29 August News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

for the republican party and donald trump's hold on it. wildfires like this one in spain are getting worse. a report says 16 football pitches of trees were lost to forest fires per minute last year. and here in the uk the cost of living worsens as inflation hits double—figures for the first time in a0 years. it for the first time in a0 years. is a central issue int for it is a central issue in the battle for the tory leadership. welcome to the programme. we're going to start with that breaking news from afghanistan's capital kabul. there's been an explosion at a mosque during eveni...

Officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better. steve rosenberg in st. petersburg. meanwhile in ukraine, 29 august is remembrance day. pres...

Waterhouse and keith. _ ——james —— james waterhouse in kyiv. the high court in london is set to publish a ruling this morning over the london mayor's plan to expand the ultra low emission zone to the capital's outer boroughs. five conservative—run councils launched legal action back in february over the extension, which is due to come into force on 29 august. the scheme — already in place in central and inner london — will see the drivers of the most polluting vehicles charged £12.50 —— or almost $16 a day to use them. our reporter simonjones joins us now from west london. t...

I won't reiterate the figures but after the passage of nearly a month, my pride in their accomplishment remains undim i shalled. -- undiminished. 13 service members made the ultimate sacrifice and we'll never forget them. a combat operation, a non-combatant evacuation carried out in contact with the enemy in this case was isis k-that would have killed many more americans and innocent afghans if it were not for the vigilance of our forces there. on 29 august we undertook a strike against what we thought was an imminent threat to the airport. it was a mistake and i take full responsibility for t...

After the package of nearly a month, my pride in their accomplishment remains undiminished. we will never forget those that made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of their country. this was a combat operation of the most difficult sort. a noncombatant operation carried out in contact with the enemy. the enemy was isis, a vile, tenacious foe that would have killed many more if it were not for the vigilance of our forces there. on 29 august, we undertook an mq- 9 strike against what we thought was an imminent strike. that strike was a mistake and i take full responsibility for that strike. i was ...