convention. donald trump came in through those corridors, and it was beamed on the big screens in the arena, and he walked into, among supporters up walked into, among supporters up a small flight of stairs to a special seating area with a prominent white bandage on his right ear. donald trump greeted his reporters with the fist bumps he used moments after the failed assassination attempt on saturday. the audience could be heard chanting back the words that he shouted from the podium, fight, fight, fight , which has become the chant of the convention. donald trump also greeted the man he is named as his vice presidential candidate, 39 year old ohio s senator]d vance. this comes two days after the former president survived an attempted assassination at a pennsylvania rally. we will have more in the investigation and response a little later. we also have plenty on the other developments to bring you including the legal victory for the former president as a judge dismisses clas
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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. they ve declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. rajini vaidya nathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was packed with afghans desperate to flee. today, taliban fighters lined the runway, their spokesman congratulating them on what he described as a moment of joy and celebration. translation: the islamic emirate | of afghanistan wants to have good | relations with the whole world on behalf of the nation. we want to have strong diplomatic rela
on the impact on afghan families settled in the uk who are desperate to help loved ones who they believe are stuck in limbo. new research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca covid vaccines starts to wear off within six months. and it s a golden start in tokyo for paralympics gb as cyclist dame storey takes the 15th gold of her career in her eighth games a public consultation is getting under way to ask if beavers should be re introduced to england s rivers once widespread in britain they were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has rejected british calls to extend the united states airlift from afghanistan beyond the 31st of august saying it would be too dangerous. in a televised address from the white house last night, president biden said each day of operations brings added risk to our troops of an attack by extremists linked to the islami
and i m lucy hockings, in tokyo, where it s been a day of world record smashes and upsets. i ll have the latest in a moment. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine on arrivalfrom france as part of a shake up of coronavirus travel rules in england, scotland and northern ireland. seven more european countries have been added to the green list, while spain will remain amber despite concerns about covid variants there. other changes include india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates, switching from red to amber meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government approved accommodation. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but georgia and mexico have been now be added to the red list the highest level of restrictions. this report from our transport correspondent, caroline d
for heroism and bravery. nhs england s medical director has praised his colleagues response to the coronavirus pandemic our staff, our workforce has stepped up magnificently, treating patients with covid, of course, those with other conditions and i couldn t be prouder or more humble of the work that i have seen my colleagues do over the last 18 months. the apartment block which partially collapsed near miami killing 2a people eleven days ago is demolished before a tropical storm sweeps in and endangers the lives of rescuers. the taliban warns that any foreign soldiers left in afghanistan beyond september 11th, will be treated as an occupying force. 18 year old british wildcard emma raducanu is back in action on wimbledon s court number one as she bids to reach the quarterfinals. after the covid i9 situation, i think that you have to just cherish every single moment that you get and all the opportunities, so i think that is definitely. if you re not having fun here at cour