Nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert, as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. And from the charts to the stage. Pop star lily allen makes her acting debut in the west end. Hello, and welcome to bbc world news. All british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country, as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. The militant group has captured its first regional capital in five years, and is making gains in other areas, as western forces withdraw from the country. The united nations special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. Our world affiars correspondent richard galpin has more. In the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, dawa khan menapal. They d warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces, the war now increasingly
And astronomers find evidence of the cosmic dawn, the moment when the first stars began to form. Strictly professional dancer anton to back joins strictly professional dancer anton to backjoins thejudging team strictly professional dancer anton to backjoins the judging team from this year. anton du beck. Hello if you ve justjoined hello if you vejustjoined us. Welcome to bbc news. I m shaun ley. Grant shapps has announced multiple be added to the grealish for travel. Popular holiday destinations have been added to a new green watchlist which gives tourists a few more options for european summer holiday. The changes come into effect at 4am on wednesday morning. People returning from aunt after that will no longer have to self isolate when they get back home. The same will apply travellers returning from the balearic said madeira, although the watchlist status means those destinations are at risk of changing to amber if there arise in cases. A number of caribbean countries haven t add
and, why max the springer spaniel is getting an award, after helping thousands of people cope with lockdown. max helped me from recovering from depression and if he can help others now, and our other dogs, if they make people smile, then i say bring it on. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed to the queen that they will not be returning as working members of the royal family. as a result the couple will now no longer hold the honorary military appointments and royal patronages given to them by the queen. in a statement buckingham palace said that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it would not be possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. prince harry and meghan have committed to continue supporting the organisations they have represented saying service is universal . andy moore reports. ever since meghan and harry moved to north america, their long te
so first thing in the morning could be some low cloud and mist and fog first thing. that will clear away, lots of sunshine coming through and it will start to get a degree or so warmer, generally temperatures 18 to 23 degrees are high. sunday into next week the dry, settled, sunny and increasingly warm weather with us. temperatures into the mid 20s. so guess what, sophie, some are just as the kids go back to school! thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. plenty on the tonight s show. a tantalising champions league draw to come for newcastle united, who face some of europe s finest. harry kane will return to england, as bayern munich are drawn in the same group as manchester united. and england squad is announced ahead the international break henderson and maguire make the cut but sterling misses out. also coming up o