Thousands have arrived in Afghanistans Capital Kabul in the past few days, where they face an uncertain future. People have been coming in from different parts of the country, as more and more provincial capitals, more and more cities are being taken over by the taliban. Also in the programme the latest on the huge wildfires affecting greece and other countries. On the greek island of evia, crews from britain, france and the Czech Republic have joined efforts to try to stop more fires breaking out. And the bbc uncovers evidence of suspected War Crimes carried out in libya by russian mercenaries. We have an exclusive report on their activities. Several developments in afghanistan. First, the government is replacing its Army Chief as the taliban continues their rapid advance. Events on the ground are fast moving. Nine provincial capitals are now in the hands of the militants, and efforts are under way to boost morale among those fighting for the afghan government. This is the afghan Pres
This is bbc news. We will have the headlines and all the main News Stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. This week on the Travel Show out Running Covid at the Olympic Games. The big names rocking Central Park this summer. Siberias Mystery Blast craters. You have an Exploding Crater On Land. That is not something i imagined. And the fears for the future of flamenco. Hello and welcome to tokyo. The Host City for this summers olympic and Paralympic Games and thronging with tourists and sport fans from All Over The World. Maybe not. The State Of Emergency declared earlier this month following a new wave of covid cases means that international and now local spectators are not allowed in to any event in and around tokyo. Nonetheless, trainers and medical staff have headed here from All Around The World for a more subdued games. There were plenty of people here in tokyo who were delighted to see the olympic Opening Ceremony on friday. Even if they had to resig
Lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. Weather warnings are in place across Southern England and wales for flooding, hail and strong winds. Duncan kennedys report contains some Flashing Images from the storms. This is how the week long Heat Wave came to an end for the two houses in hampshire. The lightning struck one of the rooves, causing a fire, which then spread to the property next door. Neighbours say they were woken up by a huge noise. We heard an almighty bang, and i mean a really loud bang. And slowly, starting on this side, as you can imagine, where it got hit, and then slowly but surely then it worked its way across both of them. So, we watched the roof catch fire, we watched the whole thing collapse. And then, the Fire Tenders turned up and they did a greatjob at putting the fire out. Two women escaped unharmed, but this is what the destructive power of lightning can lead to. It is purely ra
214 year old boys have been found guilty of the murder of Ollie Stevens would elude into a park in reading. The Ollie Stevens would elude into a park in reading. Ollie stevens would elude into a park in reading. The girl was convicted a park in reading. The girl was convicted of a park in reading. The girl was convicted of manslaughter. A park in reading. The girl was convicted of manslaughter. He i convicted of manslaughter. He was attacked by boys carrying knives. None of the guilty can be identified for legal reasons. Ollie stevens seen on the neighbours camera. His Phone Messages show hed arranged to meet a girl as a nearby park that january afternoon. This Beauty Spot just a few hundred yards from his own front Door But Ollie walked into an ambush. Two boys aged 13 and 14 whod fallen out with On Social Media. In the attack, ollie was stabbed once in the chest and once in the back. The two boys and the girl then ran away from the park, throwing away the knife as they fled. Today th
As well. They are likely to continue as well. They are likely to continue as we progress through this afternoon, generating a lot of rainfall within a short space of time and frequent Lightning And Hail in the mix as well, whereas further north, drier, brighterwith some centre and feeling one. Top temperatures, 2a, 20 five celsius. Debit call across parts of scotland. Misty and murky across some eastern coast of the fringes and turning cool it was the south. Further heavy, thundery downpours as we head through this evening. So no moving, again a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. Another Muggy One with the lows of 15 celsius. Hello this is Bbc News with me, ben boulos. The headlines ecuador s Richard Carapaz wins the gold in the mens olympic cycling road race, making it the countrys second ever gold at a summer olympics. A golden start for china its team picks up two gold medals in shooting and weightlifting. Tackling britains pingdemic hundreds more Covid Testing Sites are to b