Of the hottest summers ever. The nhs warns that Tens Of Thousands of people are risking their lives in england because theyre unable to spot the first warning signs of cancer. And please dont stress the seals, a plea for Holiday Makers on the North East Coast of england to be more kind and respectful to the bathing mammals. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Afghan President , ashraf ghani, has made a televised address to the nation his first public comments since the taliban intensified their latest offensive. Mr ghani said that the remobilization of armed forces was his top priority. He also said he was consulting with international partners to prevent further violence. Heavy fighting has broken out in the afghan city of Mazar I Sharif, as taliban militants tighten their stranglehold around kabul. American troops have flown into the afghan capital to help evacuate embassy personnel in kabul. Britain and several other western nations are also sendi
in the last year or so. and he s done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities. new figures show fewer than one in five people with covid 19 symptoms request a test, and the number who follow self isolation rules is low. as france goes into a third lockdown we talk to an expert in paris in paris about the situation across the country. and the life and legacy of diana, princess of wales, is to be recognised with a blue plaque in london. one of six new plaques dedicated to pioneering women. good afternoon. a 22 year old has become the first british police officer to be convicted of belonging to a banned neo nazi terror group. neo nazi terrorist group. benjamin hannam was also convicted of lying on his met police application and having terrorist documents detailing knife combat and making explosive devices, following the trial at the old bailey. hejoined national action after
and there s a renewed call for pregnant women to be vaccinated, as rising numbers of those hospitalised spark a major concern. the bbc s told the government will scrap plans for a high speed train line between the east midlands and leeds. and adele tells ophrah she had terrifying anxiety attacks after her divorce and she was embarassed her marriage broke down. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. as the investigation into the explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women s hospital continues, the uk s terror threat level has been raised from substantial to severe meaning an attack is highly likely. yesterday s explosion has been declared a terrorist incident by police, though counter terror officers said they don t yet have a clear idea of a motive for the attack. four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the incident. a male passenger in the cab who has not yet been named by police was killed in the blast. officers believe he ha
workers and the railway industry are outrageous. london euston station is eerily quiet this morning. some passengers are hoping to make a journey but there is widespread disruption across the rail network. how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home or did you have a trickyjounrey to work? do you support the strikes or not? we d like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in other news a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medalfor £81i million, to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. a former senior united nations official calls for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes at me all of a sudden. i pleaded with him to sto
i wasjust thinking, gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women. hundreds of demonstrators are gathered this evening near the houses of parliament. earlier, they lay on the ground for a minute s silence. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who d had the jab in norway. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british iranian nazanin zaghari ratcliffe after she faces new allegations of anti government propaganda in court. and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year, the grammys. they re being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles. good evening. the commissioner of the metropolitan police has defended the tactics of the force in breaking up last night s vigil for sarah everard, the 33 year old woman whose body was found in woodland on wednesday. dame cressida dick said she welcomed an