we start in afghanistan, where fierce fighting has been raging in several provincial capitals. the afghan army is fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more and more civilians in danger. herat in the west of the country is one of two provincial capitals being targetted by the militants there s been similar being targetted by the militants. there s been similar intense fighting in laskar gar in the south, with large parts of that city under the taliban s control. local people say dead bodies are lying in the streets. we have exclusive pictures from herat inside one of the cities being besieged by the taliban. this footage is from the photo journalist masood husseini, one of the few journalists still inside herat. these pictures were filmed in the last 48 hours. he and other media who are there have been told to evacuate as soon as they can. as the fighting escalates fears are growing of a massive humanitarian crisis. let s talk to ryan crocker, former u
hello and welcome. team gb is celebrating after winning olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean, who contracted covid 19 twice, won the final, with duncan scott completing the one two. it s the first time since 1908 that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. and a bermudan athlete has made history in tokyo, winning the tiny island s first ever olympic gold medal. the bbc s sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo. it is going so well, isn t it, ben, for team gb in the pool. we had the gold yesterday for adam peaty. a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott in the 200 metres freestyle today. a wonderful result for them. as you mentioned, tom dean, he won gold. he was a surprise gold medal winner in that because he finished off, he had been second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came in as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance in that. however it was his team mate, t
we ll have his report. and the british prime minister has resumed his weekly audiences with the queen, 15 months after they were suspended. where to begin? hello, i m katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. britney spears is pop culture royalty. she s on the mount rushmore of modern music. in fact, britney has been famous for longer than most current music stars have even been alive. and yet, for the past 13 years, she s had no control of her career or her health, or many other aspects of her daily life. that s because she s been placed in a legal arrangment called a conservatorship. that s when another party in this case, herfather, jamie takes control of a person s decision making on significant matters. this often comes up with those who have diminished mental or physical capacities. today, in a california court, ms spears s lawyers are set to argue that she does not fit that bill. so, let s cross to the bbc s david willis, who s outside the court. love
# feel the heat!# and we speak to the american rock legend, gene simmons, a singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over 50 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden is ending america s longest ever war. us soldiers invaded afghanistan in 2001, almost 20 years later, they are still there. but not for much longer. he will withdraw the remaining 2,500 troops by september the 11th, the anniversary of the terror attack that launched this fight. here s what mr biden had to say a little earlier today. keeping a little earlier today. thousands of troops grounded keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in just one country at a cost of billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. president biden had to make a decision by may on
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