people dying for no reason, people torturing people dying for no reason, people torturing for no reason. why? because torturing for no reason. why? because they are human. great britain because they are human. great britain has a humanity. that s all i can say england lose the second test. it was a thrilling and dramatic day of cricket at lords, but india came out on top. jodie comer tells us about her hollywood breakthrough, how she mastered an american accent and the time she got her mum s sunday dinners on set. good morning. today once again it is going to be fairly cloudy. the cloud thick enough for patchy light rain and drizzle. limited sunshine. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, august 17th. our top story. president biden has defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan. he admitted surprise at how quickly the taliban seized power, but blamed afghanistan s leaders for the defeat. military planes are reported to have begun flying agai
and australia sends in the army to enforce sydney s stay at home restrictions, as covid i9 infections continue to rise. the uk s biggest dairy company, arla, tells the bbc that it had failed to make 25% of its deliveries to supermarkets last weekend due to a shortage of drivers. nine years in prison for incitement to secession and terrorist activities. prodemocracy activist benny tai is the first person to be convicted under hong kong s new security law. and it s an epic battle between a star and her studio, as scarlettjohansson sues disney for streaming her latest movie. there s been a sizeable medal haul for team gb at the tokyo olympics. tremendous bmx racing by 22 year old beth shriever has won her gold. and kye white took silver in the men s event. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning, let s cross to mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. and call it a fabulous friday for team gb including that gold from beth shriever, what a story, she relied