now on bbc news, there s another chance to enjoy the first part of rajan datar s epic journey across india in the travel show. india. a vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations and today, a fast emerging global power. 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the well worn tourist path, we re on a journey that spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. travelling from one of the driest places on earth. it is quite incredible, the sand. it s just crystal, hard crystals. white salt. you can probably taste it. ..to one of the wettest. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this isn t india on tap. i m on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. and also, meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home . it s going to be an amazing journey. for thou
restrictions have come into force. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. hello and welcome. reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. a taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. fierce fighting is also reported in the centre of another afghan provincial capital, sar e pol. earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of sheberghaan the second provincial capital to have fallen in two days. on saturday us central command said it had intensified air strikes richard galpin reports. in this fast moving offensive the taliban are claiming a second province, sheberghaan, is in their hands. here video film for the fighters app
of its first gay pride parade. hello and welcome to bbc news. with temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens northern suburbs and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes and several countries including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is greece s second biggest island, evia. the scenes are devastating. wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows but they put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the i
more than 200 are killed. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions have come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control as the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. and. thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning s reviewers are journalist and author, shyama perera and ali miraj, a columnist at the article. i m ben boulos. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the cyclist, jason kenny, has become britain s greatest ever olympian, after winning his seventh gold medal on the final day of the tokyo games. the 33 year old s win in the men s keirin final also gave him a british record ninth olympic medal. on the final day of the games in tokyo. this is how the medals table stands. the united states has overtaken china to take the top spot.