i thank everyone involved, and i believe they can be very proud of what they have done. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation, and uk nationals, have been left behind, and the government has been criticised for having not done more sooner. president biden warns another attack on kabul airport is highly likely within the next 2a hours, as us forces prepare to leave. forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans 16 years ago. dilemma for doctors. a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has paid tribute to the military and other personnel involved in the evacuation operation in afghanistan. mrjohnson described their efforts as heroic and said the uk departure from afghanistan was the culmination of a mission unlike anything
forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than hurricane katrina which devastated new orleans 16 years ago. dilemma for doctors, a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. at the olympics, a british athlete wins her third successive gold. abbey back at the top of the hour but right now it is time for weather world. this time on weather world, code red for humanity, the stark warning that time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe. it is the beginning of a future that can be very catastrophic and very, very hard for us to survive in. after the heat, the floods on a catastrophic scale, killing hundreds of people, amid claims we are simply not prepared for more extreme rainfall. i ll be asking whether these disasters could mark a turning point in how the world reacts to climate change. and i ll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir like this one can help protect us from the
dilemma for doctors a severe shortage of test tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent blood tests could face delays. at the paralympics great britain s hannah cockroft wins her third successive 100m gold. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has paid tribute to the military and other personnel involved in the evacuation operation in afghanistan. mrjohnson described their efforts as heroic and said the uk departure from afghanistan was the culmination of a mission unlike anything we ve seen in our lifetimes . an raf plane carrying the final contingent of british troops and diplomats left kabul airport last night, bringing to an end the uk s 20 year military presence in the country. more than 15,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan by the uk in the past fornight. but hundreds of afghans eligible for relocation and uk nationals have been left behind. us presidentjoe biden has warned that an
afternoon thank you very much, ben, good afternoon- thank you very much, ben, good afternoon. , , , . , , ., afternoon. high pressure has brought warm and sunny afternoon. high pressure has brought warm and sunny weather afternoon. high pressure has brought warm and sunny weather recently, i warm and sunny weather recently, particularly across the north of the uk. yesterday we saw 27.2 celsius in the highlands in scotland making at the highlands in scotland making at the warmest day of this august so far but it s not going to be as warm for the next few days, this weak cold front has been spreading south across the country introducing fresh air and quite a bit of cloud around, staying quite cloudy as you can see across the eastern side of the country. this area of cloud for wales, south west and northern ireland will thin and break through the day. plenty of sunshine across many northern and western areas through this afternoon. we hold onto this cloud in the east. it
as tropical storm henri is expected to make landfall. antibody tests are to be widely offered to uk adults for the first time to try to find out how much natural protection people have after getting coronavirus. and don everly one half of the everly brothers duo with his late brother phil has died at the age of 8a. hello, and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has said he will convene g7 leaders on tuesday for urgent talks on the situation in afghanistan . the prime minister called on the international community to work together to ensure safe evacuations, and prevent a humanitarian crisis. nato officials say over the past week at least 20 people have died at kabul airport, where crowds of afghans have continued to gather in a desperate attempt to flee the country. the taliban blamed the chaos on the united states. but the uk s armed forces minister, james heappey, said the situation at the airport was improving. he said the royal air force had flown out more than 1