and i can tell you from being here today, i think probably a scorching august is going to follow that sweltering july. you're watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines. a state of emergency is declared in haiti after a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.2 magnitude. at least 29 people have been killed. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—i—sharif — reportedly falls to the taliban, as president ghani says that remobilising the military is his top priority. 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 uk's worst mass shooting since 2010. some clinically vulnerable children in england are struggling to access a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the rollout. nhs england say at—risk 12 to 15—year—olds, and those living with someone with a weak immune system, should be offered