u. k is now in the perfect storm, perfect storm and a negative weight. because to watch it, many your workers who work inside the u. k. left the u. k already far, because it was in the stable but the fuel cases, the problem at the moment. but it's to do with the general public, they are the ones who are causing that issue a shortage of fuel, but it's a shortage of drive. most people simply buying too much fuel and the same goes on. sure. but even the worst sort of jumping. now this person has got to realize that they can get sure no problem as a genuine concern for ki, walk us through, can all get better stations genuine. we need to get fuel to get to the what the government well talking about. and it was almost like the government. and then while the case mobilizes the army to candidates fuel crisis across in mainland europe, the u has decided to keep funding fossil fuel projects until 2027 parent li, going against the box policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. we'll have the details just after the break. ah, i join me every thursday on the alex salmon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politic sport busines

he admitted that he couldn't put a figure on the number of people left behind eligible to come to the u. k. u, he put the number of, of u. k. nationals in afghanistan still in the hundreds, but some here estimate that the total figure of those at risk as well as those on the u. k. don't lists for relocation could go into the thousands dominant. rob refused to enter to go into details about his own actions on the weekend when the telephone actually took car bull. he and prime minister for bars johnson what both on holiday at the time. he has criticized the focus on that previously as a back biting bugs his colleagues. he also refused to go into details of allegations the thousands of emails outlining urgent cases, meeting evacuation, going to the foreign office, went on read an on on search. his basic message was the u. k is continuing to try to evacuate. people from afghanistan, officials are already in a neighboring countries. park is done, is back on subjects done dominant rob himself is heading to the region on wednesday . it's expected he'll visit pockets on as well. as cutoff where you k officials already holding talk

the u. k. forces onto the ira scheme, a more than a 1007 evacuated by the u. k. that leaves more than a 1000 left behind to eligible for occupation. and i've got an interpreter who worked with british forces told us, it's just the latest betrayal. there were failures in different levels. first of all, the government failed to process their documents in time than with the evacuation process. israel to create some sort of procedures in place where to prioritize the interpreters and those partners of the you could go from ment whose life for an immediate risk to to take them out. there was a cale situation and those who what even that called in for the flight could not make it inside the airport because of the crowd in the front gate. formal u. k counter terrorism intelligence officer, charles schubert says russia and china have a lot of leverage over the taliban. unlike western states, it's known, of course, russia and especially china districts just had a much more pragmatic approach to the rapidly changing situation would rapidly change the situation in afghanistan. as i alluded to have a lot of

the number of those left behind. in other words, people who have the right to come to recess. so in the u. k, he said the number of u. k. national still in afghanistan was in the hundreds, but some people think the why to figure, including people at risk such as human rights activists, could number in the thousands you are president joe biden is offering federal help to restore power and water states ravaged by hurricane ida fixing the electrical grid could take weeks raising phase of a health crisis. stranded people run low on drinking water. fill of al reports from left last near new orleans. some are they all completely desperate. here with the help. please, ida tore out rubes and windows ripped bricks out of walls, destroying lives and buildings in a few long hours. now they are pleading all please look him up with him. i want to know my mama through your will be you. i love you. i what we appeal, we need some help a plea, but where do you even begin from the sky? it is just water everywhere. roads now rivers. they look like boats, but they're actually cause residents just have to hope the engine holds out. almost

the number of those left behind. in other words, people who have the right to come to reset. so in the u. k, he said the number of u. k. national still in afghanistan was in the hundreds, but some people think the white figure, including people at risk such as human rights activists, could number in the thousands still had an al jazeera with the help. please. ah, devastating scenes in the us, st. louisiana 48 hours off the hurricane. either it's prisons, full of drunk come big time and take steps to relax. decades of online policy sport, we hear from christiana, though, for the 1st time since the coming up to see and i have a hello. once again. more sunshine across the middle east, as per usual, but a little lower, the why of cloud and some rain across northern parts of the region. so we'll see some wet weather. they're just coming into the northern parts of turkey, just around the black sea, the caspian sea, around the corner. it could see some flash flooding into a ga, maybe it armenia and as a by john, as we go on through the next day or so, skid, scattering a shower here, but elsewhere, as we said, we have got lar

