Demands a recount of wisconsin and files lawsuits in other key states as his path to victory narrows. The tram supporters converging on Voting Centers in michigan and in arizona calling for the counting of the postal ballots to be suspended. So it is 800 g. M. T. That is 3 am in the u. S. State of georgia that is one of several battleground states where the result of tuesdays president ial election remains in the balance have a look at these live pictures coming in from atlanta which is georgias capital city thats where vote counting still ongoing stream a close race in this traditionally republican state and Donald Trumps initial lead has been steadily falling the u. S. President has repeated unsubstantiated claims that there were major problems with voting and ballot counting in georgia is one of several states where republicans are filing legal challenges over the election at trumps claims of a tea regularities sparked protest by his supporters in arizona and in other places Police
Attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from Helmand Province including the governors office. Number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a Wedding Party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and Coalition Forces and a number include colluding many women and children this comes of course as afghanistan is preparing for its president ial election in the coming saturday the last couple of days have been generally quiet here in afghanistan but we have seen generally a surge in the number of attacks taking place both by the taliban who have threatened to disrupt t
Sense of a 380 to pick up tourists stranded by the bankruptcy of trouble for thomas cook. The deaths of 40 people at an afghan wedding are adding to Major Concerns about security days out from the president ial election no one has yet certain exactly what happened in the most a color region of Helmand Province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban Training Base where they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died lets go to our correspondent rob mcbride who joins us live from kabul rob there seems as i mentioned that to be a tremendous amount of confusion about the death toll and what exactly the intended target was what more do we know. Thats right i mean all sides it seems are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened on sunday night what everybody is agreed on of course is that there has been a substantial loss of life part of the problem here is mr color district is a taliban stronghold deep in Helmand Provin
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Showers and some sunny spells. Its sunday, september 6. Our top story. Tougher coronavirus measures are being imposed in bolton, in Greater Manchester, because of a rising number of cases. The infection rate is now the highest in england. The increase is being driven by a spike among younger people. Our reporter simonjones has this report. Everyone in bolton must play their part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions are introduced. The infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england, with people aged between 18 49 accounting for 90 of cases. Residents are now being told to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting, indoors and outdoors, in this part of a support bubble. Although, some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from differen