hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. we will begin in afghanistan. in this government, they will be led by when the groups founders and become more details at a news conference. he will be the ca reta ker of caretaker of ministers. and the uk boris johnson's — caretaker of ministers. and the uk boris johnson's big _ caretaker of ministers. and the uk boris johnson's big rights - caretaker of ministers. and the uk boris johnson's big rights in - caretaker of ministers. and the uk boris johnson's big rights in texas| borisjohnson�*s big rights in texas despite promising not to the last election, he is doing so to raise money for the health service and elderly care. the issue was thrashed

out in parliament. we elderly care. the issue was thrashed out in parliament.— out in parliament. we are doing something _ out in parliament. we are doing something that _ out in parliament. we are doing something that frankly - out in parliament. we are doing something that frankly should l out in parliament. we are doing . something that frankly should have been done along time ago. and share the risk of these catastrophic care costs. please put in a sticking plaster of gaping wounds that his party inflicted. he made a commitment on social care before the pandemic and he said he would do so prior to the pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin, pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin. you _ pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin. you can — pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin, you can use _ pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin, you can use it— pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin, you can use it to - pandemic. that means, if you have bit coin, you can use it to buy - bit coin, you can use it to buy groceries even purchased land but some are worried that the volatility of this currency could end up costing people dearly. the taliban have announced a caretaker government in afghanistan. it's taken three weeks since taking control of the country. but the naming of the cabinet

is a key step in establishing a full taliban government. this is some of what their spokesman said. up up to now, there are caretaker cabinet to be in charge of what we are doing today. we will have important government institutions and how we will decide to include people, how we will decide to bring people, how we will decide to bring people into the government, they will be all according to the law, according to the rules. here are the top names to know about. the government will be led by mullah mohammad hassan akhund. he's one of the founders of the taliban and has been head of its leadership councilfor 20 years. he has two deputies. mullah abdul ghani baradar is another taliban founder who has been its political leader and most public face. the second deputy — mullah abdul salam hanafi —

was baradar�*s deputy in the political office in qatar. sirajuddin haqqani has been named interior minister. he's also leader of the taliban—offshoot haqqani network. he's wanted by the fbi in connection with terror attacks on us forces. and — mullah yaqoob is acting defense minister. as you can see we don't know what he looks like. he's the son of the taliban's founder mullah omar, and was already overseeing the group's military operations. but it's worth saying that everything is overseen by the taliban's supreme leader, hibatullah akhundzada. he hasn't been named in this caretaker government but has ultimate authority over the taliban. meanwhile — taliban fighters have broken up a protest in the afghan capital, kabul, by firing warning shots into the air. in the biggest show of defiance since the militant group took power, hundreds of people denounced taliban rule and demanded women's rights. some also chanted anti—pakistan slogans. many in afghanistan believe that neighbouring pakistan supports the taliban.

it has dismissed these claims, but it is widely seen as has having long supported the taliban's insurgency. our correspondent secunder kermani was at the protest in kabul and sent this report. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they are furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has directly attacked our country. _ we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who we were being whipped into submission. pakistan say the taliban are afghan. it's got nothing to do with them. translation: | accept. the taliban are afghans, but behind them is pakistan. they gave them this ideology. pakistan says it has always worked

for peace in afghanistan. taliban members initially appear to allow the protesters to march through the city. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban's authority that we've seen so far, and it's not coming from a militia force, it's coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. in amongst the protesters, some not afraid to directly criticise the group. translation: we demand freedom of speech. - democracy. national resistance against the taliban. aren't you afraid? translation: we are not afraid of death. _ we are the young generation. and will bring the bud of freedom. our voices will make history. as the protests continued, convoys of taliban vehicles made their way to the scene. gunfire eventually fighters fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd. dissent is not something the taliban are used to.

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. looking at this in detail, it looks like quite a few of the usual names. it is a hard—line micro government. it is a hard—line micro government. it is a victors cabinet. it includes leading members of the taliban regime in the 1990s, people who held senior positions than are holding senior positions than are holding senior positions than are holding senior positions this time. members of the younger generation of the taliban have been brought in. those of counted say their 33 religious leaders and it underlining that people with the right religious credentials in the taliban movement have been included. there are senior military figures as well. quite a few who are still on the us

