this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... as the taliban parades its power, reality dawns of life under the new regime — no women in top jobs. in this new government that has been announced in the top, i mean to say in the cabinet, there may not be a woman. donations pouring in from the public for afghans isaidl i said i wouldn't go away in hindsight, which is the luxury of... i'm not_ hindsight, which is the luxury of... i'm not going — hindsight, which is the luxury of... i'm not going to start.—

i'm not going to start. people with weakened immune _ i'm not going to start. people with weakened immune systems - i'm not going to start. people with weakened immune systems are i i'm not going to start. people with i weakened immune systems are being advised to have a third covid vaccine. if you want to party, you'll need a vaccine passport. scotland is set to become the first uk nation to make proof of jabs compulsory. covid vaccine. calling fixed pork has been released from prison —— colin pitchfork. no more e5, it's all about e10. you're not alone if you're confused about what you'll be putting into your petrol tank. the taliban have mounted a victory parade complete with the us military hardware they've inherited. it was pure theatre,

but we're also beginning to see the reality of what a taliban government would look like. in an interview with the bbc, a senior leader continued to insist that afghans with the right documents could leave the country, despite concerns they will be prevented from doing so. and while the group insists women will be allowed to continue working, it's becoming clear they will not be given top roles. here's our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani. the taliban are in firm control of the country. this, a huge military parade in the southern city of kandahar, along with a captured helicopter. but the group still hasn't established a new government, leaving many afghans in a state of limbo. now that the final foreign troops have left, an announcement is expected soon. the last time the group was in power in the 1990s, their regime saw public executions and women banned from working. now they say things are different,

though they admit women won't be in senior positions. maybe they will be in the government, because many ministries, almost half of the workers are women. so, they can come back to their work and they can continue. but in this new government that has been announced in the top, i mean to say in the cabinet, there may not be a woman. the uncertainty about what the future will look like has seen the value of the afghani drop and concerns about the economy rise. the world bank and imf are holding back on help. no one has any money right

now, all their savings are stuck on the banks. people are just bringing small amounts of money had to exchange and pay for everyday living. i needed money for groceries, but the exchange rate - isn't good, so i'm going home. the currency rate keeps on fluctuating _ i pray god brings stability- to the government and these problems can be solved. the afghan economy has been heavily dependent on ash on international aid. whether that continues, at least when it comes to the west, is likely to be dependent on what kind of government the taliban create and what kind of laws. establishing a afghan government is going to be more of a problem for the taliban than taking control. the elusive leader may be declared leader of an islamic emirate. many doubt whether they�* re many doubt whether they're willing to stare power. —— share power. these new pictures of some of the final us troops to be withdrawn from afghanistan, the focus now is on what

they've left behind. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this update from kabul. to answer the question, have the taliban changed? well, they've changed their tune in just two years. i remember when they started negotiations with representatives of afghanistan, including afghan female activists. so, they had this formulation they used — they used it with me, they used it with the women activists — about how women could hold anyjob. they could be ministers, they could be ceos. they couldn't be the president, but they could have any otherjob in government. they also used this expression which seemed rather curious coming from taliban about how women could choose their life partner. and now, here we are at a totally different scenario even the taliban did not expect, to take power so quickly and to hold so much power. they don't have to share power any more. their overriding objective is to establish an islamic emirate and to govern by islamic sharia law.

women will not be the face of afghanistan any more. they will not be leading roles. same with inclusive. they did have meetings, they're still having meetings with political leaders, including the former president, hamid karzai, but we understand that those are courtesies. the taliban will be fully in charge. lyse doucet there in kabul. later today, foreign secretary dominic raab is heading for talks with the governments of countries around afghanistan. the aim is to get their help to rescue those left behind when the last british evacuation flight took off. but before heading to the region mr raab came under pressure from mps, many suggesting he should have been more active earlier in the crisis. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. under pressure today, the foreign secretary. mps believe he has been at the helm during the biggest foreign policy disaster in decades. why did he fail to see the rapid fall of kabul?

the central proposition was that given the troop withdrawal by the end of august, you would see a steady deterioration from that point. and that it was unlikely kabul would fall this year. the mps said a foreign office report from july had warned cities could fall. sorry, the source of that? it is your principled report. but he went on holiday. we had uk civilians in harms way and it is important to know what you were doing and where you are doing it from? when did you go on holiday? i don't want to browbeat you, just want to know when he went. he said with the luxury of hindsight he wouldn't have gone. he asked why he didn't call ambassadors in the region of visited since he became foreign secretary. why did we get it so badly wrong? i think there is a sense, desire and determination to make it work and make things better and to believe

you can complete the task. and more questions about the effort to save lives. why e—mails by definite afghans went unanswered. we can answer every e—mail we get all we can focus and getting as many afghans out of kabul. and why he doesn't know how many are still at risk. can you tell me why you are confident of your numbers of those remaining in afghanistan now? we are not confident with any precision at all. finally, it will be uk now deal with the taliban? finally, will the uk now deal with the taliban? under what circumstances will the uk be recognising the taliban _ and what recognition do you see? first of all we don't recognise governments, generally. but it is important not to confirm legitimacy of the taliban. but we need to send a clear and direct signals. dominic raab is now heading to the region seeking exit for those wanting to leave afghanistan. when he was asked if he considered

resigning, he said no. and then in reflection he said the uk would have to learn to live within its means in future and not engage in nation—building. damian grammaticas there. wasn't fair of mps to put dominic raab under that scrutiny, given fundamentally the decision was taken by a democratic president to take —— the uk simply have to follow? im’ith the uk simply have to follow? with other the us _ the uk simply have to follow? ti other the us decision was —— whatever, was taken 18 months ago. we've had 18 months to prepare, to

