Police announce a new lead. And delayed by a year but athletes are hoping to shine the 2020 paralympics gets under way in tokyo. Good Evening And Welcome to the programme. With the united States Today refusing to budge from its deadline of August 31 for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan A G7 Virtual Summit shared by Boris Johnson appealed to the taliban to allow Safe Passage and beyond that date for anyone wants to leave. But in an hardening of tone the Taliban Today indicated they would not allow afghans to be evacuated in the us should stop encouraging afghans to go to the airport to be airlifted out. They also said that all international evacuations need to be completed by The End of the month. Lease to set reporting from kabul in the situation at the airport. Her report contained some distressing images. Stay calm, orders this taliban guard. There is no calm here. Not in a crowd too big to count, too big to control. But the days are numbered now before the us pulls its soldiers from this airfield, before their last Evacuation Flight lifts off. Panic is rising. Most afghans have waited here for days including four year old Twins Usna and usnia. Their father was a guard for the us military. Theyve got documents to prove it. Its been such a bad experience, their mother says. So bad. My children have been so scared. We are meant to leave. You can feel the fear. Its notjust the kids. Wahida faizi, an afghanjournalist, believes she is not safe under taliban rule. They know im a journalist. If they know, i know they will kill me. One day you will come back to afghanistan . Never. Its not my country. After this, its not my country. These are the last moments for afghans who feel not only are they leaving their country, they are losing it. Leaving everything behind. This is a journey like no other. The most importantjourney they are probably going to make in their lives. And it is a journey so fraught with risk and fear. Wahida faizi, in her red headscarf, keeps pushing forward. On this side british Soldiers Glance at papers. British soldiers standing guard. Doing whatever they can to contain the chaos. Translation these americans are inexperienced. They asked the people to come in a very short time. They made this rush of people. This is the mismanagement of The Americans, and nothing else. And at a News Conference Today an even starker message. My message to The Americans is they should evacuate all the citizens by the deadline of august to 31st. They have the resources, they have the planes and the airport and they should evacuate all the forces and contractors and those belonging to them. We will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans. In the heart of kabul behind another gate, another place of hardship and heartache. Families displaced by fighting. They are also on the move, now the taliban have taken control they boarding buses to take them back to the north. This man was injured there in a gunfight. Translation i want to go back home, lwe do not have stood here and i have. Not been able to get treatment for my arm. A nation ruled by war, people pushed from their homes. Afghanistans Long War turns another corner but No One knows yet where it will lead. Meanwhile at the g7 meeting the us faced calls from European Leaders to maintain troops in afghanistan. You keep saying taliban should say open to help those trying to leave for the german chancellor said their lives could not continue without the us. A deputy political editor Vicki Young has more. This is an Emergency Tens Of Thousands being taking for your Safety Photo but many wont make it out. Mrjohnson. The british government had pleaded for more time. But thats been rejected by the taliban and The American president. Leaders from the worlds richest nation had a lot to talk about, 20 years of Military Action in afghanistan are ending in chaos. A borisjohnson is keen to boss the eight laws of the diplomatic differences. We got together and agreed Notjust A Joint approach to dealing with the evacuation but also a Road Map for the way in which we are going to engage with the taliban. The Number One condition engage with the taliban. The Number One condition that engage with the taliban. The Number One condition that we engage with the taliban. The Number One condition that we are insisting i one condition that we are insisting upon is Safe Passage beyond the sist, upon is Safe Passage beyond the 31st, beyond this initial phase for those who want to leave afghanistan. President biden had been under pressure accused of setting an arbitrary date for pulling troops out. �. , arbitrary date for pulling troops out. � ,. , out. But as officials signalled the deadhne out. But as officials signalled the deadline stays. Out. But as officials signalled the deadline stays. The out. But as officials signalled the deadline stays. The commissionl out. But as officials signalled the I Deadline stays. The commission has been to end deadline stays. The commission has been to end on deadline stays. The commission has been to end on the deadline stays. The commission has been to end on the 31st. Deadline stays. The commission has been to end on the 31st. That deadline stays. The commission has been to end on the 31st. That is the | been to end on the 31st. That is the assumption been to end on the 31st. That is the assumption that we are working towards assumption that we are working towards. And we willjust have to keep towards. And we willjust have to keep moving forward. The british and others made keep moving forward. The british and others made no keep moving forward. The british and others made no secret keep moving forward. The british and others made no secret wanted keep moving forward. The british and others made no secret wanted the. Others made no secret wanted the president to extend his deadline but with that possibility now gone, G7 Leaders want to present a united front. Whether that supporting refugees or beefing up aid programmes. But the toughest of scission they face is how to deal with the taliban. Today the un said there were credible reports coming out of afghanistan is of human rights abuses. Out of afghanistan is of Human Riahts abuses. ,. ,. , rights abuses. Some are execution of civilians and rights abuses. Some are execution of civilians and all rights abuses. Some are execution of civilians and all combat rights abuses. Some are execution of civilians and all Combat Members rights abuses. Some are execution of civilians and all Combat Members of. Civilians and all Combat Members of the afghan national security forces. 0n the right of women removing the right to move freely in the girls right to move freely in the girls right to attend school for the recruitment of child soldiers and Repression And Expression of dissent. ,. , Repression And Expression of dissent. ,. ,. , dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing to dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing to come dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing to come up dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing to come up with i dissent. Labour accused the Prime Minister failing to come up with a | Minister Failing to come up with a long term strategy. It Minister Failing to come up with a longterm strategy. Longterm strategy. It appears to have one longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to the longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to the g7 longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to the g7 as longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to the g7 as the longterm strategy. It appears to have gone to the g7 as the chair. Longterm strategy. It appears to l have gone to the g7 as the chair of that most have gone to the g7 as the chair of that most important group and come out withoui that most important group and come out without any clear plan for how they are out without any clear plan for how they are going to work together to exert they are going to work together to exert that they are going to work together to exert that pressure on the taliban. This is exert that pressure on the taliban. This is a exert that pressure on the taliban. This is a really, really shameful moment this is a really, really shameful moment for the united kingdom. Boris johnson praised moment for the united kingdom. Boris johnson praised the Moment Forthe united kingdom. Err; johnson praised the airlifted out of afghanistan put up this fight arrived in the uk this morning. In the coming months we will find out how much economic and political Influence G7 countries can exert in a troubled region these families have left behind. 