sean dilley, bbc news. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. it's understood the 57—year—old is a security guard working at the british embassy in berlin. our correspondent james reynoldsjoins me now. for us in on the hills we have so far. . , ~' ., , for us in on the hills we have so far. . p ., , , ., far. really know his first name, david, far. really know his first name, david. and _ far. really know his first name, david, and the _ far. really know his first name, david, and the initial _ far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of - far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of his - far. really know his first name, david, and the initial of his last| david, and the initial of his last name, s, but the crucial piece of information, the fact that he worked as a security guard at the embassy. that shows he is not an accredited diplomat, and therefore it is only double metoo have direct access to highly classified cables. locally hir

rory cellan—jones, bbc news. england's bowlers fought back in the first test against india at trent bridge today. after yesterday's batting collapse. but multiple interruptions from rain halted what had been a very promising response to yesterday's batting collapse. they are 58 runs behind the hosts. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. a day at the cricket. well, who dresses for comfort? dressed to impress, yes. and for nearly two hours at trent bridge, it was india so obviously superior. well played. every shot a decisive move towards england's meagre first innings total. well, cricket is a sport seeking its next audience with formats and franchises. you can't beat a test match for surprises. from nowhere, rohit sharma found a fielder. straight to sam curran! goodness! england had a wicket. 97-1. and, look, after lunch, suddenly a sky of silver linings. james anderson charging in at 39. cheteshwar pujara departing for four. india's captain lasted precisely one ball. first ball, anderson has him! di

lyse doucet, bbc news. well for more on the situation in afghanistan we can speak now to mariam mustafa, the founder of afgans of dc, a charity that's campaigning for the rights of women and children in afganistan. thank you forjoining us. we havejust seen in thank you forjoining us. we have just seen in that report a slave of what i presume are designed to be reassurances from the taliban? we have seen a female journalist interviewing a taliban official on tv. we have seen women protesting in the streets. does that give you any cause for confidence?— that give you any cause for confidence? ., ~ , ., . confidence? thank you so much for having _ confidence? thank you so much for having me — confidence? thank you so much for having me and _ confidence? thank you so much for having me and raising - for having me and raising awareness on the situation in afghanistan. it does not give me any hope. i am very concerned for the women and children and for their rights. the taliban has done this before. they are

this is bbc news, the headlines. at the olympics in tokyo, there's been more success for team gb — charlotte worthington has won britain's ninth gold of the games in the bmx freestyle event. meanwhile in the pool the team have won their eighth medal taking silver in the medley relay. rockets have been fired at kandahar airport as the taliban continues its offensive against the afghan government. two missiles hit the runway and the airport has been closed to all flights. are to be offered incentives, such as discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their covid—19jabs. ministers are hoping to make further offers in the coming weeks, to try to improve the uptake of vaccinations. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than twenty—five—thousand tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. the number of people drinking heavily since t

this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban make their most dramatic gains yet against afghan government forces, and claim to have taken the country's second largest city, kandahar. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back in to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say six people have died in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the father of britney spears agrees to step down as longtime conservator of her estate, in what's seen a major victory for the singer. hello and welcome. britain and the united states are sending troops back into afghanistan to help their nationals leave. the taliban are rapidly advancing across the country. it now appears that the militants have captured the country's second biggest city, kandahar — giving them control of about a third of afghanistan's main cities, as well as much of the countryside. ramzan karm

this is bbc news, the headlines. the taliban have captured a string of crucial cities in afghanistan. they've driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar — the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that five people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the suspect also died in the incident. detectives say it was not terror related and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer's mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. now on bbc news, panorama. tonight on panorama — david cameron and the missing billions. scandalous. no other prime minister in modern times has felt it appropriat

victoria gill, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. some of us have already seen quite a bit of rain this morning. for others, it is yet to arrive, but more of us will see rain today than we have done in the last few days and it's also going to be windier. the strongest winds will be in areas adjacent to the irish sea. what's happening is low pressure is coming in with its attendant fronts, so a dry and bright start in the east will be usurped by this area of low pressure coming in, introducing thicker cloud and then later on, some rain. so, there are some shows in scotland, northern england and here is the rain moving steadily from the south—west towards the north—east. as we go through the day with the cloud building ahead. behind it, a return to some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery and we're looking at some prolonged heavy showers across northern ireland this afternoon, which could lead to some issues with localised flooding. temperatures

