The tokyo olympics have ended, with a Closing Ceremony in the national stadium devoid of fans. Moments after the flame was extinguished in the Olympic Stadium a volley of multi coloured fireworks lit up the Night Sky about the Olympic Stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. The president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, thanked the people of japan and described the 16 Day Event as unprecedented because of the pandemic. The olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. Team gb have matched their Medal Total from London 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. Jason kenny won a Gold Medal in the Mens Kieren Cycling event in the veladrome. That makes him britains most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic Gold Medals under his belt and a total of nine olympic medals in all. In the boxing ring, there was gold for Lauren Price in the Womens Boxing middle weight final. She beat Ch
Thousands sign a petition to save An Alpaca who faces being put down after testing positive twice for bovine tb. Hello and welcome if you are watching us in the uk or around the world. It is 8pm in london, but where youre watching your very welcome to bbc news. The taliban have captured their first provincial capital in afghanistan since 2016. An official said zaranj in nimruz province, close to the border with iran, fell because of a lack of government reinforcements. The taliban have made widespread advances in recent months as nato forces complete their withdrawal. But had previously failed to seize previously, the taliban had failed to seize. In the capital, the President Tv Spokesperson said that shooting him dead in his car. Un Security Council has been meeting a Special Session to discuss the deteriorating situation the country. An envoy to afghanistan because of the taliban to cease its attacks among major cities immediately, as she warned the conflict torn country is heading f
Catching peoples attention, how virtual youtubers are gaining popularity and earning millions. Good to have you with us. Can anyone now stop the taliban from rampaging across afghanistan . In the last few hours, their escalating offensive has resulted in the capture of a provincial capital and the assassination of a close aide of the president. Now, the uns Special Envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful Peace Talks. Heres what she said to the un Security Council earlier. There had been an expectation, when the us taliban deal was signed in february 2020, you will remember, that we would see a reduction of violence. We did not. There had been an expectation when the talks between the Afghan Republic and the taliban began in september of last year. That we would see a reduction of violence. We have not. There had been an expectation, that when international troops left, we would see a reduct
The mother of a british serviceman killed in afghanistan says foreign troops shouldnt return, despite the taliban now threatening to take control. I dont think we should go back or have any involvement whatsoever, just leave them. Just leave them to it. He was tactically masterful and it has led to a Gold Medal for great britain. And matt walls victory in the omnium helps take Team Gbs Medal tally above 50. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel she has waited three olympics to get a medal but Holly Bradshaws Pole Vault Bronze is a historic one for britain. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Ministers have defended changes to the rules governing foreign travel, with thousands of british tourists now scrambling to get home from mexico by sunday morning. The country has just been placed on the travel Red List, and means those returning to the uk will have to quarantine in a designated hotel at their own expense. Spain remains on the Amber List, but the government is now urgi
Also in the programme, the Uk Government defends changes to the rules on foreign travel as thousands of british tourists scramble to get home from mexico by sunday morning. The government has defended its decision to add the country to the government read list causing some difficulty to some who are there. I cant afford another £3000, and also with my work, i cant afford to take any extra time off. And i Cant Work in the quarantine hotel, so we had to get back. We start with the escalating fighting in afghanistan. For months now, the taliban have been gaining ground in rural and underpopulated areas. Now theres fierce conflict in several provincial capitals, the Afghan Army Fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more civilians in more danger. This map shows you some of the key areas of the fighting kandahar, Herat And Lashkar gah. Lashkar gah is the capital of helmand province, which was the former headquarters of the british forces. Theres fierce fighting there