this is bbc news: i'm samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk and the eu say they won't recognize afghanistan's new taliban government. we still don't know who the ministers will be, but the tone is being set every day. the taliban have told decorators to replace these with these black slogans. the blood of the martyrs has washed away the occupation. a glimpse into what the new afghanistan is going to look like. president biden tells residents of states hit by hurricane ida that their infrastructure will be "built back better". a sharp slowdown in job creation in the us —— as the spread of the delta variant hits hospitality and leisure. and making a judgement on

covid vaccines for children — britain says there'll be no mass rollout ofjabs for healthy 12 to 15 year olds — for now. hello and welcome. the taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the european union and britain have said they won't be recognising it. speaking on a visit to pakistan, the uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, said he did want the country to be stable, and aid could be provided via charities. it comes as the taliban claim progress in their battle to eliminate the final resistance to their rule in the panjshir valley. more on that in a moment, first our correspondent secunder kermani reports on how the taliban are already changing life in kabul.

side—by—side, taliban fighters and local residents. this is friday prayers in kabul. a cleric from the group tells the congregation theirjihad is changing — from a military campaign to one ridding society of corruption. they're still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. translation: what we want the new government to do is tackle l poverty and unemployment. whenever they announce it, people will be able to properly get back to work and the economy will improve. the most important is peace. prosperity second. and we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. already the face of this city is changing under the influence of its new rulers. for years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul.

now you can see women's faces are being blacked out, and the taliban have told decorators to paint over all of this, replacing it with these black and white slogans. this one reads, "the blood of the martyrs has washed away the occupation," a glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. close by, this beautician�*s shop has also been ordered to paint over its signage. despite taliban assurances women will be allowed to work, many fear they'll be erased from public life. this morning in kabul, a protest by female activists demanding equal rights. earlier this week, taliban leaders said women wouldn't be given senior roles in the new government. translation: throughout decades of war, women . have suffered a lot, - mentally and physically. after a lot of effort, _ they managed to create a space for themselves and achieve some

equality and justice _ while retaining their islamic identity. - if we lose all this, - it will have a very negative impact on afghanistan. some aren't waiting to find out what the new government will look like. these afghans are stuck at the border with pakistan. the uk's foreign secretary, who's been visiting pakistan, told the bbc he wanted the taliban to live up to promises to allow those afghans eligible to leave the country to do so. what's important for the uk and all of our partners — whether it's in the us, but also in the region, including pakistan — is to try and exercise the maximum moderating influence on the taliban. so, whether it's safe passage, whether it's no safe haven for terrorism, we need to send a clear message. afghanistan is changing fast and will change even more in the coming days. but no—one's yet clear what exactly the future will look like. secunder kermani,

bbc news, kabul. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan. he said any new government in afghanistan should be as broadly based as possible. first, as we have said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity and that it will have non—taliban were representative of different communities and interests in afghanistan we will see what emerges. the taliban appear to be making some progress in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. resistance leaders have admitted to the bbc the taliban have made gains — but haven't yet taken the whole valley.

panjshir is a mountainous region and famous for also holding out against the soviet army in the 1980s and the taliban in the 1990s. thousands of fighters are thought to have massed there, refusing to give up. the anti—taliban movement calls itself the national resistance front of afghanistan. you can see their fighters here in a series of training drills. its made up of a multi—ethnic group of militias and former afghan security force members. former vice president amrullah saleh is in the panjshir valley. he claims he is the true caretaker president, and says reports he has fled the country are baseless. i'm in the panjshir valley, there are reports concerning my escape from afghanistan which are totally baseless and i am here and we've had several meetings regarding the situation and the situation is difficult and we have been under invasion by the taliban, al-qaeda allies terrorist groups from the

