I about the situation in the country. I billion people without power as hurricane ida turns into louisiana. 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. American forces are making their final preparations to pull out of afghanistan but in their last hours there are not passing without violence. Directed at the withdrawing us military. Security alerts have been issued and there appears to have been a missile attack launched towards kabul airport. It seems the projectiles were launched from this vehicle using industrial tubing to direct them. The vehicle was left burnt out. It is not clear who fired them for what they were trying to achieve. So far no details of any casualties and there are reports a us missile defence system intercepted the rockets. That comes a day after the us launched a drone strike on suspected militants planning a suicide bombing near the airport. Howeverthe planning a suicide bombing near the airport. However the bbc has visited the site of
now on bbc news. it s time for hardtalk welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are on the coordinating committee of the main group behind the farmers protest. we have been watching them for the last weeks and months, but it does seem as though right now they may be losing momentum. is that right? not quite. in an extraordinary movement of this kind, given the size, scale, time, you have ups and downs. but remember, we are looking at near
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? theme music plays. yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are on the coordinating committee of the main group behind the farmers protest. we have been watching them for the last weeks and months, but it does seem as though right now they may be losing momentum. is that right? not quite. in an extraordinary movement of this kind, given the size, scale, time, you have ups and downs. but remember, we are looki
thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are on the coordinating committee of the main group behind the farmers protest. we have been watching them for the last weeks and months, but it does seem as though right now they may be losing momentum. is that right? not quite. in an extraordinary movement of this kind, given the size, scale, time, you have ups and downs. but remember, we are looking at near about 100,000 people, farmers camping outside the national capital territory. rem
for many, temperatures in double figures. not much change tonight. largely dry in scotland and northern ireland, chilly with a touch of frost. freezing rain in the north of england, mainly dry in east anglia and a mild night in england and wales. this weather front tomorrow will push further east, and clear from wales, scotland and northern ireland may catch a shower. mostly dry with sunny spells. by the end of the day, patchy rain reaching back into east anglia the south east. the rest of the week will be dry. further north it will become more wet. more on thatjust before the top of the hour. you are watching bbc news. there s a new promise that every adult in the uk will be offered their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly a month ahead of schedule. borisjohnson is due to hold a final meeting with senior ministers and scientific advisers about how to ease england s lockdown ahead of tomorrow s announcement of a roadmap out of restrictions. a passengerjet