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

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

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

you are watching bbc news. more than 300 people are known to have been killed by the latest devastating earthquake to hit haiti. nearly 2,000 others were injured in the 7.2 magnitude tremor. david willis reports. one of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. and the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. this one centred on the country's south—western peninsula, a less populated area than the capital port—au—prince, which was flattened by an earthquake 11 years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. more than 200,000 people died in the 2010 earthquake and haiti's prime minister ariel henry said numerous lives have been lost in today's disaster. translation: the government decided this morning to declare | a state of emergency for one month following this disaster. we call on the population to show solidarity with each other. let's avoid panic in the face of this earthquake. us scientists are predicting the death toll co

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 alice baxter with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan as the un's envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we have seen a 50%, five—zero percent, increase in civilian casualties, with the certainty of many more as the cities are attacked. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. coronavirus infection rates across most of the uk continue to fall as the government urges 16 and 17—year—olds to book their vaccination. i'm mariko oi in tokyo, where host nationjapan is hoping to bring home some medals in the women's endurance event. can anyone now stop the taliban from rampaging across afghanistan? in the last few hours, their escalating offensive has resulted in the capture of a provincial capital and the assassination of a close aide of the president. they've made sweeping gains as foreign troops complete their

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. the gunman did have a firearms licence, but there are questions tonight about why it was revoked, then reinstated just last month. jake davison had posted numerous videos online saying he struggled to meet women, and making references to "incels," misogynist online groups of "involuntary celibate" men, linked to a number of violent acts around the world. the independent office for police conduct, is investigating devon and cornwall police's handling of davison�*s gun licence. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. just 22 years old, jake davison claimed in his increasingly manic social media posts to be isolated and defeated by life. now he is responsible for one of britain's worst mass shootings, a key question for the police is why he did. there is no motive _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that we _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that we know - the police is why he did. there is no mo

tim allman, bbc news. the tissue used by messi during his farewell adress to the spanish football club fc barcelona is being sold at auction. the tear—soaked kleenex was put on the market by an anonymous seller, with the price set at $1 million. messi announced earlier this month he would be leaving barcelona, ending his 21—year spell at the club. a supermarket shopper in sydney got more than she was expecting when she was searching for spices. take a look at this... this 3 meter long diamond python slithered out from a supermarket shelf and came face to face with helaina alati. luckily the diamond python is not poisonous and ms alati is a wildlife rescuer. so she popped home, retrieved her snake bag and then returned to the shop where she caught the snake and released it back into the wild. that is pretty impressive. this is bbc news. hello. it feels a little bit like our weather has been sulking so far this week — kind of stuck in a rut of grayness and lingering cloud. it's not in a great hurry to

this is bbc news. the latest headlines — a un special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe after the taliban seized their first provincial capital. more now on that story. the sick deteriorating security developments in afghanistan. the country 20 years now with the us leading an invasion to seize osama bin laden in the process topple the caliban regime which had been shielding him. what now for american involvement after the troop withdrawal announced byjoe biden? outside the white house is the bbc�*s north america editorjon sopel. nearly 20 years ago, i was in northern afghanistan moving with a northern alliance front—line as they were trying to retake control of the country. i was in a city called kunduz. well, now it's the taliban who are looking like they're about to retake control of that city. so, it's all gone round, hasn't it, in 20 years. and i think this is the price that joe biden is going to pay for his precipitant decision to say, come september 11, 202

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

yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. taliban fighters now control almost two thirds of the country after making rapid advances against afghan forces as foreign troops withdraw. the red afg hanistan�*s the red afghanistan's —— at the red cross has warned that canada has been rocked by fighting between government forces and taliban militants. —— that kandahar has been taken. they've already taken the areas you can see here in red — in those areas marked in yellow — the taliban is pushing — but neither side is currently in overall control — that includes nine of the country's 3a provincial capitals. 0ur afghanistan correspondent sec—under kermani has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory and has sent us this report, which was filmed by fred scott. it contains disturbing images. new territory. new weapons. all captured in this unprecedented taliban advance. caught in the middle, afghan families right across the country. how can you justify all this fighting when it is causing the deat

