it the other side to board a fight for the us, he'd gone missing now been returned to relatives in kabul after weeks of negotiations with the taxi driver who found him and took him in. they hoped to reunite him with his parents and siblings who were evacuated to the u. s. o emeralds, the home. it is a historic day for us as i received my grandson in front of the media. i'm so grateful to the media who helped us to locate and received this child. all the family that cared for the boy has explained how they found him. what the hell am i going to think of like a fool? i entered the airport and saw a baby lying on the ground in a very bad condition. i showed this child to many people, but i couldn't find any one who was related. i called my wife at home. i brought the child home. i brought him milk and we have been taking care of him ever since. i'm sure you are the sister. i love this child a lot, but we can't be his mother and father. he has to live with his parents. we go to venezuela. now, people that have been voting for the 2nd time in 2 months to choose the govern of very nice state.

there has been condemnation in recent months following an air strike in the afghan capital kabul last year. the kill 10 civilians. the 1st batch of aid to come directly from china has arrived and tara, the 33 ton shipment includes food, drinking water, tents and radio equipment. cupboard 19, prevention measures mean everything has to be disinfected and quarantined for 3 days. those are your headlines up next. it's $1.00 0, $1.00 east. after that, adrian is here with the 10 g. news are for you. 60 minutes of newsome comments. i will see you very soon. bye. oh, counting the cost of rough south of the year of the full run. is there a sentiment in stock market to say the price is $20.00 at high, where the cost of cooking the count even more affordable and nigerian petroleum minister on reforming the nation as well. thank that. counting the cuff on al jazeera ah, in india, a conspiracy theory is taking hold. we'll let it go way up and help them down with what we'll need as how they got only a nationalist group say mostly men are carrying out a sinister plot to create an islamic republic. a

now, in control of the central government, in kabul, international donors and foreign banks are refusing to send money to afghanistan, fearing sanctions from western governments. afghans can't access their savings to buy food and fuel, and the price of staple items such as flour have risen 50 percent in the past 6 months. all that has come in together into an absolute tsunami of hunger. that's just and sweeping across the country and probably is it despite, you know, what, 5 decade self war. and it's probably a lot of it is the worst crisis afghanistan has ever faced. the afghani currency has the value 25 percent against the u. s. dollar since the taliban take over last august, the united states and western donors cut funding, which made up 80 percent of the afghan government's budget. they also bard the taliban from $9000000000.00 and foreign cash reserves. last month, 46 us politicians, mostly democrats, urged president joe biden to release those funds and ease economic sanctions against taliban leaders. for you and estimates, 97 percent of afghans could fall below the officially recog

in kabul after the taliban takeover has been reunited with the family, 2 month old so hell of muddy was handed over to a soldier over barb wire in august. by the time his family made it to the other side to board a flight for the us, he'd go missing. there be weeks of negotiations with a taxi driver who found the baby. he's now been returned to relatives in cabal who are hoping to reunite him or with his parents in the united africa festival. a football kicks off in a few hours in cameroon, but k with $900.00 testing procedures set the africa cover. nations been described as a scandal by the beginning of us a team coach. 5 players tested positive 24 hours before their 1st game. the hosts of launched a major vaccination campaign. and friends must meet strict entry restrictions before getting into the stadiums. sort of harder to this report that both teams are rising income are for the start of the african cup of nations on sunday. she wants to attend the game must be vaccinated and show a negative case. at 900. authorities have set up hundreds of vaccinations and through the course sever

christine jetson's, regional communications advisor at the norwegian refugee can so in kabul, he says the needs in afghanistan is immense and urgent. we have an absolute desperate situation here. we have a bitterly cold winter, and at the same time, we have millions of people going hungry to bed every single night. and off this, we have a high number of people up to 89000000 that are just on the brink of famine. and this is just the top of it. apart from that, we also have an economy in free fall. a lot of people who rely on small income, they make on the streets by carrying food stuff around by cleaning houses. and before they're the take over of the taliban and before the sanctions, they could usually rely on earning till $3.00 a day enough to buy some food. but now they make much, much less and sometimes absolutely nothing. manya, simply not getting in. we're trying all we can with different very creates of methods to get funding in to, to the country. but it's only coming in very small drips and not nearly enough to provide the assistance needed for all the millions of people in n

