400,000. and spain and italy are through to the semi finals of euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium respectively. hello and welcome to the programme. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia s tigray region. eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. the ethiopian government has denied allegations that it s been blocking aid getting through. this is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the northern region this week. the un world food programme says it s up and running again but access is still difficult. courtney bembridge has the latest. cheering and chanting. an extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. cheering. horns blare. celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. they ve declared victory over the government troops. horns blare. applause. ..but eight months of fighting has left its mark. more than 400,000 peopl
and spain and italy are through to the semi finals of euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium. hello and welcome. the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia s tigray region. eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. the ethiopian government has denied allegations that it s been blocking aid getting through this is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the northern region this week. the un world food programme says it s up and running again but access is still difficult. courtney bembridge has the latest. cheering and chanting. an extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. cheering. horns blare. celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. they have declared victory over the government troops, but eight months of fighting has left its mark. more than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and
people have been killed and over 100 others hospitalised following days of anti government protests. and the countdown is on: virgin galactic announces its first flight to the edge of space could happen as early as next weekend. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. the departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. backroom airbase, afghanistan, the more strategically vital base in the country. last night, the us military pulled out of the nearly 20 years there. it follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by december 11. we are leave afghanistan by december 11. - are on track exactly as to where we expected to be but ijust wanted to make sure there was
hello and welcome. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. the departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. bagram air base, afghanistan, the most strategically vital base in the country. last night, the us military pulled out after nearly 20 years there. it follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by september 11. we re on track exactly as to where we expected to be, but i wanted to make sure there was enough running room , that we wouldn t be able to do it all till september. there will still be some forces left, but it s a rational drawdown with our allies. the base has now been handed over to afghan government forces. but all over the country, they
here in the uk as we have seen with the nissan announcement this week will help with that. probably mid decade before that tipping point when electric car has the same ticket price of a petrol or diesel car. the other issue is how to recharge your battery, particularly on longerjourneys. range anxiety has been identified as a factor making people reluctant to go electric. the government says there are currently more than 23,800 public charging points around the country including more than 4,000 rapid chargers. £1.3 bn is being invested. but labour says it s not enough. it points out the independent committee on climate change says there should be 150,000 public charging points by 2025 7 so a big increase is needed. there are regional disparities too, with far more charging points in london than some other parts of the country. and it s notjust about motorways, there s also the issue of charging at home. it s fine if you have a driveway. but people who only have access to on