but is this the time to be asking for more health? hello and welcome. i m christian fraser in london. the british foreign secretary told a committee of mps today that his government had ordered british embassy staff to destroy anything that would hand the taliban a propaganda coup. yet we now know, in the haste to evacuate, they left behind the contact details of afghans who d worked for the embassy and the cvs of people who applied. fortunately, they were found by a british reporter, not the taliban gunmen scouring the building. as for the propaganda coup, well, they don t come much bigger than the celebration in kandahar today, at which the taliban paraded the humvees, a helicopter, and an arsenal of weapons they have captured. to the victor goes the spoils of war and the keys to the presidential palace. the taliban are working to form their new government. it will be announced in the coming days, but without any women in senior positions. in an interview with bbc pashto,
as italy wins the big prize. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. i m martine croxall. 13 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in northern italy. two children have been airlifted to hospital in turin. the cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake maggiore, up almost a mile above sea level to the top of the mottarone mountain. earlier, our rome correspondent mark lowen gave us this update. at least 12 people have now been confirmed dead in this tragedy. there are two young children who are seriously injured they have been airlifted to hospital in turin. it happened after a cable car was reaching the end of its isoo metre climb from lake maggiore up to the italian alps when it broke away and plunged to the ground. the images from the scene showed the cable car was virtually destroyed, and it was extremely difficult for rescue workers to get to the scene, because it is a very wooded area and of course very high as well. in fact, on
good morning from the lake district. more of us are holidaying close to home this year and destinations like this are gearing up for the first weekend of the season. we could be set for an all premier league final in the europa league as both manchester united and arsenal reach the last four, with the londoners dominating in prague. plus, 125 years since the national trust bought their first property, in east sussex. i will be taking a look around and bringing you the forecast. a cold start but the most it will be a dry day. it s friday, 16th april. our top story. final preparations are being made ahead of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, which will take place at st george s chapel in windsor tomorrow afternoon. the service for prince philip, who died last week at the age of 99, will be attended by 30 guests, including all his children and grandchildren, alongside personnel from the armed forces. buckingham palace said the plans very much reflected the duke s wishes. charlo