Flooding causes chaos as roads are closed and thousands are left without power. A new afghan government, composed of senior taliban figures, could be announced as early as friday. A senior leader told the bbc the government would be inclusive. But against this backdrop the economy of afghanistan is close to collapse with little immediate prospect of the new islamist rulers gaining access to the countrys foreign currency reserves held in the west. Prices of Essential Goods are soaring, the value of the currency is falling, and many public services are barely able to function. Heres our afghanistan Correspondent Secunder kermani. The taliban are in firm control of the country. This, a huge Military Parade in the southern city of kandahar, along with a captured helicopter. But the group still hasnt established a new government, leaving many afghans in a state of limbo. Now that the final foreign troops have left, an announcement is expected soon. The last time the group was in power in th
Club by nIght, VaccIne Centre by day the attempt to encourage more 18 to 29 year olds to have a covId jab. Save geronImo campaIgners march on DownIng Street later to demand a reprIeve for the alpaca whos tested posItIve for bovIne tb. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News. A Code Red for humanIty thats how the bIggest ever report on ClImate Change Is beIng descrIbed by the un secretary general. The study, produced by hundreds of the worlds top scIentIsts and sIgned off by all the worlds governments, says Its unequIvocal that Human ActIvItIes are responsIble for global warmIng. The report descrIbes an overheatIng world slIppIng Into crIsIs wIth more Weather Extremes and rIsIng temperatures In the comIng years. The governments clImate co OrdInator Alok Sharma says the report Is a stark warnIng about the need to cut emIssIons. Heres our Energy And EnvIronment analyst roger harrabIn. SIrens wIldfIres are blazIng through turkey and gre
A two Minute Silence has been held at the british Normandy Memorial to honour more than 22,000 members of the armed forces, who died after the D Day landings. May god bless our veterans, their families, and all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. As a result of the operations around D Day during the operations around D Day during the battle of normandy. Around A Hundred veterans who were unable to travel to france because of the Pandemic Laid Wreaths at the national Memorial Arboretum. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around The World. The Health Secretary Matt hancock has said that the Delta Variant of the coronavirus, is 40 more transmissible. He also said that the variant, first identified in india, makes life more challenging, making it harder to decide if its safe to lift remaining restrictions in england on the 21st June as planned. Earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent Helen Catt who gave us an update on the timeline for the Governments Road Map to u
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