nato supreme commander on what the us administration could have done differently. and: the us military says it now has the capability to move up to nine thousand people a day out of kabul but how do those people get to the airport? we will speak to a former us interpreter who is in hiding in fear for his life. hello, is this taliban 2.0 a kinder, more inclusive alternative to the group that for years had terrorised afghanistan? to listen to the group s first press conference today in kabul, that is certainly the impression you were given. the man who appeared before the press, zabihullah mujahid told reporters there would be an amnesty for everyone who d served the coalition. there were promises to honour women s rights to allow them to work, albeit within the group s interpretation of islamic law, and private media he said would be permitted to remain independent . the group say they want the international community to accept the change of government and invest in the cou
improvements with being able to view the night skies, it looks like high pressure will be building and for the bank holiday weekend. that is pretty good news after such a wet and cloudy and cool month of may so far. temperatures will be closer to the seasonal norm. this afternoon, we have got a ridge of high pressure bringing plenty of sunshine and some cloud building up which could just bring the odd shower to eastern scotland and eastern england. but they will be isolated. most places will stay dry. finally, temperatures will stay dry. finally, temperatures will be getting up to 20 21 across southern areas. but cloud will be thickening out west, with a new weather front coming into thickening out west, with a new weatherfront coming into northern ireland. overnight it will be pushing eastwards. generally drier the further east you are. but there will be more cloud around, so it should be a bit milder across the board. this weather front affecting the western half of the uk
the prime minister says that he will be examining the data on easing of restrictions in england onjune 21st. i don t see anything currently in the data to suggest that we have to deviate from the road map, but we may need to wait. gps in england say they re facing a tsunami of patients, as the country, emerges from lockdown. manchester united s marcus rashford suffers racial abuse on social media with at least 70 slurs after last night s europa league final loss to villarreal. and, a very special reunion. the friends get back together, for the first time in 17 years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has denied allegations made by his former top advisor, dominic cummings, that poor handling of the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. he was speaking on a visit to a hospital in essex, and said an incredibly difficult series of decisions, none of which we ve taken lightly, had to be made at the star
hello and welcome. the first funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at a religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than 150 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. almost all of those affected were ultra orthodoxjews, in attendance to mark the lag b omer holiday. our middle east correspondent tom bateman sent this report from the scene. and a warning, it contains distressing images. they came to celebrate and to be blessed. tens of thousands ofjewish pilgrims at the term ofjewish pilgrims at the term of a rabbi. ofjewish pilgrims at the term ofa rabbi. instead ofjewish pilgrims at the term of a rabbi. instead they were met with panic and crush. on left the shrine, descending and narrow walkway which was badly overcrowded. those at the front became crowded. people try tearing away metal barricades to free them. mil tearing away metal barricades to free them. to free them. all of