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People flock to englands East Coast to see original work by the Famed Grafitti artist. The taliban has taken the afghan city of jalalabad. Its the only significant city outside of the Capital Kabul that was not controlled by the militant group. The fall almost completes the talibans dramatic surge through the country which began in may after the us announced it would withdraw its troops. The capture of jalalabad followed the fall of the city of mazar i sharif, the last Government Stronghold in the north of afghanistan. In a moment well be speaking to our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan, but first Secunder Kermani sent this report from kabul. This is the very centre of kabul. Thousands who have fled fighting across the north now live in these miserable conditions. This family escaped the violence, but say they still dont feel safe. Translation were thirsty. Were hungry. We have no home. Other makeshift camps are even bigger. But this, in the heart of the city, shows how quickly the country is unravelling. We dont want to go back to the era where our sisters and our Education Sector and the Development Sector was so shattered, we dont want to go back to that. Fighting erupted around mazar i sharif. It was one of the last major cities still under Government Control and had been a bastion of anti taliban resistance. Security forces were fleeing to the border with uzbekistan as the insurgents took it over. Once in kandahar, their spiritual home, the taliban cemented their position with a flag hoisting ceremony. Finally addressing the nation, president ghani didnt comment on rumours he may resign. Instead, simply promising to Re Mobilise beleaguered forces. For now, for many people here in kabul, life is continuing more or less as normal but the taliban are getting closer and closer to the city and there is increasing concern that a fierce and protracted Battle For Control Of Kabul could be imminent. The speed of the Talibans Advance has led to the us and uk together deploying more than 5,500 troops to afghanistan to repatriate their citizens and many of their Embassy Staff. Many afghan cities are now being handed over to the taliban, following local deals with the security forces. That may be the only way to avoid even more suffering in kabul, too, but would mean an End to life here as residents know it. Secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. Lets speak to our South Asia Editor anbarasan ethirajan. What is the latest . In the last hour or so. What is the latest . In the last hour or so, the what is the latest . In the last hour or so, the taliban what is the latest . In the last hour or so, the taliban say. Hour or so, the taliban say that they have captured the eastern city of jalalabad and they have captured the whole province and one resident said the local official, the local governor made a deal, and basically surrEndered the entire city to the taliban without a fight. This is another significant blow for the government because this came just about ten hours after the taliban walked into the northern city of mazar i sharif. Kabul is the only major city under Government Control now. After capturing several provincial capitals, and i believe 25 are under taliban control, they are getting closer and closer to kabul. Yesterday they were fighting in one of the small towns outside of kabul, just an Hour Or Aokm from kabul. This was the capital of kabul at big risk and no one is clear what is going to happen in the next few days. Mil is going to happen in the next few Da S. � , is going to happen in the next fewDa S. � ,. ,. , few days. All eyes are on kabul few days. All eyes are on kabul. As few days. All eyes are on kabul, as you few days. All eyes are on kabul, as you say. Few days. All eyes are on kabul, as you say. Is few days. All eyes are on i kabul, as you say. Is there few days. All eyes are on. Kabul, as you say. Is there a theory could be lost to the militants within days or weeks . Are afghan government troops surrEndered the city . What is being done in the capital . That is auoin being done in the capital . That is going to being done in the capital . That is going to be being done in the capital . That is going to be the being done in the capital . Trust is going to be the Big Question in the coming days but it will be very, very complicated. Now, you have thousands of us troops arriving in kabul to evacuate Embassy Staff and others. You also have british troops coming in. That means that you have a huge Military Presence in the us has clearly warned that if anyone is attacking the american troops during the evacuation, they will be met with fierce power. That means there is a chance of conflict if someone taxes forces. What the taliban could do is possibly to come around kabul and see if the government will agree to taliban conditions. They know there are millions of people in kabul. If there is fighting, the civilian casualties will be really, really high. So they can basically approach them or negotiate a peaceful transition of power. We will see some dramatic developments happening in afghanistan in the next few days. In afghanistan in the next few Da S. , days. The president said he wanted to days. The president said he wanted to re days. The president said he wanted to Re Mobilise days. The president said he wanted to Re Mobilise his| wanted to Re Mobilise his beleaguered troops. How many trips does he have available . What sort of state of alien . He ave a what sort of state of alien . He gave a very. What sort of state of alien . He gave a very, you know, strong message, saying they will reorganise the forces. State are they End. But the issue is out of the seven military troops, some of them have surrEndered to the taliban and ought retreated to the city. State are they in. We dont know how many trips he has. But there is the question of what is the morale of these troops when the taliban surrounds the city . You see in cities like 03, the local commanders made a deal with the taliban and they just fled the city. Mazar i sharif. It is all about who is loyal to the government, whether anyone is making a deal. The taliban has been clever, doing psychological warfare, talking to commanders and regional governors, you know . Talking to them and pressuring them, asking why they want to fight, if they are ready to die, and you will also die. They say one in your daily weapons and walk away and we wont hurt you . They are playing a psychological game with his commanders. Where not sure of these remaining soldiers within kabul will be sEnding with the government till the End. Till the End. Thank you very much for till the End. Thank you very much forjoining till the End. Thank you very much forjoining us, till the End. Thank you very much forjoining us, anbarasan ethirajan. More than 300 people are known to have been killed by the latest devastating earthquake to hit haiti. Nearly 2000 others were injured in the 7. 