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over the uk bank holiday weekend. two world records for the british cycling couple husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes downing street have announced that the uk s military evacuation from afghanistan is ending this evening. british forces have been involved in the conflict for 20 years. in the last fortnight, over15,000 people, including 5,000 british nationals and theirfamilies, over 8,000 afghan former uk staff and their families and many afghan people have been brought out of the country on over 100 raf flights. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at downing street. it is an historic moment, really, because not only has the uk are left out of kabul come to an end, but british military operations which have been going on in afghanistan for 20 years are now over. yes. have been going on in afghanistan for 20 years are now over. yes, as ou sa ....
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy beresford and alsojoe twyman. welcome to both of you. let s take a look at the front pages. the metro leads on the un climate report, which it calls the starkest alert yet over the threat of human led climate change and a code red for humanity. the financial times also leads on the report, which warns the world is likely to be 1.5 degrees warmer than pre industrial levels injust 20 years if drastic action is not taken. the i quotes the climate change expert lord stern, who tells the prime minister and chancellor to ramp up british efforts and be more active in affecting change. the guardian quotes some of the scientists involved in the report, who say the global climate crisis is inevitable, unprecedented and irreversible . the daily mail also features the story and uses the same picture featured on a number of front pages of a victim of the greek wildfires. it a ....
hello and welcome. a sprinter from belarus who refused her team s order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystina tsimanouskaya is at the polish embassy in tokyo, and it s believed she plans to go to warsaw on wednesday. the athlete says she was forcibly taken to the airport for criticising coaches, but belarus says she was removed from the team because of her emotional state. mark adams from the international olympic committee has just spoken about the incident at a press briefing. we spoke yesterday twice to krystina tsimanouskaya, we spoke to her twice, she reassured us once again she is feeling safe and secure, i believe there is a call going on this morning with her as well, and together with the relevant authorities and competent organisations, she is planning herfuture. we are also in contact with the unhcr, our partner, which is helping out, we were in contact with them right from the get go, on the evening of, as i w ....
sporting couple, with 12 gold medals between them. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu will be held later this morning. we ll be live in cape town. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022 on the warmest new year s eve on record. good morning. it was an exceptionally mild and to 2021. the weather continues in that vein for the start of 2022, but how long will it last? i will have more details for you on the weather forecast in around 15 minutes. good morning and happy new year. it is ijanuary 2022. here is our top story: the medical chiefs leading the uk s battle against coronavirus have been recognised in the new year honours list, while the queen has knighted former prime minister tony blair. athletes, actors, a spice girl and an 11 year old boy are also among those who have been honoured, as lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medic ....