region and beyond and as usual, backed by the pakistanis come with held ground and we have assisted. the resistance is not to terrorism and it is going to continue. there are difficulties but i have not fled or escaped. so, i want to assure you through this video, that everything said to this moment, that i have been injured or fled are baseless. fake news. our correspondent nomia iqbal joins me now from washington. bring us up—to—date on what the us secretary of state has been saying about the current situation in afghanistan. irate situation in afghanistan. we are from situation in afghanistan. - are from talking about what happens next with the taliban. and he is going to germany and country is very important in terms of being almost hubs where afghan refugees were airlifted to, so he wants to go to qatar to thank them. but qatar is a very different that

important base for the taliban. and he will going to germany to have this virtual meeting with the about 20 countries and they'll be discussing how to resettle afghans, a lot of those countries are mistaken that, but the big question is what to do about the taliban. the taliban wants to be recognised as a government and in the report there, turn from normal everyday afghans that just want the same thing that everyone else with those. they want food, access to education, prosperity and fee taliban have to deliver that. the question is will they and how will they? and what about those who remain in the country?— in the country? they are still committed — in the country? they are still committed to _ in the country? they are still committed to getting - in the country? they are still committed to getting out. in the country? they are still committed to getting out all| in the country? they are still l committed to getting out all of those americans that want to get out and they are in constant touch, as you imagine, it is been a hugely controversial thing here in

america, something that the republican party, the opposition party have criticised joe biden for. claiming that americans have been left behind and that the americans capitulated to the taliban and listened to their deadline. but he emphasised that they are still in touch with those americans in the evacuation process will still go on and that's just one of the demands they're making to the demands they're making to the taliban. they are saying look, if you want any kind of engagement with us and its engagement, not recognition, you have to start getting people out of the country that want to get out and that includes afghans as well. you need to start respecting the rights of women and minorities. those of the kinds of demands they're making to the taliban. and they are hoping to have some sort of leverage on the taliban at the end so the taliban at the end so the taliban will comply. 0ne taliban at the end so the taliban will comply. one of the main sources of leverage is cash because the taliban need that. they want to be recognised internationally, the question is, will they and how

will that happen? you can also follow the latest on the resistance against the taliban in afghanistan on our live webpage. let s get some of the day s other news apple says it's delaying the introduction of its controversial tools to detect images of child sex abuse on iphones in the us. its announcement of the new tools last month immediately sparked criticism, with digital rights advocates warning that the software would open a back door into people s devices for oppressive governments and criminals. a former roman catholic archbishop has gone on trial in the united states on charges of child sexual abuse. the ninety—one year old theodore mccarrick pleaded not guilty, at a court in the state of massachusetts. he was defrocked two years ago after a vatican investigation found him guilty of the sexual abuse of children and adults.

the european union and the pharmaceutical giant aztrazeneca have reached an agreement which brings to an end the bloc�*s legal action for failure to deliver covid vaccines. the court case was launched after the eu accused astrazeneca of favouring other nations — including the uk. under the agreement, a total of 300 million covid jabs will be delivered to the eu by march next year. president biden has visited louisiana to survey the destruction caused by hurricane ida. he called for an all hands on deck response to the extreme weather event. since ida made landfall on sunday at a category four hurricane, more than sixty people have died across eight states — at least fifty people were killed in the northeast, after torrential rainfall on wednesday night caused flash flooding. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik has more.

one week and a storm that brought america to its knees. look at the tornado! from new orleans to new york, it was in traumatic event. life—threatening floods, destructive winds and tornadoes usually only seen in the midwest tore through communities with no mercy. in some places, it was unprecedented, and sparked fear about the ferocity and unpredictability of future weather. part of this newjersey town was abandoned after the nearby river crested and left thousands of homes and cars under 10ft of water. over 600 people left homeless. gloria lost everything, but was lucky to escape with her life. she cannot swim and had to be rescued by neighbours as the water rose inside her home. i started pounding. for somebody to come and help me so i won't die. i felt like i was dying. down the streets, peoples belongings and

memories are laid out for garbage pick—up. losing three cars and everything in the basement, already the insurance company has told them they will not cover much of the damage. it's the first time that it | happened, but if you stay in the house, what if it happens again please i make this a pay to stay in this area any more? | president biden visited those in louisiana where it landed as a category four hurricane. after surveying the damage, he highlighted the threat from climate change. things have changed in the environment. we've already crossed the thresholds, we cannot build back road, highway and bridge to what it was before. you've got to build back to what it is now. what is needed now. the cost of infrastructure has been stagnant, still climate change remains a divisive issue. over the years, america has ignored warnings and some would say this is the result.

