three british men accused of being mercenaries in ukraine are expected to stand trial in a russian proxy court. nurseries in england are shutting at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages, according to industry body the early years alliance. researchers at the university of cambridge say they ve successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. and a sad end to the story of freya the walrus who became a tourist sensation in norway as she is put down. good morning. the labour leader sir keir starmer has set out how he would fund his party s plan to freeze the energy price cap for six months, and stop household gas and electricity bills rising over the winter in england, scotland and wales. the energy price cap the maximum amount suppliers can charge for average use is forecast to hit more than £3,500 in october and more than £4,200 injanuary. labour said it would freeze the pr
just one tablet an hour from manchester to london today instead of the usual three as an ava nti avanti workers ava nti workers refuse avanti workers refuse to work extra shifts. boiling over at the bridge. how it was the managers who were sent off in yesterday s fiery london derby between chelsea and tottenham in what proved a gripping encounter. coming to the end of the heatwave, through the week, temperatures will return to close to where they should be at the time of year and we are looking at some thunderstorms developing almost anywhere which could be torrential. it s monday the 15th of august. our main story. it s exactly a year since the taliban seized power in afghanistan, ending 20 years of us led military intervention. a turbulent 12 months in the country has seen an economic crisis and a huge reduction of women s rights, with girls largely banned from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to see how the afghan people have ad
are expected to stand trial in ukraine s russian occupied donetsk region, after being accused of being mercenaries in the country. europe s sweltering heatwave leads to a warning that from today water levels in parts of the river rhine in germany will be so low it may not be usable. athlete ricardo dos santos who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search says he was pulled over for a second time by seven armed police officers. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in afghanistan where it is one year since the taliban returned to power, prompting many thousands to try to flee and leaving many more behind where their daily lives have changed dramatically. one of the most significant changes they ve made is to limit education for girls they re barred from secondary schools in most of the country. but that hasn t stopped young women from pursuing the dream of education, despite the difficulties. lyse doucet is in kab
The 24 year old american suspect hadi matar has already appeared in court, and pleaded not guilty to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the literary event. they say he bought a ticket like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his writing blasphemous. it s reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime but an official motive has not been established. ever since the attack on friday, world leaders have been issuing words of solidarity for sir salman rushdie. president biden released a statement praising the author for his refusal to be intimidated or silenced. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania.
Where the incident happened, the state s governor issued words of solidarity. we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie, and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of place like chautauqua. and i want it out there that a man with a knife cannot silence a man with a pen. the 24 year old american suspect hadi matar has already appeared in court, and pleaded not guilty to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the literary event. they say he bought a ticket like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his