this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: history in the making in doha as the afghan government and the taliban sit down for peace talks. police on the greek island of lesbos fire tear gas during a protest by migrants who've been homeless since their camp burned down on wednesday. america's west coast fires burn out of control — half a million people in oregon are under evacuation alert. "on the edge of losing control" of coronavirus —

a warning from one of the leading british scientists as 3,500 uk casesare recorded for a second day. sir terence conran, the designer who revolutionised home design in britain, has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan, at the end of the first day of long—awaited intra—afg han peace talks in qatar. these are the first formal negotiations between the afghan government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao—year conflict. the afghan government delegation says the country must respect free speech, women's rights, and it was time for the violence to end. as one of the top—most issues in the minds of the people, reduction in violence

in a significant way, in a way that it is palpable, and also getting to a humanitarian ceasefire and hopefully a permanent ceasefire. journalist and political commentator, jehangir khattak joins me now from new york. thank you so much for talking to us here on bbc news. let me ask you first of all, if we we re ask you first of all, if we were to come to sticking points, and i'm sure we will, what would those be committee thing, your analysis?” what would those be committee thing, your analysis? i think that it's going to be a long, complicated and challenging process which may continue for a while. and in terms of sticking points, we may come gci’oss sticking points, we may come across many roadblocks. but i find two major sticking points: one of them is the ceasefire, which was referred to, and the second is the future dispensation. what kinds of government will afghanistan have? because remember, this

process has started, even though it is a intra—afghan dialogue, but the parties at the table identify themselves differently, for example, the afg ha n differently, for example, the afghan government is calling themselves the republic of afghanistan, whereas the caliban identify themselves as the islamic emirates of afghanistan. these are different ideologies, and we don't know exactly will be at the table. so i feel that in the table. so i feel that in the coming days, if the government insists on just the ceasefire without giving details of the plan that it has committee road map it has for the future, how the afghan government, the current government, the current government or government, the current government oi’ any government, the current government or any other government or any other government in the future with share power with the caliban. and what kind of rule they have —— taliban's. women's rights, human rights, and other issues

that have been around the taliban's thinking. we have to see down the road. but i feel these other meeting sticking points that will see. right in the beginning. where, you know, the beginning. where, you know, the first call for a ceasefire and then the demand forum taliban, 0k, what will we get in return? because the taliban, they feel they are strong in their position. and... but i feel they are coming from some positions of strength, so we have to see down the road how it unfolds. and you mention very briefly about the role of women, the role of women hugely problematic, given the taliban's very entrenched position on women and where they see women? that is very true. the thing is, ever since this whole process started between the united states and the taliban, the primary focus was to bring negotiations to a

stage where there is an intra—afg han stage where there is an intra—afghan dialogue, and then from civil society. remember, afghanistan is not the afghanistan is not the afghanistan of the 1990s. we have seen a presidential and parliamentary elections during the last two decades, and society has changed a lot. so if the taliban rings of the table something which is against human rights but does not accommodate for human rights, iam not accommodate for human rights, i am not sure how such a deadlock will be broken. and iam not a deadlock will be broken. and i am not sure how the afghan civil society will accept it. so it will be a very challenging environment to be negotiating on. in fact ability and accommodation may be the key to finding some solution. 0k.jehangir key to finding some solution. 0k. jehangir khattak, thank you very much indeed for giving us your analysis there. thank you. in greece, some of the thousands of people from the moria camp on the island of lesbos, who were left without shelter since wednesday, have started moving in to another temporary camp being built nearby. more than 10,000 people

were left without anywhere to stay after the moria camp fire. greek authorities say the most vulnerable asylum seekers, including families, will be given priority housing in tents. earlier in the day, police on lesbos fired tear gas during a protest by migrants. it was the second such demonstration since friday, sparked by anger over their conditions and by being unable to move into mainland europe. martha roussou is a senior advocacy officer for the international rescue committee. it's working to deliver basic supplies to those in need. she says many from the camp are still struggling to get water and food. all the response is co—ordinated by the minister of migration and asylum, as well as international organisations and the ngos. the number of people is really large. there's 12,000 people, so not very much one organisation can do on its own.

we also providing blankets and sleeping bags as well as psychological first aid, we have set up a hotline where people can actually seek psychological support in english, french, and arabic. —— farsi and arabic. let's get some of the day's other news. women protesting against the re—election of president alexander lukashenko in belarus have confronted security forces arresting demonstrators in minsk. some tried to rip the balaclavas from the heads of unidentified agents in green fatigues. the women chanted their support for a 73—year—old great—grandmother at the forefront of the protests. police in paris have fired tear—gas at demonstrators reviving the yellow vest anti—government protests. police say they had detained more than 200 people for deviating from the agreed route and throwing objects at police.

