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rugby players shows that after just one season, they suffer a loss of blood flow to the brain and cognitive function. and it s the same old story dame sarah wins yet another gold at the tokyo paralympics. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it may be the same old story but one we are delighted to celebrate. more on the paralympics later this hour. the taliban have taken control of kabul airport, after the united states pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan. the final evacuation flight left at a minute to midnight last night. it brings to an end to the longest war in american history, in which more than 2,000 us servicemen and women lost their lives. the taliban are back in power, as they were 20 years ago. they ve declared victory and have been celebrating on the streets. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was ....
got out. four or 500 people here and the explosion is really powerful and half were held into the water and others on the ground outside. we carried the wounded on stretchers and microbes are ready. it comes as thousands had still been gathering outside the airport despite clear warnings of an imminent attack and there are warnings of more possible attacks the uk says it will continue its evacuation programme. we are able to continue with the programme and the way that we have been renting it out according to the timetable that we have got and that s what we are going to do. there s been a double bomb attack on kabul airport where crowds were gathered in the hope of boarding an evacuation flight to escape afghanistan. a senior afghan health official has told the bbc at least 60 people have been killed. 140 injured. their loss weighs heavily on us all and able to talk about that as you go on. we continue to focus on the protection of our voices and the evacuees. ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. taliban fighters have reached the outskirts of the afghan capital, kabul, after a lightning advance across the country. the militant group now controls all the other major cities in afghanistan, and look to be on the verge of toppling the afghan government. the arrival of the taliban has sparked panic in the city with a populuation of more than four million, as well as tens of thousands of internally displaced afghans. people have been rushing to embassies for visas and stockpiling food. these pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. the taliban says negotiations are taking place to ensure a peaceful transition of power. us and british troops have been arriving in afghanistan to evacuate diplomatic staff from their embassies. earlier, thousands of afghans in the capital were seen trying to withdraw their savings from atms as fear gripped the capital. beyond the capital, overnight, the insurgents seized ....
of the biggest transfers in football history. good morning from the dorset coast, where conservationists have come up with an innovative idea to protect a tiny yet very precious creature. the spiny sea horse. a dry and bright start this morning, rain and brisk winds in the north and west, and through the day they will travel east leaving brighter skies behind them. all the details in 25 minutes. it s wednesday august the 11th. our top story. there are calls for reforms to the a level system after this year s results saw record numbers of students given top grades. the government is considering a range of options for the future grading of results in england. labour says the coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between private and state schools. simonjones has this report. oh, my god! a bumper yearfor top grades, with traditional exams replaced by teacher assessment. i ve got three a s. oh, my god! hard work rewarded after the most challenging of years but concerns, too, ....
claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. how dementia could soon be diagnosed within a day, as scientists turn to artificial intelligence. more than three quarters of adults in the uk are now fully vaccinated. the prime minister describes the milestone as a huge national achievement. and what a welcome for lionel messi one of the world s greatest footballers as he flies into france to agree a deal with paris st germain. and coming up on the bbc news a crunch match for rangers as the scottish champions must win to have any chance of going through in their champions league qualifying leg against malmo. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the number of a level students receiving an a grade or higher has in a row due to the pandemic. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has praised students for dealing with unprecedented levels of disruption over the past year. students were assessed by teachers and in england, wales and northern ireland ....