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the soviet union is an autonomy. at the time the collapse of the coup was hailed as a victory of people power but in the years that followed, democracy failed to root itself in russia. that is partly because life became so tough here that in the eyes of many russians, the very concept of democracy became discredited. but it is also because for those running russia today, authoritarian rule is back in fashion. this year, the authorities cracked down hard on anti—government protests. and there have been police raids on government critics. so, where does that leave democracy? for many here a distant memory. this monument honours the three men killed in the 1991 coup. there are few visitors. there seems to be little interest in moment in history when russians embraced freedom. the fishing industry in southern france is becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of a foreign invader. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. they have been fishing these waters for years. they normally make their living from catching

the soviet union is returning. at the time the collapse of the coup was hailed as a victory of people power but in the years that followed, democracy failed to root itself in russia. that is partly because life became so tough here that in the eyes of many russians, the very concept of democracy became discredited. but it is also because for those running russia today, authoritarian rule is back in fashion. this year, the authorities cracked down hard on anti—government protests. and there have been police raids on government critics. so, where does that leave democracy? for many here a distant memory. this monument honours the three men killed in the 1991 coup. there are few visitors. there seems to be little interest in this moment in history when russians embraced freedom. steve rosenberg, bbc news. the fishing industry in southern france is becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of a foreign invader. over the last four years, more and more blue crabs have been found in the mediterranean. originally

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the soviet union.— the soviet union. or international “ournalists the soviet union. or international journalists like _ the soviet union. or international journalists like sarah _ the soviet union. or international journalists like sarah rainsford, l journalists like sarah rainsford, the who think it's getting harder to be there and ask tough questions to the authorities? i be there and ask tough questions to the authorities?— the authorities? i think that's riuht. the authorities? i think that's right- it's _ the authorities? i think that's right. it's hard _ the authorities? i think that's right. it's hard to _ the authorities? i think that's right. it's hard to know - the authorities? i think that's right. it's hard to know whatl the authorities? i think that's| right. it's hard to know what it the authorities? i think that's - right. it's hard to know what it was that prompted her expulsion. clearly, her reporting from belarus made the regime in moscow unhappy. in my case, i think it was my investigation into the

pakistan has - lived with this challenge ever since the soviet union invaded afghanistan, and the reality is they have between 1.5 and 3 million afghan refugees on their soil, and they have had for many years now. so from their perspective, they are invested in the outcome. certainly invested in the outcome. certainly in my engagements with my pakistani opposite number, i am in no doubt that he is very genuine when he says he wants a stable and moderate afghanistan. d0 he wants a stable and moderate afghanistan-— he wants a stable and moderate afghanistan. do you not see this unfoldin: afghanistan. do you not see this unfolding into _ afghanistan. do you not see this unfolding into a _ afghanistan. do you not see this unfolding into a terrible - unfolding into a terrible humanitarian tragedy in the next weeks and months to come? i humanitarian tragedy in the next weeks and months to come? i think we have already — weeks and months to come? i think we have already got _ weeks and months to come? i think we have already got a _ weeks and months to come? i think we have already got a hum

union, from the russians, kept going for three years, into the soviet union evaporated and the money was cut off, and that led some to believe that as long as the us and the west are giving money to the county government, it could hang on for a period of time, that proved to be a really false comparison —— ashraf ghani government. in be a really false comparison -- ashraf ghani government. in terms of the agreement _ ashraf ghani government. in terms of the agreement that _ ashraf ghani government. in terms of the agreement that was _ ashraf ghani government. in terms of the agreement that was signed - the agreement that was signed between president trump and the taliban, the afghan government was not part of that. was that a grave mistake? ~ ~ ., ., mistake? well, the afghan government was not art mistake? well, the afghan government was not part of — mistake? well, the afghan government was not part of it _ mistake? well, the afghan government was not part of it because _ mistake? well, the afghan government was not part of it because the _ was not part of it because the tali

when the soviet union troops left in 1989, the victorious mujahideen started fighting each other, so the countries in the region then poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. a heatwave is sweeping through much of southern europe and wildfires are still raging across the region. the italian island of sicily, registered 48.8 degrees celsius on wednesday, which, if verified, would be the continent's highest temperature ever recorded. to put that in context, the average maximum temperatures for this time of year in sicily are normally around 35 degrees. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is there. they climb to the coolest place around, the peak of an active volcano. when mighty mount etna is a relief from the heat, you know it's an extreme. legend ha

when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the countries in the region then poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. the american folk singer and songwriter nancy griffith has died aged 68. the texan musician was known for songs such as love at the five and dime, which celebrated the south of the usa. her 1993 album other voices, other rooms earned a grammy for best contemporary folk album, and in 2008 she won the lifetime achievement trailblazer award from the americana music association. nancy griffith worked closely with other singers, helping the early careers of artists like lyle lovett and emmylou harris. to turkey, now, and just as crews battled to bring wildfires under control, de

