the united states and britain urge their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave immediately because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. the end of more coronavirus restrictions in wales no more limits on meeting indoors, and an end to rules on social distancing. and, jackpot students at the university of sussex are given the chance to win £5,000. if they can prove they ve had two doses of a covid vaccine or they e medically exempt now on bbc news, another chance to enjoy the first part of rajan datar s epicjourney across india in the travel show. india. a vast country, home to over a billion people, birthplace of illustrious ancient civilisations, and today, a fast emerging global power. and 70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the w
breaking news this evening from north london. 800 households in camden are being told to leave their homes tonight because of safety fears. we know that five residential blocks on the chalcot estate in camden are being evacuated after tests showed that the cladding was similarto tests showed that the cladding was similar to that used on the grenfell tower. georgie gould is a leader of camden council. we have been doing everything we can to track the safety of our blocks. 0n everything we can to track the safety of our blocks. on wednesday we we re safety of our blocks. on wednesday we were first in the queue to check the safety of the cladding on our blogs. we found that most the installation was safely external cladding was not after the standard he wanted and was not fire. 0bviously he wanted and was not fire. obviously this was disappointing. we share back news with residents. 0n thursday night we had a public meeting with local residents were they share the number of conc
waking up to in auckland this morning. king of the clashes is how they describe it. it underlines what they describe it. it underlines what the challenge this is for the lions, a team that has been together a few weeks, about to take on the world champions in their own backyard. the received a motivational boost from brian o driscoll, the legendary irish centre, the four time tourist. his talk was cruelly ended 12 years ago against new zealand in the opening minutes by a controversial tackle. he spoke about what it meant to him to be one of the lions and that will be poignant for the irish test ca pta i n that will be poignant for the irish test captain for this game, peter o mahony. we spoke to his father yesterday. he described it as mind boggling. nobody said it would be easier in auckland. there is positivity and momentum about this lions side but whether that is there by the final whistle is another question. england s twenty20 series with south africa will be decided in
thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london, so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. at least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. tom symonds reports. there was no warning, just a request. we need you to move out because we can t be sure you are safe. i just don t want to go now. i feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. tonight, camden council s mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and it s down to them to make the decision. in the aftermath of the grenfell tower the cladding on these towers had already been ruled unsafe, but on top of that residents raised conce
they need support from the government, we can work with them. some residents spent the night in hotels or on airbeds in a leisure centre. around 80 households have refused to leave. you have to leave, pack a bag. i said for fire along? the said for a couple of days. what if we don t leave? we couple of days. what if we don t leave ? we will couple of days. what if we don t leave? we will have the police around have you forcibly removed from your flat. the other headlines on bbc news this morning. leader of the commons andrea leadsom calls on broadcasters to be ‘more patriotic‘ when reporting on brexit negotiations. of course it has been very early days. it would be helpful if broadcasters would be a bit more patriotic. the country took a decision. also in the next hour the all blacks defend their record against the british and irish lions. new zealand gave a ruthless display at eden park, beating the visitors 30 15 in their first head to head of the three test series. t