Insists it s committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. Under threat the seahorse species off the english coast, but there are hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital seabed. And we ll hear live from lionel messi shortly, as he speaks to the media for the first time after his move to paris saint germain. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistan s leaders to unite and fight, as the taliban claim to have captured nine out of 3a provincial capitals. The militants say they ve taken the north eastern city of faizabad. But afghan officials say air strikes and commando attacks have left dozens of taliban militants dead in other parts of the country. The washington post is reporting that us intelligence officials believe kabul could fall within ninety days. At a news conference overnight, president biden said he did not regret his decision to withdraw us troops. We ve spent o
About inequality. Well done, by the way, to all of those that got the result they want. But the gap now is getting bigger and bigger and there is baked in unfairness. At least 65 people have died in wildfires in algeria, among them 25 soldiers fighting the fires. A baby with a fatal condition receives the world s most expensive drug after a campaign by his parents. And coming up, under threat seahorses off the coast of dorset. Diverse put this screw anchor into the sea and then connected it to these rubber pieces divers and this is what replaces the change on a traditional mooring that is said to do so much damage. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. President biden says he does not regret withdrawing troops from afghanistan after 20 years, urging afghan leaders to unite and fight for their country. It comes as the taliban claims to have captured a ninth provincial capital the north eastern city of faizabad. However afghan officials say air strikes and ground attacks have ki
To force it to change course. Tech pioneerjohn mccarthy is found dead in a spanish present just hours after the us wins its extradition request over tax evasion charges. On sale for the final time, apple daily is forced to close with its staff arrested and assets frozen. john mcafee. Hello and welcome. The pop star britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end a guardianship that she says has led to her having no control of her life and finance is for 13 years. The singer s father was given legal control of his 39 year old daughter s financial affairs and we,000 and eight after she had a mental breakdown. Ijust have to warn you that my colleague s report does contain some flashing images. Oh, baby, baby. She was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. Britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. With the fame and fortune came intense pressure and unwanted paparazzi attention. And behind the scenes, a struggle with mental health and a divorce during which
I will be back. Now, it is time for wednesday and the parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. Why are so many rape victims failed by the system? to all the victims of rape and sexual violence, all the victims and survivors, of course i say sorry for the trauma that they have been through. Opposition mps demand a date for the government s long awaited social care plans. The time for excuses is over. When will the government deliver? also in this programme: soon, we ll be ship building. It s not a new royal yacht, l it s a new national flagship. In my book, that s a. Laughter i think that s a very good thing. But first: the prime minister has denied that budget cuts are to blame for a dramatic fall in rape prosecutions in england and wales. His denial comes only days after the justice secretary admitted cuts were self evidently a factor, as robert buckland announced plans for a system and culture change. Borisjohnson did apologise to rape victims for the trauma a
We see how one of the most famous works was restored and resized after being damaged. Hello and welcome. Russia says it s patrol ships and fighterjets have dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. The russian defence ministry says hms defender has violated territorial waters, defender has violated territorialwaters, but defender has violated territorial waters, but the uk ministry of defence has denied these claims, saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. The mod says the destroyer was sailing and an internationally recognised shipping lane within the limit of crimea s territorial waters. Our correspondent is the only broadcaster on board hms defender and sent this report. Hands to action stations. This is not a drill. Come in, take your seat straightaway. We want composure in this ops room. A british warship in the black sea about to make a point to russia. So we re straight into the thick of it, we re going to actio