across the country. from the charts to the stage pop star lily allen makes her acting debut in the west end. people say, oh, you have been on a stage before , but it is a completely. different experience. it s much scarierfor me, anyway. hello and welcome. british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. the taliban have said that they have taken over a jail and release the prisoners. the united nations special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more. in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination. taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan menapal. they d warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces. the war now increasingly spilling into the capital. but the taliban are also
falsely told donors that all the money contributed would go toward the construction effort. federal prosecutors charged bannon with the same basic alleged crime in 2020 but he was pardoned by donald trump as trump was leaving office. presidential pardons do not apply to state investigations. cnn s kara scannell is here with the latest. this has a familiar ring to it, but steve bannon, these are serious charges. yeah, these are serious charges and a serious investigation by the manhattan district attorney s office. sources tell me that bannon will surrender, a expected to surrender tomorrow here in new york to face these new york state charges. the conduct he is being charged with is very similar to the conduct that he was charged by federal prosecutors in 2020 and that was for allegedly along with co-conspirators misleading donors who donated money in this fundraising effort to raise money to build a wall along the southern u.s. border, an entity called we build the ball.
music the rise and rise of dua lipa we ll hear from her about her new album and headlining glastonbury this summer good morning. we have some heavy, thundery good morning. we have some heavy, thundery downpours across parts of southern thundery downpours across parts of southern england and south wales. the driest southern england and south wales. the driest and brightest conditions today the driest and brightest conditions today will the driest and brightest conditions today will be in the north and west and the today will be in the north and west and the low cloud and mist and the murkihess and the low cloud and mist and the murkiness across eastern areas is turning murkiness across eastern areas is turning back to the coast. i have the details turning back to the coast. i have the details later in the programme. it s thursday 2nd may. our main story. britain s biggest indoor arena co op live in manchester has postponed its opening yet again, and called