This is bbc news, the headlines. the taliban have captured a string of crucial cities in afghanistan. they ve driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that five people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the suspect also died in the incident. detectives say it was not terror related and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate.
Cities in afghanistan. they ve driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that six people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. they include the man who s believed to have carried out the attack which the police say was not terror related. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer s mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. britney spears has described the conservatorship as abusive. now on bbc news, click.
Cities in afghanistan. they ve driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that five people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. the suspect also died in the incident. detectives say it was not terror related and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer s mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk.
The headlines. the taliban have captured a string of crucial cities in afghanistan. they ve driven out government forces in the third biggest city, herat, and claim to have taken control of kandahar the second largest. as the security situation deteriorates, thousands of us and british troops are being sent back to help evacuate american and uk nationals. police in south west england say that six people have been killed in a shooting incident in the city of plymouth. they include the man who s believed to have carried out the attack which the police say was not terror related. the father of britney spears has agreed to step down as conservator of her estate. the arrangement began in 2008 after concerns over the singer s mental health. jamie spears took legal control of her life and finances. britney spears has described the conservatorship as abusive. now on bbc news, click.
Government foces have lost contol of herat, afghanistan s third largest city, and militants are poised to gain control of kandahar the second largest. hello. there is no real heat in the uk forecast for the next few days. but across southern europe, it s a different story it s been an exceptionally hot week, with that heat now migrating westwards. the orange colours on this chart show places where temperatures will be well above the average. in parts of southern spain, we could be looking at temperatures as high as 47 celsius because high pressure is trapping the heat in place. but for us, low pressure is close by that means some brisk winds, some rain at times but not all the time, and temperatures will struggle especially across northwestern parts of the uk. and here through friday, we will see some quite hefty showers working through some heavy, some thundery, especially widespread across the far northwest of scotland. further south and east, many parts of england and wales