terrorism watch list or as in the case with the interim head of the caretaker cabinet was on the un sanctions list. this is a message to the route that the taliban have one and this is their caretaker government who say that perhaps they need a bit more space, breathing space as they move from guns to government and more to resolve what is said to be rivalries among these big political heavyweights and their sink officially that they need more time to perhaps be more inclusive but as always, being said here, most of all by afghans, judge them by their actions and not by their words. in their actions and not by their words. , w u, , their actions and not by their words. , , ., ., , words. in practicalterms, what does this change — words. in practicalterms, what does this change for _ words. in practicalterms, what does this change for ordinary _ words. in practicalterms, what does this change for ordinary afghans? it | this change for ordinary afghans? it changes a lot. the sun of the

prominent commander during the soviet war, the member of what's known as the network where they deny even exists, the deputy political leader of the taliban now he is the ministry of the interior. not a set of governance and that means he can start choosing the people who will be responsible for law and order. they have the ministry of vice and virtue again telling women what they can and cannot do in the streets, telling people what they can do in public offices, choosing the people will be the face of local government and will wield considerable power. there's also foreign minister who can go around the world to the capitals which will accept him and represent the government of the taliban. bear in mind, this movement of the taliban, which came out of the group the fight against the soviet union, operated in the shadows. the only time you saw their names as we looked at him news

reports, the only other ones went to the terrorism list of the us sanctions list, they have titles of the government anywhere in the world. minister of defence, interior, caretaker, prime minister. the taliban are gaining legitimacy even as the world still has to decide, the road is too vague a concept, individual countries or to decide neighbours, countries far away, how they're going to engage with the taliban and whether or not they will put a redlines, if at all. thank you for taking us through. let's turn to the uk now — and hiking up taxes on working families is one of the most risky things a politician, who wants to stay in office, can do. today the prime minister boris johnson has broken a manifesto promise and done just that. he thinks voters will back him because its for important things. providing care at home for elderly and vulnerable people; and the nhs, which has been put under huge strain

in the pandemic. everyone knows in their bones that after everything we have spent to protect people through that crisis, we cannot now shirk the challenge of putting the nhs back on its feet which requires fixing the problem of social care and investing the money needed. so, we will do what is right in the reasonable and fair. we'll make up the covid—i9 backlogs and will fund more nurses and remove the anxiety of millions of families up and down the land by taking forward reforms that have been delayed for far too long. the plan is designed to raise £36 billion over three years. about a third of the money has been

earmarked for social care — in other words, personal and residential support for elderly and other vulnerable people. the overall cost of that has soared because as people live longer, more of them need looking after in their final days. under the current system some people end up paying tens of thousands of pounds if they are unlucky enough to need a lot of looking after. ione wells has spoken to one woman whose story illustrates how the system isn't working. its haunted successive governments, how to fix social capital thousands of people don't end up selling their homes to pay for it. sharon's mum sold her house to find her staring at a care home for dementia, but that money is now run out. i tried to be jolly — that money is now run out. i tried to be jolly and — that money is now run out. i tried to be jolly and bubbly _ that money is now run out. i tried to be jolly and bubbly when - that money is now run out. i tried i to be jolly and bubbly when i'm with to bejolly and bubbly when i'm with her because it's not for her to worry about comments for me to worry about. i will find that money. but i must admit, i will only hope that mum doesn't live too long because

otherwise i would be bankrupt as well. most of the money for social care will come from 2023 onwards. there will be state support so that. anyone with assets less than 20k will have their costs fully covered by the state. and there all be a cap so that no—one will have to pay more than 86k for care in their lifetime. it will be funded by a rise ofi and a quarter percentage points on a tax that's paid by both companies and employees — national insurance. someone earning £30,000 per year will pay an extra £255 annually. raising national insurance breaks a commitment the conservatives made in their election manifesto two years ago. the party was planning to spend more on things like infrastructure and green initiatives. this was the prime minister, at the time, talking about everything would be funded that's our guarantee. and then he showed the manifesto to the audience. that was 2019. we can do all of these things that are raising our income tax or national insurance contributions. that is our guarantee.

