welcome to bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the uk and the eu say they won't recognize afg hanistan�*s new government. taliban ministers 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 — going, going, gone — the banksy painting that self—shredded is heading back under the hammer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 that 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 have been 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've 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—talibs in it, who are representative of different communities and different interests in afghanistan so we will see what in fact emerges. we can now speak to drjonathan schroden, who's an expert on the taliban and a military operations analyst at cna, a safety and security think tank. thank you forjoining us. what the new taliban government will look like? who are we going to see moving forward and up the

ranks? ~ . , ., ranks? we have seen a few announcements _ ranks? we have seen a few announcements of- ranks? we have seen a few announcements of names | ranks? we have seen a few i announcements of names that ranks? we have seen a few - announcements of names that are not surprising so far. nothing formal but a lot of reports coming from declared taliban sources through various news channels that indicate that the taliban reader? will assume a supreme leader —like position in afghanistan which is to say he will be the ultimate head of the government, responsible for religious affairs, for overall decisions about the government but he will also have a day to day... he will be responsible for day—to—day person responsible and likely it will be the person in charge of the political office and the negotiations that the taliban negotiated with over the past year. a bunch of other names

are less familiar to people stop perhaps the most notable, the son of the very reclusive former leader of the taliban as well as one of the leaders of a network which is a declared terrorist organisation. it terrorist organisation. it sounds similar to how the iranians regime is set up with ayatollah ali khamenei ali khamenei.— ayatollah ali khamenei ali khamenei. . , , ., , khamenei. there are suggestions it miuht khamenei. there are suggestions it might adept — khamenei. there are suggestions it might adept a _ khamenei. there are suggestions it might adopt a structure - it might adopt a structure similar to it might adopt a structure similarto iran but it might adopt a structure similar to iran but will have to wait to see. fix, similar to iran but will have to wait to see.— similar to iran but will have to wait to see. a lot of shut from the — to wait to see. a lot of shut from the taliban _ to wait to see. a lot of shut from the taliban about - to wait to see. a lot of shut. from the taliban about making it an inclusive government. —— chat. how will it be inclusive? i do not think it will include any women in any senior positions. they have been in

talks with hamid karzai and other leaders of various minority groups but the extent to which those individuals or leaders from those groups will be included in very high level positions within the government, what they called for example the power ministry, the security services et cetera, seems doubtful at this point. i think there was hope early on in this discussion given the taliban gush and about inclusivity —— discussions. i am about inclusivity —— discussions. iam much about inclusivity —— discussions. i am much more sceptical now. the taliban faced the challenge between trying to be inclusive and trying to be inclusive and trying to be inclusive and trying to bring other groups into the fold so they do not have challenges from them while maintaining internal cohesion and that they have many, many hardliners internal to the organisation who have taken to the victor go the spoils

mentality. the victor go the spoils mentality-— the victor go the spoils mentality. the victor go the spoils mentali . ., ., mentality. thank you for your inut mentality. thank you for your input and _ mentality. thank you for your input and analysis. _ mentality. thank you for your input and analysis. thank - mentality. thank you for your input and analysis. thank you for having _ input and analysis. thank you for having me. _ president biden has visited the us state of louisiana to see the destruction caused by hurricane ida. more than sixty people have died across eight states since it made landfall on sunday — many were killed when torrential rainfall caused flash flooding. our correspondent nada tawfik has more. one week and a storm that brought america to its knees. man: look at that tornado! from new orleans to new york, it was a dramatic beating. record rainfall, 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 frequency of future weather. woman (crying): the river is flooding. part of this newjersey town was abandoned after the nearby river crested and left cars and homes under ten feet of water. four people died and about 600 were left homeless.

gloria jett lost everything, but was lucky to escape with her life. she can't swim and had to be rescued by neighbours, as the water rose inside her home. i started pounding for somebody to come help me, so i won't die. i felt like i was dying. down these streets, people's belongings and memories are laid out for garbage pickup. the roldan family lost three cars and everything in their basement. but already, the insurance company has told them they will not cover much of the damage. it is the first time that it happened. but if we stay in the house, what if it happens again? like, does it really paid to stay in this area anymore? like, does it really pay to stay in this area anymore? president biden has approved an emergency declaration for new york and newjersey. today he travelled to meet victims in louisiana, where ida first made landfall as a category 4 hurricane. after surveying the damage, he highlighted the threat from climate change. and folks, hurricane ida

is another reminder that we need to be prepared for the next hurricane and super storm. they're gonna come and they're gonna come more frequently and more ferociously. i have been working closely with the governor and our colleagues in congress on both parties, on my build back better plan that will modernise our roads, our bridges, our water systems, sewers, and drainage systems and power grids, and transmission lines. the cost to life, property and infrastructure has been a staggering. still climate change remains at divisive political issue. and so over the years, america has ignored warnings and some would say this is the result. nada tawfik, bbc news, newjersey. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 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. before we go to that let's go back to the story of hurricane ida. i spoke earlier to our washington correspondent. 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 promised that 25,000 utility people will be drafted in to try and help with that. he used his phrase, built back better, his catchphrase. he said he wants to rebuild communities with infrastructure that can withstand these sorts of super

