afghan government knows where to go. they are trapped in the headlights of an oncoming disaster.— they are trapped in the headlights of an oncoming disaster. thank you very much- — the metropolitan police says a 14—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of james who was stabbed after confronting a group of teenagers in chingford in east london, on monday evening. the father of britney spears, has agreed to step down as her conservator, after 13 years. the pop star has been mounting a series of legal challenges to the court agreement that gave her father control over her estate and other aspects of her life. a lawyer representing britney says it's "another step toward justice". 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher has more. 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 her father, jamie, the man who became her conservator after she apparently suffered a breakdown 13 years ago. it is a sort of guardian role