2 magnitude tremor. The Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has declared a month long State Of Emergency. Mr henry said the quake had caused huge damage and many casualties across the south of the country. President biden has authorised immediate help from the us. This report from david willis. One of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. And the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. This one centred on the countrys south western peninsula, a less populated area than the Capital Port au prince, which was flattened by an Earthquake Ii years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. More than 200,000 people died in the 2010 Earthquake And Haitis Prime Minister Ariel Henry said numerous lives have been lost in todays disaster. Translation the government decided this morning to declare | a State Of Emergency for one month following this disaster. We call on the population to show solidarity with Each Other. Lets Avoid Panic in the face of this earthquake. Us scientists are predicting the Death Toll could run into thousands and President Biden has already promised us aid. Haitis Chief Seismologist predicted the last big earthquake but admits this one took everyone by surprise. Translation for a few years, we have been carrying out seismic monitoring in each department with monthly reports of earthshaking. The Southern Department was less at risk among the ten geographic departments so to me it is a surprise and it shows that earthquakes are totally unpredictable. 0nly last month, haiti was plunged into a political crisis following the murder of its former president jovenel moise. Riven by Poverty And Gang violence and now suffering the effects of another massive earthquake, it is also in the path of a tropical storm that is due to hit the region early next week. David willis, bbc news, los angeles. Monique clesca is a haitian writer and human Rights Advocate based in port au prince. I asked her what the mood was on the ground. The picture where i am is quiet. However, i think we are devastated by what is going on, particularly in the south. And for several reasons. First of all, we are heartbroken by the tragedy, the deaths, a lot of infrastructure damage. But there is also another issue. Whatever assistance must flow, it must go to gang territory. It is almost like the gangs have to give you safe passage. And it is also due to the lack of good governance that we are in this situation. So the massive insecurity will make things much more difficult to bring assistance to the ones who need it most. And i think that is a big issue. You mention it is difficult to access these positive been badly affected, a lack of government, but there is a Track Record in haiti have issues when it comes to international aid and a poor reputation with international aid coming into haiti. Who do haitians trust more to help resolve the problems that you have now . It certainly is not the international community. I think the last few years have shown the international community have backed a dictator. The international community has really not backed the haitian people. And i think that has to change. And i think one of the lessons learned from the earthquake, the assistance that was given from the earthquake in 2010, is that the assistance was done, anybody could come and you could do whatever you wanted, you provided whatever you wanted. And i think that was bad because it did not build capacity and it did not help the way it should have. The international community left and left us high and dry. So i think this time what must be done is the international community must absolutely work through Haitian Civil Society and it is a must. This is what the population trusts. They do not trust the government. The government has been under siege for about three years. We have a massive protest against the government. The government that has killed, massacred, etc. We do not trust the government. We trust a civil society. There is a network of Civil Protection that also is set up. There were Consultation Tables where you have political and civil society in the different departments. And i think aid can flow through them and flow through civil society organisations. And i think that is what must be done. And not the international community telling us this is what you need, this is what you need we dont want that. Monique clesca speaking to me earlierfrom haitian Capital Port au prince. Here in the uk, an investigation is underway into a Police Decision to return a shotgun and a Firearms Licence to a man who went on to commit the countrys worst Mass Shooting in a decade. 22 year old Jake Davisons victims included his mother. 200 miles from westminster, the Home Secretary came to plymouth to pay her respects. Five people were shot dead by the gunman. The first was his mother, maxine davison. Then there was Lee Martyn and his three year old daughter, sophie. 66 year old kate shepherd, from cornwall, a talented artist. And stephen washington, who was 59 and killed while walking his dogs. Its tragic beyond words, really, really tragic. Priti patel promised to support the community, with Specialist Help for anyone left traumatised. She wouldnt comment on news that the gunman, Jake Davison, had his Firearms Licence returned to him last month, even though he posted Hate Filled Rants online. Home secretary, Should Davison Have had a gun . You say you want to reassure people here, a lot of people have questions about gun control. My Brain Cant Process it, physically Cant Process that information i was given. Chris says his family is reeling. Not only was his Auntie Maxine shot dead, but it was her son that killed her. Chris never met his cousin Jake Davison and doesnt understand what has gone so catastrophically wrong. Its impossible, you Cant Plan for this, you cant see the next day or the day after or the day after, you just literally take each day as it comes. But ijust know that, as a family, they will come together, be there for Each Other and try to understand this horrEndous thing thats happened. And also the other four innocent people that had no part in this. Im sorry to everybody going through this, it must be the worst thing in the World And I cant even imagine to understand. Among those grieving are the family of three year old Sophie Martyn and her father lee, apparently shot at random as they walked home together. They were definitely a pair, little one running around and, you know, eating all the ice creams. 