a very special record. hello and welcome. it s now monday in afghanistan, and a year since the taliban swept back into the afghan capital kabul, marking their takeover of the country and sparking scenes like these at the airport thousands trying to leave in fear of what could lie ahead. one year on, life for women and girls in particular is very different with harsh rules including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul during the taliban takeover, has returned and sent this special report. cal t0 prayer. call to prayer. it s a man s world. afghanistan is a conservative country, but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed shut. we met three generations of women whose lives speak loudly about their world. many are afraid. they don t want to be identified. this woman used to be a senior official in the finance ministry. last year
and bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james host of the bbc podcast you, me and the big c has died at the age of a0. three near williams suffers a shock first round defeat. she was playing herfirst singles match in more than a year. and serena williams. the inquiry into the riot at the us capitol last year has been hearing dramtic testomony from a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson said donald trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to march to congress. she also said senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump s rally on that day to try to overturnjoe biden s victory could spiral out of control. our north america editor sarah smith has more. do you swear on. a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on 6 january were carrying weapons. yet he was furious about security measures. metal detectors were used to find guns and knives.
what happens to this tower? what any lasting memorial here might look like is still being decided. for the bereaved, though, it is a shrine to their loved ones and a way of making sure they re not forgotten. i get drawn to it. any time i m in the area. it s kind of peaceful in a very weird way. itjust helps me heal. one night, your life can change for. l ..for ever. i can see the top of the tower from where i live. i can see my brother s bedroom window the space of where he died with his wife and his children. it s difficult, it s very difficult, but i take comfort. it s like he s still there. comfort also comes from being with each other people once connected because they lived together in a high rise block in london, now linked by a night which fractured their lives forever. only they can fully understand what they went through as they face this five year anniversary together. hello and welcome to sportsday. it s a star studded leaderboard at the us open. we bring you t
across the continent. thanks forjoining us. in what is the fastest decision in eu history, the european commission has formally recommended candidate status for ukraine but with conditions. for ukraine this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it as an historic moment, which will bring victory in the war against russia closer . meanwhile president putin said he was against the idea because the eu wasn t a military blo, but couldn t see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. and we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let s look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first they need the european commission to recommend the
Were surprisingly reserved. Ill make this short and simple i want to thank god for the victory ive received already, and i want to thank everybody involved in putting this massive event on. I want to thank usyk for turning up and challenging me and thats about it. Thanks to all the fans who travelled to support me, because i know its tough times at the moment and moneys hard, so i aim to put on a show. Thank you very much, god bless. Hi everybody, people. Applause im happy to be here. Im excited. Im grateful for his excellency, and for whom this fight happened. Lets make history. Enough, thank you very much. The great and the good of the boxing world have made their way to riyahd for this unmissable fight. Our reoprter ade adadoyn got the thoughts of a former World Champion. Well, the press conference wasnt one what were accustomed to with tyson fury. None of the shenanigans, shouting, pushing, orshoving it was very respectful towards Oleksandr Usyk. Alongside me is former World Champi