We watched the estimates of how long it would be before the car reached cobble, if they did. And it went from months to 2 days within the, within the space of about a week in terms of the, of the forecast. So that was a huge underestimate. And that meant that if there was going to be Vaccination Operation amounted for very quickly. Now theres been a lot of criticism this says that, well, it was know that the, the americans with entities but the live emissions have been made. But then it was returned for the end of august in any case before the anniversary of 911. So why werent were to progressive gradual evacuations and facilitating people to leave from much earlier. And some countries, france and germany for instance, say that they were actually making it possible for people to leave in, in the months before. But i think that its a 2 way thing. I mean, even if the opportunity was it wasnt until the taliban victory became a reality. And it became a reality so quickly that so many peopl
Hello and welcome. We begin in afghanistan, where the us embassy In Kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to Kabul Airport. The warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included the warning of a high threat of a terrorist attack. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scramble to leave the country is gathering pace before the deadline for evacuation flights. Graham satchell has this report. Day after day for more than a week now distressing pictures of afghans that couple airport desperate to leave. Now a new warning from the american government is saying there is a high threat of attack here. The advice is dont travel to the airport which means a hugely difficult operation to get people out has just got worse. Latest figures from the Ministry Of Defence show that more than 11,000 people have so far been evacuated to the uk. 0f far been evacuated to the uk. Of those, almost 70
Microphone. Having the president of United States states there is needed and we look forward to seeing him there. Its interesting because what its the five of us we are discussing President Putin at the Summit President Biden we talked about the contrast. We talked about how in combination, just the position there, how President Biden seem to falter. I wonder how its going to look alongside Governor Desantis was bent such a show of strength, of really someone everyones been looking up to showing that day after day. I wonder if we will see that, him going there is to throw his weight around, but im wondering if it might backfire. One of the things that has come up, apparently off guard, i dont know. You just heard the mayor saying, shes going to be the one who will meet with engineers, soil experts, to make sure nothing like this happens again. We covered this live yesterday and it was a hot Mess Sandwich when they got to that question about, what are you going to do and what did you kn
And we hear from the woman who made hIstory, the fIrst female wInner of the Grand NatIonal. I thInk Itd take some tIme to properly sInk In, but I got a better NIghts Sleep Last NIght than I dId the nIght before, anyway. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. Its a bIg step back to normalIty for much of the uk today, wIth the HIgh Street reopenIng In england and wales and some restrIctIons also relaxed In scotland and Northern Ireland. So, from today, non EssentIal Shops are open agaIn In england, along wIth pubs and restaurants whIch can now serve customers outsIde. HaIrdressers, gyms, and SwImmIng Pools are also back In busIness. In wales, shops and some HIgh Street servIces are open, and the ban on travellIng to and from england has ended. Northern Irelands stay at Home Order Is lIfted, replaced by guIdance to Stay Local. And In scotland, pupIls In sIx CouncIl Areas have returned to school full tIme. Well, as many restrIctIons are eased, the PrIme MInIster Is warnIng people to behav