0nly last month, Sam Wright was watching the euros with them at the anchorage pub. You know, hejust absolutely doted on her, she was an amazing Little Girl and he was a great dad. She hasnt even started her life, she is so little and its just, yeah, its terrible. Silence this afternoon at plymouth argyles match. Concerts have been cancelled. 48 hours on, this city has so many questions. As the community grieves, detectives investigate. Here at the scene where the shootings began on Thursday Night and at 12 other locations around this area. And its notjust members of the public who witnessed these attacks that are being offered counselling so, too, are members of the police force. Jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. This is bbc news, the Headlines Jalalabad has fallen to the Taliban In Afghanistan with the capital, kabul, now the last major city to remain in government hands. Michael kugelman is the senior associate for South Asia at the wilson center. He told me it would have been difficult for President Biden to have delayed the withrawal from afghanistan. Ideally, he would have been able to negotiate some sort of Peace Deal or ceasefire before he had called for their withdrawal. But that would not happen. The taliban has insisted for quite some time that all us troops had to leave and after they would leave, that would be when they would be ready to discuss other issues. The other thing to consider here is that even though Presdient Biden i decided to delay the withdrawal and he would eventually had to withdrawal and this is someone who has long opposed to Military Presence in afghanistan for a very long time. So if he had kept the troops in the country he had been prolonging the inevitable which would have brought some relief to afghanistan and the afghan people but any type of extension or keep troops in afghanistan before the withdrawal deadline, this would not have lasted very long so we would have been in this spot no matter what. Would have been in this spot no matter what would have been in this spot no matter what. Were you surprised at the Speed Matter what. Were you surprised at the speed of matter what. Were you surprised at the speed of the matter what. Were you surprised at the speed of the taliban at the speed of the taliban advance in last couple of weeks . I advance in last couple of weeks . Weeks . I was surprised, everyone weeks . I was surprised, everyone was weeks . I was surprised, J Everyone was surprised, including the taliban. But in retrospect we shouldnt be because over many years the taliban had been laying the ground for these offences we have seen in the last few weeks and gaining strongholds in many districts in the country, including those close to the cities have put them in position to launch the offences in the last few days. The taliban have been amassing huge amounts of weaponry and they have been also reconfirming sources of financing so they became even wealthier and richer. In other words the taliban has been strong for quite some time and controlled territory for quite some time and so it was galvanised by the decision to withdraw and it gave them Strength And Inspiration Andrew On Other will attEnd, foreign fighters, militants in afghanistan who have added to this offensive and added to the taliban. Certainly the speed was surprising but it did not come out of nowhere, it is not sudden and in retrospect we should not be surprised. The speed at which it is taken so much territory and so little time really is remarkable for all the wrong reasons. Thtnd time really is remarkable for all the wrong reasons. And what can the neighbours all the wrong reasons. And what can the neighbours of can the neighbours of afghanistan as well as other countries like Russia And China do to intervene to try and keep afghanistan as stable as possible in the future . I afghanistan as stable as possible in the future . I think there is little possible in the future . I think there is little that possible in the future . I think there is little that other there is little that other countries can do at this point. 0n the whole, the region could gain some sort of consensus for a way forward and Peace Process and if that can be presented to the taliban and at this time, neighbouring countries need to prepare for long Term Stabilisation and they need to increase the cross border militancy, and so it really is an unsettling moment but i do think that Russia And China will try to be involved and continue regional diplomacy to do whatever is necessary, somehow, to get this intra afghan dialogue going again but given what has happened in the last few days and hours, the taliban could well seize power very very soon which would mean that all these talks about negotiations and dialogue could be gone. The government is collapsing. The military has seemingly lost the will to fight. At this point at least, it does not look there is much standing in the way of the taliban being able to take power by force or through negotiation, that would come with the taliban in a great position of strength which would essentially lead the government to surrEnder to the taliban. So, very, very troubling times, for sure. Australias most populous state, New South Wales has awoken to a statewide lockdown, with the Premier Warning of difficult months ahead. And, theres been some positive news in terms of vaccines for australia. Tanya dEndrinos joined me with the details. Unfortunately, the Vaccination Rate is incredibly low so in australia, we know only around a quarter of australians are currently being vaccinated, a couple of months ago the prime Minister Scott Morrison came out and said this is not a race, it will happen in good time, unfortunately as we have seen in the rest of the world, vaccination is the only way forward in terms of trying to get life. The good news for people in sydney is that half of the doses from poland that are coming will go to those hardest hit. In terms of tighter restrictions in New South Wales, what are they and what are they hoping to achieve . Greater sydney has been in lockdown for seven weeks and stay at home measures in place there and this is an extension of this across to the local government areas in the remainder of this day. Essentially, not everybody is following the rules, still people not doing the right thing and too much movement and therefore the virus is continuing to spread. They hoping by tightening restrictions and increasing penalties, they may be able to get on top of the spread. Some of the new measures include restricting in Greater Sydney the ten Kilometre Radius to five kilometres, meaning people can only leave home to Shop Or Exercise within the radius. Also increasing the fines. 