A 2,000 year old disease . A new vaccine being developed could finally mean the end for the plague. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. We begin in kabul, where taliban leaders have stepped into the public limelight to outline their intentions after sweeping through the country and taking control within a matter of days. They are leaders who have in fact neveR Been seen in public before. And they were quick to send out messages of assurance to both afghan nationals and the international community. They said afghans who assisted international forces would come to no harm, that Media Freedoms would be protected, and that women would be allowed to study and work, albeit adding within islamic principles. With the story of how the taliban claims it will rule, heres our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. The republic has fallen. Its leaders fled. Taliban rule is returning, Day By day its fighters more visible on the streets of kabul. Patrolling with u
The Prime Ministers former chief adviser, dominic cummings, hits back he denies being involved in leaked Text Messages between borisjohnson and the businessman sirjames dyson. The wales manager and former Manchester United player ryan giggs is charged with assaulting two women. The long strain of the pandemic on care workers, whove spent the past year trying to save patients and protect their own families. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel england face france in the final of the womens six nations wholl take the title . And whats next for the future of the tournament . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Its the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice ever seen in the uk 39 former postmasters and mistresses wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting have been cleared by the Court Of Appeal. They were prosecuted after a faulty Computer System installed by the post office showed large amounts of Money Disappearing from their branches. Some went to prison many s
Ryan giggs has been charged with assaulting two women. And care workers reflect on the effect of the pandemic on their personal Mental Health. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News Channel chelsea, spurs, now arsenal. Fans gather outside the Emirates Stadium calling for change, after the collapse of the european super league. Good evening. The Healthcare System in india is collapsing under the pressure of a surging Second Coronavirus Wave with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours, and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. The country of 1. 4 billion people the second highest population in the world now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began. Its set a global record for two days running in the past 2a hours, its seen 330,000 new cases. Over 2,000 more people have died in the same period with severely ill patients being turned away from hospitals, which have no more room. Indias second wave has accelerated rapidly in just a few weeks, to o
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between the uk and the eu, as sara girvin reports. across northern ireland today people woke up news of a political breakthrough thats has been nearly two years in the making, the lack of a functioning executive for so long has caused many issues for the lives of people, public sector workers were out on strike earlier this month over pay. unions hope that increases will now be a priority. our members have a sense of hope but they are apprehensive. teachers haven t had a pay increase for three year, they really have waited long enough. they have watched teachers wages grow far ahead oaf wages in northern ireland. that is one priority. parents hope that financial hope with childcare available in other parts of the uk will now be signed off. families here have been watching developments elsewhere in the uk, in england we have seen record investment in childcare and the extension to 30 hour scheme, it is considerably more than families can access in northern ireland. the dup wal