As just days after arriving following his evacuation from kabul, Afghanistans Hossain Rasouli competed in the long jump. He finished 13th, but merely being here was a victory in itself. Andy swiss reporting there. Time for a look at the weather. Good afternoon. No drastic changes over the next few days. That means more scenes like this, with extensive cloud across many parts of the uk. For the rest of the week, expect a lot of cloud which will be thick enough to produce the Odd Spot of drizzle. Equally thin enough to break up and give a bit of sunshine. High pressure is sitting to the North West with the wind is flooding in this clockwise direction, dragging cloud towards our shores. There are some breaks in The Cloud. Some across parts of Northern Ireland, central and western scotland. And a beautiful scene from the isle of mull, Blue Skies overhead. Some parts seeing the best of the sunny spells through the afternoon with a few breaks in The Cloud across england and wales, particular
Rugby players shows that after just one season, they suffer a loss of Blood Flow to the brain and cognitive function. And its the same old Storey Dame Sarah wins yet another gold at the tokyo paralympics. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. A dream come true Cristiano Ronaldo says hes back where he belongs at manchester united. As the club confirm a two year deal. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The taliban have taken control of Kabul Airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. The final Evacuation Flight left at a minute to midnight Last Night. It brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. The taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago theyve declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. 0ur Correspondent Rajini vaidyanathan reports. Heading into a new and uncertain era. Taliban militia now in control of Kabul Airport and
Who gets a Blood Test, and who doesnt the tough choIces facIng gps as they deal wIth a shortage of tubes. Wherever we can we wIll make a clInIcaljudgment and only do tests that are absolutely necessary, but wIth the provIso that no patIent should be put at rIsk. GeronImo the alpaca Is put down after TestIng PosItIve for bovIne tb. A case that pItches actIvIsts agaInst farmers. And she crosses the lIne, she knows shes won. 16 and countIng Dame Sarah Storey equals The Record for paralympIc gold medals, and shes stIll got another race to go. And comIng up on the Bbc News channel. As the Transfer WIndow draws to a close well round up all the key deals after a busy summer of spendIng. Good EvenIng And Welcome to the Bbc News at sIx. It was just One flIght out of kabul but It brought to an end the 20 Year Presence of foreIgn forces In afghanIstan. As amerIca pulled out It Left BehInd an uncertaIn future for the afghan people and huge questIons for the InternatIonal coalItIon about what had b
Tonight at ten taliban leaders make the most of their first day, in full control of afghanistan, following the us withdrawal. Taliban fighters posed with uniforms and weapons left behind by the americans, as the chaotic nature of the final withdrawal was laid bare. We report on the equipment, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, destroyed by the americans to try to thwart the taliban. Now it has ended in the worst of ways, and it will live long in memory, here in afghanistan, in america, and far beyond. The image of the last us soldier to leave kabul, is for many a symbol of humiliating defeat, but President Biden disagrees. We succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. Then we stayed for another decade. It was time to end this war. Well have more on the forthright and detailed defence of the us withdrawal made by President Biden a short while ago. Also tonight. A shortage of Test Tubes means that gps in england and wales are facing difficult decisions about
of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine urges the world to invest more to prepare forfuture pandemics, saying the next one could be even worse. anger in nigeria as it is added to the red list of uk travel restrictions from today. also coming up. lucky to be alive. the gap year student who was dragged under by a crocodile and lived to tell the tale. the government is promising to crack down on drugs gangs as part of a ten year strategy for tackling drug misuse in england and wales. ministers say they want to dismantle county lines drugs gangs. they re also promising the biggest ever single investment in treating and rehabilitating addicts, who are responsible for a large proportion of crime. according to the home office, drugs are connected to nearly half of killings in england and wales. they re also linked to two thirds of shoplifting, more than half of burglaries and just over a quarter of robberies. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, has this report. and a warni