The former Health Minister Nadine dorries becomes the newest Culture Secretary. A very busy day in Downing Street. In the latest appointment. Much more on all the changes in the next hour. In our other news a Record Jump in inflation to 3. 2 , the highest level in almost a decade, as the price of Food And Transportation goes up. Government scientific advisers warn there could be a surge in the number of people needing Hospital Treatment in england for covid. Ministers say theyre working to avoid that. And to boldly go four Amateur Astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is reshuffling his top team of government ministers, as wide ranging changes see some big names leave or move within the cabinet. After a long conversation with the Prime Minister in Downing Street, Dominic Raab has been demoted from the Foreign Secretary position, becoming justice secretary, with the additional roles of Lord
Years peace agreement, and whether a leopard really can change its spots. Hello, afghanistans ousted President Ashraf Ghani has issued a Video Message from the united arab emirate, where he is in exile. He is promising to return to his homeland to fight for sovereignty. In a nine Minute Broadcast Mr ghani said he had been forced to leave afghanistan at the weekend to avoid bloodshed and that claims he made off with 169 Million were baseless. Biv Inside Afghanistan The Work continues to evacuate afghan allies most at risk, though it proving increasingly difficult to get people who are eligibile to leave to the airport. The german Foreign Ministry confirmed today that their first Evacuation Flight left with just seven people on board it. The taliban have surrounded the airport, and although they are promising Safe Passage few are prepared to take the risk. As our chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports. Come and help, help, help. A girl at the gate screaming. The taliban ar
Facing fierce criticism of his handling of this us withdrawal. We will look at one other straying todays programme, the devastating earthquake in haiti. At least 1300 people are now thought to have died in that 7. 2 magnitude quake. Injuly, President Biden was asked if the taliban seizing power was inevitable once us troops left. The likelihood there is going to be at Taliban Overrunning Everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. And owning the whole country is highly unlikely and owning the whole country is highly unlikely. Now, though, in au ust, these are pictures of the taliban in the president ial palace. They are in power, president ghani has fled the country and the Afghan Military largely offered no resistance. Injuly, President Biden was asked whether he saw any parallels between the us withdrawal from afghanistan now and the infamous moment in us history its rushed withdrawal from saigon in vietnam in 1975. Zero. What you have his entire brigades breaking thr