get our troops out safely, to get our aid where there is out and get the afghans out. that's why it's only proper that the foreign secretary was asked questions this afternoon, questions he failed to answer. even failing to explain why the afghan guard from the british embassy was turned away by bureaucratic paperwork from the uk when they were at the airport, trying to get to safety. presumably, there are security _ trying to get to safety. presumably, there are security checks _ trying to get to safety. presumably, there are security checks that - trying to get to safety. presumably, there are security checks that have l there are security checks that have to be taken, even under these incredibly tough... to be taken, even under these incredibly tough. . ._ to be taken, even under these incredibly tough... those checks are done on peeple. _ incredibly tough... those checks are done on people, these _ incredibly tough... those checks are done on people, these were - incredibly tough... those checks are done on people, these were people| done on people, these were people who are known to be safe and work alongside british forces for some time. they were all supposed to have been on a flight out of kabul before

uk forces left. but the waiter point about... it'sjust point uk forces left. but the waiter point about... it's just point of the government blame game. they've had 18 months to plan and they failed. at one point, being redirected in afghanistan. e—mails not even being opened. no wonder the foreign secretary can't say how many people are left behind. it's been abysmal, the failure. we know some officials were on holiday. it's been embarrassing. in march this year, the foreign office responded to a report saying they were exploring alternatives if the us took unilateral action to leave earlier than we were prepared. that alternative didn't appear, and the uk public should be looking at this and realising this government is

isolated. the us did not give us the time we were asking for, we could not bring together even for a temporary measure of 5000 extra troops for an extra couple of weeks. up troops for an extra couple of weeks. up to 9000 estimated allies behind, who feel betrayed by the action and failures of this government. the forei . n failures of this government. the foreign secretary did say the other countries did not foresee the speed at which kabul would fall. that in part explains the chaos?- part explains the chaos? strange that france _ part explains the chaos? strange that france had _ part explains the chaos? strange that france had all— part explains the chaos? strange that france had all its _ part explains the chaos? strange that france had all its troops - part explains the chaos? strange that france had all its troops and afghan nationals out before kabul fail. strange that canada had a fast operation. strange that south korea had all of its personnel and others out. this was a real oversight by the foreign office because they were responsible for having an evacuation plan so it was affected. we ended up with three departments using three

different systems, phone calls not taken, lives at risk. it is... more of that will come out. is it true to say both labour and conservative governments have played a part and not handling the whole situation as they could have? government in afghanistan have not had huge public confidence. the question of pakistan has not really been addressed. obviously, it's complex. this is a very long term failure that has got us to where we are today.- us to where we are today. know, cuite the us to where we are today. know, quite the opposite. _ us to where we are today. know, quite the opposite. if— us to where we are today. know, quite the opposite. if you - us to where we are today. know, quite the opposite. if you look i us to where we are today. know, quite the opposite. if you look at the long—term picture, the us was allied with great britain, when we were fighting for democratic values. including afghanistan and thatcher

and reagan were close allies. george bush... great britain was the us's closest ally, and yet now, under global britain, we seem to have no influence over the us at all. they didn't even consult us, which caused many of the escalation... what didn't even consult us, which caused many of the escalation... what would dominic raab — many of the escalation... what would dominic raab be _ many of the escalation... what would dominic raab be doing _ many of the escalation... what would dominic raab be doing now? - many of the escalation... what would dominic raab be doing now? what i dominic raab be doing now? what should britain be saying? the dominic raab be doing now? what should britain be saying?- should britain be saying? the very fact that dominic _ should britain be saying? the very fact that dominic raab _ should britain be saying? the very fact that dominic raab is - should britain be saying? the very fact that dominic raab is on i should britain be saying? the very fact that dominic raab is on a i fact that dominic raab is on a flight to ask the taliban for their help is a humiliation for our country, and that should not be missed. the situation was avoidable. and for the foreign secretary to come to the select committee and not even offer an apology to the british troops who were flown in, after the

capital of afghanistan have fallen, it was extraordinary set of circumstances. instead we got waffle, throwing blame at the ministry of defence when the foreign office was in charge of this whole operation. turning up now having never been to afghanistan and never bothered to call any neighbouring counterparts, it's an embarrassing last—ditch effort to save his job rather than to save the lives he should have been focused on months ago. should have been focused on months auo. �* , , ., ., ., ago. there's been quite a lot of focus on dominic— ago. there's been quite a lot of focus on dominic raab's - ago. there's been quite a lot of. focus on dominic raab's holiday. it is fair enough to say that all senior ministers need a break at some point in the summer ahead of another very busy government season ahead, isn't it? we know that people in those top jobs in government are perfectly capable of staying in touch and working waltzed away. i

think the point here... we haven't seen very much government legislation because of covid, so the idea that this need for a break of legislation is a mistake, but i don't care when the foreign secretary goes on holiday except if it's in a crisis that's unforgivable, given that british citizens' lives were put at greater danger. if the systems and process that he had 18 months to put in place have been effective and worked, no one will be questioning where he was and why he wasn't at his desk. it's because of the failure to plan, because the evacuation was so unsuccessful that the foreign secretary has serious questions to answer about why he went away when his own department was saying not to.— was saying not to. thank you very much indeed _ was saying not to. thank you very much indeed for your _ was saying not to. thank you very

much indeed for your time. i was saying not to. thank you very much indeed for your time. we i was saying not to. thank you very. much indeed for your time. we will have more on afghanistan. we'll find out how these stories are covered in the papers at 1030 and 11:30 p:m.. i'm not quite sure who our guests are yet. someone will tell me soon. i'll be back with all that in the next couple of hours. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's austin halewood. good evening. lots of sport going on tonight, but we start with football because scotland are continuing their bid to reach finals for the first time since 1998. they're in copenhagen tonight to face euro 2020 semi—finalists denmark. but the danes have got off to a great start. they're already 2—0 up after two goals in less than two minutes in copenhagen. so lots of work for the scots to do there. scotland were four points behind group leaders

meanwhile, cristiano ronaldo has missed a penalty for portugal against ireland. if he does manage to score tonight he'll break ali daei's all—time international goal—scoring record of 109 goals. earlier, wales were held to a goalless draw with finland in their friendly, ahead of two world cup qualifiers next week. fulham winger harry wilson missed a first half penalty for wales in helsinki after brennanjohnson was fouled. matt smith had the best chance of the second half, only for his shot to flash just wide. dan evans is looking to reach the third round of the us open for the fourth time in his career — the british number one has only faced marcos giron once before, beating him in straight sets earlier this year. and he's started this one well too — he won the first two sets, but the american giron took the third fairly comfortably, 6—2.

