People have been killed and over 100 others hospitalised following days of anti government protests. And the countdown is on Virgin Galactic announces its first flight to the edge of Space could happen as early as next weekend. The last american troops have left Bagram Air base, the us military S Centre of operations throughout two decades of Occupation And Engagement in afghanistan. The departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces From the country is imminent. A taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. Backroom airbase, afghanistan, the more strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out of the nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by President Biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by december 11. We are leave afghanistan by december 11. Are on track exactly as to where we expected to be but ijust wanted to make sure there was enough, quote
rescue teams in the north atlantic are putting all available resources into the search for the missing submersible which has less than 20 hours supply of oxygen next. oxygen left. joining me on the panel tonight is the writer and broadcaster chris morris and doug heye, former spokesperson for the republican national committee. also on the programme tonight. more worrying economic data for the uk. inflation the rate at which prices are rising didn t fall last month as expected. that s left many expecting the bank of england to raise interest rates yet again tomorrow heaping more pressure on many people with mortgages and loans. and the us rolls out the red carpet for narendra modi. the indian prime minister starts a three day official visit. we will look at the two countries closening relationship and what it means for the global status quo. less than 20 hours of oxygen remain for the five people who are trapped inside a submersible after they went missing on sunday
16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. sticking with the eurovision theme, we are in liverpool at the shopping centre right in the heart of liverpool, surrounded by these beautiful eggs, i will tell you about them later on. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today to 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. it will be the 12th consecutive hike since december 2021, meaning mortgage payments could rise further for millions of customers. our business correspondent hannah miller reports. this is the first home gheev has owned, bought with his girlfriend two months ago. but since they agreed their mortgage, the monthly payments have gone up twice in line with the base rate of interest set by the bank of england. when we were coming to find a mortgage, the fixed rates were astronomically high. we figured that if the bank of england base rate goes up by another two or three percentage points, we re actually better off staying
affidavit. what we ve now learned. terry moran with late reporting. the critical primary showdown. wyoming s liz cheney, the most high profile republican to take on the former president. is there any chance she survives toay s primary? our jon karl tonight in wyoming with the voters. and alaska s senator lisa murkowski, who voted to convict donald trump in his impeachment trial, how will she do tonight? and sarah palin, will voters in alaska send her to congress? tonight, we also have news on the monkeypox outbr the eighth child now in the u.s. with suspected monkeypox. and what authorities are now saying about your pets, after a suspected case of monkeypox involving a dog. there s also news tonight on your next covid booster. dr. jha today on how soon americans will be able to get that booster that covers the most recent variants of the virus. the brutal shark attack off the florida keys. a 10-year-old boy attacked, losing part of his leg. the drought emergency unf
affidavit. what we ve now learned. terry moran with late reporting. the critical primary showdown. wyoming s liz cheney, the most high profile republican to take on the former president. is there any chance she survives today s primary? our jon karl tonight in wyoming the the voters. and alaska s senator lisa murkowski, who convoted to conv donald trump, how will she do tonight? and will voters send sarah palin to congress? plus, the eighth child in the u.s. with suspected monkeypox. and what authorities are now saying about your pets, after a suspected case of monkeypox involving a dog. there s also news tonight on your next covid booster. dr. jha today on how soon americans will be able to get that booster that covers the most recent variants of the virus. the brutal shark attack off the florida keys. a 10-year-old boy attacked, losing part of his leg. the drought emergency unfolding tonight. the drastic action now possible on the colorado river. historic water cu