this is what the prime minister said today. no conservative government, no conservative government ever wants to raise taxes and i'll be honest the house, i except yes, this breaks our manifesto commitment. which is not something i do lightly but a global pandemic was in no i's manifesto, mr speaker. and i think the people of this country understand that in their bones and they can see the enormous steps this government and the treasury have taken. the opposition labour party didn't accept that argument, this is labour�*s leader, keir starmer. the pretence that the prime minister is only— the pretence that the prime minister is only here — the pretence that the prime minister is only here because of the pandemic is only here because of the pandemic is not _ is only here because of the pandemic is not going _ is only here because of the pandemic is not going to wash. he is putting a sticking — is not going to wash. he is putting a sticking plaster over gaping wounds — a sticking plaster over gaping wounds which his party have inflicted _ wounds which his party have inflicted. he made that commitment on social— inflicted. he made that commitment on social care before the pandemic and he _ on social care before the pandemic and he said — on social care before the pandemic and he said he would pay for without

raising _ and he said he would pay for without raising taxes before the pandemic. here he _ raising taxes before the pandemic. here he is — raising taxes before the pandemic. here he is outlining where the money would be generated by this tax rise and where would actually go. they want the book of this money going to be national health service and in particular, the backlogs that we have seen after the pandemic and they said the cues, if, the problem is untreated, then it would lead to the 5 million potential going up to 30 million. and that is completely unfathomable for any government and for the public too. so, the money in the first instance, the great bulk of it is earmarked towards the nhs and in terms of the social care package, and the extra caps, they

only by sequentially. biting more as time goes on and it phases out, and then come to thousand 25, the book of this money, we're not sure the precise bit above it but it will be going to funding the social care package in general. but you're right. 12 billion a year is a huge amount of money, but it hasn't been individually earmarked by the billion in this much for the nhs and central care and our changes this year. we don't have the precise map as to how this evolves over time, just the broad councils of it. so we cannot be as _ just the broad councils of it. so we cannot be as precise _ just the broad councils of it. so we cannot be as precise as _ just the broad councils of it. so we cannot be as precise as we would l cannot be as precise as we would like to wear this money is going, can we be precise about which part of the population will foot the bill? , , �* , of the population will foot the bill? , , �*, , , of the population will foot the bill? , ,~ bill? definitely. it's pretty rare to net a bill? definitely. it's pretty rare to get a rise — bill? definitely. it's pretty rare to get a rise like _ bill? definitely. it's pretty rare to get a rise like this _ bill? definitely. it's pretty rare to get a rise like this directly l bill? definitely. it's pretty rarel

to get a rise like this directly on pay packets, laser guided on pay packets and some of them were previously exempted that affected the over 60 sixes and now included in this national insurance levy. so, there is employees and employers for employees, it's quite easy to work this out and roughly speaking, if you're on 20,000, you're looking at £100 extra per year and 50,000 in about 500,000 at about £1100 you can see the pattern there with those of the highest salaries will pay the highest over the course of a year. but what you do not get his tax on property income you don't get taxed on savings as you would do those income tax and there was another tweak which will also tax dividend income and the government to the argument that this is a tax on young workers which is going to fund care

for the elderly and the generational affair but what they have done with thatis affair but what they have done with that is relatively modest. the long-term — that is relatively modest. the long—term challenges here, the government argued for this tax is that while the pandemic did change the equation, presumably something is going into the future based on the fact that the economy will bounce back from the pandemic. there's a few mixed arguments, whenever you get a tax rises like this, we will see the public with a reason, notjust a reason, it will literally be imprinted on tax bills from 2023 as a health, separate health levy and the government is putting a lot of store in the idea that all that money would definitely go to health and social care. it is a form of marketing and presentation what it means in practice is that when it is raised, 12 or £14 billion, that'sjust when it is raised, 12 or £14 billion, that's just a fraction of

over going to spend on health and social care and i'll always the case. and so the pressures of the pandemic are huge in the next few years in the nhs, the pressures from social care have always been there and you've got existing demographic pressures adding into the mix as well. so, a rise in taxes, the logic is this. that this is a permanent increase in what government does. some of that arises from the pandemic and some in other cases. and they can find her from borrowing, they have to funded from an increase in taxation. they think that's the honest the clearest way to find a permanent funding source for what will be a permanent spending change.

the german election was always going to important because it will decide who replaces angela merkel. but it's getting seriously interesting now because mrs merkel�*s cdu party is now having a torrid few weeks in the polls. let me take you through. we'll start with what is likely to be angela merkel�*s final address to parliament as chancellor. here we see her walking into speak the bundestag — that's the lower house of parliament. and after 16 years of addressing lawmakers, this was quite a moment. she used it to attack her coalition partners — the centre left spd — and the party on the rise in the polls. here's some of the attack. translation: citizens of the choice, even for a government that accepts, one that is not excluded. i am only telling the truth. or a federal government led

