champions england are in sweden and can secure their place at euro 2025 of they avoid defeat tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. gareth southgate has resigned as england manager, after the three as england manager, after the three lions defeat by spain in the euros final on sunday. he led the side for eight years, taking them to world cup quarter and semifinals and two european championship finals. but he never won a major trophy and says now is the time for change. our sports news correspondent natalie pirksjoins us live from wembley. natalie, an emotional statement released by gareth southgate what more has he said? very emotional, coming clearly after an tournament that took its toll. he said managing england has been the owner of his life. what stands out is how much he loves the players, the staff, the pride and privilege he felt leading a group of players he felt leading a group of players he says can win the trophy we all dream of. what is al
hello. despite the international criticism there has been of the us withdrawal from afghanistan, no one should question the professionalism or the resolve of the troops staging the evacuation. amid all the obvious dangers and chaos that surrounds the kabul airfield, they have evacuated over 40,000 people so far, 16,000 in the last 2a hours. that is impressive. but the uk defence secretary said today the operation will last only as long, as the americans stick with it. and ahead of tomorrow s g7 virtual summit, borisjohnson has signalled loudly that he would like president biden to extend the august 31st deadline so they can bring more people out. the taliban said today if there was such a delay there would be consequences. this morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security cordon. us, german and afghan soldiers responded. 0ne afghan guard was killed. from kabul, here is secunder kermani. it s crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming to kabu
walkers are urged to respect the mountain as the number of visitors soars. and britain s paralympians prepare for the start of competition tomorrow, hoping to beat their medal haul from rio five years ago. welcome to bbc news. the defence secretary has warned there are hours, not weeks, left to airlift people out of afghanistan. diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august the 31st deadline forforeign troops to leave. but the taliban, now in charge of course in kabul, appear to be ruling out any delay to the withdrawal. the ministry of defence says british forces have already airlifted out more than 6,000 people. the focus now, it says, is on a further 1,800 uk nationals and more than 2,200 afghans. the government conceded again today that some who are eligible to come to the uk will be left behind. 0urfirst report comes from our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani who is in kabul. it s crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming
the mother of a british serviceman killed in afghanistan says foreign troops shouldn t return, despite the taliban now threatening to take control. i don t think we should go back or have any involvement whatsoever, just leave them. just leave them to it. he was tactically masterful and it has led to a gold medal for great britain. and matt walls victory in the omnium helps take team gbs medal tally above 50. and coming up on the bbc news channel: she has waited three olympics to get a medal but holly bradshaw s pole vault bronze is a historic one for britain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ministers have defended changes to the rules governing foreign travel, with thousands of british tourists now scrambling to get home from mexico by sunday morning. the country has just been placed on the travel red list, and means those returning to the uk will have to quarantine in a designated hotel at their own expense. spain remains on the amber list, but the governm