terrorist could have been prevented. nearly a week after the earthquake in haiti, the lucky are getting aid, but many still struggle. and, in at the deep end the paralympian swimmer going for gold in tokyo. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. a thrilling day of eliminators in the hundred. oval invincibles are through to tomorrow s womens final. good evening. amid reports of executions and torture in afghanistan by the taliban, thousands of people continue to mass at kabul s airport, in the hope of being flown out of the country to safety. at times, british soldiers guarding the perimeter have struggled to keep the crowds of desperate people at bay. nato says so far, more than 18,000 have been airlifted out this week, and president biden tonight pledged to repatriate every single american who wants to come home. the uk has flown out 2,400 people, according to the ministry of defence. many are afghans who d worked with british forces, and
to be available, so it s very difficult to plan and let our patients and other people know in terms of when to come back and when it s going to be in the pharmacies. soaring energy bills, rising taxes and stagnant wages will leave millions of families struggling in 2022 according to a leading think tank. england and manchester city footballer raheem sterling says society must never let its guard down over racism in the game. we tend to address it for that period, you know, that five days of that week and then normally we brush it up under the carpet, things are all fine now. and we go back to a sun soaked coventry as the city finally got to celebrate the start of a covid delayed year as the uk s city of culture. hello, welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has defended his decision not to impose more covid restrictions in england saying that the omicron variant is obviously milder than the delta strain. borisjohnson also again called for people to come forward to ge
intensive care in our hospitals are people who are not boosted. but the scottish parliament is being recalled to address the record numbers of covid infections in the country. high demand for covid pcr tests leaves people waiting for days and pharmacists warn of patchy supplies of rapid testing kits following changes to self isolation rules. we don t know when these are going to be available, so it s very difficult to plan and let our patients and other people know in terms of when to come back and when it s going to be in the pharmacies. soaring energy bills, rising taxes and stagnant wages will leave millions of families struggling in 2022, according to a leading think tank. england and manchester city footballer raheem sterling says society must never let its guard down over racism in the game. now on bbc news, curtain up on coventry. this summer, coventry s streets were transformed into a giant stage as it finally got to celebrate the start of a covid delayed year as uk c
people in the uk are left waiting days for covid pcr testing following high demand and pharmacists warn of patchy supplies of rapid test kits. we don t know when these are going to be available so it s very difficult to plan and let our patients and people know in terms of when to come back and when it s going to be in the pharmacies. . soaring energy bills, rising taxes and stagnant wages will leave millions of british families struggling in 2022, according to a leading think tank one of the last pro democracy media outlets in hong kong shuts down after a police raid. prayers and thanksgiving in soweto, following the death of archibishop desmond tutu. a memorial service is being held in cape town today. hello and welcome. pharmacists in the uk are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests. demand hasjumped recently, because people are being advised to test themselves before going to events or to see family and friends, and also because of changes allowing those with
Get some rain and western parts of the uk. with the winds from the south or south west is going to be very mild tonight. much milder in the north east of scotland than it was last night. we start though tomorrow with a lot of cloud around and we have this rain as well. it will push eastwards, not much rain for the eastern side of englund in scotland. some sunshine in eastern scotland. some sunshine in eastern scotland and north east england. maureen comes back into wales and the west midlands. these are the temperatures on thursday. 17 degrees in east anglia and much milder than today in the north east of scotland. as you move into the new year, new year s eve, we are looking at rain to start the day across scotland and northern ireland. that will pull away. skies may brighten and they might be some sunshine coming through but it is turning drier. it still mild. not quite as mild across parts of northern scotland but still 16 or 17 towards south eastern areas of england. it s so mild b