0ur Afghanistan Correspondent Secunder Kermani is In Kabul and has more on what the taliban have been saying. Those comments raising real concern of course. Ive been speaking to one of course. Ive been speaking to one of their spokesman and whos telling me that what they meant was that those afghans who dont have the right documents, they cant go. But those who do still can. He also said the group, the taliban are not in favour of afghans leaving the country. This is really adding to the fears of those who are trying to fly out. That doing so after The End of this month is going to be even more difficult. The taliban clearly do not like the images that we are seeing coming out from the airport. They are saying that they want to project an image of stability. They want to show that the afghan people are with them. The desperation we seen at the airport clearly undermines that. Theyre also commencing at the Press Conference about female government employees not being allowed to go back to their offices, a extensively temporarily on the base of security. Thats the justification to prevent women working completely. Confusingly though ive also spent some timejust confusingly though ive also spent some time just recently in the kabul males. Net Mayors Office they are they are actively encouraging female employees go back to work and indeed some have done so. All of this adding to an air of deep uncertainty about what the future holds for afghans. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Lots of developments today. First of all, what is your Reaction to this idea of the deadline, The End of the month that it doesnt seem like that is going to budge. What you make of that decision . Im is going to budge. What you make of that decision . That decision . Im very disappointed. That decision . Im very disappointed. I that decision . Im very disappointed. I know i that decision . Im very i disappointed. I know lots that decision . Im very disappointed. I know lots of that decision . Im very disappointed. I know lots of people other two are. Ive been having conversations with people are still trying to get their interpreters and so forth out for that what were going to see now clearly is a mad rush in these last few days and who knows what the Title Couple of days is going to look like. I suspect its going to be more chaotic. As to say, what im thinking as im watching all of this unfold of the last couple weeks in particular, i joined the military in 1967 about the commission in 1971, served during the Cold War and we came out of the Cold War and we moved into that. Where there was this Wishful Thinking that liberal democracy, capitalism and so forth, western values would rule the world. Communism would be gone, The End of history and all that sort of stuff. We then hit that. In the 90s at The Break Up of yugoslavia, tony Blairs Speech in 1999 and a responsibility to protect and the idea that we were going to go Around The World making everybody, look after people and so on and so forth. We are coming to The End. What we are watching now is The End. What we are watching now is the and of i think 30 years of western strategic policy which is gone completely wrong. Far too much Wishful Thinking, lacking in leadership. I think us Foreign Policy and the execution of it having lived through baghdad in 2003 and been involved in the balkans, this is a really important time. I am just depressed, Set Up, irritated, angry that we are watching western values being pushed back for the plato, g7, not being able to talk to the taliban. That is in absolutely able to talk to the taliban. That is in absolutely damning able to talk to the taliban. That is in absolutely damning verdict on i in absolutely damning verdict on notches recent events but obviously the last few decades. You mentioned the last few decades. You mentioned the g7. Borisjohnson saying he wants assurances as the rest of those nations that the taliban must offer a Safe Passage for people after The End of this month to leave afghanistan safely. Do you think thats realistic now . Ida. Afghanistan safely. Do you think thats realistic now . Afghanistan safely. Do you think thats realistic now . No. I would be very surprised thats realistic now . No. I would be very surprised. The thats realistic now . No. I would be very surprised. The obvious very surprised. The obvious question is, what are you gonna do about it they dont . There are leaders, there are financial leaders, clearly. And are financial leaders, clearly. And a lot of people have been talking about those of the last few days. But if im honest, ifind it difficult to listen to a Prime Minister talking about our commitment to afghanistan, the Number One conditioned guarantee Safe Passage that will connect consider doing that continue to operate, etc. Underthe umbrella consider doing that continue to operate, etc. Under the umbrella of a global britain, under the umbrella of all the talk over the last year or so. Of all the talk over the last year orso. It of all the talk over the last year or so. It is pretty depressing. The world will go on turning but what the messages that we are sending to the messages that we are sending to the chinese issues like iran but like taiwan, to the russians of the east and eastern European Countries ukraine and so on, that message were sending to the other dictators in authoritarian regimes Around The World is that if America And Nato and the G7 Cannot Stand Up to the Taliban And Extract ourselves from this sort of operation in good order then wevejust this sort of operation in good order then weve just lost credibility. It will take a long time to regain it. Thank you for coming on the programme. We will find out how this story and many others are being covered in tomorrows front pages. In tomorrows front pages at 10 30 and 11 30 this evening in the papers our guestsjoining me tonight Tsongas Soda and Allie Barrage eight, 28 columnist for the article. The rolling Drummer-charlie'>Stones Drummer Charlie watts has died at the age of eighty. The musician had been a member of The Rolling Stones since 1963. Earlier this month he pulled out of the forthcoming tour of the us. David silitto looks back at his life. I play the drums for keith and mick. I play the drums for keith and mick. I dont play for me. Charlie watts cool, calm, and distinctly dapper. The steady backbeat of The Rolling Stones. He was always a reluctant rock star, but he loved the drums. I cant play the drums at home, so i walk around and to play the drums i have to go on the road. I get a terribly vicious circle. Its always been my life. A Graphic Designer by trade, he was not expecting his Evening Sideline with a little Blues Band called The Rolling Stones to make him famous. Would like to play a Bo Diddly number. Rather than drugs and groupies, he liked antique silver and classic cars, even though he did not drive. But his real passion was jazz. In between touring, he could afford to Set Up his own big band. But even the sensible stone had his moments. He knew he had a drug problem, and High Priest of Debauchery Keith richards took him aside one day and give him a talking to. Married for more than 50 years, he was always happiest at home with his dogs and horses, but his place in Music History is onstage, keeping it together with the worlds greatest Rock And Roll band. The Drummer-charlie'>Drummer Charlie watts, who has died at the age of eighty. And well be talking to Small Faces and the who Drummer-kenneyjones'>Drummer Kenneyjones as well as the Radio Presenter Bob harris about charlie watts, thats a little later this hour. Breaking news that we are receiving from the White House in relation to afghanistan and that deadline. August the 31st many of the G7 Leaders asking for that to be pushed back. Weve had it now from the White House a spokesperson for the White House a spokesperson for the White House saying that look pretty unlikely, to be honest. We are currently on pace to finish by August The 31st and provided an update on progress and evacuating of americans who want to come home, third country nationals and afghans who are our allies during the war one caveat to this readout from the White House saying the president has asked the pentagon and the State Department for contingency plans. They call them to adjust the time i should that become necessary. But very much the top line of the statement by the Press Secretary saying we confirmed that we are currently on pace to finish that mission in afghanistan by august the sist. Mission in afghanistan by August The 31st. Lets check in with the headlines now on Bbc News. G7 leaders are demanding guarantees from the taliban that Safe Passage out of afghanistan will be allowed beyond The End of the month. The rolling Drummer-charlie'>Stones Drummer Charlie watts has died at the age of 80. In the Uk Records and other 174 test from covid. The highest since march. Sport and for a full round up, from the Bbc Sport Centre hi mark. Good evening. A year later than planned, the tokyo paralympics are underway. Japans Emperor Naruhito and the countrys prime Minister Yoshihide Suga were inside an almost empty