tonight at 10pm... the long—awaited plans for social care in england are expected to be unveiled tomorrow. how care is funded, especially for the elderly, is the main question. suggestions of a rise in national insurance have angered conservative mps. and there's over £5 billion extra for the nhs in england this year to cope with the backlog caused by the pandemic. we are committed to our plans on adult social care, a new settlement, but also today's announcement of this extra funding of £51; billion over the next six months for the nhs will really help tackle the backlog. we'll have more on what is likely to be in tomorrow's expected announcement. also tonight... in afghanistan, the taliban say they've taken the last area of resistance and now control the entire country. as millions of pupils return

to school in england, wales and northern ireland, we report on how cases of covid are being monitored. and britain's emma raducanu reaches herfirst grand slam quarterfinal in new york. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... team europe looks to make history in america's back yard in the last leg of the solheim cup. good evening. the challenge that's defeated governments for many years, that of funding social care, especially for the elderly, is back in the spotlight. borisjohnson is all set to unveil his plans for england as early as tomorrow. how they're funded is a matter of heated debate, with suggestions of a rise in national insurance

provoking anger among some conservative mps. the package also involves extra funding for the nhs in england this year, some {5.4 billion to cope with the backlog caused by the pandemic. scotland, wales and northern ireland will get their own corresponding increases. we start tonight with this report by our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the strain... ..the sadness, all too familiar. steve had to sell his parents�* worcestershire house after his father passed away and his mum's dementia developed so much, she needed full—time care. and she still doesn't know that their family home is gone. why did my dad bother to get himself such a decent pension and pay into a pension scheme for all that time? it doesn't seem to be worth it in the long—run. my mum, with her dementia, she doesn't know the house has been sold.

if she was of sound mind but it was her body that had let her down, i don't know how i would have even told her this. i don't know if i could have even sat there and said, "mum, we've sold the house, we got this for it and it's going to have to pay for your care." the promise to ease that kind of heartache is familiar, too. made repeatedly long before his first moment in number 10. we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared. cheering. you might remember this commitment, too. we can do all these things without raising our income tax, vat or national insurance contributions. that's our guarantee. but forget this part of that manifesto. tomorrow, borisjohnson is expected to emerge to say, in fact, you can't have it all. on course to announce a rise in national insurance tax for workers and employers to raise billions, and already around another £5 billion for the nhs in england by next april. everyone will want to know that we are committed to our plans on adult social care,

a new settlement, but also today's announcement of this extra funding of {5.4 billion over the next six months for the nhs will really help tackle that backlog, and that is a huge priority for us. so, downing street is preparing to break one promise to keep another. after months of haggling, the government is expecting to announce a limit on the amount any one family in england pays towards the cost of care, and pump billions into the health service to catch up after the pandemic. the exact price tag? that's not yet clear. but the resistance to how it's to be paid for? well, that certainly is. one cabinet minister told me hiking national insurance is the wrong thing to do and the wrong way to do it. others prefer to talk, seemingly, about the cricket. england have lost a third wicket, i think. but plenty of mps are publicly worried. in my view, i think raising national insurance is the wrong approach. someone earning £30,000 a year will pay a far bigger portion of their income

in national insurance than someone earning, say, £250,000. would you be willing to vote against it? i have not shied away from making my view clear, i want to give the government freedom and flexibility to change, but there are a significant number of colleagues, i think, who are opposed to a national insurance rise per se. tonight, those restless tory mps were pressing the flesh, a friendly crowd by the river, as the commons gets back to business. but the arguments in the weeks ahead may be anything but polite. it is only day one and already in the tory party things have got pretty fractious over this. the prime minister was urging his colleagues to be loyal and stick together in the weeks ahead. there will be a big package of measures tomorrow to get our head around. i am hearing tonight that the rising national insurance will be branded up national insurance will be branded up along the lines of a health and social care levy to try to give a sense that it is specifically for

looking after the ill and the most vulnerable. and i'm also hearing that money being made available for the nhs over the next 3—4 years will be expected to increase the capacity of the nhs to something like 110% of what it is currently at. remember, though, and this is really important, when it comes to the changes to care for the elderly and vulnerable, that creaking social care system, it works differently in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, and the measures tomorrow specifically about changes tomorrow specifically about changes to the system will relate to england, but the money, the extra cash, maybe £10 billion or £12 billion, will be made available right around different parts of the uk. after so many years and successive governments ducking this challenge, borisjohnson seems determined to have the fight and make this part of his legacy. but tomorrow is about big money, it is a big political moment, but there is

