i ve been taking care of each day, and three i ve been taking care of each day, and three weeks later, i m in the final and three weeks later, i m in the final and and three weeks later, i m in the final and i and three weeks later, i m in the final and i can t actually believe it. and coming up, foreign correspondents based in london will be discussing social care and afghanistan. that s in half an hour in dateline. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the m15 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we ll h
day, and before you know it, three weeks later, i am in the final, and i cannot actually believe it. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the m15 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we ll have more that in a moment, but first here s our security correspondent gordon corera on ken mccallum s comments. for 20 years, surveillance and security have become ever more entwined in our lives a sign of a threat that has not gone away, as the head of m15 told the bbc today. we do face a consistent global struggle to defe
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, who s the chief leader writerfor the observer, and christopher hope, the chief political correspondent and assistant editor at the daily telegraph. welcome to both of you and lovely to see you again. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. let s start with the telegraph. it says that the government is set to drop restrictions for double vaccinated people and reopen the border to european and american travellers from next month. the daily mail reports the words of an unnamed senior minister who said that covid is all over bar the shouting after cases fell for a seventh consecutive day. the metro front page carries the story of a young man, aged 3a, who has died of covid after two weeks in coma. he had refused to get a jab and had told his doctors he wished he could turn back time to get one. the ft reports a warning from the imf that the limited access to covid vac
of drivers. we ll be getting more reaction after today s team gb olympic wins. beth shriever s raced to gold in the bmx women s competition, and her mother kate told us how proud she is. once she gets going and she s out the gate, as with the races that she did in the early hours of the morning, been out front and looking comfortable and happy. you know, i m just so proud that she did it, and it s just so amazing. good afternoon. there s been a sizeable medal haul for team gb at the tokyo olympics. tremendous bmx racing by 22 year old beth shriever has won her gold, and kye white took silver in the men s event. for a full round up of today s action at the olympics let s cross to hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre. good afternoon. six more medals for team gb on a day seven of tokyo 2020. more in the coming days as the result of some particularly impressive performances. it was on the bmx track were the biggest achievements took place and at the best stories told. she achie
now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents writing, blogging and broadcasting to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week, a taxing question for the 620 making multinationals pay theirfair share, and is the head of the imf naming and shaming the g7 over vaccination? i am joined byjeffrey kaufman, a news anchor in both his native canada and the united states as well as a much travelled foreign correspondent. isabel hilton, newspaper columnist and broadcaster who founded china dialogue, an independent organisation trying to foster greater understanding of china and improve its environment. and you see him there, our bbc business editor simonjack, good to have you with me in the studio. welcome to isabel and jeffrey. lovely to see you again from distant parts. now, no taxation without representation the slogan of the american c