stadium for the opening ceremony. Just like the olympics, therell be no spectators allowed over the next 12 days of competition. Five time paralympic Champion Ellie simmonds and and Archerjohn Stubbs carried the flag for the british team. The President Of The International Paralympic Committee gave a powerful speech as the games were offically declared open, reminding the world of the even greater challenges that paralympic athletes have had to overcome to make it to tokyo. Paraympians, you gave your all to be here. Blood, sweat, and tears. Now is your moment to show to the world your skill, your strength, your determination. If the world has ever relieve you, now its your chance to be relieved. Champion, hero, friend, colleague, role model, orjust human. You are the best of humanity, and the only ones who can decide who and what you are. You are the truth. You are amazing. You choose to be the greatest in whatever the plan is. The Premier League says its clubs have reluctantly but unanimously decided not to release players for matches in red list countries during septembers international break. It comes after liverpool said yesterday that they werent not going to let Mo Salah Travel to egypt for next Months World Cup qualifier. The 10 Day Quarantine rules would apply to nearly 60 players from 19 clubs who are due to travel to 26 red list countries. A club versus Country Row could now develop and there is the Risk Fifa could sanction clubs for not releasing players. There are 22 matches in the Carabao Cup second round tonight, one of the standout ties sees. League two Side Barrow hosting Aston Villa and its the Premier League Side Norwich and its the Premier League side against bournemc after norwich against bournemouth and after the restart. Not looking great for new Cherries Manager Scott parker. Everton had just gone a Goal Up parker. Everton had just gone a Goal Up will stop after three years out, Dawid Malan returns to the England Test Side for the third test against india at headingley, which starts tomorrow. The Yorkshire Batsman was recalled to the side after Opener Dom Sibley was dropped and englands overall Batting Performance was heavily criticised. Malan says he is confident in his form after an impressive spell in the white Ball Game but he wants to prove his worth in the longer format. I know i can play Test Cricket the last time i wasnt as consistent as i shouldve been. That last time i wasnt as consistent as i shouldve been. I shouldve been. At the time you could drop i shouldve been. At the time you could drop us i shouldve been. At the time you could drop us a i shouldve been. At the time you could drop us a lot i shouldve been. At the time you could drop us a lot of emotion. I shouldve been. At the time you | could drop us a lot of emotion that you think you think he shouldve got another game or two. When youre out of it for a while and you look back at eight, probably didnt score enough runs tojustify at eight, probably didnt score enough runs to justify getting another game and keep playing. Now we come back you are hungry. You want to score runs, you want to prove people wrong, you want to prove people wrong, you want to prove yourself wrong that you can actually play. You want to prove that you can do it for an extended period of time. Thats the art of cricket sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. Staying with cricket and the first T20 Vitality Blast Quarter Final is well underway between the Yorkshire Vikings and sussex sharks. York shire setting the sharks at a target of 178 to win at Chester Street for the past century for balance. Mills pick up the sussex bowlers with figures of three to 39. Sharks are going well currently on 31 without loss. Sharks are going well currently on 31 without loss. And Primoz Roglic has lost the Red Jersey at the Vuelta A Espana after a fall during stage 10 of the race. Roglic lost time after a slip on a descentjust 2 kilometers from the finish line. He was able to continue, but has been overtaken by 0dd Christian Eiking in the general classification the stage was won by Michael Storer of team dsm. Thats all the sport for now. The latest Virus'>Government CoronaVirus figures, show there were 30,838 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means on average there were 33,550 new cases per day, in the last week. Yesterday there were almost Seven Thousand people in hospital with the Virus. 174 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, with an average of 101 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, almost 88 of adults in the uk have now had their firstjab and just over 77 have had two. The number of people dying with coronaVirus in the uk is at its highest level since The End of march. According to the office for national statistics, 652 deaths were registered in the week to the 13th of august. Mps have been warned that the nhs is facing a Perfect Storm this winter, as Staff Absences increase, and some consider leaving the health service. Our health correspondent, nick triggle, has thiS Assessment of the situation. Eight months ago we were talking about how Infection Rates were falling. Its now clear that they are climbing back up. Albeit gradually. The Infection Rates over the past seven days, they are 13 higher than the previous seven days. We had a whole week now where more than 30,000 new infections a day have been recorded. And thats nearly 30 higher than it was at the start of august. What i would say is the model in england we locked on the model in england we locked on the 19th Ofjuly and the other slightly later, when that happened the modeller said we were always likely to see this Ebb And Flow during the summer. Cases rising and then falling, rising and falling. And what was crucial is what happens in september when children return to school, maybe people start returning back to the offices in the Holiday Season ends and normal Contact Pattern start returning. And thats what i think all the governments are now going to be looking at is whether cases rise continuously in september. September of course is when you start to see flu perhaps beginning to circulate in those Autumn And Winter pressures bills. When we look at the numbers of people dying, as you mentioned, the Numbers Today reported today are high, 174 deaths but the delays in reporting over the weekend mean that tuesdays we will tend to see a higherfigure. If we tuesdays we will tend to see a higher figure. If we look at the average number of deaths over the past week we are now averaging more than 100 deaths a day. That was a figure that the government scientists said we were likely to reach by this stage. So we are very much where we expected to be. The question now is where we go next. Scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she Cant Rule out the reintroduction of some covid restrictions, after the number of daily cases reached a record high. More than 4,300 cases were reported today, surpassing the previous highest level which was in earlyjuly. 0ur Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon reports. 0ne after the other, scots are still being vaccinated. Until today it is making a big difference but also a warning that cases are on the rise again and concern is growing that new controls are not being ruled out. If this search continues and accelerates and if we start to see evidence of a substantial increase in serious illness as a result we cannot completely rule out having to re impose some restrictions. Half of scotlands new covered cases are nearly 25 is. Around a third are in people who have been double dosed. In numbers was predicted but this is being described as a fragile and pivotal moment in the pandemic. We expected Case Numbers to rise and we expected a sharp rise when things like schools returned and testing increased. But there is an underlying trend upwards in Case Numbers in Scotland And Weve seen that in the past two or three weeks. By law you still have to wear a mask here in scotland in indoor public settings such as shops on public transport. But aside from that most legal restrictions have now been lifted. And all of us, Nicola Sturgeon said, had been letting our Behaviour Drift back to normal. So if some restrictions wait to return . Restrictions coming back and would be quite tough because just got back especially with nightlife going into pubs and bars. If people are in danger i suppose it is going to be for the best. We have to live with it, it is causing strain on the nhs. A Campaign Group made up of families of those who died from covid welcomed news that a public enquiry into how the crisis was handled will be held. This on a day that weve all been reminded that this pandemic is far from over. Northern ireland has also recently experienced Record Case numbers. Health officials are particularly concerned that not enough people under 40 have been vaccinated. A man whose 35 year old wife died shortly after giving birth has made a plea for pregnant women to get a vaccine. 