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hello and welcome to bbc news. the head of pakistan s spy agency has visited afghanistan amid continued uncertainty about how the taliban proposes to rule the country. general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust the resistance in the panjshir valley. the taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it s not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. many afghans see their freedoms being erased under a new taliban regime. for three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduc ....
to take urgent action to tackle delays to the delivery of the winter flu jab. some gp surgeries in england and wales are cancelling appointments for the vaccine, after one of the uk s largest suppliers warned of a possible two week delay, because of a lack of lorry drivers. the department of health insists there s no shortage. daniela relph reports. 35 million people will be offered the vaccine to combat the flu virus this autumn and winter. those targeted have a higher risk of serious illness if they contract flu, but actually getting your flu jab is now riddled with delays. the vaccine is not being delivered to gp surgeries in parts of england and wales, causing them to postpone appointments and flu clinics. i think it could be a real issue for patients and for general practice, and that, of course, if general practice is in trouble, then patients are in trouble. because it s notjust a question of delaying it, it s all the cancellations of the many, many clinics, the ....
the head of pakistan s spy agency has visited afghanistan amid continued uncertainty about how the taliban proposes to rule the country. general faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust the resistance in the panjshir valley. the taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it s not yet clear how that will work. our south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. the taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. many afghans see their freedoms being erased under a new taliban regime. for three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. they are still waiting and still hoping. translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide is to activate the schools and universities for students and to provide jobs for the people. we want the ....
this is bbc news, the headlines. the taliban and afghan opposition forces are battling to control the panjshir valley north of kabul. it s the last afghan province holding out against the islamist group. both sides are claiming to have the upper hand without producing conclusive evidence. scientists have revealed that tuna stocks are starting to recover after being fished to the edge of extinction. however, many other plants and animals remain under huge pressure. biodiversity researchers say that nearly a third of the species they re monitoring face extinction. one official warned of a major crisis soon. here in the uk, the labour opposition party has called for clarity on covid vaccines for children to prevent further disruption to their education. labour says there s a strong case for offering all 12 to 15 year olds coronavirus vaccinations but the government s scientific advisors don t support it. now on bbc news, our world. it should be the safest place a chil ....
now on bbc news, dateline. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, bbc specialists, and the journalists who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. this week, back to school back to covid? afghanistan after america, and the dateline panel mark your cards with the news that s worrying them. the they this week are steve richards, author of the prime ministers we never had and after 30 years in the highways and byeways of westminster, he should know. eunice goes is a portuguese journalist and academic, and with me in the studio is bbc health editor, hugh pym. welcome, hugh, and welcome to both of you, as well. good to have you with us. now, here in the uk, covid has quietly slipped down news programme running orders. during the summer, newspapers and website front pages have had other headlines olympic and paralympic glory, and, of course, afghanistan. it was scotland s first minister who brought ....