Stay updated with breaking news from Patrick roach. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
paws for thought would you bring your dog into work good morning and welcome to bbc news. the united states has used the largest non nuclear bomb ever used in combat, killing at least 36 militants in afghanistan. the weapon, which is known as the mother of all bombs, was dropped on a deep tunnel complex in eastern nangarhar province, near the pakistani border. the us says the tunnels were being used by fighters aligned to the so called islamic state group. afg hanistan‘s chief executive abdullah abdullah said the attack had been coordinated with the kabul government. but the former afghan president hamid karzai has condemned it as inhuman and brutal . this report from jane francis kelly. this is the gbu as, also known as a moab, a massive ordnance air blast, or as it is more commonly known, the mother of all bombs . the largest non nuclear weapon ever deployed. the target is so called islamic state in afghanistan. afghan government officials say they had advan ....
were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nangarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan, generaljohn nicholson, said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs and it targeted underground basesin bombs and it targeted underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called is alex tate group. the us military insists afg ha n tate group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. so-called islamic state group. we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with our comrades to eliminate the threat to the people of nanga haar, the entir ....
in a huge military parade amid growing speculation that the country is preparing another nuclear test. good morning, it s saturday the 15th of april. also ahead: learner drivers will have to prove they can use a sat nav in new changes to the practical test. the sun has suspended its columnist, kelvin mackenzie, for expressing what the newspaper described as wrong and unfunny views about the people of liverpool. half of the world s bluebells are found here in the uk, but we ll hear why the british bluebell could be under threat. in sport brighton take a giant stride towards the premier league. the championship leaders win at wolves, and are now on the verge of promotion. and philip has the weather. not a bad day in prospect for most parts of the british isles. can we keep it going by the rest of the holiday weekend? all the details in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. north korea has warned that it s prepared to respond in kind to any nuclear ....
rules will make it more difficult to find staff for the care sector that s the warning from care providers. and a major study of the atlantic ocean has discovered species previously unknown to science. good evening. across the united kingdom there s compelling evidence of the pressure on hospitals and nhs staff. more than 40,000 new covid infections were reported in the past 2a hours that s a record as the new variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. in the south of england, doctors are reporting that the level of patient need is incredibly high . conditions in many welsh hospitals are said to be very challenging while doctors in scotland say there s a danger that health services will be overwhelmed . the royal college of emergency medicine has warned it s now difficult to find beds for patients in some parts of the uk. our health editor, hugh pym, has the latest. there was a stark message today from this east london hospital. nurses and doctors are incredibly ....
been sentenced to four years injail. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. all 27 eu ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the eu uk post brexit trade deal that was agreed last week. on wednesday, the president of the eu council, charles michel, and president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen are expected to officially sign off on the trade agreement. but this has to be ratified in a european parliament vote early next year. also on 30th december, uk mps will vote on the deal in a special sitting of parliament. it all means that tariff free trade will be provisionally allowed after britain leaves the eu single market at the new year. borisjohnson has described the trade deal as a new starting point for our relationship with the eu. our europe correspondent kevin connolly is in brussels. he spelled out the next steps for the deal. the ambassadors approved it today. it has to be signed formally by member ....