a stunning performance by england s bowlers, as they skittled out india before lunch to take victory in the third test at headingley. and click explores the technology trends that are shaping the future of transport. that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, the ministry of defence has announced that the final dedicated flight purely for the evacuation effort from afghanistan has left kabul. further flights leaving from the airport would be able to carry evacuees but would also be transporting uk diplomatic staff and military personnel as the operation winds down. it comes as british ambassador to afghanistan sir laurie bristow said it was time to close this phase of the evacuation effort. earlier, the head of the armed forces general sir nick carter said it was heartbreaking that they had not been able to rescue everybody who is eligible. our diplomatic affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. at raf brize n
us military operation in afghanistan was a success. it is up to the afghans themselves, the afghan government, said of the taliban to decide the way forward from the country, including kabul. hello and welcome if you re watching the bbc in the uk or around the world. the taliban are on the verge of taking control of afghanistan 20 years are being removed from power. reports suggest the militant group have ordered their fighters to enter the capital, kabul after local police deserted their posts. they have seized every other major city in afghanistan after a lightning advance that saw the us equipped government army flee from their path. it s been confirmed in the last hour that the president, ashraf ghani, has left the country. these pictures filmed by the bbc in kabul show people attempting to leave the city. the taliban said they are in talks with senior officials in president ashraf ghani s government on a peaceful transfer of power. and in the last hour, these images ha
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caldwell and peter alexander on pennsylvania avenue at its white house. good morning to all of you. and leigh ann, setting up the day you talk about how there s three big questions ahead of us today. what is joe manchin going to do? is he going to join with the rest of his party to get them to at least 50 votes for the voting reforms bill? what do democrats do next on voting rights and will progressives turn up the heat on changing some of these senate rules? we re laying out the questions here, do you have answers or when might we get answers on these, leigh ann? reporter: i don t have answers just yet, hallie, but i can explain to you why those questions are so important. the first is where does joe manchin stand. as recently as last night, he told our team he s undecided how he ll vote on the voting rights legislation. why is that important? it s going to fail anyway because it won t get the ten republicans but it s going to be important party unity. it s better for demo
matthew wilson his sister has paid tribute to him. the outpouring of love that has come from everyone who knew him around the world has been a real sign of what a wonderful person he was but he truly was a joy to be around. an australian man pleads guilty to abducting four year old cleo smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. also coming up this hour. the first british woman to swim the channel. mercedes gleitze set a series of records for endurance swimming in the 1920 and 30s we ll speak to the director of a new film about her exploits. there is growing pressure on the prime minister this week after a series of damaging allegations about the conservative party and his leadership. this morning, number ten has announced that there will be a cabinet office inquiry into claims from conservative mp nus ghani she was sacked as a minister partly because of her muslim faith. in the last hour, ms ghani has tweeted saying all she wants is for this to be taken seriously ,