after killing ten innocent people, including children, in a drone strike during their final days in afghanistan. strictly s back but there s controversy as reports suggests that two of the show s professional dancers are refusing to get covid jabs. and coming up in half an hour as part of the bbc s 100 women season, zeinab badawi speaks to supermodel naomi campbell, in an exclusive interview for hardtalk. good afternoon. the government is holding urgent talks with the energy industry about a sharp increase in wholesale gas prices, which have risen to record levels. there are warnings that the increase will raise consumer energy costs and other prices it s already affecting food production and agriculture. the rising cost of wholesale gas prices is being driven by several factors including strong global demand. our business correspondent katy austin has more. gas is a key source of the energy that helps to heat our homes and power our industries. but reasons including
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. please don t stress the seals a plea for holiday makers on the north east coast of england to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. and could ai spot the next sporting talent? also, gadgets for fun in the sun. that s in click, in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the independent police watchdog is investigating why the man who shot dead five people in plymouth, before turning the gun on himself, was given back his weapon and permit, after it had been confiscated. jake davison had both his shotgun and permit removed in december, after being accuse
positive for coronavirus. also coming up how a ruling by the us supreme court on the rights of student athletes could shake up the billion dollar college sports industry. hello and welcome. the bbc has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of china s treatment of its uyghur population. both the uk and the us have accused china of violating human rights as reports emerged of uyghurs being forced into internment camps, women being sterilised and the use of forced labour. china has denied that uyghur families are being deliberately divided. for the past two years the bbc has made repeated requests to help track down the missing children, but the chinese authorities have failed to respond. reporting from taiwan here s our china correspondentjon sudworth these mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang. walking almost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlig
in israel since the fighting began on monday. our correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. in the dark of another long night in gaza, a desperate search for signs of life. a four storey building in a densely packed refugee camp hit repeatedly, according to eyewitnesses, and razed to the ground. the rescue operation was frantic. yielding only a catalogue of death. two families, obliterated, at least seven people, including five children aged from five to 14. mohammed hadidi has lost almost everyone. his wife and the children were staying with her brother when the missiles struck. little omar is all he has left, found in the rubble next to his mother. israel s military has yet to comment on the attack, but images released overnight display an operation that shows no sign of letting up. israel says it s up to hamas to stop firing first. that s not happening either. this, the aftermath of a rocket attack in the city of beersheba. there were no israeli casualties reported