this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the uk and the eu say they won't recognise afg hanistan�*s new government. taliban minister's are yet to be announced, but every day it's clearer what their agenda will be. 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 have washed away the occupation. a glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. president biden promises the infrastructure of hurricane—hit states 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—15 year—olds for now. and — going, going gone — the banksy painting that self—shredded is heading back under the hammer. 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 wanted the country to be stable, and aid could be provided via charities. we begin in kabul, where our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports on how the taliban are already changing daily life.

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 i is tackle 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 should have as broad a base as possible. first, as we are sad and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have inclusivity and non— taliban is inclusivity and non— taliban is in it who are representative of different communities and different communities and different interests in afg ha n ista n different interests in afghanistan so we will see what in fact emerges. —— said. the taliban say they're making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. but resistance leaders there have denied the claims. panjshir is a mountainous region,

famous for 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. known as the national resistance front of afghanistan — its fighters can be seen here in a series of training drills. they're a multi—ethnic group of militias and former afghan security force members. the former afghan 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 am in the panjshir valley. the reports concerning my escape from afghanistan are totally baseless. i am here. we have had several meetings regarding the situation. no doubt, the situation is difficult. we have been under invasion of the taliban, their al-qaeda allies, terrorist groups from the region and beyond, as usual backed by the pakistanis. we have held the ground. we have resisted.

the resistance is not going to surrender, it's not going to bow to terrorism and it's going to continue. there are difficulties, but i have not fled, i have not escaped. so, i want to assure you through this video that everything said to this moment that i have been injured or i have fled are baseless fake news. let's get some of the day's other news: apple is delaying the introduction of its controversial tools to detect images of child sex abuse on phones and tablets. its announcement of the mechanisms had sparked criticism that it would be prying into personal data and helping oppressive governments — and criminals — hack people's information. a former roman catholic cardinal has gone on trial in the united states on charges of child sexual abuse. 91—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 the us state of louisiana to see the destruction caused by hurricane ida. he called for an all—hands—on—deck response to the extreme weather event. more than 60 people have died across eight states since the hurricane made landfall on sunday — many were killed when torrential rainfall caused flash flooding. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik has more. 0ne one week and a storm that

brought america to its knees. from new orleans to new york it was a dramatic meeting. record rainfall, life—threatening blood, destructive winds and tornadoes only seen through the midwest, tore through community without mercy. in some places it was unprecedented ansbach fear of the ferocity and frequency of future weather. clouds and homes under ten feet of water, four people died and 600 left homeless. —— cars. 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.— water rose. the pounding, started pounding - water rose. the pounding, started pounding for- water rose. the pounding, - started pounding for somebody to come help so i will not die. ifelt like i was to come help so i will not die. i felt like i was dying.- i felt like i was dying. down these streets, _

i felt like i was dying. down these streets, people's - these streets, people's belongings and memories are laid out for garbage pickup. already, the insurance company has told them they will not cover much of the damage. it is cover much of the damage. it is the first time _ cover much of the damage. it is the first time that _ cover much of the damage. it is the first time that it _ the first time that it happened. what if it happens again? does it really paid to stay in this area anymore? president biden has approved an emergency declaration for new york and newjersey. today he travelled to louisiana where hurricane ida first made landfall. after surveying the damage, he highlighted the threat from climate change. folk, hurricane ida is another reminder that we need to be prepared for the next hurricane and super storm stop they're gonna come and come frequently and more ferociously. i have been working closely with the governor on my build back better plan that will modernise our roads, bridges, water

systems, sewers, power grids, transmission lines. the systems, sewers, power grids, transmission lines.— transmission lines. the cost to life, transmission lines. the cost to life. preperty _ transmission lines. the cost to life. preperty and _ life, property and infrastructure has been a staggering still climate change remains at evasive political issue. —— divisive stop some would say this is the result of all the warnings. nada tawfik, bbc news 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal joins me now from washington. what else did the president say during his visit? we heard him talk about climate change but he was very much there to give his support to the people of louisiana? he his support to the people of louisiana?— louisiana? he turned up to basically — louisiana? he turned up to basically say _ louisiana? he turned up to basically say to _ louisiana? he turned up to basically say to people - louisiana? he turned up to basically say to people the | basically say to people the federal government has your back. in that particular area, enter the west of newlands, people are without electricity. —— new orleans. he promised that 25,000 utility people will be drafted in to try and help