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watching on bbc one, please switch over to bbc two. holidays in france get easier for fully vaccinated people, as changes are made to the overseas covid travel rules. people returning from france to england, scotland and northern ireland will no longer need to isolate, starting sunday. we want our travel industry to be successful and ideally in the ideal world, i make no bones about it, i wish that people could just travel freely without any of this bureaucracy or tests or anything else. but thousands of brits on holiday in mexico will have to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense, unless they can get home before sunday. we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime: gold on the track once again. for the first time at these olympic games. another gold for team gb injapan, as matt walls triumphs in the velodrome — taking the olympics medal tally to 50. 11 people are arrested by police investigating the racist online abuse directed at three england footballers after the euro 2020 final. this autumn�*s rugby league world cup has bee

this is bbc news, the headlines. the taliban have captured a string of crucial cities in afghanistan. they've driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar — the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that six people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. they include the man who's believed to have carried out the attack which the police say was not terror related. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer's mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. britney spears has described the conservatorship as abusive. now on bbc news, click. this week: a special programme.

that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. harry kane when i feature after speculation over his future continues to build. the japanese formula i grand prix is cancelled due to covid—i9 concerns. and will have the latest from tennis, andy murray is trying to make the third round. also coming up in the programme. can they tame them? the women's open and now the most lucrative championship in the women's game. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. a pleasure to have you as always. it's been one of the transfer sagas of the summer — will harry kane leave tottenham for manchester city, kane wasnt�* named in the squad for the europa conference club say he was given an extended break — after going all the way to the final a container that he is better, a container that he is better, he a container that he is better, he has his fitness, he is better, he has his fitness, he is better, he has his fitness, he's getting better each day. he's going t

jonathan beale, bbc news. it's been a week of extreme weather conditions and weather related disasters around the world. algeria has observed a day of mourning after wildfires took the lives of 69 people since monday. high winds and 50 degree celsius heat fueled the rapid spread of the blazes. algerian authorites say they suspect arson in sparking the fires, but the fires were aggravated by the hot temperatures. north of the mediterranean, the italian island of sicily may have registered the highest temperature ever recorded in europe — 48.8 degrees celsius. the average maximum temperatures for this time of year are normally around 35 degrees there. over 500 blazes were reported over wednesday night. the head of a siberian region has declared friday a non working day and urged residents to stay home due to the threat of forest fire smoke to public health. according to the russian forestry commission, this seasons wildfires have burned away 9.2 million hectares of forest, an area the size of portugal. and —

so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. it's the transfer all the football world is talking about — lionel messi is set to be confirmed as a paris saint germain player. rangers hope to flip the mood at ibrox — they need a win to have any hope of progressing in their champions league qualifier. and moeen ali is back in the test squad — as england's cricketers juggle the new hundred, with test matches this summer. hello there and welcome to sportsday. lionel messi was part of the fabric of barcelona. their iconic star player — inspiring the club to multiple spanish and champions league titles over a glittering 21 year association. but in an emotional press conference over the weekend — the argentine superstar confirmed the news to devastate barca fans — he was leaving. would make joe would makejoe wilson has more. being promoted in england, you'll make the shortest version in the river tennis match, the longest form. what do those two formats have to do with ea

