on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. polls have opened in two parliamentary by elections which are taking place today in wakefield, and tiverton and honiton. eight medical staff who treated the football legend diego maradona in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. dat two of glastonbury gets underway. more than 200 thousand fest
a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means i have less money available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. the european union is expected to approve ukraine as a candidate for membership when it meets in brussels later. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. the american artistic swimmer anita alvarez has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. afghanistan s taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake that s believed to have killed a thousand people. un agencies are rushing to get emergency she
the air ambulance arrives in a remote area, but the response is limited. it s one of only a handful of helicopters left in the country since the taliban returned to power. the hospital beds in paktika s capital, sharan, were full of both the very youngest and the older. this woman survived but she lost 19 family members, and fears she is now completely alone. seven in one room, five in another, four in another, then three in another, have all been killed in my family. i can t talk any more, my heart is getting weak, she said. here, the injured are treated. doctors say they re worried about food and supplies in the coming days as well as waterborne diseases. the un secretary general antonio guterres says it s fully mobilised with teams
since the taliban returned to power. the hospital beds in paktika s capital, sharan, were full of both the very youngest and the older. this woman survived but she lost 19 family members, and fears she is now completely alone. seven in one room, five in another, four in another, then three in another, have all been killed in my family. i can t talk any more, my heart is getting weak, she said. here, the injured are treated. doctors say they re worried about food and supplies in the coming days as well as waterborne diseases. the un secretary general antonio guterres says it s fully mobilised with teams on the ground to provide initial support. but it s not yet clear what form that will take long term. the country, one of the poorest