the prime minister of new zealand, — jacinda ardern says the sri lankan terrorist who stabbed six people at an auckland supermarket — critically wounding three of them — had been under surveillance since 2016. the man — a known supporter of islamic state — was shot dead by police. here's shaima khalil. there's someone here with a knife. he's got a knife. panic and chaos at the countdown supermarket in auckland. oh no. confused shoppers and an attacker on a stabbing rampage. then this. shots fired. as people tried to flee, the police shot him within 60 seconds of the attack. he stabbed this woman when she came out, i was going in. i went down to the other end and there was an old gentleman, european man, lying on the ground. the man, who has not been named, reportedly took a large knife from a display cabinet in the supermarket and stabbed six people. three are in critical condition. the prime minister,

jacinda ardern, said he was inspired by the terror group so—called islamic state. the attacker had been under round—the—clock monitoring due to concerns about his ideology. he became a person of national security interest in 2016 and had been on a terror watch list. questions have been raised about why no action against him was taken 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. authorities are confident this was a lone wolf attack and that there is no further danger, after a day of terror that left a community in shock. shaima khalil, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: putting the �*man�* in �*manicure'. we visit a salon in the central african republic where men are proving that nail—care isn'tjust for the ladies. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then round the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them.

britain lost a princess today, | described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended | a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the uk and the eu say they won't recognize afghanistan's new taliban government. meanwhile the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they don't control. president biden has been touring one of the areas of louisiana that was hardest hit by hurricane ida last weekend. us presidentjoe biden has defended his record on the economy, after the rate ofjob growth slowed down. fewer jobs were created

in the us economy in august than at any time in the last seven months. but the president insists that the us economy is growing consistently. today, we learned that the economy created 235,000 new jobs in august. and that unemployment rate is form and the lowest in 18 months. but despite the impact of the delta variant and i'll talk more about that in a moment. what we're seeing is an economic recovery that is durable and strong. the biden plan is working. we are getting results. our business reporter samira hussain is in new york, she told me if the biden plan is working. i think we first have to look at thejobs report i think we first have to look at the jobs report for what it is. 235,000 jobs is really, very disappointing. especially when you consider that analysts were expecting to see jobs in the 700,000 range and it's a

clear sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus is having a significant impact on hiring in the united states. backin hiring in the united states. back injuly injune of this year, the us economy had added almost 2 millionjobs. so, this decline is really quite fast. that said, i think the biden administration is taking this opportunity to try and push for the infrastructure plan because it is a job creating plan according to the white house that all of these projects would require men and women to do the work and not all of them are highly skilled. rather, doesn't require a university degree. that is the argument that the biden administration is laying out when it comes to this infrastructure plan. the uk's vaccines advisory body has said it can't recommend vaccinating healthy

12 to 15 year olds against covid19 on health grounds alone — it says children are at such low risk from the virus thatjabs would offer only marginal benefit. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. from france to the united states and israel, many wealthier nations are already immunising all their 12 to 15—year—olds. not the uk. the scientists who advise government on immunisation — thejcvi — today said a further 200,000 young teens with heart, lung and liver conditions thought to be vulnerable to covid would now be asked to have the vaccine, but it would not recommend the jab for healthy 12 to 15—year—olds. whilst the benefits marginally outweigh the risks, the risk of heart inflammation is still uncertain, and we want to see what wider societal and educational benefits there are to children before recommending universal vaccination.

