with an independent study into the british monarchy s links to the slave trade. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the white house is releasing seven in the morning and 7pm. a report which says little more could have been done to prevent the taliban takeover of afghanistan. the review, commissioned by president biden, does admit the us should have begun evacuating kabul earlier. a spokesman blamed the chaotic us withdrawal in august 2021 on a deal donald trump did with the taliban. transitions matter, that s the first lesson learned here, and the incoming administration wasn t afforded much of one. thus, president biden s choice was stark either withdraw all our forces or resume fighting with the taliban. he chose the former. that s the picture from the white house. i spoke to a foreign policy fellow earlier in washington, who explained the significance of this announcement.
of those victims have died, my father being one of them. only one family member remains alive today. the impact has been devastating. my father died in 1986, he was one of this the very earliest haemophiliacs to die from hiv and subsequently we have been losing family members right up until the last death in 2012, so it has been affecting our family for the best part of 30 years. every time a campaigner or one of the victims is a constant memory of what we have been through and i m sure it is the same for all the community, notjust myself. i am the community, not “ust myself. i am so sorry to the community, not “ust myself. i am so sorry to hear the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how it the community, notjust myself. i am so sorry to hear how it has affected you. what did you make of the statement today? we you. what did you make of the statement today? we welcomed the re ort, statement toda
trial, the biggest west midlands police have dealt with. 13 in prison, four awaiting sentence, and four more convicted of less serious offences have been given non custodial offences. i really can t go into the detail of what the crimes were, because they are just so horrific. in fact, west midlands police have described this as a case of shocking and systematic abuse. it first came to light following a hospital admission by one of the young victims, they were all aged 12 years and under, and in that case, safeguarding concerns were raised, that led to a much wider investigation, which ultimately led to the series of trials which have gone on over the last year or so. walsall safeguarding children s board is expected to publish a review in the coming months, and thatis review in the coming months, and that is to really look at whether there had been missed opportunities in this case, and whether or not interventions could have been made sooner. some of the victims who are now
we start in poland where president zelensky is making his first official visit to the country, since russia invaded ukraine. the visit is proving more controversial than planned. the polish agriculture minister has resigned as farmers complain about cheap ukrainian grain. ukraine s leader has been welcomed by president duda at the presidential palace and he s expected to thank the polish people at the royal castle in warsaw later. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also one of the first countries to send fighter jets to ukraine. in a moment, we ll be speaking to our correspondent hugo bachega who is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. but first, let s go live to warsaw where we can speak to the bbc s adam easton. despite the problems, which we will talk about in a moment, this is a hugely important and symbolic visit for the u