Restrictions have come into force. And thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th Anniversary of its first gay Pride Parade. Hello and welcome. Reports from Northern Afghanistan say theres heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. In the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. A taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. Fierce fighting is also reported in the centre of another afghan provincial capital, sar e pol. Earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of Sheberghaan The Second Provincial Capital to have fallen in two days. On saturday us Central Command said it had intensified Air Strikes Richard Galpin reports. In this fast moving offensive the taliban are claiming a second province, sheberghaan, is in their hands. Here video film for the fighters appears to show
Of Its first gay Pride Parade. Hello and welcome to bbc news. WIth temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of Evia Have forced thE Evacuation of hundreds of residents. Thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens Northern Suburbs and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. The Greek Army has been deployed to help fight the blazes and several countries including BrItain And Germany have sent Emergency Aid teams to help. Helena wilkinson has the latest. This is greeces second biggest island, evia. The scenes are devastating. Wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. Dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. I closed all the windows but they put the water around It. Firefighters are doing all they can under extreme condItions. But strong scorching winds have made the sItuation worse. Flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. More than 2000 people from the island had to be
From france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The tokyo olympics have ended, with a Closing Ceremony in the national stadium of empty fans. Moments after the flame was extinguished in the Olympic Stadium a volley of multi coloured fireworks lit up the Night Sky around the Olympic Stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. The president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, thanked the people of japan and described the sixteen Day Event as unprecedented because of the pandemic. The olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. Team gb have matched their Medal Total from london 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. Jason kenny won a Gold Medal in the Mens Kieren Cycling event in the veladrome. That makes him britains most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic Gold Medals under his belt and a total of nine ol
In all the fireworks and all the razzmatazz. But i was particularly pleased with this as the cauldron opened and Naomi Osaka turned round, shes just got this, like, little cheeky look on her face and shes looking up at the torch and it was just a really, sort of, nice moment. This ones actually probably one of my favourites. See both the little gb flags on the blades, and both the same kind of distance from the water, and i feel like everything just kind of comes together. I mean, Simone Biles is right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. You know, ive photographed her a lot through previous olympics and World Championships and when she is in full flow, she is a sporting perfection, absolutely incredible to photograph as well. Perhaps these games have, you know, were seeing a different side to her. Shes holding the chalk, you know, the chalk for the rest of the team and shes pulling her mask off and looking a bit sad and vulnerable, and i think that picture really tells tha