relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government. downing street says it is unlikely the uk s rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication networks in paktika province the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they re finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there a
catcher adler, france is holding its breath. catcheradler, bbc france is holding its breath. catcher adler, bbc news, france is holding its breath. catcheradler, bbc news, paris. it s been a month since ukraine started its counter offensive against russian forces. progress has been slow, as president zelensky has admitted publicly. one of the reasons is the significant number of minefields left by the russians, which are causing loss of life and serious uinjury to many ukrainian soldiers. the bbc s andrew harding sent this report from the front line in eastern ukraine. a flimsy pontoon bridge as we head towards ukraine s southern front. in a landscape blasted by artillery and rocket fire, a different danger now faces ukrainian troops as they fight to recover territory. russian mines. they re everywhere. soldiers stumbling across yet another on the roadside. is it a claymore? and it s still live? this is a claymore mine they ve just discovered, still active, so i think we need
expectation was that the eu leaders would agree unanimously to accept ukraine candidacy for membership and now they are on a vote between today which is usually to electrical in any member will probably be long and bumpy one and very tough reforms will be required from ukraine and, of course, it is a country right now and the another war as well. that was our europe editor catcher adler. back a country in the middle of the war as well, one. back a country in the middle of the waras well, one. katya back a country in the middle of the war as well, one. katya adler. two parliamentary by elections are talking place today, in wakefield in west yorkshire, and tiverton and honiton in devon. both seats were won by the conservatives at the last general election. people in each area will have until 10pm to cast their vote with the results expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the us supreme court has ruled that americans have the fundamental right