secu re secure environment, so again, an and secure environment, so again, an early test for the taliban. we are willing to make sure we do our bit with the international community to fund the humanitarian agencies, the life studio: this is bbc news. viewers from bbc world joining bbc news in the uk as we watch this news conference with the british and pakistani foreign minister. we need to make sure _ pakistani foreign minister. we need to make sure we _ pakistani foreign minister. we need to make sure we support _ pakistani foreign minister. we need to make sure we support this - pakistani foreign minister. we need to make sure we support this fight l to make sure we support this fight in the region deal with that and thatis in the region deal with that and that is the holistic and strategic approach we are taking. will relations be conditioned based? when we determine conditions we have to determine choices available. you know, some had the choice of getting out and leaving. we don't that

choice. we are neighbours. we have to coexist. geography ties us together. so our approach has to be somewhat different. realistic, as the foreign secretary said. there's a new reality that's come about and what we have said, we have been while the negotiations were all in doha, you know, and, you know, we facilitated this process it came to, sort of, a conclusion, you know. there was a stalemate but what we said was we have no favourites. now, we have learnt over the years that afghanistan is a country which comprises of different ethnic groups. taliban represents one. and

a prominent one but the others and thatis a prominent one but the others and that is why we have said it is in your interest as neighbours and friends to adopt an inclusive approach. when we are dealing with afghanistan, please do not forget that there are certain compulsions that there are certain compulsions that we have to deal with that perhaps you don't have to do. for example, there are daily crossings of about 20 to 25,000 people in normal times. that's a huge number. can we block them? no, we can't. can we regulate them? yes, we should. other risks? yes, there are. never organisations there that are not friendly to you, others and anyone so we have to guard against that as well. the bulk of their trade goes through pakistan. do we keep our

borders open? can we please, close them? and if we do close them, are we contributing to a humanitarian crisis over there? right. and if we have to trade with them, then who do we talk to? anyone he was in charge engaging with that authority is a compulsion that we have to deal with, so recognising these challenges, pakistan has said, it is for afghans to decide about their future. we will engage with a government that has the backing of the people of afghanistan. our focus is on the people of afghanistan. we want to help the people of afghanistan because we feel they have suffered. they have suffered for decades and we honestly feel

that there is an opportunity after 40 that there is an opportunity after a0 years, there is a real opportunity for peace. so if there is one, anyone who is advocating peace and stability, you know, in the taliban, is a friend and we will work with that reality. we are waiting to see what happens in the next few days. like you come eyes and ears open. next few days. like you come eyes and ears open-— and ears open. question from the gentleman _ and ears open. question from the gentleman here. _ gentleman here. reporter:- gentleman here. reporter: , ., reporter: do you believe that the seed reporter: do you believe that the speedy takeover — reporter: do you believe that the speedy takeover of _ reporter: do you believe that the speedy takeover of afghanistan - reporter: do you believe that the speedy takeover of afghanistan by | speedy takeover of afghanistan by the taliban— speedy takeover of afghanistan by the taliban indicates... _ speedy takeover of afghanistan by the taliban indicates... ? - speedy takeover of afghanistan by

the taliban indicates... ? the - the taliban indicates... ? the takeover. _ the taliban indicates... ? the takeover. i — the taliban indicates... ? the takeover, ithink_ the taliban indicates... ? the takeover, i think it _ the taliban indicates... ? the takeover, i think it is - the taliban indicates... ? tip; takeover, i think it is fair the taliban indicates... ? takeover, i think it is fair to the taliban indicates... ?- takeover, i think it is fair to say, was faster than anyone had anticipated, notjust the united kingdom or nato allies but i was talking with our friends here and i suspect the taliban and ordinary afghans were ta ken by suspect the taliban and ordinary afghans were taken by surprise. we can look at all the different factors that relate to it but i think there is a common, widespread, surprise at the speed with which the consolidation of power happened. question from the lady in the middle in the back. reporter: �* ., . ., �* reporter: hi, i'm a client from afp and this is a — reporter: hi, i'm a client from afp and this is a question _ reporter: hi, i'm a client from afp and this is a question for _ reporter: hi, i'm a client from afp and this is a question for dominic- and this is a question for dominic raab~ _ and this is a question for dominic raab~ you — and this is a question for dominic raab~ you said _ and this is a question for dominic raab. you said that— and this is a question for dominic raab. you said that you - and this is a question for dominic raab. you said that you want - and this is a question for dominic- raab. you said that you want nations to exert_ raab. you said that you want nations to exert maximum _ raab. you said that you want nations to exert maximum moderating - to exert maximum moderating influence _ to exert maximum moderating influence. what _ to exert maximum moderating influence. what are _ to exert maximum moderating influence. what are you - to exert maximum moderatingl influence. what are you looking to exert maximum moderating - influence. what are you looking for from _ influence. what are you looking for from the _ influence. what are you looking for from the taliban? _ influence. what are you looking for from the taliban? and, _ influence. what are you looking for from the taliban? and, also, - influence. what are you looking for from the taliban? and, also, is - from the taliban? and, also, is there _ from the taliban? and, also, is there a — from the taliban? and, also, is there a danger— from the taliban? and, also, is there a danger of— from the taliban? and, also, is there a danger of pushing - from the taliban? and, also, isj there a danger of pushing them from the taliban? and, also, is - there a danger of pushing them too far and _ there a danger of pushing them too far and the — there a danger of pushing them too far and the group— there a danger of pushing them too far and the group turning _ there a danger of pushing them too far and the group turning inward . there a danger of pushing them tool far and the group turning inward and embracing— far and the group turning inward and embracing radical— far and the group turning inward and

embracing radical tendencies? - far and the group turning inward and embracing radicaltendencies? [- embracing radical tendencies? i think embracing radical tendencies? think it is a good question. i embracing radical tendencies?“ think it is a good question. i think we need to set some early tests. of course, actually in the evacuation between the middle of august in the end of august there was dialogue on the ground and we wouldn't have got 15,000, more than 15,000 people out without at least some measure of constructive dialogue with the taliban, so we know that. there have been further undertakings made and so to address your point i think we would hold on to the undertakings that they have made and testing his sincerity and the will to deliver on those. the kinds of things we are talking about are reflective now in a un security council resolution that the uk push very strongly for with france in the us. we notice that russia and china abstained. acquiesced, i like to think of it. we need to bring a stronger basic consensus about those issues. i think the security council

resolution raises many of the issues that i've discussed describe to you today and also his excellency the foreign minister and we need to try and forge a stronger group of countries and a wider group of countries and a wider group of countries around those basic issues, a more inclusive government, safe passage out. no safe haven for terrorism. the humanitarian lifeline that it terrorism. the humanitarian lifeline thatitis terrorism. the humanitarian lifeline that it is on all side interests to see allowed and preserved to preserve regional stability and a range of other things so i think it was not important at this stage to set or tojudge the was not important at this stage to set or to judge the taliban by these early initial probably quite modest tests and see whether they can deliver and i hope that balances and reconciles what i think is a reasonable challenge to the international community. reporter:...— international community. reporter: . .. international community. reporter:... . ., reporter: . .. yes, i think is that what i'm describing. _ reporter: . .. yes, i think is that what i'm describing. if— reporter: . .. yes, i think is that what i'm describing. if you - reporter: . .. yes, i think is that what i'm describing. if you said . what i'm describing. if you said early tests based on what they are reasonable to do —— they are willing to do that is a perfectly reasonable

response. any regime or set of leaders to undertakings they have made i think is reasonable. than? made i think is reasonable. any other question _ made i think is reasonable. any other question from the gentleman in the middle? reporter: �* ., ., , ~ ., reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can ou tell reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can you tell us _ reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can you tell us about _ reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can you tell us about all _ reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can you tell us about all the - reporter: i'm from the daily metro. can you tell us about all the things i can you tell us about all the things in afghanistan _ can you tell us about all the things in afghanistan that _ can you tell us about all the things in afghanistan that have _ can you tell us about all the things in afghanistan that have led - can you tell us about all the things in afghanistan that have led to - in afghanistan that have led to this? _ in afghanistan that have led to this? he — in afghanistan that have led to this? he did _ in afghanistan that have led to this? he did not— in afghanistan that have led to this? he did not speak- in afghanistan that have led to this? he did not speak in - in afghanistan that have led to - this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was _ this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was hot — this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a — this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a big _ this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a big issue. _ this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a big issue. there - this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a big issue. there are i this? he did not speak in kashmir. it was not a big issue. there are a| it was not a big issue. there are a loss of— it was not a big issue. there are a loss of human _ it was not a big issue. there are a loss of human rights _ it was not a big issue. there are a loss of human rights violations. . it was not a big issue. there are a l loss of human rights violations. the dead bodies— loss of human rights violations. the dead bodies are _ loss of human rights violations. the dead bodies are not _ loss of human rights violations. the dead bodies are not safe, _ loss of human rights violations. the dead bodies are not safe, they- dead bodies are not safe, they cannot— dead bodies are not safe, they cannot bevy— dead bodies are not safe, they cannot bevy who _ dead bodies are not safe, they cannot bevy who they - dead bodies are not safe, they cannot bevy who they will. - dead bodies are not safe, they cannot bevy who they will. i i dead bodies are not safe, theyl cannot bevy who they will. i got your— cannot bevy who they will. i got your question. _ cannot bevy who they will. i got your question, in _ cannot bevy who they will. i got your question, in fact, - cannot bevy who they will. i got yourquestion, in fact, i- cannot bevy who they will. i got your question, in fact, i did, - cannot bevy who they will. i got yourquestion, in fact, idid, i. yourquestion, in fact, idid, i m _ your question, in fact, i did, i did. �* ., ., ., did. and i drew the attention of the forei . n did. and i drew the attention of the foreign secretary _ did. and i drew the attention of the foreign secretary on _ did. and i drew the attention of the foreign secretary on how... - did. and i drew the attention of the foreign secretary on how... family| foreign secretary on how... family was treated — foreign secretary on how... family was treated yesterday, the way his body was _ was treated yesterday, the way his body was snatched by the security

forces _ body was snatched by the security forces and — body was snatched by the security forces and he didn't even get a decent — forces and he didn't even get a decent burial which is a fundamental i’ilht decent burial which is a fundamental right which— decent burial which is a fundamental right which the family and the old man 92— right which the family and the old man 92 was denied and people feel very strongly about it. and what they do— very strongly about it. and what they do not realise, 0k, very strongly about it. and what they do not realise, ok, you can stop— they do not realise, ok, you can stop that — they do not realise, ok, you can stop that but there will be funerals all over. _ stop that but there will be funerals all over, all over pakistan. there is going — all over, all over pakistan. there is going to — all over, all over pakistan. there is going to be won today in islamabad. every parliamentarian, every _ islamabad. every parliamentarian, every minister, the president, everyone _ every minister, the president, everyone will go there, you know. at he not _ everyone will go there, you know. at he not been — everyone will go there, you know. at he not been here i would have been there _ he not been here i would have been there so— he not been here i would have been there so you — he not been here i would have been there so you cannot, you cannot suppress. — there so you cannot, you cannot suppress, you know, a human feelings and sentiments sol suppress, you know, a human feelings and sentiments so i did talk about that _ and sentiments so i did talk about that the — and sentiments so i did talk about that. the atrocities, yes, and, to be honest. — that. the atrocities, yes, and, to be honest, the foreign secretary very clearly said our position on kashmir— very clearly said our position on kashmir is— very clearly said our position on kashmir is known. it is a stated

position. — kashmir is known. it is a stated position, but that does not stop us from _ position, but that does not stop us from raising human rights issues. and if— from raising human rights issues. and if they— from raising human rights issues. and if they do that, thank you. well. — and if they do that, thank you. well. you _ and if they do that, thank you. well, you will know the long—standing position of the uk is that it long—standing position of the uk is thatitis long—standing position of the uk is that it is for india and pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the situation in kashmir. which we certainly want to see. it has got to take into account the wishes of the kashmiri people. it is not for impose a the uk to prescribe or impose a solution or even to

the uk to prescribe or impose a solut them even to the uk to prescribe or impose a solut them buti to the uk to prescribe or impose a solut them but perhaps we need to block them but perhaps we need to regulate them, he said, and if the bulk of trade between afghanistan and pakistan, surrey, the bulk of trade from afghanistan goes through pakistan, if pakistan closes its

borders with afghanistan, will that contribute to a humanitarian crisis, so lots of questions being asked by the two foreign ministers. lots of discussions going on there today. welcome a little early i talked about the subject of afghanistan. earlier i spoke to ahmed rashid, a journalist and author of several books about afghanistan and the taliban. he said dominic raab would be received positively in pakistan pakistan is very anxious to get help and support for the flood of refugees that are expected to come because of the humanitarian crisis in kabul and other cities in afghanistan and the lack of food. people will be flooding into pakistan and there is, at the moment, the government is very reluctant to allow them in. there are a lot of people gathering at the border. but if there is going to be some aid forthcoming from the european union countries, the united states and others,

then i think pakistan may be persuaded to open the gates for a while to allow afghans to come in. but, remember, they are already about 3 million refugees here from the previous wars, and pakistan is finding it very difficult to deal with those, quite apart from the new ones. yes, so when the un talks about 2.2 million afghan as a result of this current crisis, obviously not all of these on pakistan's borders, but how much capacity does pakistan have to absorb more refugees? very little because pakistan is also facing a huge economic crisis. we are massively in debt, we don't have any money, and the past experience shows that donors come in right at the beginning and give money and aid but they don't sustain that especially if refugees like the former refugees

who were escaping the soviet invasion in the 1980s, especially if those refugees are going to be here for a very long time. it's a very big crisis and the taliban are not doing very much to persuade people not to go and not to leave their country and not to leave afghanistan. ppeople are scared, they're still very scared of the taliban and that's why they are tending to leave. let's explore that a bit more. you talk about the ever of the soviets in afghanistan. you've seen the taliban in ascendancy twice now, first after the soviets left afghanistan and again now. are there any differences in attitudes i'm the taliban today compared to 20 years ago that you can see? well, i mean, that's the question, as you can imagine, i get all the time but clearly there are some changes. what they're saying is a far more moderate version of the taliban then

we had in the early �*90s. they've given this amnesty to members of the former regime, they say they're not after prosecuting anyone, executing anyone, and they've given suggestions that education will continue. they're still a bit double—minded about the issue of women, but all this at the moment are words. we have to see what deeds the taliban actually come up with. ahmed rashid talking to me a little earlier today. there are reports from afghanistan of heavy fighting around the panjshir valley between taliban and groups which oppose their takeover of the rest of the country. the valley is a rugged area to the north of the capital kabul, and is the last remaining area not under taliban control.

