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Hello and welcome to bbc news. Dozens of people are feared to have been killed after a bomb exploded at a wedding in afghanistan. Eyewitnesses say a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a packed reception hall in the capital, kabul. At least 20 people have been taken to hospital. No one has admitted carrying out the attack the latest in a recent series across the country. Our correspondent shwhyb sharifi is following developments in kabul. The incident happened right at the climax of the party...

On our planet and show that over the years Human Progress has actually made plenty of things a lot better. Not everyones convinced of that however a 2016 study also people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting worse. This dramatic scene is one of a selection o...

On our planet and show that over the years Human Progress has actually made plenty of things a lot better. Not everyone is convinced of that however a 2016 study also people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting worse. This dramatic scene is one of a selection...

Hello and welcome to bbc news. Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in ireland thats according to official government documents leaked to the sunday times newspaper. With me is our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Give us an idea of what these leaked reports set out in terms of the hardships of britain might face. This is a document called operation yellowhammer, the Civil ...

Hello and welcome to bbc news. Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in ireland. That is according to official government documents leaked to the sunday times newspaper. More now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley. This is a document called operation yellowhammer. It is the Civil Service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the European Union in a ...

Has been we will not even discuss trade until the irish border and the divorce deal are sorted out. It seems that, deal or no deal, he will be asking the eu with his dash of optimism to change its mind in a way it shows no sign of doing over the last 18 months. And lets speak to our assistant Political Editor norman smith for his final thoughts. Now we know . Boris johnson will be oui now we know . Boris johnson will be our new Prime Minister but, anyway, nothing has changed. The eu still sticks...

More now from our Political Correspondent nick eardley. This is a document called operation yellowhammer. It is the Civil Service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the European Union in a few weeks without a deal. And at its heart are some pretty stark warnings of long delays at ports, at airports, at the eurotunnel, of the potential for certain fresh foods running out or becoming scarce, at least not all foods running out, but potentially some fresh food running scarce, ...

Borisjohnson is to meet the german and french leaders next week to make it clear that the uk is leaving the eu at the end of october. News of his first trip abroad as british Prime Minister comes as leaked government documents, published by the sunday times, warn that the uk could face problems such as medicine, food and fuel shortages in the event of a no deal brexit. A downing street source said the government did not expect such outcomes but was exploring scenarios as part of no deal planning...

Hello and welcome. We just want to start with some breaking news coming out of afghanistan. We have an updated death toll on the explosion at the wedding reception in kabul. 63 people have been killed and 182 wounded in that attack at the wedding reception in kabul on saturday. Now, the taliban have denied responsibility for that blast as it was at a west couple wedding hall ina as it was at a west couple wedding hall in a minority owned shiite wedding hall, people celebrating the marriage. We a...

Minister. He has optimism, enthusiasm, he puts a smile on peoples face and he has a total unsha keable confidence. So, now we know and in the end there was no great surprise. Boris johnson was favourite to win from the start and now hes been voted in as the new conservative leader. He will officially take office hes promised to deliver brexit by october the 31st. As Prime Minister tomorrow the new Eu Commission president says shes looking forward after a meeting with the queen to working with hi...