evansis evans is now 4—3 up. cricket, and england's women are in action right now in the first of three t20's against new zealand. nat sciver is captaining the side after heather knight pulled out with a hamstring injury. it's live on bbc two, and we can take a look at how it's going right now. these are the live pictures from chelmsford. new zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first, but england were brilliant with the bat — they reached 184—4 from their 20 overs. new zealand have just started their reply now and they're19—2. england are unbeaten in all of their limited overs series so far this year. in the men's game, england captain joe root is back at the top of the international test batting rankings for the first time in six years. he's enjoyed a stunning series so faragainst india. root�*s scored centuries in all three test matches and is the series' top

run—scorer with 507 ahead of tomorrow's fourth test at the oval. the england captain, who began the year ninth in the charts, jumps above new zealand's kane williamson. moeen ali will also be vice captain of the test side for the first time tomorrow. it's an absolute owner. i feel like everybody would do good if you're the captain of your country, and it's a massive honour. to be part of the team, to come into the series later on, and obviously due to ben stokes and jos not being here. that stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at — stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at 11 _ stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at 11 a:m.. _ now to the paralympics, where david smith became great britain's most successful boccia player. he retained his paralympic title with victory over malaysia's chew wei lun. but he did it the hard way, fighting back from 2—0 down to eventually take it 4—2.

it's the 30th gold medal for great britain at the games so far. alfa romeo driver kimi raikonnen has announced he's retiring from formula one at the end of the season. the 2007 world champion made the announcement on social media, saying.... "this is it, this will be my last season in formula 1." the 41—year—old also said that he'd made the decision last winter, and after thanking family, his teams and his fans, he hinted he might continue to compete away from f1. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. thanks very much indeed, austin. the british father of a seven—month—old baby has been talking to the bbc about his battle to get his daughter out of afghanistan so she can join her parents in the uk. gulrena, who's onlyjust been issued with a uk passport, has been living

with her grandparents in kabul since may. her father has been speaking to our special correspondent, lucy manning. too young to know what has happened, too small to comprehend, she is stuck in kabul without her parents. gulrena, one of the youngest britons left behind. we are missing her a lot. you know how people feel when their child is outside the country, and, you know, the country where there is a war and you don't know what's going to happen next. her parents thousands of miles away. this is the closest her dad muhammad in london can get to her. he can only try to keep their bond alive. when kabulfell, gulrena still didn't have her uk passport, five months after her british father applied, his identity hidden for the family's safety. she is stuck in afghanistan because of the passport delay. if the passport took less time, she would have been here with us. and she is stuck there

with my other part of the family and they are all in danger. i called the consulate when everything happened and they said she's not british yet. you have to wait until her passport arrives, then she's british, then we can help you. i told her it's going to be too late! trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare, gulrena was born unexpectedly in kabul injanuary when her mother, an afghan, was unable to return to the uk as planned after visiting relatives, because she'd lost her uk id card. she eventually got a temporary visa to return to britain in may to get a replacement, but had to leave gulrena behind with grandparents. then, the taliban took over. i want government to help me find a way to take them out, take my daughter and my family out of afghanistan, and the government can do anything — if they want to. and they can do it. why not? how do you want the government to help, when they don't have any soldiers on the ground? they can help, they can find a way.

they can find a way. these are...they�*re government. the government says it has evacuated more than 16,000 people from afghanistan but it knows more must be done to support those at risk. government advice has long been for britons not to travel to afghanistan. gulrena's mother says she is lost without her baby by her side, is losing hope, and begs the government to help. finally. at three o'clock this afternoon, gulrena's passport finally arrived, but with nearly half her short life separated from her parents, there's now no easy way to bring her home. lucy manning, bbc news. joining me now is halima monir, her parents went to see family after her uncle passed in afghanistan and they are currently unable to get back. thanks very much forjoining us, halima. we don't want to identify

any members of your family, halima. we don't want to identify any members of yourfamily, but halima. we don't want to identify any members of your family, but can you just tell us what the situation is with your parents?— is with your parents? thank you for havin: is with your parents? thank you for having me- — is with your parents? thank you for having me- in _ is with your parents? thank you for having me. in terms _ is with your parents? thank you for having me. in terms of _ is with your parents? thank you for having me. in terms of my - having me. in terms of my parents, they were supposed to return back soon. there flight was cancelled last minute. they tried to get them to help them out. they were told to stay with where there are for safety reasons. there's no more flights coming from afghanistan. the deadline has passed. our hope is to the government to do something to have my parents back.— the government to do something to have my parents back. when did you last to sneak — have my parents back. when did you last to speak to _ have my parents back. when did you last to speak to your _ have my parents back. when did you last to speak to your mum _ have my parents back. when did you last to speak to your mum and i have my parents back. when did you last to speak to your mum and dad? | last to speak to your mum and dad? the communication is really difficult. i last spoke to them on a