0ur Ireland Correspondent Chris Page reports a wife, a mother, a care worker. The death of Samantha Willis has left a huge gap in many lives. I love her, i miss her, i will never forget her. She will be in our hearts. The main thing is to make her proud. Samantha never got to hold her fourth child. Evi grace was born two weeks ago when her mother was already in hospital seriously ill with covid 19. Yesterday Evi Grace was baptised. During samanthas funeral service. I was standing at the Graveside Yesterday i could just hear her telling me in my head, thats it, im gone. Battle on, raise the wee ones, to what you have to do. We have no choice. If it was the other way around she would have to do the same and i would probably be telling her the same. The covid Summer Surge has been particularly strong in Northern Ireland. The Case Rate is currently 90 per 100,000 people, the highest of the uk four nations by far. The Death Rate is also presently the worst in the uk. Although it is four times lower than at the peak of the pandemic. Part of the reason for the alarming figures is that fewer people have come forward for a first Vaccine Dose than in england, scotland or wales. We do see that Vaccine Uptake is lower in areas of greater Social Deprivation and compared with the rest of the uk, Northern Ireland does have significantly more deprivation. Some parts of Northern Ireland have been relatively spared from the Virus during earlier waves and we are now seeing much higher levels of Virus in those areas. Thousands responded to a big appeal to getjabbed at the weekend. The largest Vaccination Centres are now being dismantled but Walk In clinics are being Set Up to target specific areas with a low uptake. Vaccines have kept Hospital Admissions is a much lower level than in previous waves. Samantha willis had not been vaccinated. Whoever wants to send out a message. I think she would want pregnant people to get it. I just want to make a proud and i think she would want they story to be told and if she could save one person or one family that is enough. Josh willis ending that report from Chris Page. Josh willis there, ending that report from Chris Page. Im joined now by gerry waldron, assistant director of Public Health at Northern Irelands Public Health agency. 0s we had some distressing strays there. What do you think is behind us reason why our infections are so much higher in Northern Ireland . It is threefold, really, its three things together. We heard about the Vaccination Rates which is concerning, particularly in the younger people. Secondly, it is in line with easing of restrictions, and people meeting and going out and coming into contact with more people, and thirdly, equally important, is the delta variant, which is much more transmissible than any other so that he take all these things together they create a Perfect Storm its a bit like that. Does three factors are applicable across the uk, what particular do you think is going on at the moment . Absolutely you are quite right. Plus we have in Northern Ireland that difference from the rest of the uk is in terms of the demographics weve got a much younger population, and youve already heard professor young Mention Deprivation as well. There are two particular issues. We have a higher proportion of younger people. Apart from that fact that the rates in younger people are lower than in older people, we started off with those most at risk, and then the older people who had very good uptake rates there, but as we are breaking down the garys trades lower Age Groups, the uptake Rates Havent as rewarding as the older ones. Rates havent as rewarding as the older ones Rates Havent as rewarding as the older ones. ~. ,. ,. ,. , older ones. What can you do, what can ou older ones. What can you do, what can you do older ones. What can you do, what can you do to older ones. What can you do, what can you do to actually older ones. What can you do, what can you do to actually try older ones. What can you do, what can you do to actually try and can you do to actually try and encourage people in these younger Age Groups to come forward and get vaccinated . Brute Age Groups to come forward and get vaccinated . ~. ,. , vaccinated . We have been doing it alread. Vaccinated . We have been doing it already. Despite vaccinated . We have been doing it already. Despite the vaccinated . We have been doing it already. Despite the fact vaccinated . We have been doing it already. Despite the fact that vaccinated . We have been doing it already. Despite the fact that a already. Despite the fact that a greater number are not coming forward, the majority of the younger population, maybe 60 of those particular Age Groups have already come forward, but we need much more than that. We had the big weekend on saturday and sunday. 12,000 had theirfirst saturday and sunday. 12,000 had their first dose of the beacon. Thats very encouraging but we are not stopping there. We have Pop Up Clinics going in where the uptake is low, so it is going to be a conservative plush, and it has been a conservative place, and we have been doing everything in our power to get in touch with people. But putting the message out, there is a lot of misInformation out there, and we have been doing our best to counteract that. No matter what you do, it is very hard to get the message across to people. Taste do, it is very hard to get the message across to people. We wish Ou Well Message across to people. We wish you well with message across to people. We wish you well with your message across to people. We wish you well with your efforts. Message across to people. We wish you well with your efforts. Thank. You well with your efforts. Thank you well with your efforts. Thank you very much for coming on. Thank ou ve you very much for coming on. Thank you very much you very much for coming on. Thank you very much. Next, you very much for coming on. Thank you very much. Next, please you very much. Next, please investigate a missing person cannot reveal they are carrying out research is just outside the city. The 35 year old chef failed to arrive for work at York University on the 18th Of March arrive for work at York University on the 18th Of March 2009. Police believe she on the 18th Of March 2009. Police believe she was on the 18th Of March 2009. Police believe she was murdered, believe she was murdered, despite her body never being found. Danny savage has the latest. Claudia lawrence, a 35 year old chef who vanished in york 12 and a half years ago. Police believe she was murdered despite her body never being found. Today, in arguably the most significant development since she disappeared, police started searching Gravel Pits in countryside, six and a half miles from where she was last seen alive. While im unable to disclose what brought us to this location, i would like to stress that the searches you will see in the coming days are just one of several active lines of inquiry being investigated and the north Yorkshire Police Investigation Team in our efforts to establish what happened to claudia and to identify any person responsible for causing her harm. Claudia disappeared from her home in the area of york in march 2009. She talked to her mother on the phone in the night before she failed to arrive for work in the kitchens at York University. High profile appeals were made at the time by the police and her father, who reported her missing. This is not a job she went on, she did not take money, he did not take a Debit Card or passport. As far as im aware she did not take spare clothes. Nine people are being questioned about the disappearance but no charges had ever been brought. Every year, her father made an appeal for Information but earlier this year, Peter Lawrence died. Now at last, there may be a breakthrough in the case of his Daughters Disappearance although police are playing down the possibility of an imminent answer. It is interesting police refused to take any questions when they made the statement. They will not be drawn on what has brought them here. The enquiry has always been ongoing over the 12 years in the background but this does feel significant, whats happening here. Has somebody finally come forward with a vital piece of Information . Detectives have always said they believed there were people staying deliberately silent. Has somebody finally cracked . North Yorkshire Police say they will be here for several days potentially and they are searching the woodland behind me and also a number of lakes, which are former Gravel Pits which are now used. As fishing ponds. 