But since news of the withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased. The taliban are back and rapidly gaining ground against government forces. Many people fear there will be a return to the brutal regime of the 90s. Taliban leaders in doha say they have changed, and want to find a solution to the conflict. There was, in the past, some mistakes we have learned from. In this 2 part series i ll be trying to find out if they are serious about peace, and what is at stake for ordinary afghans. There is no way i can surrender to the taliban, none, no way. I was born in afghanistan and have been reporting from the region for more than a decade. After two years away, i was on my way to meet with an old friend, the photojournalist massoud husseini. I was surprised to find out he was living in hiding, barely leaving his house. I am staying here, actually. Here is just to show you where i live. Here is my bed. I made it as a kitchen, and that s it. That s your life? yeah. All
i mean, it s absolutely wonderful that we ve managed to find a home for these bears. they were all left there. paddington was left in paddington station seeking a home. these bears were left in the royal parks effectively seeking a home and it s wonderful to think that all of these bears will go to children who will appreciate them and love them for many years. donating the bears to barnardos is a tribute in itself. for more than 30 years, the queen was the charity s patron, carrying out a number of engagements for them before handing that duty over to the then duchess of cornwall six years ago. barnardos says the bears will be well looked after by the children they support and they will be told the story of this special group of bears and how they came to be donated. daniela relph, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. plenty of this today. yes, for many, there s going to be a lot of sunshine around, a lot of winds. it ll feel quite plea
gunfire. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison in the capital tehran is now under control as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. welcome if you have justjoined us whether you are watching in the uk or around the world. we begin with the political and economical situation facing the uk. the uk s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to restore economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth promising she will always act in the national interest . let s talk more about this to our political corresponde
i quite often go to stay at my family s, sometimes my sister s, so i don t have to pay for the electric. it cost me £5 in one dayjust to wash, dry, cook and a quick shower. it all adds up. somebody s just come in and we ve run out of meat but we ve gotjacket potatoes, so we ll give him one of those. this place replies on donations, cooking with food close to the sell by date. it can be scary that we don t know how many are coming, but we don t like to turn people away. but things can only stretch so far. they would like to open more days but their own gas bill is limiting them. really doing the numbercrunching, as it stands at the moment, about how it will be affordable for us to be open. we would like to do it more. to be clear, you couldn t open every day, have the heating on every day? we wouldn t be able to do that, we would need to make a way, find a way for that to be possible. for me, it feels warm, comfort, and i like being around people. let s just say thanks to the
welcomes the opportunity to make his case. here is the british mp brady who is in charge of collating the letters that pushed for this vote. i notified the prime minister yesterday that the threshold had been reached, and we agreed the timetable for a confidence vote to take place, and he shared my view, which is also in line with the rules that we have in place, that that vote should happen as soon as could reasonably take place, and that would be today. associate fellow at the european house joins me now. not a complete surprise. this announcement was delayed so as not to interrupt with the jubilee celebrations. just explain what happens now. there will be a vote. what needs to happen in the vote for boris to go if that s what the mps want? the truth is it s not absolutely cut and dried that he has to lose the vote to go. if it s a clear rejection by enough members of the conservative party, he would be very seriously weakened. having said which, i suspect that the lu