saturday, which was my dad's birthday, and that was... it was really difficult to try to get a hold of them. it really difficult to try to get a hold of them.— really difficult to try to get a hold of them. it must be very difficult. hold of them. it must be very difficult- i— hold of them. it must be very difficult. i know _ hold of them. it must be very difficult. i know it's _ hold of them. it must be very| difficult. i know it's upsetting. hold of them. it must be very i difficult. i know it's upsetting. is there any other way they can get out rather than flights? the land borders are also difficult, but are they an option? borders are also difficult, but are they an option?— borders are also difficult, but are they an option? commercial fights have already _ they an option? commercial fights have already been _ they an option? commercial fights have already been stopped. in i they an option? commercial fights i have already been stopped. in terms of getting help from neighbouring countries, we have taliban everywhere. with all that, it's really difficult for them. they stay with my uncle. my uncle previously visited uk because of the training

base. it's risky for them to stay there now. base. it's risky for them to stay there nova— base. it's risky for them to stay there now. . ., ., , there now. have you had any contact with the foreign _ there now. have you had any contact with the foreign office _ there now. have you had any contact with the foreign office here? - there now. have you had any contact with the foreign office here? yes, i have contacted _ with the foreign office here? yes, i have contacted mps _ with the foreign office here? yes, i have contacted mps here. _ with the foreign office here? yes, i have contacted mps here. they i with the foreign office here? yes, i have contacted mps here. theyjust| have contacted mps here. theyjust say there is a scheme that has started, and this scheme hasn't started, and this scheme hasn't started but this is an urgent matter with the home office. but they can't do it with the scheme �*s carts, which i have no idea when that will be. —— untilthe which i have no idea when that will be. —— until the scheme starts. i have written a letter to the prime minister, but they say they have to stay where they are due to the attacks happening. you stay where they are due to the attacks happening. you written to the prime minister, _ attacks happening. you written to the prime minister, have - attacks happening. you written to the prime minister, have you i attacks happening. you written to the prime minister, have you had| attacks happening. you written to l the prime minister, have you had a reply? the prime minister, have you had a rel ? ., ., , ., the prime minister, have you had a reply?— what - the prime minister, have you had a reply?— what is i reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doinu reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doing to— reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doing to you _ reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doing to you and _ reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doing to you and your- reply? unfortunately, no. what is this doing to you and your family | this doing to you and your family

now? �* , , ., , this doing to you and your family now? i, ., i, ,, now? it's 'ust really stressful. sor . now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry- it's _ now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry- it'sjust _ now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry. it'sjust a _ now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry. it'sjust a hold - now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry. it'sjust a hold of i now? it'sjust really stressful. sorry. it'sjust a hold of the i sorry. it'sjust a hold of the family and our only hope is the government. family and our only hope is the government-— family and our only hope is the rovernment. �* , ., government. the british government? we understand — government. the british government? we understand it's _ government. the british government? we understand it's very _ government. the british government? we understand it's very distressing. i we understand it's very distressing. just to try and understand a little bit more, they have presumably tried in recent days to get out? yes. the 've in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried — in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried to _ in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried to get _ in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried to get out - in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried to get out a i in recent days to get out? yes. they've tried to get out a few l they've tried to get out a few times. they've tried to get contact, but not able to get to the airport. when they were trying to get there, they received a response saying

please tell them not to leave, stay where they are because of the attacks taking place. every time, that's the message we've got. imore that's the message we've got. were ou that's the message we've got. were you able to — that's the message we've got. were you able to warn — that's the message we've got. were you able to warn them _ that's the message we've got. were you able to warn them from - that's the message we've got. were you able to warn them from all the news that was coming out in recent weeks that things were getting more difficult? , ,., weeks that things were getting more difficult? , ., , ., difficult? yes, so that they had fliuhts difficult? yes, so that they had flights coming _ difficult? yes, so that they had flights coming in, _ difficult? yes, so that they had flights coming in, but - difficult? yes, so that they had flights coming in, but the i flights coming in, but the flights... they had the last flight. taken last minute when we try to talk with them, they said the flight was going ahead. there was no cancellation. last minute, we heard it was cancelled. if cancellation. last minute, we heard it was cancelled.— it was cancelled. if they cannot get out from flights, _ it was cancelled. if they cannot get out from flights, what _ it was cancelled. if they cannot get out from flights, what other i out from flights, what other options? out from flights, what other o tions? . ,., out from flights, what other otions? . ., ., , options? the taliban allow people with the paperwork _

options? the taliban allow people with the paperwork and _ options? the taliban allow people with the paperwork and visas i options? the taliban allow people with the paperwork and visas safe | with the paperwork and visas safe passage. that's the only hope at the moment. ., .. ., , passage. that's the only hope at the moment. ., ., , ., moment. your call would be for governments — moment. your call would be for governments to _ moment. your call would be for governments to try _ moment. your call would be for governments to try and - moment. your call would be for i governments to try and negotiate with the taliban still? yes. governments to try and negotiate with the taliban still?— governments to try and negotiate with the taliban still? yes, to make it safe for people _ with the taliban still? yes, to make it safe for people who _ with the taliban still? yes, to make it safe for people who are _ it safe for people who are eligible, their family it safe for people who are eligible, theirfamily members out it safe for people who are eligible, their family members out of the country. people with the uk who are educable for the settlement. in the negotiation takes place with the taliban. there is still hope for people to get to the country. thank ou ve people to get to the country. thank you very much _ people to get to the country. thank you very much for _ people to get to the country. thank you very much for sharing - people to get to the country. thank you very much for sharing news i people to get to the country. thank you very much for sharing news of. you very much for sharing news of yourfamily. now it's time for a look