0ur as fishing ponds. Our thanks to Danny Savage with that update there. More on the death of rolling stones Drummer, charlie watts, who has died at the age of 80. Tributes have poured in for the Drummer from across the music world, including from beatle ringo starr. Were going to miss you, Peace And Love to the family. Sir eltonjohn wrote a very sad day. Bryan adams also paid tribute to watts and said. And another tribute came from Sex Pistols glen matlock, who said charlie kept The Beat to the soundtrack of our lives. With me is the veteran bbc Presenter Bob harris, who interviewed the band on a number of occasions. And im alsojoined by kenneyjones, a Drummerfor-bands'>Drummerfor Bands such as the Small Faces and the who. Thank you both very much for coming on on what is obviously a really sad day and a huge day with lots of implication across the music world. Kennyjones, lets start with you, get your Reaction. Im kenny jones, lets start with you, get your Reaction. Get your Reaction. Im really not surrised get your Reaction. Im really not surprised because get your Reaction. Im really not surprised because i get your Reaction. Im really not surprised because i know get your Reaction. Im really not surprised because i know china| get your Reaction. Im really not surprised because i know china was very old charlie was very old. Hes been sick for quite a few years, and i was hoping he would recover, and ive been on about its commander really did think he was going to recover, but unfortunately, i spoke to charlie, i started to laugh on the phone. He didnt sound like i wouldve liked him to sound, but i thought we would see Each Other again. But i thought we would see Each Other again other again. That is really sad for obvious reasons. Other again. That is really sad for obvious reasons. As other again. That is really sad for obvious reasons. As for other again. That is really sad for obvious reasons. As for people. Other again. That is really sad for i obvious reasons. As for people who did meet him, didnt get to chat to you like you did, What Kind Of Man was he . ,. ,. , you like you did, What Kind Of Man was he . ,. ,. ,. , ,. , was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazin was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy. Was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy. He was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy, he had was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy, he had a was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy, he had a great was he . Charlie was a lovely, smart, amazing guy, he had a great feeling | amazing guy, he had a great feeling about himself, about others. Its all about feeling, you know . Its all about feeling, you know . Its all about feeling, you know . Its all about emotion, you play your emotion can he play the way you feel, and charlie being the nice guy that he was, for the rest of the band and deliver that exactly the right tempo. So, for me, he was the ultimate Drummer. Brute right tempo. So, for me, he was the ultimate Drummer. Right tempo. So, for me, he was the ultimate Drummer. We are seeing some brilliant Old Black ultimate Drummer. We are seeing some brilliant Old Black and ultimate Drummer. We are seeing some brilliant old Black And White ultimate Drummer. We are seeing some brilliant old Black And White photos brilliant old Black And White photos of the two of you together as you were speaking then, which is really quite plain and given what you are saying earlier. Just quite plain and given what you are saying earlier saying earlier. Just talked to us about the drumming saying earlier. Just talked to us about the drumming and saying earlier. Just talked to us about the drumming and his i saying earlier. Just talked to us about the drumming and his musical influence. Where will he stand in the history of music . You take great tremors like morello and all the grades, the Drummer'>Greatjazz Drummer is, and just put charlie in the middle of those, i mean, the thing is, he is as important as all those great jazz Drummers, so he is an amazing Quy Jazz Drummers, so he is an amazing guy, and amazing talents, and the way he delivers The Beat was absolutely spot on. I mean, you just cant believe, i mean, he is the Heart And Soul of The Rolling Stones. His drumming is as important as mickjagger� s voice, as Keith Richards Guitar playing as well. Richards guitar playing as well. You now for a site that is certainly come complement, if i can come to you, bob, you are nodding along there, would you agree there but that glowing there, would you agree there but that glowin there, would you agree there but that Glowin I That Glowing Assessment . I absolutely that Glowing Assessment . I absolutely wed. That Glowing Assessment . I absolutely wed. Charlie that Glowing Assessment . I absolutely wed. Charlie was incredibly comfortable with himself, and somehow, that translated into his drumming. There was a kind of uncluttered his drumming. There was a kind of uncluttered just laid back uncluttered just laid back brilliance about uncluttered just laid back brilliance about the way that he drove brilliance about the way that he drove the brilliance about the way that he drove the music of The Rolling Stones drove the music of The Rolling Stones. He produced actually the best drumming on any track ive ever heard, best drumming on any track ive ever heard, you best drumming on any track ive ever heard, you know . Gives me shelter on the album heard, you know . Gives me shelter on the album let heard, you know . Gives me shelter on the album Let It Bleed can ijust think the album Let It Bleed can ijust think they drumming on that is absolutely incredible. Gimme shelter absolutely incredible. Gimme Shelter I absolutely incredible. Gimme shelter. I was incredibly important to plug shelter. I was incredibly important to plug into those early days of career. To plug into those early days of career. My to plug into those early days of career, my late friend and mentor, alexis career, my late friend and mentor, alexis korner, because Alexis Role in terms alexis korner, because Alexis Role in terms of alexis korner, because Alexis Role in terms of putting The Rolling Stones in terms of putting The Rolling Stones together at The Club in 1962 was huge stones together at The Club in 1962 was huge. That place is a magnetic are so was huge. That place is a magnetic are so many was huge. That place is a magnetic are so many young musicians who are emerging are so many young musicians who are emerging at are so many young musicians who are emerging at that time, and it was a lexus emerging at that time, and it was a lexus introduced charlie to the band and 62. Lexus introduced charlie to the band and 62. And lexus introduced charlie to the band and 62, and when you think that the stones and 62, and when you think that the stones have and 62, and when you think that the stones have been going ever since, you know. Stones have been going ever since, you know. I stones have been going ever since, you know, i dont think that longevity you know, i dont think that longevity will ever be equalled. That is longevity will ever be equalled. That is remarkable. And kenny, just coming back to you, because we know so many of the wild stories of The Rolling Stones, and he was never really got front and centre character, was he . In a way, from the outside and it seemed like he was a slightly odd mix into the band. He was a slightly odd mix into the band. � was a slightly odd mix into the band. , �. , , band. He wasnt died, he was Ust Bein band. He wasnt died, he was Ust Being honest. fl band. He wasnt died, he was Ust Being honest. There is i band. He wasnt died, he was Ust Being honest. There is no i band. He wasnt died, he wasjUst Being honest. There is no way band. He wasnt died, he wasjustj being honest. There is no way you could compete with them, nor have they ever attempted to do that. Charlie was himself from Day One to the day he died. More power to him. Bob, just want to come to yield, we were talking a little bit earlier on about the jazz and the influence of jazz, which is slightly less well known, perhaps stapley asked, when you compare as kenny said, with John Bynum you know, the israel larger than life driving Drummer'>Force Drummer is in bands like Led Zeppelin and the who, Charlie Wasnt like that. Charlie had come in his mind anyway from a Sort Ofjazz background. He loved to Duke Ellington as an 11 year old. He loved Miles Davis in the 60s, and he brought that actually come into the music of The Rolling Stones. So there was a control about his drumming that was very, very understated, and yet was absolutely vital to the way The Rolling Stones sounded. And just finally, kenny, vital to the way The Rolling Stones sounded. Andjust finally, kenny, if i could just finish with you, just try and sum up what kind of place in history will he have now . It try and sum up what kind of place in history will he have now . History will he have now . It would be one of the history will he have now . It would be one of the most history will he have now . It would be one of the most important be one of