the anti taliban fighters are a multiethnic group made up of militias and former afghan security force members, reportedly numbering in the thousands. large numbers of taliban fighters are reported to have launched an assault on their positions. our correspondent yogita limaye said the fighting was affecting the taliban's announcement of a government one of the reasons the taliban is holding off an announcement on the formation of an announcement on the formation of a new government is the situation in the pan she valley north—east of cabra where we know that anti—taliban forces are holding a controller that region so it is a part of afghanistan they do not control. over the past night there has been intense fighting in the area and the resistance forces say they have taken control over a town in a neighbouring province. this is something we have not had a taliban response to yet but it is something thatis response to yet but it is something that is frustrating for the taliban because if they do announce a government if, you know, at a time when they haven't taken control of raabit when they haven't taken control of raab it will mean there is a group of people, including the former vice

president, who say they are the real representatives of afghanistan and he is the caretaker president. yogita limaye reporting. a man wielding a knife has injured six people at a supermarket in new zealand before being shot dead by police. the country's prime ministerjacinda ardern said the incident in auckland was a terrorist attack, which she said was committed by a man known to the authorities. three of the victims are in a critical condition. this report from matt gravelling begins with jacinda ardern. this afternoon at approximately 2:a0pm, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent new zealanders in the newland countdown in auckland. the attack took place at the countdown supermarket in a suburb of auckland. the attacker — who cannot be identified — stabbed and wounded at least six people before he was shot and killed

by new zealand police. local reports say three of the victims are in a critical condition. prime ministerjacinda ardern described the event as a terrorist attack. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a personal of national security interest from 2016. questions are already being raised over why action wasn't taken against the attacker before six people were injured. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. the staff intervened as quickly as they could, and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifying situation. the new zealand prime minister also said the exact reasons the attacker was known to the agencies

is currently the subject of suppression orders made to the courts. matt graveling, bbc news. earlier the mayor of auckland, spoke to the bbc and gave his reaction to the attack. i think we're all pretty horrified by what's happened. it's pretty unusual in our city for an attack of this nature to take place, and, you know, the person that was responsible for this, we condemn for the hate—filled ideology that consumed him to act in this way and to attempt to take the lives my my name of half a dozen innocent people who did nothing wrong other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. and all you can say at the end of this was thatjustice came pretty swiftly for the offender in this case. but our thoughts are very clearly with the victims and their families. they really, you know... it's a horrible thing for those families to go through something like this, for a person that acted in a random way,

motivated by hate—filled ideology. we absolutely condemn that, but we don't condemn the man because of his nationality or because of his religion — just as we didn't condemn the christchurch terrorist who attacked the mosques there, who happened to be australian and happened to be christian. he acted because of his ideology and he was held solely responsible, and likewise with this individual. let's get more on this. we can speak to raffaello pantucci, a associate fellow at — rusi — the royal united services institute — the defence and security research thinktank. thanks forjoining us today. and what more can welcome or do we know that this individual, the perpetrator of this attack? welcome he a- ears perpetrator of this attack? welcome he appears to _ perpetrator of this attack? welcome he appears to be _ perpetrator of this attack? welcome he appears to be an _ perpetrator of this attack? welcome he appears to be an individual - perpetrator of this attack? welcome he appears to be an individual who l he appears to be an individual who was being watched by new zealand security forces for some time. he had been arrested and previously

even serve some custodial sentences for previous offences related to his extremist activity so he appears to be someone that they had been watching for some time. they were above, very worried about him the fact that they appear to have very strong, i think, fact that they appear to have very strong, ithink, 2a—hour surveillance on him as an individuals suggest that given the resources they needed to deploy today that suggest that he was someone he was really at the top of the kind of radars. i5 someone he was really at the top of the kind of radars. is it someone he was really at the top of the kind of radars.— the kind of radars. is it difficult, thou~h, the kind of radars. is it difficult, though. trying _ the kind of radars. is it difficult, though. trying to _ the kind of radars. is it difficult, though, trying to keep - the kind of radars. is it difficult, though, trying to keep tabs - the kind of radars. is it difficult, though, trying to keep tabs on | though, trying to keep tabs on someone who was thought to be a national security concern how big is, the problem is this another country countries let him in? it this another country countries let him in? . . this another country countries let him in? , . , .,, him in? it is a huge problem, reall . him in? it is a huge problem, really. there _ him in? it is a huge problem, really. there are _

him in? it is a huge problem, really. there are similaritiesl him in? it is a huge problem, | really. there are similarities in some ways and is a huge problem, really. there are similarities in some ways on this are taxable voice of the united kingdom in specimen who was under close surveillance by the authorities, someone they were very worried about went into a shop and essentially picked at the people around him and that is pretty much exactly what we have seen just happened here in auckland although of course there are some key differences among the two individual cases and, you know, we saw a similar attack earlier this year in germany where another individual who was someone... that person was not necessarily a concern to the security forces but he launched an attack on very much the same way. this is the problem where you have these very volatile individuals often isolated and clearly that applies to people the security services ever wear unconcerned about but unless they commit a sort of offence that mandates the criminal justice system getting involved, arresting them and then putting them in prison for long period of time which therefore means they can be watched in that context it becomes very difficult for the security forces. you know, if the person is just may be accessing stuff online that they are not sure about it if

he is apparently quite a volatile individual but doesn't have any kind of meaty weapons to hand it becomes very difficult for them to stop this person before launching a sack without having to really walk the criminaljustice without having to really walk the criminal justice system without having to really walk the criminaljustice system in such a way that we might ultimately be breaching for the civil liberties. it doesn't seem like there was a third way alternative to either those two positions, at least not immediately coming to mind. jacinda ardern expressing her frustration earlier today when she spoke to the media. you think new zealand would look at changing the laws? of any country is done that? we look at changing the laws? of any country is done that?— look at changing the laws? of any country is done that? we have seen a tendency of — country is done that? we have seen a tendency of trying _ country is done that? we have seen a tendency of trying to _ country is done that? we have seen a tendency of trying to take _ country is done that? we have seen a tendency of trying to take things - tendency of trying to take things up. in the uk for example there has been an effort to training the intense. often sentence what you will find as there are certain crimes that most offenders tend to be guilty of like possession of certain extremist material but usually when it is ultimately presented in court it leads to a relatively light sentence and that means that you have a system is now, you know, aware of the security force being aware of him, is

radicalised and only goes to prison for a short period of time during which time they probably become more extreme and meet other extremist so become potentially even more dangerously in the for example, the approach is to try and extend the sentencing opportunities you can put them away for a longer period of time and try to engage with and through some preventative deradicalise asian programme and then hopefully when they come out they might be in a better pass down that path but it is very, very difficult to do, especially when you are increasingly seeing these very volatile individuals using very basic weapons —— deradicalisation programme. these very basic weapons that really telling anybody they are going to do it so it becomes the authorities to have an opportunity to stop this before the person flips the switch and decides to launch an attack. . ~' , ., , . at least a5 people are now known to have been died after storm ida hit parts of the north—eastern

united states, and officials say many more people are currently missing. these are just some of the scenes of flooding and extreme weather we've seen from new york and surrounding states over the past few days. president biden has said that climate change is to blame, and that action must be taken to tackle a climate crisis. residents and business owners are now assessing the damage left in the wake of the storm, as rescue and recovery work continues. joining me now is nicholas isabella, a storm chaserfrom long island in new york... nicholas, thank you very much for joining us on bbc news today. really harrowing details of emerging overnight about the loss of life. people trapped in cars and in flooded basements. you, as you mentioned in the introduction, other storm chaser if you seek out and catalogue these extremes of weather. have you ever seen anything like this? i have you ever seen anything like this? ., have you ever seen anything like this? . , ., ., this? i have never seen rainfall rates like _ this? i have never seen rainfall rates like this _ this? i have never seen rainfall rates like this in _ this? i have never seen rainfall rates like this in new - this? i have never seen rainfall rates like this in new york - this? i have never seen rainfall rates like this in new york city| this? i have never seen rainfall. rates like this in new york city my entire life that i have lived here. it is not so much exactly how much rain fell with a short amount of

period it fell for. at some point with three or four inches of rain in one hour because another flooding in people getting trapped in their cars. more of an issue of people being trapped in their basements where they live and that is where a lot of people died as well. even lona lot of people died as well. even long island _ lot of people died as well. even long island right _ lot of people died as well. even long island right now? - lot of people died as well. even long island right now? no, - lot of people died as well. even long island right now? no, i'ml lot of people died as well. even l long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn. — long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn. new — long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn, new york. _ long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn, new york. what - long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn, new york. what is - long island right now? no, i'm in brooklyn, new york. what is it . long island right now? no, i'm in l brooklyn, new york. what is it like there? i appreciate very early hours of the morning now. the water level is down. people are claiming up. we have warm, sunny weather, people are claiming up their cars, their basement home that got destroyed and trying to figure out what they can do to prevent this from happening again. do to prevent this from happening aaain. �* . do to prevent this from happening a.ain_ �* ., do to prevent this from happening aaain. �* ., ., again. and we are looking and showin: again. and we are looking and showing our— again. and we are looking and showing our viewers _ again. and we are looking and showing our viewers some - again. and we are looking and showing our viewers some ofl again. and we are looking and i showing our viewers some of the pictures that you sent was right now. nicholas, before you came back to new york i understand you were in newjersey and you were describing how you watched a tornado across the road in front of you. describe to our viewers what that is like. when you have it down like these tropical

systems a lot of the time its bonds multiple tornadoes across the region just to the east of the storm track and didn't newjersey it was no distant. and didn't newjersey it was no distant. ~ ., ., ., distant. we had four or five confirmed _ distant. we had four or five confirmed tornadoes i distant. we had four or five confirmed tornadoes in i distant. we had four or five | confirmed tornadoes in new distant. we had four or five - confirmed tornadoes in new jersey. confirmed tornadoes in newjersey. when i saw in my video ended up being ef three. the when i saw in my video ended up being ef three.— being ef three. the us of course there is no _ being ef three. the us of course there is no stranger— being ef three. the us of course there is no stranger to _ there is no stranger to extreme weather, the tornadoes of an mid west, the wildfires we have seen on the western states in recent years. to think what has happened now on the east coast is going to be a wake—up call for a of people about what is going on? president biden talking about historic investment being needed to tackle this thing that climate change is to blame. absolutely this is a big wake—up call. i think a lot of people around the area realise how poor our infrastructure is and how it was like this can do to overrun the city system such as this sewers and i believe that the warmer water

affects how much rainfall from the clouds and the amount of moisture that these storms holds so as we move forward it will continue to happen. move forward it will continue to ha en. �* , ., move forward it will continue to hauen. �* ~' move forward it will continue to ha en. �* ~ ., ., happen. and you think the average american is _ happen. and you think the average american is ready _ happen. and you think the average american is ready to _ happen. and you think the average american is ready to confront i happen. and you think the average american is ready to confront whatj american is ready to confront what needs to be done to climate change? i hope so because in the future i don't think they are going to have a choice. it is going to be something that they are going to have to deal with no matter what.— that they are going to have to deal with no matter what. nicholas, thank ou ve with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much _ with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much for — with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much for talking _ with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much for talking to - with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much for talking to us i with no matter what. nicholas, thank you very much for talking to us and i you very much for talking to us and sending us those pictures as well. nicholas isabella talking to us from brooklyn. here, the government is being urged to increase taxes to fund social care, amid reports it is on the verge of signing off a rise of at least 1% in national insurance rate. the former health secretary, jeremy hunt, said the the government must "bite the bullet" and raise taxes because the sums needed for both nhs funding and social care were "eyewatering". but any increase in national insurance or income tax would breach the commitment the conservatives made in their election manifesto. let's hear more on this from our political correspondent, jonathan blake.

borisjohnson said, as you suggest, when he first became prime minister in 2019, stood outside number ten and said he would fix the problem of social care once and for all. ever since, people have been waiting to see what his plan is and how he plans to do that and, perhaps more importantly, how he plans to pay for it. there is no denialfrom downing street this morning that the chancellor, the prime minister, the health secretary have been discussing a rise in national insurance as one possible way to do that. the figures involved vary and i'm told no final decisions have been made but if that were to be what the government went forward with it would break a manifesto commitment made by the conservatives at the last election not to raise income tax, vat or national insurance. all that having been said, i think there is an understanding that a tax rise of some sort is the only way to do this

because of the sums of money needed, so i think we're being prepared — the public is being prepared — for that argument to be made and that case to be put. somebody who is having his say is the former conservative health secretaryjeremy hunt, arguing not for national insurance rise, because he says that would disproportionately impact younger people, whereas it is older people who make the most use of social care, but he does, though, say, that a tax rise is the only way. well, i think the answer is a health and care premium, something that could help relieve the pressure on the nhs in the short—term, but then move into the transformation of the social care system we need in the more medium—term. so, health and care premium the former health secretary jeremy hunt suggesting.. however it is presented or pitched it will be

a tax rise of some sort, though, and thejustice secretary buckland was asked this morning on bbc breakfast about those reports that national insurance could be set to rise and whether he would be comfortable with that. i think what we said in the manifesto about social care was that no—one has a monopoly of wisdom about these issues, and the british public are sensible enough to know that when it comes to the issue of social care we've got to find some way in which it can be adequately funded. now, as i said, i'm not going to, you know, start speculating as to precisely what that will entail. but, you know, having a grown—up conversation with people is what we should be doing — and i'm glad to say that that certainly is happening in the context of social care. so, jonathan, whether this is pitched as a tax increase or as a the health and care premium, obviously it all has to be paid for by the taxpayer, doesn't it? so how awkward is this

going to be for borisjohnson in terms of presenting this, given manifesto commitments? well, it will be awkward and it will be difficult and he will have to make the case because there appears to be no other way that he can keep his promise that he made when he became prime minister to fix the problem of social care once and for all without breaking that other promise that he made at the election just a few months later in the conservative party manifesto not to raise vat, national insurance or income tax and if it does end up that the government proposes doing just that then he's going to have to argue very strongly that it is the only possible way and the right way to do it. we're already seen the political debate playing out. labour have said this morning that a rise in national insurance would hit working people hard and accusing the conservatives of mismanaging the nhs and social care. but it will be very hard for labour to argue against or vote against or disagree with a properly

funded plan to reform the social care sector, particularly, and increase funding for the nhs which is something that across the political divide and is in agreement that it has to happen. as to exactly how it will be done and how it will be paid for, well, no decision madejust yet but we could see a decision and an announcement as early as next week. jonathan blake, our political correspondent. we have been getting in touch with me on twitter about this content. some people say they already pay extra for social care by a council tax does this mean they will be double taxed? other people said they have had social care for more than 20 years. government pleasure in 2010 and we're still waiting and there have been cut and those paying towards their care costs have seen the rise year—on—year. this from andrei who says yes, absolutely yes, to an increase in tax contributions to an increase in tax contributions to fund future health and social care. if you would like to send me your thoughts on the subject and whether you agree that you would be happy to pay more tax to fund social care reform you can do that on twitter.

football's world governing body fifa is to launch a full investigation into last night's events in hungary. i'm sorry, we are not doing that story yet because i don't think we have the guest ready for that story just yet. let's bring you this instead. a member of the islamic state group who grew up in london has pleaded guilty to eight charges in the united states, including conspiring to murder american hostages in syria. alexanda kotey is accused of belonging to an is cell involved in kidnappings in iraq and syria. the members were allegedly responsible for the beheadings of a number of western and japanese hostages. acting us attorney raj parekh spoke at a news conference after alexanda kotey pleaded guilty. contrary to the propaganda perpetuated by isis, we have given alexanda kotey the opportunity to face justice. kotey has been afforded due process and, in the face of overwhelming evidence,

he made the independent decision to plead guilty to his crimes. thejustice, fairness and humanity that this defendant received in the united states stand in stark contrast to the cruelty, inhumanity and indiscriminate violence touted by the terrorist organisation that he espoused. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the background to this case. this goes all the way back to 201a, when isis were making headlines due to the atrocities they were committing, they were pushing out those awful propaganda videos where they could be seen killing western hostages. now, one of the men accused of murder is alexanda kotey. he was brought to the us last year to face murder charges. he's accused of murdering four americans — two of them journalists called james foley and steven sotloff — and theirfamilies were in court

to hear kotey�*s plea. and he's also connected with the deaths of two british men — alan henning and david haines. now, in court, he accepted the charges and the judge said he is now cooperating with prosecutors, which means he could be telling them what happened, what he did, and — crucially — where the victims are buried. now, there is another man who was facing trial alongside him — a man called el shafee el sheikh — but he's not indicated if he has taken a plea deal. now, both men do face sentencing next year. they won't face the death penalty — that was part of the agreement that the us made with the uk in order to extradite them in the first place. the maximum penalty they face is life in jail. japan's prime minister yoshida suga has said he will not stand for re—election as the leader of the ruling liberal democrat party — which means he is likely to leave office just a year after taking power. mr suga said he wanted to focus on covid—19 measures, and that he could not do both that

and contest an election. he has seen his personal approval ratings fall as covid cases rose around the time of the olympics. translation: the liberal democratic -a translation: the liberal democratic party leadership— translation: the liberal democratic party leadership election _ translation: the liberal democratic party leadership election campaign i party leadership election campaign is due to start on september the 17th. as i was planning to run, i found i needed a lot of energy to think about coronavirus measures and the election campaign. i decided that it the election campaign. i decided thatitis the election campaign. i decided that it is impossible to do both, and that i should devote myself to trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which is something that i promised the people of this country that i would do. yoshida suga there. fifa is to launch a full investigation into the events at last night's game between england and hungary. england players werejeered before kick—off in budapest, when they took the knee in protest against racism. they also had objects thrown at them

from the stands during the game. england won the match a—0. joining me now, ged grebby, the ceo of the anti—racism group, show racism the red card. thank you forjoining us on bbc news and bbc world and you must be so disappointed at the abuse directed at the england players last night. yes, absolutely. all the initial work was done by the hungarian fa to warn theirfans work was done by the hungarian fa to warn their fans about racism. the manager made a statement to the hungarian team and we had a fantastic response of the england players taking the knee and to see that on tv in terms of the racism, the monkey chants, the booing and then throwing of missiles was quite frightening and i am sure gareth southgate and the england players were worried about their own safety. i know that is something gareth said

in his statement after the game. we are seeing not exactly a joint approach from fifa and uefa because uefa had were good —— hungary to play three games behind closed doors, not to allow fans in, but under fifa potjurisdiction they have been allowed in so clearly the football authorities, have been allowed in so clearly the footballauthorities, i have been allowed in so clearly the football authorities, i am sure you would imagine, you would think, to get somejoined up would imagine, you would think, to get some joined up thinking on this. absolutely. i think fifa need to look at what action they will take. against these hungarian fans and to me they should have already looked at what went on in the uefa games and they should have been a joined up and they should have been a joined up approach between the two organisations. we know the far right are very active in hungary. we

believe they should be funding for antiracism in hungary. the far right are in control of a lot of the country and we need an antiracism in that country and fifa and uefa have the funding and the profile to do that and we would like them to look at that as a matter of priority. not just fans from stadiums, but you won't just just fans from stadiums, but you won'tjust penalise the far right so we would like to see funding for antiracism initiatives that can actually combat racism in the way that show racism the red card kick it out do throughout the uk. ianthem it out do throughout the uk. when --eole ask it out do throughout the uk. when people ask questions _ it out do throughout the uk. when people ask questions and - it out do throughout the uk. when people ask questions and query why the england team at take the knee, presumably would point to last night and say, well, this is why they do it. ~ , ,., y and say, well, this is why they do it. ~ , , and say, well, this is why they do it. absolutely. gareth made the

