fighting the fires. the boyfriend of esther dingley a british woman who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees last year has found her body and belongings. and under threat the sea horse species off the coast of dorset but hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital sea bed. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistan s leaders to unite and fight , as the taliban claim to have captured nine out of 3a provincial capitals. the militants say they ve taken the north eastern city of faizabad. but afghan officials say air strikes and commando attacks have left dozens of taliban militants dead in other parts of the country. the washington post is reporting that us intelligence officials believe kabul could fall within ninety days. at a news conference overnight, president biden said he did not regret his decision to withdraw us troops. we ve spent over $1 trillion over 20 years, we trained and equippe
wildfires are continuing to burn in algeria in north africa, california and parts of greece. and under threat sea horses off the coast of dorset. divers put this screw anchor into the sea bed, then connect it to these rubber pieces here, dense rubber, this is what replaces the chains on a traditional mooring that are said to do so much more damage. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the premier league s chief executive says he s fully behind players taking a knee when the new season begins on friday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there are calls for an overhaul of the way a levels are assessed and graded in the future, after this year s results saw record numbers given top marks. almost 45% of entries in england, wales and northern ireland were awarded a or a , fuelling concerns that soaring grades risk undermining confidence in the system. ministers are reported to be looking at replacing the traditional a to e grades with numbers, similar
insists it s committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. under threat the seahorse species off the english coast, but there are hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital seabed. and we ll hear live from lionel messi shortly, as he speaks to the media for the first time after his move to paris saint germain. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistan s leaders to unite and fight , as the taliban claim to have captured nine out of 3a provincial capitals. the militants say they ve taken the north eastern city of faizabad. but afghan officials say air strikes and commando attacks have left dozens of taliban militants dead in other parts of the country. the washington post is reporting that us intelligence officials believe kabul could fall within ninety days. at a news conference overnight, president biden said he did not regret his decision to withdraw us troops. w