from kabul, it's good to have you with us. you're joining us from campbell. just tell us how bad things are there. we have an absolute desperate situation here. we have a bitterly cold winter and at the same time as we just heard, we have millions of people going hungry to read every single night. and off this, we have a high number of your blood to 89000000 that are just on the brink of famine. and this is just the top of it. apart from that, we also have an economy in free fall. people have no money at all. most people they go hungry to read, like i said, a lot of people who rely on small income they make on the street by carrying food stuff around by cleaning houses and before then the take over of the taliban. and before the sanctions, they could usually rely on earning 2 or $3.00 a day enough to buy some food. but now they make much, much less and sometimes absolutely nothing. now we've had lots of warnings about dead hunger that potential famines since the taliban take over the reference. was different this time. why does is the you and asking for so mu

, the facing acute hunger autonomy and has denied beating and arresting women's rights activists in kabul, following a series of protests calling for an end to restrictions on women. and i've been barred from many jobs outside health and education. and most girls can't go to school be on 6th grade. on friday, the taliban staged a counter demonstration with around $300.00 men demanding islamic law. and for women to where he jam. the taliban spokesman says claims of arrests or just rumors, so the women can seek asylum in western nations or balloon children or the new initial was what we heard the news of the arrest of a few girls. we contacted all the security institutions. no women have been arrested or detained. some rumors are being circulated as some women want to make their cases so that their escape to western countries can be facilitated. so they can have an excuse for asylum there. we reject the news that women have been arrested. a top, ethiopian military official says government troops are making plans to enter to rise regional capital nicoli. to quote, eliminate rebel forces. the

and i've got a son will a group of afghan women have marched through the capital, kabul, demanding equal rights. women in afghanistan have been waiting for months to attend school and to work the taliban lead government pledge to provide them with access after its takeover in august. but most female government employees have been told to stay at home, while girls were banned from going to school after the 6th grade it. taliban officials have said they need time to create gender as segregated facilities. an air strike in ethiopia as t gray region has killed at least 17 people. it happened in the southern town of might sabri and also left dozens wounded. this fall was an attack on a camp for displaced people in that a bit to where at least 56 people were killed on friday. the violence halted aid work in the area. the government previously denied targeting civilians in the 14 months conflict. for more, here's malcolm web. the pin federal government air power is widely seen as something that turn the tables in this conflict. in recent month, the conflict began just over a year ago. now, just

the afghan baby separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal — is reunited with relatives. the duchess of cambridge at a0 — three new portraits will go on display in english towns where kate has lived to celebrate her birthday. and it's a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. england trail three—nil in the series, with one test to play. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has backed cutting the covid isolation period in england from seven to five days. he said if there's evidence it's safe, the change could reduce staffing pressures on schools, hospitals and other important sectors. the uk health security agency is reviewing thelength of the isolation period. mr zahawi said ministers are doing all they can to make sure the health service can operate during what he called "a rocky few weeks". our political correspondent jonathan blake is with me. tell us what nadhim zahawi he is not saying we should do this and do it now but he has illustrated the benefits of reducing the isolation period from seven days as it was recently reduced f

our correspondent quentin somerville is in kabul and has more. this is the story of the ahmadi family who were part of that deluge of people who fled towards kabul airport after the taliban made it into the city in august. they were moments away from salvation, a flight to the united states, but they got caught in a crush at the gates of the airport and in the panic they handed their two—month—old baby, sohail, to a us soldier. he was handed over the fence. when the family then got inside they couldn't find the baby. they were then evacuated after searching the airport, they were evacuated from kabul, made it to the united states, still kept looking for the baby in the united states in the hope that he had been put on a flight, that he had made it there somehow, and they found nothing. after months of searching and a campaign by an afghan refugee group and a story by the reuters news agency, sohail was found and he was found here in kabul alive and well. he had been picked up by a 29—year—old taxi driver, mr safi, who took the baby to rai

