the head of a mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, says at least 50 worshippers were killed in a powerful explosion that struck just after friday prayers, thought to be by a suicide bomber. but taliban authorities in the country say only ten people died. it s the latest in a series of attacks during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the bbc s azaday moshiri reports. (tx vt) prayers ending in bloodshed. it was the last friday of the holy month of ramadan and yet for those attending a sophia mosque in kabul, it was interrupted by an explosion and ended with a clean up team taking care of the aftermath. ended with a clean-up team taking care of the aftermath. care of the aftermath. translation mac when the care of the aftermath. translation mac when the blast care of the aftermath. translation mac when the blast went - care of the aftermath. translation mac when the blast went off - care of the aftermath. translation mac when the blast went off we . care of the aftermath. translation
liverpool take on leicester, a west london derby at brentford who host chelsea; and another london derby, tottenham playing west ham. john murray is at tottenham hotspur stadium for us. i spoke to him earlier and asked what the reaction had been to jordan henderson s comments? (tx vt) i think when it comes from someone as influential as deliverable captainjordan henderson, i think it adds to the feeling that something has to give and clearly we have heard from premier league manager at the premier league manager on the subject and of course all of the teams in the premier league will play three matches or do to play three matches from boxing day on rates through until that first weekend in january so that rates through until that first weekend injanuary so that is where this all comes from. the feeling that there is just too much of a part of fixtures and notjust that there is just too much of a part of fixtures and not just that into the new year throughout the course of 2022 right u
princess mako the niece of the japanese emperor has married her non royalfiance. the proceedings were low key, after years of public controversy. there was no ceremony and no reception banquet. (tx vt) rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. no grand wedding ceremony, no cheering crowds, just a very formal goodbye from princess mako to her parents. at first, her sister does the same, but then she steps forward for a very un japanese hug. it was the most touching moment in what has been a strange day. a few minutes later the now former princess was sitting before the media with her new husband, kei komuro. ever since their engagement, mr komuro s humble origins have been the target of japanese tabloids. in tokyo, around 100 protesters gathered today, still demanding the marriage be called off. we re marching today, because we don t want the imperial family to be involved in crimes, this woman says. the main accusation is that mr komuro s widowed mother owes
showed how much she loved this and her passion and she did not hesitate for an instant. it was a much nicer phone call to phone her and tell her. i think she will be a great addition, she s got that passion for the cup and team play. they have been trying to make this team and to finally get that confirmation that you re in the team now, obviously, the players are very excited, when you re playing your first one, but i managed to catch her when she was just about to take off and it meant and they spoke to her and as you can imagine, she wasjust and they spoke to her and as you can imagine, she was just delighted. the third test at headingley starts on wednesday. england are 1 down in the series after losing against india at lord s last week. fast bowler mark wood is going to miss the match with an injury, something captainjoe root has described as a hammerblow. here s our sports correspondentjoe wilson. (tx vt) england prepared knowing them is
star to come under fire for circumventing strict quarantine rules for international travellers. the actress s arrival in hong kong has sparked widespread anger after she was reportedly spotted out and about two days after touching down. 30 years ago, a coup was launched in the then soviet union by hardline communist leaders to take power away from soviet president michael gorbachev, who s reform programme was slowly opening russia up. it failed, largely due to massive civil resitance in the capital moscow. stephen rosenberg reflects on the anniversary. (tx vt it was the day the world held its breath. there had been a coup in a nuclear superpower. tanks rolled into moscow right up to red square. communist hardliners has seized power in the soviet union. but the people were not