storms in 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 slow 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. absolutely we are seeing now pictures of the devastation caused by hurricane ida, not only in louisiana but a lot of the east coast. we have seen those shocking scenes, i think we can call it that, in new york, where we have seen the flooding in the metro system as well and he has pledged to try and rebuild that structure as well. it is such a divisive subject, climate change. you still have many politicians, particularly in the republican party, the opposition party, that 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 curb 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. a pretty ambitious plan. plenty more to come. she received the nobel peace prize for her work

with the poor and the dying in india's 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 couraeg — warmth and compassion.

this is 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. us presidentjoe biden has defended his record on the economy, after the rate ofjob growth slowed down in the last month. fewerjobs were created in the us in august than at any other month this year. just under 250,000 people were hired when many economists were forecasting closer to 750,000. but the president insists 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. let's go live to new york and speak to chris low, chief economist at fhn financial. good to talk to you, what has been going on? this took economists by surprise, didn't it. it economists by surprise, didn't it. , . ., it. it did we were expecting a lot more _ it. it did we were expecting a lot more job _ it. it did we were expecting a lot more job growth - it. it did we were expecting a lot more job growth this - it. it did we were expecting a l lot more job growth this month and the reason we were expecting it is that federal unemployment benefits and this weekend, there is 9 million people collecting those benefits who have to find work now, starting next week, or, you know, find some other kind of public assistance. so we had

seen an acceleration in job growth injune and july, as people began looking for work, but in august it really slowed down. ~ ., ., , , , down. what does this tell us about the — down. what does this tell us about the way _ down. what does this tell us about the way the _ down. what does this tell us about the way the us - down. what does this tell us i about the way the us economy down. what does this tell us - about the way the us economy is working right now?— working right now? well, i think it is _ working right now? well, i think it is unrealistic - working right now? well, i think it is unrealistic to - think it is unrealistic to expect that the us economy can continue to grow at the rate it did in the first half. 6.5% growth is remarkable in an economy that before covid was trending at two point 25%. —— 2.25%. i think what is happening now as we are slowing down into something closer to what would be recognised as a normal trend rate of growth, and most of the economic data series we track closely, things like retail sales, consumer confidence, manufacturing activity, actually peaked in march and april, at the same

time federal stimulus peaked. that was the last big federal stimulus payments that went out to the public. stimulus payments that went out to the public— to the public. obviously everyone _ to the public. obviously everyone is _ to the public. obviously everyone is talking - to the public. obviously. everyone is talking about to the public. obviously - everyone is talking about this big infrastructure spending plan that president biden is tabling, what do you think that is going to do to change anything, if at all, because obviously it is a plan to invest money in infrastructure, notjobs? it invest money in infrastructure, not “obs? , ., invest money in infrastructure, not'obs? notjobs? it is, and look, i think actually _ notjobs? it is, and look, i think actually it _ notjobs? it is, and look, i think actually it is - notjobs? it is, and look, i think actually it is a - notjobs? it is, and look, i think actually it is a plan l think actually it is a plan that has strong bipartisan support, thing about infrastructure investment is that it pays dividends long run. the problem is that it is tied to another $3.5 trillion plan which has very narrow support, and in factjust yesterday, senatorjoe manson yesterday, senator joe manson from yesterday, senatorjoe manson from —— senatorjoe manchin

from —— senatorjoe manchin from west virginia said he could not support the plan unless he could be convinced otherwise. if the plan fails then the infrastructure plan fails because in the house aggressive have said they won't pass the info structure plan of the other plan passes. so at the other plan passes. so at the moment it will be two or three weeks of nailbiting while we see if any of this gets done. in the meantime, unlike last year's stimulus, nothing we are talking about here is tailor—made to address the economic problems created by the pandemic.— the pandemic. chris, it has been very _ the pandemic. chris, it has been very interesting - the pandemic. chris, it has been very interesting to i the pandemic. chris, it has. been very interesting to talk to you, thank you. 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— to 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. i2— 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 i2— 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 i2— 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 the jcvi 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 vaccinatej 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—

to15—year—olds in the uk. 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. bangs gavel. applause. it has become one of 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 sort of undermine institutions, and i think it's fair to say that on

that night sotheby�*s was banksy�*d. i was taken by complete surprise. we managed to have a modicum of order, we sold the picture, but then again of course almost overnight this picture became just 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. 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's estimated 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. presumably the picture frame will be carefully checked beforehand, just to be on the safe side. tim allman, bbc news. absolutely fascinating. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam.

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 south—east. 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. overnight 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, largely because of the coronavirus.