oint, it. absolutely. gareth made the point. gareth — it. absolutely. gareth made the point, gareth southgate - it. absolutely. gareth made the point, gareth southgate made i it. absolutely. gareth made the i point, gareth southgate made the point, gareth southgate made the point that we have to get our own house in order and we know that the taking of the knee has been happening regularly throughout english games. ok, it has been a small minority of the fans but it was organised by the far right in the same way this was last night. it isn't the majority, thankfully, that it was in hungary but we are still very aware that the taking of the kneeis very aware that the taking of the knee is being booed in our country and we need to get our own house in order on racism, notjust blaming the hungarians as if it is something that only happens in hungary. we have a government that needs to challenge racism a lot more and needs to accept that institutionalised racism is something that is key to challenge. we couldn't get better support than the england team and gareth southgate and that is something that shows and we are very happy for it. ged grebby, ceo of show racism the red card, thank you very much for

your time today.— pet abduction will be made a criminal offence in england, under new government proposals to tackle a surge in thefts. it is hoped the plans will make it harder for thieves to steal and sell animals — after figures showed 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. barking. there are 12 million dogs in the uk — their status among many families going way beyond pet. but today's new figures show that 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. when your dogs are stolen it is devastating for anybody who's has had a dog stolen, they will immediately know, for anybody who has a dog or a cat, you know how much you love them, they are priceless, irreplaceable members of our family. it's devastating what happens to families. yet until now there's been no specific law to cover stolen pets. today the government says it is to change that, to make it a criminal offence to abduct a pet. as a way of recognising

the emotional pain caused to owners. when you have the abduction and the theft of a pet, it is of a very different order, it causes huge trauma for the family who lose that loved pet, but also can cause trauma for the animal as well, so what we're doing today is recognising that, creating a specific offence of pet abduction, and i think that will make it easier to record this crime, keep track of it, but also easier to prosecute it as well. it was a government task force that came up with today's recommendations. as well as a new pet abduction offence, the garment also wants as well as a new pet abduction offence, the government also wants to make pet microchip databases more accessible and pet owners would have to register additional details to improve the data surrounding pet ownership. this is an issue that dogs trust and many charities have been calling on for many years, we know dog owners are extremely worried about this issue at the moment, and one dog stolen is too many, so we would like to see urgent action and the recommendations that have

been outlined today to be taken forward as quickly as possible. the police say many dogs are stolen so thieves can make money from their puppies — which have been in huge demand during the pandemic. the aim of the new law is to make it clear that pets are more than just property. duncan kennedy, bbc news. here in the uk, possession of laughing gas could become a crime under new government plans, after a rise in use among young people. it's currently illegal to sell nitrous oxide — to give it its full name — but it's not a crime to possess it. more than half a million 16—to—2a—year—olds used the drug in the last year, according to the latest crime survey. let's talk now to professor gino martini, the chief scientific officer at the royal pharmaceutical society. thank you very much, professor. do you think it is the possession of laughing gas, nitrous oxide, should be criminalised with yellow well, i

think people should be made aware of the dangers of think people should be made aware of the dangers o— the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing _ the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter— the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and _ the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and it - the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is no laughing matter and it is i the dangers of nitrous oxide. it is i no laughing matter and it is causing damage to people's spinal cords. laughing gas is a dangerous and what we are concerned and have been concerned for the last four years is that when there has been wide misuse of nitrous oxide littered by cancers all over our streets. people don't understand it is a very dangerous chemical and they are abusing it without realising the dangers. that is a key message we are worried about. clearly there is a law at the moment, possession or supply, misuse, is illegal. clearly something has gone wrong because access to these canisters are ubiquitous. access to these canisters are ubiquitous-— access to these canisters are ubiruitous. . , g; ~ ubiquitous. there have been 36 deaths, according _ ubiquitous. there have been 36 deaths, according to _ ubiquitous. there have been 36 deaths, according to the - ubiquitous. there have been 36 deaths, according to the ons . ubiquitous. there have been 36j deaths, according to the ons in great britain, associated with nitrous oxide between 2001 and 2016, some would argue, as someone i spoke

to an earlier date, that the focus should be on other drugs like cocaine, heroin, and to nil, and that's making a focus on this is just a distraction from work that needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data — needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data is _ needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data is the _ needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data is the data _ needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data is the data is _ needs to be done drugs. the problem with that data is the data is quite i with that data is the data is quite bold. it is up to 2016. nitrous oxide is often taken in combination with alcohol and other drugs so it makes it hide it to weed out how often it is used or abused. as part often it is used or abused. as part of the royal pharmaceutical society, and my personal view, i think every life is important and i really do feel we should understand the trauma and the agony that some parents go through when young people are harmed by misuse of drug substances. my concern has been, having seen 100 canisters next to a primary school, for example, is it really worries me that young people are being exposed to a culture of drug misuse and

laughing gas is not the same. it is very harmful. d0 laughing gas is not the same. it is very harmful-— very harmful. do you see an entry oint into very harmful. do you see an entry point into the _ very harmful. do you see an entry point into the drugs, _ very harmful. do you see an entry point into the drugs, as _ very harmful. do you see an entry point into the drugs, as well? i very harmful. do you see an entry| point into the drugs, as well? that is my view, i have expressed that view. that is why we entered at the cam ai . n, view. that is why we entered at the campaign. i — view. that is why we entered at the campaign. i have — view. that is why we entered at the campaign, i have been _ view. that is why we entered at the campaign, i have been doing i view. that is why we entered at the campaign, i have been doing this i view. that is why we entered at true: campaign, i have been doing this for overfour campaign, i have been doing this for over four years campaign, i have been doing this for overfour years since i have been chief scientist to raise awareness. it was clear to me that parents come as well, didn't realise these canisters were being misused. people were standing on the streets not realising what they wear and even on the street they are being misused. it is harmful and i think that is a very important point we need to communicate. also there is an environmentalfactor. you will communicate. also there is an environmental factor. you will pick these canisters up? gas is harmful to the ozone. there are a number of issues that need to be addressed. education, you think, at the moment, rather than criminalisation? criminalisation has to happen if people are ignoring the fact that it

is causing harm to young people. i think that is the key issue here. there are a number of measures, they could restrict quantities that people are buying online. i bought this box online with very little control. providing identification. prosecution, there is a law at the moment that may need to be strengthened. prosecuting the sellers who are deliberately supplying nitrous oxide to people i think is the key measure i would like to see. think is the key measure i would like to see-— think is the key measure i would like to see. ., , ., like to see. professor gino martini, thank ou like to see. professor gino martini, thank you very _ like to see. professor gino martini, thank you very much, _ like to see. professor gino martini, thank you very much, the - like to see. professor gino martini, thank you very much, the chief i thank you very much, the chief scientific officer at the royal pharmaceutical society. it's back to school time for millions of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland — but with fewer coronavirus measures in place than in spring, some scientists have warned the restart could fuel a surge in cases. zoe conway has been to one school in cambridge to find out why ventilation has become key to their covid response.

covid floats through the air like smoke. infected children breathe it out, other children could breathe it in. but unlike smoke, this virus is invisible. the tiny particles could linger in the classroom — unless you show them the door. it's why ventilation is so important, says this doctor who is advising head teachers. as the pandemic has gone on, what we've learnt in hospitals is that a lot of the transmission is from these smaller particles that effectively just float in the air like smoke. and the real difficulty with getting that message across is it's invisible, so saying to people, "there's this risk there, you need to deal with this," when people can't see it, is really, really challenging. in their list of covid priorities, where should head teachers be putting the issue of fresh air? i think it's very important that they see fresh air as the most important. the main reason is, is because as the science has progressed, more and more people think that inhalation of these small, fine particles is actually the major route

of transmission of coronavirus. removing these particles from the air is the most important thing that we can do right now. who can remember our keywords that we are thinking about today? hands. lovely — hands. sitting children by an open door might not be enough. the air needs to move, to circulate. there needs to be cross ventilation. you've got an ideal set—up here, so you can generate lots of cross ventilation because you've got an outside door, you've got those upper room windows. even if the cold air comes in, it's going to heat up. the other thing, in winter you actually don't need to open the doors that match, so having them open a little bit you will still feel quite a bit of ventilation. once again from far—away, she thought she heard her mother calling. but she knew it couldn't be. sam, hugh, rowan and juliet better get their coats on. soon it won'tjust be stories by the fire but whole lessons, even in winter. where possible, as many of our lessons will be taking place outside,

and we'll be having at least two points of ventilation within the classroom, so that might be a high window and door, or all the doors open, as much ventilation and air flow as possible. so i think an important message for parents will be to get behind the idea of sending their children into school ready with warm clothes. so the key message to parents — bobble hats and scarves are back. i think bobble hats and scarves are back, and i think it's thermal underwear for teachers! this school realises that not every day can be this wholesome. there will be times when the children have to be indoors, and teachers may need extra help against covid in the classroom, which is why head teacher ray is considering getting one of these filters. it's not rocket science. it's a fan in the top and a filter in the bottom. and, effectively, the fan brings the air from the sides and expels it out the top. now, these filters are called hepa filters, high—efficiency filters,

they remove over 99% of infectious particles. so, effectively, you've got a child that's potentially infectious, they are breathing out, it's going into the air, the air goes in here and comes out clean. the government says it's given schools clear guidance on how to maintain good ventilation and keep classes warm enough. they say from next week carbon dioxide monitors will begin rolling out in schools. the monitors will help teachers check whether their classrooms are ventilated enough. scientists' thinking on how best to protect children from covid has shifted. hand—washing is still important, but increasingly they believe it's the air children breathe that's the most important factor of all. hands! face! space! fresh air! zoe conway, bbc news. more than 500 days after it closed its doors in the first lockdown, the birmingham hippodrome in england reopened this week to a packed house.

ben sidwell went to meet the theatre staff to see how it went, as well as the cast and crew of priscilla, queen of the desert. # i spent, oh, so many nights... when you go through a dark time that we've all gone through, it's been so magical to come back. everyone was just so happy to be there and it feels amazing. # i will survive. it's been a long time since the stage was set and the seats were full at the birmingham hippodrome. almost 18 months ago, the curtain fell due to covid — leaving nearly everyone in the industry out of work. i was lucky enough to secure an at—homejob. i worked for a dog—food—delivery service. stop! mm. and now... now look at her! yeah, so i did that. i had a few friends that weren't successful in getting at—home jobs, because if you've been successful in theatre you don't really have much experience in anything else. during lockdown, many of the cast of priscilla, queen of the desert had to find another career. kevin yates from wolverhampton

swapped the stage for a work—from—homejob with track and trace. a really hard part of this for actors has been losing your purpose, because a lot of us believe that this is, you know, what we were born to do. there's nothing better to me that the sound of laughter, than the sound of laughter, so when that laughter and applause goes away, it can be quite dark and depressing. welcome back, guys. but it's notjust those on stage — during the pandemic, the birmingham hippodrome had to make half of their staff redundant. front—of—house manager rebecca challinor ended up working for stjohn ambulance. it was just difficult when you're so used to doing something, you've built a career in a place — not evenjust for that venue to be vulnerable, but for that entire industry to be vulnerable is really, really difficult. i don't think anyone's had an easy ride out of this. l i think the people who maintained |theirjobs have been working just| extraordinarily hard just to get us reopen again. _ there were days...

i was just talking to i one of the team then — there were days we thought it wouldn't happen. - there were dark months where i we couldn't see a way through this. stage technician kieran keough was one of those made redundant. he went to work for amazon so he could pay his family bills, but has managed to get his job back. it's a lot more special now, yeah. yeah, it's... it's nice to be back. i've got those butterflies back again, being backstage, and that feeling that i know that i'm going to hear an audience cheer for the hard work that everyone on every single show — front of house and backstage — puts in to make sure it's an experience of a lifetime. having been away for so long, thejobs they love mean so much more now the theatre's reopened. ben sidwell, bbc news. some beautiful pictures to show you. a rare encounter between southern right whale and a paddleboarder has been captured on video. the curious mammal seemingly plays with the woman on the paddle board

and then swims directly beneath it. this particular type of whale can be found in waters around south america, south africa and australia. you're watching bbc news. joanne will be here with you next. before that i look at the weather with matt. hello. there are some weather changes ahead which could bring the return of summer to some parts of the uk as we go into next week. out there at the moment, though, grey skies once again dominate, but we have had sunshine and continue to see some across southern counties of england, northern portion of the irish sea, around parts of cumbria, eastern parts of northern ireland, southwest scotland — maybe on the isle of man, as well. but grey skies dominate elsewhere — could just produce still one or two further light, drizzly showers towards the east of scotland, northeast england — cool here. but in the sunshine — where you've got it — temperatures high teens and low 20s. now, this evening and overnight, cloud will remain in place for many. with some some clearer skies across the south, there's a greater chance of some mist and fog patches to take

us into the morning. but the weekend wakes up to reasonably mild conditions — ten to 1a celsius for the vast majority as we start saturday. it will be another great start, though, for most, and there will be a few showers around on saturday — eastern scotland, maybe through the western isles and northern ireland. very much hit and miss, hit and miss — missed places will stay dry. isolated chance of a shower towards the very far southeast of england later. but overall on saturday skies will brighten and through wales, the midlands, southern england, an even better chance of some sunshine and warmth as we go through saturday afternoon. a few brighter breaks elsewhere — particularly to the northeast of scotland. and then the first signs of change, saturday night into sunday. our area of high pressure that's trapped the cloud underneath it starts pushing its way eastwards, but in doing so, it allows these weatherfronts to bring in. now, that will bring some much—needed rain through later stages of sunday into parts of northern and western scotland. it will take a good part of the morning, early afternoon to move in here. rain on and off on sunday in northern ireland. east of scotland, england and wales should stay dry throughout the day with some sunny spells. breezy to the north west of the country, lighter winds further south. but it's a wind that comes

in from a southeasterly direction and that — with some sunshine around — will help to lift the temperatures a little bit more — more widely into the 20s across england and wales, especially. then as we go through sunday night into monday, more of that much—needed rain across scotland — some heavy bursts, too — pushing into parts of northern england, north wales, and then through monday, fizzling off towards the east. most places becoming dry, varying amounts of cloud, some sunny spells and temperatures will start to climb. and then through, actually, the first part of next week, more in the way of sunshine develops — particularly tuesday and wednesday. you can see aviemore, enniskillen, abergavenny and reading all seeing temperatures climb well into the 20s — maybe upper 20s — as we head through to midweek. bye for now.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 11. foreign secretary, dominic raab, promises pakistan the uk will shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities — amid warnings over the number of people fleeing from afghanistan. a call for higher taxes in the uk to pay for social care — reports say ministers are considering an increase in national insurance to fund care in the future. no decisions have been made, but what has been happening is that work has been going on in the relevant parts of government to bring forward and to develop proposals that deal that deal with this issue. new zealand police have shot dead a "violent extremist" six people at a supermarket while under surveillance.

under surveillance. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a personal of national security interest from 2016. at least a5 people are now known to have been killed floods in the north—east of the united states. a man from london who belonged to an islamic state gang pleads guilty to a series of charges in the united states — including conspiring to murder four american hostages. a new criminal offence of pet abduction is set to be introduced in england, under plans to tackle a reported rise in the number of pets being stolen. and football's world governing body, fifa, is to launch a full investigation into last night's events in hungary — where england players were racially

abused during their a—0 win. the foreign secretary dominic raab has said britain and pakistan have a "shared interest" in creating a stable and peaceful future for afghanistan. he was speaking in islamabad after talks with the pakistani foreign minister, shah mahmood qureshi. mr raab wants pakistan to help support refugees fleeing afghanistan who couldn't get on flights to britain, and he promised the uk would shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities. but earlier, pakistan's high commissioner to britain said the country didn't have the capacity to take any more refugees from afghanistan. mr raab said he wanted relations between the uk and afghanistan to go to "the next level". the bedrock, the basis of the uk pakistan relationship is very strong.

like his excellency the uk has the desire and the will to take it to the next level. we also have a very clear and shared interest in the future of afghanistan. after the kabul airlift we evacuated over 15,000 people to the uk which was unprecedented for modern times, certainly for the uk and are working together to secure safe passage for those who have not yet got out of afghanistan whether they be british nationals of those who help what for us. it was important to get the opportunity and i'm gratefulfor the government in helping making this possible to see the situation for myself on the ground and talk to people on the ground and really understand that level. as for the uk, we are very mindful of the situation for afghanistan is neighbours. we will be shouldering a

humanitarian responsibilities and have increased our aid to afghanistan this year to £286 million and will also support those countries who face the greatest demands for those who may be displaced in the weeks ahead. pakistan's foreign minister shah mahmood quresh said his country would have to �*co—exist�* with the taliban. we are neighbours. we have to coexist. geography ties us together. so our approach has to be somewhat different. realistic, as the foreign secretary said. there is a new reality that's come about and what we have said, we have been, while the negotiations were on in doha and, you know, we facilitated the peace process, come to a sort of conclusion. you know, there was a stalemate, but what we said was we have no favourites. now, we have learnt over the years that afghanistan is a country which comprises of different ethnic groups. taliban represents one.

