One of the british soldiers injured in afghanistan was rifleman craig monaghan from manchester. Serving with c company, 2 rifles, he sustained serious head injuries and is still on medication. He says the news that the taliban are back makes him wonder why so many fought, bled and lost their lives. 10 of his colleagues were killed. He s been speaking to our correspondent, jeremy cooke. The pain i felt this morning. Was like i felt sick. Like physically went to the toilet, retching, thinking i was going to be sick. Every area now that ifought, bled, friends lost their lives on, hasjust gone. I was 18 years old when i arrived in country, coming up to my 19th birthday. I d aspired to go to afghanistan, like i wanted to be in afghanistan. During that period, it was just like we went to bed one night, woke up the next day, and the world was against us. Were you in combat every day at that point? yeah, by mid june, yeah, every single day we were. That 2nd ofjune incident was, like, the fir
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the conservative commentator tim montgomerie, and sienna rodgers, who is the editor of labourlist. Let s ta ke let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages. Let s start with the metro it leads with the title return to the dark ages, as taliban forces continue to make rapid advances, seizing territories from afghan government forces. On the front page of the mail, the british man working as a security guard at the british embassy in berlin arrested on suspicion of passing classified documents to russia. The telegraph also leads on this story it says that the arrest has prompted calls for an urgent review of the government s use of private contractors. A guardian investigation into the state of children s services during the pandemic shows councils dealing with a sharp rise in social services referals and soaring costs for mental health support. The i says that the government is planning
Of the home nations to begin vaccinating 16 and 17 year olds. Energy costs will rise for millions in october, as the price cap on some tariffs goes up. I know a lot of families, they re strictly on the line, aren t they? so even £20, it s a lot of money, isn t it? it s food for the week. Wwildfires threaten the suburbs of athens. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes. And, despite a huge petition, no reprieve for geronimo the alpaca, due to be put down after contracting bovine tb. And coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel. Still no atheltics golds for team gb, but relief for laura muir who has won herfirst outdoor global medal. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The cyclist laura kenny has become britain s most successful female olympic athlete, after she and her team mate, katie archibald, won the women s madison event in the velodrome. They dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. Kenny has now taken gold in three consecutive olympic
Two weeks before the games but no spectators are allowed. In the uk, health officials consider making the nhs covid app less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. New research in england confirms that for children, there s an extremely low risk of severe illness or death from covid 19. The taliban hold talks in moscow as russia calls for restraint following reports that the militants have seized territory on the afghan borders with iran and tajikistan. And coming up, don t demolish old buildings plead architects. Instead, they say structures should be protected to fight climate change. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The uk government is looking to recognise vaccines from other countries, whose residents want to travel to england, as it announces its easing of travel restrictions. Holiday companies report a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated uk residents to return to england and
Borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. The met office issues an extreme heat weather warning for the coming days, covering large areas of england and wales. Two, one. And a day trip to space for the world s richest man in the first crewed flight of his own rocket ship. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: despite all the difficulties, athletes prepare for the first day of action at the tokyo olympics, with just hours to go until some events get under way. Good evening. Downing street has been trying to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. One minister suggested earlier today that individuals and employers could choose to ignore the instructions to self isolate by making an informed decision . But downing street stepped in with a different message, urging people to isolate if they were pinged. The app s guidance is not legally enforceable, unlike instructions from the nhs test and trace service, which are a legal req