this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. desperate measures to survive what the un calls afganistan s humanitarian catastrophe. i sold my five year old daughter for $1200 and sent my teenage son to iran illegally to work. a wave of industrial action continues to spread across the uk. in scotland teachers are on strike for the first time in almost a0 years. university staff across the uk are also walking out today, and thousands of postal workers start a 48 hour strike in the run up to black friday. the housing secretary says tens of thousands of homes are unsafe
because of damp and mould, as the government threatens to block funding of failing associations. daily covid infections in china hit a high despite crippling restrictions and snaplock towns. japan the latest to upset the odds in the world cup, beating germany. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as the un warns of a catastrophic situation in afghanistan, the bbc has found evidence that impoverished families are selling their infant daughters into early marriages. since the taliban took control, the afghan economy has collapsed
this is bbc news. i mjoanna i m joanna gosling. the headlines at 11am: more than half million more people entered the uk than left in the yeartojune, the highest level on record. a wave of industrial action continues to spread across the uk. in scotland teachers are on strike for the first time in almost 40 years university staff across the uk are also walking out, and thousands of postal workers are staging a 48 hour strike. ambulance bosses warn of cripling delays as new figures reveal almost 30% of paramedics in england have been stuck waiting half an hour or more for hospitals to accept their patients. desperate measures to survive what the un calls afganistan s humanitarian catastrophe. i sold my five year old daughter for $1200 and sent my teenage son
they begin their tournament later. let s see what the day brings. another interesting day, we will see if there are any shocks in those matches. as the un warns of a catastrophic situation in afghanistan, the bbc has found evidence that impoverished families are selling their infant daughters into early marriages. since the taliban took control, the afghan economy has collapsed and millions are on the brink of starvation. rates of malnutrition among children have gone up by nearly 50% and the bbc has learned that some people are giving their hungry children potentially harmful tablets to sedate them. you may find some of yogita limaye s report from the city of herat distressing.
around 504,000 more people are estimated to have moved to the uk than left in the 12 months tojune 2022. this figure is up sharply from 173,000 in the year tojune 2021 and beats the previous record of 390,000 set in 2016. the ons says it s being driven by unprecedented world events including the end of lockdown restrictions, conflicts in ukraine and afghanistan and the new visa route for british nationals from hong kong. i m joined by the bbc s home editor mark easton. can you break down the figure is more for us? the can you break down the figure is more for us? more for us? the top line is startling. more for us? the top line is startling, more more for us? the top line is startling, more than - more for us? the top line is startling, more than half i more for us? the top line is startling, more than half a i more for us? the top line is i startling, more than half a million extra people arriving as a result of net migration in the year tojune, ijy net migration in the year to