the number of those left behind. in other words, people who have the right to come to recess. so in the u. k, he said the number of u. k. national still in afghanistan was in the hundreds, but some people think the why to figure, including people at risk such as human rights activists, could number in the 1000 therapy. and you didn't have a signal the need to be less reliant on the united states and getting its citizens out to the afghan. the stan latasha bottler has more from paris. the head of the european union council was talking at a conference in slovenia when he made those comments. and basically, what he has been say is that the, you must learn lessons from the afghanistan crisis, namely that i can no longer necessarily rely on the united states that you heard that show. michelle saying that the you must become more with this more independence when it comes to defense when it comes to security. and his comments basically echo those that we've heard for the foreign policy chief use that burrell can recently say that it is clear to those in the european union that the u. s. is disengaging with the international,

the u. k were left behind and said the government had been forewarned about the situation. and numbers were a key question for the committee. did the foreign secretary know how many u. k and for a national, long, vulnerable people were still in afghanistan, which apparently he couldn't answer. confident numbers remaining, but we think that they would be in the low hundreds. why? 100, you mean $110.00 sort of area or do you mean to under $3400.00? they will be low, hundreds 100 sounds that it could be $400.00 or it could be 10510115 . i'm. if i could give you any more precision, cuz i would let me somewhere between 10500, so let me explain. k nationals. so let me explain why it's difficult. there were also questions about rob's role in the evacuation. he delegated a key telephone call to the ask on foreign minister to a junior minister to make a call, which ultimately didn't happen. rob is off how often he telephoned ministers in other countries to help us as what was needed during the withdraw process. but the foreign secretary believe the efforts in the u. k. much those on the ground who will take responses helpline and the email address in your department, not even

the u. k. name a 3rd russian suspect in the 2018 poisonings was left 3 people critically ill and one that was given says, london is using the incident to unjustifiably prussia, russia. u. k. authority say they believe the new suspect works for russian military intelligence. navigation. also level 3 years ago against 2 chief suspects named that exotic trough and the rooster. bullshit of also on tuesday therapy and court of human rights through the feminine is responsible for the murder of an exhaust fan anchor, an ex security service officer who the court claimed died of polonium poisoning, most has always been identified once in the 2006 death it if it rank, joined to kevin earlier to discuss the developments starting with missiles briefcase according to u. k. police, his name is dennis sergei, 50 years old, and the believe that he's a very serious man there. calling him a major general working for russia is foreign intelligence service. and it is claimed that mister sir gave was in charge of the entire alleged mission to murder, former double agent surrogate script ball. even though, as the prosecutors are saying, the investigators found that mister sure gave remain in

u. k. name, the 3rd rushing suspect and the 2018 poisonings, which left 3 people critically ill and one dead most given says london is using the incident on justifiably, prussia, russia, u. k. with already say they believe the new suspect work for russia and military intelligent allegation. also level 3 years ago against 2 key suspects named the alexander petroff. i roseland, bullshit of. also on tuesday, the european court of human rights ruled the criminal is responsible for the murder of alex on it, but an ex security service officer who the court claims died of polonium poisoning . moscow is always denied any involvement in the 2006. there is a trend co joined to kevin. i went out here to discuss those 2 developments, starting with the silvery case. according to u. k. police, his name is dennis sergei, 50 years old, and the believe that he's a very serious man there calling him a major general working for russia's foreign intelligence services. and it is claimed that mister ser gave was in charge of the entire alleged mission to murder, former double agent survey script all, even though as the prosecutors are saying, the investigators found that mister sure gave remain