now on bbc news, witness history. coming from kenya's capital, nairobi, ciru muriuki brings you stories from across africa. hello and welcome to this special edition of witness history with me, ciru muriuki, here at the national museum in kenya's capital, nairobi. this month, we're featuring five incredible moments in recent african history. coming up, how tunisian women became some of the most liberated in the world in the 19505. we find out about the history of great zimbabwe, the ancient stone city, once the centre of an african empire. plus, one of the world's largest refugee camps, and the kenyan pop song that became a global hit. but first, we go back to south africa in 1977, when the country was governed by a racist system known as apartheid, which discriminated against the black population in almost every area of life. peterjones spoke to witness history about his friend steve biko, a young black south african who was trying to bring about change. i miss my friend steve bike, and i am forever in his debt. stev

you're watching bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, that's coming up after the latest headlines and a full sport update. now it's time for a look at the weather with 0wain. hello, hello, everyone, i hope you are doing all right. many of us saw are doing all right. many of us saw a bit of brightness and sunshine yesterday and we will tend to see a bit more of that today although it is rather cloudy and grey for some of us. there is the headline, bright and breezy, dry for most, i say that because we still have high pressure in charge, there it is on the big picture. this will stick around over the next couple of days introducing further settled conditions, it's shifting a bit towards the north—west and in doing so, it will draw in a bit more of a breeze but a satellite image for earlier only showing it keeping things like weather front at bay and continue to do so over the next couple of days. you can see the wind arrows coming down from the north, introducing a

this is bbc news. the headlines at 4pm... success for team gb in tokyo — gold for gymnast mat whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. and i'm at the bbc sports desk bringing you all the latest from tokyo. the new fastest man on earth wins italy's first ever gold medal in the men's100 metre final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western

lyse doucet, bbc news. in the past hour, the uk government has announced further details of a bespoke resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. 0ur uk political correspondent nick eardley explained what we know so far, about how it will work. up up to 20,000 afghan refugees to come to the _ up to 20,000 afghan refugees to come to the uk_ up to 20,000 afghan refugees to come to the uk and resettle over the next few years _ to the uk and resettle over the next few years. 5000 in the first year, the rest _ few years. 5000 in the first year, the rest expected to come after that _ the rest expected to come after that. ministers here say it will focus — that. ministers here say it will focus on — that. ministers here say it will focus on what they're calling the most _ focus on what they're calling the most at — focus on what they're calling the most at risk in particular, women and girls — most at risk in particular, women and girls it— most at risk in particular, women and girls. it is different from t

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. hello. what a summer of sport this is. sport is all over tv, and coverage of sports events is what we are focusing on today. the olympics is on, we've just had the euros, and there's a new cricket competition called the hundred on primetime bbc, as well as sky. but in this age of infinite choice, live sport has to compete to hold our attention. does sport need to be more attractive than an hour of fortnite or netflix, or tiktok? and has the amount of money tv companies are prepared to pay for sport fallen during the pandemic? well, these are some of the questions that my all—star panel of sporting supremos will answer today — and between them, they are reaching hundreds of millions of viewers. they are andrew georgiou, president of sport at discovery, and hejoins us from tokyo, where discovery are covering the olympics. minal modha covers sport for ampere analysi

as we've said, the rights are shared with the bbc and sky. earlier on, i spoke to bryan henderson, director of cricket at sky sports, and i asked him at what point they got involved in the hundred. this is all part of a new television rights deal formed in 2017, it was initially supposed to be a 2020 competition, as part of a new five—year deal that ran from 2020—24. and yeah, like i said, it was meant to be t20 competition — they came to us in 2018, i think, and suggested that the format change to 100. and at the time it was a really interesting idea — and since then, we've worked really closely with the ecb and the bbc in terms of forming this new competition. it's quite interesting that a broadcaster is involved in creating essentially a new format for sport. yeah, and it's been a really interesting process, and i think it's been a really good process. and i think what ecb, sky, and bbc will all agree is that working closely together has been a really good idea. it's definitely been a collaboration — when we committed to spending

hello this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: success for gb athletes at the tokyo games — the gymnast max whitlock wins the team's tenth gold as he retains the olympic pommel horse title. and before that there was gold for charlotte worthington — in a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. and employers who still have staff on furlough will have to start contributing 20% of workers�* wages from today. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week — some of our favourite memories of new york city. from historical landmarks... i think it's what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. to hidden treasures... this view is incredible. ..where creativity is everywhere. somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. it's worth it. and everyone's got a story to tell. i'm a traveljournalist and a little while ago i was injapan. hello and welcome to the pro