. —— kabul. increasingly isolated. -- kabul. �* . , increasingly isolated. -- kabul. �* , ., , kabul. biden has been largely disengaged — kabul. biden has been largely disengaged especially - kabul. biden has been largely disengaged especially from i kabul. biden has been largely- disengaged especially from some major international crisis. as well as what russia is doing. but this was a moment whereby that needed to seize it, says to the world and certainly to those across europe whose spines needed to stiffen a bit, we're going to pursue this aggressively and not allow vladimir putin to block over the rights and territory of other countries. but after afghanistan, a lot of america's influence and credibility has been badly damaged and those who hoped american isolationism would end with donald trump, with disappointed to see this president also abandoning some of our allies.— of our allies. this is marking the one year— of our allies. this is marking the one year anniversary - of our allies. this is marking the one year anniversary for| the one year anniversary for the one year

. _ of kabul? no, in this whole thing is total rhubarb. i _ of kabul? no, in this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was _ of kabul? no, in this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was very _ of kabul? no, in this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was very proud - total rhubarb. i was very proud of what _ total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our— total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our armed services did and it was an— what our armed services did and it was an amazing thing to me 15,000 people _ was an amazing thing to me 15,000 peorrie out— was an amazing thing to me 15,000 people out of kabul in the way that we did~ _ people out of kabul in the way that we did~ i_ people out of kabul in the way that we did. i thought it was also additionally a very good that we were _ additionally a very good that we were able to help those vets who came _ were able to help those vets who came out — were able to help those vets who came out as well. but i can tell you that the _ came out as well. but i can tell you that the military... so came out as well. but i

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. the supermarket chain morrisons is to scrap �*use by�* dates on most of its milk, in a move it says. millions of pints being poured down the sink. instead, the retailer will display �*best before' dates on 90% of its own—brand milk products. the recycling charity �*wrap' says morrisons will be the first retailer to make the move. the change will happen later this month. it's usually one of the biggest nights in film, but this evening's golden globes ceremony will be held without a—list stars — and it's not being shown on tv. the event is being boycotted after it emerged that the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association, hadn't had a single black member for nearly 20 years. the awards will be announced via social media. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. # it all began tonight...# tonight, west side story is one of the big favourites to win at the golden globes. but none of its stars or its director, steven spielberg, will be there. the sam

has kabul ever been this hungry before? ., has kabul ever been this hungry before?_ what i has kabul ever been this hungry before?_ what is i has kabul ever been this hungry before?_ what is the | before? no, never. what is the messaue before? no, never. what is the message to _ before? no, never. what is the message to the _ before? no, never. what is the message to the rest _ before? no, never. what is the message to the rest of - before? no, never. what is the message to the rest of the i message to the rest of the world? , , ., , , ., world? they should see us, how we are going — world? they should see us, how we are going to _ world? they should see us, how we are going to live _ world? they should see us, how we are going to live here, i world? they should see us, how we are going to live here, they i we are going to live here, they should see our challenges, they should see our challenges, they should see our problems, and the problems are increasing day by day here. living costs is increasing day by day here, and it is... new laws and new challenges make o

