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May 23, 2021
A weak weather front across eastern parts on wednesday with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. there is a chance for catching a shower that could be heavy elsewhere, but fewer showers around. more in the way of sunny spells to come and temperatures on wednesday actually just a degree or so higher if you are away from that cloud and rain towards the east. that is a sign of things to come as we get on through the rest of the week and into the weekend. pressure will be higher, promising something dr...
May 23, 2021
And neither he or anyone from bbc management was available today to respond to mounting criticism. the home secretary priti patel appeared on the andrew marr programme this morning to suggest bbc executives did have important questions to answer. this is a really, really significant moment of reflection i think for the bbc. there is no doubt this world—class institution, its reputation has been highly damaged. i would have thought actually members of the british public, but even around the wor...
May 23, 2021
Natasha was born in pakistan. one of seven children. the family were refugees, fleeing taliban violence during afg hanistan�*s civil war. natasha spoke six languages, and after graduating with a double degree from university in kyrgyzstan, she returned to afghanistan to decide on a career.
May 23, 2021
The taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the name of fatima �*natasha khalil, a human rights activist. aged 2a, she was targeted and killed.
May 23, 2021
Natashas killing is part of a chilling new tactic by insurgents who identify and target individuals for murder. the victims are all people working to rebuild the country after decades of violence. they are often young and women. they are the generation of social media, they are the generation of internet. they are educated. they dont know how to not be connected to the world. this new generation whose life is like going outside, wearing whatever they want to wear and saying what they have on the...
May 23, 2021
Afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses
May 23, 2021
Transitionaljustice and listening to the victims, and nothing like that is happening. a news channel in kabul. she is well known as an activist in helmand and has a social media campaign called myredline. she travelled the country asking people what they could and could not accept in a peace deal — their red lines. at the talks in doha, farahnaz interviewed a member of the taliban. attracted a lot of media attention.
May 23, 2021
Through tuesday into wednesday. weve got the northerly wind across scotland again. fairly cloudy conditions near the north sea coast. disappointingly cool here. with more sunshine elsewhere, fewer showers. we may see the mid, high teens. still some heavy showers to come through the week ahead with hail and thunder but it looks like as we approach the end of the week it will be drier and therefore with a bit more may sunshine to offer, temperatures will start to creep up. well keep you updated. b...
May 23, 2021
A push for people to get both covid vaccine doses — as a study shows high protection against the indian variant. as lockdown eases, the rise of the variant has been a worry. it is already the dominant strain of the virus in some areas. at the same time, ministers reject claims from a former downing street advisor of a "herd immunity" plan at the start of the pandemic. at the time of a crisis, when government is making very, very tough decisions, difficult decisions, we put public life and prot...