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. america's champion gymnast simone biles will compete in the final of the olympic individual beam competition tomorrow. biles, who's widely considered to be one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, withdrew from the team event and several of the individual finals in tokyo because of mental health issues. let's take a look at the medal table, after ten days of competition. china are top, with 29 gold medals, the us is second, with japan, the host nation, third. team gb are currently in sixth place, with 11 gold medals, 12 silver and 12 bronze, making a total of 35 medals. the time is 18:20. our top story this evening: there's joyful family reunions, as fully vaccinated people coming from the us and most of the eu no longer have to self—isolate. and coming up: fancy trying your hand at all 96 olympic events? we visit a couple doing just that — for charity. coming up on sportsday, on the bbc news channel: hockey hero maddie hinch saves all four of spain's attempts in the shoot—out,

nick eardley, bbc news. a 39—year—old man, a 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested, on suspicion of murder, following the death of a five—year—old in bridgend. the body of the child was found in the ogmore river in the early hours of yesterday morning. police say they're not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident. britain says it's "highly likely" iran carried out an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which two people on board died. one of the victims was british. the tanker, the mv mercer street, operated by an israeli—owned firm, was attacked on thursday. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern turkey, where wildfires continue to burn. at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured. parts of the tourist city of bodrum, including several hotels, have been evacuated. angus crawford has the latest.. clouds of smoke and flame behind them... ..the sea their only escape. locals and holiday—makers queued for boats to

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

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: more gold for team gb in tokyo — magnificent max whitlock retains his olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. you cannot put into words how i feel about him and ijust want to give him a hug and just tell him that we are just so proud of him. and charlotte worthington claims another gold medal for britain in a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. it's kind of unreal. i am waiting to wake up, mate. i have been dreaming about this for four years, i am waiting to wake up. it still feels like i am dreaming four years ago. and more olympic drama at tokyo airport, as a belarussian athlete claims officials from her country tried to forcibly repatriate her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for t

hugh pym, bbc news. we've got the latest official figures on the cost of living today and it turns out that prices are not rising by as much as some were predicting. the consumer prices index, which is a way of measuring inflation — was 2% injuly. that compares to 2.5% the previous month. cheaper clothing is one reason for the dip, but some experts are warning inflation could go much higher later this year. five days after a devastating earthquake in haiti and then a tropical store and, aid effort is yet to arrive. it is yet to reach rural areas which is lacking in emergency support and supplies. james clayton reports from the village of marceline, near the epicentre. as you head out from the city of les cayes to rural marceline, the road is marked by landslides... ..and deep cracks. the village is remote and the scale of the damage, catastrophic. rose—marie took me to her house. her 15—year—old son was charging his phone when the quake hit. the wall collapsed on him. translation: these are his b

jenny kirk, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy with autism with a passion for military history has used his drawings to raise money for the veterans who inspire him. since covid restrictions were eased, jack berry and his family have been travelling to see some of the people — and planes — that feature in the book he has created. john maguire was there. hello, jack! lovely to see you. oh, that's for me? thank you very much indeed. this is the moment two friends, although generations apart in age, met in person for the very first time. we have been waiting for this day, haven't we? really have. personally, i thought we'd met each other all our lives. john meller is a veteran of the second world war. he served in the raf as a crewman on board lancaster bombers. and jack berry, who is autistic and non—verbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped

james landale, bbc news. over the course of the past two decades there were a57 deaths among british armed forces personnel and countless others injured, some of them with life—changing conditions. our special correspondent ed thomas has been talking to veterans, and to the mother of one of those lost in the conflict, about the circumstances in which the military operation came to an end and the questions that remain. the 20—year afghanistan war is over. but for those who served, and their families, the stories of grief, pride and survival will last a lifetime. i can't talk very well. i can't live by myself because i can't reach up into the cupboards. can't wash myself, can't do anything myself. ben parkinson served with 7 para rha. in 2006 his land rover was hit by a mine. today he questions everything. what was it like for you watching the taliban sweep in, take over, in days? i was disappointed, basically. i lost my legs for nothing. so it's been a waste of time. afghanistan? it has. a total waste of t

tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of what has been a historic day, the leaders of the taliban have held their first news conference in kabul. people who have not been seen in public before, laying out their intentions for the country. at the same time we are hearing 3200 people have been evacuated from kabul airport. those figures coming from the us officials. 0nly from the us officials. only 1100 in the course of tuesday. but their aim is to get up to 9000 people out each day as soon as possible. this is bbc world news. sunshine was limited across the country on tuesday, but we did see some good spells of sunshine for central south—eastern scotland when temperatures reach the mid 20s. for the next few days we hold the largely cloudy skies and it will feel pretty cool for the time of year. we maintain these northwest winds across the uk, rolling in off the atlantic and will bring a of cloud. thickest across northern and western fringes where there could be light rain and drizzle. but some shelter to centr

hugh pym, bbc news. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were more than 23,500 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 28,007 new cases per day in the last week. almost 6,000 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 146 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours — that's the highest daily death toll since the 12th of march. it means an average of 89 deaths a day in the last week. 89% of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab. more than 39.5 million people have had both jabs — 75% of adults. nations around the world have been reacting to that un landmark climate report that issued a "code red" for humanity. experts agree that without big reductions in global carbon dioxide emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. china is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, followed by the united states and india. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent barbara plett usher in the us, and danjohnson in delh

paul adams, bbc news. i have been speaking to a senior expert on the afghanistan peace process for the us institute of peace, she told me how she expects the taliban to advance significantly further. there is a kind of momentum to the taliban's campaign, especially in parts of the country that do not constitute its traditional stronghold. that gives a feeling of inevitability in this moment. what can be done to avoid that? what could have been done to stop it, this sort of sweep in the first place, do you think? i think this was really a crisis that was not at all inevitable and you know, really, what we see is that since the withdrawal announcement, on the part of the biden administration and the tremendous speed with which that withdrawal has been pursued, the taliban has felt emboldened to take new territory and in part, we know that could have been stemmed had they felt there would have been consequences for that kind of bold action and the forcible imposition of their rule. i think part of what we are

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

natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. simone biles, the most decorated us gymnast of all time, says she is proud of herself, after winning bronze in the beam final. it's seen as a hugely impressive comeback for the 2a—year—old, who's not taken part in many events during the tokyo games because she was dealing with mental health issues. our sports editor dan roan reports from tokyo. here she is, simone biles. it was the welcome back tokyo had been waiting for. simone biles, returning to competition earlier, a week after the world's greatest gymnast stunned the sport by pulling out of the team finals to focus on her mental health. she has broken boundaries in every level. having sat out four other events, her olympics looked to be over, but today, on the balance beam, a final chance to remind these games what they have been missing. beautiful, triple spin. she moves with such speed. biles said she had suffered from what gymnasts called the twisties, a mental block in which they lose their sense of orientation, but havin

lebo diseko, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. saturday was always going to be the slightly dodgy day of the weekend in terms of weather, and we have a lot of cloud. most of us saw some fairly heavy rain as well. that was the grey skies that we had in wales, for a time, with the rain coming down. a bit misty over the hills, as well. since then, the rain band has been progressing its way northwards and eastwards, and it will continue to do so over the next few hours, as well. that said, i reckon it will stay pretty wet across parts of eastern scotland, down the eastern side of england for the next few hours, with some heavy rain coming in across northern england, east midlands, east anglia. we've still got some more rain to come, as well across parts of the south east. but all the while, it will turn a little bit drier across western areas. 13—15 celsius as you start the day. there will be some mist and fog patches to watch out for. eastern scotland, probably

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.

caroline davies, bbc news. all 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk will be offered a covid vaccine in the coming weeks. england, wales, scotland and northern ireland have all moved quickly to approve the recommendation by vaccine experts. around 1.5 million teenagers could receive the pfizer vaccine — and, crucially, they will not need parental consent to take part. it leaves the prospect of the over—12s being included at a later stage. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. lucy, who is 16, says she and her mother are celebrating. she has had covid twice, and she was disappointed she couldn't get vaccinated. but that will now change. when i heard the news i was, like, really excited, it has made me really happy. punching the air, we were in the car, she wasjust like, "yes!" the move follows advice to ministers from experts on thejoint committee on vaccine and immunisation. vaccination of children and young people can bring benefits to other people such as adults and including parents and grandparents, bu

