in other news covid antibody tests are offered to the public for the first time. liverpool great terry mcdermott has been diagnosed with dementia. the 69 year old made 329 appearances for the club. it comes in the same week manchester united and scotland legend denis law announced his diagnosis. good morning to you. it s sunday the 22nd of august. our top story: chaos continues at kabul airport as thousands gather, anxious to board flights out of the country. it s been reported that some needed medical help after being crushed. americans hoping to leave afghanistan have been told not to travel to the airport, amid concerns about the potential for attacks by islamic state militants. meanwhile, efforts to evacuate british citizens and afghans who supported the uk continue, almost 4,000 people have been flown out of afghanistan since last sunday. simonjones reports.
brilliant, we needed that. - has revealed that he has alzheimer s and vascular dementia. the 81 year old says he s trying to be positive but admitted he would no longer be able to sign autographs forfans, and the days ahead would be hard, demanding and painful . we re joined now by kate lee, chief executive of the alzheimer s society. good morning to you. very distressing news for denis law and his family of course. but i would imagine also, a positive thing that someone with the profile of denis law is talking about this. absolutely. we know that dementia remains absolutely shrouded in stigma, people find it very hard to admit that they have got the condition, that they have had that difficult diagnosis. when people shy away of talking about it, it means
we will talk to the son of nobby stiles later and how the sporting world is dealing with this. there have been discussions in terms of brain injuries in the world of sport and how that is now being addressed. football, cricket, everywhere. we will talk about those issues. denis law, one of my earliest memories was my dad would take me for a walk to his house and my dad is a manchester united fan and we would walk past denis law s house. when? when i was a kid, in the 70s. he is not in the same house? i very much doubt it. you did the piecejust now i very much doubt it. you did the piece just now on eyes and being on screen is too much. in the mirror today, gone fishing, mum. a study that flips it the other way
the paper says the permanent secretaries at the foreign office, the home office and the ministry of defence are all on leave. an image of a mother handing her child to an american soldier at kabul airport dominates the metro s front page. it says the woman was begging the soldier to save her daughter. it describes how other women threw their babies over razor wire in the hope they would be put on a military flight out of the capital. scotland and manchester united legend denis law is pictured on the back of this morning s mirror. known as the king, law is the sixth member of the united 1968 european cup winning side to have been diagnosed with dementia. we will be speaking about the impact of dementia on footballers and the questions that are being asked about playing, in the legacy of that time.
that they cannot get the support of organisations like ours who can now be there to help the family with the support and guidance they need over the coming years. fantastic and inspiration as always from denis and his family who have been incredible in their support of us as well, and coming out and talking about his diagnosis. coming out and talking about his diaunosis. , ., ., coming out and talking about his diaunosis. ,, . , diagnosis. and you have been in touch with diagnosis. and you have been in touch with the diagnosis. and you have been in touch with the family diagnosis. and you have been in touch with the family to - diagnosis. and you have been in touch with the family to offer i touch with the family to offer support? touch with the family to offer su ort? , touch with the family to offer su . oft? , ., , touch with the family to offer su ort? , ., , ., , support? yes, the family had been workin: support? yes, the family had been working with support? yes, the