the most important Drummers that ever lived, as far as im concerned. I mean, hes not going to be known for being the most technical Drummer in the world, nor am i, and that thing is he was in the right place at the right time and on the right to be that the right time in every single record he did with The Rolling Stones. Iloathed right time in every single record he did with The Rolling Stones. What a wonderful tribute did with The Rolling Stones. What a wonderful tribute to did with The Rolling Stones. What a wonderful tribute to mckinney did with The Rolling Stones. What a i wonderful tribute to mckinney jones, wonderful tribute to mckinneyjones, bob, thank you very much for coming on and sharing your memories. Thank you. On and sharing your memories. Thank ou. ~ on and sharing your memories. Thank ou. ~ ,. , new measures aiming to better protect people who work in shops from violence, threats and abuse, have come into force. The new law is designed to make it easier to prosecute people who carry out these attacks. Trades unions say the pandemic has made matters worse, with staff facing trouble if they challenge customers who arent obeying the rules. Heres our Business Correspondent david henderson. This man has been working for a Supermarket Chain throughout the lockdown. At times, it has been hard because of a tiny minority of customers behaving badly. Most of it has been Fowl Language happier in the highland but inconvenient stores i have a story is that there has been physical, i have seen some of the verbal as well where colleagues have been sworn at or shouted at because of things such as the social distancing, the mask wearing and various other aspects. No one likes it at all and that includes myself. One is coming down now without a mask. For some Shop Workers, moments like this have been a potential flashpoint. These men wanted to be served during a lockdown without wearing a mask. Leaving staff unsure about how to react. If anything, all the new Covid Rules make things more challenging for many Shop Workers because now they are reminding customers about the need to wear a mask and maintain social distance and that advice doesnt always go down well. From today, new laws take effect across scotland, giving more protection to workers with the prospect of stiff fines and even a Prison Term for those guilty of abuse or violence. Supporters say it will help if police are willing to enforce these new rules. Employers are supporting this as well so it is notjust coming from employees, employers are more than happy to make staff safe and that happens. All too often, retail workers are asked to enforce the law but have not had the protection of the law and we need to make sure that changes. This new law only applies to workers in shops. There are calls for similar protection to be put in place to help those serving in pubs and restaurants. As we have tried to recruit people back in the industry the last thing we need is to see any kind of abuse, Albeit A Small Leveljust now, we need to call it out so it does not become a bigger issue. Its not acceptable in hospitality or any sector for any member of our staff or the general public to be abused in anyway. For now, there is no plan to extend this law beyond Shop Workers. With facemasks and cues still testing the patience of customers, the new rules may soon be put to the test. With me with me is mohammed rajak, who has run the Buywell Day Today Convenience Store in the East End of glasgow for the last 30 years. He was the victim of a life threatening attack while shutting up shop for the day. And also im joined by doug russell, Health And Safety officer at the union usdaw. Lets start with you in that awful attack. Clearly, it will be difficult to talk about, but i know you want to explain exactly how differently workers such as yourselves who are at risk like this. This is an attack back in the 19905 this. This is an attack back in the 1990s to me you were outside shutting the shutters on your shop. What happened . Shutting the shutters on your shop. What happened . Yeah, back in 1994, ust like a what happened . Yeah, back in 1994, just like a normal what happened . Yeah, back in 1994, just like a normal day, what happened . Yeah, back in 1994, just like a normal day, closing what happened . Yeah, back in 1994, just like a normal day, closing up just like a normal day, closing up after a 12 hour shifts, closing the shutters and a group of youths were walking by and just pounced on me for no reason, and eventually i found out that i had been attacked with a machete in my left leg and hospitalised overnight. Ihla with a machete in my left leg and hospitalised overnight. With a machete in my left leg and hospitalised overnight. No one going to work for the hospitalised overnight. No one going to work for the day hospitalised overnight. No one going to work for the day as normal hospitalised overnight. No one going to work for the day as normal should j to work for the day as normal should face that theyre at. I imagine physically, clearly, you have recovered. But that must live with you. I recovered. But that must live with ou. Recovered. But that must live with ou. , , f. Recovered. But that must live with ou. , [ti ,. , recovered. But that must live with ou. , [ti , i , you. I was 30 years younger then, but mentally. You. I was 30 years younger then, but mentally. I you. I was 30 years younger then, but mentally, i still you. I was 30 years younger then, but mentally, i still have you. I was 30 years younger then, but mentally, i still have those. But mentally, i still have those mental scars with me, and looking over my shoulder whenever i go to close a shop, putting the shutters down our Tallying Up for the night, it seems to be evident in my mind all the time that something might happen for no apparent reason. Liane. Happen for no apparent reason. Done, is It Stories like happen for no apparent reason. Done, is It Stories like that happen for no apparent reason. Done, is It Stories like that that is It Stories like that that pushed for these changes . Im afraid stories like that are all too common. We have been doing surveys as part of our freedom from Fear Campaign against violence and the beans, and we have seen a marked increase in the attack since the pandemic started. The initial results were that shops across the uk as a whole one in seven records are physically attacked and some are in the last 12 months. What is it about Schaumburg Guys that makes them particularly vulnerable . Its them particularly vulnerable . Its them particularly vulnerable . Its the fact that they face so many members the fact that they face so many members of the public all the time, and there members of the public all the time, and there are potential flashpoints before and there are potential flashpoints before the pandemic, there was common before the pandemic, there was common causes for violence that were dealing common causes for violence that were dealing with common causes for violence that were dealing with shoplifters and selling a e dealing with shoplifters and selling Age Restricted Products where they could Age Restricted Products where they could be Age Restricted Products where they could be arguing that they could ask for a of could be arguing that they could ask for a of age, and could be arguing that they could ask fora of age, and if could be arguing that they could ask for a of age, and if they couldnt, then for a of age, and if they couldnt, then you for a of age, and if they couldnt, then you cant go through with the sale then you cant go through with the sale we then you cant go through with the sale. We try to remind people about their imprints about wearing face coverings their imprints about wearing face coverings and stress, keeping distance coverings and stress, keeping distance from other people, Queuing Outside distance from other people, Queuing Outside the story, those kinds of things outside the story, those kinds of things. Some people dont like to accept things. Some people dont like to accept the fact that these roles are here to accept the fact that these roles are here to protect them as well as protect here to protect them as well as protect that Shop Workers. Having to kind of impressed protect that Shop Workers. Having to kind of impressed those protect that Shop Workers. Having to kind of impressed those extra protect that Shop Workers. Having to kind of impressed those extra Rulesl Kind of impressed those extra rules provokes people clearly. Mohammed, if i can just provokes people clearly. Mohammed, if i canjust come provokes people clearly. Mohammed, if i can just come back to you. What is your Reaction today, how are you feeling today . Is your Reaction today, how are you feeling today . Im very pleased that the sell is feeling today . Im very pleased that the spell is now feeling today . Im very pleased that the spell is now in feeling