can she go all the way? also tonight. the head of mi5 warns that the taliban s takeover of afghanistan may well embolden so called lone wolf terrorists. it comes on the eve of the 20th anninversary of 9/11, as america prepares to remember almost 3000 people who died that day. whether it is 911, whether it is january 13th, whether it isjuly seventh, i miss my dad and that will never change. scotland sees its highest level of covid infections since estimates began the first minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before in scotland. and disappointment and frustration for the sell out crowd at old trafford as the fifth and final test is cancelled at the last minute because of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel: yorkshire cricket apologise to their former player azeem rafiq and say he was the victim of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tomorrow night, britain s emma raducanu will step on court for her fir
you re looking at the most successful british paralypian of them all dame sarah storey bags a seventeenth gold. forty years on, pop legends abba delight fans by announcing a new album and concerts with a difference. good evening, a public inquiry has found blatant hypocrisy in the way major religious groups handle allegations of child abuse. the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse said dozens of religious organisations within christianity, orthodoxjudaism and islam were morally failing children. the report follows similar inquries into the catholic and protestant denominations. this inquiry found that religious leaders discouraged the reporting of abuse to protect the reputations of their respective groups. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the details. it s very difficult to form an identity and to be a whole person when you are on your own. this is sarah. born into thejehovah s witnesses. into a family dominated by the church. effectively you we
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 packed
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 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. rajini vaidya nathan reports. heading into a new and uncertain era. taliban militia now in control of kabul airport and afghanistan. just weeks ago, this tarmac was packed with afghans desperate to flee. today, taliban fighters lined the runway, their spokesman congratulating them on what he described as a moment of joy and celebration. translation: the islamic emirate | of afghanistan wants to have good | relations with the whole world on behalf of the nation. we want to have strong diplomatic rela