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

andy swiss, bbc news. our sports editor dan roan is at the athletics track in tokyo where the semi—finals of the men's 100 metres have been taking place. and dan, exciting news from there too? absolutely right, yes, because the men's 100 absolutely right, yes, because the men's100 metres final is always one of the most eagerly anticipated events. it will take place at about 13:50pm your time. not since the sydney games 2000 has team gb had a finalist in this event, but it is going to happen this evening because zharnel hughes sensationally has made it through. he won his semifinal, as you can see now, in a time of 9.98 seconds, the first time he has run under ten seconds this year. and just as significant perhaps is the fact that one of the favourites of the united states trailed in third place and didn't make it through to the final. so thatis make it through to the final. so that is exciting for team gb. a word of caution, hughes was the joint lowest to make it through to the final, but anything can ha

this is bbc news. the headlines: k rystsi na krystsina tsimanouskaya is at tokyo airport about to fly to poland after being offered a humanitarian visa. the 24—year—old sprinter says she fears for her safety after refusing to board a flight to belarus. she claims she was forced to go home after criticising coaches. president biden says the democratic govenor of the state of new york andrew cuomo should resign after an investigation found he had sexually harassed women while in office. the five—month enquiry described a toxic workplace where people were too scared to complain. the afghan defence minister has survived an attack on his home in the capital kabul. he was away when a man fired shots and fought their way into the house. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two

this is bbc news. the headlines at five: the final uk flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan has left kabul. the ministry of defence says further flights will bring home uk diplomatic staff and military personnel. the us military says one of its drones has taken out an islamic state group planner following thursday's attack, which killed as many as 170 people at kabul airport. concerns about rising covid infection rates as large crowds expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple, husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in a few moments, for viewers on bbc one we'll have a full round—up of today's news with ben brown — but first, our top story. the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated fligh

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

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

announcer: and now, "bbc world news". >> this is "bbc world news america." scenes of desperation in afghanistan, people try to cling to a u.s. military plane to flee the country after the taliban takes control. president biden has been hammeredoth at home for his handling of the unfolding crisis and this afternoon at the white house he defended his position and policies. >> if anything the developments of t past week reinforce that any u.s. military involvement in afghanistan now -- ending u.s. military involvement in afghanistan now was the right decision. >> taliban officials say there is nothing to fear from their rule, despite a history of brutal policies towards women. we will look to the past to gauge what's next for the future of afghanistan. elsewhere rescue after -- efforts continue in haiti following the haitian earthquake that killed 1300 people. to make matters worse, there is a tropical storm headed towards the worst affected areas. ♪ >> welcome to "world news america," on pbs and around the globe. the scenes from afghanistan have been jaw-dro

fergus walsh, bbc news. there's to be a clampdown on covid test providers who've been accused of taking advantage of holiday—makers travelling abroad. more than 80 companies listed on the government website are to be warned over misleading prices. a further 57 firms are being removed from the website because they either don't provide the relevant tests or they no longer even exist. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. if you travel, you test. and you pay for those tests. the government's own website has a list of providers, but booking through them isn't to guarantee things will go smoothly — as barbara lowe found out coming from her holiday in portugal in june. we didn't get any test results at all. you couldn't get through to them on the phone, you couldn't contact them via the website. well, to be honest, i think it's quite farcical. i'm annoyed, and i'm upset that i've lost my money and i haven't got what i paid for, basically. the government lists companies with the cheapest

andy swiss, bbc news. at the end of day 1a, team gb has moved into fourth position in the medals table with 18 golds. tomorrow is the penultimate day of the games with 3a medals up for grabs, including the women�*s marathon. the longer term trend for coronavirus infection rates has been down across the uk, except in northern ireland where case numbers are rising, according to the office for national statistics. the uk�*s national statistician has told the bbc, he expects the trend to continue downwards over the coming weeks. the news comes as northern ireland began vaccinating 16 and 17—year—olds. here�*s our health editor, hugh pym. a uk first — the start of vaccinations for all 16 and 17—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers in that age group came forward just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. yeah, ijust want everything back to normal. you�*re going to have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, th

hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now, and we've now reached day nine of the games. here is the medal table as it stands at the moment. china is on top with 22 gold medals, followed in second place by the united states with 19 golds, and the host nation, japan, currently in third on 17 golds. with me is our reporter tanya dendrinos. let's wrap up the action so far. where shall we start? swimming pool? absolutely, good place to start. it was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men's 100 was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men's100 medley relay. it finished an emphatic fashion. they not only claim the gold medal, team usa, but also a world record. it was team gb in silver. in the mix for that us team was superstar caeleb dressel. he has been incredible to watch, incredible speedin been incredible to watch, incredible speed in the water. you would think you might have been tired after his final win in you might have been tired after his finalwin in the you might

this is bbc news. the headlines: the requirement for people to quarantine if they are arriving in the uk from the us and most of the european union has been lifted. but strict rules will still apply for those who've been in france and several other countries. the belarusian olympic athlete kristina tsimanouskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. wildfires in turkey have killed eight people and destroyed large swathes of forest in the southwest. the european union has sent assistance and several other countries have sent fire—fighting aircraft to help. the afghan president has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of us troops for the deteriorating security situation. it's as a taliban offensive threatens three cities.

alex forsyth, bbc news, halifax. let's go live to kabul this evening and our correspondent secunder kermani who's there. you have watched this country as closely as anyone. i wonder what your take is today on the situation now. ~ ., y ' your take is today on the situation now. ~ ., , , , , now. well, two very different seeds in kabul. now. well, two very different seeds in kabul- at — now. well, two very different seeds in kabul. at the _ now. well, two very different seeds in kabul. at the airport, _ now. well, two very different seeds in kabul. at the airport, utter- in kabul. at the airport, utter chaos. i saw taliban members firing into the airand chaos. i saw taliban members firing into the air and beating people with sticks, trying to control the crowd. contrast with the city centre where shots and restaurants are opening up and people are going out to eat ice cream. i cannot stress enough how significant a presence at the taliban have in the city and how surreal it is to witness it. every few minutes one of

caroline hawley, bbc news. well, those who were eligible to leave — but have been left behind — must now decide whether to stay in afghanistan and live under taliban rule, or try to find other ways of fleeing the country. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from kabul. 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out. 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out. since thursday's awful suicide bombing by the local branch of the islamic state group, the crowds here have grown smaller, but some still remain, desperate to get out of the country. tens of thousands have been evacuated. these afghans escorted by the taliban. others, however, are being left behind... ..like this pizza shop ownerfrom essex. he'd travelled to kabul to help try and take his afghan national wife and young children home. i got in yesterday, and they said stay away from the airport and stay in a safe place. and today, i was calling, but nobody answered. elsewhere in kabul, the city remains unusually quiet. the is attack has left ma

this is bbc news. our top stories: the taliban take centre stage — their leader says the rights of women will be respected as long as they adhere to islamic laws. translation: will be nothing auainst translation: will be nothing against women _ translation: will be nothing against women in _ translation: will be nothing against women in our - translation: will be nothing against women in our ruling. l against women in our ruling. our people accept our women are muslims. they accept islamic rule. if they live according to sharia, we will be happy. the leaders of the g7 nations are to meet to discuss their response to the taliban — and what to do if promises are not kept. half a million children in desperate need of shelter and drinking water in haiti after the earthquake which has left nearly 2,000 dead. and is this the moment to stamp out a 2,000—year—old disease? a new vaccine being developed could finally mean the end for the plague. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the glo

hello, this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as thousands of people desperate to leave afghanistan continue to crowd around kabul airport, former world leaders criticise the united states withdrawal policy. and donald trump has also attacked mr biden biden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anyone�*s ever seen. as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is bracing for a potential new wave of refugees and a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the expected arrival of hurricane henri. cambodia's last remaining population of critically endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. and our sunday morning edition of the paper review is at 9:35 — this morning's reviewers are journalist and author, shyama perera, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. that's for viewe

pauladams, bbc news. for more on the situation i've been speaking to lieutenant colonel davis, a former soldier who served in afghanistan and now a senior fellow and military expert in washington. he told us how far the taliban advance could go. i doubt that kabul is going to be next because that is literally the capital and they are both figuratively and literally for the afghan government will do everything they can to protect that and they will marshal their resources if they need to. but the anguishing thing to me is that this is entirely predictable. i've been warned about this for many years as have several other people. this was entirely avoidable to the degree we have seen here. and i'm concerned about what will happen next but this cannot surprise anyone that's been paying attention to the reports coming out. especially this past week equally as frustrated as i am right now about how you would could have been surprised by this because of the really bad way we have been doing business over the las