0ne protester called it the last stand of a dead movement, but another said the campaign would pick up as people lost theirjobs in the coronavirus pandemic. at least 25 people are confirmed to have died as deadly wildfires continue to burn on the us west coast. fanned by winds and record heat, the blazes have burnt millions of acres and destroyed thousands of homes. california's governor gavin newsom says the disaster should end all doubt about the effects of climate change. well, this was the scene in portland in oregon in the morning as smoke from the nearby fires settled on the city, making visibility extremely poor. we can now speak to reporter noelle crombie from the 0regonian newspaper. noelle has just recently returned from south 0regon, where she witnessed the devastation caused by the wildfires.

0thers others more about those? thank you for having me. yes, i've travelled about 4.5 hours south of portland, to the counties that border california. we saw widespread devastation of some small communities, particularly the community of phoenix and tallinn, 0regon, home to 11,000 people combined. these other places that were devastated by fires, happening to be largely mobile homes and manufactured homes. developments and other developments and apartment complexes. seniors in low income residents were hit particularly ha rd by income residents were hit particularly hard by the blaze, which really scores taper —— scorched a path. an authorities expect casualties to rise?

governor kate brown has warned rigoni and is to expect —— 0regonians to expect dozens of casualties. and that is coming into focus now. late last night i was able to piece together the first look at the human soul of these devastating fires. it is seven deaths so far, seven confirmed deaths, and 60 people who are unaccounted for injackson —— 16. what about the role of climate change? it cannot be denied that climate change has had an impact on the local climate and what is happening right now? certainly that is inextricably linked to what we're seeing here. in particular, these fires, the west coast has seen devastating fires in the past, these, however, are unprecedented in scope, in scale. high, strong

winds and very high temperatures early last week you would these fires, which have consumed about 1 you would these fires, which have consumed about1 million acres so have consumed about1 million acres so far. noelle crombie, thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. a leading scientist has warned that the uk is "on the edge of losing control" of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the british government's scientific advisory body, says people need to limit their socialising to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. it comes as about 3,500 coronavirus cases were recorded in the uk, for the second day in a row. lauren moss reports. 0n the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced, there's a stark warning about what could lie ahead. 3,500 more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed for the second day in a row. scientists say although the rate of infection is lower

than it was at the peak of the epidemic, covid—19 is growing in the community. i think one would have to say we're on the edge of losing control. and you've only got to look across the channel to see what's happening in france and what's happening in spain. the figures in the uk, on september 5, it was around 1,800 people identified with the infection. 0n the 11th, it was 3,500. there's been an increase in coronavirus cases across all age groups. it's most pronounced among 20—to—39—year—olds. but there's also been a steep rise recently in people over the age of 80 testing positive. those numbers declined over the summer but, as you can see, they're now going back up. to try and keep a lid on infections, the rule of six will limit the numbers we can socialise with in england from monday and people are getting their heads around the new rules. why is it monday? why not bring it in straightaway? i do think it's bit of a funny system. if it's saving lives, then i think it makes sense, to be honest. it's a lot clearer.

the rule of six, i think people understand it. i have to say, i'm probably in support of it. in birmingham and nearby sandwell and solihull, where the rate of infection is among the highest in the country, 1.5 million people will be banned from mixing with other households from tuesday. everyone is warned they have a part to play. the onus is on all of us to do everything we can to make sure that we are abiding by those rules. and those rules, of course, ensure that we can, with close family members and close friends, socialise in appropriate circumstances. and those rules also stress the vital importance of making sure that children are at school, that students can study at university and that we can work in a covid—safe environment. restrictions on two households mixing were expanded into lanarkshire from midnight, and from monday in the rest of scotland there will be a limit of six people from two different households allowed to meet. and in wales, indoor gatherings of more than six will be banned.

