It is a tax on all those in work. The vote is expected to pass when the vote takes place within the next few hours. Well have the latest from westminster. Also on the programme. The biggest ever Terror Trial in france gets underway. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. More than A Thousand people have crossed the channel in small boats this week the Home Secretary is to hold talks with her french counterpart. The former president of afghanistan Ashraf Ghani apologises for the taliban takeOver in his country saying his abrupt departure was the only way to keep the guns silent. And all eyes on britains Emma Raducanu As She Battles for a place in the Semi Finals at the Us Open in new york. And. The meteorite that landed on a Familys Driveway in gloucestershire the scorched tarmac is now destined for a museum. Good Evening And Welcome to Bbc News. Mps are to vote this evening on the Prime Ministers plans for a national Insurance Rise to pay for the nhs and Social
Its final withdrawal from afghanistan, as evacuations wind down tonight. We begin with Fox Team Coverage on the latest in afghanistan. Lucas tomlinson live another the pentagon, and David Spunt has the latest live from the White House, where President Biden is spending the weekend. But we begin with Alex Hogan live from our london bureau. Alex . Good evening, jon. These are the final moments in afghanistan after two decades, britains final flight leaving today. And this of course is just inching closer to the u. S. s deadline of August 31st. Its currently early Sunday Morning in kabul. Again, just two days time before the u. S. s set withdrawal. The taliban already announcing plans to fully take over the airport after american troops leave. Gunfire there today. The taliban firing in an attempt to hold back groups of passengers and slow traffic to the airport. In desperation, long lines forming outside of banks, passport offices, and Travel Agencies for those still hoping to flee. Masse
Announcer live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thanks so much for joining me this hour. There are certainly new fears the taliban could make moves against Afghanistans Capital in just a matter of days. So far the militant groups advances are being met with little resistance. The taliban now control half the countrys provincial capitals as you can see from this map, all taken, all taken within the past week. Now the countrys second largest City Kandahar is among the latest to be captured. Many observers see that as the beginning of the end for the countrys u. S. Backed government. The u. S. Embassy in Kabul Isnt taking any chances, staff are being told to destroy sensitive material while several thousand u. S. Troops will be arriving to provide security and possibly evacuate personnel. The Pentagon Spokesman says Afghan Forces need to step up their response. Take a listen. Certainly deeply concerning the speed with which the taliban has been able to move. What h
going or whether he will approach gun control by engaging with congress or trying to push measures simply through executive action. you are watching outnumbered, i m emily compagno. company anchor of america reports, sandra smith. kennedy, fox nation host tomi lahren and in the virtual sanity today, cohost of the five in fox news political analyst juan williams. welcome to you all, thank you so much for being here. sandra, welcome back to your old stomping grounds, we are so excited to have you here today. sandra: good to be here, things for having me. emily: what is your top line thought about the upcoming press conference of president biden? sandra: first of all, highly anticipated, everyone is planning to watch this this afternoon to see what unfolds, this morning, i think as kennedy would say, i watched the first news conferences of obama, trump, bush, just to get an idea of what to expect this afternoon and how different it might look. i took a few notes. the
overseas holidays since the roadmap was published. unemployment hits its highest figure for five years with people under the age of 25 worst affected. ready, steady, go as venues prepare to reopen, we look at the likely impact on sport and activities. and coming up on bbc news: no positive tests in the latest rounds, but ten france players are out with coronavirus, including the captain, putting their six nations match against scotland in doubt. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as the prime minister says he s still confident the country will reopen by the end ofjune, confirmation that the government is looking into the possible use of vaccine certificates the so called jab passports for people wanting to visit indoor venues such as pubs and theatres after they ve had the jab or a negative test result. senior cabinet minister michael gove will lead a review into their possible introduction, but there are logistic and ethical issues to be considered.