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines until the big stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. 20 years after 9/11 and the invasion of afghanistan, american troops are finally leaving. but since news of the withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased. the taliban are back and gaining ground against government forces. many people fear there will be a return to their brutal regime of the �*90s. the taliban leadership say they have changed and want to work alongside the current government. there was in the past some mistakes that we have learned from. in this two part series, i'll be trying to find out if they're really willing to share power and what is at stake for the people of afghanistan. there is no way i can surrender to the taliban. none, no way. afghanistan, 2021. the us withdrawal has left a power vacuum that the taliban is rushing to fill. i'd come to the outskirts of kabul to meet fatima roshanian, the founder of a feminist magazine called nimro

welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: an athlete from belarus is under police protection in tokyo, after her team officials tried to put her on a plane home against her will. the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an olympics is due to make history today when she competes in the women's weightlifting competition. taliban fighters continue to advance in afghanistan — attacking cities, and threatening to over—run the capital of helmand province. unarmed troops begin to patrol the streets of sydney — as australia ramps up its covid lockdown.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: taliban fighters enter the presidential palace in kabul as they retake the afghan capital, 20 years after being forced from power. their arrival has sparked an exodus from the city, as afghans try to board flights out of the country and president ghani flees. embassies are closing, diplomats are flying out, leaving afghan civilians and former top officials fearing what lies ahead. imight i might face consequences that i might face consequences that i never even dreamt of, and i guess that's the price that we pay for trying to make this world a little better. and in haiti, the search for survivors, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. the taliban's extrarodinary sweep across afghanistan has now extended into the capital kabul, which it has seized with precious little resistance. taliban commanders have been photographed in the president's palace, while president a

if you are watching on bbc one and the news channel, breakfast is coming up next. 0n bbc news, don't go away, back with the headlines injust don't go away, back with the headlines in just a few minutes. see you soon. well, many of us have had to endure days of torrential showers, the grass is sodden. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere. we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low which is heading our way, as well, but this ridge is going to settle things down on tuesday. so, what's tuesday, 6am in the morning looking like? a lot of fine, bright, if not already sunny weather across the uk. 13 celsius in london, ten celsius in glasgow, just the stray shower here and there. how about the rest of the morning into the afternoon? so, lots of sunshine, especially across

this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—e—sharif — falls to the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in serious - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. at least 227 people have died in haiti after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude. a state of emergency has been declared. in the uk, there are questions for police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in the country's worst mass shooting since 2010. some clinically vulnerable children in england are struggling to get a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the roll—out. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. in afghanistan, the ta

katy austin, bbc news. two sumatran tigers are recovering at a zoo in the indonesian capital, jakarta, after being infected with coronavirus. nine—year—old tino and 12—year—old hari tested positive in mid—july after they experienced flu—like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss. officials at the zoo say the tigers are healthy now. scientists are trying to find the source of the infection. the zoo has been closed sincejune, as covid—19 cases have soared nationwide. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, i'm afraid. in fact, today summarises it quite nicely. we have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west, a lot of cloud generally elsewhere and some nuisance showers from a weather front that's drifting its way steadily south and east. some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through, but as that cold front clears away, it then allows this r

ramzan karmali, bbc news. the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe is believed to have been registered in italy. a reading from the island of sicily registered 48.8 degrees celsius yesterday. it comes as countries across the mediterrean continue to battle high temperatures and wildfires. aruna iyengar has this report. the pine forests in sicily searing heat as temperatures topped 48 degrees. hot winds are stoking the flames. residents of this old town can only watch and wonder. 0ur small town was invaded by fire, it is a catastrophe. the entire park and surrounding area went up park and surrounding area went up in flames. fuelled by the hot weather, fires have erupted across southern europe in recent weeks. so that italy, greece, turkey and algeria have been particularly hard—hit. italy is baking in the so—called lucifer heatwave. tv bulletins reports that 15 cities will be on red alert this friday. that means that he is so intense a danger to health for people of all ages. here, in greece's second

