Nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus, than those who ve had a vaccine, according to a major new study. In tokyo, kadeena cox retains her paralympic title clocking a new world record in the c4 5 500m time trial. Coming up nearly a0 years since they last released new music are abba about to make a return? we ll speak to one superfan! the day after at least 90 people were killed in two bomb attacks at kabul airport, the ministry of defence has said its afghanistan evacuation programme will end in a matter of hours. All british facilities in the city for processing applications were shut overnight and all remaining officials are due to be flown out today. The defence secretary ben wallace says the bombings have not affected the timetable. But he acknowledged that even though almost 14 000 british even though almost 14000 british nationals and eligible afghans have been airlifted out it hadn t been possible to remove everyone. Graham satchell has the latest. For hour aft
Airport on thursday, which killed at least 90 people, including 13 us military personnel. President biden has vowed revenge. I m philippa thomas in london, as the world prepares for the new reality of afghanistan under taliban rule. The humanitarian crisis in afghanistan is deepening, say the world health organisation with medicines in short supply. We hear from afghans across the country facing severe food and water shortages. And i ll be talking to the first american to fight the taliban in the field as a commander and then talk to its leaders in face to face negotiations. How does the rest of the world deal with a new islamic emirate? welcome to a bbc news special about afghanistan with me lyse doucet in kabul and philippa thomas in london. Flights are still taking off from kabul airport, a day after two devastating bomb attacks there killed as many as 90 people. But for those who want to get out of afghanistan the chances of getting on them are growing slimmer and slimmer. And
Is almost nine times higher in those who catch coronavirus, than those who ve had a vaccine, according to a major new study. We ll bring you up to speed with the paralympics where world records have been set in the velodrome and at the athletics track. Coming up nearly a0 years since they last released new music are abba about to make a return? we ll speak with the founder of a abba tribute band. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The uk s defence secretary has said british forces have entered the final stages of flying people out of kabul. Ben wallace said it was a matter of deep regret that not everybody could be evacuated. It comes after 90 people were killed in two bomb blasts. This includes 13 us military personnel. Most of the dead were afghan civilians. An emotional us presidentjoe biden had a message to those behind the attacks saying, we will hunt you down, and make you pay. The uk says the kabul bombings will not affect the the uk forces a
That the risk of blood clots from catching covid is nearly nine times than from having the vaccine. Scotland records the highest number of new covid cases in a 2k hour period since the start of the pandemic. A world record and a third gold medal for paralympics gb s kadeena cox after a stunning ride in the velodrome. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The defence secretary has said that british forces have entered the final stages of flying people out of kabul. Large crowds have again gathered at the airport despite yesterday s suicide bomb attack. 90 people were killed in the attack including 13 us military personnel. Most of the dead were afghan civilians. Speaking to the american people president biden had a message for the attackers saying, we will hunt you down, and make you pay. the uk says the kabul bombings will not affect the the uk forces airlift timetable. So far nearly 111,000 british nationals and eligible afghans have been airlifted out. But there s an accep
British iranian nazanin zaghari ratclife s given a new one year prison sentence in tehran her husband says he fears his wife is facing an open ended detention. The worsening situation in india has been well documented hospitals running out of beds for patients, and in some cases running out of oxygen. Now it s reported that the county is also running out of covid vaccines just as the government was planning to boost the nationwide vaccination programme. More than 352,000 new cases were reported in the past 2a hours and more than 2,800 deaths. The indian government says there is no need to panic, as our correspondent devina gupti reports. A haunting warning as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nakpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. For the fifth straight day, india saw a record high of over 2,800 deaths. A worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medici