the russians when they with the soviet union, and then the more _ with the soviet union, and then the more recent— with the soviet union, and then the more recent events. but i do think that those — more recent events. but i do think that those neighbours now, however pleased _ that those neighbours now, however pleased they must be to see the us and nato _ pleased they must be to see the us and nato getting a bloody nose, they must realise that they are at risk as nruch— must realise that they are at risk as much as — must realise that they are at risk as much as anyone, perhaps more, and i as much as anyone, perhaps more, and iwouid _ as much as anyone, perhaps more, and iwouid hope _ as much as anyone, perhaps more, and i would hope that it would be possible _ i would hope that it would be possible to talk to iran and pakistan, to talk to uzbekistan and others, _ pakistan, to talk to uzbekistan and others, and — pakistan, to talk to uzbekistan and others, and to the russian federation, and china, and to see whether— federation, and china, and to see whether in— federa

we defeated the soviet union barely firing a shot because we held the line. we have kept the peace in cyprus and allowed the republic of cyprus and allowed the republic of cyprus and allowed peace in the turkish element as well because we have held the line. we have chosen here not to hold the line and it is political. here not to hold the line and it is olitical. ~ , ., ., ., ., political. why do we not have that strate . ic political. why do we not have that strategic patience, _ political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as _ political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as you - political. why do we not have that strategic patience, as you said? i | strategic patience, as you said? i think too many people think this is vietnam and by thinking it is so they have made it so.— vietnam and by thinking it is so they have made it so. there are some --eole they have made it so. there are some people who — they have made it so. there are some people who would _ they have made it so. there are some people who would say, _ they have made it

when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahideen started fighting each other, so the countries in the region then poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 21 people are reported to have died in the central chinese province of hubei after torrential rains battered the region. the downpour caused flooding and landslides. hundreds of reservoirs have reportedly exceeded their flood warning levels. this comes after massive flooding killed hundreds in henan province last month. china has said it won't co—operate with the world health organisation's new plan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. the who has asked for more data, partly to continue looking into the theory

after some debate he agrees to peddle his wares in the soviet union, while forming a partnership with a soviet officer, 0leg penkovsky. it is a tall order keeping his work a secret from his wife, played byjessie buckley, but then there is the more pressing concern of the soviets finding him out. dominic cook's period thriller is a quiet but classy watch. and while it's a little exposition heavy, it tells a fascinating story with strong performances all round. i am volunteering to bring back the best source of soviet intelligence you've got at a time where russia and america are on the brink of nuclear war. you talk about using people. for god's sake, use me. the courier is in cinemas now. get out of here. johnny depp also plays a reluctant real life hero this week, in the drama minamata. in depp's first release since his lost his libel case against the publishers of the sun newspaper, he plays life magazine photo journalist w eugene smith. smith was instrumental in documenting the devastating effects of mercury poisoning in the japanese coastal city of minamata. this follows his recru

union. herjournalism informs the bbc�*s audiences of hundreds of millions round the world. we urge the russian authorities to reconsider their decision, in the meantime we will continue to report events in the region independently and impartially. so sarah rainsford has been expelled from russia, by the authorities, a decision which the authorities, a decision which the director—general of the bbc says it's a direct assault on media freedom. more breaking news to bring you. this is from devon and cornwall police. it involves an update on the identities of those people who were killed in the shootings in plymouth yesterday. the police are telling us that all those who died lived locally in the keyham area and they have identified the victims. and i am going to give you their names if i may. first max yen davison was killed. she was aged 51 and she was the mother of jake dave killed. she was aged 51 and she was the mother ofjake dave son, the gunman. —— maxine. you can see a photograph

so i'm leaving a country i first came to as the soviet union fell apart. when free speech — orfreedoms — were new and precious. it feels like today's russia is moving in reverse. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. paralympics gb have achieved three more gold medals — on day 7 of the games injapan. there was a record—breaking performance in the pool — as well as two wins in the cycling — with dame sarah storey taking a 16th gold medal — to equal the british record. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss reports from tokyo. it was, she said, a dream come true. for dame sarah storey another remarkable milestone. she began the time trial knowing another gold would equal the all—time british record, and it was never really in doubt. storey was a minute and a half faster than anyone else and history was hers. she crosses the line! her 16th paralympic title, equalling the british record set by swimmer mike kenny. storey herself started out in the pool, winning her first gold as a 1a—year—old, and now nearly three decades later the tears of joy fl