and a prominent one, but there are others, and that is why we have said it is in your interest as neighbours and friends and well—wishers to adopt an inclusive approach. when we are dealing with afghanistan, please do not forget that there are certain compulsions that we have to deal with that perhaps you don't have to. for example, there are daily crossings of about 20—25,000 people in normal times. it's a huge number. can we block them? no, we can't. can we regulate them? yes, we should.

are there risks? yes, there are. there are organisations over there that are not friendly to you, us, or anyone, so we have to guard against that as well. there are reports from afghanistan of heavy fighting around the panjshir valley between taliban and groups which oppose their takeover of the rest of the country. it's a rugged area to the north of the capital kabul, and is the last remaining area not under taliban control. the anti—taliban fighters are a multiethnic group made up of militias and former afghan security force members, reportedly numbering in the thousands. large numbers of taliban fighters are reported to have launched an assault on their positions. our correspondent yogita limaye said the fighting was affecting the taliban's announcement of a government. one of the reasons the taliban is

holding off an announcement on the formation of a new government is the situation in the pa njshir province, north—east of kabul, where we know that anti—taliban forces are holding control of that region, so it's a part of afghanistan they do not control. over the past night, there's been intense fighting in the area and the resistance forces say they have taken control over a town in the bordering parvan province. this is something we've not had a taliban response to yet, but it is something which is frustrating for the taliban, because if they do announce a government, you know, at a time when they haven't taken control of panjshir it will mean there is a group of people — including former vice president amrullah saleh — who say they're the real representatives of afghanistan, that he's the caretaker president. yogita limaye reporting. an attack at a supermarket in new zealand has been described as a terror attack by the country's prime minister. six people were stabbed and wounded in the supermarket in auckland. jacinda ardern said the attacker had been inspired by the islamic state group. of the six people injured, three are in a critical condition.

the attacker, who was under police surveillance, was shot dead at the scene. matt gravelling reports. this afternoon at approximately 2:a0pm, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent new zealanders in the newland countdown in auckland. the attack took place at the countdown supermarket in a suburb of auckland. the attacker — who cannot be identified — stabbed and wounded at least six people before he was shot and killed by new zealand police. local reports say three of the victims are in a critical condition. prime ministerjacinda ardern described the event as a terrorist attack. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a personal of national security interest from 2016.

questions are already being raised over why action wasn't taken against the attacker before six people were injured. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. the staff intervened as quickly as they could, and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifying situation. the new zealand prime minister also said the exact reasons the attacker was known to the agencies is currently the subject of suppression orders made to the courts. matt graveling, bbc news. earlier the mayor of auckland, spoke to the bbc and gave his reaction to the attack. i think we're all pretty horrified by what's happened. it's pretty unusual in our city for an attack of this nature to take place,

and, you know, the person that was responsible for this, we condemn for the hate—filled ideology that consumed him to act in this way and to attempt to take the lives of half a dozen innocent people who did nothing wrong other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. and all you can say at the end of this was thatjustice came pretty swiftly for the offender in this case. but our thoughts are very clearly with the victims and their families. they really, you know... it's a horrible thing for those families to go through something like this, for a person that acted in a random way, motivated by hate—filled ideology. we absolutely condemn that, but we don't condemn the man because of his nationality or because of his religion — just as we didn't condemn

the christchurch terrorist who attacked the mosques there, who happened to be australian and happened to be christian. he acted because of his ideology and he was held solely responsible, and likewise with this individual. earlier we heard from raffaello pantucci from the royal united services institute. he said how difficult it was for anti—terror investigators to keep tabs on all individuals who pose a threat. it is a huge problem, frankly. there are similarities in some ways on this attack of the united kingdom in streatham who was under close surveillance by the authorities, someone they were very worried about went

into a shop and essentially picked at the people around him and that is pretty much exactly what we have seen just happened here in auckland although of course there are some key differences among the two individual cases and, you know, we saw a similar attack earlier this year in germany where another individual who was someone. . . similar attack earlier this year in germany where another individual who was someone. . . that person was not necessarily a concern to the security forces but he launched an attack in very much the same way. this is the problem where you have these very volatile individuals often isolated and clearly that applies to people the security services ever wear unconcerned about but unless they commit a sort of offence that mandates the criminal justice system getting involved, arresting them and then putting them in prison for a long period of time which therefore means they can be watched in that context it becomes very difficult for the security forces. you know, if the person isjust may be accessing stuff online that they are not sure about it if he is apparently quite a volatile individual but doesn't have any kind of meaty weapons to hand it becomes very difficult for them to stop this person before launching an attack without having to really walk the criminal justice system in such a

way that we might ultimately be breaching former civil liberties. the government is being urged to increase taxes to fund social care, amid reports the government is on the verge of signing off a rise of at least 1% in national insurance rates. the former health secretaryjeremy hunt said the the government must "bite the bullet" and raise taxes because the sums needed for both nhs funding and social care were "eyewatering". but any increase in national insurance or income tax would breach the commitment the conservatives made in their election manifesto. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. it is pretty clear there is a discussion going on in the heart of government between the prime minister and chancellor and health secretary about how to pay for what everyone accepts as a much needed reform of the social care system in england and it appears they are ready to go against a manifesto commitment not to raise national insurance, vat or income tax in order to pay for that. it will be a hugely expensive and costly reform as well as funding the nhs in tandem

along with that to the tune of perhaps something in excess of £5 billion to allow it to tackle the backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic. borisjohnson said, as you suggest, when he first became prime minister in 2019, stood outside number ten and said he would fix the problem of social care once and for all. an announcement is under next week. the former health secretaryjeremy hunt has had his say and has said that while national insurance is not the best or fairest way to do it while it disproportionately hits younger people in society tax rise is indeed needed. i think the answer is a health and care premium,

something that could help relieve the pressure on the nhs in the short—term, but then move into the transformation of the social care system we need in the more medium—term. it isa it is a tax increase but the reason it is a tax increase but the reason i coloured — it is a tax increase but the reason i coloured the health care premium as i ! coloured the health care premium as i think— ! coloured the health care premium as i think it— i coloured the health care premium as i think it is a better route than natiohal— as i think it is a better route than national insurance which is not paid by older— national insurance which is not paid by older pensioners. i think it is fair they— by older pensioners. i think it is fair they should make a contribution.— fair they should make a contribution. , . , , fair they should make a contribution. �* , . , , ., fair they should make a contribution. , . , ., contribution. any tax rise is a hard sell and for _ contribution. any tax rise is a hard sell and for boris _ contribution. any tax rise is a hard sell and for boris johnson - contribution. any tax rise is a hard sell and for boris johnson it i contribution. any tax rise is a hard sell and for boris johnson it would | sell and for borisjohnson it would involve breaking that commitment made before the 2019 election and a hard sell to the public many of whom pay large amounts still towards clear if it is needed themselves individually. but to conservative mps to whom raising taxes is largely

repellent, the justice mps to whom raising taxes is largely repellent, thejustice secretary mps to whom raising taxes is largely repellent, the justice secretary was asked how he felt about going against that manifesto commitment. i think what we said in the manifesto about social care was that no—one has a monopoly of wisdom about these issues, and the british public are sensible enough to know that when it comes to the issue of social care we've got to find some way in which it can be adequately funded. now, as i said, i'm not going to, you know, start speculating as to precisely what that will entail. but, you know, having a grown—up conversation with people is what we should be doing — and i'm glad to say that that certainly is happening in the context of social care. a grown—up conversation about a sustainable model for the cord for this is going to be difficult and costly. —— mike code. and it will

hit people in their pockets. boris johnson will be preparing his arguments in order to make the case for a tax rise which he will see is neededin for a tax rise which he will see is needed in order to reform social care sooner rather than later. paul burstow is the chair of the social care institute for excellence. he is also a former liberal democrat mp and was the minister for care services in the coalition government between 2010—2012. he says reform is needed. we need investment in social care now. we are seeing a crisis in the workforce in terms of the number of people leaving social care and the contracts for providing care being handed back to councils. you have a very long—term underfunded system where we basically have had 30 years of sticking plaster solution is and what we need is long—term planning and funding. that will cost money and funding. that will cost money and it will either come to us or pay

more charges having be means tested for social care or pulling the risks and sharing the costs and making sure that we provide good social care. the headlines on bbc news... the foreign secretary dominic raab, who's visiting pakistan, has said both countries have a "shared interest" in creating a stable and peaceful future for afghanistan. there are calls for the government to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes to fund improvements to social care. new zealand police have shot and killed a "violent extremist" who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an auckland supermarket. at least a5 people have now died after heavy rainfall and flash flooding across four northeastern us states. new york and newjersey have both announced a state of emergency, while president biden has called

for the us to better prepare for climate change. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. a disaster that unfolded in minutes and claimed lives in several north—east states. the catastrophic flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane ida came out of the blue and caught new yorkers off guard. streets were turned into rivers and subway services forced to close down as water cascaded onto trains. many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. this is new york's central park, submerged after the worst flooding in a lifetime. i've been here more than 20 years and never seen the park like this, all flooded up everywhere. there's the fountain, never been flooded up like that. you've seen a lot of trees fallen down. like, this is pretty crazy. it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities.

some people had to be rescued from their homes by boats. with the death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida struck with its full force on sunday and 50,000 people evacuated from parts of northern california because of a massive forest fire this week, america is feeling the full wrath of extreme climate—related events. i've lived in new york for a0—some odd years, and, obviously, things are changing, so... and i love south lake tahoe, and we're seeing that burn down right now, too, so the whole west is in big trouble with... wouldn't it be great if we could take all this rain and put it into california, for crying out loud, right? it all points to one thing, says president biden. the past few days of hurricane ida, and the wildfires in the west and the unprecedented flash floods in new york and newjersey, is yet another reminder that these extreme storms and the climate

crisis are here. a crisis on multiple fronts, and an urgency to tackle climate change like never before. peter bowes, bbc news. pet abduction will be made a criminal offence in england, under new government proposals to tackle a surge in thefts. it is hoped the plans will make it harder for thieves to steal and sell animals — after figures showed 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. barking. there are 12 million dogs in the uk — their status among many families going way beyond pet. but today's new figures show that 2000 dogs were reported stolen last year. when your dogs are stolen it is devastating for anybody who's has had a dog stolen, they will immediately know, for anybody who has a dog or a cat, you know how much you love them, they are priceless, irreplaceable members of our family. it's devastating what happens to families.

yet until now there's been no specific law to cover stolen pets. today the government says it is to change that, to make it a criminal offence to abduct a pet. as a way of recognising the emotional pain caused to owners. when you have the abduction and the theft of a pet, it is of a very different order, it causes huge trauma for the family who lose that loved pet, but also can cause trauma for the animal as well, so what we're doing today is recognising that, creating a specific offence of pet abduction, and i think that will make it easier to record this crime, keep track of it, but also easier to prosecute it as well. it was a government task force that came up with today's recommendations. as well as a new pet abduction offence, the government also wants to make pet microchip databases more

accessible and pet owners would have to register additional details to improve the data surrounding pet ownership. this is an issue that dogs trust and many charities have been calling on for many years, we know dog owners are extremely worried about this issue at the moment, and one dog stolen is too many, so we would like to see urgent action and the recommendations that have been outlined today to be taken forward as quickly as possible. the police say many dogs are stolen so thieves can make money from their puppies. which have been in huge demand during the pandemic. the aim of the new law is to make it clear that pets are more than just property. duncan kennedy, bbc news. chris sherwood, ceo of the rscpa told us why they welcome the proposal. pets are more than just objects, we

treat pets like someone stealing your microwave and the sentient beings so we really pleased to see the focus on pets and allso families. as you report said this is a rising problem and we faced a huge demand for pets and especially pups and dogs during the pandemic and with the purchase of puppies and dogs we have seen a rise in smuggling and sadly arise another beloved pets who have been stolen. phil littlewood's springer spaniel, lucky was stolen injanuary, but they were reunited last month. hejoins me now. how has it been since lucky it came back? he how has it been since lucky it came back? . ., . how has it been since lucky it came back? . , ., , how has it been since lucky it came back? . , . , . , how has it been since lucky it came back? . ., ,. , �*, back? he always wants cuddles. it's been really — back? he always wants cuddles. it's been really good — back? he always wants cuddles. it's been really good since _ back? he always wants cuddles. it's been really good since it _ back? he always wants cuddles. it's been really good since it came i back? he always wants cuddles. it's| been really good since it came back. it's been nearly two weeks now and

in one way it's like he's never been away. the last seven months have been pretty bad. isafe away. the last seven months have been pretty bad-— away. the last seven months have been pretty bad. we will talk about the im act been pretty bad. we will talk about the impact on _ been pretty bad. we will talk about the impact on you, _ been pretty bad. we will talk about the impact on you, but _ been pretty bad. we will talk about the impact on you, but do - been pretty bad. we will talk about the impact on you, but do you i been pretty bad. we will talk about| the impact on you, but do you know what happened to lucky over those seven months? i what happened to lucky over those seven months?— what happened to lucky over those seven months? i have absolutely no idea where he's _ seven months? i have absolutely no idea where he's been. _ seven months? i have absolutely no idea where he's been. we _ seven months? i have absolutely no idea where he's been. we know- seven months? i have absolutely no idea where he's been. we know the| idea where he's been. we know the person that rang me and told me he had got the dog had had him forjust over two months. they are very nice people and the dog has been looked after very nicely but prior to that i have absolutely no idea where he has been. . ~ . i have absolutely no idea where he has been. . ~ , . ~ ., i have absolutely no idea where he hasbeen. has been. take us back to january. what happened. — has been. take us back to january. what happened, how _ has been. take us back to january. what happened, how was - has been. take us back to january. what happened, how was he i has been. take us back to january. l what happened, how was he stolen? has been. take us back to january. i what happened, how was he stolen? he what happened, how was he stolen? ha: regularly went out with my neighbour and their dog in the afternoon and on the 12th of january somebody came to see me around about six o'clock and said where's your dog, i haven't seen your dog for a while. i

and said where's your dog, i haven't seen your dog for a while.— seen your dog for a while. i said he will “ust seen your dog for a while. i said he williust be — seen your dog for a while. i said he willjust be outside _ seen your dog for a while. i said he willjust be outside and _ seen your dog for a while. i said he willjust be outside and i _ seen your dog for a while. i said he willjust be outside and i need i seen your dog for a while. i said he willjust be outside and i need to i willjust be outside and i need to feed him . ., ., feed him and i went to feed him and there was no — feed him and i went to feed him and there was no dog. _ feed him and i went to feed him and there was no dog. so _ feed him and i went to feed him and there was no dog. so i _ feed him and i went to feed him and there was no dog. so ijust - feed him and i went to feed him and there was no dog. so ijust nipped i there was no dog. so ijust nipped across to my neighbour to make sure they'd been out and they said we brought him back and put him back on your yard at half past four. i had a good look round and he was nowhere. he is not a dog that leaves the property, he never leaves, so i knew he had been taken. it property, he never leaves, so i knew he had been taken.— he had been taken. it must've been sickeninr. he had been taken. it must've been sickening. yes, _ he had been taken. it must've been sickening. yes, my _ he had been taken. it must've been sickening. yes, my stomach, i he had been taken. it must've been sickening. yes, my stomach, just . sickening. yes, my stomach, 'ust ellisis sickening. yes, my stomach, 'ust ellipsis my— sickening. yes, my stomach, 'ust ellipsis my i sickening. yes, my stomach, 'ust ellipsis my son put it i sickening. yes, my stomach, 'ust ellipsis my son put it on i sickening. yes, my stomach, just| ellipsis my son put it on facebook. and a couple of days later we had our call from a youngish fella and he said i think i know for your dog has been taken. he said is anywhere near gloucestershire? my son said

nowhere near gloucestershire. he said i am certain i know who has your dog and i will come back to you. he didn't but another two days went past the fella who had my dog, nothing to do with the people who rang me and told me they had my dog two weeks ago. he said he had got my dog and seen it on facebook knew it was stolen and without going into too much detail he wanted a ransom too much detail he wanted a ransom to bring him back. halal too much detail he wanted a ransom to bring him back.— to bring him back. how much did he want? £3500- _ to bring him back. how much did he want? £3500. my _ to bring him back. how much did he want? £3500. my son _ to bring him back. how much did he want? £3500. my son was - to bring him back. how much did he want? £3500. my son was talking i to bring him back. how much did he| want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work- — want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work. he _ want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work. he said _ want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work. he said you _ want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work. he said you need - want? £3500. my son was talking to him at work. he said you need to - him at work. he said you need to speak to my dad about this. i can deal with this. no, speak to my dad about this. i can dealwith this. no, i speak to my dad about this. i can deal with this. no, i want to speak to you. —— mikel deal with this. no, i want to speak to you. —— mike i cannot deal with this. i am to you. —— mike i cannot deal with this. iam being to you. —— mike i cannot deal with this. i am being told to you. —— mike i cannot deal with this. iam being told by to you. —— mike i cannot deal with this. i am being told by my manager i must come off the phone because i'm not supposed to use it at work.

