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The United States and the taliban sign a deal that its hoped will end 18 years of war in afghanistan. And borisjohnson and his girlfriend announce theyre expecting a baby and that theyre engaged. Elizabeth moss plays a woman who leaves her controlling partner but finds herself menaced by something she cant see. Find out what james king thinks of the invisible man and the rest of the weeks top cinema releases in the film review. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, nigel nelson and jo phillips. Stay with us for that. Good evening. And welcome to bbc news. Three ...

Thereve been persistent reports of a rift between him and the home secretary, priti patel. I have received allegations that her conduct has included shouting and swearing, belittling people, making unreasonable and repeated demands. Behaviour that created fear and needed some bravery to call out. As worldwide efforts continue to contain the coronavirus, 3 more people test positive in the uk. A moment of history the United States and the taliban sign a deal that its hoped will end 18 years of war in afghanistan. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomo...

The uks top Civil Servant, sir mark sedwill, has confirmed he plans to stand down from the role in september. His exit follows reports of tensions between him and senior members of Boris Johnsons team. His other role as National Security adviser will be taken by mrjohnsons chief brexit adviser, david frost. In a letter to the Prime Minister, sir mark said, two years ago, when my predecessor fell ill, your predecessor asked me to step in as cabinet secretary, and you asked me to continue to support you through brexit and the election period. He went on. Im joined by lord odonnell, who was cabin...

On this civil source. I think the man is absolutely mark sedwill is the uks most senior servant, hes both National Security adviser and cabinet secretary. Its at risk of losing a decent one of those post he is at risk. Briefing as to what might happen in terms of civil service. Don, this isnt the first time weve heard of Dominic Cummings desire to shake up the civil service. He had that quote about wanting those misfits to join. Thats right. He has expressed some quite colourful opinions about the inefficiencies of the british. The incompetence of ministers and the fa ct incompetence of minist...

Tonight at 10 00pm, a leading scientist advising the government says the uk is on a knife edge, as lockdown measures over coronavirus are eased in england. The warning comes as the government considers targetted lockdowns in areas where infections are on the rise. The virus hasnt changed and come the winter, come the reopening of schools, which is absolutely critical, we can anticipate to see rebounds and second waves. It comes as global infections from coronavirus, top 10 million. Also tonight. Deaths have gone past 500,000. The uks top Civil Servant is stepping down ahead of a major reorgani...