you are watching bbc noise. bbc news. let s return to our top story and police have released further details about the five people who were shot dead in plymouth. 22 year old jake davison s first victim was his mother maxine davison. he then walked the streets nearby where he murdered four other people including sophie martyn, who was three and her father lee before turning the gun on himself. tonight, the prime minister described the murders as absolutely appalling. my my thoughts are with those who all tragically lost their life in an absolutely appalling incident. the point raised as a valid one but it needs to be properly investigated. i would just pay tribute to the police and the emergency services for the speed and promptness in which they handled it. , w , speed and promptness in which they handled it. , a , ., handled it. very quickly, how worried are handled it. very quickly, how worried are you handled it. very quickly, how worried are you about -
where host nationjapan is hoping to bring home some medals in the women s endurance event. and the remarkable spectacle of south africa s sardines run and the predators it attracts. looking bbc news wherever you are watching in the world. it is good to have your company. tonight we start with a question focusing minds notjust in afghanistan but right across the world. can anyone now stop the taliban from rampaging across afghanistan? in the last few hours, their escalating offensive has resulted in the capture of a provincial capital and the assassination of a close aide of the president. now the un s special envoy has warned the country is facing a possible catastrophe and called on the taliban to halt the violence and take part in meaningful peace talks. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more. in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination. taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government s media information centre, daw
1xtra presenter, reece parkinson, is determined to run one of the uk s toughest races, with only 37 days to train. good evening, a leaked document has revealed that borisjohnson is planning to reverse reforms of the nhs in england. the changes could see a reduced role for the private sector. the move would sweep away changes introduced by david cameron s government, in 2012, with nhs commissioners no longer required to invite private companies to bid to run services, and with more focus on hospitals and social care services, working together to improve patient care. our health correspondent, katharine de costa, reports. an ageing population brings with it the challenge of proving more complex care. hospital beds are often tied up, waiting for a care package to support elderly patients at home. many have argued controversial changes made nearly a decade ago left health and care services fragmented. the lansley act was broadly considered to have been a bit of a problem, in allo
urgent investigation is under way. that is the latest in a stabbing incident in kilburn, a fatal stabbing incident. now on bbc news. can you train for a 55 mile race injust over a month? reece parkinson from bbc radio 1xtra wants to, but everything is against him including a life changing trip to hospital. 55 miles. 37 days. sounds crazy. stupidity. that s what i m really interested in how far can i push my body? how far can i push my mind? reece is not going to do it. i would not be in the least bit disappointed if he decided against running this ultra. this ultra? i have to complete it, and i will complete it. i can do anything i want as long as ijust put my mind to it. ijust don t know if it s going to happen. this is so jarring. your body was telling you, like, stop . i m about to book an ultramarathon, which is i don t actually know the length of something that s defined as an ultra. it s anything over 26.2. anything over a normal marathon is classed as an ultra.
# we are family.# the multi award winning music producer, nile rodgers, auctions some of his favourite guitars for charity. good morning. urgent travel restrictions are being rushed in for south africa and five neighbouring countries because of concerns about a new strain of coronavirus which scientists fear could be more infectious and better able to evade vaccines. the measures were announced last night even though the variant s potential danger is still not fully understood, and only a few dozen cases involving it have been confirmed. all flights from south africa, namibia, zimbabwe, botswana, lesotho and eswatini are being suspended from midday, and from sunday, travellers arriving in england from those countries will have to quarantine. cases have been identified in south africa, hong kong, botswana so far. but no cases have been confirmed in the uk. the health secretary, sajid javid, said the variant has a significant number of mutations, which means it could be more tr