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01/08/2021
The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
02/08/2021
The NHS COVID APP in England & Wales has been tweaked so less people have to self isolate
03/08/2021
A day of thrills, records & emotion at the Tokyo Games with more medals for Team GB
04/08/2021 Covid vaccines for 16 and 17 year olds
16 and 17-year-olds will start being offered a first Covid jab within weeks.
05/08/2021 UK government defends travel changes
Restrictions from France have been eased but Mexico is being moved to the red list.
06/08/2021 Team GB wins two more gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics
Team GB wins two more gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, taking overall tally to 18
07/08/2021 More gold medals for Great Britain on the penultimate day of the Olympics.
More gold medals for Great Britain on the penultimate day of the Tokyo Olympics.
08/08/2021 The Tokyo Olympics have been brought to a close
The Tokyo Olympics have been brought to a close
09/08/2021 'Code red for humanity' climate change warning
UN report directly links global warming with extreme weather
10/08/2021 Top grades for A-level results reach record high
Top grades for A-level results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland reach record high.
11/08/2021 - The head of Afghanistan's army has been sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance across the country.
Head of Afghanistan's army sacked as the Taliban continue their rapid advance.
12/08/2021 Taliban make sweeping gains across Afghanistan
The Taliban have captured the city of Herat, and look set to take over Kandahar.
13/08/2021 Police name victims of Plymouth shooting
The gunman's mother is among those killed in the shooting.
14/08/2021 Home secretary visits Plymouth after mass shooting
Labour asks why the perpetrator, Jake Davison, had a firearms licence in the first place
15/08/2021 Taliban enter Afghan capital
Taliban enter presidential palace in Kabul after Afghan president flees the country
16/08/2021 Flights grounded amid chaos at Kabul airport
Several people have died at Kabul's airport, as Afghans attempt to flee Taliban rule.
17/08/2021 Taliban declares authority over Afghanistan
The Taliban have held a news conference to announce they've taken control of Afghanistan.
18/08/2021 Boris Johnson has his say on the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan
House prices have risen at their fastest rate for seventeen years
19/08/2021 Taliban hunting for people who worked with NATO
UN says militants are searching door-to-door for those who worked with foreigners
20/08/2021 The Taliban have been tightening their grip across Afghanistan
Regulators in the UK have approved the use of a new coronavirus drug
21/08/2021
22/08/2021 US drafts airlines to support Afghan evacuation
Over the past week, at least twenty people have died in the chaos around Kabul Airport.
23/08/2021 Taliban warn West not to extend presence in Afghanistan
The Taliban say there will be consequences if the US and allies stay longer than Aug 31st
24/08/2021 Western leaders demand that safe passage out of Afghanistan will be allowed beyond the end of the month
The Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, has died at the age of eighty.
25/08/2021 The foreign secretary says the UK is using "every hour" it has left to get people out of Kabul
The foreign secretary says the UK is using "every hour" it has to get people out of Kabul
26/08/2021 Two deadly explosions outside Kabul airport
At least thirteen people have died and dozens have been injured in the two blasts
27/08/2021 Two Britons are confirmed as Kabul explosion victims
Two British nationals, and the child of another, were among victims of Kabul Airport bomb
28/08/2021 The evacuation of Afghan civilians to the UK ends
Britain's final evacuation flight purely for Afghan civilians has left Kabul airport
29/08/2021 Last UK troops to arrive back from Afghanistan tonight
Almost two decades of British military presence in Afghanistan come to an end
30/08/2021 Probe into deadly US drone strike in Afghanistan
Pentagon investigates reports a US drone strike in Afghanistan killed ten civilians
31/08/2021 The Taliban has described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a lesson to other invaders.
The Taliban's described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a lesson to other invaders.