Fighting the fires. The boyfriend of esther dingley a british woman who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees last year has found her body and belongings. And under threat the sea horse species off the coast of dorset but hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital sea bed. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistan s leaders to unite and fight, as the taliban claim to have captured nine out of 3a provincial capitals. The militants say they ve taken the north eastern city of faizabad. But afghan officials say air strikes and commando attacks have left dozens of taliban militants dead in other parts of the country. The washington post is reporting that us intelligence officials believe kabul could fall within ninety days. At a news conference overnight, president biden said he did not regret his decision to withdraw us troops. We ve spent over $1 trillion over 20 years, we trained and equipped with moder
hi tech economic boom. more now on the us, where, as you have been hearing, the big spending continues. just a couple of weeks after he signed into law $1.9 trillion of coronavirus relief spending, president biden has laid out a $2 trillion road map to rebuild america s crumbling infrastructure. the plan would be paid for in part by a steep rise in corporate taxes, up from 21% to 28%. but speaking in pennsylvania, mr biden said it would create the strongest, most resilient, innovative economy in the world. it s not a plan that tinkers around the edges. it s a once in a generation investment in america, unlike anything we ve seen or done since we built the interstate highway system and the space race, decades ago. in fact, it the largest american jobs investment since world war ii. it will create millions of jobs, good paying jobs, ii. it will create millions of jobs, good payingjobs, it will grow the economy, make us more competitive around the world, promote our national
in one country and leaving others out will not necessarily solve your problem. the third day of the derek chauvin murder trial features new security camera footage showing the final moments of george floyd s life and emotional testimony from witnesses. and facebook gives users more powers to organise their news feeds after the social media giant s algorithms were accused of encouraging polarisation. hello and welcome. we have a packed programme for you. let s start with breaking news. a hong kong court has found seven prominent pro democracy politicians guilty of unauthorised assembly. it s the latest blow to the city s beleaguered democracy movement. the group were accused of partaking in the unauthorised assembly in august 2019, when the city was embroiled in anti government protests. they had pleaded not guilty to the charge. barrister and democratic party founder martin lee, and media tycoonjimmy lai, are among those on trial. since their detentions, small groups of sup
omar jimenez, menendez and the president of the transportation safety board. reporter: they were picking up pieces from this engine, and pieces were actually flying from the sky to neighborhoods below. while there were some fragments, these were large pieces, chunks that were falling, damaged trucks as we saw, but also could have destroyed homes, people or at least injury them, and somehow that never happened. while people were focusing on the ground, they haieard a boom and saw that engine was obviously missing. the flight was bound for honolulu but luckily they weren t over the ocean when this happened, so they promptly turned around and were able to land safely. i know people get made fun of when they re clapping, but this time they were being guided by the passengers and crew through all of this, and now it lies in the hands of the national transportation safety board to figure out how this could happen. mary, investigators want to get their hands on all the pieces be
they re also worried about needing to go to hospital or work how will they get there? because we are literally expecting a gridlock. concerns, too, that lorry drivers coming in from europe might not have got the message this is a well worn route for those coming in from the channel ports. several closures between now and the end of the year are planned. national highways advised commuters to take the train instead, and to plan in advance. but the advice this weekend? avoid, avoid. frances read, bbc news. to our correspondent, mark ashdown. there have been dire warnings. what sense do you get of the predicted traffic chaos? this sense do you get of the predicted traffic chaos? traffic chaos? this is an unprecedented - traffic chaos? this is an l unprecedented moment. traffic chaos? this is an - unprecedented moment. looking traffic chaos? this is an unprecedented moment. looking behind me, even at this time of day this would normally be absolutely heaving with traffic.