no question even before we know all the details, there are big arguments ahead. laura kuenssberg, many thanks, we will talk again tomorrow. the extra money announced for the nhs todaay is for the current financial year. there's a much bigger question about funding for the next three years, given the enormous challenges posed by the pandemic, the backlog for all kinds of treatments and the growing challenge of funding social care. nhs leaders are understood to want an extra £10 billion just for next year to cover day—to—day services. our health editor, hugh pym, looks at the plans and the options. the funding of health and social care — it's one of the biggest and trickiest issues facing ministers in all of the uk's administrations. the needs of an ageing population must be addressed, and on top of that, the costs of covid, with some vital decisions for england expected tomorrow. a five—year plan for day—to—day spending by nhs england was announced in 2018 — that's what the blue line shows. the orange line shows

what is actually happening because of covid, including today's funding announcement. the question now, how much more will be needed from next year? the scale of the backlog of waiting that we're seeing already, and we're expecting to grow for many years to come, as people haven't had care over the last 18 months, is going to have a profound effect on the nhs. but also, if we can't run services as efficiently as we used to, because of infection control, that adds to cost. the treasury will have worked out what it thinks is affordable for the nhs. it's understood there has been a fierce debate with health ministers and officials over what's required to tackle the huge challenges ahead. the nhs relies on a smooth running social care system, and notjust for the elderly. about half of council spending in england is for the under—65s with disabilities. the question is, how much more government funding is planned?

so, where might the extra money for the nhs and social care come from? well, national insurance has been talked about. that's paid by those in work and their employers, but not by those above retirement age. then there is income tax, which covers income above certain limits, including what pensioners get from their investments. other taxes include capital gains tax and vat, but those seem less likely options. then there's higher borrowing, but that would have to be added to already high levels of government debt. choosing income tax is something that no government has done, other than right at the very top, since the early 19705, it's 50 years since we've had an increase in the main rates of income tax, governments really hate to do that. national insurance contributions have actually risen quite a lot over the last 30 or a0 years, governments seem keener to do that, because actually, the population seems happier with it. so, ministers have to decide who pays and how much. higher health spending in england automatically means proportionate increases for scotland,

wales and northern ireland. their ministers in turn need to make awkward decisions on how the money is allocated. hugh pym, bbc news. finding a credible funding solution for social care in england has been on the conservative agenda for over a decade. in 2011, david cameron set up a commission chaired by the economist sir andrew dilnot to come up with proposals. they included no—one having to pay more than £35,000 for their care — the state would pay for everything after that point. and people would need at least £100,000 in savings and assets before having to pay anything. but plans to implement these proposals were delayed and then dropped by subsequent leaders. our social affairs correspondent alison holt is here. do we expect tomorrow's plan to be based on this?

that is certainly what we are expecting, and if that is confirmed tomorrow, then the big question is going to be, what level will that cap be set at? we know there have been arguments going on about weather it should be around £50,000 or £80,000, and the smart money at the moment seems to be pointing to that higherfigure. and we know the moment seems to be pointing to that higher figure. and we know from those past proposals that if someone is in residential care, then it is the care costs that count towards that cap or limit, it is not the accommodation costs. but so far, so much of the discussion has been about how we pay for these reforms, with relatively little focus on what they need to do. we have also heard a lot about selling houses and whether or not that is the right thing for people to be doing, but to concentrate on that is an over sympathy occasion. it is worth saying that at the moment, if you have more than £23,250 in savings and assets, you will be on your own when it comes to paying for care, whether you live in a council house

that you bought underwrite to buy, or whether you live in a mansion. and the reason is, the current care system is in crisis, it is underfunded, it can have patchy quality, it struggles to get staffing, and in residential care, the people who pay for themselves and up subsidising those who get council help. local authorities also spend about half their money on younger adults with disabilities, and ar are unlikely to have their needs addressed in tomorrow's plans. so, the danger of too much heat and noise when it comes to how we pay for care is that even though that is important, we won't be concentrating on what sort of a care system we want for the future. because at its best, it can keep people out of hospital and it can help them to have that better life for longer. many thanks once again, alison holt, our social affairs correspondent. let's move on to some of the day's other news.

in afghanistan, the taliban say they're now in full control of the country after seizing the panjshir valley, the last area of armed resistance. the taliban have released a video of their flag being raised in the centre of the provincial capital. the leader of the resistance fighters has called for a national uprising against the taliban. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has the latest. a white flag of victory, the taliban flag. the centre of the scenic panjshir valley. this last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. "god is great," their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. - we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanistan, their home. but they need to stop fuelling instability.