there's positive news that the vaccine trial by oxford university is restarting after being paused when one participant became unwell this week. an independent investigation has concluded it is safe to continue. but any vaccine is likely to be several months away. for now, we'll walk a fine line between maintaining a way of life and containing the virus that's changed it for so many. lauren moss, bbc news. the latest headlines: history in the making in doha, as the afghan government and the taliban sit down for peace talks. so far the taliban have not mentioned the truths. they/ a truce. police on the greek island of lesbos fire tear gas during a protest by migrants who've been homeless since their camp burned down on wednesday. the international olympic

committee has expressed its shock at the execution in iran of a champion wrestler, for the killing of a security guard during anti—government protests two years ago. he said he'd been tortured into making a false confession of guilt. perhaps it was a show of defiance that we would not have been to pressure from outside. and also, let's not forget, in the past two years, it has been facing lots of protest. it may stop these protesters. for those sectors of the population who believe the government's narrative and who support the death penalty in general, they have supported it but a large

pa rt have supported it but a large part of the uranium public have condemned it and we have even had a condemnation by one of iran's further and p. had a condemnation by one of iran's furtherand p. —— iranian. people also say it was donein iranian. people also say it was done in haste and process was not followed. brazil remains one of the worst—affected countries in the world from covid—19, but unlike other nations, the country has a unique and particularly vulnerable part of its population — the indigenous communities of the amazon. many tribes are known for their reluctance to mix with people, which means they frequently have very little immunity to viruses and diseases. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports. this village has fallen silent.

between the searing heat and the risk of covid—19, people stay indoors, away from the outside world as much as possible. signs are posted reminding them of the invisible threat in their midst. today, the community health team has registered a new case. one of the village leaders has caught the virus. from the very beginning, jair bolsonaro has brushed off the virus, saying the majority of the victims have been the elderly and the ill. but that very fact is troubling for indigenous communities like this one because it's the elders who are the pillars of the community. sandro, who invited us into his community, tells us that with each death, they're losing more than lives. translation: our knowledge is passed on from generation to generation. we don't keep records. we don't have encyclopaedias. if we lose a leader, if we lose an elder within the community,

we are losing everything — knowledge, traditions, medicine, culture, language. this village hasn't escaped the virus, but nobody has died. in more remote communities, in areas where illegal mining and logging are rife and where criminals have no respect for protected land, indigenous people have paid the price. there are some lifelines, though. there are shelters in towns across the amazon where people can seek help. and this — a crucial way of communicating with remote villages. a woman is on the line asking after a relative who's been admitted to hospital. it's good news. "he's fine," she's told. ignacia works as a nurse for the indigenous communities here at the shelter, looking after those with the virus and everyone else on top of that.

it's not been easy. translation: one 75-year-old matriarch caught covid—19. a colleague called for a plane to pick her up, but when it arrived, she didn't want to go. neither did the family. in their minds, they think that when a patient is admitted to a hospital, they die. later, she got worse. and they asked for another plane, but it was too late. they needed a casket instead. for those who accept medical help, there are other challenges. this is a special indigenous wing with two patients. but dr marcia says they won't come without their families, so the doctors have to accept isolation is an impossible ask. translation: indigenous people have a low resistance to some viruses, especially the flu. and despite trying

to be careful, they ended up coming here to hospital and they came into contact with white people. the main concern was to isolate them as much as possible, children especially. brazil's indigenous people, though, should be safer than the rest of the population and their lands protected from the outside world. but this disease has crept in, and many pin the blame on bolsonaro's government for not doing enough to shield them. katy watson, bbc news, in the amazonian state of para. sir terence conran, the british designer who transformed uk retail and interior design, has died at the age of 88. best known as the founder of the furniture store chain, habitat, sir terence brought modern style and simplicity to uk homes. today, the design museum — which he founded — described him as a "visionary", saying he "revolutionised the way we live in britain". in a statement his family said he "passed away peacefully" at his home. david sillito looks

back at his life. you know, i believe in what i call easy living. duvets, flatpack furniture, the wok. it wasn't just a shop. sir terence conran introduced britain to a new way of living a design philosophy that had its roots in the festival of britain. newreel: bank holiday, and the festival spirit pulls the crowds to the southbank exhibition. as a young industrial designer, he worked on the exhibits at this vision of the future. it had a powerful impact. i just saw the faces of people coming in, in their long macintoshes with their sandwiches and their smiles.

they hadn't seen anything cheerfulfor so long. habitat. 13 years later, he opened habitat. light, bright, modern, continental — furniture for the swinging ‘60s. it was the beginning ofan empire. bhs, richard shops, mothercare, heal‘s. he helped turn dowdy old hepworth‘s into the high street titan next. he also had a chain of restaurants and, while the businesses had their ups and downs — food, clothes, furniture — he touched the lives of millions. and all of it came together with this — his last major project, the design museum, a shrine to the ideas that had been his life's work. this is the great day of my life, to see the place actually finished. the life and style of modern britain owes much to sir terence conran.

