energy agency. eight medical staff who treated the football legend, diego maradona, in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic. the crowds are heading to the music festival in england, hoping for sunshine. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than a thousand people have been killed after a major earthquake in eastern afghanistan. many more have been injured as the 6.1 magnitude quake damaged countless homes in one of the poorer regions of one of the poorest countries in the world. afghanistan, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. our correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire co
asylum seekers to rwanda as he arrives there for a meeting of commonwealth heads of state. record waiting times for hospital treatment in wales for the 24th month in a row. and test cricket gets underway again at headingley the first england match since some claims of racism were upheld against yorkshire county cricket club. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the quarter finals are under at eastbourne, with both cameron norrie and harriet dart in action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan caused devastation, killing at least 1,000 people, and injuring another 1,500. doctors there have told the bbc that many children have been killed. aid agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst hit areas but the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and a lack of resources. the country s health system was facing near collapse before the disast
ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit and defends his controversial asylum deal. and the lasting impact of music on the lives of children from one of scotland s most deprived estates in stirling. and coming up in sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news channel, we ll be live at headingley as england hunt a test series whitewash against new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. taliban officials in afghanistan say the search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south east of the country has ended. doctors say many children may have been the victims of the quake, which is thought to have killed more than 1,000 people. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province, the worst hit area. entire villages have been destroyed, with survivors saying they are finding it difficult to find means to bury their dead. secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report. homes redu
taliban officials in the afghan province was hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1000 people, said the search for survivors in many areas has ended. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street said it is unlikely the uk s policy will come when he meets the prince of wales. the american artistic swimmer has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello. good afternoon. british airways staff at london s heathrow airport have voted to strike in a dispute about pay. members of the gmb union employed as ground staff and check in workers voted overwhelmingly for the industrial action. the move threatens to disrupt britain s busiest airport in the well, we can cross straight to heathrow and to our correspondent who is therefore eyes. first of all, what is this strike about? be enou~h, what is this strike about? ee: enough, it is no