo being used to illustrate this article shows an elderly gallant gentleman wearing a mask incorrectly, covering his mouth, not his nose. this isn't actually that common among the general public and it's actually unhelpful to normalise it. al and twitter had a different observation. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to shar

sarah rainsford, thank you so much, and all the best. thank you.bbc news website showed a photograph this week attached to an article about covid boosterjabs for for the over 50s which prompted a couple of different reactions, first, this point made by an anonymous era, that photo being used to illustrate this article shows an elderly gentleman wearing a mask incorrectly, covering his mouth, not his nose. this isn't actually that common among the general public and it's actually unhelpful to normalise it. al on twitter had a different observation. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter. or you can call us. that's all from us. we will be back to hear thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. bye— bye. hello there. many of us yesterday had a decent day of weather. temperatures reached 22.3 degrees celsius in the warmest spots, but it wasn't like that everywhere. in arg

sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow.d after being repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. bond can be seen racing around a picturesque italian village in his iconic aston martin, before facing perilous shootouts against his enemies. with plenty of action, the trailer shows actor daniel craig's bond on a mission that will change everything. daniel craig's final outing as 007 is now scheduled for general release in october. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. the last day of august was a rather cloudy cooling with spots of drizzle across eastern areas. best of any sunshine towards the west. indeed the next few days of september are looking pretty similar, often cloudy, occasional drizzle in the east. a little bit of sunshine at times, particularly across more sheltered western parts. for wednesday, it's a rather cloudy picture again. the thickest of the cloud against eastern coast where we will see light rain or drizzle. but through the afternoon we could see quite a bit of sunshine for

sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. and relagated to executive producer, but has now been fired from that role too — over offensive and sexist comments he made on a podcast several years ago. well for more on this, i spoke to michael schneider from variety a short time ago. jeopardy is still one of the most watched shows knowledge television on these transitions don�*t come along that often. of course, the previous host was beloved by viewers and sadly passed away earlier this year and so it has been a big issue since then on he was going to replace him and it came down to this. it was really botched from the beginning and that is why it is remaining top headlines right now in the united states. references to offensive remarks dating back years. i assume this is the sort of zeitgeist isn�*t it. this is the world we are caught up this is the world we are caught up in. it started with a couple of things. mike richards was the executive producer and then they went through the whole process of looking for host and he was na

sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow.raordinary success�*. speaking at the white house, mr biden accepted responsibility for the decision to withdraw, saying it wasn�*t an option to stay longer. meanwhile, taliban figthters spent their first full day in control showing off the military gear the us left behind — the images a stark reminder of the change of power in afghanistan. you can reach me on twitter —i�*m@bbcdavideades. hello there. the last day of august was a rather cloudy cooling with spots of drizzle across eastern areas. best of any sunshine towards the west. indeed the next few days of september are looking pretty similar, often cloudy, occasional drizzle in the east. a little bit of sunshine at times, particularly across more sheltered western parts. for wednesday, it�*s a rather cloudy picture again. the thickest of the cloud against eastern coast where we will see light rain or drizzle. but through the afternoon we could see quite a bit of sunshine for scotland, maybe northern ireland western fringes of wale

that was our correspondent sarah rainsford there., i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: with eight weeks to go until the next crucial climate summit, we look at the challenges on the agenda. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. i it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story: the taliban say they've seized panjshir province, consolidating their control of the whole of afghan

and what does sarah rainsford's departure mean for the future of the bbc�*s reporting in russia?s 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 colleagues wearing masks. 0f herface. haha, you you're so sweet! thank you, guys. thank you. you are so sweet. would you like to take off that blindfold and say hello? - applause that is really s

let�*s get some analysis on this from our moscow corresponent sarah rainsford.ange belarus for the better. but this was a closed trial. nobody from the public was allowed in. in fact, no members of either family was allowed into court. and defence lawyers were never allowed themselves to give evidence there against the two opposition figures who were on trial. so even today as these heavy sentences are handed down it�*s difficult to know what exactly the case against them actually was beyond their political role in those protests last year. the protesters have been cleared from the street, that�*s clear. i was there just a few weeks ago, and we used to see hundreds of thousands of people dressed in red and white on the streets on a regular basis. they�*ve gone, all those red and white flags are gone. people have been terrified back into the houses are indeed into exile. i think many people believe that�*s exactly why the trial has taken place. they believe this is about sending a signal to protesters that it�*s dangerous to challenge alexander lukashenko. he is

and what does sarah rainsford's departure mean for the future of the bbc�*s reporting in russia fourfirstes, 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. .

sarah rainsford, thank you so much, and all the best. thank you.chain problems. it's goals galore, for all the home nations, in world cup qualifying. england hit eight against north macedonia in sarina wiegman's first game in charge. there were also wins for scotland, wales and northern ireland. a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers today. for some, a mixed picture tomorrow. it's saturday the 18th of september. our top story. holiday companies say they expect a surge in bookings after the government announced rules around international travel in england were being eased. but there are concerns that scrapping pcr tests for people who are double jabbed, will affect the country's ability to monitor covid variants. simonjones reports. half—term holidays abroad look set to become simpler and cheaper for many families, to the relief of the travel industry. it's very important for the end of the season. there's lots of people haven't had a holiday for two years. it's a big boost for the industry, and what we've said all along is the best support