State says they did it. What now for the us led evacuation from afghanistan? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 6am in the morning in singapore and 2. 30am in the morning in the afghan capital kabul, where there has been carnage at the airport after twin explosions killed at least 60 people, according to a health official. The first blast is thought to have been the work of a suicide bomber, passing among the crowds gathered for more than a week at one of the airport s main gates to try to get flights out of the country. The second was at a nearby hotel. Along with afghan civilians, 12 us military personnel have died. The uk ministry of defence says there were no british casualties. The initial explosion took place just before dusk outside the abbey gate at kabul airport, leaving bodies strewn all over a sewage ditch. The second blast happened near the baron hotel, which has been used by some western nations as a staging point for evacuations since
To ensure that the operations are ongoing. It is not the best scenario we would wish for but at least we are still able to provide life saving intervention and that is also the case for the other un agencies. I will read you something concerning some of the tribal leaders. They have vowed defiantly to defend their strongholds from the taliban and crush the insurgents. How concerning is that for you? i crush the insurgents. How concerning is that for you? is that for you? i am always concerned is that for you? i am always concerned when is that for you? i am always concerned when there is that for you? i am always concerned when there is is that for you? i am always concerned when there is a l is that for you? i am always concerned when there is a rhetoric of escalation in the conflict. We have been calling for a humanitarian corridorfor a have been calling for a humanitarian corridor for a ceasefire or a stop to the violence. That is a message we will keep pushing towards the part
Silver in the women s canoe slalom. It can mean so much for people, and i hope people see women now as an event that is really high class, there was some amazing paddling out there. Half a million fewer people are now on furlough. But experts warn there could be job cuts as government support eases. A coroner concludes that liverpool football fan andy devine who died this week after suffering life changing injuries in the hillsborough stadium disaster is the 97th victim of the tragedy. And itv says there are no current plans for another series of the x factor after reports the show had been axed. In the last half hour, england s deputy chief medical 0fficer, jonathan van tam, has told the bbc that covid vaccinations have prevented around 22 million new coronavirus cases in england and saved about 60,000 lives. He announced the figures which are from public health england while answering questions on the vaccines from bbc newsbeat listeners. Let s hear what he had to say. Ther
Be checking the daily forecast. These symbols will be changing periodically during the day. That is what they are designed to do. Let me explain. Here is the model, the forecast, for the showers tomorrow, the showers could be plotted in one weather model update and a few hours later plotted 20 miles away and that will be reflected, so lots of changeable weather on the way. The overall envelope of where we think the showers will be will remain the same but local details can be very difficult to forecast stop there will be lots of showers around, slow moving, delivering a lot of rainfall to a small area in a short space of time. We have seen flash flooding in the last couple of weeks in places. 0n the last couple of weeks in places. On wednesday, the low pressure is further north. This is where the calm weather is, to the south you can see the white arrows, more of a breeze, so the showers that all the middle of the week move swiftly along across southern parts but may hang around, may b
Here in tokyo, i ll have all the latest on the action and medals at the olympic games. Celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government s handling of the pandemic. There has been a sustained drop in coronavirus cases in the uk, so has britain s third wave hit its peak, only a week after it relaxed most of its restrictions? as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, a gathering of scientists warns of the urgent need for action on climate change. Hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. It s been a busy day at the tokyo olympics, with exciting action across many different sports. Let s go there live and get the latest with lucy hockings. A warm welcome to day three at the tokyo olympics and, as you say, the medals are coming in thick and fast. Among the winners today, australia s ariarne titmus beat the defending champion katie ledecky in a thrilling contest