To a close with fireworks, the queen congratulates great britains paralympians, who Return Home with 124 medals, including 41 golds. Good evening. The Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has died at the age of 39 she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year. She was part of one of the most successful british female bands of all time. Formed on a reality show, they went on To have 21 Top 10 hits. Sarah hardings Mother Marie described her as a bright shining star, and her Band Mate Nadine coyle said she was absolutely devastated. Our Enterainment Correspondent Lizo mzimba looks back at her life. His report contains some flashing images. After three months of competition, the moment her dream came true. Sarah. Cheering. But Sarah Harding could scarcely have imagined the success that would follow. Every one of their first 16 singles a Top ten hit. Thanks To a collection of irresistibly catchy songs, they were soon selling thousands of singles. Sound of the Underground. And performing To sol
I about the situation in the country. I billion people without power as hurricane ida turns into louisiana. 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. American forces are making their final preparations to pull out of afghanistan but in their last hours there are not passing without violence. Directed at the withdrawing us military. Security alerts have been issued and there appears to have been a missile attack launched towards kabul airport. It seems the projectiles were launched from this vehicle using industrial tubing to direct them. The vehicle was left burnt out. It is not clear who fired them for what they were trying to achieve. So far no details of any casualties and there are reports a us missile defence system intercepted the rockets. That comes a day after the us launched a drone strike on suspected militants planning a suicide bombing near the airport. Howeverthe planning a suicide bombing near the airport. However the bbc has visited the site of
Weather forecast. Now. Let s get a look at the latest weatherforecast. There now. Let s get a look at the latest weather forecast. There is now. Let s get a look at the latest weatherforecast. There is no great rush to change the overall themes of our weather over the next few days. Pretty much what you see out of the window is what you get. A lot of cloud out there again. Dry and the best of the sunshine, as has been the case in recent days, central and western parts of scotland, one or two spots into the south west. But it has stuck underneath the cloud. An onshore breeze. 1a or 15 celsius. Best of the sunshine. It should generate a 20 somewhere. 0vernight, the cloud really feels and across the cloud really feels and across the greater part of the british isles. We will be looking at mist until fog. Isles. We will be looking at mist untilfog. Underneath the isles. We will be looking at mist until fog. Underneath the cloud, 13 or 1a perhaps. Where it breaks, eight or nine and possibly
Time in emergency responders can t reach many of those people who are in need of a rescue. New research suggests thousands of strokes and heart attacks could be prevented if people reduced salt in their diet. And after another gold medal haul in the paralympics haul in the paralympics for team gb today, we ll be hearing from the father of andrew small, good afternoon. The islamic state group has claimed it was behind the rocket attack on kabul airport today. The united states says the missiles were intercepted by their anti missile system. No us or afghan casualties have been reported. Meanwhile, british ministers and officials are taking part in a number of international meetings aimed at defining a joint approach to the taliban in afghanistan. Rajini vaidya nathan reports. The aftermath of a rocket attack close to kabul airport. Eyewitnesses say the missiles were launched from a car this morning. Us officials have been warning another terror attack is highly likely, as the country s
And a warning that the summer of devastating wildfires underlines the need for radical shifts in behaviour to tackle global warming. It s eight in the morning in singapore and 4. 30 am in kabul, where the us embassy is asking us citizens in afghanistan not to travel to kabul airport at this time. Earlier, the uk foreign office issued a similar advice, quoting a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace. I m joined now by our bbc washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. Great to have you on the programme. In the first instance let s just get your immediate reaction to the uk and us very specific simultaneously warning similar, same things i should say. What more can you tell us? more can you tell us? that is riuht. More can you tell us? that is right this more can you tell us? that is right. This warning more can you tell us? that is right. This warning has more can y