should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. after years of tracking him, the cia targeted him with two missiles from a drone flying above the afghan capital kabul, killing him instantly. announcing the strike, president biden said the killing would bring closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. it comes nearly a year after the us s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, as our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. after decades, america has killed one of its most wanted terrorists. my fellow americans, on saturday,
and blackpool s jake daniels becomes the first professional footballer in the uk men s game for three decades to come out as gay. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. could arsenal get the win they needed against newcastle to move back into the champions league places? good evening. britain s most senior military officer has asserted that ukraine is winning the war against russia and has now secured its survival as an independent state. the chief of the defence staff, admiral sir tony radakin, was speaking as the ukrainian army reported making progress in the north. ukrainian forces have been retaking territory around the country s second biggest city, kharkiv, the target of heavy bombardment since the invasion began in february. russian forces are now focusing on the donbas region further south, but they are continuing to meet fierce resistance. we start tonight with a special report from near the eastern city of izyum, known as the gateway to the donbas. our
in the wagatha christie libel case, picking up on barbed comments between coleen rooney and rebekah va rdy. the times says petrol retailers are being accused of profiteering after failing to pass on the whole of the recent cut in fuel duty. it also has an extraordinary photo of a ukrainian solder in the azovstal steel plant. let s begin, thank you both for taking the time this evening. let s start with the front page of the metro, and the headline reads, proud to say i m gay. he s been held as an inspiration to but michael last one obviously being just and fastly. it s been a great story, and he s had a lot of support from everywhere, hasn t he? absolutely, from current everywhere, hasn t he? absolutely, from current footballers everywhere, hasn t he? absolutely, from current footballers like - everywhere, hasn t he? absolutely, from current footballers like harry l from current footballers like harry kane, the tottenham striker, and former players you contrast the fro