by the cdu and csu with them as chancellor. die linke party that mrs merkel refers to there is far left — and the democratic descendant of the communist party which governed old east germany. and as all parties know, there will be a coalition government after this election. die linke is offering itself as a would—be coalition partners with the social democrats, the spd, and the greens. mrs merkel is keen to warn voters of what she sees as the risks that would involve. she's also seeking to to present her own party's candidate — this man, armin laschet — as a stable leader for germany. translation: it's also about tangible economic and fiscal considerations which will define the future of this country, the numbers ofjobs and are common prosperity. that is why, ladies and gentlemen, the best way forward for

our country is a government led by the cdu and the csu with armin laschet as chancellor because his government will stand for stability, reliability, moderation and balance, which is exactly what germany needs. so armin laschet is being presented as a stable choice. that may not be enough. look at this latest poll by latest the forsa institute. it suggests support for the cdu has fallen as low as 19%. to put that in context — that's its lowest rating ever measured by forsa since 1949. and it's well down on a couple of months ago. meanwhile the social democrats are heading towards 25%. berlin correspondent

damien mcguinness. usually, debates are very civilised, but this time around, the last german parliament debate for the election in three weeks' time was rockets. german chancellor was out on the attack accusing them, the leader of the central left in the left wings chancellor candidates of not ruling out working together in coalition after the election with the radically left—wing linker party and she was doing this to scare of centrist voters who might consider voting for them of the green party. she was saying to them, you might want to wake up with the far left wing government. the problem is that they have a reputation as a centrist, a current finance minister and is known to be not that exciting but certainly reliable. to portray him as a scary lefty who might bring

in some communist regime isjust not very credible to many voters. more, this was seen as a sign of desperation is because the conservative blocks are doing so badly in the polls that until a few weeks ago, she was under the present and the election campaign and previously says that she doesn't want to overshadow her candidate, but he is doing so badly in the polls that she is not decided it is time to step in. that is why, for many people, this was a sign of desperation. many are split over whether a proposed oil flow should many are split over whether a proposed oilflow should be many are split over whether a proposed oil flow should be given approval —— oilfield. here's the story from james. here on the idea edge of the uk, trouble is brewing. this over this horizon was the campbell oilfield. campaign or save the barrel should stay in the

ground. should we stop feeling in these waters now? that is the question facing them and in a way, it's a question facing all of us. are we really ready to power the modern world without oil and gas? there is no point in stopping production of oil and gas and we can control it in the uk instead of having to be imported. i think it is not feasible to flip the switch overnight and we cannot turn it over, turn it off overnight and then haveit over, turn it off overnight and then have it renewed because quite frankly, the renewable energy is not there. it frankly, the renewable energy is not there. , _, ., , there. it is coming though. this hue there. it is coming though. this huge wind _ there. it is coming though. this huge wind farm _ there. it is coming though. this huge wind farm wasn't - there. it is coming though. this. huge wind farm wasn't electricity from shetland to maine and scotland for the first time. we from shetland to maine and scotland for the first time.— for the first time. we would benefit over the past _ for the first time. we would benefit over the past decade, _ for the first time. we would benefit over the past decade, but - for the first time. we would benefit over the past decade, but we - for the first time. we would benefit over the past decade, but we are i over the past decade, but we are sitting on a wealth of natural resources and we should lead by example here and look for ways to

transition to cleaner energy without creating new oil fields or drilling for new oil. critics worry.- for new oil. critics worry. about the industrialisation _ for new oil. critics worry. about the industrialisation of- for new oil. critics worry. aboutl the industrialisation of shetland. if you had to choose between campbell and this wind farm, as environmentalists, what would you choose? this environmentalists, what would you choose? a ., ., , , choose? as environmentalists, i would still _ choose? as environmentalists, i would still choose _ choose? as environmentalists, i would still choose campbell. - choose? as environmentalists, i | would still choose campbell. this choose? as environmentalists, i i would still choose campbell. this is not a _ would still choose campbell. this is not a green — would still choose campbell. this is not a green answer. campbell is removing — not a green answer. campbell is removing fossil fuels from the ground — removing fossil fuels from the ground but in order to get those up, they using _ ground but in order to get those up, they using and displacing a fossil fuel _ they using and displacing a fossil fuel. , , , they using and displacing a fossil fuel. , ,, , ., they using and displacing a fossil fuel. , , , ., , ., fuel. they say they are restoring far more land — fuel. they say they are restoring far more land than _ fuel. they say they are restoring far more land than they - fuel. they say they are restoring far more land than they disturb. | far more land than they disturb. bring back the carbon payback of this is taking all of those into account will be less than two years we have a fast renewable energy resources and we will move to carbon and zero if we play our part. it was built on oil. the proceeds paid for