at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. parts of scotland and northern ireland did very well with the sunshine today. it was quite warm too. but elsewhere, we held onto that cloud. it was thick enough to produce some patchy light rain and drizzle. the next few days, similar story. much of the south and east will be cloudy, with spots of drizzle. further west, we should see some sunshine, all because of this area of high pressure and the position it's sitting in, continuing to feed this north—northeasterly wind across the country, bringing in this low cloud off the north sea. most of the cloud will affect england, wales, parts of eastern scotland overnight, but western scotland, northern ireland, some clear spells, where it will turn chilly once again. but for most, double—figure values. thursday, then, a rather cloudy start pretty much across the board. but into the afternoon, again, scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england should see the sunshine breaking through. it will stay cloudy, though, further south. temperatures fairly cool along north sea coasts, that onshore breeze. in the brighter spots, we could see the low 20s. similar story on friday as well, with many central, southern and eastern areas seeing the thickest of the cloud. best of the sunshine towards the west.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the taliban grows in his power a promise to form an inclusive government for afghanistan, but with no women in top jobs. mps grill foreign secondary dominic raab, who has refused to say if he had already started his well—publicized holiday when the us had warned the taliban was likely to seize afghanistan. itruiith had warned the taliban was likely to seize afghanistan.— seize afghanistan. with the benefit of hindsight... — seize afghanistan. with the benefit of hindsight... did _ seize afghanistan. with the benefit of hindsight... did you _ seize afghanistan. with the benefit of hindsight... did you go - seize afghanistan. with the benefit of hindsight... did you go on i of hindsight... did you go on holiday? _ of hindsight... did you go on holiday? i'm _ of hindsight... did you go on holiday? i'm not _ of hindsight... did you go on holiday? i'm not going i of hindsight... did you go on holiday? i'm not going to i of hindsight... did you go on i holiday? i'm not going to start.

peole holiday? i'm not going to start. people with _ holiday? i'm not going to start. people with severely _ holiday? i'm not going to start. people with severely weakened j holiday? i'm not going to start. - people with severely weakened immune systems are advice of a third vaccine. if you want to party, you'll need a vaccine passport. scotland is set to become the first uk nation to make proof of jabs compulsory. itv is cleared by the media regulator over pier morgan's comments about the duchess of sussex. let's get more now on the situation in afghanistan, as the taliban say it will name their government in the coming days. it is expected no women will be in senior roles and incomes as many have been leaving the country. including this woman, who has fled to norway. thanks for joining us. what do you make of what seeing emerge in afghanistan, the formation of a government, names government, we expect, soon? we are exectin: government, we expect, soon? we are expecting that _ government, we expect, soon? we are expecting that the — government, we expect, soon? we are expecting that the taliban _ government, we expect, soon? we are expecting that the taliban will - government, we expect, soon? we are expecting that the taliban will say i expecting that the taliban will say it will be different this time. they

are much more moderate in their policies. our expectation for inclusive government is not that they have representatives from the different at than cities like london people as themselves but actually people as themselves but actually people of different genders of different ethnicities, different ideologies, to be part of their government, so forming a government and having no women in the cabinet, that shows that the taliban still have not changed. and basically it is not going to be inclusive the way that they are claiming it to be. and in terms of the treatment of the women, yes, they have said they're going to positions, but as we see that in action, it is... previously they have announced women working in they have announced women working in the public sector should sit at home and should wait for the next announcement. d0 and should wait for the next announcement.— and should wait for the next announcement. do you think the taliban leadership _ announcement. do you think the taliban leadership is _ announcement. do you think the taliban leadership is one - announcement. do you think the l taliban leadership is one cohesive

force or is this group made of many different sects within the country at the moment?— at the moment? there is a huge difference _ at the moment? there is a huge difference between _ at the moment? there is a huge difference between those - at the moment? there is a huge difference between those that i at the moment? there is a huge i difference between those that reps of the taliban, the group in doha and the group in kabul, between them and the group in kabul, between them and the group in kabul, between them and the soldiers who are working at the ground level. those in kabul, they have had more exposure, they're more educated, we have —— they have seen more outside of afghanistan, so they're more underwritten open and they the requirements of working and engaging with the international community. the foot soldiers do not understand that. and they're the ones that have been carried out the fight. for the taliban right now, there is no cohesion in terms of thinking. but in terms of formation of the government it is also a big challenge for the taliban in kabul

to balance between expectation of the citizens, the international community and their own foot shoulders. their own foot shoulders would like to see an islamic emirate with a suppressive sharia law the implement in previously, while the international community, the people of afghanistan, women of anniston, respecting the taliban to be more open, progressive, moderate and form an inclusive government. inclusive government is having the definition i explained before. in government is having the definition i explained before.— government is having the definition i explained before. in terms of your sto , i explained before. in terms of your story. when — i explained before. in terms of your story. when did _ i explained before. in terms of your story, when did you _ i explained before. in terms of your story, when did you leave _ story, when did you leave afghanistan? what was the situation for you? i afghanistan? what was the situation for ou? ., ., , ., ., ., for you? i had no plan of leaving afghanistan- _ for you? i had no plan of leaving afghanistan. that _ for you? i had no plan of leaving afghanistan. that is _ for you? i had no plan of leaving afghanistan. that is while i i for you? i had no plan of leaving afghanistan. that is while i was| afghanistan. that is while i was a former cabinet minister. i was absolutely committed for staying inside my country and being with my people and serving my people. but when my driver was shot down by two bullets close to our house, on the daily taliban took kabul cub it came as a huge shock for me and my family. and that was something we

were not expected —— the day that the taliban took kabul. we saw several houses being searched by the taliban close to our area and we had to leave our house, it became more difficult for us to stay cub so we decided to leave. beside not being able to get into the airport, we were also... things got worse. it was a very hard decision for us to make, and when we left, we had to leave my father with my sister and one brother—in—law behind, because we could not risk their lives. it was a very hard decision, and it is not only me. there are thousands whose lives are torn apart. and families are being divided between continents. because of the situation we have in the country.— we have in the country. very, very difficult. we have in the country. very, very difficult- i— we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am — we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am sure _ we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am sure we _ we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am sure we will - we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am sure we will talk - we have in the country. very, very difficult. i am sure we will talk to l difficult. i am sure we will talk to you again, but for now, thank you very much for your time.

