hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very c
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like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing without planning permission. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last hour, italy s lamont marcelljacobs has taken an unexpected gold in the 100m final. it means there s a new 0lympic champion for the first time since 2008 but heartbreak for britain s zharnel hughes who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and become
tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing without planning permission. and coming up later this hour wejoin zeinab badawi for take me to the opera. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six with three golds and three bronze. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and duncan brooks took bronze in the men s event britain have now won a medal in all four bmx events. and there was further success in the swimming, with silver i
medal. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been leaving beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and coming up at 5.30, comedian ali official has some difficult, insightful and hilarious conversations about being british bangladeshi. team gb have 2 more gold medals on day 9 of the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. in the ariake arena, max whitlock retained his olympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event, and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to 6, with 3 golds and 3 bronze. in the bmx freestyle, charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and duncan brooks took bronze in the men s event. britain have now won a medal in all 4 bmx events. and there was further