union invaded afghanistan and for almost ten years, is one the most bloodiest wars, the taliban are talking to the previous enemies, the taliban are talking to the iranians again, even though the taliban massacred many shi'ites in afghanistan. there talking to the indians, they are timed to everyone, the chinese, but the reality, at the end of the day, we have to wait and see whether the taliban will behave differently than the way they did in the 1990s. my take on it, and i probably have very wishful thinking, take on it, and i probably have very wishfulthinking, is take on it, and i probably have very wishful thinking, is the taliban have learned a lesson or two of the 19905. have learned a lesson or two of the 1990s. the big lessons? i doubt it very much whether afghanistan will become a breeding ground for international terrorism. after all, by allowing osama bin laden to establish a base in the late 1990s, the taliban lost their rule, their regime of. i also think the taliban are desperate for international recognition and the digit missy. they're going to moderate their behavi

so i'm leaving a country i first came to as the soviet union fell apart. when free speech — orfreedoms — were new and precious. it feels like today's russia is moving in reverse. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. sarah rainsford on herfinal day in moscow. she hasjust arrived back in this country. let's get more on afghanistan now and downing street has said the government is "beefing up the number of staff" in countries neighbouring afghanistan, to help people who are able to leave and eligible to come to the uk. borisjohnson's spokesman added that ministers will "do whatever is necessary" to help people left behind in afghanistan — after the taliban takeover and the final withdrawal of american forces last night. let's speak now to adam thomson, director of the european leadership network and former british high commissioner to pakistan and then nato. mister thompson, thank you very much been with us on bbc news. let me ask you about that question of the possibility of people getting refuge in a neighbouring country like pakistan. what are the prac

union evaporated and the money was cut off. that led some to believe as long as the us and the west are giving money to the ashraf ghani government it could hang on for a period of time. that proved to be a false comparison and a grave miscalculation of its staying power. in terms of agreement signed between president trump and the taliban, the and afghanistan government wasn't part of that, was that a grave mistake?— part of that, was that a grave mistake? ~ ., ,., mistake? the afghan government wasn't art mistake? the afghan government wasn't part of _ mistake? the afghan government wasn't part of it, _ mistake? the afghan government wasn't part of it, because - mistake? the afghan government wasn't part of it, because the - wasn't part of it, because the taliban rejected the idea of negotiating with the afghan government until after it had negotiated with the us. and achieved its no i objective was an american commitment to a time line for withdrawal. it was a calculated risk the united states took that if it acceded to ta

when the soviet union invaded afghanistan in 1979, there were serious consequences. and pakistan sponsors a group that commits war crimes, systematically violates the rights of women, there is silence which is a double standard, and a mistake, and ourfirst step a double standard, and a mistake, and our first step towards correcting it should be to bring political action and sanctions against those in pakistan sponsoring those. i against those in pakistan sponsoring those. , ., , against those in pakistan sponsoring those. , .,, i. ., those. i will stop you there not least because _ those. i will stop you there not least because we _ those. i will stop you there not least because we have - those. i will stop you there not least because we have just i those. i will stop you there notj least because we have just lost those. i will stop you there not i least because we have just lost your vision but thank you for speaking to us, sharing your views from denmark tonight. i'm joined now by mark malloch—brown, president of the open society foundations, on the situation on

when the soviet union troops left in �*89, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the countries in the region then poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because you've got lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it's a danger that could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was all for, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. one of the british soldiers injured in afghanistan was rifleman craig monaghan from manchester. serving with c company 2 rifles, he sustained serious head injuries and is still on medication. he says the news that the taliban are back makes him wonder why so many fought, bled and lost their lives. ten of his colleagues were killed. he's been speaking to our correspondentjeremy cooke. the pain i felt this morning... ..was like i felt sick. like physically — went to the toilet, retching, thinking i was going to be sick. every area now that ifought, bled, friends lost their

so i'm leaving a country i first came to as the soviet union fell apart. when free speech — orfreedoms — were new and precious. it feels like today's russia is moving in reverse. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. environmental campaigner greta thunberg has said she doesn't see scotland as a world leader in the fight against climate change. she was speaking ahead of the the cop26 summit of world leaders in glasgow this autumn — seen by many as a landmark conference on global emissions. greta thunberg, the 18—year—old who's been critical of most governments, says she hasn't yet decided to go to the summit herself, and doubts it will bring any meaningful results. 0ur environment correspondent kevin keane reports. she sailed across the atlantic twice to get to the last un climate conference in 2019, but this time she's not so sure. greta thunberg wants to go to the glasgow talks, but says her participation is conditional. hi, greta. in an interview for bbc scotland, i asked what was stopping herfrom coming. well, of course, i'm not 100% sure yet. bu

