the self isolation period for people with coronavirus from ten days to seven provided they have negative lateral flow tests on the sixth and seventh days. the change will take effect tomorrow. the decision was made by ministers at a virtual meeting this morning. covid restrictions remain unchanged. the stormont executive will meet again in a week s time. the former president of afghanistan, ashraf ghani, has said he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter for the bbc radio four s today programme, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afg hanistan s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports.
UK s Queen Elizabeth has returned back to the office after being advised bed rest for a month due to a spinal injury. She hosted the Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter at Windsor Castle on Friday, which caught the attention of the netizens. In the picture of her majesty and General Carter, the two had unusually purple hands. Soon after, the pictures of the 95-year-old monarch’s hands have gone viral online. To answer questions and concerns raised by the netizens, Dr. Jay Verma of