you can ring me back. when my son turned his fallback at the end of his shift he had another 16 missed calls and never had another thing from the collar.— calls and never had another thing from the collar. what emotions were ou from the collar. what emotions were you exneriencing _ from the collar. what emotions were you experiencing through _ from the collar. what emotions were you experiencing through this - from the collar. what emotions were you experiencing through this time? | you experiencing through this time? it's awful. figs you experiencing through this time? it's awful. �* , , ., you experiencing through this time? it's awful. ~ , , ., u, you experiencing through this time? it's awful. �* , ,, , you experiencing through this time? it's awful. ~ , y., , , it's awful. as you can see, he is like my best — it's awful. as you can see, he is like my best pal. _ it's awful. as you can see, he is like my best pal. it's _ it's awful. as you can see, he is like my best pal. it's like - it's awful. as you can see, he is - like my best pal. it's like somebody has kidnapped one of your kids. it's really stressful. i was put in contact with a group called find uk dogs and they have been absolutely fantastic. without the help i would not have got lucky back. they did all the work, they put all the posters on the internet and it was one of the posters that the friend of the guy who had the dog saw and

showed it to him and said we have got a stolen dog.— showed it to him and said we have got a stolen dog. presumably they boulht got a stolen dog. presumably they bou . ht the got a stolen dog. presumably they bought the dog — got a stolen dog. presumably they bought the dog without _ got a stolen dog. presumably they bought the dog without knowing i got a stolen dog. presumably they - bought the dog without knowing lucky had been stolen. i bought the dog without knowing lucky had been stolen.— had been stolen. i can't see how he lurchased had been stolen. i can't see how he purchased him _ had been stolen. i can't see how he purchased him because _ had been stolen. i can't see how he purchased him because it's - had been stolen. i can't see how he purchased him because it's part - had been stolen. i can't see how he purchased him because it's part of. purchased him because it's part of the criminal investigation but he paid good money for my dog and about two and a half months later was presented with this. that the dog he had bought was stolen. the presented with this. that the dog he had bought was stolen.— had bought was stolen. the law is lloin to had bought was stolen. the law is going to change — had bought was stolen. the law is going to change so _ had bought was stolen. the law is going to change so that _ had bought was stolen. the law is going to change so that pet - going to change so that pet abduction is made a specific criminal offence. but there are presumably other ways to prosecute someone currently. what do you think about the change in the law and the difference that would make? it’s difference that would make? it's been too difference that would make? it�*s been too long coming. it's fantastic and i think it will make a big difference. no people will realise, hopefully, this is a serious offence they are committing no so i hope the law will be retrospective so this

fella who stole him early on in the year when he is eventually caught will be charged with the new offence, so there is a lot of evidence which is why we can't see anything because it is ongoing and probablyjust anything because it is ongoing and probably just thought he anything because it is ongoing and probablyjust thought he gets the full punishment of the law for what he's done. ., .. full punishment of the law for what he's done. ., ,, ., ., ,, full punishment of the law for what he's done. ., ,, ,, �* ., he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back- — he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back- how _ he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back. how does _ he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back. how does it _ he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back. how does it feel - he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back. how does it feel to - he's done. thank goodness you've got lucky back. how does it feel to have l lucky back. how does it feel to have him there in your arms? i5 him there in your arms? is brilliant. i feel a little bit brilliant. ifeel a little bit emotional but as you can see he's quite chilled out. he's quite happy to be back. is quite chilled out. he's quite happy to be back. , ., , quite chilled out. he's quite happy to be back-— to be back. is lovely to see you cuddlinl to be back. is lovely to see you cuddling up _ to be back. is lovely to see you cuddling up like _ to be back. is lovely to see you cuddling up like that. - to be back. is lovely to see you cuddling up like that. thank . to be back. is lovely to see you| cuddling up like that. thank you to be back. is lovely to see you - cuddling up like that. thank you so much forjoining us. happy that it has had a happy ending.- much forjoining us. happy that it has had a happy ending.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. a familiar grey colour overhead for many again today. cloud sits in place but there is a bit more sunshine across some southern counties of england, and that will continue this afternoon. a bit of brightness breaking through the gloom across parts of western scotland. we continue with some sunny spells — isle of man, cumbria, eastern parts of northern ireland. with the cloud in the east of scotland, north—east england, chance of one or two spots of light rain and drizzle. a cool day here, but where any sunshine comes out, temperatures high teens, maybe low 20s. into this evening and overnight, a fairly cloudy picture but with some clearer skies, across wales and the south is where we could see a few mist and fog patches into tomorrow morning. but it won't be a cold start to your weekend — double—figure temperatures for the vast majority as we start saturday. that familiar cloud, though, will be in place for most. the isolated chance of a shower east of scotland, western isles, northern ireland and later into the south east, but better chance of sunshine in wales, the midlands and southern counties of england, as well as around the moray firth. so that will lift temperatures in these areas. still cool where the cloud sits in place, but after some wet weather

in scotland and northern ireland on sunday, it's looking sunnier and warmer early next week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... foreign secretary, dominic raab, has promised pakistan the uk will shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities — amid warnings over the number of people fleeing from afghanistan. there are calls for the government to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes to fund improvements to social care. new zealand police have shot and killed a "violent extremist" who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an auckland supermarket. at least 45 people are now known to have been killed by flash floods in the north—east of the united states. a man from london who belonged to an islamic state gang, has pleaded guilty to a series of charges in the united states — including conspiring to murder four american hostages.

and football's world governing body, fifa, is to launch a full investigation into last night's events in hungary — where england players were racially abused during their 4—0 win. also coming up — how one eleven—year—old boy is on a mission to do something about paris's problems sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan pathak. good morning. great britain have passed the 100—medal mark at this year's tokyo paralympics. canoeist emma wiggs and athletes jonathan broom—edwards and owen miller have all won gold this morning whilst a short while ago stephen clegg took silver in the s12100m butterfly on the last day of action in the pool. our reporter rachel latham is in tokyo for us. and a moment of history for emma wiggs winning the first paracanoe gold? yes, it was very emotional moment

for her as she crossed the line, even though it was the first time this category has been in the paralympics, she had been to the paralympics, she had been to the paralympics before. this is her third games and she said she had learned a lot from competing before. she can enjoy the moment for what it is. she said she had a race plan and she stop to it which paid off her to win gold today. we can hear more about her plan from herself. i was 'ust about her plan from herself. i was just wanting _ about her plan from herself. i was just wanting to — about her plan from herself. i was just wanting to get _ about her plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down - about her plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down the - about her plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down the course and deliver— just wanting to get down the course and deliver the race that my coach would _ and deliver the race that my coach would he — and deliver the race that my coach would be proud of. ithink and deliver the race that my coach would be proud of. i think it was that relief— would be proud of. i think it was that relief of crossing the line and realising — that relief of crossing the line and realising i— that relief of crossing the line and realising i had done it, it was our dream _ realising i had done it, it was our dream and — realising i had done it, it was our dream and our goaland realising i had done it, it was our dream and our goal and we managed to deliver— dream and our goal and we managed to deliver it _ dream and our goal and we managed to deliver it i_ dream and our goal and we managed to deliver it. i imagined my family on the bridge — deliver it. i imagined my family on the bridge at the end of the course. for the _ the bridge at the end of the course. for the last — the bridge at the end of the course. for the last year i have put them on that bridge. — for the last year i have put them on that bridge, that bridge, doing a visualisation. it is a bit

overwhelming when i actually got there _ overwhelming when i actually got there. so — overwhelming when i actually got there. ., , ., , ., ,, there. so many athletes talking about the power _ there. so many athletes talking about the power of _ there. so many athletes talking | about the power of visualisation. success on the track forjonathan broom—edwards and owen miller — and other medals won too this morning? yes, owen miller was a surprise gold medalforamina 1500 yes, owen miller was a surprise gold medalforamina1500 metres. he has not been to the paralympics before. he has been on the team for ten years but this was the first time he made the paralympics and showed his worth winning the gold medal today. also winning on the track was jonathan broom—edwards. he won on the highjump and said, like emma wiggs, when he finally realised he had won the gold medal, he could not hold it in and he poured out with emotion. he continued to port out with emotion when he collected his medal on the podium this evening. also coming up later on this evening

as the taekwondo.— as the taekwondo. sorry, so much ha lienin as the taekwondo. sorry, so much happening medal— as the taekwondo. sorry, so much happening medal wise. _ as the taekwondo. sorry, so much| happening medalwise. absolutely, sor to happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut — happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut you _ happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut you off _ happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut you off but _ happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut you off but seth - happening medalwise. absolutely, sorry to cut you off but seth munro | sorry to cut you off but seth munro is going in the gold medal match this evening. it is the first time we have had the paddle —— mike taekwondo and the paralympics. she won the quarterfinals and semifinals and hopes to continue her success this evening. and hopes to continue her success this evening-— this evening. thank you and thank ou for this evening. thank you and thank you for putting — this evening. thank you and thank you for putting up _ this evening. thank you and thank you for putting up with _ this evening. thank you and thank you for putting up with that - this evening. thank you and thank you for putting up with that slight | you for putting up with that slight delay there as well. thank you. last night's events in hungary dominate the sports news and the fall out has started, with fifa launching a full investigation, into the behaviour of some of the hungary fans in budapest. england players raheem sterling and jude bellingham were racially abused. england won the match thanks to four second half goals. harry's kane and maguire and declan rice added to this first effort from raheem sterling. you can see here sterling was pelted by paper and plastic cups and bottles, thrown from the crowd.

the fans not concerned it seems by the threat of more action. uefa ordered two matches in budapest, to be played behind closed doors, in it's competitions after rascist abuse at the european championship earlier this year. the organization 'kick it out�*, said it was proud of the strength, grace and integrity, shown by england's players. i don't think our players can do anything more than they have done over the last two or three years in trying to get the right messages out, take the right stance and it is for other people to protect them. it is for me to protect them in the main but for the authorities to protect them as well. they should not have to be subjected to any form of racism. novak djokovic's quest to win all four tennis grand slams in a calendar year continues. but his straight sets

win was interrupted by heckling from a spectatator in the crowd — which the world number one, was far from happy about — he complained to the umpire too. but djokovic ended up winning in straight sets and will face kei nishikori in the third round. finally don't forget the fourth test continues between england and india at the oval. it's really finely balanced at the start of day two. england have lost two wickets in the last half hour. they are 62—5. the last half hour. they are 62-5. the latest wicket _ last half hour. they are 62-5. the latest wicket has _ last half hour. they are 62—5. the latest wicket has just fallen. commentary on radio five extra. back with the next hour.— with the next hour. goodbye for now. thank you- — the european union and the pharmaceutical giant aztrazeneca have reached an agreement which brings to an end the eu's legal action over the delivery of covid vaccines. the court case was launched after the eu accused astrazeneca of favouring other nations — including the uk. astrazeneca blamed production issues for the shortfall. under the agreement, a total of 300 million covid jabs

will be delivered to the eu by march 2022. i'm joined now by our europe correspondent nick beake in brussels. this was quite a bitter row, reminders of the detail. it was, this was at _ reminders of the detail. it was, this was at the _ reminders of the detail. it was, this was at the start _ reminders of the detail. it was, this was at the start of - reminders of the detail. it was, this was at the start of the - reminders of the detail. it was, this was at the start of the year and it took place in the months after the uk had fully left the european union so although it was not completely related to brexit, it certainly to place under the shadow of brexit, just after the uk had left finally all the eu rules and regulations. at its heart was this accusation here in brussels from the commission that astrazeneca was favouring the uk over european countries when it came to the delivery of the vaccines that the company was making. it's got extremely bitter and nasty. there was talk of legal action, this was

going through the courts but what we have seen today is peace breaking out with statements from both sides, the commission and the drugs manufacturer. they have come to this agreement which means the legal wrangling. the proceedings. we have facts and figures from astrazeneca and they have said by the end of march next year, they will have delivered 200 million doses to the eu and it seems both sides are content with this. so eu and it seems both sides are content with this.— eu and it seems both sides are content with this. so peace has broken out? — content with this. so peace has broken out? it _ content with this. so peace has broken out? it would _ content with this. so peace has broken out? it would seem - content with this. so peace has broken out? it would seem so. | content with this. so peace has - broken out? it would seem so. some ofthe broken out? it would seem so. some of the language _ broken out? it would seem so. some of the language today _ broken out? it would seem so. some of the language today was _ broken out? it would seem so. some of the language today was much - broken out? it would seem so. some| of the language today was much more conciliatory than what we saw in the previous months when it got really legal and lawyers were brought in. the politics has also subsided and some of the heat has been taken out of it. astrazeneca saying it is committed to the european union, not just to boost vaccination rates across 27 countries because in

different countries that have been different countries that have been different rates of vaccinations, some doing better than other but also the eu stated aim to send lots of vaccines to other parts of the world, poor countries especially. interestingly, reading the press statements, astrazeneca has said if they fail to deliver all the doses promised there will be rebates or in other words refunds. it seems that behind—the—scenes, as well as the threat of legal action, they have been working together and it is good news, the legal action goes away and there is a joint effort and conciliation. a concerted effort to help both sides in their stated aims to vaccinate more people across the world. ., .. to vaccinate more people across the world. ., ~' ,, an alleged member of the notorious isis group that were dubbed "the beatles" by their captives — because of their british accents — has pleaded guilty in a hearing in a us court.

alexanda kotey — originally from the uk — had been charged with conspiring to torture and behead hostages in syria. acting us attorney, raj parekh, spoke at a news conference after the guilty plea. contrary to the propaganda perpetuated by isis, we have given alexanda kotey the opportunity to face justice. kotey has been afforded due process and, in the face of overwhelming evidence, he made the independent decision to plead guilty to his crimes. thejustice, fairness and humanity that this defendant received in the united states stand in stark contrast to the cruelty, inhumanity and indiscriminate violence touted by the terrorist organisation that he espoused. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the background to this case. this goes all the way back to 2014,

when isis were making headlines due to the atrocities they were committing, they were pushing out those awful propaganda videos where they could be seen killing western hostages. now, one of the men accused of murder is alexanda kotey. he was brought to the us last year to face murder charges. he's accused of murdering four americans — two of them journalists called james foley and steven sotloff — and theirfamilies were in court to hear kotey�*s plea. and he's also connected with the deaths of two british men — alan henning and david haines. now, in court, he accepted the charges and the judge said he is now cooperating with prosecutors, which means he could be telling them what happened, what he did, and — crucially — where the victims are buried. now, there is another man who was facing trial alongside him — a man called el shafee el sheikh — but he's not indicated if he has taken a plea deal. now, both men do face sentencing next year. they won't face the death penalty — that was part of the agreement that the us made with the uk

in order to extradite them in the first place. the maximum penalty they face is life in jail. fifa is to launch a full investigation into the events at last night's game between england and hungary.england players were jeered before kick—off in budapest, when they took the knee in protest against racism. england won the match 4—0. ged grebby, the ceo of the anti—racism group, show racism the red card says action needs to be taken urgently to prevent racist abuse of players. i think forfat i think for fat now need to look what action they will take against these hungarian fans. to me, they should already have looked at what went on in the uefa games, there should have beenjoined up approach between the two organisations. we know the far right are very active in hungary. that was evident. there

should have been a joined up approach. we believe the key thing is there has to be some funding for education by fifa and uefa in hungary. because there is a right—wing government there, the far right—wing government there, the far right are in control of a lot of that country and we need an antiracism initiative in that country. fifa and uefa have the funding and the profile to do that and we would like them to look at that as a matter of priority. the headlines on bbc news... foreign secretary, dominic raab, has promised pakistan the uk will shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities — amid warnings over the number of people fleeing from afghanistan. there are calls for the government to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes to fund improvements to social care. (00v)nn

new zealand police have shot an extremist. new zealand police have shot an extremist. who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an auckland supermarket. possession of laughing gas could become a crime under new government plans, after a rise in use among young people. it's currently illegal to sell nitrous oxide — to give it its full name — but it's not a crime to possess it. more than half a million 16 to 21l—yearolds used the drug in the last year, according to the latest crime survey. professor david nutt is former chairman of the advisory council on the misuse of drugs, and professor of neuropsycho—pharmacology at imperial college london. he told us he thinks the review is pointless and there are bigger drug concerns that should be dealt with instead. nitrous oxide is not the problem with deaths, it is heroin. we should be focusing on the drugs that are