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. "unsafe, unhealthy buildings" — a bbc investigation into accommodation for asylum seekers has uncovered a range of long—running concerns about the conditions in which they are being housed. refugee organisations say getting help through a national phone line can also be extremeley difficult. dominic casciani has this report. crying look, this one. and this one. the same, broken. a domestic crisis — the family living here are seeking asylum and safety. the father is recording video for the government's national support line. and look, the electricity. a bbc investigation has discovered evidence of some homes provided to asylum seekers with serious safety concerns. homes like this one. when a family housed in west yorkshire warned of a crumbling ceiling, it was temporarily repaired, and then it collapsed. the mother suffered concussion as she protected her baby. i was in the room upstairs, me, and all of a sudden i heard a noise, and she shout like, "ow!" and then i ran down, mrs

from kabul, our corrspondent quentin sommerville sent this report. after 20 years of war, afghanistan faces a long, harsh winter and a cold and hungry peace. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is going hungry. women, barred from work and education, have lost another fundamental right — the ability to feed their families. here in wardak province, we meet pari. as a second wife, she supports a family of six alone. this wheelbarrow of basics is meant to last them 17 days, but maybe less. there was no rice today. translation: winter is very difficult. - we don't have money to buy food or firewood. we just fill the room with smoke to feel warm, but still, it's cold. her granddaughter is always hungry. the baby's mother can't produce milk. baby formula is beyond the reach of almost everyone here. the taliban are international pariahs, so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed. so, in kabul, even the well—to—do are queueing for world food programme hand—outs. these wheelbarr

the last time i was in afghanistan, it was two months before the taliban took kabul. almost everyone i met then — members of the former government, human rights activist and journalists — have since led the country in fear of reprisals from the new taliban government. with routes into the country beginning to reopen, i decided to head back to afghanistan to see for myself what life was like for those who stayed behind. i had arranged to meet the dosts. they'd both lost their teaching jobs when the taliban took over. they are now living off their savings. a month before we met, this dost family organised a protest against the restrictions on girls�* education imposed by the taliban. they invited everyone they knew, but on the day, they were the only ones to show up. i was struck by the risks this family were willing to take to demand an education for their daughter. under the previous government, girls receiving an education and women working had become the norm in kabul, but there are parts of afghanistan where things were very different. i travelled 500km to ka

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. now to the sport, where the day began with dramatic scenes in the fourth ashes test. john watson has the details. many thanks, that is where we begin the fourth test match where england secured a draw in sydney to avoid a possible 5—o series whitewash. australia have already won the ashes, but couldn't take the ten wickets they needed on the final day for victory. patrick gearey reports. five days of cricket decided in one ball, the ashes might be gone but this still matters. england's job with simple but not easy, survive. as he parried could not do it and his place is in doubt, as previously was zak crawley�*s —— haseeb hameed. he was in trouble, making 77 before it popped. the rain was coming, the cloud had helped england but could their stars question the injured ben stokes fought hard in such pain that every run stunned. joe root went but ben stokes batted on with a wounded side but willing heart. 13 balls left, tee wickets left when jack leach became one of them. now the

a long way from kabul and a very different story over here. people who genuinely felt occupied by the foreign forces and the former government, and this is what they've left behind. homes destroyed. and this is the price of freedom that these people say they have two pay. while i was in sangin, i've met a member of the taliban named abdul karim. he had previously kept his military activities a secret from his neighbours was now happy to talk openly. i was shocked by abdul�*s admission that even local children had participated in the taleban�*s fight. but he was determined to demonstrate just how instrumental these tactics were against the foreign forces. despite all the destruction and poverty in this region, there has been one constant — common�*s poppy fields have provided a vital source of income for impoverished fighters and the taliban. afghanistan controls approximately 80% of the world's opium and for the last two decades there has been a lot of talk about eradicating these fields. but it seems that these fields. but it seems th

an afghan baby separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal is reunited with relatives. the golden globe awards take place tonight in hollywood, but there's no red carpet, no stars and it's not on tv. we'll look at the reasons why. and it's a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. england trail 3—0 in the series, with one test to play. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the education secretary has said he would support cutting the coronavirus self—isolation period from seven days to five in england if the move was recommended by experts at the uk health security agency. nadim zahawi said the reduction would help with staff absenteeism. also he denied that there were plans to stop supplying free lateral flow tests after a report in a sunday paper. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. the good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. even as new cases have surged, hospital admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. but each day, hundreds of thousands of people are havi

