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likelihood as we get closer and closer to the deadline. i think they will be. they are already prepared for it, they are already in a posture ready to deal with an attack like this and that will continue. ministers here in the uk have been pretty open for the course of the week that they thought that people would be left behind. in your view, does this up the likelihood of that? does it increase or increase the total number that will be marooned there in afghanistan? i total number that will be marooned there in afghanistan? there in afghanistan? i think it robabl there in afghanistan? i think it probably does there in afghanistan? i think it probably does because - there in afghanistan? i think it - probably does because operational attacks like this can t help but disrupt a fraught evacuation of this nature, so i think it probably reduces the number and i suppose that the prime minister and our military commanders are making decisions now about how this will affect ....
to harden their message to afghans seeking to flee saying that only foreigners can be evacuated. also this evening. the disappearance of the chef claudia lawrence in york in 2009 police announce a new lead. mcdonald s runs out of milkshakes and some bottled drinks at restaurants across britain. and the rolling stones drummer charlie watts has died at the age of 80. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest from headingly ahead what promises to be a fiery third test bewteen england and india. good evening. with the united states today refusing to budge from its deadline of august 31st for withdrawing its troops from afghanistan, a g7 virtual summit chaired by borisjohnson appealed to the taliban to allow safe passage beyond that date for anyone who wants to leave. but in a hardening of tone, the taliban today indicated they would not allow afghans to be evacuated, and the us should stop encouraging afghans to go to th ....
this storm heading straight for rhode island, parts of the eyewall already on shore and we re seeing the storm move to shore as we speak. more than 1500 people under tropical weather alerts right now concerned about storm surge in the harbors and the bays of rhode island, new york and massachusetts. concerns about flooding in the coming hours and widespread power outages because we re talking about a part of the united states not used to seeing tropical weather barrelling into shore. storm surge as well. we re going live in a moment to derek van dam who is in newport, rhode island who can give us a sense of what s happening on the coast. but first let s go to allison chinchar for the latest on the track. allison, any updates from the national hurricane center? we ve got several, in fact. we re learning it is moving very, very close to shore. landfall is expected imminently here. what we re also seeing is that little bit of downpush in wind. the winds are at 60 miles a ....
and celebrate his nomination for a big award. a touch of hollywood comes to north wales. but who s responsible for this sign on a hill above wrexham? good on a hill above wrexham? morning. the weather t: similar good morning. the weather today is similar to yesterday in that there will be cloud, and some rain and drizzle, but some shine also and i will tell you where you can expect that in about 25 minutes. it s wednesday the 18th of august. our top story. up to 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by the government. it follows the taliban s return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a refugee crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. arriving in the uk last night, british citizens and their afghan allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the taliban takeover. back in afghanistan, many more ....
taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. in other news, the cost of living rose by 2% in the year tojuly. that s lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. nando s says it s been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. half a million children in desperate need of shelter and drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. and the trial is due to begin of the singer r kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and sexual abuse. good morning and welcome to bbc news. mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its summer break. the government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban ....