is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in serious - danger of instability. the reintegration of the security and defence forces is our priority and we are taking serious measures to deal with this. as taliban insurgents continue their advance in afghanistan, us troops prepare for a massive airlift of civilians from kabul. flash flooding in turkey kills at least 31 people as southern europe records one of the hottest summers ever. the nhs warns that tens of thousands of people are risking their lives in england because they re unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. hello, jack. and saluting teenage aviation enthusiast jack berry, who s illustrated a book of military aircraft for charity. and the difficulties of reporting on the ground in china. that s in the media show in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the indep
and coming up in sport, later in the hour there is a hat trick for bruno fernandez, as manchester united get off to a flyer on the opening day, off to a flyer on the opening day, of their premier league season. hello. a warm welcome to the programme. a warm welcome to the programme. a powerful 7.2 earthquake has hit haiti, and authorities say at least 29 people have been killed. prime minister ariel henry described the situation as dramatic and appealed for the spirit of solidarity of all haitians. he said the quake had caused huge damage across the south of the country and has declared a state of emergency for a month. pictures show collapsed buildings and damaged roads in several cities. it is fear many may be trapped under rubble. it is fear many may be trapped under rubble. the earthquake triggered a tsunami warning in the region which has since been lifted. in 2010, a magnitude seven quake near the capital, port au prince, killed an estimated 200,000 people. us president
league season begins. good morning. it is a terrible weekend, weatherwise. low pressure moving in from the west, bringing a bit of rain for some of us, but equally, some sunshine on the cards as well. i will have all the weather details here on bbc breakfast. it s saturday 14 august. our top story: hundreds of people gathered at a candlelit vigil in plymouth last night, to remember the five people killed in thursday s mass shooting. the youngest victim, sophie martin, was just three years old. it comes as an investigation is launched by the police watchdog to understand why the gunman, jake davison, was allowed to take back his confiscated firearm and permit, weeks before the attack. aru na iyengar reports. the youngest face of plymouth s tragedy. sophie martin, just three years old, was out for a walk with her dad leigh when they were both shot dead byjake davison. fix, sad shot dead by jake davison. a sad time for this shot dead by jake davison. a sad time for this part
to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in the uk s worst mass shooting since 2010. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. in afghanistan, the taliban have continued to seize yet more territory and are now in control of more regional capitals than the government. it s been reported that mazar e sharif, the northern city that was the afghan government s last northern stronghold, has also now fallen to taliban fighters. provincial authorities say security forces abandoned weapons and fled to the uzbekistan border. the city of sharan, in paktika province, and asadabad, in kunar province, also fell to the militants on saturday. meanwhile, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has addressed the nation for the first time since the taliban advance, saying his focus was to prevent further instability. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in serious - danger of instability due to the war imposed upon us. i am aware of the situati
and full capacity crowds greet the opening weekend of the premier league. good evening. the decision to return a shotgun and a licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth on thursday is being examined by the independent police watchdog. jake davison s victims included his mother maxine, a three year old girl, sophie martyn, and herfather lee. davison also injured two other people before turning the gun on himself. our correspondentjon kay has more. 200 miles from westminster, the home secretary came to plymouth to pay her respects. five people were shot dead by the gunman. the first was his mother, maxine davison. then there was lee martyn and his three year old daughter, sophie. 66 year old kate shepherd, from cornwall, a talented artist. and stephen washington, who was 59 and killed while walking his dogs. it s tragic beyond words, really, really tragic. priti patel promised to support the community, with specialist help for anyone left traumatised. she wouldn t c