today . Im very pleased that the spell is now in lock, feeling today . Im very pleased that the spell is now in lock, and feeling today . Im very pleased that the spell is now in lock, and its the spell is now in lock, and its gone through in scotland, and there is that added protection from abuse, from either Age Restricted Products are all the way through to theft or if you challenge somebody during desk of pandemic times as well. So this added law that is coming into effect and poses fines and prison sentence, and hopefully that will be a deterrent to stop people from abusing staff, which has gone on for too long. Abusing staff, which has gone on for too lonu. ~. Abusing staff, which has gone on for too lonu. ,. , abusing staff, which has gone on for too lon~. ~. ,. , vi abusing staff, which has gone on for too lon~. ~. ,. , abusing staff, which has gone on for too lon. ,. ,. , too long. What do you say to people who say this too long. What do you say to people who say this is too long. What do you say to people who say this is a too long. What do you say to people who say this is a crime, too long. What do you say to people who say this is a crime, they too long. What do you say to people who say this is a crime, they should | who say this is a crime, they should be punished equally regardless of the situation, there shouldnt be extra laws to protect certain people . Extra laws to protect certain eole . ~ extra laws to protect certain neale . I i , extra laws to protect certain eole . ~. ,. , people . Well, there already are extra lies to people . Well, there already are extra lies to protect the people . Well, there already are extra lies to protect the people | people . Well, there already are extra lies to protect the people who face the extra lies to protect the people who face the public, such as emergency workers. Face the public, such as emergency workers, people who work for customs, workers, people who work for customs, for example. We are asking for is customs, for example. We are asking for is that customs, for example. We are asking for is that get the spell for the Scottish For is that get the spell for the Scottish Parliament is that we extend Scottish Parliament is that we extend similar protections to Shop Workers extend similar protections to Shop Workers who have to enforce the Law And Age workers who have to enforce the law and Age Restricted Products and covid and Age Restricted Products and covid precautions therefore sometimes face this totally unacceptable behaviour from a minority unacceptable behaviour from a minority of the public. Unacceptable behaviour from a minority of the public. What do you think should minority of the public. What do you think should happen minority of the public. What do you think should happen now minority of the public. What do you think should happen now next . Minority of the public. What do you i think should happen now next . Things are already moving think should happen now next . Things are already moving because think should happen now next . Things are already moving because the i think should happen now next . Things are already moving because the law was passed injanuary and coming into force was passed injanuary and coming into force this week. The Scottish Government is ready money behind a Campaign Government is ready money behind a campaign with crime stoppers, and then with campaign with crime stoppers, and then with the scottish industry to raise then with the scottish industry to raise awareness amongst the public and amongst Shop Workers that the law is and amongst Shop Workers that the law is not and amongst Shop Workers that the law is not in the right place. Apart from law is not in the right place. Apart from the law is not in the right place. Apart from the deterrent body, we are hoping from the deterrent body, we are hoping that it will actually show shop hoping that it will actually show Shop Workers that the parliament has recognised Shop Workers that the parliament has recognised the seriousness of this issue recognised the seriousness of this issue and recognised the seriousness of this issue and it will encourage workers to report issue and it will encourage workers to report issues because at the moment, to report issues because at the moment, there has been a lot of underreporting because quite honestly a lot of them think there is no honestly a lot of them think there is no point honestly a lot of them think there is no point in reporting because up until now. Is no point in reporting because up until now, nothing is being done about until now, nothing is being done about it until now, nothing is being done about it. , until now, nothing is being done about it. ,. , about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think ou about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think you both about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think you both are about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think you both are coming about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think you both are coming on about it. Doug russell, mohammed, think you both are coming on and i think you both are coming on and talking to us, thank you. Think you both are coming on and talking to us, thank you. We can cross now to alive story. Lets take a lesson now. Afghans being able to get to the airport if they need to . I being able to get to the airport if they need to . Being able to get to the airport if they need to . I am conveying that afr hans, they need to . I am conveying that afghans. Not they need to . I am conveying that afghans, not every they need to . I am conveying that afghans, not every afghan, i they need to . I am conveying that afghans, not every afghan, there | they need to . I am conveying that i afghans, not every afghan, there are millions of afghans as we know who want to leave the country, a large number of afghans who want to leave the country. I think that is safe to say. What im talking about, the individuals we prioritise, those who fight alongside us, those who are eligible for special visas, otherwise we are facilitating their departure, and our expectation is that they will be able to reach the airport. That they will be able to reach the airort. � ,. ,. , airport. Im trying to figure out if the taliban airport. Im trying to figure out if the taliban has airport. Im trying to figure out if the taliban has made airport. Im trying to figure out if the taliban has made good i airport. Im trying to figure out if the taliban has made good on i airport. Im trying to figure out if. The taliban has made good on this track. It unsecure thing to happen. I dont have an update on that, i am just communicating directly. I5 i dont have an update on that, i am just communicating directly. Just communicating directly. Is the Cia Director now the just communicating directly. Is the Cia Director now the chief Cia Director now the chief negotiator for the us in Cia Director now the Chief Negotiatorfor the us In Kabul and how long that he planned to stay there four i how long that he planned to stay there fou ,. ,. , there four i understand your question there four i understand your question can there four i understand your question can i there four i understand your question can i refer there four i understand your question can i refer you i there four i understand your question can i refer you to i there four i understand your i question can i refer you to the cia on any specific questions about his location or specific role. The on any specific questions about his location or specific role. Location or specific role. The neck minutes and location or specific role. The neck minutes and Hours Location or specific role. The neck minutes and hours medicare, i location or specific role. The neck i minutes and hours medicare, when we talk about August 31, the understanding between the us and a Tail Band that ends at midnight at The End of August 31 Afghan time, american time, as at The End of the 30th, The End of the 31st, when exactly is the deadline as it currently exists . Exactly is the deadline as it currently exists . Thats really a treat currently exists . Thats really a great question. Currently exists . Thats really a great question, and currently exists . Thats really a great question, and i currently exists . Thats really a great question, and i want i currently exists . Thats really a great question, and i want to i currently exists . Thats really a i great question, and i want to give a very clear and articulate dancer from the team on the ground, so i willjust have to get back to you on that to make sure we could you the accurate Information. I that to make sure we could you the accurate Information. Accurate Information. I know that ou accurate Information. I know that you indicated accurate Information. I know that you indicated to accurate Information. I know that you