killing them, not drugs that people are using for fun which are relatively free of harm. one in 10 "buy now pay later" shoppers have been chased by debt collectors, according to the charity citizens advice. it says the rapid expansion of the service has left shoppers "unprotected and ill—informed", but companies who use it defend it as a cheaper alternative to credit cards. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has this report. it's easy, it's fast and it's everywhere. one in 10 "buy now pay later" shoppers have been chased by debt since buy now pay later options arrived in the uk, lots of us have been clicking those buttons to spread the payments. normally you split the bill over a couple of months with no added interest, but missed payments do have consequences, asjordan found out. he's 23, and spent about £300 on clothes with clearpay, klarna and laybuy. but then things went wrong and his accounts were passed over to debt collection agencies. at that time i was in a financial situation where, ok,

i have this first instalment that i can pay now, i'm going to get paid next week, i can pay the second instalment, i'm going to pay the next week, third instalment, i lose myjob and then i'm straight in debt for a while. citizens advice say that none of the leading retailers' websites clearly warned people that they could be referred to debt collectors, or that they could be charged extra at that point. the charity's latest research shows buy now pay later shoppers were charged £39 million in late fees in the past year. the problem with the buy now pay later sector is that it's grown incredibly quickly, so it trebled in size in 2020 alone. and this means you have effectively an unregulated sector, with lots and lots of potential problems for consumers. so we'd like to see more prominence given to the warnings at checkout about the risks of perhaps paying late fees or the risks of being subject to debt collection. we like to see better treatment of those who actually fall into difficulty,

as you have in other areas where people fall behind on payments in other sectors. so, strong regulation is incredibly important, it's desperately needed and needs to be brought in as quickly as possible. the government say they are already planning to bring in regulation to protect consumers, but they also say that by now pay later can be a helpful way to manage your finances. regulation can't come soon enough the debt charities, who say they are seeing more and more people turn to them for help. coletta smith, bbc news. if you've built up a stash of loose change during the last year or so — you are not alone. uk residents are hoarding around {so—million, mainly in coppers. that's according to the banking trade body uk finance, which says we're hanging onto our coins for three times longer than we used to — partly because of the pandemic. it's recommending that we get the money back in circulation

by donating it to charity. several council leaders have written to the home secretary priti patel asking for help in alleviating a growing waste collection crisis. asking for help in alleviating councils across the uk have warned residents they could see delays or cancellation in collections due to a shortage of more than a hundred thousand hgv drivers. some local officials believe granting temporary visas to european drivers will help. it's back to school time for millions of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland — but with fewer coronavirus measures in place than in spring, some scientists have warned the restart could fuel a surge in cases. zoe conway has been to one school in cambridge to find out why ventilation has become key to their covid response. covid floats through the air like smoke. infected children breathe it out, other children could breathe it in. but unlike smoke, this virus is invisible. the tiny particles could linger in the classroom — unless you show them the door. it's why ventilation is so important, says this doctor who is advising head teachers.

as the pandemic has gone on, what we've learnt in hospitals is that a lot of the transmission is from these smaller particles that effectively just float in the air like smoke. across is it's invisible, so saying to people, "there's this risk there, you need to deal with this," when people can't see it, is really, really challenging. in their list of covid priorities, where should head teachers be putting the issue of fresh air? i think it's very important that they see fresh air as the most important. the main reason is, is because as the science has progressed, more and more people think that inhalation of these small, fine particles is actually the major route of transmission of coronavirus. removing these particles from the air is the most important thing that we can do right now. who can remember our keywords that we are thinking about today? hands. sitting children by an open door might not be enough.

you've got an ideal set—up here, so you can generate lots of cross once again from far—away, she thought she heard but she knew it couldn't be. soon it won'tjust be stories by the fire but whole lessons, even in winter. points of ventilation within the classroom,

i think bobble hats and scarves are back, and i think it's thermal underwear for teachers! this school realises that not every day can be this wholesome. there will be times when the children have to be indoors, and teachers may need extra help against covid in the classroom, which is why head teacher ray is considering getting one of these filters. it's not rocket science. it's a fan in the top and a filter in the bottom. and, effectively, the fan brings the air from the sides and expels it out the top. now, these filters are called hepa filters, high—efficiency filters, they remove over 99% of infectious particles. so, effectively, you've got a child that's potentially infectious, they are breathing out, it's going into the air, the air goes in here and comes out clean. the government says it's given schools clear guidance on how to maintain good ventilation and keep classes warm enough. they say from next week carbon

dioxide monitors will begin rolling out in schools. the monitors will help teachers check whether their classrooms are ventilated enough. scientists' thinking on how best to protect children from covid has shifted. hand—washing is still important, but increasingly they believe it's the air children breathe that's the most important factor of all. hands! face! space! fresh air! zoe conway, bbc news. paris is undeniably one of the world's great capital cities — renowned for its charm, its history and its beauty. but nowhere is perfect — paris has problems with waste and pollution. now — one eleven—year—old boy is trying to do something about it. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. meet raphael and his unusual aladdin's cave. no magic lamp, but plenty of rusty telephones and discarded bits of metal.

the young boy, along with his friends, has taken to fishing in the seine. but he's looking for scrap and junk rather than aquatic life forms. translation: ifeel like i'm doing something for the planet in my own little way. some ten and 11—year—olds stay at home and play football, well, i know i'm cleaning up. not the entire planet, but i'm cleaning up. raphael began his crusade to clean up the riverways of paris less than two years ago. in that time he estimates he's fished out around 300 bikes, 100 shopping trolleys, and 200 electric scooters. translation: my goal is to raise awareness so that people do something. they don't have to do what i do, but at least do something. it could just be picking up cigarette buts. last october he was awarded the medal of paris, in honour of those who have performed a remarkable deed for the city.

notjust the city, the world too. raphael is saving the environment, one rusty bike at a time. tim allman, bbc news. and before we go, we have some astonishing pictures from argentina. where a paddle boarderfound themselves just a bit too close to a 'southern right whale'. the mammal apparently was curious by the padler, and the moment was captured by drone footage. this particular type of whale can be found in waters around south america, south africa and australia. how cool, the paddle boarder was probably thinking no one will believe this but it was caught by a drone, how unbelievable. believe this but it was caught by a drone, how unbelievable. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. there are some weather changes ahead which could bring the return of summer to some parts of the uk as we go into next week.

out there at the moment, though, grey skies once again dominate, but we have had sunshine and continue to see some across southern counties of england, northern portion of the irish sea, around parts of cumbria, eastern parts of northern ireland, southwest scotland — maybe on the isle of man, as well. but grey skies dominate elsewhere — could just produce still one or two further light, drizzly showers towards the east of scotland, northeast england — cool here. but in the sunshine — where you've got it — temperatures high teens and low 20s. now, this evening and overnight, cloud will remain in place for many. with some some clearer skies across the south, there's a greater chance of some mist and fog patches to take us into the morning. but the weekend wakes up to reasonably mild conditions — ten to 1a celsius for the vast majority as we start saturday. it will be another great start, though, for most, and there will be a few showers around on saturday — eastern scotland, maybe through the western isles and northern ireland. very much hit and miss, hit and miss — missed places will stay dry. isolated chance of a shower towards the very far southeast of england later. but overall on saturday skies will brighten and through wales, the midlands, southern england, an even better chance of some sunshine and warmth as we go through saturday afternoon. a few brighter breaks elsewhere — particularly to the northeast of scotland.

and then the first signs of change, saturday night into sunday. our area of high pressure that's trapped the cloud underneath it starts pushing its way eastwards, but in doing so, it allows these weatherfronts to bring in. now, that will bring some much—needed rain through later stages of sunday into parts of northern and western scotland. it will take a good part of the morning, early afternoon to move in here. rain on and off on sunday in northern ireland. east of scotland, england and wales should stay dry throughout the day with some sunny spells. breezy to the north west of the country, lighter winds further south. but it's a wind that comes in from a southeasterly direction and that — with some sunshine around — will help to lift the temperatures a little bit more — more widely into the 20s across england and wales, especially. then as we go through sunday night into monday, more of that much—needed rain across scotland — some heavy bursts, too — pushing into parts of northern england, north wales, and then through monday, fizzling off towards the east. most places becoming dry, varying amounts of cloud, some sunny spells and temperatures will start to climb. and then through, actually, the first part of next week, more in the way of sunshine develops — particularly tuesday and wednesday. you can see aviemore, enniskillen, abergavenny and reading all seeing temperatures climb well into the 20s

— maybe upper 20s — as we head through to midweek. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign secretary, dominic raab, promises pakistan the uk will shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities — amid warnings over the number of refugees fleeing afghanistan. we will support partners like pakistan who i'm sure will be very concerned about movements across the border, we will support in that.

the government is said to be considering an increase in national insurance to pay for social care. ministers insist nothing has been decided. no decisions have been made, but what has been happening is that work has been going on in the relevant parts of government to bring forward and to develop proposals that deal that deal with this issue. a man is shot dead by police in new zealand after he stabbed six people at a supermarket. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a personal of national security interest from 2016. a man from london who belonged to an islamic state gang pleads guilty to a series of charges in the united states — including conspiring to murder four american hostages. a new criminal offence of pet abduction is set to be introduced in england, under plans to tackle the rise in the number of pets being stolen. and football's world governing body, fifa, is to launch a full investigation into last night's events in hungary — where england players were racially abused

during their 4—0 win. the foreign secretary dominic raab has said britain and pakistan have a "shared interest" in creating a stable and peaceful future for afghanistan. he was speaking in islamabad after talks with the pakistani foreign minister, shah mahmood qureshi. mr raab wants pakistan to help support refugees fleeing afghanistan who couldn't get on flights to britain, and he promised the uk would shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities. but earlier, pakistan's high commissioner to britain said the country didn't have the capacity to take any more refugees from afghanistan. mr raab said he wanted relations between the uk and afghanistan to go to 'the next level�*. the bedrock, the basis of the uk pakistan relationship is very strong. like his excellency

the uk has the desire and the will to take it to the next level. we also have a very clear and shared interest in the future of afghanistan. after the kabul airlift we evacuated over 15,000 people to the uk which was unprecedented for modern times, certainly for the uk, and are working together the secure safe passage for those who have not yet got out of afghanistan whether they be british nationals or those who have worked for us. it was important to get the opportunity and i'm grateful for the government in helping making this possible to see the situation for myself on the ground and talk to people on the ground and really understand on that level.

as for the uk, we are very mindful of the situation for afg hanistan's neighbours. we will be shouldering a humanitarian responsibilities and have increased our aid to afghanistan this year to £286 million and will also support those countries who face the greatest demands for those who may be displaced in the weeks ahead. pakistan's foreign minister shah mahmood quresh said his country would have to 'co—exist�* with the taliban. we are neighbours. we have to coexist. geography ties us together. so our approach has to be somewhat different. realistic, as the foreign secretary said. there is a new reality that's come about and what we have said, we have been, while the negotiations were on in doha and, you know, we facilitated the peace process, come to a sort of conclusion. you know, there was a stalemate, but what we said was we have no favourites. now, we have learnt over

the years that afghanistan is a country which comprises of different ethnic groups. taliban represents one. and a prominent one, but there are others, and that is why we have said it is in your interest as neighbours and friends and well—wishers to adopt an inclusive approach. when we are dealing with afghanistan, please do not forget that there are certain compulsions that we have to deal with that perhaps you don't have to. for example, there are daily crossings of about 20—25,000 people in normal times. it's a huge number. can we block them? no, we can't. can we regulate them? yes, we should. are there risks? yes, there are. joining me now is laura padoan from the unhcr, the united nations refugee agency. what reports are you getting about refugees trying to leave pakistan?

we are increasing our protection monitoring. the boarders are largely closed apart from to those people who have visas and are moving for trade reasons. irate who have visas and are moving for trade reasons-— trade reasons. we are urging neighbouring _ trade reasons. we are urging neighbouring countries - trade reasons. we are urging neighbouring countries to - neighbouring countries to afghanistan to keep their borders open so if there are people in danger they can access protection if they need it. the displacement situation is primarily within afghanistan. there are 3.5 million people who have been forced to flee their homes and the vast majority are dependent on aid and remain within the country.— within the country. what is happening _ within the country. what is happening to _ within the country. what is happening to the _ within the country. what is happening to the 3.5 - within the country. what is i happening to the 3.5 million? within the country. what is - happening to the 3.5 million? we within the country. what is _ happening to the 3.5 million? we are workinl happening to the 3.5 million? we are working across _ happening to the 3.5 million? we are working across all _ happening to the 3.5 million? we are working across all the _ happening to the 3.5 million? we are working across all the provinces - happening to the 3.5 million? we are working across all the provinces in i working across all the provinces in afghanistan. ourstaff and working across all the provinces in afghanistan. our staff and teams are staying and delivering and helping people where it is safe for them to do so. we are continuing our protection monitoring at the border points and delivering emergency

shelter and cash assistance and hygiene kits to people but the needs are immense and we are calling on the international community to support our appeal to help afghan people both inside the country and neighbouring countries if indeed they do cross as refugees. flan neighbouring countries if indeed they do cross as refugees. can they cross when — they do cross as refugees. can they cross when the _ they do cross as refugees. can they cross when the boarders _ they do cross as refugees. can they cross when the boarders are - they do cross as refugees. can they cross when the boarders are close i they do cross as refugees. can they| cross when the boarders are close to anyone without a visa?— cross when the boarders are close to anyone without a visa? small numbers of --eole anyone without a visa? small numbers of people are — anyone without a visa? small numbers of people are crossing _ anyone without a visa? small numbers of people are crossing into _ anyone without a visa? small numbers of people are crossing into pakistan i of people are crossing into pakistan and into around. i think it's important to note those two countries have been immensely generous in hosting afghan refugees, 90% of afghan refugees for the last 40 90% of afghan refugees for the last a0 years have been in those two countries so we urge those two countries so we urge those two countries to keep their borders open to any new influx of afghan

refugees. we are working with international partners to create an stockpile emergency aid but again we do need the support of the international community to be able to meet the needs in pakistan, iran and in afghanistan. just to meet the needs in pakistan, iran and in afghanistan.— and in afghanistan. just to get a i ri . and in afghanistan. just to get a in- on and in afghanistan. just to get a grip on the _ and in afghanistan. just to get a grip on the numbers, _ and in afghanistan. just to get a grip on the numbers, when - and in afghanistan. just to get a grip on the numbers, when you| and in afghanistan. just to get a i grip on the numbers, when you say there are 3.5 million afghan people on the move within their own country, previously the unh cr had said it was expected around 0.5 million it would try to flee. those people on the move in the country, whether they want to go? to people on the move in the country, whether they want to go?— people on the move in the country, whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers. _ whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at _ whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at the _ whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at the start - whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at the start of - whether they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at the start of this l on the numbers, at the start of this year there were 3 million people who had been forced from their homes to the conflict and insecurity in afghanistan. more than 0.5 million additional people have fled this year. not all of those people will try to cross into neighbouring countries. it is important to be able to support people where they

feel safe and return home if it is safe to do so. but as i say, the displacement is primarily within afghanistan. displacement is primarily within afghanistan-— displacement is primarily within afghanistan. pakistan has said it does not have _ afghanistan. pakistan has said it does not have the _ afghanistan. pakistan has said it does not have the capacity - afghanistan. pakistan has said it does not have the capacity to - afghanistan. pakistan has said it i does not have the capacity to take more refugees and this morning dominic raab has promised the uk would shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities. what is your view on who should shoulder what? the on who should shoulder what? he announcement on who should shoulder what? tie: announcement by the foreign secretary is very welcome and signals the uk is certainly contributing towards the response to this crisis. we do need the international community to step up to help both as i said in afghanistan and in neighbouring countries because we have put out a regional response appeal for nearly $300 million and our existing afghan operations were only partially

funded by a3% so the needs are immense and certainly the uk contribution is very welcome but we are also calling on the public to support our afghan appeal and on the international community. lslrsl’heh support our afghan appeal and on the international community.— international community. when you talk about money _ international community. when you talk about money to _ international community. when you talk about money to help _ international community. when you talk about money to help afghan i talk about money to help afghan people both in their own country and in neighbouring countries that is primarily your focus. what would be your view of other countries taking their fair share of refugees? neighbouring countries are very much shouldering the responsibility for taking afghan refugees. but should it remain with _ taking afghan refugees. but should it remain with the _ taking afghan refugees. but should it remain with the neighbouring i it remain with the neighbouring countries to be taking on that responsibility?— countries to be taking on that res-onsibili ? , , ., responsibility? every year unhcr eschews an _ responsibility? every year unhcr eschews an appeal _ responsibility? every year unhcr eschews an appeal for _ responsibility? every year unhcr i eschews an appeal for resettlement needs. —— issues. only a small amount of afghan people with

