space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools in most provinces, where women can t attend university, where women can t work for domestic or international ngos, they are barred from parks, swimming pools, gyms, public baths, where if they have to travel long distances they have to be escorted by a male relative, where they re expected to wear clothing with only their eyes visible. and for this latest restriction, the taliban aren t even giving a reason, especially and women are asking, this was a female only space. there s no interaction b
jon heffernan, professor of semiconductor materials and devices at the university of sheffield and director of the national epitaxy facility, tells us more. it s part of a global battle to control the semiconductor industry, which has been undertaken by many countries. the 21st century is going to be a technological century and it is completely underpinned by semiconductors. you ve got semiconductors everywhere, from lighting to computer chips, yourfridge to your car. and the pace of innovation is accelerating and it is going to be more and more important. so each country around the world is actually considering very carefully what its strategy in this technological area is and what its economic strategy is, its security strategy is. and so this is just the latest example, particularly between china and the us, but there are other countries involved. some countries control different aspects of the semiconductor industry. some control the natural resources, the minerals and th
the uk had hottestjune since records began, with heat killing fish in rivers and threatening insects. sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. i want to show you these pictures first because these are the pictures from the israel gaza border and you can see the fires that are burning and young men carrying out their protests as the unrest spreads after that launch of the israeli military operation in the refugee camp at the start of the day. already we have been seeing the pictures from inside the camp and we know from the palestinians, they say they targeted what they described as seven palestinian militants. palestinian officials say eight have been killed and 50 wounded and have been describing it more as an invasion rather than a military operation. that phrase from one palestinian official talking to the bbc in the last couple of hours. but the unrest clearly spreading as of that operation continues. we will have more on that which is our main sto
players have played past the first round yet, but he will be playing the british wild card, arthur perry. we hope they will get on in the outside courts and around half an hour. but we will definitely have tennis to look forward to later on. fingers crossed for some sunshine. thank you. england have made three changes to their team for the third ashes test against australia. moeen ali, chris woakes and mark wood are all included. they replacejimmy anderson and josh tongue, who are rested ollie pope is out for the rest of the series, after dislocating his right shoulder. england are 2 0 down, ahead of a must win third test at headingley on thursday. we were very open and honest and clear with us before the season started that it was going to be a tough ask to ask all the bowlers to play every game this summer. it is a good chance forjimmy to have a rest and then get ready for old trafford
andy murray s wimbledon begins on centre court this afternoon ten years since he first lifted the men s trophy. and coming up on bbc news: after the controversial second ashes test at lord s, we hearfrom england sjoe root ahead of the third test, which begins at headingley on thursday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. united nations aid agencies say they re alarmed by the scale of israel s military operation, which is continuing for a second day. it s taking place here, in the occupied west bank. palestinian officials say about 3,000 people fled their homes in thejenin refugee camp overnight, and that ten people have been killed and 100 wounded.