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And celebrate his nomination for a big award. A Touch Of Hollywood comes to North Wales. But whos responsible for this sign on a hill above wrexham . Good on a hill above wrexham . Morning. The Weather T similar good morning. The Weather Today is similar to yesterday in that there will be cloud, and some Rain And Drizzle, but some shine also and i will tell you where you can expect that in about 25 minutes. Its wednesday the 18th of august. Our top story. Up to 20,000 afghans will be resettled in the uk over the coming years, under a new scheme announced by the government. It follows the talibans return to power in afghanistan, which has sparked fears of a Refugee Crisis. 0pposition parties have criticised the government for not going far enough, as our political correspondent, Nick Eardley, reports. Arriving in the uk Last Night, british citizens and their afghan allies, some of those who have now fled kabul after the Taliban Takeover. Back in afghanistan, many more are desperate to l
Taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. Let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. In other news, The Cost Of Living rose by 2 in the year tojuly. Thats lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nando s says its been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. Half A Million children in desperate need of Shelter And Drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. And the trial is due to begin of the Singer R kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and Sexual Abuse. Good Morning And Welcome to bbc news. Mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its Summer Break. The government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban would recapture the
Tennis Phenom Cocoa Goff now out of the games after Testing Positive for covid19. Two athletes in tokyos olympic Village Testing positive now. In all, at least 58 cases of coronavirus have been found among athletes, officials, and contractors there. The number of olympic participants falls, the number of cases in japan is climbing fast. A big spike shows no signs of slowing ahead of fridays opening ceremony. Cnns Blake Essig is live in tokyo, japan. What are officials saying this morning . Reporter well, you know, laura and julia, with a few days to go before the start of the olympics, its fair to say things are not exactly going smoothly. As you mentioned, so far 58 people involved with the games have tested positive for covid19 after arriving in japan. Theres also a growing list of athletes and olympicrelated personnel who have been forced into isolation after being considered close contacts with people who tested positive. Despite that, olympic officials maintain they will be able t
And players scrambling for the exits. Some fans even rushed into the team dugouts trying to escape. The managing of the visiting team, the San Diego Padres, gave an emotional recount of the events. That was this morning. I couldnt be any more proud to be a padre, to be to be with the men in there and theyre getting their families, and then its just human nature. Theyre seeing fans and seeing people in panic. They just they did the right thing. What a sequence of moments. Cnns Suzanne Malveaux is following the details from outside nationals park. Suzanne, what more do we know at this hour about the shooting, those involved, and what about the people and their concerns behind you . Reporter friend, you can only imagine really kind of the horror and the shock that they experienced last night. I mean, this was at the bottom of the sixth inning, when you had this game going on. Many of the fans who just didnt even realize what was happening behind the third base gate, so many, at first it w