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: president biden says the us has made clear to the taliban that any attack on the afghan evacuation mission would be met quickly and with force. mr biden said he was in constant contact with the taliban. nato's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, says several of the bloc�*s members have suggested extending the deadline for evacuations out of kabul airport beyond the 31st of august. borisjohnson says he has full confidence in his foreign secretary, dominic raab, after criticism over his handling of the crisis. mr raab has come under pressure, forfailing to call the afghan foreign minister over evacuation plans. there's been mounting anger in haiti over the slow delivery of aid to areas affected by saturday's earthquake. damage to roads is hampering access. more than 2000 people died in the quake. many more were injured.

nick eardley, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 24,1170 new coronavirus cases, in the latest 24—hour period, a slight fall on the previous day. that means on average there were 26,793 new infections a day, in the last seven days. 65 deaths were recorded in the latest 2a hours, that's an average of 75 deaths a day in the past week. and, the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. from today, businesses are having to pay more of their workers' wages, as the government continues to wind down it's furlough scheme. but there are fears the increased costs could see some firms struggling to survive. the furlough programme, in place since april last year, will finish at the end of next month. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. it has been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we are in the final two months of the job retention scheme. the economy has been reopening but nearly 2 million people were still on furlough at

hello and welcome to bbc news. the taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, this time in northern afghanistan, as they intensify their offensive to seize power, following the withdrawal of western troops. the three cities appear to have largely fallen to the islamist militants within hours of each other. the biggest is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million. the provincial capitals sar—e pul and taloqan are also largely in militant hands. but the government in kabul insists its forces are fighting back to retake lost ground. here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so far — a large city, economically and strategically important, and it seems to have fallen easily. afraid of the fighting as much as the taliban, civilians are fleeing, some of them heading south for kabul. a government spokesman says the taliban will soon be ousted, bu

ben wright, bbc news. with me is the bbc�*s azaheh moshiri. 0bviously, obviously, in the us in particular, they have known this was coming. it has been a long time coming and yet they couldn't have expected, perhaps, quite the way it has unfolded, what is the response generally?— generally? the latest reaction we have is _ generally? the latest reaction we have is from _ generally? the latest reaction we have is from president - we have is from president donald trump, obviously former president donald trump who is not the biggest fan of the biden administration, he has called on president biden to resign in, quote, disgrace and argued that if he was still president things would be much more successful. biden administration is quick to point out that the exit deal with the tell abyad negotiated during president trump presidency, though. we've also got some pictures outside of the white house in dc where some afghans have united to protest the us pullout, worth noting that president biden is still in cam

alex forsyth, bbc news. alex forsyth, bbc news. we can get the latest from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who's in kabul now. growing pressure for this deadline to be extended to allow more people out of afghanistan, how realistic a prospect is that?— prospect is that? what is in joe biden prospect is that? what is in joe iiriden had's _ prospect is that? what is in joe biden had's now, _ prospect is that? what is in joe biden had's now, the _ prospect is that? what is in joe - biden had's now, the president and commander—in—chief of the united states, is under constant pressure, constant criticism, and yet every time he comes on air and takes questions, he sticks by his decisions. this is a man were when he was senator and vice president and now as president he believes afghanistan is a quagmire, he believes american troops should come home and long ago. but how can he ignore? we have heard in this programme that the british, the french, the germans, the italians, so many countries are begging the united s

adam wild, bbc news. italy have won a men's hundred metres medal for the first time and it was gold thanks to lamont marcelljacobs. jacobs broke the european record finishing in nine point eight seconds as he claimed gold. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive 0lympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. ifi if i was in the finals i would definitely have walked away with the meadow, no doubt about it. the thing as it was out of my control. unfortunately my calf cramp when i went up and i moved. i can't describe it. it hurts a lot. second time again. i'm just disappointed. swimmer duncan scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's 4x100 metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states. the americans broke the world record to win