their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and, it s blast off for britian s telecommunications industry their latest multi tonne satellite heads into orbit. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there is heavy fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. security forces in two other key cities, kandahar in the south and herat in the west, are also battling to try to halt the taliban offensive. thousands of people have been fleeing their homes to other parts of afghanistan and neighbouring countries. our correspondent, secunder kermani, is in kabul with the latest. this is the most serious moment, i would say, in the weeks of intensified fighting that we ve been seeing in afghanistan. the taliban already control vast swathes of rural territory, they ve captured that in the last couple of months, but now they re trying to take their first city. earlier this evening they advanced right into
hello and welcome. there is heavy fighting in the southern afghan city of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province. security forces in two other key cities kandahar in the south and herat in the west are also battling to try to halt the taliban offensive. thousands of people have been fleeing their homes to other parts of afghanistan and neighbouring countries. our correspondent secunder kermani is in the capital, kabul. this is the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the group already had captured vast swathes of rural territory. now, they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way right to the centre of lashkar gah before being pushed back by afghan special forces. in the last few hours, a number of air strikes have been launched against taliban positions there, too. the fighting, as you say, has also been taking place around herat in the west of afghanistan and kandahar in the south. caug
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are sian griffiths, the education editor of the sunday times, and political commentator james millar. the telegraph leads with the news that the prime minister has married his fiancee carrie symonds this morning at westminster cathedral. number ten has declined to confirm the news. the independent leads with the news brentford football club has been promoted to the premier league after ten years of being in the play off. it also reports scientists warn travellers may import variants of coronavirus when returning to the uk. the sunday times leads with the origins of covid 19. it says british spies say a lab leak from wuhan in china was feasible. the daily mail leads with the news of the prime minister s wedding. it quotes a guest who said he couldn t take his eyes of the bride who is reported to h ave worn a white dress. the sunday mirror also reports on the prime minister s w
across colombia in an attempt to restore order after weeks of deadly anti government protests. and sri lanka is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history, following a fire on board a container ship. and no comment from downing street, on reports that borisjohnson has married his fiancee carrie simonds in a secret ceremony. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. chelsea football team has beaten manchester city by a goal to nil in the all england final of the european champions league. it s the second time the london team has been crowned the best club in europe, after winning the competition in 2012. our sports correspondent olly foster is in porto. how olly foster is in porto. much of an upset was this t expectations how much of an upset was this to expectations for manchester city? we expectations for manchester city? - knew it was going to be tight. and all english final, these teams knew each other so well. but it was a slight up
they beat mancester city 1 0 in the portuguese city of porto. olly foster is in porto. an exciting match? it certainly was. it was gripping. an exciting match? it certainly was. it was gripping. it an exciting match? it certainly was. it was gripping, it was an exciting match? it certainly was. it was gripping, it was enthralling. i it was gripping, it was enthralling. we knew it was going to be tight because obviously an all english final these two premier league sides knowing each other so well. it was just the one goal. it came just before halftime. picking the ball up inside his own half and picking out chelsea s record signing the german have arts who took around the keeper and popped it into the back of the net. it was so tight. chelsea s so disciplined against this goal at manchester city machine who romped to the premier league title. city just could not break down these two lines of blue. the midfield strung across and they were so disciplined, chelsea. city st