we ll get the latest from our correspondent in the united states. the afghan taliban says that at least 21 people were killed in a blast at a kabul mosque. the un calls on the group to bring an end to terrorism. japan launches a nationwide competition to enourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. and striking gold. that was fantastic. you can t b that that was fantastic. you can t by that feeling, that was fantastic. you can t by that feeling, frankly. - we hearfrom one of the british divers who helped locate a us first world war shipwreck that s been missing since 1917. welcome to bbc news. explosions have been reported at a military airbase in russian occupied crimea. officials there say there s been no damage, and that a ukrainian drone has been shot down. it happened north of the city of sevastopol at the belbek air base. you ll remember, another russian airbase in crimea was hit by explosions earlier this month. and, seperately, in russia itself, two v
in the us. japan launches a nationwide competition to enourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. that was fantastic. you can t buy that feeling, frankly. and striking gold. we hearfrom one of the british divers who helped locate a us first world war shipwreck that s been missing since 1917. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. explosions have been reported at a military airbase in russian occupied crimea. officials there say there s been no damage, and that a ukrainian drone has been shot down. it happened north of the city of sevastopol at the belbek air base. another russian airbase in crimea was hit by explosions earlier this month. and, seperately, in russia itself, two villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. the fire was less than 50 kilometres from the frontier. no casualties have been reported. meanwhile, the un secretary general has sounded the alarm about the da
speaks out as the bomb maker responsible for the 2002 bali terror attack has his sentence reduced and is eligible for parole. as a new covid vaccine is rolled out: a hospital in birmingham trials a new drug to help stop patients with immune problems from catching the virus in the first place. and we ll be telling you the story behind south africa s amapiano music scene, one of the fastest growing new music genres. wherever you rejoining me from around the world and here in the uk, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. let us start with this. a series of explosions have been reported at two russian military installations. in sevastopol, in russian occupied crimea, the governor claimed a ukrainian drone was shot down by anti aircraft defences near a key military airfield. in russia itself, the authorities said villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. the blasts occurred as the un secretary general, antonio gut
cheering. time for a look at the weather. here s helen willetts. some beautiful weather watchers last night. as you can see from the skies, these are from highlands scotland but it s a strong our rowrah at the moment so if we get clear skies we may see it. towards the north we have that coming in to parts of scotland and perhaps a bit further south as well. we do have cloudier skies here, you see at the moment, on that weather front. lots of showers and still the remnants of the overnight rain, pacific oceany rain in the south. between it, sow good spells of sunshine and we have lost the humidity. so while we have a blustery breeze and showers continuing across scotland, northern ireland, they tend to ease, temperatures aren t quite as high, as they were last night, because we have lost the humidity. sorry, yesterday, but it feels pleasant out there. we should see evening sunshine as the showers fade away, so an opportunity to witness the northern lights in the north but not