this is bbc world news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the globe. i m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan, as the un s envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. at the olympics, it s another gold medalfor team gb as galal yafai beats carlo paalam of the philippines in the flyweight boxing. tom daley wins bronze in the 10m platform final, gb s 60th medal of the games. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert,
this is bbc world news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the globe. i m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan, as the un s envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. at the olympics, it s another gold medalfor team gb as galal yafai beats carlo paalam of the philippines in the flyweight boxing. tom daley wins bronze in the 10m platform final, gb s 60th medal of the games. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert,
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this is bbc news. our main headlines: the uk has warned its citizens to leave afghanistan for their own safety, as fighting intensifies between government forces and the taliban. the militants have freed hundreds of inmates from a prison they ve captured in the north of the country. and at the olympics, team gb have secured another gold medal, galal yafai beating carlo paalam of the philippines in the flyweight boxing. tom daley won bronze in the men s solo 10 metre diving. social distancing rules have been abandoned in wales with the lifting of most covid restrictions today. for the first time in almost 17 months, nightclubs can reopen and bar service can resume, but face masks are still required by law in shops and on public transport. despite falling covid cases, the country s first minister, mark drakeford, has warned
afghan officials say the taliban have seized the south west city of zaranj, the first provincial capital to fall to the militants for five years. during a un emergency meeting to discuss the worsening violence, its envoy to the region demanded the militants end their offensive. the greek government has put almost half of the country s regions on high alert as wildfires continue to spread. huge clouds of smoke are billowing over the outskirts of athens. a man s been killed in a village north of the city after being hit by a falling electricity pole. at the olympics, there s been another gold medal for team gb as galal yafai beat carlo paalam of the philippines in the flyweight boxing. in the men s solo 10m diving, it was a china one two, with britain s tom daley taking bronze. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi meets two sublime young opera