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. what a remarkable story that was, indeed, from our correspondent quinton there. moving on another story for you today. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood but sunday's golden globes ceremony in la will take place with none of the nominees present and behind closed doors. colin paterson explains why. # it all began tonight... tonight, west side story is one of the big favourites to win at the golden globes. but none of its stars or its director, steven spielberg, will be there. the same goes for belfast, which is tied for the most nominations — seven. we're looking to cleanse the community. you wouldn't want to be the odd one out in this street. touch my family and i'll kill you. | it is based on the childhood of its director, sir kenneth branagh, who has never won a golden globe. if he does tonight, the way he will find out is on his computer. it is doubtful that he will even care. the golden globes are normally a star—studded event, but they have been beset with p

did you authorise evacuating animals out of kabul? no! this whole thin- is total rhubarb. the military always prioritised human beings and that was quite right. the thing is that is not quite the issue, is it? no! the prioritisation is separate from was he in some way involved in that decision—making chain? it is quite a bizarre story, this, and the reason it is problematic is notjust because no—one quite knows who is telling the truth — and one of the animal welfare campaigners was speaking again on the bbc this morning and he said the prime minister absolutely was involved and he's been saying that for months, hasn't he? ..and he even said, i wish he would just say it, because i am really proud of what we did! he should be proud about helping to achieve this thing of getting these animals and the staff from the charity out of kabul. but it is the timing of it, it is awkward for number 10, even if you think it isjust a bit of a weird story or, asjacob rees—mogg said in the chamber today, where he suggested it was a bit of fuss about some animals, well, not everybo

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. andrew gosden, from doncaster, was 14 when he was last seen in september 2007 apparently travelling to london. the case became one of the most high—profile missing person investigations in the north of england. the two men, aged 38 and 45, who were arrested in london on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking, have both been released under investigation. surgeons in america have made history after a pig's heart has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time. the 57—year—old man is said to be doing well — four days after the surgery. if it does prove to be successful, it could mean animal organs are used more frequently in human transplants. this report from our medical editor fergus walsh contains pictures of the operation. this is the gene—edited pig heart ready for transplant into a human. the organ looks perfect, a good size and the extraction

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. the supermarket chain morrisons is to scrap �*use by�* dates on most of its milk, in a move it says will stop millions of pints being poured down the sink. instead, the retailer will display �*best before' dates on 90% of its own—brand milk products. the recycling charity �*wrap' says morrisons will be the first retailer to make the move. the change will happen later this month. richard swannell is the international director for wrap, a charity supporting people and businesses to reduce waste. thanks for talking to us. i guess you are going to welcome this move in the hope it will reduce some of that waste?— in the hope it will reduce some of that waste? . :, , that waste? indeed, we welcome this. what's interesting _ that waste? indeed, we welcome this. what's interesting is _ that waste? indeed, we welcome this. what's interesting is that _ that waste? indeed, we welcome this. what's interesting is that there - that waste? indeed, we welcome this. what's interesting is t

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. here in the uk prime minister borisjohnson is facing increasing pressure over allegations that he attended a garden party for staff at 10 downing street during the first lockdown in may 2020. the government is refusing to either confirm or deny eyewitnesses' accounts that he and his wife were at the gathering of 30 people, which appeared to contravene covid restrictions in england at the time. here's bbc�*s deputy political editor vicki young. amongst tory mps there are a range of opinion, today i spoke to some of his long—time critics who are absolutely furious, incredibly rude about him and think you should go. more worrying for the prime minister though is amongst some of those who previously backed him. they really think there is a lack of grip in downing street, the hate the way these stories keep coming out and they feel they should have been more transparency from the beginning but do not forget of course, borisjohnson have an 80 seat majority and there is a lot of anger bu

