the headlines: senior taliban officials say they have taken up positions inside kabul airport and are ready to take control as soon as the americans leave. sources have told the bbc that us and british troops are wrapping up their operations there. the pentagon says there are still credible threats against the airport. a us intelligence report has concluded that covid 19 was not developed as a biological weapon by china. but officials were unable to provide a more definitive explanation for its origin, and blamed beijing for hindering the global investigation. manchester united have reached an agreement to re sign cristiano ronaldo from juventus. the portugal star striker left the club for real madrid in 2009. the 36 year old has won more than 30 major trophies. plans to ban single use
he first played for united back in 2003 when he was just 18 and now he s leaving juventus in italy. jon donnison has the full story. 12 years after he wore a united shirt, guess who s back? most of the faces at old trafford may have changed, but speaking just before the signing was announced, the new boss clearly excited. cristiano has been a legend of this club. he is a legend of this club. he is the greatest player of all time, if you ask me. i was fortunate enough to play with him. i coached him. the deal was confirmed in a short but sweet tweet, welcome home, cristiano . viva ronaldo! horns blare. cue celebration outside the club s ground. it is superb! i cannot describe the feeling that we have. 0ur man is back! yes! all the talk this week, though, had been that ronaldo was heading to the other side of manchester and this afternoon, city fans were putting on a brave face.
is a series of short shakespeare scenes and monologues, and as we come out of the pandemic, they re looking forward to being back on stage in other upcoming work. we re notjust making theatre for black audiences. they are our main focus, but it s something that can be enjoyed by the whole population. adina campbell with that report. one of the world s most successful footballers, christiano ronaldo, has agreed new terms to return to his old club manchester united, for a fee of around £13 million more than $17.5 million. he first played for united back in 2003 when he was just 18 and now he s leaving juventus in italy. jon donnison has the full story. 12 years after he wore a united shirt, guess who s back? most of the faces at old trafford may have changed, but speaking just before the signing was announced, the new boss clearly excited. cristiano has been a legend of this club.
he is a legend of this club. he is the greatest player of all time if you ask me. i was fortunate enough to play with him. i coached him. the deal was confirmed in a short but sweet tweet, welcome home, cristiano. viva ronaldo! cue celebration outside the club s ground. it is superb! i cannot describe the feeling that we have. our man is back, yes! all the talk this week, though, had been that ronaldo was heading to the other side of manchester. and this afternoon, city fans were putting on a brave face. thank goodness for that! what a waste of money he d have been! way past his best. ronaldo was a fresh faced 18 year old when he first signed for united in 2003. now twice that age, at least one half of manchester will be hoping one of the greatest players of all time still has more to give. jon donnison, bbc news.
kennedy, the brother of presidentjohn f kennedy, should be released from prison. sirhan sirhan has served more than 50 years injail for the killing in 1968. the recommendation does not mean sirhan will be freed automatically it would have to be approved by the governor of california. president biden has accused china of blocking an investigation by the us into the cause of the coronavirus. a 3 month investigation by american intelligence agencies failed to agree on whether the virus stemmed from exposure to an infected animal or an incident in a laboratory in the chinese city of wuhan. meanwhile, china has consistently rejected claims that the virus originated from an incident at a government facility, and has even suggested that it might have escaped from a lab in the us. one of the world s most successful footballers cristiano ronaldo has agreed new terms to return to his old club, manchester united.