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. the bbc has condemned russia's expulsion of one of its moscow correspondents, sarah rainsford, describing it as a direct assault on media freedom. the russian authorities say they will not extend her visa, which expires at the end of the month. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said ms rainsford was an exceptional and fearless journalist, whose independent and in—depth reporting of russia informed hundreds of millions of people around the world. the spokeswoman for russia's foreign ministry implied on social media that it was a response to the treatment of russian correspondents in britain. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as london — being monitored from space, by scientists. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been bur

this is bbc news. hello. we provisionally saw a new temperature record in europe on wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the north. through the night and into the morning, though, this weather front will bring some cloud and patchy rain into southern areas, keeping temperatures up in the mid—teens for some. but a much fresher start across many parts in the uk, but a sunny start for the vast majority. and for many, we'll see some good, sunny spells throughout the day, but cloud amounts will increase at times

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the athletic excellence we saw at the tokyo olympics will live long in the memory, but so will the moment the brilliant us gymnast simone biles chose not to compete, to safeguard her mental and physical health. us gymnastics, still reeling from the repercussions of a sex abuse scandal, illustrates what can go

bethany bell, bbc news, in the peloponnese. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. a british man working at the embassy in berlin's arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's being buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the afghan army chief is sacked as taliban fighters take more and more territory. it's thought they've now taken over nine provincial capitals. greece's wildfires rage on with residents of 20 more villages forced to flee the flames. a british man has been arrested in germany on suspicion of spying for russia. the man, nam

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the first gold of the day for team gb goes to goes to galal yafai, beating carlo paalam from the philippines in the flyweight boxing. and silverfor gb. success in the pool with tom daley taking the bronze in the 10 metre platform diving — his second medal of the games. china's cao yuan took the gold. the united states and britain urge their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave immediately because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. the end of more coronavirus restrictions in wales — no more limits on meeting indoors, and an end to rules on social distancing. and, jackpot — students at the university of sussex are given the chance to win £5,000. if they can prove they've had two doses of a covid vaccine or they'e medically exempt now on bbc news, another chance to enjoy the first part of rajan datar�*s epicjourney across

stephen mcdonald, bbc news, beijing. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of civilians flee major afghan cities, as the taliban continue to gain ground — while president biden says he doesn't regret withdrawing us troops from the country. a british man working at the uk's embassy in berlin is arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. calls for the reform of a levels after a record number of entries were awarded the top grades. labour says it's worried about inequality. now it's time for stories across the uk. let's start in north wales, where ambulance staff say they are facing severe pressures and are strain now than the height of the pandemic. as restrictions have been eased, several say they're now experiencing their "busiest ever summer", but feel "broken" because they have to spend so much time queuing outside full a&e departments. 0wain clarke reports. it's not hard to understand why the north wales coast is such a magnet for visitors. and with many not travelling abroad this summer, the hotels, camp sites and attractions are busier than

now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. so, legend has it that if you look in the mirror and say his name five times, he will appear behind you. candyman. anthony... candyman. anthony, no. candyman. stop! stop it. candyman. stop it! 0k. you better not do that. 0k, 0k. whispers: candyman. you play too much! ow, no, stop! yes, the candyman is back. while there have been other sequels, this is framed as a direct sequel to the 1992 horror about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, who is hunting the housing projects of chicago's cabrini green. fast forward to the present, and the area's being gentrified with luxury loft condos. it's a comfortable life for visual artist anthony, played by yahya abdul—mateen ii, and his gallery director partner, brianna, played by teyonah parris. at least until anthony decides that the best way to get artistic inspiration is to invoke said candyman. let's just say

