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space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards, we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools...

more confetti has been thrown on court 18 from just stop oil protesters. the british number one katie boulter was playing her match. the second protest of the day. these are the pictures from the first protest because this was also on court 18 and it was also confetti. jigsaw pieces. disrupting the first set of that match for a little while. the organisers of wimbledon had been talking about the prospect of this and they had made appeals for everyone to allow the crowds to enjoy the te...

More now on pollution in our rivers. thames water was fined more than 3 million pounds on tuesday, after it discharged millions of litres of undiluted sewage into two rivers, killing more than 1a00 fish, and the companys bosses are expected to face mps next week. our reporter allen sinclair has been talking about water pollution with the wildlife expert and presenter steve backshall. now its first instinct is to head for water because this is extremely unusual. television presenter and naturalis...