The only problem last week was not a phone call to an afghan government that was melting away and had almost, or didn t have any leverage. The number one challenge at the end of last week was whether the airport would continue to fly, allow planes to fly out, and those people we were getting out, would they be allowed to get out? the largest survey of covid infection in the uk has found that both the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are still offering good protection against the delta variant. And coming up this hour, new research shows the bosses of britain s biggest companies earned 86 times the average full time wage last year. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The uk is to deploy another company of soldiers to afghanistan to try to deal with the situation at kabul airport, where people are desperately trying to flee the country. Twelve people have been killed around the airport since sunday. The taliban are urging people without the legal right to travel to go home. Defence secretary b
Taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. Let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. In other news, the cost of living rose by 2% in the year tojuly. That s lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nando s says it s been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. Half a million children in desperate need of shelter and drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. And the trial is due to begin of the singer r kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and sexual abuse. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its summer break. The government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban would recapture
With the leaked cctv footage. Borisjohnson says his plans for ending inequalities in the uk won t make richer areas poorer. Give musicians a fair share of the hundreds of millions of pounds record labels earn from streaming, say a group of mps. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Sugar and salt should be taxed and fruit and vegetables prescribed by the nhs in order to improve our diets, an independent review has said. The report, led by the businessman henry dimbleby, says the taxes raised could also be used to extend free school meals to more children. Mr dimbleby said that poor eating habits cause horrific health harms. But the food industry says new taxes could increase the price of food and when asked about the review, borisjohnson said that he is not in favour of raising taxes on food. Here s our correspondent ellie price. Maureen has got a number of physical and mental health issues. She knows she needs to eat more fresh food but it s something she can t afford without the he
Drought leaves little more than insects and mud to eat. Finding new fans, restored rembrandt goes on show in full size for the first time in 300 years. And two penalties on target for portugal sees rinaldo hit a goalscoring record. A very warm welcome. We begin with popstar britney spares. She 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 finances for 13 years. The singer s father was given legal control of his 39 year old daughter s financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental breakdown. Sophie long s report contains 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. Via videophone she finally told in la caught her side of the story. In an impassioned speech, she clearly is angry and upset, she said she wanted the abusive and contro
The final edition of hong kong s main pro democracy newspaper has hit the streets, hours after apple daily said persecution by the authorities had forced it to close. And the tech pioneer john mcafee, wanted for alleged tax evasion in the united states, has been found dead in a spanish prison. Hello and welcome. Russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. The russian defence ministry said, that hms defender, had violated its territorial waters. But the uk s ministry of defence has flatly denied their claims saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. The mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea s territorial waters. Our defence correspondentjonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard hms defender. He has just sent this report. Hands to action stations. Thi