the group of medical experts which advises the government on vaccines has just announced that up to half a million people across the uk will be offered a third covid jab in the coming months. thejcvi says it will be targeting people with severely weakened immune systems. however, thejcvi has still not decided whether 12 to 15—year—olds should be vaccinated. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this daily cocktail of immunosuppressant medication is vital to prevent howell cohen's body from rejecting the kidney donated by his father. but the transplant medication also blocked his immune system from developing protection from two doses of covid vaccine. the ao—year—old from north london is now eligible for a third dose. it's going to be really great for me to have a booster and hopefully give me some vaccine protection, and the ability to return to normal

life, do things that other people are doing without thinking about it. but at the same time, it's not clear if the booster is going to work for myself and people like me, so we really do need to carry on looking at other treatments. see if there's any on here. as well as transplant patients like hal, those with blood cancers or advanced hiv will also be eligible. they will all receive pfizer or moderna jabs. we hope it will top up their immunity levels. some of these people will not have amounted a good antibody or t cell memory response to two doses of the vaccine, and we are hoping it may help those individuals. there are two more big decisions due on vaccines — firstly, whether the over 80s should get a booster dose to help with waning immunity, and secondly, what about jabs for younger teens? with the new school year getting under way, there is mounting urgency for a decision on whether all 12 to 15—year—olds should be

offered a covid vaccine. currently, only those with specific health conditions are eligible, but the scientists making the recommendation say they want to see new data on the benefits and risks. this is emma, just before she got covid. more than a year later, the 14—year—old often struggles to walk because of persistent nausea and dizziness. a new study has found a significant minority of children do get long covid. yeah, so i had to be in a wheelchair, because basically the dizziness is triggered or it gets worse by me walking around. if i start walking around, ijust feel like i'm going to pass out, so it was very hard for me to get around school. vaccinating all over 12s would help suppress covid outbreaks in schools. the us, france, spain and italy have all taken this approach. a final decision in the uk may come next week. fergus walsh, bbc news.

iamjoined i am joined now by adam finn. thank you forjoining us. why is it necessary for this third dose to be rolled out now and how fast should it be rolled out?— it be rolled out? good evening. it is something _ it be rolled out? good evening. it is something that _ it be rolled out? good evening. it is something that does _ it be rolled out? good evening. it is something that does need - it be rolled out? good evening. it is something that does need to i it be rolled out? good evening. it| is something that does need to be done reasonably promptly now. what we have had is very useful evidence from an important study, which looked at really quite a ride range of individuals with reduced immune function, and it showed two of the important things. it showed that they nearly all were able to make an immune response to the vaccine, but also that he be proportion of them, that response was significant lower then we see in healthy people given then we see in healthy people given the same vaccines. so that gives us hope that by giving them an

additional dose, because we know that they can make a response, but that they can make a response, but that response will be increased by this third dose and their production will be strengthened —— protection will be strengthened —— protection will be strengthened —— protection will be strengthened. that is something, now we know that, that we would like to get on and do as fast as possible, and of course we will observe the responses they make to that third dose to reconfirm that this was the right thing to do. find this was the right thing to do. and we're notiust _ this was the right thing to do. and we're notjust on my people might be worried the immune system is not fully up to scratch, we are, people who have had quite serious illnesses —— we are not talking about people who might be. it is -- we are not talking about people who might be-_ -- we are not talking about people who might toe-— who might be. it is a very well defined set — who might be. it is a very well defined set of _ who might be. it is a very well defined set of people - who might be. it is a very well| defined set of people who have illnesses that either directly affect the immune system, leukaemia or other kinds of cancer that involve your bone marrow and your immunity, severe hiv infection that is not yet well—controlled and then people will get other diseases that require treatments, and the treatments suppress your immune response, so these are fairly well

defined groups of people. and oftentimes they would need to get special advice from their managing consultant about the best time of the dose and vaccine they will receive, to maximise the chance of getting a good response. find receive, to maximise the chance of getting a good response.— getting a good response. and how uruent is it getting a good response. and how urgent is it for _ getting a good response. and how urgent is it for this _ getting a good response. and how urgent is it for this to happen? - urgent is it for this to happen? because there's bound to be worried and never stop again. we because there's bound to be worried and never stop again.— and never stop again. we have seen already there _ and never stop again. we have seen already there is _ and never stop again. we have seen already there is some _ and never stop again. we have seen already there is some benefit - and never stop again. we have seen already there is some benefit to - already there is some benefit to delaying subsequent doses of vaccines, not giving them too close together. the vaccines, not giving them too close the honest people who have only recently received vaccine, we would want to wait a little longer —— the youngest people. people vaccinated earlier back, and this would include these people who work you know —— who were immuno suppressed, that is as soon as i can be arranged. i think that will move forward quite

quickly in the next few weeks. find quickly in the next few weeks. and eo - le if quickly in the next few weeks. and people if they _ quickly in the next few weeks. and people if they are worried, should contact their doctor, or they hear from their own gps? that contact their doctor, or they hear from their own gps?_ contact their doctor, or they hear from their own gps? that is 'ust in the pcss — from their own gps? that is 'ust in the prcess effi from their own gps? that is 'ust in the process of being * from their own gps? that isjust in the process of being sorted out. the process of being sorted out now. it is likely will be contacted either by their gp or by their managing consultant, according to who's identifying them, and the practicalities of that just who's identifying them, and the practicalities of thatjust being put together at the moment. bk. put together at the moment. 0k, professor adam _ put together at the moment. 0k, professor adam finn, thank you very much. sorry about the video and sound being slightly out of sync there, but we heard you! vaccine passports are set to be introduced for entry to nightclubs and larger live events in scotland later this month. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. one trade body has said that the move to introduce vaccine passports will cause dismay amongst businesses like nightclubs, which have only recently been able to reopen. another industry body has said it's an unwelcome development for the licence trade. the scottish liberal democrats are the only political party