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news. the headlines: at least 30a people have died in a powerful earthquake in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. the last major city in northern afghanistan, mazar—i—sharif, falls to the taliban, as president biden defends his decision to pull out us troops. let's stay with that story and bring you a breaking update. the afghan city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. it was the only significant city outside the capital, kabul, not controlled by the militant group. the fall almost complete the taliban's dramatic surge through the country, which began in may but accelerated dramatically in the last week. on saturday it seized control of the city of mazar—i—sharif, the last government stronghold in the north of the country. colin clark was an advisor to hr mcmaster, the former us national security advisor. he gave me his thoughts on why the taliban's advisor because afghanistan has been so fast. to start with, they have been preparing, layi

this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban say they've moved in to kabul airport and are ready to take control as soon as american forces leave. it's thought us and uk troops could end their operations within hours. this door is closing and closing loudly, but other windows are going to open. but will they be open enough? the us warns of another possible attack at the airport, as the death toll from thursday's suicide bombing climbs to 170. those killed in this awful attack were trying to escape years of violence in afghanistan. instead, they became the latest victims in a country torn apart by bloodshed. also, america publishes its assessment of the origins of covid—19, but the results are inconclusive. hello and welcome. thank you forjoining us. senior taliban officials say they have taken up positions inside kabul airport and are ready to take control as soon as the americans leave. the us insists it will keep evacuating

this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. our top stories: gunfire. the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan, as the un's envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks, and what brutality would await them. and the first gold of the day for team gb goes to goes to galal yafai, beating carlo paalam from the philippines in the flyweight boxing. and this hour, tom daly will be hoping for his second gold as he takes to the diving board and the men solo ten metres platform. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert,

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in a bbc interview, a spokesman says women will be safe — if they wear the hijab. the policy is that women can have access to education and to work and of course they will observe the hijab, that is it. helicopters ferry us diplomats from their embassy but the us secretary of state says the two decade long us military operation in afghanistan was a success.

jonathan amos, bbc news. britney spears�* father is to step down from his legal role of overseeing the pop star's finances — but not immediately. last month, miss spears launched a bid to remove jamie spears as conservator, claiming the agreement controlling her life and career was abusive. barbara plett usher reports. this has been quite a year for britney spears. she finally began to speak out about the arrangement that controls her life. the target of that anger was herfather, jamie, the man who became her conservator, after she apparently suffered a breakdown 13 years ago. it is a sort of guardian role, to handle all of her affairs. during recent court hearings, the singer accused him of using her money for himself, and of abusing his power. speaking directly to the judge, she said she wanted more control of her finances and her body. she even alleged that the conservatorship was forcing her to use birth control, when she wanted to have a baby. mr spears has also become a focus of anger for fans in th

stay with us on bbc news. still to come, scientists in egypt discovered the fossilised remains of an ancient four—legged whale. i'm not he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair— what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off—duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president biden has insisted the kabul airlift will continue despite tw

this is bbc news. hello. it feels a little like our weather has been sulking so far this week — kind of stuck in a rut of greyness and lingering cloud. it's not in a great hurry to get out of that position through today, either. we did see some sunshine on wednesday across central and eastern england, and i'm hopeful we will see some for at least a time today — this break in the clouds ahead of a weak weather front coming in from the west. so through the morning, some sunnier skies working their way eastwards, perhaps something a bit brighter behind that band of showery rain further west for the afternoon. but still, a lot of cloud for many of us, and temperatures a little down for the time of year. a few heavier showers roaming around through the evening, but overnight, guess what — it's all pretty quiet and light winds, a lot of cloud, quite misty and murky around the coast and the hills. friday daytime, looking at that chart, you think, oh, things might start to get moving. well, not in any great hur