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. one of the biggest illegal dark net websites has gone offline after two years of selling class a drugs, counterfeit cash and malware used to hack and disable computers. the administrators of torrez shut it down over christmas. but new illegal sites are popping up all the time, and research by the bbc highlights the success of the online drugs economy. our cyber reporterjoe tidy has more details. this is a humanist burial ground. i come up and see how the tree is doing, give it a kick, tell him off. claire campbell's16—year—old son luke died after taking strong ecstasy tablets at a youth disco. what was luke like as a person? he didn't have a bad bone in his body. he was naughty and cheeky, but he... there was nothing nasty about him. there was no maliciousness. he was full of life. luke's friends bought the pills from a marketplace on the dark net. dark net markets are a small and often overlooked part of the drugs economy. these sites, only accessible through special internet bro

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood but sunday's golden globes ceremony in la, will take place with none of the nominees present and behind closed doors. that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event — and the broadcaster, nbc, that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the event from its schedule. colin paterson explains why. # it all began tonight... tonight, west side story is one of the big favourites to win at the golden globes. but none of its stars or its director, steven spielberg, will be there. the same goes for belfast, which is tied for the most nominations — seven. we're looking to cleanse the community. you wouldn't want to be the odd one out in this street. touch my family and i'll kill you. it is based on the childhood of its director, sir kenneth branagh, who has never won a golden globe. if he does tonight, the way he will find out is on his computer. it is doubtful that he will even care. the golden globes are normall

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood but sunday's golden globes ceremony in los angeles is taking place behind closed doors and with none of the nominees present — that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event and the broadcaster that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the programme from its schedule. it follows continuing criticism of the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association, both for a lack of diversity among its members, and tokenism in trying to address that problem. we can now go live to los angeles and the golden globes ceremony, which isjust wrapping up, and speak to sam asi, who's producer and presenter of bbc cinematic at bbc arabic, as well as being a member of the hollywood foreign press association. sam, thanks for joining sam, thanks forjoining us. i mean, it seems like an odd question to say what is the atmosphere like there, but what is the atmosphere like there? it's very calm. it's actually very nice. i'm

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. some newsjust in — the us actor and comedian bob saget has been found dead in a hotel room in orlando, florida. he was best known as the jovial dad in the us television sitcom full house. the 65—year—old had just begun a new stand—up tour and had earlier tweeted about his show in jacksonville, expressing his delight at being back performing. he had earlier made his mark as a stand—up comedian in the first place. the orange county sheriff's office said there were no signs of foul play or drug use in his death. it's usually one of the biggest nights in hollywood, but sunday's golden globes ceremony in los angeles is taking place behind closed doors and with none of the nominees present — that's because much of the film industry has decided to boycott the event, and the broadcaster that usually shows the ceremony has dropped the programme from its schedule. it follows continuing criticism of the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association, both for a lack of diversity

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quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. steven spielberg's remake of west side story has won the golden globe for best motion picture at the ceremony taking place in los angeles. a scaled—back private ceremony has replaced the usual red carpet event in response to heavy criticism last year after it emerged that the voting panel — of around 100 people — had no black members. the coronavirus pandemic also affected the evening. sam asi is producer and presenter of bbc cinematic at bbc arabic, as well as being a member of the hollywood foreign press association. he's in los angeles. good to see you there, sam. we know some of the winners but first of all, give us a flavour as to how the evening went. you know, it as to how the evening went. you know. it was. — as to how the evening went. you know. it was. i _ as to how the evening went. you know, it was, i think, _ as to how the evening went. 7m, know, it was, ithink, better for cinema because people were focused on the winners, they were focused on the clips and on the

the paper says borisjohnson's aide watched cricket as kabul fell to the taliban. the express leads on the uk's response to the crisis in ukraine — with britain sending more troops, jets and warships. and the guardian says the government are accused of what it calls a levelling—up stunt to save the prime minister's job. we'll crack on straightaway and start off with, and typically i have just lost my list, are, there we go, the times. rishi sunak and boris johnson together with this editorial and, well, the editorialising in the sunday times but it looks like they have a united front, something that we haven't seen for a while, jo? m0. we haven't seen for a while, jo? no, not at all. — we haven't seen for a while, jo? no, not at all. and _ we haven't seen for a while, jo? no, not at all, and it _ we haven't seen for a while, jo? no, not at all, and it is _ we haven't seen for a while, jo? iirr, not at all, and it is interesting because it is widely rumoured that rishi sunak is not hugely impressed by the goings—on with partygate, and evenin by the goings—