to directly hit out. they've called it an illiberal move and a dangerous precedent, while the body representing scotland's top—flight football clubs has also raised concerns. they say they are surprised and they have significant questions for the scottish government about how it will actually work. well, nicola sturgeon has said this is not a step that is being taken lightly, but she pointed out that case numbers are surging here in scotland. they are five times higher than they were four weeks ago. and she thinks this limited use of vaccine passports could help control the virus as we move into autumn and winter. lorna gordon there. the latest uk coronavirus figures show there were 35,693 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 33,751; per day in the last week. the latest figures show there were 7,598 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus on friday. 207 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period —

that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the last week to 106. on vaccinations, 88.5% of people aged 16 and over have now had theirfirstjab, and 78.9% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed that the child killer colin pitchfork has been released from prison. pitchfork was jailed in 1988 for raping and murdering two is—year—olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire. the 61—year—old was freed after the parole board decided injune that it was safe for him to serve the rest of his life sentence on a licence in the community. the number of weather—related disasters around the world has increased five—fold over the past 50 years, according to scientists from the united nations.

in the first ever long—term analysis of its kind, they say climate change is causing more intense and more frequent extreme weather. but far fewer people are dying now due to storms, floods and droughts — and that's thanks to better early warning systems. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has more. floodwaters engulf cars... oh, my god! yo, yo! ..roofs are ripped off buildings, as hurricane ida smashes into the us earlier this week. the category four hurricane is just one of a long list of weather—related disasters to hit the world this year. wow. there have been heatwaves and terrible forest fires in the us, south america, europe and siberia. no, no, no, no! and there have been terrible floods, too, including in germany and in china. meanwhile, a drought in madagascar is reckoned to be affecting 400,000 people.

it is all part of a pattern of increasing extreme weather, says the un. climate change is boosting this natural variability that we have. that means more rain, it means higher temperatures, drought, more forest fires and also more most intense tropical storms. so take a look at this graph. now, the red line is showing us that the number of weather—related disasters has gone up fivefold over the last 50 years. the black line shows that the economic impact of those disasters has also increased, look at it, up eight fold, but the good news is the grey line is showing us the number of people who have died in those disasters has fallen threefold. that falling death rate shows warning people when bad weather is on the way can save lives.

so although we are seeing an increase in the number of disastrous events, the mortality rate is actually decreasing over the last five decades, and that's really down to the fact we have improved early warning systems, so we can notify people when an extreme event is about to happen, so they can take contingency plans to save lives. but we need to go on improving those systems, because unless the world makes dramatic reductions to greenhouse gas emissions, scientists warn we can expect even more extreme weather events. justin rowlatt, bbc news. no fun being caught in a forest fire, i can tell you, as we were a few weeks ago. legislate we all got out safely. —— glad to say. itv has been cleared by media regulator 0fcom over piers morgan's

criticism of the duchess of sussex. his comments, that he didn't believe what meghan said in her interview with oprah winfrey in march, led to nearly 58,000 complaints and resulted in him leaving the show good morning britain. 0fcom said its decision was finally balanced, but that idv had provided... —— itv had provided. here is peers marking speaking to reporters earlier. —— piers morgan. mr morgan, why have you been trading at herjob back? i mr morgan, why have you been trading at herjob back?— lost it in the first place. i had strong — lost it in the first place. i had strong opinions. we were the most talked _ strong opinions. we were the most talked about choate in the country, and on _ talked about choate in the country, and on my— talked about choate in the country, and on my last day, ironically, the most—watched show in the country, and i_ most—watched show in the country, and l was _ most—watched show in the country, and i was then asked to apologise for and _ and i was then asked to apologise for and honestly held opinion about meghan— for and honestly held opinion about meghan markle's claims to oprah winfrey—

meghan markle's claims to oprah winfrey and i declined to apologise for up—to—date 0fcom has come out and emphatically endorsed my right to not_ and emphatically endorsed my right to not believe what the duke and duchess — to not believe what the duke and duchess of sussex were saying, and i'm delighted that they've asked to recognise — i'm delighted that they've asked to recognise what i said five months ago. which — recognise what i said five months ago, which is actually, in a democracy, we have a thing called free speech and freedom of expression and you are allowed to have _ expression and you are allowed to have an _ expression and you are allowed to have an opinion even if meghan and harry— have an opinion even if meghan and harry in_ have an opinion even if meghan and harry in their california mansion don't _ harry in their california mansion don't like — harry in their california mansion don't like it. but harry in their california mansion don't like it.— harry in their california mansion don't like it. but 0fcom said that he did nothing _ don't like it. but 0fcom said that he did nothing for— don't like it. but 0fcom said that he did nothing for the _ don't like it. but 0fcom said that he did nothing for the challenge | -- if it —— if it not been for the chimes of it not been for the chancery colleagues... g0 it not been for the chancery colleagues. . .— it not been for the chancery colleaues... ., . , ., colleagues... go to the conclusion. the conclusion _ colleagues... go to the conclusion. the conclusion is _ colleagues... go to the conclusion. the conclusion is three _ colleagues... go to the conclusion. the conclusion is three paragraphs| the conclusion is three paragraphs and very— the conclusion is three paragraphs and very straightforward. | the conclusion is three paragraphs and very straightforward.— the conclusion is three paragraphs and very straightforward. i have got the conclusion _ and very straightforward. i have got the conclusion here. _ and very straightforward. i have got the conclusion here. you _ and very straightforward. i have got the conclusion here. you can - and very straightforward. i have got the conclusion here. you can read l and very straightforward. i have gotj the conclusion here. you can read it to me for some _ the conclusion here. you can read it to me for some the _ the conclusion here. you can read it to me for some the conclusion - the conclusion here. you can read it to me for some the conclusion says| the conclusion here. you can read it| to me for some the conclusion says i was entitled — to me for some the conclusion says i was entitled to not believe them, i was entitled to not believe them, i was entitled to not believe them. and by— was entitled to not believe them. and by the way, you are all entitled to not— and by the way, you are all entitled to not believe me. that is what happens — to not believe me. that is what happens is _ to not believe me. that is what happens is democracy, so the ideal

had to— happens is democracy, so the ideal had to lose — happens is democracy, so the ideal had to lose myjob for expressing a genuinely— had to lose myjob for expressing a genuinely held opinion, i felt was ridiculous— genuinely held opinion, i felt was ridiculous at the time, and i think it is ridiculous now. it�*litr ridiculous at the time, and i think it is ridiculous now.— it is ridiculous now. itv in a statement _ it is ridiculous now. itv in a statement earlier _ it is ridiculous now. itv in a statement earlier said - it is ridiculous now. itv in a statement earlier said they| it is ridiculous now. itv in a _ statement earlier said they welcomed a ruling that 0fcom did not find it because defence... the context was key in mitigating the potential for harm and offence which could've been caused by piers morgan's comments. it is because of the programme's editorial decisions and opposing views that were forcibly expressed ljy views that were forcibly expressed by other guests the programme did not breach 0fcom rules. uk house prices shot up last month — according to the nationwide, prices rose by 2.1% in august compared with july. that's the second biggest month—on—month increase in 15 years. i'm joined now by our reporter nina nanji. prices still going higher, it is extraordinary.— prices still going higher, it is extraordinary. prices still going higher, it is extraordina . ., , extraordinary. that is right. if you have been —

extraordinary. that is right. if you have been looking _ extraordinary. that is right. if you have been looking to _ extraordinary. that is right. if you have been looking to buy a - extraordinary. that is right. if you have been looking to buy a house| extraordinary. that is right. if you i have been looking to buy a house or a flight in recent months, even a prices have been rocketing over the past year, so today the nationwide has put out its basis set of figures for the month of august and they showed that prices actually continue to accelerate for some as you said, prices went up month on month by 2.1%, so that means that over the past year, house prices drop by ii%, and since the start of the pandemic, prices are up by 13% —— prices are up. the big question is, why are house prices going up in a pandemic? there are several factors, one of them, the stamp to the holidays. you will remember those were put in place last summer to try and have activity in the sector in the pandemic, but economists have pointed to other factors, such as low interest rates and a shortage of supply. and another factor potential is changing provinces for homes during the pandemic was something about others people stuck at home during lockdown, perhaps considering if they're able to purchase bigger houses, or move out of city centres or perhaps look for more outdoor space. or perhaps look for more outdoor s-ace. �* ,., .,

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craig's fifth and final outing as james bond in no time to die, which has been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic. the final trailer has just been released and it shows all the high—octane action that bond fans have come to expect. it comes as welcome tonic for the uk's cinemas. mark lobel reports. the road has been waiting quite a while. —— world. barring another screeching u—turn, we're away from witnessing bond's return, out of retirement, and into the arms of an old foe. now your enemy is my enemy. how did that happen? well, you live long enough. after a year in which the pandemic sent the box office into a tailspin with billions of dollars lost, and after that top gun tom cruise's well—publicised summer trip to see tenet proved somewhat of a false start, could no time to die be the blockbuster that really brings us back to the big screen? i have to finish this.

the release may also help bolster the box office in its battle with the home sofa. even though amazon's takeover of mgm, the hollywood studio behind bond, has led some to speculate future releases like this may be fast tracked to the small screen. that's a sore point for actors who profit from box office bonuses, including black widow actress scarlettjohansson, who is currently in a battle with the walt disney company, unhappy they premiered her film on its streaming service at the same time as in cinemas. i understand 005 have a very short life expectancy. but every actor who has played bond so far has made it safely onto the big screen. all eight of them, in fact — sean connery, roger moore, timothy dalton and pierce brosnan, and in the '60s, george lazenby and david niven.

not to forget the first bond in the '50s, barry nelson. he was in casino royale. so who is odds—on to take over from daniel craig? is it that bloke from bridgerton? marvel�*s kung fu master? or the man who played superman? but this bond has to survive a number of plot twists first. james, you don't know what this is. if he does finally find his way to the big screen, we will all find out. the name's lobel, mark lobel, bbc news. they can't resist! the little addition. mark is ready. more movie delays have been announced. two tom cruise films have been put back. it comes as infection rates rise in the

united states. stav danaos has the weather. hello there. parts of scotland and northern ireland did very well with the sunshine today. it was quite warm too. but elsewhere, we held onto that cloud. it was thick enough to produce some patchy light rain and drizzle. the next few days, similar story. much of the south and east will be cloudy, with spots of drizzle. further west, we should see some sunshine, all because of this area of high pressure and the position it's sitting in, continuing to feed this north—northeasterly wind across the country, bringing in this low cloud off the north sea. most of the cloud will affect england, wales, parts of eastern scotland overnight, but western scotland, northern ireland, some clear spells, where it will turn chilly once again. but for most, double—figure values. thursday, then, a rather cloudy start pretty much across the board. but into the afternoon, again, scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england should see the sunshine breaking through. it will stay cloudy, though, further south. temperatures fairly cool

along north sea coasts, that onshore breeze. in the brighter spots, we could see the low 20s. similar story on friday as well, with many central, southern and eastern areas seeing the thickest of the cloud. best of the sunshine towards the west.

this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. our top stories... a victory parade in kandahar. the taliban show off the american hardware they have captured, including a black hawk helicopter that was trailing the taliban flag. in kabul, the group say they are almost ready to appoint a government, but there will be no senior positions for women. in this new government that has been announced in the top, the us supreme court in appeals against the new law in texas that banned 85% of abortions. joe biden says it's a blatant violation of the constitutional rights. the ukrainian president is finally at the white house for a meeting long overdue,

but is this the time to