indicated to one accurate Information. I know that you indicated to one of accurate Information. I know that you indicated to one of my I You indicated to one of my colleagues a moment ago, there will be time needed to be able to get The American troops out and others who are helping to facilitate this process. What is the Last Call for americans on the ground there to come to the airport at kabul . Brute come to the airport at kabul . We are in touch with come to the airport at kabul . We are in touch with americans come to the airport at kabul . We are in touch with americans directly, i in touch with americans directly, and we do have contact with them and i can give you an overall assessment of where we stand with that as well, but im not going to give you more articulation from that from here. Are there any accurate thats . We talked are there any accurate thats . We talked about that that posed by aces, talked about that that posed by aces, but talked about that that posed by aces, but are there any active threats aces, but are there any active threats to aces, but are there any active threats to H Kia right now . | aces, but are there any active threats to H Kia right now . I am not auoin to threats to H Kia right now . I am not going to give threats to H Kia right now . I am not going to give you threats to H Kia right now . I am not going to give you an threats to H Kia right now . I am not going to give you an intelligence i going to give you an Intelligence Assessment from here either, but i can convey to you that we have increasing concerns about the threats, and that is certainly a part of the present� S Assessment and decision making. I5 part of the presentS Assessment and decisionmaking. Decisionmaking. Is there any concern that decisionmaking. Is there any concern that may decisionmaking. Is there any concern that may be decisionmaking. Is there any concern that may be trying i decisionmaking. Is there any concern that may be trying to| decisionmaking. Is there any i concern that may be trying to reach this deadline and get everybody out, mistakes are being made, not that there is a report that at least one of the afghans evacuated to qatar has suspected isis ties. I of the afghans evacuated to qatar has suspected isis ties. Has suspected isis ties. I would first say that has suspected isis ties. I would first say that we has suspected isis ties. I would first say that we have has suspected isis ties. I would first say that we have a has suspected isis ties. I would | first say that we have a stringent Vetting Process which includes Background Checks before any individual comes to the United States. So i cant speak to one individual, but i can tell you and confirm for you that we take the vetting of any individual who comes to United States and comes out incredibly seriously, and it is an extensive process. I would say that this is now on track to be the largest air left in us history, so thatis largest air left in us history, so that is bringing American Citizens out, its bringing our afghan partners out from its bringing allies out, so malcolm i would not say that its anything but a success. I say that its anything but a success say that its anything but a success. ~. , , success. I know you said yesterday that its irresponsible success. I know you said yesterday that its irresponsible to success. I know you said yesterday that its irresponsible to say i success. I know you said yesterday that its irresponsible to say that i that its irresponsible to say that americans are stranded in afghanistan right now. What he say to an american citizen In Kabul that if i spoke to them this morning, she is going by fatima, and she says we are stranded at home. For four days, three days, we didnt hear anything from anywhere, but we are not being given clear guidance, our E Mails are getting ignored. Truth . Given clear guidance, our emails are getting ignored. Are getting ignored. Why dont i conve to are getting ignored. Why dont i convey to exactly are getting ignored. Why dont i convey to exactly what are getting ignored. Why dont i convey to exactly what we i are getting ignored. Why dont i convey to exactly what we are i are getting ignored. Why dont i i convey to exactly what we are doing, and i think what is important to note that i also said yesterday in the full context of my answer, which i put out today, was that we are committed to bringing americans home who want to leave, and that is the president s commitment. So let me explain to you how our process works, and there have been some very good questions, including from you and others about this. One can as we have said, this is a dynamic number, we are breaking hour by hour to refinance make it precise. I understand your Desire And Interest and have having an exact number of American Citizens on the ground, and the State Department i expect will have an exact update on that tomorrow. Just remind you, the us government does not track our citizens when they travel Around The World. We rely on south reporting. Notjust in afghanistan, anywhere in the world, people have to decide to register or not. Its up to them, those individuals whether they decide to register or not, wherever they may be. And if youve just stare when you are in a country like afghanistan, you are not required to the register. The State Department not also delivers alerts so if you are in afghanistan, they will contact you to see if you want to leave. For months, they have been telling americans to leave afghanistan for their own safety. It is our Responsibility And Role to work with and help American Citizens who want to leave. Let me finish, and then you can ask a follow up question. In recent days, they have reached out to every american citizen registered in afghanistan directly multiple times. This is a 20 57 operation, embassies all over the world are supporting phone banking, Text Banking and E Mail efforts. If we are not in touch with this individual, give me their Information'>Contact Information and we will get in touch with them. If any of you here from American Citizens who cannot reach them, give me their Information'>Contact Information and we will get in contact with them. Our estimate of the overall number of American Citizens who are there can increase because folks are just responding to our outreach you may not have registered. It can also decrease because people leave, they dont tell us they leave, or individuals who may reach out and convey they have the documentation needed dont. There are a range of factors there, and it is our responsibility to get the accurate Information. Ihe and it is our responsibility to get the accurate Information. He say no americans are the accurate Information. He say no americans are stranded, the accurate Information. He say no americans are stranded, can i americans are stranded, can someone. Americans are stranded, can someone americans are stranded, can someone americans are stranded, can someone. ~. , someone. Where listening there to the Press Secretary, someone. Where listening there to the Press Secretary, president i the Press Secretary, President Bidens Press Secretary, of course being pushed about that deadline of August The 31st for that withdrawal from afghanistan. She was saying they are currently on pace to meet that deadline and staying on track to be the largest airlift in us history, describing it as successful, and saying, again, the us government is committed to bringing americans home, and we do expect to be hearing from President Biden himself a little later on this evening. So do stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, lets Take A Look at the weather. Well, one things for sure, its going to be dry over the next coming days, possibly in the next seven to ten days. And thats because this area of high pressure blocking high pressure is anchored itself across the uk. Stopping these Weather Fronts from coming in so all the rain is out into the atlantic where as we have these sunny skies in many western areas. But at times cloudy a little bit further east. And you can see this area of cloud during the day across lincolnshire, parts of the midlands as well. And its basically banks of cloud flowing around in the centre of this high. South coast however, clear tonight. And also northwestern part of the country will stay clear. These are the morning temperatures, 14 in belfast, 14 in norwich, we might be a little bit fresher there in the northeast of england. So the high is with us tomorrow. The centre of it is around scotland. This is where the winds will be lightest, where these guys will be sunniest. 26 degrees expected in glascow, a little bit fresher further south where we have just that little bit more cloud. Bye bye. This is Bbc News im christian fraser, our top stories the taliban says afghans are not allowed to go to the airport In Kabul. 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