Secretary, Dominic Raab, of a Dereliction Of Duty, after reports he declined to phone his afghan counterpart to seek Help Airlifting interpreters out of afghanistan. But the government has defended his actions. The only problem last week was not a Phone Call to an Afghan Government that was melting away and had almost, or didnt have any leverage. The Number One challenge at the end of last week was whether the airport would continue to fly, allow planes to fly out, and those people we were getting out, would they be allowed to get out . Survivors in haiti ask when is help coming, after Saturdays Earthquake killed almost 2,000 people. The largest survey of Covid Infection in the uk has found that both the Pfizer And Astrazeneca vaccines are still offering good protection against the Delta Variant. And coming up this hour, as the paralympics get under way next week, One Campaign will light up Uk Landmarks to raise awareness of global disability discrimination. Hello and welcome if youre
Them from afghanIstan. The government has defended hIm. New research fInds both the pfIzer and the astrazeneca jabs are stIll offerIng good protectIon agaInst the more transmIssable Delta VarIant of covId. And, unearthed near a berkshIre church. The sIte of an 8th Century Monastery that was belIeved to have been lost and has baffled hIstorIans. Good afternoon. The government says the uk wIll contInue to help people leave afghanIstan as long as amerIcan troops remaIn In control of Kabul AIrport. More brItIsh troops are beIng sent to the afghan CapItal Today to help maIntaIn order. The Defence Secretary says more than ten flIghts a day are brIngIng people back here. MeanwhIle, PresIdent BIden says us troops may have to stay In afghanIstan beyond the WIthdrawal DeadlIne. OutsIde the perImeter of Kabul AIrport, there Is chaos as desperate afghans try to flee the country. Our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. StIll chaotIc scenes outsIde Kabul AIrport. Hundreds desperate to get
Anyone who worked with us and nato troops. Well be live in kabul. Also tonight. One young afghan boy who did make it to the uk, falls to his death from a Hotel Window in sheffield. New research finds covid vaccines offer strong protection against the Delta Variant but vaccinated adults can have high levels of the Virus. The appeal of morrisons, multi billion pound bids from america to control the Supermarket Chain. And the paralympics join a global campaign to improve the lives of A Billion disabled people around the world. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News channel, History Made glamorgan win a Knockout Trophy for the first time, they beat durham at Trent Bridge in the one Day Cup final. Good evening. Crowds of desperate people continue the scramble to escape afghanistan, fearing for their lives under taliban rule, and pleading with foreign governments to help them. Kabul airport is a scene of despair and hope, as huge crowds gather, praying for seats on evacuation flights. To
Windier and wetter. The temperatures coming up at 14 degrees as the low pressure scoops up milder air. The front will be with us for the weekend. It is looking unsettled for august. Central and eastern parts will start to dry with sunshine through the morning, before the wind picks up and the cloud increases and rain in the west reaches the east and some of the rain will be heavy and some of the rain will be heavy and perhaps thundery. And it is followed by heavy and blustery showers in the south west. Temperatures high teens for most. Here is friday, low pressure on top of the country and this feature runs across southern areas into the start of the weekend and it will remain windy, particularly for england and wales and showers or longer spells of rain for friday and into the weekend. Some of the rain could be torrential. But there will still be some sunshine in between. Thats all from the Bbc News at six, so its goodbye from me and on Bbc One we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where yo