a defiant reply on social media. 32—year—old commander ahmad massoud vows to continue the resistance. he says his men are still in panjshir valley, and urges afghans to rise up. the taliban are getting on with the business of being in charge. this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths. he also stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban

won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step — forming a government to start moving forward. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who led protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolesnikova and maxim znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power.

the usa and britain have condemned the sentencing, as did the european union, calling it a "blatant violation of human rights". criminal gangs are once again smuggling migrants across the english channel after two weeks of bad weather. five children were among almost 160 people detained by the uk border force. another child was with more than 20 people on an inflatable boat rescued by the french authorities after it ran into difficulties. let's take a look at the latest uk coronavirus figures. there were just over 41,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 37,698 cases per day in the last week. the latest figures show 7,606 people in hospital being treated for covid. 45 deaths were reported in the latest 24—hour period —

that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average number of deaths per day to 113 over the last week. on vaccinations, nearly 88.8% of people over the age of 16 in the uk have had theirfirstjab. and nearly 80% have had both doses. more than nine million children in england, wales and northern ireland are back at school this week. the uk government says the number of coronavirus cases will be monitored carefully. cases in scotland have risen since the school term began in the middle of august. our education editor branwenjeffreys has spent the day in the village of ringmer in east sussex as children return to the classroom. good morning. good morning, millie. a welcome to soothe any new—term nerves. good morning, archie. for dolphin class, a return to familiar routines. here, they don't talk about catch—up, though

there will be extra help. how many more do we need to add? the parents say social skills and confidence are the priority. i think it's going to take a little while for children to develop those social skills again, and to reach out to new people. they will filter through, and ijust think really it's more just about their wellbeing and allowing children just to be children again. i think it's been a biggerj effect on mental health, where they've been away, - where things have been totally different, where, you know, - formative years of their life have been completely disrupted. miles can remember school before covid, but for ella in year two, some things will be new. we get to play with everyone, it's more fun. because we like have more people in our games, there's more choice for who to play with.

and we can hug more people. shaking hands and fist bumping, high fives and all of, you know, the stuff that makes you feel comfortable. across the field at the secondary, team sports will be back this term. these year sevens more worried about fitting in than covid. it's bit weirder than primary school, when i was just top of the whole school. now i'm bottom of a bigger school, so it'sjust going to be a bit harder because more people and more older people and taller people, and also maybe getting lost. as this year starts, schools are reflecting on what they've learned from the pandemic and what to keep, so in this school for example, the one—way system is staying, masks for assemblies, and online parent evenings. next year, gcse science exams are waiting for this class.

the school wants to know what year 115 should cover. they've only got nine months, and so they need to know what they need to learn, and then we need to make sure that we're delivering that for them. so it's crucial at the moment. and this is what could keep them learning in school. testing is the first line of defence against coronavirus. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, east sussex. the global climate talks — to be hosted by the uk in glasgow in november — are now less than two months away. today the uk government minister in charge of the conference, alok sharma, has been meeting his counterparts in china. as the world's fastest—growing economy — and a major polluter, too — china will be an important voice at the negotiating table. so what are the main challenges facing those trying to forge a new agreement at the talks? our science editor david shukman has this assessment. year after year, the countries of the world have gathered for huge conferences on climate change.

i've seen for myself how they can go wrong, like in copenhagen in 2009. so what's on the cards now for glasgow? well, the first challenge is to get rapid cuts in the gases heating the planet. something thatjust hasn't happened so far. back in the early �*90s, when climate negotiations started, about 35 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases were being emitted into the atmosphere every year. since then, despite all the talking, those emissions have just kept climbing. now, with all the plans and promises to cut them, they could fall to about 46 billion tonnes a year by 2030. but the science is incredibly clear. they need to come down far more than that if we are to have any chance of heading off the worst effects of higher temperatures. which is why this is such a crucial

issue for the talks in glasgow. next there's the question of financial help for the poorest countries. this is long overdue. it's developing nations like the philippines that are hit hardest by climate change. they have been promised $100 billion a year, which they say is vital to adapt to more dangerous conditions. we want to see adaptations flowing to climate vulnerable nations that bear the brunt of extreme weather events from climate change but have no reason to pause it. a third challenge is finalising the rules for measuring carbon. previous meetings haven't managed it. this matters because as countries cut their emissions, there needs to be a way of accounting for that. likewise, if forests are kept untouched to store carbon, that also has to be recognised. right now, for example, if a major company wanted to, say,

invest in preserving standing forest in the amazon, there is not yet any clarity on whether those credits that would be generated from that can be claimed by brazil as well as by the company making that investment. so as glasgow prepares for thousands of delegates, there's a lot at stake. covid makes it all more difficult, and there are just eight weeks to get ready. david shukman, bbc news. britain plans to further extend the post—brexit grace periods on some goods imports to northern ireland. the extension willl suspend new checks on cross—channel trade for some items like cold meats, due to be implemented within weeks. the government says it gives london and brussels more time for talks about trade. clarence house says the prince of wales has "no knowledge" of claims that the head of one of his charities helped secure an honour for a wealthy donor. the prince and one of his closest advisers — michael fawcett — have been reported to the police over the allegations.

