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 Yesterdays 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 theres an acceptance amO
The Film Review is coming up in about 10 minutes time. But first on bbc news, click. This week a special programme. Can Artificial Intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs . Here in the uk the national Health Service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. Fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. And then the pandemic hit. There will come a moment when no Health Service in the world could possibly cope. And indeed, many countries Health Systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. Even those which didnt have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. The nhs is an old health system. In fact, its several different systems that sometimes work together and sometimes dont. And now, its trying to reinvent itself and embrace technology to beat the queues that covid 19 has created. This is a story i started filming just before the first
Now on bbc news, being intersex in russia. Hello there. The very unsettled August Weather continues into this weekend. Low pressure nearby will generate further showers, and again, like friday, we could see some thunderstorms which could lead to some localised flooding in places. But there will be some good spells of sunshine in between, particularly across more southern areas. So, here it is, this area of Low Pressure, which is going to stick around both saturday, sunday and indeed even into monday. Lots of isobars on the charts, so itll be quite breezy again, particularly across southern, south western areas, and across the northern isles, gusts of 30 a0 mph. Well have showers pretty much from the word go anywhere, but most of them will be across scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales. They will drift their way further eastwards into the afternoon, and again therell be some torrential downpours in places. But some good spells of sunshine, particularly across the South
Debut in the West End. In afghanistan, in a major escalation of the talibans offensive the militants have captured a Provincial Capital, zaranj, close to the border with iran, and assassinated a close aide of the president s. Theyve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. The united nations Special Envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful peace talks. Our world Affairs Correspondent Richard Galpin has more. In the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination taliban Gunmen Opening Fire on this car, killing the head of the governments media information centre, dawa khan menapal. Theyd warned officials would be targeted in response to Air Strikes by afghan and us forces. The war now increasingly spilling into the capital. But the taliban are also now targeting other key cities in this, their latest offensive. They claim to have captured the city of
Now on bbc news, the travel show. India. A vast country, home to over A Billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations, and today, a fast emerging global power. And 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, were on a journey that spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. I mean, itsjust crystal, hard crystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas, really, for the adventurous traveller. This Isnt India on tap. Im on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. Its going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of years, india found its Riches And Influence through international trade. And at the heart