sir terence conran, who has died aged 88. it's a staple of the classical music calendar here in the uk. the last night of the proms. it took place tonight, but this year there was no flag—waving, bobbing audience inside the royal albert hall for the first time in its history. the show was also swept up in controversy, after the bbc reversed its decision not to sing rule, britannia! and land of hope and glory. our arts editor will gompertz was watching. after the possible omission and then the indecision followed by the controversy and the accusations of wetness prompting, perhaps, the u—turn, britannia did finally rule the airwaves. and so tradition prevailed over those who thought the words too imperialistic for this day and age.

but it wasn't quite business as usual at this year's last night. it was a proms without promenaders, with a pared down, socially distanced bbc symphony orchestra and barely a flag or a hat in sight. some blamed — wrongly, she said — any suggested changes on the night's finnish conductor, dalia stasevska, who started the programme with mozart's marriage of figaro. she said she simply wanted to use music to bring people together. the scottish violinist nicola benedetti, a late replacement for a poorly soloist, played vaughan williams‘ romantic pastoral favourite the lark ascending. sings: # and did those

feet in ancient time # # walk upon england's mountains... the talking point of the night is likely to be composer errollyn wallen‘s radical reworking of hubert parry‘s prom favourite jerusalem, to which she introduced dissonance and blues references — a tribute, she said, to the windrush generation of migrants who came to britain. it was sung — brilliantly — by the south african soprano golda schultz. # on england's pleasant pastures... it has been a very strange year. the pandemic proms quite different without a live audience, particularly this evening's last night, in which even edward elgar‘s land of hope and glory seemed subdued, unlike some of those watching on from home. will gompertz, bbc news.

absolutely wonderful. you can reach me on twitter. do get in touch. it has been an absolute pleasure. hello there. on saturday, we finish the day with some pretty big weather contrasts. now, across england and wales, we have a sunny day, and it was a fine end to the day as well. this was one of our weather watcher pictures sent in from the surrey area. thanks to debbie w for that. further north, in scotland's stirling, it was a soggy saturday, certainly through the afternoon. thanks to graham for sending us that picture of the rain coming down in stirling. and the rain was all courtesy of this weather front, this area of cloud that stretches thousands of miles out into the atlantic. this is rain—bearing cloud, and it's going nowhere very far, very fast. so, at the moment, it's pouring down in scotland. around western scotland, the rain continues. notice over the next few hours, there is a tendency

for the heaviest of the rain to start to nudge away from northern ireland. still an odd patch for north—west england and perhaps the western side of wales as well, but a mild start to the day for sure. now through sunday, we're going to continue to see the rain pouring down across those western mountains in scotland. now, by the end of the weekend, we could see over 100 mm of rain, so there is a risk of seeing some localised flooding in western scotland. the rain clears away in northern ireland. should brighten up here with some sunny spells, and probably some sunny spells to end the day for southern and maybe central scotland. england and wales, that's where the best of the sunshine will be, with ea rly—morning cloud melting away, certainly through the afternoon, and temperatures up to 26 across parts of eastern england. that warming trend continues into the first part of the new week as well, briefly turning hotter as this area of higher pressure in the continent, just drifts a little bit further eastwards to allow our winds to start to flow in from the south. and that'll be dragging in that hotter air from france. so, for monday, a lot of dry weather to come, and for most of us, yes, it is going to be a warm day in the sunshine. notice across the north west,

there is a little bit more in the way of cloud here, perhaps threatening a little in the way of light rain late in the afternoon. but it's across eastern england that we'll see the day's highest departures — up to 30 degrees in the london area. so, a brief hot spell of weather here. now, we will stay pretty hot across parts of eastern england as we go on through tuesday. again, afairamount of sunshine for most of us. temperatures again pretty widely into the low 20s, with those highest temperatures again for east anglia and south—east england. but from there, really, as we go on deeper into the week ahead, temperatures will tend to get close to normal, as easterly winds start to blow in across the uk and we start to see cloudier skies.

and the taliban sit down for peace talks.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the afghan government has called for a humanitarian ceasefire with the taliban, as the first—ever peace talks between the two sides take place in qatar. so far, the taliban have resisted a truce. the us has urged both sides to reach an agreement, telling them: "the entire world wants you to succeed." police on the greek island of lesbos have fired tear gas during a protest by migrants, whose camp burned down on wednesday. efforts to build alternative accommodation for thousands of residents of the moria camp have been delayed by objections from local authorities. officials in the us state of oregon say more than half a million people have now been ordered to evacuate because of wildfires. thousands of square kilometres of land have been burned in the past week. at least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed.