Of 20 more villages we speak to british firefighters helping battle the blazes. And we catch up with the teens bringing skateboarding to the olympics and the streets of japan. Even our reporter goes for a spin! welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Events in afghanistan are unfolding at a rapid pace. As the taliban captured a ninth key city, the afghan president fired his army chief. The government is still in control of the most important urban centres, but their hold in many areas is fragile. Us officials say the taliban could reach the capital kabul in weeks. From there, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. Desperation on a scale not seen in decades. Thousands have arrived in kabul, in the past few days. People who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives, forced to leave everything behind. Angry that they have been left on their own no government, no humanitarian agencies. This woman s sons are in the army. She says only the poor go to the battle
Out of the uk for a little bit. And now the eu opens up to british travellers who are vaccinated but most of it is on the amber list too. Also tonight: celtic s outgoing boss flees the family home after an explosion police scotland have begun a criminal investigation. Feeling the heat soaring temperatures raise fears that climate change could spell the end of test cricket in some countries. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: who s in and who s out? steve clarke names his 26 man scotland squad for next month s european championship. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has tried to calm fears that the so called indian variant of covid could undermine britain s successful vaccine rollout. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister said that after looking at the latest data he had increasing confidence that the vaccines were effective. His comments come amid a growing debate among health experts aboutjust how infectious thi