lebo diseko, bbc news. lionel messi — perhaps the greatest footballer of this generation — has said he's extremely happy to be a paris st—germain player and hopes to continue winning titles. the argentine striker signed a two year deal with psg, after his dramatic departure from barcelona at the weekend. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott has this report from paris. their life was in barcelona. now it's in paris. it's a move no—one, including the messi family, saw coming this time a week ago. behind the smiles, how's it been for the man at the centre of one of the biggest football transfers in history? translation: it was hard to sleep. it was hard to rest. these past days, i was anxious about the uncertainty, and the change for the family was complicated until we could get things going and make progress on the agreement with paris. from there, it was about thinking ahead — a new chapter, a new experience that will be really nice for my family — so now i'm looking forward for it to start. it h

shumaila jaffery, bbc news, chaman, pakistan. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. it's a mark of how strange a summer it's been when i can tell the truth and say it's been warmer than average for the uk. some of you will look at me like i've gone crazy. the met office say that it's been about a degree warmer than average this summer so far, warmest compared with average in scotland and northern ireland. you know in london and southeast england, even though it has been a little warmer than average, it's been really quite wet and dull this summer. it is at least now dry, but it is still quite dull with all the cloud we've had. high pressure is close to the uk, keeping things settled friday, the weekend and throughout much of next week. doesn't mean sunny, though, and overnight and into the morning, a lot of cloud will have pushed in from the east. and temperatures will be a little lower than this in the countryside. across scotland, a lot of the cloud will clear during friday, but still keeping some towards the east coast. northern ireland, once any fog patches clear

this is bbc news. the headlines: as the election and deadline draws closer, several european countries have either finished flights or plan to finish flights from kabul airport in the next few hours. the security situation is obviously not improving, but we've got the overwhelming majority out. warnings of an imminent and lethal terror attack on kabul airport with thousands of desperate afghans still waiting there for a flight out of their country. they're in such a state of confusion, i really don't think that information is trickling down to them and they've already endured so much that i don't think it's really going to be a majorfactor in whether or not they decide to stay at the airport. they're so desperate to leave the country. the covid vaccine roll—out could be extended next month to children aged 12 to 15. nhs trusts in england have been told to prepare.

this is newsday on the bbc. our main story: the taliban have been celebrating with gunfire and fireworks after the last us military flight left kabul. america confirmed this 20 year war in afghanistan was over. well, let's stay with that top story. we can bring you the fact that the us military, as we have been telling you, has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan after a mission lasting nearly 20 years. but what will the new area under the taliban look like. while i am joined by professor of the national security affairs at the naval postgraduate school in california. his recent book is called taliban narratives: the uses and power of stories in the afghanistan conflict. great to have you on the programme. i wanted to start by asking you what you think that taliban's biggest challenge is now? ~ ., , , now? well, i think the biggest challenae now? well, i think the biggest challenge a — now? well, i think the biggest challenge a number— now? well, i think the biggest challenge a number of- now? well, i

this is bbc news. the headlines: an intelligence paper submitted to the united nations suggests the taliban are attempting to track down people who worked with the nato—led coalition in afghanistan. the document says the taliban have lists of those who worked for the military, police and investigative units and have threatened their families. us officials say they're looking to fly 6000 people out of afghanistan over the coming hours — as their much—criticised withdrawal gains pace. a state department spokesperson said 20 flights were expected to take off from kabul. in the us — the number of people in hospital with covid is surging — evidence the delta variant is spreading among the unvaccinated. in the 30 to 39 age group, infections have been on an upward trend sincejune, and are now 30% higher than they were in january. now on bbc news, panorama. i'm on the trail of a new generation of criminals. they're fuelling a fraud epidemic. i was starting to panic because obviously my account hit ze

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us military has carried out a drone strike, killing a member of the islamic state group in afghanistan, following thursday's deadly attack by the militants at kabul airport. a spokesman said the first indications are that no civilians were killed during the operation. a us intelligence report has concluded that covid—19 was not developed as a biological weapon by china. but officials were unable to provide a more definitive explanation for its origin, and blamed beijing for hindering the global investigation. china has rejected the accusation. hurricane the accusation. ida is approaching the hurricane ida is approaching the state of louisiana. surging seas and flooding could spill over levies, and a mandatory evacuation order is now in place in new orleans which was devastated 16 years ago by katrina.