the key concern for the jcvi is the potential long—term harms from a rare side—effect from the pfizer vaccine. myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis inflammation of the heart lining. data from the united states shows that for every one million boys fully immunised with the pfizer vaccine, there were around 60 cases of heart inflammation. among girls, it was much lower, with around eight cases per million. symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations. but these were generally mild symptoms and short—lived. as for covid, healthy children are at minimal risk of severe illness, with just two in a million admitted to intensive care after infection. immunising under sixteens might

help suppress covid but should the young be vaccinated to protect the old? if we are going to vaccinate children it has to be in their interests and not in society's interests to vaccinate them and it's a difficult decision. vaccinating 12 to 15—year—olds could help their education by limiting outbreaks in schools. the uk's chief medical officers have been asked to consider this by the health secretary, sajid javid, who had little else to say tonight. what's your reaction to thejcvi decision? thank you for coming. so what do families make of it? people between the age of 12—15 should be able to get _ a vaccination to prevent the spread of the virus.| i would not recommend for the moment. it's too early. i think if we want to get the pandemic under control, then we have to vaccinate as many in the population as possible.

many other countries rolled out vaccines to all secondary school children in the summer. that opportunity has been missed here but it may only be a matter of days before a final decision is made on whether to immunise all 12 to 15—year—olds in the uk. nails make up a small part of our bodies but people pay them huge attention across the world. globally, the nail care industry is estimated at 10 billion dollars and is only expected to grow. 0ne salon in the central african republic is changing traditional attitudes, showing its a growing market for both men and women. adorning yourfingers adorning your fingers and glistening on your toes. getting your nails done is basic grooming all over the world. and in the central african republics, and the city, some men have spotted business opportunities venturing into the market.

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i'm @ samanthatvnews hello. weather changes on their way. many areas that have been stuck under cloud for the past week or so, especially in england and wales, gradually breaking out into brighter skies on sunday. if not then, at the start of next week. why? because high pressure is moving away, a flow of air around that bringing something clearer and warmer in from the southeast. where we have seen some sunshine occasionally this week in northern ireland and scotland, a change here to something wetter, gradually, during sunday. it may not be a bad thing, though, where things have been so very dry recently. it's as you were, though, as we start off on saturday morning. a lot of cloud around, some hill fog, some poor visibility, some patches of fog in wales and southwest england, where there may well be a few sunny spells around to begin the day. the cloud in the east thick enough for some

drizzly rain at times, and for many, it'll stay cloudy. a few sunny spells trying to come through northern scotland, northern ireland, more especially wales and southwest england. this easterly breeze, with the cloud, the chance of drizzle as well on the eastern coast of scotland, northeast england, keeping the temperature around 15 celsius. for many, 17—20. into the low 20s, though, in wales and southwest england with prolonged sunny spells. and there mayjust be an increase in sunny spells more widelyjust before sunset on saturday. 0vernight and into sunday, cloud continuing across eastern parts, some clear spells to the west, double figure temperatures as sunday begins. and then on sunday, well, that changes to something a bit brighter and warmer across england and wales. there will still be some stubborn areas of cloud through eastern and central england that will be very slow to clear. but overall, it's a brighter story in england and wale. it'll feel warmer. the breeze picks up in scotland and northern ireland, and still with a bit of uncertainty about timing. we'll see some outbreaks of rain moving in as the day goes on. that moves south overnight and into monday before fizzling out, but on monday, we could well start

across central parts of the uk with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. south of that, in some sunny spells on monday, it's going to be warming up, with the warm spots here into the mid—20s. and that warmth on monday is, for tuesday and wednesday, going to spread northwards. so for tuesday and wednesday, most of the uk are going to be warm to very warm for the time of year, some temperatures reaching into the upper 20s, before another weather change later next week, as we see temperatures come down again and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the european union and britain have said they won't be recognising it. it comes as the taliban claim progress in their battle to eliminate the final resistance to their rule in the panjshir valley. president biden has praised people in louisiana and mississippi for their response to hurricane ida last sunday. but he noted the frustration at delays in restoring power and promised that infrastructure would be "built back better". he said the white house would make sure that private insurance companies paid customers who had to abandon their homes. the us president has admitted employment figures showing a sharp drop in employment growth are disappointing. but he said that with employment still rising, america's economy remained durable and strong. the number of newjobs last month fell far short of predictions.