the u. k. named a 3rd russian suspect and a 2018 poisoning, which left 3 people critically ill. and one that most given says long as using the incident to unjustifiably pressure. russia, u. k. authorities say they believe the new suspect worked for russian military intelligence. navigation also level 3 years ago. the 2 chief suspects name is on a patrol and it was fun. but also on tuesday, the court of human rights rule, the crime, and he's responsible for the murder, about example, in income, an ex security service officer who the court claims died of polonium poisoning moscow as always than id involvement in 26 in the 2006 that it was franco joined kevin, i went out here to discuss these developments, starting with missiles briefcase according to u. k. police, his name is dennis sergei, 50 years old, and the believe that he's a very serious man there. calling him a major general working for russia's foreign intelligence service. and it is claimed that mister ser gave was in charge of the entire alleged mission to murder, former double agents surrogate, scripp, all even though as the prosecutors are saying, the investigators found that mister sure gave remain in london du

u k, australia, because new strategic partnership. so i think that europe is kind of really right now, and they're not sure what they're going to do. they've had a year where breasted, you know, better has left the u. k. was one of the biggest defense providers. and they were trying to think of a way for the e, u and u. k to continue to work together. but because of what just happened, it's clear that the u. k is working far more closely with the u. s. and australia. so i think that was kind of reeling from that as well. and today at the account touted europeans endo pacific strategy. all of the questions. all of them were about the new strategic because the u. k. u. s. so it seems that they're picking me that on the international stage when it comes to defense issue. teresa, i do want to dig into some of the pacific stuff in just a moment as plenty to discuss that. but nicholas, i want to bring you in here because we're talking about you political well, not just in terms of finding money to do all of this, but also in terms of spending it on the right things and also dealing with the whole nature issue. so in your mind, nicholas, what's actually holding this hold on there are a couple of things. one of them has been mentioned by both my colleagues already, which is the fear of duplication bet

u. k. now has yet another energy crisis on its hands. a lack of truck drivers is left petrol stations up and down the country. running on empty ortiz shot, it was dashed. he picks up the story. the u. k. is running on empty right now. is hundreds of patches stations in britain like this one have run out of fuel. just to give you an idea this time green, sorry, out of you. sorry. out of these, sorry. out to view every single pump and this, that your station says exactly the same. why? so because the country is run out of fuel, but because there's not enough was already drivers to get the fuel to these patches station. but as usual, the government's messages keep calm and drive on the advice would be to carry on his normal and that is what b p saying as well. he may say carry on as normal, but empty tank just isn't normal. stevie admit it's running dry and hundreds of stations and now affected were even seeing cars back top outside, open country stations, up and down the country to get the last drops of people. go back into the panic buying mentality that we saw at the beginning of the con demik. i just saw the big queue in the morning as well now as well. i was just told that there was no deal now. so i'm literally on to the trip tomorrow, so i don't have any diesel car. again, i am going to do that and i know what i was subbing for yesterday. so i don't know if either the few of the 2 weeks but the price is i think you'd be fixed on it because i have to work with a call without work without abuse. i can go to work. if i go, i will go see a lot of times, well, this all the pan demik, anything that went wrong in the u. k. everyone said breaks it and coupled with kind of it, it's chaos. the survey shortage of laurie drivers in the u. k is following an exodus of truckers from countries who went back during the pandemic and stayed at least a 100000, all of whom drove trucks supply the u. k with his angels like food and petrol. and crucially, they haven't been replaced. the government is came to say, this is more to do with the pandemic than breaks it be the rules my have to change to find the quickest. we have ample field stops in this country, but like countries around the world, we are suffering from a temporary coven related shortage of drivers, needed to move supplies around the country, while looking at temporary measures to avoid any immediate problems. but any measures we introduce will be very strictly time limited, and 5 things are in such a state will be all they may have to be drafted in to deal with this contest. but any one step won't be a quick fix on the shortages in the supply chain ca