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anfield. most sally gave the equaliser. that s all from sportsday. now on bbc news, it s click. coventry was once the heart of british automotive manufacturing, dubbed britain s motor city. but it s moved with the times now hosting the institute for future transport and cities at coventry university, playing an important part in the future of autonomous, sustainable and connected transport. for a few years now, we ve been told that driverless cars are just around the corner. and on this programme, we ve taken a few for a spin. but before they can truly become a reality, we need to know that we can trust them just as much, if not more, than a human driver. and if this driverless world comes about, it will be transformative not just for the drivers, but also for the cities, so we may need to rethink some of the basics. we re used to a lot of congestion on our roads, but it seems here, like this model of autonomous vehicles, seems to actually overcome some of that cong ....
as you ve been hearing, the uk parliament today is being recalled to discuss the situation in afghanistan. the taliban held their first news conference on tuesday since taking control of the country and attempted to reassure the world s media, saying they want to end the conflict and have pardoned all those who fought against them. they said: after the formation of a government, everything will be clearer. so how quickly can life in the country return to some kind of normality, with businesses able to reopen, trade to resume and people to find work? also will a large part of the workforce women be allowed to return? the former governor of afghanistan s central bank, who fled the country at the weekend, told the bbc the economy will deteriorate. we were able to maintain that economic stability, even as provinces were falling, even last week but there are a number of factors that i think will lead to a worsening situation. first of all, we have a large international reser ....
and celebrate his nomination for a big award. a touch of hollywood comes to north wales. but who s 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. it s 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 taliban s 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 ....
people dying for no reason, people torturing people dying for no reason, people torturing for no reason. why? because torturing for no reason. why? because they are human. great britain because they are human. great britain has a humanity. that s all i can say england lose the second test. it was a thrilling and dramatic day of cricket at lords, but india came out on top. jodie comer tells us about her hollywood breakthrough, how she mastered an american accent and the time she got her mum s sunday dinners on set. good morning. today once again it is going to be fairly cloudy. the cloud thick enough for patchy light rain and drizzle. limited sunshine. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, august 17th. our top story. president biden has defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan. he admitted surprise at how quickly the taliban seized power, but blamed afghanistan s leaders for the defeat. military planes are reported to have begun flyin ....
toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1300. double jabbed people in england and northern ireland will no longer have to isolate if they ve come into contact with someone with covid. and coming up in the next half hour we ll ring you a powerful int with former royal engineerjack cummings he now says the fact that he lost both his legs in an explosion while seving there was not worth it and he now believes two of his friends were killed there, died in vain. good morning. exactly 20 years after they were ousted from power, the taliban are back in control of afghanistan after their forces swept into the capital kabul unopposed last night. there have been scenes of chaos at the airport as thousands of civilians, foreigners and afghan officials try to leave. there are reports five people have been killed in the mayhem. all commercialflights have been suspended and international troops are attempting to organise military evacuations for their citizens. defence secretary be ....