an afghan baby, separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal, is reunited with relatives. now on bbc news, punk and clean rivers campaigner fergal sharkey talks to the bbc�*s climate editor, justin rowlatt, about how he ended up the champion of britain's waterways. i'm going fly fishing with britain's most high—profile river campaigner, the pop star fergal sharkey. he is probably best known for this song. # i'm going to hold you, going to hold you tight. # get teenage kicks right through the night. the dj john peel described teenage kicks as the best pop song ever written. fergal had other top ten hits and a long career behind the scenes in the music industry, but now he is pretty much a full—time campaigner. scooby—dooby—doo. so i want to know how a working class punk who grew up in derry during the troubles ended up as the champion of britain's rivers. and along the way, he's going to try to teach me how to fly fish. so, one word of warning foryou, fergal. i have never... i've done the sort of angling with a float, whatever you call it. but i've

did you authorise evacuating animals out of kabul? no, this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our armed services did, and it was an amazing thing to move 15,000 people out of kabul in the way we did. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. the prime minister has just spoken, and he denies any involvement in this decision? he and he denies any involvement in this decision?— this decision? he gave another fruity response _ this decision? he gave another fruity response saying - fruity response saying the allegations were rhubarb. as far as i'm aware rhubarb is not a synonym for andre but he has said elsewhere this was nonsense when challenged on this was nonsense when challenged on this allegation before. he is helped by the defence secretary ben wallace who said he was in charge of movements in and out of kabul airport and wasn't influenced by the prime minister, but this allegation is continuing because the animal rights campaigner dominic daya has repeated his claim the prime minister was involved and there are e—mails giv

the two activists were at the forefront of a protest held in kabul on sunday for womens�* rights. caroline hawley has the latest. in video, sharing before her apparent arrest. she is inside her home, and the taliban were on the other side of the door. she is pleading with them. she says her sisters are at home and she begs the taliban to come back the following day. but her desperate pleas seem to be in vain. she was taken by the taliban on wednesday night. and notjust her, another prominent campaigner for women's rights was arrested too, they say, although the taliban deny it. i asked them about the incident and he told me that he will take it up with the intelligence department and the ministry, all of them said that there is no incident like this. both of the women had been at the forefront of a protest in kabul, demanding that women be allowed to study and work, demonstrating for their rights, demonstrating for their own personal bravery as they did so. as much if i am proud of them, and they're brave. how long if the international community does not stand with them and does n

our reporter quentin sommerville sent us this report from kabul. after 20 years of war, afghanistan faces a long, harsh winter and a cold and hungry peace. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is going hungry. women, barred from work and education, have lost another fundamental right — the ability to feed their families. here in wardak province, we meet pari. as a second wife, she supports a family of six alone. this wheelbarrow of basics is meant to last them 17 days, but maybe less. there was no rice today. winter is very difficult. translation: we don't have money to buy food and firewood. _ we feel the room with smoke to feel warm, but still it is cold. her granddaughter is always hungry. the baby's mother cannot produce milk. baby formula is beyond the reach of almost everyone here. the taliban are international pariahs, so the economy is being crushed by sanctions. only humanitarian aid is allowed. so in kabul, even the well—to—do are queueing for world food programme hand—outs. these wheelbarrows

