eight years after her death, the family of suzanne van hagen new figures show the covid infection rate in scotland has again risen to its highest level since estimates began in october 2020, with about one in 45 thought to have had the virus last week. you can t tell anyone. and coming up at 5.45, it s the film review, where mark kermode will be giving his verdict on herself, a drama about a single mother who escapes from her abusive husband. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of mi5, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan and the rise of the taliban are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the mi5 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/1
can she go all the way? also tonight. the head of mi5 warns that the taliban s takeover of afghanistan may well embolden so called lone wolf terrorists. it comes on the eve of the 20th anninversary of 9/11, as america prepares to remember almost 3000 people who died that day. whether it is 911, whether it is january 13th, whether it isjuly seventh, i miss my dad and that will never change. scotland sees its highest level of covid infections since estimates began the first minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before in scotland. and disappointment and frustration for the sell out crowd at old trafford as the fifth and final test is cancelled at the last minute because of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel: yorkshire cricket apologise to their former player azeem rafiq and say he was the victim of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tomorrow night, britain s emma raducanu will step on court for her fir
real problem. the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs astrazeneca vaccine says giving booster jabs to everyone astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs to everyone is unnecessary and calls for doses to be sent to other countries in need. eight years after her death, the family of a woman who was killed by her partner is to receive an apology from west midlands police, after their failings in the investigation. and people across the united states prepare to remember 20th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. teenage tennis sensation emma raducanu has become the first british woman to reach a major singles tennis final for 44 years. 18 year old emma beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semis of the us open in new york and afterwards called her achievement absolutely mind blowing . she s the first qualifier to ever reach a grand slam final, and the youngest british player ever to re
day, and before you know it, three weeks later, i am in the final, and i cannot actually believe it. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the m15 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we ll have more that in a moment, but first here s our security correspondent gordon corera on ken mccallum s comments. for 20 years, surveillance and security have become ever more entwined in our lives a sign of a threat that has not gone away, as the head of m15 told the bbc today. we do face a consistent global struggle to defe
the situation in the country. tens of thousands of civilians have fled the taliban advance. you just watch them taking over a train keeping everything that you spent 20 years working towards and he asked the question was it worth it? a man who tricked a 93 yr old woman out of £140, by pretending to give her a covid vaccine has beenjailed for three and a half years in prison. britney spears s dad has agreed to step down as her conservator in charge of her affairs, after 13 years of controlling her estate and other aspects of her life. and coming up at half past five, we ll be looking at the best and worst of this week s film and dvd releases in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. police have been giving more details of the murders in plymouth last night during which a twenty two year old man killed five people, including a three year old girl, before turning the gun on himself. officers say jake davison had a licence to hold firearms, and used what wit