resettlement needs are resettled with other countries in europe and the uk and america and canada have come forward and settled refugees from countries such as afghanistan and syria and dr congo and we need other countries to come forward with resettlement places for afghans who have been living in camps, many for years now in pakistan and iran and also to the many other refugees around the world desperately in need of resettlement so we would ask for any resettlement offers in addition to existing promises on resettlement places. the to existing promises on resettlement laces. ., , ., places. the uk has said it will do all it can to _ places. the uk has said it will do all it can to get _ places. the uk has said it will do all it can to get out _ places. the uk has said it will do all it can to get out those - places. the uk has said it will do all it can to get out those left i all it can to get out those left behind who do have the right to come to the uk whether they are a national or have the right through having worked for uk forces or organisations. what are your thoughts on what is being done and

what can be done and what the chances are of getting these people are quickly? —— my coach quickly? any evacuation programme has been carried out by national government and it is the responsibility of national governments to assure the responsibility of their citizens. we can only assist refugees once you have crossed the border but in terms of getting people to safety we hope to work with uk and other governments and getting refugees in need to safety but they are the responsibility of the british government.— responsibility of the british government. . ., ., ., government. what are you hearing about the ease _ government. what are you hearing about the ease of _ government. what are you hearing about the ease of people _ government. what are you hearing about the ease of people moving l about the ease of people moving around afghanistan to get to the border because the taliban have said people should stay at home? the market is a very fast—moving and dangerous situation. we are

concerned people should not make unnecessaryjourneys concerned people should not make unnecessary journeys and concerned people should not make unnecessaryjourneys and are worried about the human rights situation especially for women and for anyone who has assisted foreign military forces and international organisations so we are concerned for their safety. bhd organisations so we are concerned for their safety.— for their safety. and it is a very concerning _ for their safety. and it is a very concerning situation _ for their safety. and it is a very concerning situation that i for their safety. and it is a very concerning situation that they i for their safety. and it is a very i concerning situation that they may be put in danger and risk should they try to leave the country. we are urging all sides to ensure safe passage for people should the need to leave to cross into neighbouring countries. ., .. to leave to cross into neighbouring countries. ., ~' , ., to leave to cross into neighbouring countries. ., ,, , ., , . to leave to cross into neighbouring countries. ., ,, , . ., countries. thank you very much for 'oininl countries. thank you very much for joining us- — there are reports from afghanistan of heavy fighting around the panjshir valley between taliban and groups which oppose their takeover of the rest of the country. it's a rugged area to the north of the capital kabul, and is the last remaining area not under taliban control. the anti—taliban fighters are a multi—ethnic group made up of militias and former afghan security force

members, reportedly numbering in the thousands. large numbers of taliban fighters are reported to have launched an assault on their positions. our correspondent, yogita limaye, is covering events from mumbai. what is the latest on the ground in terms of what is going on in the area? , ., , area? the fighting usually intensifies _ area? the fighting usually intensifies around - area? the fighting usually intensifies around the i area? the fighting usually i intensifies around the evening area? the fighting usually - intensifies around the evening and the night. we know last night that was particularly heavy fighting going on there that this is something seen for the past few days. the taliban clearly trying to act militarily and the group they are witches calling itself the resistant front —— resistance front holding out against the taliban. they say they have taken over another tone in the province. —— which is calling itself. they say they have killed hundreds of taliban fighters and continue to resist. from the taliban we have had it is

them who have made gains and the people who were fighting against them are losing morale. it is quite difficult to assess who is telling the truth on the ground right now and to assess what the strength of the resistance front is in terms of just how many people they have. what is quite clear is that at some stage they will need support to continue that movement in the form of fuel so they will need fuel supplies to keep going and also in the form of other basic needs, whether ammunition or even food. and so we know that the leaders of that movement, including the former vice president of afghanistan who says he is now the caretaker president of the country, i've been reaching out to the international community seeing we are the representatives of the afghan people and you need to stand behind us and don't talk to the

taliban. ., .. behind us and don't talk to the taliban. ., ,, , ., , behind us and don't talk to the taliban. ., ,, i. , . we are hearing the ons says the number of people with covid—19 in the uk last week is one in 79 people which is pretty much the same as the week before so it looks as though the figures are pretty static. the week ending the 20th of august the prevalence of covid infection is in england was around one and prior to that one in 80. the prevalence increased but it looks to be fairly static for now but there are concerns that when the kids go back to school, today and in the next few days, the picture could change but thatis days, the picture could change but that is the latest from the awareness.

great britain have passed the 100 medal marks at the ala paralympics. gold in the highjump and the 1500 metres and there was gold in the inaugural vl two event. i metres and there was gold in the inaugural vl two event.— metres and there was gold in the inaugural vl two event. i was 'ust wantinl to get down the course. it was just crossing the rhine and realising we've done it under dream and our goal and i we've done it under dream and our goaland i imagine for we've done it under dream and our goal and i imagine for my family on the bridge, spectacular bridge at the bridge, spectacular bridge at the end of the course and i have put them on that bridge when i have been doing visualisation so i've just done paddled my heart out. a good

morning friendlier at the oval who have taken morning friendlier at the oval who have ta ken two morning friendlier at the oval who have taken two wickets. england 107 for five wickets in their first innings. two early wickets. the fallout has started after the abuse franklin players in hungary yesterday.

it's been a good morning so farfor india on day 2 of the fourth test they've taken two english wickets including that of dawid malan for 31. a few moments ago england were xx for x in theirfirst innings. the fall out has started from last night's world cup qualifier in budapest where england players raheem sterling and jude bellingham were racially abused by a section of hungary fans. fifa is investigating the abuse, and prime minister borisjohnson has urged the world governing body "to take strong action against those responsible to ensure that this kind of disgraceful behaviour is eradicated from the game for good." here's england manager gareth southgate i don't think our players can do anything more than they have done over the last two or three years in trying to get the right messages out, take the right stance and it is for other people to protect them. it is for me to protect them in the main but for the authorities to protect them as well. they should not have to be subjected to any form of racism. the government is being urged to increase taxes to fund social care,

amid reports it is on the verge of approving a rise of at least one per cent in the national insurance rate . the former health secretary jeremy hunt said the the government must "bite the bullet" and raise taxes because the sums needed for both nhs funding and social care were "eyewatering". but any increase in national insurance or income tax would breach the commitment the conservatives made in their election manifesto. angus hanton is co—founder of the non—party—political intergenerational foundation, which aims to protect the interests of younger and future generations. hejoins me now. what you think of an increase in national insurance contributions? that will be a tax on the young. in the context of covid they have given up the context of covid they have given up jobs, the context of covid they have given upjobs, suffered mental health and lost a lot of social interaction which is valuable to them and suffered so much in education. in that context, banging an increase in income tax on them seems so unfair. if they are graduates there are already paying a0% tax, 12% national insurance and 10% towards repaying student debt. it seems much more appropriate to put some sort of if

you've got to find this money, something that the older generation can contribute for their own care so maybe attacks on housing and there has been a huge windfall gain from my generation and a huge anand gain and hosts values in the south—east. —— on end. —— hosts values. —— not errand. ——house values. we could do what the americans do and have our property tax. what the americans do and have our property tall-— property tax. how would it compare with an increase _ property tax. how would it compare with an increase in _ property tax. how would it compare with an increase in national- with an increase in national insurance and it is not known when you come to houses because you don't know what decisions people may make. if you use a tax on capital gains it is unpredictable but you can make

projections and the treasury do that. it could be done in such a way that. it could be done in such a way that you get quite a lot of money upfront if you said that she were were going to introduce a modest tax of 5% to 10% on capital gains in the first couple of years and then a higher tax a lot of people would bring forward their savings so you could structure it to bring more tax more quickly from capital gains on house price gains but what is predictable is if you do a property tax and say council tax is a tax for local services but like other countries we should be having a property tax where you pay a small tiny percentage, maybe half a percent of the value of the property in tax and that would perhaps inform more generally on the older generations who tend to be at home owners and it seems to us that would

be more appropriate. miran; owners and it seems to us that would be more appropriate.— be more appropriate. away from how to fund it, be more appropriate. away from how to fund it. is — be more appropriate. away from how to fund it, is social— be more appropriate. away from how to fund it, is social care _ be more appropriate. away from how to fund it, is social care something i to fund it, is social care something thatis to fund it, is social care something that is particularly concerning to the younger generation? i that is particularly concerning to the younger generation?- that is particularly concerning to the younger generation? i think it's amazinl the younger generation? i think it's amazing how _ the younger generation? i think it's amazing how conscientious - the younger generation? i think it's amazing how conscientious and i the younger generation? i think it's i amazing how conscientious and caring generation are. they really do care about their grannies and all the parents, securely grannies and grandad's and they are concerned about it but there is only so much that they can be asked to contribute especially if they are not earning enough to be making any meaningful savings. enough to be making any meaningful savinls. ., ., ., ., ., savings. younger generation have got such a -oor savings. younger generation have got such a poor deal _ savings. younger generation have got such a poor deal in _ savings. younger generation have got such a poor deal in pensions. - savings. younger generation have got such a poor deal in pensions. the i such a poor deal in pensions. the older such a poor deal in pensions. tie: older generation of generally speaking done so well with final salary pensions and so on so it seems the younger generation need to be given some scope for saving but there is big on fairness and how national insurance falls because at the moment once you are over 65, you

don't pay any national insurance and so that, if you're still working, so that seems to us to be not appropriate any more. it was probably quite reasonable at a time when all the people were not going to live so long and it was thought there was not extra money needed but now it would seem sensible to me to say national insurance should apply whatever age you are and the intergenerational foundation research we have done suggests this would raise well over £1 billion per year which is about a billion but want plug the gapjeremy hunt mentioned. —— it will not plug the 93p- borisjohnson has said it is "completely unacceptable" that england football players were racially abused by hungary fans during last night's world cup qualifier in budapest. mrjohnson has urged fifa to take "strong action" against supporters who made monkey noises and threw objects onto the pitch during the game,

which england won a—0. i can speak now to tony burnett, ceo of kick it out, english football's equality and inclusion organisation. what is your reaction to what happened last night? shocking once again but not surprising, unfortunately. we expected this and pretty much knew there were going to be incidents and we were prepared for it but the question remains as to why the governing bodies are socially allowed this to happen because it was preventable. lslrslhszlt because it was preventable. what could be done _ because it was preventable. what could be done and _ because it was preventable. what could be done and what _ because it was preventable. what could be done and what isn't being done? , .,, ., , , could be done and what isn't being done? , ., , , ., ., could be done and what isn't being done? ., ., ., done? there is obviously a lot of alignment _ done? there is obviously a lot of alignment between _ done? there is obviously a lot of alignment between uefa - done? there is obviously a lot of alignment between uefa and i done? there is obviously a lot of| alignment between uefa and fifa. done? there is obviously a lot of i alignment between uefa and fifa. for alignment between uefa and fifa. for a country to be banned for having fans in the stadium by uefa and for that not to be enforceable by fifa is clearly a joke, particularly when on the grounds of discrimination. secondly, we need to move more towards less about punishment, punishment has its place but prevention, better risk assessment

and a fifa had done a proper risk assessment to run this and their focus had been on protecting our players there would have been different arrangements made around last nights game and our players unfortunately once again would have to what they were subjected to and i think gareth southgate was as always with his comments and we need to do more to protect our players and fifa needs to do that as well. lslrslhszlt more to protect our players and fifa needs to do that as well. what could the different — needs to do that as well. what could the different arrangements - needs to do that as well. what could the different arrangements have i the different arrangements have been? ii the different arrangements have been? ., , , ., ., , the different arrangements have been? , ., , been? if a country is already banned and fans have _ been? if a country is already banned and fans have been _ been? if a country is already banned and fans have been banned - been? if a country is already banned and fans have been banned for- and fans have been banned for previous discriminatory behaviour that one should be global are not subject to different competitions and rules of different competitions. behaviour of fans does not respect competitions. they don't behave in one way in one competition and another when another competition. if those funds were discriminatory and we knew it was highly likely they would do that game should not have taken place in front of hungarian fans last night and.—

fans last night and. what should ha -en fans last night and. what should happen for— fans last night and. what should happen for hungary _ fans last night and. what should happen for hungary and - fans last night and. what should happen for hungary and anyone | fans last night and. what should i happen for hungary and anyone else that was part happiness? i happen for hungary and anyone else that was part happiness?— that was part happiness? i think we have been advocating _ that was part happiness? i think we have been advocating for— that was part happiness? i think we have been advocating for some i that was part happiness? i think we l have been advocating for some time and it is really disappointing to be in this situation again that the sanctions have to be realistic and relevant to the offence and if countries like hungary and at the other nation can't guarantee the behaviour of not all fans, just a small minority of funds, that put players at risk and this is a protection issue for me. our players on thejob of protection issue for me. our players on the job of work should not have to be put under the spotlight and this risk of discrimination. if they can't guarantee the protection they should not be allowed to hold international football matches in front of spectators, that's a really simple. front of spectators, that's a really sim-le. ., .. front of spectators, that's a really sim-le. ., ,, i. front of spectators, that's a really sim-le. ., ~' ,, , front of spectators, that's a really sim-le. ., .. ,, , . an attack at a supermarket in new zealand has been described as a terror attack by the country's prime minister. six people were stabbed and wounded in the supermarket in auckland. jacinda ardern said the attacker had been inspired by the islamic state group.

of the six people injured, three are in a critical condition. the attacker, who was under police surveillance, was shot dead at the scene. matt gravelling reports. sirens blare. this afternoon at approximately 2:a0pm, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent new zealanders in the newland countdown in auckland. the attack took place at the countdown supermarket in a suburb of auckland. the attacker — who cannot be identified — stabbed and wounded at least six people before he was shot and killed by new zealand police. local reports say three of the victims are in a critical condition. prime ministerjacinda ardern described the event as a terrorist attack. the terrorist is a sri lankan national who arrived in new zealand in october of 2011. he became a person of national

security interest from 2016. questions are already being raised over why action wasn't taken against the attacker before six people were injured. the reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times. the staff intervened as quickly as they could, and they prevented further injury in what was a terrifying situation. the new zealand prime minister also said the exact reasons the attacker was known to the agencies is currently the subject of suppression orders made to the courts. matt graveling, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. it must be time for all the kids to go back to school. sunshine arriving for next week and we have sunshine

now. across the south coast we haven't seen blue sky and sunshine for several weeks. there is quite a lot of cloud generally across the country. you can see through bristol over to suffolk and south of that we have the best weather so far. through this afternoon we should start to see cloud in the west thin and break a little but not quite as glorious are as warm as it has been, not in scotland with highs of 13 degrees to 18 degrees. high temperatures this afternoon and 20 degrees or 22 degrees. as we go through the day on saturday the cloud will break and largely dry day and a bright day with the best of the sunshine and to sheltered western areas and then a change of fortunes. in some ways plenty good news for the second half of the weekend and welcome rain for scotland and northern ireland and welcome sunshine for england and wales and turning noticeably warmer.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. foreign secretary, dominic raab, has promised pakistan the uk will shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities — amid warnings over the number of people fleeing from afghanistan. there are calls for the government to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes to fund improvements to social care. new zealand police have shot and killed a "violent extremist" who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an auckland supermarket. at least 45 people are now known to have been killed by flash floods in the north—east of the united states. a man from london who belonged to an islamic state gang, has pleaded guilty to a series of charges in the united states — including conspiring to murder four american hostages. and football's world governing body, fifa, is to launch a full investigation into last night's events in hungary — where england players were racially abused during their 4—0 win.

