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A Newsnight special programme looking at what went wrong in Afghanistan after 20 years of war, and what happens now? Please subscribe HERE : https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

The deadly wildfires in Turkey that have devastated coastal towns have also destroyed the delicate ecosystem of honey bees. The Marmaris region produces most of the world’s pine honey, a special kind of honey that depends on a delicate ecosystem, now largely destroyed. These Turkish beekeepers could be facing a bleak future.

Molawa Adesuyi has been playing polo competitively in the UK since 2015. He's calling for more young people from ethnic minority backgrounds to take up his sport. The BBC spoke to him as he took part in Lux Afrique Polo Day in Surrey – an annual event that brings together African food, music and fashion. Please subscribe HERE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

Barcelona trying to keep Lionel Messi could have put the club at risk for 50 years, says president Joan Laporta. Messi, 34, is leaving because they could not afford to give him a new contract under La Liga's salary limit. Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer, had agreed a new five-year contract on reduced wages - but the club still had to slash their wage bill to afford him, and were unable to do so. Please subscribe HERE : https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

Russia is banned from Toyko 2020 because of past doping violations but more than 300 athletes are competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee – and they’re winning a string of medals. That's upset some rival athletes, who’ve openly speculated that the Russians are still cheating or complain their very presence at the games leaves a bad taste. But, in Russia itself, many feel their athletes have been punished – unable to use their national flag or anthem – and Russian officials have hit back at the criticism, calling it "the whining of losers". Please subscribe HERE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

Jason Iggleden films daily aerial shots of sea life - including Norman the grey nurse shark - to show how often 'friendly' shark encounters occur off Sydney’s Bondi Beach without people even realising. His drone videos have also helped people, he said. "It's actually alleviated a bit of their fear."

Greece carried out mass evacuations overnight in the northern suburbs of Athens and on the nearby island of Evia as wind whipped up huge wildfires. Thousands left their homes near the Greek capital, which is cloaked in acrid smoke, and 600 fled Evia by boat. On Friday, a man was killed by a falling electricity pylon near Athens, health officials said. Firefighters from France, Switzerland, Sweden, Cyprus and Romania have been deployed to assist Greece. Please subscribe HERE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard talks to Newsnight about the impact of cancel culture, his latest production Leopoldstadt and why he feels he “must” write another play. Please subscribe HERE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1025984

When Brigitte Xie's parents signed her up for piano classes during the pandemic, they just wanted to keep her busy. Now, she's become the youngest winner of the prestigious Elite International Music Competition and has been invited to play at Carnegie Hall.