Calls a stab in the back. And there s the continuing fallout from the chaotic u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan after 20 years of war, including that mistaken drone strike last month that killed ten afghan civilians, including seven children. In an exclusive interview with savannah guthrie on the today show, british prime minister boris johnson repeatedly refused to criticize biden s handling of the withdrawal. It s never going to be an easy thing to do, to pull out of somewhere like afghanistan after 20 years, in a clean and straightforward way. Your own diplomats were stranded in kabul. We have that mistaken drone strike. Are you frustrated that the u. S. Withdrawal was so botched, frankly? i think that it was ami logistical success, what they did. Great pain and extraordinary possibility. We have lost so much to this devastating pandemic, that continues to claim lives around the world and impact so much on our existence. We re mourning more than $4. 5 million people. People from eve
Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The business secretary s been holding crisis talks with energy firms this morning, amid worries of big rises to energy bills in the coming weeks. Five smaller energy suppliers have already gone bust, unable to cope with a 70% hike in the cost of wholesale gas since august. It s understood the government is considering offering emergency state backed loans to companies. 0fgem has confirmed british gas has agreed to take on an extra 350,000 customers from the collapsed firm people s energy. And the uk s sixth largest energy company, bulb, is seeking new funds to try to stay afloat. Downing street says it wants to fix the issues as fast as it can. Our business correspondent emma simpson reports. Gas, the cornerstone of our energy supply and the cost of it is rocketing. There has been a surge in global demand and not enough supply. Energy firms here are now battling to stay afloat. In the current market as it is we are not going to see it through th
Hello and welcome. Passengers who arre fully vaccinated against covid 19 will be able to fly into the us from anywhere in the world from november, bringing an end the series of travel bans first imposed by donald trump 18 months ago. The white house said today travelers will have to show proof of having been fully vaccinated and will need to take a test three days prior to travel. They will also have to wear a mask for the journey and share details for contact tracing, but will not need to quarantine. It is good news for families, great news for business, an absolute boon for the ariline industry the transatlantic routes are some of the most lucrative. In recent months, passengers number were 85% down on where they were pre pandemic. I m joined now by gary o donoghue in washingotn. Iam very i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am i am very much looking forward to my invite. Iam not i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am not the only one, because i have a statemen
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The british foreign secretary liz truss has defended the uk s new security agreement with the united states and australia, which has caused a growing diplomatic row with france. The deal known as aucus will see australia given the technology to build nuclear powered submarines. Liz truss has said it will make the uk safer and protectjobs. But the french, whose own submarine deal with australia has been cancelled, are angry about that. Courtney bembridge reports. At the centre of this diplomatic row is an agreement with the us and the uk to give australia the technology to build a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. The problem is australia already had a submarine deal with france that s been torn up and france is furious duplicity. Been torn up and france is furious. There has been lying, duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt. This will not do things are not going well between us. And i m with the president of france. It s hard to believe t