when the soviet union troops left in 1989, the victorious mujahedin started fighting each other, so the countries in the region poured fuel on the fire of the afghan civil war, and the fear now is, because we have lots of enmity between the countries in the region, it is a danger that could happen again. the in the region, it is a danger that could happen again.— could happen again. the us and britain leave _ could happen again. the us and britain leave a _ could happen again. the us and britain leave a country - could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in - could happen again. the us and britain leave a country in limbo. the question now is notjust what it was awful, but can they really afford to stand by as afghanistan once again descends into civil war? jonathan beale, bbc news. let's return to yogita limaye in kabul. the talybont are just 45 minutes south of kabul now, is itjust a matter of time before they launch an all—out assault on capital? weill. all-out assault on capital? well, --eole all-out assault on capital? well, people here _ all-out assault on capital

union in the 1980s to just mention a few. i would suggest that what happened was something deeper. and it was reflecting how the united states and others approached afghanistan over these many years. there was the assumption that a national government and an institution were being strengthened. there was an assumption that there was broader by into the transformations that were taking place. there was an assumption that the military and security forces which numbered up to 330,000 were becoming more functional every year. and there was also frankly a misreading of the tele— band for a long period in which certainly is a terrorist group and as insurgency they received a lot of attention but perhaps a lot less on what it was doing politically and the level of support it did have in certain parts of the country. so as we look back, i don't think you can take the assumptions that were made three or four months ago and put the blame on misreading then. because the eroding stalemate, the changes on the ground taking place were oc

so i'm leaving a country i first came to as the soviet union fell apart. when free speech — orfreedoms — were new and precious. it feels like today's russia is moving in reverse. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. paralympicsgb have claimed three more gold medals on day seven of the games in tokyo. there was a record—breaking performance in the pool, plus two victories in the cycling, with dame sarah storey taking a 16th gold medal, to equal the british record. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss reports from tokyo. it was, she said, a dream come true. for dame sarah storey, another remarkable milestone. she began the time trial knowing another gold would equal the all—time british record and it was never really in doubt. storey was a minute and a half faster than anyone else and history was hers. and she crosses the line! her 16th paralympic title, equalling the british record equalling the record set by mike kenny. storey started out in the pool, winning her first gold as a 14—year—old and now, nearly three decades later, the tears of joy flo

so, i'm leaving a country i first came to as the soviet union fell apart, when free speech or freedoms were new and precious. it feels like today's russia is moving in reverse. a new study, seen exclusively by the bbc, reports that afterjust one season of rugby, professional players saw a decline in both blood flow to the brain and cognitive function. the university of south wales' research followed a team, testing players pre—season, mid—season and post—season. the sport's governing body world rugby has welcomed the findings and has doubled its investment into concussion research. tomos morgan has the story. shane williams. big step of the left. and there is the crunching south african tackle. it was one of the biggest hits i've evertaken, really, ithink. shane williams became wales' top try scorer, a lion and one of the best ever to have played on the wing, but he also took his fair share of big tackles and head impacts, most notably the one sustained against bakkies botha of south africa in 2004. it just totally wiped me out. i knocked the ball on and south africa scored on th

they are implying we were driven out like the soviet union in the late 80s, but combat operations finished five years ago. we've had very few troops on the ground. it has been a question of air support. ground. it has been a question of airsupport. 0n ground. it has been a question of air support. 0n the basis of 2500 soldiers who were there at the early part of this year, we have been able to provide support for the afghan national army to make sure the taliban remained in the rural areas of the south. this is totally heartbreaking and totally unnecessary. there was no reason to do this and we have broken afghanistan in a matter of weeks. ? what has gone wrong? you had spent years, the uk and the united states, training of the military. t5 it years, the uk and the united states, training of the military.— training of the military. is it a failure? the _ training of the military. is it a failure? the whole _ training of the military. is it a failure? the whole thing - training of the military. is it a failure? the whole thing is i training of the military. is it a failure? the whole thin

union. i'm not saying that we will be faced with equal events for the west at these days, but it is quite clear that when the us and at the west is leaving in panic right now, the message to the world there is that were not managing the situation and other powers, especially china and rush hour are setting in. both china and rush hour are not evacuating from any diplomatic presence from afghanistan and rush hour has increased its military presence in the direct vicinity of afghanistan. martin, we have to leave it there because we are coming up to the top of the error so thank you very much forjoining us and giving us that analysis. let's spend the next couple of minutes with frank gardner who is still with me, still monitoring both the pictures the details, the information and, in terms of casual to numbers, frank, as you would expect in a situation like this, hour by hour, the numbers seem to grow. the like this, hour by hour, the numbers seem to grow-— seem to grow. the latest estimate u