The mother of a british serviceman killed in afghanistan says foreign troops shouldnt return, despite the taliban now threatening to take control. I dont think we should go back or have any involvement whatsoever, just leave them. Just leave them to it. He was tactically masterful and it has led to a Gold Medal for great britain. And matt walls victory in the omnium helps take Team Gbs Medal tally above 50. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel she has waited three olympics to get a medal but Holly Bradshaws Pole Vault Bronze is a historic one for britain. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Ministers have defended changes to the rules governing foreign travel, with thousands of british tourists now scrambling to get home from mexico by sunday morning. The country has just been placed on the travel Red List, and means those returning to the uk will have to quarantine in a designated hotel at their own expense. Spain remains on the Amber List, but the government is now urgi
Also in the programme, the Uk Government defends changes to the rules on foreign travel as thousands of british tourists scramble to get home from mexico by sunday morning. The government has defended its decision to add the country to the government read list causing some difficulty to some who are there. I cant afford another £3000, and also with my work, i cant afford to take any extra time off. And i Cant Work in the quarantine hotel, so we had to get back. We start with the escalating fighting in afghanistan. For months now, the taliban have been gaining ground in rural and underpopulated areas. Now theres fierce conflict in several provincial capitals, the Afghan Army Fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more civilians in more danger. This map shows you some of the key areas of the fighting kandahar, Herat And Lashkar gah. Lashkar gah is the capital of helmand province, which was the former headquarters of the british forces. Theres fierce fighting there
We start in afghanistan, where fierce fighting has been raging in several provincial capitals. The Afghan Army is fighting back in crowded neighbourhoods, and all this putting more and more civilians in danger. Herat in the west of the country is one of two provincial capitals being targetted by the militants theres been similar being targetted by the militants. Theres been similar intense fighting in Laskar Gar in the south, with large parts of that city under the talibans control. Local people say dead bodies are lying in the streets. We have exclusive pictures from Herat Inside One of the cities being besieged by the taliban. This footage is from the Photo Journalist Masood husseini, one of the few journalists still inside herat. These pictures were filmed in the last 48 hours. He and other media who are there have been told to evacuate as soon as they can. As the fighting escalates fears are growing of a massive humanitarian crisis. Lets talk to ryan crocker, former us ambassador T
I am Sarah MulkerrIns lIve tokyo on day 14, where Steven GardIner won 400 Metre Gold to secure the bahamas fIrst medal of the games. LIve from our studIo In sIngapore, thIs Is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to bbc news, broadcastIng to vIewers In the uk and Around The World. Its 6am In the mornIng here In sIngapore and 2 30am In the mornIng across afghanIstan, where the government Is mobIlIzIng Its forces to try to repel talIban fIghters as they move In on several bIg cItIes. ThIs map shows you some of the key areas of the fIghtIng In kandahar, Herat And Lashkar gah. ThIs Is the sItuatIon earlIer on thursday In herat, wIth talIban fIghters reportedly movIng at wIll In much of the cIty. Here are the thoughts of some of the resIdents. TranslatIon the sItuatIon Is tough. Our houses have all been destroyed. People have all fled. There are eIght or nIne talIban on the roof of our house. If the SecurIty Force hIt there, everythIng wIll be destroyed. Then where should we go . TranslatIon we f
Belarus now. It is Translation I Cant go back to belarus now. It is definitely belarus now. It is definitely not safe for me. I have no idea when i can go back. It may be five or ten years. I am Sarah Mulkerrins in tokyo, where day 12 is getting underway and we have had a gold for brazil in the womens swimming marathon here below me in bay on odaiba beach. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and 8pm in washington where President Biden has said That Andrew Cuomo should stand down as governor of New York after an investigation found That he had sexually harassed women while in office. Mr cuomo has denied allegations That he harassed eleven women, many of them young, by engaging in what the investigation described as unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and inappropriate comments. Mr biden said he had not read the details of the investigation; but he said he stood by his comments from earlier this year, That if the investigation found against Mr Cuomo then the governor should go. Backin b