The final british flights from afghanistan touch down in the uk, bringing a 20 year Military Campaign to a close. Planes bringing troops involved in the Evacuation Operation landed at Brize Norton in oxfordshire. More arrivals are expected in the coming hours. Us Military Officials say a Drone Strike in kabul has eliminated another deadly Suicide Attack as time runs out for those trying to leave the country. The flights are almost over. What are you going to do now . So, what about us . We are work with them, we support them. President biden pays his respects as 13 us troops among those killed in Thursdays Bombing are brought home. Also in the programme tonight. The Us State Of Louisiana Hunkers down as Hurricane Ida makes landfall, threatening a catastrophic storm surge. Seven more gold medals for great britain at the tokyo paralymics, including the third successive win for hannah cockroft. Good evening. The last planes carrying Uk Troops home from afghanistan have been arriving at ra
And there were 33,196 new infections recorded in the uk in the latest 24 hour period, which means on average there were 34,361 new cases per day in the last week. 61 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 114 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 88.3% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirst jab and 78.4% have had both doses now. hurricane ida has made landfall in the us state of louisiana, with winds of 150mph. the authorities have warned of catastrophic damage, with forecasts that the storm could be the worst to hit the state for more than 150 years. tens of thousands of people have already left low lying areas, where there are fears a tidal surge could overwhelm flood defences. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik reports from new orleans.
The us state of louisiana hunkers down as hurricane ida makes landfall, threatening a catastrophic storm surge. seven more gold medals for great britain at the tokyo paralymics, including the third successive win for hannah cockroft. good evening. the last planes carrying uk troops home from afghanistan have been arriving at raf brize norton in oxfordshire today. more than 15,000 people, including over 2,000 children, have been evacuated by the uk over the past two weeks. britain says the taliban has promised to allow foreign nationals and afghan citizens to leave, if they have the authority to travel. 0urfirst report tonight is from our political correspondent iain watson.