at least 430 migrants made the journey across the english channel to the uk yesterday a new record for a single day. we ve just come across this small dinghy, probably three or four metres long. we think there s maybe 12,13 on board. a couple of small children at the front and a couple of women. i ve asked them how long they ve been at sea this morning they ve said a couple of hours. the met office issues its first ever amber weather warning for heat as parts of the country will hit 33 degrees celsius. and we re at some eid al adha celebrations the first time many muslims have been able to mark the festival in person since the start of the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel: coronavirus continues to dominate the build up to the tokyo olympics as yet more athletes test positive with just three days to go. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self isolate when pinged
the right to choose her own lawyer as she tries to regain control of her personal affairs. hello and welcome to the programme. unbelievably bad that s the verdict of the former us president, george w bush on the decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan. mr bush, who sent forces in after the 9/11 attacks on america, also said afghan women faced unspeakable harm at the hands of the taliban. the former president was speaking to german television. the progress that can be made for young girls and women in afghanistan is unbelievable, how that society changed, from the brutality of the taliban, and now all of a sudden, you know, sadly, i m afraid afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm. is it a mistake? the withdrawal? i think it is. i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad, and i m sad. i spent a lot of time with afghan women, and they are scared, and i think about all the interpreters and people that helped, not only us troops bu
afghanistan for nearly 20 years. so many missions run out of that base there through the years. sources tell cnn that the white house is confident this is the right move. this, though, despite real concerns including among military advisers about the likelihood of a taliban takeover of the country and also the resurgence of terrorism. up to a thousand troops will remain in afghanistan to guard the u.s. embassy and kabul s airport, some 2300 u.s. service members men and women have died in afghanistan since the war on terror began in 2001. anna coren is in kabul and troop withdrawal preceded very quickly, biden had said a deadline of september 11th and we re well before that. what is the reception there in how scared are they, the afghan people, of what follows? reporter: yeah, two months ahead of schedule, jim. people here really are in disbelief. they knew that was on the cards, they knew that america would have to leave. but just not now. the reason they say that is becaus
novak djokovic s apprearance at the tournament is in doubt, after problems with his visa. four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, this is a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, after the toppling of a slave trader statue during a black lives matter protest. hello, welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. lastest figures suggest one person in every in 15 in england had covid in the run up to new year s eve, the highest level of infections recorded by the office for national statistics. but the uk prime minister boris johnson s confirmed there ll be no new restrictions in england, saying the government was taking a balanced approach to covid. the rules on testing are changing in england and wales. anyone who has a positive lateral flow test, but no symptoms, won t have to confirm the result with a pcr test. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has this report. two ye
make more deliveries in the uk? would it undermine plans to upscale british workers? it s ronaldo to the rescue once again. the manchester united striker caps off another astonishing champions league come back, this time to beat atalanta and it eases the pressure on the united manager. good morning. a cold start to the day today. for many of us it will be drier and sunnier than it was yesterday. having said that some showers coming in on a brisk north westerly wind with gales on the north sea coastline. all the details later in the programme. it s thursday, the 21st of october. our main story. pressure is growing on the government to re impose some covid restrictions in england, amid a surge in cases. it comes as the british medical association has accused ministers of being wilfully negligent. it says measures, such as compulsory face coverings and social distancing should be brought back in now, to protect the nhs as we head into the winter months. here s our political co