also coming up — how one eleven—year—old boy is on a mission to do something about paris's problems with waste and pollution. a leaked government document seen by the bbc says the treasury must urgently confirm extra funding for locals authorities to house afghan refugees. initial proposals suggest there is a shortfall between the cash committed by the government so far and estimates of the true cost. let's get more from our political correspondent lone wells. how much detail is there in this? essentially a cost of rehousing afghan citizens in the uk is still being worked out but what this leaked document which was discussed by ministers on wednesday suggests that the total cost over the next ten years could be to 5p. it also said within this current window of government spending about 400 million pounds have been committed and there is a short—haul ——

shortfall of 570 million which could still be needed. this is significant because their covenant is telling councils they need to come forward with officers —— offers of support to house afghan refugees. on the other hand, this document suggests the treasury needs to provide a commitment to extra funding if councils are able to come forward with those offers of support. local council leaders are meeting today with robertjenrick and a number have raised concerns that currently they have not got clarity on how much funding they will get per refugee that they house. labour have also been calling on the government to provide clarity on this. at the heart is really this point, the uk have made offers and said we will commit to resettling both afghan citizens who worked with uk government but also afghan citizens who are eligible for resettlement

because they are vulnerable and endangered in afghanistan. the question for ministers as will be put in money whether mouth is? will they commit to the extra cost of housing afghan citizens so the councils to make plans to house them knowing they will fit the bill for it. ~ , ., it. where will the burden of responsibility _ it. where will the burden of responsibility lie, _ it. where will the burden of responsibility lie, there i it. where will the burden of responsibility lie, there are| responsibility lie, there are commitments about bringing refugees and and the council had been asked to make offers of report, if they say they cannot afford it can refuse to take refugees? shit say they cannot afford it can refuse to take refugees?— to take refugees? at the moment discussions _ to take refugees? at the moment discussions are _ to take refugees? at the moment discussions are still— to take refugees? at the moment discussions are still ongoing i to take refugees? at the moment discussions are still ongoing and i discussions are still ongoing and costs are being worked out. as it stands, the councils are looking to make offers of support but they need to know what support will be provided by central government as part of theirfunding provided by central government as part of their funding package to provide those basic needs of housing and also things like education as well and support with health care

for some refugees. there is an acknowledgement in this document but the cost will notjust be housing but also english language lessons for adult refugees and also education for children. their r number of issues at play here, there is acknowledgement from the uk government that if they want local government buying, they need to provide the financial investment for uk authorities to do that. —— there are a number of issues at play here. at least 45 people have now died after heavy rainfall and flash flooding across four northeastern us states. new york and newjersey have new york and newjersey have both announced a state of emergency, while president biden has called for the us to better prepare for climate change. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. a disaster that unfolded in minutes and claimed lives in several north—east states. the catastrophic flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane ida came out of the blue and caught new yorkers off guard. streets were turned into rivers and subway services forced to close down as water

cascaded onto trains. many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. this is new york's central park, submerged after the worst flooding in a lifetime. i've been here more than 20 years and never seen the park like this, all flooded up everywhere. there's the fountain, never been flooded up like that. you've seen a lot of trees fallen down. like, this is pretty crazy. it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities. some people had to be rescued from their homes by boats. with the death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida struck with its full force on sunday and 50,000 people evacuated from parts of northern california because of a massive forest fire this week, america is feeling the full wrath of extreme climate—related events. i've lived in new york for 40—some odd years,

and, obviously, things are changing, so... and i love south lake tahoe, and we're seeing that burn down right now, too, so the whole west is in big trouble with... wouldn't it be great if we could take all this rain and put it into california, for crying out loud, right? it all points to one thing, says president biden. the past few days of hurricane ida, and the wildfires in the west and the unprecedented flash floods in new york and newjersey, is yet another reminder that these extreme storms and the climate crisis are here. a crisis on multiple fronts, and an urgency to tackle climate change like never before. peter bowes, bbc news. an alleged member of the notorious isis group that were dubbed "the beatles" by their captives — because of their british accents — has pleaded guilty in a hearing in a us court. alexanda kotey — originally from the uk — had been charged with conspiring to torture and behead hostages in syria.

acting us attorney, raj parekh, spoke at a news conference after the guilty plea. contrary to the propaganda perpetuated by isis, we have given alexanda kotey the opportunity to face justice. kotey has been afforded due process and, in the face of overwhelming evidence, he made the independent decision to plead guilty to his crimes. thejustice, fairness and humanity that this defendant received in the united states stand in stark contrast to the cruelty, inhumanity and indiscriminate violence touted by the terrorist organisation that he espoused. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the background to this case. this goes all the way back to 2014, when isis were making headlines due to the atrocities they were committing,

they were pushing out those awful propaganda videos where they could be seen killing western hostages. now, one of the men accused of murder is alexanda kotey. he was brought to the us last year to face murder charges. he's accused of murdering four americans — two of them journalists called james foley and steven sotloff — and theirfamilies were in court to hear kotey�*s plea. and he's also connected with the deaths of two british men — alan henning and david haines. now, in court, he accepted the charges and the judge said he is now cooperating with prosecutors, which means he could be telling them what happened, what he did, and — crucially — where the victims are buried. now, there is another man who was facing trial alongside him — a man called el shafee el sheikh — but he's not indicated if he has taken a plea deal. now, both men do face sentencing next year. they won't face the death penalty — that was part of the agreement that the us made with the uk in order to extradite

them in the first place. the maximum penalty they face is life in jail. japan's prime minister yoshida suga has said he will not stand for re—election as the leader of the ruling liberal democrat party — which means he is lkely to leave office just a year after taking power. mr suga said he wanted to focus on covid—19 measures, and that he could not do both that and contest an election. he has seen his personal approval ratings fall as covid cases rose around the time of the olympics. translation: the liberal democratic party leadership election _ campaign is due to start on september the 17th. as i was planning to run, i found i needed a lot of energy to think about coronavirus measures and the election campaign. i decided that it is impossible to do both, and that i should devote myself to trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which is something that i promised the people of this country that i would do.

one in 10 "buy now pay later" shoppers have been chased by debt collectors, according to the charity citizens advice. it says the rapid expansion of the service has left shoppers "unprotected and ill—informed", but companies who use it defend it as a cheaper alternative to credit cards. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has this report. it's easy, it's fast and it's everywhere. since buy now pay later options arrived in the uk, lots of us have been clicking those buttons to spread the payments. normally you split the bill over a couple of months with no added interest, but missed payments do have consequences, asjordan found out. he's 23, and spent about £300 on clothes with clearpay, klarna and laybuy. but then things went wrong and his accounts were passed over to debt collection agencies. at that time i was in a financial

situation where, ok, i have this first instalment that i can pay now, i'm going to get paid next week, i can pay the second instalment, i'm going to pay the next week, third instalment, i lose myjob and then i'm straight in debt for a while. citizens advice say that none of the leading retailers' websites clearly warned people that they could be referred to debt collectors, or that they could be charged extra at that point. the charity's latest research shows buy now pay later shoppers were charged £39 million in late fees in the past year. the problem with the buy now pay later sector is that it's grown incredibly quickly, so it trebled in size in 2020 alone. and this means you have effectively an unregulated sector, with lots and lots of potential problems for consumers. so we'd like to see more prominence given to the warnings at checkout about the risks of perhaps paying late fees or the risks of being subject to debt collection. we like to see better treatment of those who actually fall into difficulty,

as you have in other areas where people fall behind on payments in other sectors. so, strong regulation is incredibly important, it's desperately needed and needs to be brought in as quickly as possible. the government say they are already planning to bring in regulation to protect consumers, but they also say that by now pay later can be a helpful way to manage your finances. regulation can't come soon enough the debt charities, who say they are seeing more and more people turn to them for help. coletta smith, bbc news. if you've built up a stash of loose change during the last year or so — you are not alone. uk residents are hoarding around £50 million, mainly in coppers. that's according to the banking trade body uk finance, which says we're hanging onto our coins for three times longer than we used to — partly because of the pandemic. it's recommending that we get

the money back in circulation by donating it to charity. it's back to school time for millions of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland — but with fewer coronavirus measures in place than in spring, some scientists have warned the restart could fuel a surge in cases. zoe conway has been to one school in cambridge to find out why ventilation has become key to their covid response. covid floats through the air like smoke. infected children breathe it out, other children could breathe it in. but unlike smoke, this virus is invisible. the tiny particles could linger in the classroom — unless you show them the door. it's why ventilation is so important, says this doctor who is advising head teachers. as the pandemic has gone on, what we've learnt in hospitals is that a lot of the transmission is from these smaller particles that effectively just float in the air like smoke. and the real difficulty with getting that message across is it's invisible, so saying to people, "there's this risk there, you need to deal with this," when people can't see it, is really, really challenging.

in their list of covid priorities, where should head teachers be putting the issue of fresh air? i think it's very important that they see fresh air as the most important. the main reason is, is because as the science has progressed, more and more people think that inhalation of these small, fine particles is actually the major route of transmission of coronavirus. removing these particles from the air is the most important thing that we can do right now. who can remember our keywords that we are thinking about today? hands. lovely — hands. sitting children by an open door might not be enough. the air needs to move, to circulate. there needs to be cross ventilation. you've got an ideal set—up here, so you can generate lots of cross ventilation because you've got an outside door, you've got those upper room windows. even if the cold air comes in, it's going to heat up. the other thing, in winter you actually don't need to open the doors that much, so having them open a little bit you will still feel quite

a bit of ventilation. once again from far—away, she thought she heard her mother calling. but she knew it couldn't be. sam, hugh, rowan and juliet better get their coats on. soon it won'tjust be stories by the fire but whole lessons, even in winter. where possible, as many of our lessons will be taking place outside, and we'll be having at least two points of ventilation within the classroom, so that might be a high window and door, or all the doors open, as much ventilation and air flow as possible. so i think an important message for parents will be to get behind the idea of sending their children into school ready with warm clothes. so the key message to parents — bobble hats and scarves are back. i think bobble hats and scarves are back, and i think it's thermal underwear for teachers! this school realises that not every day can be this wholesome. there will be times when the children have to be indoors, and teachers may need extra help

against covid in the classroom, which is why head teacher ray is considering getting one of these filters. it's not rocket science. it's a fan in the top and a filter in the bottom. and, effectively, the fan brings the air from the sides and expels it out the top. now, these filters are called hepa filters, high—efficiency filters, they remove over 99% of infectious particles. so, effectively, you've got a child that's potentially infectious, they are breathing out, it's going into the air, the air goes in here and comes out clean. the government says it's given schools clear guidance on how to maintain good ventilation and keep classes warm enough. they say from next week carbon dioxide monitors will begin rolling out in schools. the monitors will help teachers check whether their classrooms are ventilated enough. scientists' thinking on how best to protect children from covid has shifted. hand—washing is still important, but increasingly they believe it's the air children breathe that's the most important factor of all.

hands! face! space! fresh air! zoe conway, bbc news. possession of laughing gas could become a crime under new government plans, after a rise in use among young people. it's currently illegal to sell nitrous oxide, but it's not a crime to possess it. more than half a million 16 to 24—year olds used the drug in the last year, according to the latest crime survey. the us federal aviation administration has grounded virgin galactic flights as the regulator investigates how sir richard branson's recent space flight drifted off course during its climb. the british billionaire fulfilled his life's dream injuly by riding his plane more than 50 miles into the sky. but the new yorker magazine has revealed how the vehicle flew for a period outside its pre—agreed airspace. sir richard's company has disputed the article.

paris is undeniably one of the world's great capital cities — renowned for its charm, its history and its beauty. but nowhere is perfect — paris has problems with waste and pollution. now — one 11—year—old boy is trying to do something about it. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. meet raphael and his unusual aladdin's cave. no magic lamp, but plenty of rusty telephones and discarded bits of metal. the young boy, along with his friends, has taken to fishing in the seine. but he's looking for scrap and junk rather than aquatic life forms. translation: ifeel like i'm doing something for the planet in my own little way. some ten and 11—year—olds stay at home and play football, well, i know i'm cleaning up. not the entire planet, but i'm cleaning up. raphael began his crusade to clean up the riverways of paris less than two years ago. in that time he estimates he's

fished out around 300 bikes, 100 shopping trolleys, and 200 electric scooters. translation: my goal is to raise awareness so that people do something. they don't have to do what i do, but at least do something. it could just be picking up cigarette buts. last october he was awarded the medal of paris, in honour of those who have performed a remarkable deed for the city. notjust the city, the world too. raphael is saving the environment, one rusty bike at a time. tim allman, bbc news. pet abduction will be made a criminal offence in england, under new government proposals to tackle a surge in thefts. it is hoped the plans will make it harder for thieves to steal and sell animals. phil littlewood's springer spaniel, lucky

was stolen in january, but they were reunited two weeks ago. it's been really good since he's come back. it's nearly two weeks and in one way it's like he's never been away but yes, the last seven months have been pretty bad, really. yeah, obviously we will talk about the impact on you but do you know what happened to lucky over those seven months? i have no idea, absolutely no idea where he has been. we know that the person that rang me and told me he had the dog had had him forjust over two months. they are very nice people and the dog has been looked after very nicely but prior to that, i have no idea where he has been. take us back to january, what happened, how was lucky stolen? well, he regularly went out with my neighbour and their dog in the afternoon. on the 12th ofjanuary, somebody came to see me around six o'clock and said,

where is your dog, i haven't seen him for a while? i said he's not far away, he will be outside. i said i needed to feed him because it was his dinner time. i went to feed him and there was no dog. i nipped across to my neighbour to make sure they had been out and they say yes, we brought him back and put on your yard at half past four. i had a good look round and he was nowhere and he is not a dog that leaves the property. he never leaves so i knew he had been taken. it must been sickening. yes, your stomachjust sinks. my son put it on facebook. a couple of days later we had a call from a youngish fellow who said i think i know where your dog is and he asked where it had been taken from.

we told him from our village. he said is that anywhere near gloucestershire? with my son said nowhere near gloucestershire. he said he was certain he knew who had our dog and he would come back to us. he did not. after another two days, the fellow who had my dog, which is nothing to do with the people who rang me and told and told me they had my dog two weeks ago. he said he had got my dog. he had seen it on facebook. he knew it was stolen. without going into too much detail, he wanted a ransom for him back. how much did he want? £3500. crickey, what did you say? my son was talking to him at work. it was my son's phone that he had rung. he said you need to speak to my dad about this, i cannot with us.

no, i want to speak to you. also i have been told by my manager and i have to get off the phone because i should not be on the phone at work. when my son turned his phone on at the end of his shift, it had 16 missed calls but then we never heard another thing from the caller. what was it like for you, what emotions were you experiencing through this time? it is awful. it's... as you can see, he is like my best pal. it is like you have lost, like someone has kidnapped one of your kids. you know, it's really stressful. but, you know, i was put in contact with a group called find uk dogs and they have been absolutely fantastic. without their help, i would not have got lucky back. they did all the work,

put all the posters on the internet and it was one of the posters that the friend of the guy who had the dog saw. he said to his friend you have got a stolen dog. presumably they had bought the dog without knowing that lucky had been stolen. i can't say how he purchased in because it is part of the criminal investigation. right. but he paid good money for my dog in good faith and then 2.5 months later was presented with this poster that the dog he had bought was stolen. you just mentioned there that is a criminal investigation, the law is going to change, pet adoption will be a specific criminal offence but there are presumably other ways to prosecute someone currently, what do you think of the change in the law and what difference would that make? it has been too long coming. it would be fantastic and i think it will make a difference now

people will realise, hopefully, that it is a serious offence they are committing and i hope it will be retrospective so this fellow who stole him earlier in the year, when he has been caught, will be charged with the new offence. so there is a lot of evidence, so i can't say anything because it is ongoing. we just hope that he gets the full punishment of the law for what he has done. thank goodness you have got lucky back. how does it feel to have lucky in your arms? it is brilliant. yeah, ifeel a little bit emotional. as you can see, he is quite chilled out. he is quite happy to be back, yeah. in a moment, the bbc news at one with martine croxall, but first — the weather with louise. hello there. once again it's cloudy skies for some but not for all and finally we get some much—wanted sunshine across southern england.

take a look at hastings a little earlier on. a glorious morning here. as we go through the remainder of the day it looks likely through the bristol channel towards suffolk is where we are likely to see the best of the sunshine. this cloud should start to thin and break in places, particularly sheltered western areas, allowing some sunshine to come through. as we go through the remainder of the afternoon a good deal of dry weather. always once again a little more cloud along that east coast and here temperatures struggling. we should see temperatures peaking at 22 celsius, 72 fahrenheit. now, it looks likely that the sunshine and the warmth will become more of a feature to the weather story over the next few days but there is also going to be some rain and in actual fact welcome rain for some. i'll come onto that injust a moment. we'll start off saturday still with that high slowly drifting over to scandinavia. quite a quiet weather story with frontal systems waiting out in the wings. it will be a cloudy start, a few isolated

showers here and there — particularly through the isles of scilly and cornwall. slowly brightening up into the afternoon and once again the further west is where we are likely to see the best of the sunshine and those temperatures peaking between 14 and 22 celsius. now, as i say, the real change is likely to arrive on sunday as the high pushes over into scandinavia, a southerly wind really starts to take over and this weather front will bring some welcome rain into northern ireland and scotland as there are water restrictions in some areas. that's how dry it has been throughout the summer here. further south, though, will see some sunshine continuing and with a light but south—easterly breeze it is going to continue to drag up some warmer air from the near continent. i'm sure that will come as music to your ears after a pretty disappointing august in the far south and east. so watch the warm russet tones arrive, that means temperatures as we go through the afternoon likely to peak in the mid—20s, that's the mid—70s fahrenheit, obviously a little bit cooler where we have got the cloud and rain but this warming trend is likely to stay with us, particularly for england and wales,

as we go into the early half of the week and we haven't seen temperatures like this in england and wales for the whole of august.

today at one: efforts to secure safe passage from afghanistan to britain for people entitled to settle in the uk. the foreign secretary dominic raab holds talks in pakistan where more than three million afghan refugees are already living. we will support those regional partners, particularly like pakistan who i can imagine is very concerned about the risk of numbers coming across the border. we'll have the latest from kabul. also this lunchtime... police shoot dead a violent extremist who stabbed and injured six people in new zealand. ministers consider raising national insurance to fund social care reform, despite a conservative election promise not to increase taxes. plans to make pet theft a criminal offence in england, following a rise in the number of dogs stolen during the pandemic.

and football's world governing body, fifa, investigates last night's