with that. he promised people money as well as talking about $100 million of provided assistance, $500 to individuals the basic needs like food and clothes. he used his phrase, built back better, his catchphrase. he says he wants to rebuild communities with infrastructure that can withstand these sorts of super storms into the future and we heard his concerns about climate change and he's linking it to that and he wants to try and hurry up the climate change plan. at the moment it is slightly slower in progress in terms of the movement in the senate but that is one of the things he will be focusing on in his presidency. climate change is one of his main priorities.— change is one of his main priorities. change is one of his main riorities. ~ , , . , priorities. absolutely stop wes a . ar priorities. absolutely stop wes auar now priorities. absolutely stop wes agar now pictures _ priorities. absolutely stop wes agar now pictures of _ priorities. absolutely stop wes agar now pictures of the - agar now pictures of the devastation caused by hurricane ida, not only in louisiana but

a lot of the east coast. we have seen _ a lot of the east coast. we have seen those _ a lot of the east coast. - have seen those shocking scenes, i think we can call it that, in new york, where we have seen the flooding in the metric system as well and he has pledged to try and rebuild that structure as well. it is such a divisive subject, climate change. still have many politicians, particularly in the republican party, the opposition party, who do not see it as a real thing or something that is an imminent threat. mr biden obviously feels very differently. last month, they approved this huge infrastructure building with about 1.2 billion dollars aimed at trying to cope greenhouse gas emissions and, if it is passed, joe biden will be able to do this sort of things he mentioned in that report, in terms of creating modernising rights, creating electoral infrastructures, sewage, you name it. if that bill is

approved, later there was another bill waiting to be approved as well, and what it will do is bring the us closer to whatjoe biden�*s pledges to ultimately try and cut emissions by at least 50% by the end of the decade. at, emissions by at least 5096 by the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious _ the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious plan. _ the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious plan. good _ the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious plan. good to - the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious plan. good to talk i the end of the decade. a pretty ambitious plan. good to talk to| ambitious plan. good to talk to you. thank you very much. 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 — the man — a known supporter of so—called islamic state — was shot dead by police. here's shaimaa 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. shaimaa khalil, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines: the uk and the eu say they won't recognise afg hanistan�*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. the us president has defended his record on the economy, after new figures revealed a sharp drop in employment growth. economists had been expecting about three times the number of newjobs in august, butjoe biden insisted

that the us economy is growing consistently. today we learned the economy created 235,000 newjobs in august, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2%, the lowest it has been in 18 months. but despite the impact of the delta variant, and i'll talk a little more about that in a minute, what we're seeing is an economic recovery that's durable and strong. the biden plan is working. we're getting results. so is the biden plan working? our business reporter samira hussain is in new york. 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, that is really very disappointing stop especially when you consider that analysts were expecting to see jobs somewhere in the 700 thousand range. and it is a clear sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus is having a significant impact on

hiring in the united states. and remember, back injuly and june of this year, the us economy cumulatively have added almost 2 millionjobs. so economy cumulatively have added almost 2 million jobs. so this decline is really quite fast. that said, i think the biden administration is taking this opportunity to try and push for their infrastructure plan, because it is in fact a jobcreating plan, according to the white house. but all of these projects would require men and women to actually do the work, and not all of them are highly skilled, rather, it doesn't require a university degree. these are trades kind ofjobs degree. these are trades kind of jobs as well. degree. these are trades kind ofjobs as well. so that is the argument the biden administration is laying out when it comes to these infrastructure plans. the uk's four chief medical officers are expected to decide within days whether to vaccinate healthy children against coronavirus. the committee which advises the british government has refused to approve the jabs routinely for

