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welcome, everyone. taliban forces meeting little resistance in their rapid advance across afghanistan as fears increase that the capital, kabul, could soon be in their sights. in just a matter of days, the taliban have claimed more than a dozen cities. the militants now controlling half of the country s provincial capitals. the speed of the offensive catching u.s. officials off guard. the pentagon spokesman says afghan forces should have the advantage. what we couldn t predict was the lack of resistance they were going to get from afghan forces on the ground. as you heard the president speak just a couple of days ago, what s really needed is for political and military leadership in afghanistan. no outcome here has to be inevitable. what has been disconcerting to see is there hasn t been that will, that political leadership, the military leadership, and the ability to push back on the taliban as they ve advanced because quite frankly, the afghan forces have all the ....
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political commentator & columnist grace blakeley and sam lister, deputy political editor at the daily express. tomorrow s front pages starting with. face off over masks that s the headline on the front page of the metro. masks will be compulsory afterjuly 19th on the tube and there is growing pressure on the government from mayors and council leaders across england to make masks compulsory on other public transport. the front page of the financial times shows how labour shortages have hit factories, shops and warehouses, as workers have been pinged by the nhs covid app. it says nissan s plant in sunderland has been forced to send entire teams home. taxes on driving and flying could be introduced as part of a plan to reduce britain s transport emissions. that s on the front of the telegraph. transport secretary, grant shapps, unveiled the policy today but there are re ....
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makes his first statement in thejob. people in england are very likely to be able to return to pretty much life before covid on i9july, we owe it to the british people, who have sacrificed so much to restore their freedoms as quickly as we possibly can. let s begin in north america. an extreme heat wave in parts of the us and canada is smashing records. however, forecasters warn the brutal temperatures haven t peaked yet, 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from canada to the mexico border. washington and oregon states are under excessive heat. temperatures are expected to hit 47 celsius later. this that s hotter than dubai. warnings are also in place in parts of california, nevada and wyoming. meanwhile, in canada, states are under dangerous heat levels throughout the week. these areas have faced intense heat for days. have a look at this heat map of oregon and washington on sunday. some areas reached 45 celsius, while portland s international a ....
mark ormrod lost his arm and both legs when he was injured in afghanistan this morning we ll be with him as he attempts to complete an epic swim for charity. another great friends reunion could be on the cards tottenham reach out to their former manager, mauricio pochettino, about returning as boss. and he did say once, it would be his dream to come back. good morning. a slightly cloudy day to day with some rain around, particularly toward the west. but things turning increasingly warm and sunny for the bank holiday weekend. all the details on breakfast. good morning. it s friday, 28th of may. up to three quarters of new covid cases could be linked to the indian variant, according to the health secretary matt hancock. there are concerns the increase in infections could delay plans to lift all restrictions in england on june 21st. our correspondent, james reynolds, has the latest. in bolton, the race between the vaccine and the variant is fought at the pace of an average b ....