5,000 of people breaching Self Isolation rules or for lying to a contact tracers, 3000 fine for breaching the 2 Person Exercise limit and of course regional areas think hospitality and their cafes and restaurants being shut down as well. Wejust restaurants being shut down as well. We just recently heard from the premier in the last hour and she has been talking about the need for people to take responsibility for their actions and that everyone has a role to play in this. Essentially she is saying stay at home. This is a choice and you need to stay put and get vaccinated. People have been flocking to Seaside Resorts on englands East Coast after the graffitti artist, banksy, said he was behind a series of holiday themed works. Jenny kirk has more. Is it or isnt it . The question on everyones lips for the last week has been answered. I absolutely love it. I think its wonderful its come this way to lowestoft. I think its the best thing thats happened to this town in years, to be honest. For some, this is vandalism, to others, its art. And instead of removing it, the local council says they are beyond excited, its a real boost for Great Yarmouth and lowestoft. Everybody thats seen these pieces has smiled, everybody has had pleasure from what hes put out there and thats a wonderful thing to be able to do. Hundreds of thousands of people can go and see the artwork and it will make them smile. This is how the elusive artist whose work sells for millions Ended the speculation. By posting online his spraycation. But there is less good news for kings lynn, banksy� s reimagining of a prominent statue with an Ice Cream Cone has already been removed. At maryville model village, theyve had substantial offers for their banksy. But they are not selling. The public unfortunately werent respecting it, they were trying to climb over, get up close with and we were fearful it was going to get damaged so we had to move it off site and with the news last night, the Insurance Company insisted we put it in a secure facility. How now to protect and capitalise on his work, a nice problem to have. Special to know that banksy actually was here jenny kirk, bbc news. You can reach me on twitter im rich preston. Hello. It is turning into a very mixed but not particularly dramatic weekEnd of weather. Saturday brought a bit of sunshine, a bit of rain for some. Its a similar mix as we head into sunday. A couple of frontal systems, this curl of a Weather Front here bringing rain for parts of Northern Ireland, england and wales at times. This front pushing into Northern Scotland promises some pretty hefty showers. And in between, some zones of drier, brighter weather. Some patchy rain likely to push across East Anglia and the South East through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. More cloud for wales and the south west, spots of rain here. Some rain for a time in northern england, but Northern Ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. Quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but Northern Scotland will see some showers. And it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of Eastern England up to 23 degrees. So, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. Notice quite a lot of Cloud Out West by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and lit degrees. So, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the North East of us, High Pressure attempting to build from the west. We are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north westerly wind across the uk, not a particularly warm north westerly wind, i have to say, and one that will also introduce quite a lot of cloud, especially across western areas. That cloud bringing in some showery rain at times. The best of the sunshine across eastern scotland, down across the eastern side of england, but temperatures will struggle. 16 to 20, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england, thats the very best we can expect. And then as we get on into tuesday, again, we can expect lots of cloud, some showery rain here and there. Weve still got that north westerly wind, so temperatures are going to be a little disappointing for this point in mid august. A high of 17 perhaps in aberdeen, 19 in cardiff, 20 there in london. And as we head through the middle part of the week, we keep that north westerly flow across the uk and we keep that feed of cloud. Now, it is not going to be cloudy all the time, that cloud will break to give some sunny spells, but generally speaking, if you expect lots of cloud, you wont go too far wrong. Temperatures will struggle, though, high teens or low 20s. This is bbc news. The headlines the taliban have seized the eastern afghan city of jalalabad as they continue their rapid advance towards kabul, the only major city still under Government Control. It follows the capture of the northern city of mazar i sharif. President biden has been defEnding his decision to pull out us troops from the country. At least 304 people have died in a powerful earthquake in haiti. The Prime Minister says there is extensive damage and has declared a month long State Of Emergency. Haiti is still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake, which killed 200,000 people. Tributes have been paid to the plymouth shooting victims as questions are asked of police about why a Shotgun Licence was returned to the man who killed five people. The decision is being examined by the indepEndent police watchdog. Coming up at 6am, breakfast with chris mason

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