but 15,000 people out of kabul and the wa we did. �* ., 15,000 people out of kabul and the way we did-— way we did. but an internal foreign office e-mail _ way we did. but an internal foreign office e-mail leaked _ way we did. but an internal foreign office e-mail leaked yesterday - way we did. but an internal foreign j office e-mail leaked yesterday said 0ffice e—mail leaked yesterday said the pm hasjust authorised 0ffice e—mail leaked yesterday said the pm has just authorised the charity's staff and animals to be evacuated and campaigners for the charity said mrjohnson agreed it staff were under threat. the charity said mrjohnson agreed it staff were under threat. the prime minister understood _ staff were under threat. the prime - minister understood those arguments, accepted them and did put those people on the evacuation list, working with the home secretary and foreign secretary to get the wheels of vital moving.— of vital moving. evacuation, mr johnson insists _ of vital moving. evacuation, mr johnson insists was _ of vital moving. evacuation, mr johnson insists was a _

an afghan baby who was handed over a wall to soldiers at kabul airport during last summer's evacuation has been found and reunited with his family. the boy disappeared in the mayhem at the airport as thousands of people tried to flee afghanistan when the taliban took over. our correspondent greg mckenzie has the details. reunited after a frantic five—month search, baby sohail was just two months old when he was handed over to soldiers at kabul airport in august, as thousands of people rushed to leave afghanistan as it fell to the taliban. translation: today is a historical day for us as i receive my grandson in front of the media, i am so grateful. in the confusion and chaos of the american evacuation of afghanistan, it was a local taxi driver who discovered the baby alone, and took him home to raise as his own. translation: | entered | the airport and saw a baby was lying down on the ground in a very bad condition. i looked around and showed this child to many people. but i couldn't find anyone related to him. i called my wife at home and decided to take the child home. but after mo

who were _ charity on the ground in kabul who were under— charity on the ground in kabul who were under real threat, particularly women, _ were under real threat, particularly women, and we had manyjobs for them in the _ women, and we had manyjobs for them in the uk _ women, and we had manyjobs for them in the uk where we had manyjobs across_ in the uk where we had manyjobs across the — in the uk where we had manyjobs across the veterinary care sector. the prime — across the veterinary care sector. the prime minister understood and accepted _ the prime minister understood and accepted those arguments and put those _ accepted those arguments and put those people on the evacuation list, working _ those people on the evacuation list, working with the home, come secretary— working with the home, come secretary to get the wheels of whitehall moving.— secretary to get the wheels of whitehall moving. secretary to get the wheels of whitehall movin-. . , , ., , whitehall moving. that seems to be directin: whitehall moving. that seems to be directing -- — whitehall moving. that seems to

the headlines: borisjohnson says human beings were prioritised during the fall of kabul — after suggestions he was personally involved in rescuing animals from a charity in afghanistan. this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our armed services did with 0p pitting. and in the next half hour, we'll be speaking to the former international development secretary rory stewart. do stay with us for that. also this afternoon: campaign groups welcome the easing of care home restrictions in england, allowing for unlimited visits from today. i would urge care homes to do everything they can to allow as many visitors as they can. face coverings are no longer mandatory in england — but some big retailers ask customers to continue wearing them. a second man admits his involvement in an assault on england's chief medical officer professor sir chris whitty, in a london park last year. it's holocaust memorial day — marking 77 years since the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau. seven holocaust survivors have had portraits painted in a project commissioned by prince charles. and tribut

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kabul. species from around the world that "hitch a lift" on ships, like mussels or crabs, are said to be threatening antarctica's marine ecosystem. a study by the university of cambridge, tracked vessels which regularly visit the isolated region, and found unwanted visitors on board vessels disrupt the habitat and local wildlife. our science correspondent, victoria gill, has that story. aland of extremes and a haven for marine life. but visitors could be bringing some unwelcome creatures to this frozen place. by tracking global shipping, researchers discovered that antarctica is visited by vessels that come from 1,500 ports all over the world for research, tourism and fishing. those ships, scientists say, bring potentially destructive species into this unique ecosystem. ships that visit antarctica don't just have, you know, one home port that they visit and go back and forth. these ships travel all around the world, so that was really surprising. and in terms of invasive species, that means