including another medal for team gb from emma wilson afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and, borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and coming up later this hour the media show. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another in the mixed 4 by 100 metre medley. in athletics jamaica secured a clean swe
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in afghanistan, where the taliban look close to be capturing their first key city. there s heavy fighting between the afghan military and the taliban in the centre lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. afghan security forces in two other cities kandahar in the south, and herat in the west are also trying to push back the taliban offensive. the taliban already control large parts of the rural areas, but have been pushing to capture cities as foreign forces pull out of the country. meanwhile, hundreds of people have been fleeing their homes amid the fighting. our correspondent secunder kermani is in the capital, kabul. this is the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the group already had captured vast swathes of rural territory. now, they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way right to the centre of lashkar ga
hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very c
hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very c
afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban. reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. good evening. team gb have won two more gold medals at the tokyo olympics, both in new events where men and women compete together. there was further success for the swimming team, who took gold in the axioom mixed medley relay. our sports editor dan roan was watching the action. a first for the olympics but a familiar feeling for team gb. a third triathlon medal today in the inaugural mixed team event but, this time, gold. with each athlete facing a 300 metres swim, 6.8 kilometre bike ride and two kilometre run, jessica learmonth got britain s bid off