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who's lost her sight since she last visited the famous music festival. hello and welcome to the programme. afghanistan's taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake in the south—east of the country that's believed to have killed 1,000 people. un agencies are scrambling to get emergency shelter, food and medicine to the worst—hit province, paktika, but access to remote areas has been hampered by heavy rain and flooding. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of pa ktika province, where casualties...

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...

It was so bittersweet. like i said, i completely... i mean, it wasjust, iwasjust in awe when i met the president. you know, itjust really made me so proud to be an american and just so proud of my husband as well for his sacrifice. and i sincerely appreciate just to have that recognition from the country recognising his service. yeah, and that's what we're hoping for in the uk as well. after seeing just how much an award can mean to one family, bryn's again asking whether he'll one day be able to wear a medal with pride in honour of nicola. abbi smitton, bbc news. and bryn will be updating us ...

In greater manchester. in the usa, a similar honour already exists so earlier this month bryn travelled to the united states to hear what difference it makes to families. abbi smitton has this report. it's been ten years since bryn hughes lost his daughter pc nicola hughes, murdered while trying to do herjob. since then, he's made it his mission to keep her memory alive. he set up the pc nicola hughes memorial fund, supporting bereaved families, and raises money for the charity by running marathons around the world. the last ten years, i suppose, if you try to sum up, it's just been nonstop. i...

The endurance, which had been lost for more than 100 years, lies 3000 metres below the ice of the weddell sea. the rediscovery of the vessel in march was hailed as a major historical breakthrough and conservationists are keen to protect the site from future commercial and touristic exploitation. the glastonbury festival is under way break due to covid. the five—day event in somerset, in the south west of england, will host around 200,000 visitors entertained by headline artists including, sir paul mccartney, billie eilish and, kendrick lamar. festival goers will once again include regulars w...