12—15—year—olds, saying they offer only a small benefit. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. from france to the united states and israel, many wealthy 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—16s 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 i think 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 to 15 should be able to get vaccination to prevent the spread of the virus. 1 vaccination to prevent the spread of the virus. i would not recommend _ spread of the virus. i would not recommend for- spread of the virus. i would not recommend for the - spread of the virus. i would - not recommend for the moment, it's too— not recommend for the moment, it's too early. i not recommend for the moment, it's too early-— it's too early. i think if you want to — it's too early. i think if you want to get _ it's too early. i think if you want to get the _ it's too early. i think if you want to get the pandemicl it's too early. i think if you - want to get the pandemic under control— want to get the pandemic under control you _ want to get the pandemic under control you have _ want to get the pandemic under control you have to _ want to get the pandemic under control you have to vaccinate i control you have to vaccinate as many— control you have to vaccinate as many in _ control you have to vaccinate as many in the _ control you have to vaccinate as many in the population i control you have to vaccinate as many in the population as| as many in the population as possibla _ as many in the population as ossible. , as many in the population as possible-—

as many in the population as ossible. , ., _, , possible. many other countries rolled out _ possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines _ possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to - possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to the - rolled out vaccines to the under 16 during the school holidays. 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—15 —year—olds in the uk. nails make up a small part of our bodies but people pay them huge attention across the world. most people except for me, clearly. globally, the nail care industry is estimated at $10 billion and is only expected to grow. 0ne salon in the central african republic is changing traditional attitudes, showing it's a growing market for both men and women. phoebe hopson has more. adorning yourfingers and glistening on your toes. getting your nails done is basic grooming all over the world. and in the central african republic, the technician is normally a woman. in the capital city, some men have spotted business opportunities venturing into the market.

translation: every saturday and sunday, people come - in large numbers and my customers are mainly women. my business works well and i do it to support myself like other men. but one day, i would like to return to my studies. translation: i do this because after all, - i make money. the deal is to make money so i do not have to stay in the neighbourhood and be unemployed. i like to come and do nails. as well as good business, they have happy customers. translation: he applies false eyelashes and false | nails very well. he's very good here and he does it well. when he puts them on, everywhere you go, people will ask you, "who put those on you? where did you do this?" that's why i like coming here. it's notjust women queueing up. translation: every week, i come to get my nails done if they're dirty. i come down here

to have them cleaned and then, i'm happy. it's good. decades of civil war and unemployment continued to plague the city. these young men say they're not letting societal pressures and stereotypes stop them from earning a living. you may remember the banksy painting that partially shredded itself after being sold at auction. well, girl with balloon, now renamed love is in the bin, is going back under the hammer. the top bid in 2018 was more than $1.5 million — now it's expected to fetch a lot more than that, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. applause. it has become one of the most famous _ applause. it has become one of the most famous and _ applause. it has become one of the most famous and notorious l the most famous and notorious incidents in the history of modern art. the moment when banksy brought new meaning to the phrase "going, going gone".

banksy exists to kind of really undermine institutions, and i think it is fair to say that on that night sotheby�*s was banksy. i was taken by complete surprise. we managed to have a modicum of order, we sold the picture, but then of course almost overnight this picture becamejust an icon. an almost overnight this picture became just an icon.- became 'ust an icon. an icon that is becamejust an icon. an icon that is up — becamejust an icon. an icon that is up for _ becamejust an icon. an icon that is up for sale _ becamejust an icon. an icon that is up for sale once - becamejust an icon. an icon| that is up for sale once more. and the fact that half the painting has been torn to shreds only seems to have added to its appeal. shreds only seems to have added to its appeal-— to its appeal. this is a picture _ to its appeal. this is a picture which - to its appeal. this is a picture which has - to its appeal. this is a picture which has a i to its appeal. this is a - picture which has a notoriety on a level i think it is fair to say with something like the mona lisa. it is very different picture of course, but it is equally one with a huge amount of notoriety. it equally one with a huge amount of notoriety-— of notoriety. it is estimated love is in — of notoriety. it is estimated love is in the _ of notoriety. it is estimated love is in the bin _ of notoriety. it is estimated love is in the bin could - of notoriety. it is estimated love is in the bin could go i of notoriety. it is estimated l love is in the bin could go for anything up to around $8 million. after a brief international tour, the auction will take place next month. resembling the picture frame will be carefully checked beforehand just to be on the safe side. —— presumably. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam.

you are watching bbc news. hello. weather changes on the 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 south—west 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 south—west england. this easterly breeze, with the cloud, the chance of drizzle as well on the eastern coast of scotland, north—east england, keeping the temperature around 15 celsius. for many, 17—20. into the low 20s, though, in wales and south—west 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.

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