mr fawcett — who has temporarily stepped down as chief executive of the prince's foundation — is accused of promising to help secure a knighthood and british citizenship for a saudi businessman. cricket, and india have won the fourth test against england at the oval. england were chasing a record 368 runs on the final day but were bowled out for 210. india now have a 2—1 lead in the series with one test left to play. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. "look into my eyes — we've got this." just ten wickets to take and the whole day. thus was india's perspective. england saw a long march towards 368. not steps but runs. 100 without loss. it could be possible, couldn't it? an edge from rory burns, a catch from the wicketkeeper, and india were off. you play five days, it's decided by seconds and centimetres.

what a game. haseeb hameed set off here, dawad malan was sprinting, stretching, not enough. run out. hameed made 63, hours of work, and then this. undone by ravi jadeja. now, watch the stumps. they are about to meetjasprit bumrah. ollie pope gone for two. jonny bairstow did not score. jasprit bumrah was unplayable, and the oval danced. how many now? moeen ali caught and gone for none, six down. but if england couldn't win, they could still defy. and draw. look, there's stilljoe root, there's still a chance to stop india taking those wickets. there's england's captain gone for 36. some strokes make the whole picture. india knew it was their match now. it ended with a faint touch from jimmy anderson's bat. 210, all out. india, are 2—1 up in the series and yes, the third is yet to come, a final test this week.

joe wilson, bbc news. the last of the history—making british paralympic team have been welcomed home at london's heathrow airport. they won 124 medals across a record 18 sports at the toyko paralympics, 41 of which were gold with 38 silver and 45 bronze. tennis, and the british teenager emma raducanu is into the quarterfinals of the us open. the 18—year—old beat the american shelby rogers in straight sets. ms radacanu hasn't dropped a set so far in the tournament. our correspondent samira hussain reports from new york. an incredible match by emma raducanu, the young tennis phenom from britain playing in the hallowed arthur ashe stadium, against an american, no less. but if she was nervous, it did not show. instead, she relied on the skill that got her this far in the tournament. although she struggled at the very beginning, she quickly found her groove

and came back roaring, eventually beating opponent american shelby rogers on home court. commentator: what a way to take the opening set! - raducanu has won all of her matches at the us open in straight sets, an incredible feat for the teenager, whose only previous grand slam experience was just two months ago. umpire: game, set l and match, raducanu. two sets to love, 6—2, 6—1. what a moment for emma raducanu. raducanu is only 18 years old, made a name for herself at wimbledon and is solidifying her reputation here in america. next up is the quarterfinals on wednesday, possibly under the lights of the evening sessions here in new york city. certainly, one of the more glamorous settings for world tennis. misrata carne's moment in

the big time mightjust be getting started. —— emma raducanu's moment. thanks for that. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. most of us had a fine day on monday, lots of sunshine, and now a dose of summer heat is on the way over the next couple of days, as temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees in one or two spots. it's not been quite so hot for most of us, but i think in the midlands, that's where we're going to really feel the heat. anyway, in the short term, it's quiet on the weather front across england and wales. a little bit more cloud and some dampness there in the north—west of the country. these are the morning temperatures, pretty balmy — 15 in glasgow, 15 expected in london. a lot of us will be waking up to sunshine, some of us to some mist and fog which will last through the morning in one of two spots, but essentially speaking,

it's a quiet day with hot sunshine, particularly in the midlands. up to around 30 degrees, 27 in hull, mid 20s expected in southern and central scotland. the day after that, on wednesday, we're expecting some showers, maybe some thunderstorms out west.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the taliban say they're now in full control of afghanistan, after seizing the panchir valley — the last area of armed resistance. the claim is disputed by resitance leaders, who are calling for a national uprising. families of victims of the mh17 disaster have been giving testimony at the murder trial in the netherlands. four suspects are accused of shooting down the plane over ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board. in what's described as a "miracle rescue", a three—year—old boy missing in rugged australian bushland since friday has been found alive. he was spotted sitting in a puddle, using his hands to drink water. one of the most famous landmarks in london is finally emerging from scaffolding after a five—year restoration project. it means the chimes of big ben will once again be heard, over the houses of parliament.