the swimming pool and several others. but now, these beautiful islands are torn of when and how to give up the grimy golden goose. i will see you in a couple of minutes' time. well, it certainly was a hot day for many of us today. and, as expected, temperatures approached and even exceeded 30 celsius. the first time since the 23rd ofjuly, we never had these values throughout august. so, hence it feels so oppressive out there. we're not used to these high temperatures, certainly none in the last few weeks. you can see the clear skies across the uk, but the sign of the breakdown of the heat is already visible

in the far southwest of the uk and in fact, through the course of the night, there could be some showers, hit and miss around parts of cornwall and devon. but the vast majority of us will have a dry clear night and will be a warm one too. 15 in liverpool, 15 in birmingham, cardiff and plymouth no lower than 17 degrees. here's the low pressure on wednesday, it's approaching the southwest of the uk. here is the weather front across the southwestern parts of the country and let's call it a thunder front. it's going to bring those thunderstorms and downpours to the south west to wales and basically by the time we get to the middle of the afternoon, it should be somewhere here just moving towards bristol. but the vast majority of us should have that dry, sunny and very warm day. hot day in fact once again, temperatures to hit around 13 degrees or so and central parts of england. that's wednesday, what about wednesday evening? so, the heavy showers and downpours drift further north towards the east and they're creeping across the country and the met office is warning that into thursday, gets a lot

into thursday, we could see a lot of rainfall in the possibility of flash flooding across parts of wales, england as well as the slow heavy thundery downpours to establish themselves across the uk it's a very unsettled day on thursday with the uk it's a very unsettled day on thursday with a low centre across ireland and that risk of thunderstorms extending to many other areas, as well. basically pushing away the heat. and in its place, a slightly fresher atlantic air moves in. so, the temperatures will be quite a bit lower on thursday and we are talking about 20 or maybe even making that across western areas across the uk, still hanging onto some of that heat across parts of east anglia in the east of england. and you can see that windows temperatures drop to around 28 on wednesday in london, were down to about 20 for the weekend. that's it for me. goodbye.

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. the taliban announced a caretaker government from afghanistan, which will be led by one of the group's founders. other key positions were announced. translation: will be the caretaker of ministers. el salvador has become the first

country to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender. there's concern about how volatile bitcoin is and how it could cost people. huge demonstrations are under way in brazil on both sides of the political divide. tens of thousands of jair bolsonaro's supporters have been out in the streets, accusing other branches of government of persecuting the president. let's turn to central america. el salvador has become the first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender. from today, citizens can shop, pay taxes and buy land using bitcoin as an alternative to el salvador�*s other official currency, the us dollar. this is how it'll work. 200 of these machines are being installed to enable people to convert their bitcoin

into dollars, and can then withdraw cash, free of commission. they're called chivo. in local slang, that means cool. and as an incentive, anyone who downloads the app they'll need to do this, they'll get 30 dollars in bitcoin forfree. the plan was pushed by president nayib bukele. here he is on this moment. translation: salvadorans will have an app where - they can receive bitcoin. businesses, entrepreneurs, independent business owners, et cetera. the introduction of bitcoin in el salvador is controversial. it's a developing country. 70% of people don't have access to a bank account. around 58% of people have access to the internet, and if you don't have an account and aren't online, you can't use bitcoin. and some people are unhappy about this decision. these were protests in the capital, san salvador, earlier. and a poll injuly found 75% of people were against the move. another survey found that under 5%

of people understand bitcoin. these are some of the concerns. translation: people don't want it. that coin is unstable. there is no price—fixing. translation: our elderly people find it very difficult to use _ the technology needed for this virtual coin. translation: i don't like it. i like going to the shops and using banknotes. i president bukele, though, says using bitcoin is optional, and argues the move will save over $400 million dollars in fees $400 million in fees paid on remittances — that's money sent back by el salvadorans living abroad. and there are a lot of them — around 2.5 million. in 2020,they sent back almost $6 billion dollars. that's 23% of el salvador�*s economy. cutting costs on that would appear to make sense. critics, though, see other motives.

this a financial times editorial. it argues: or there's this from technology commentator stephanie hare. there is an entire crew of people who are interested in cryptocurrencies. we have to remember there's about 8000 of them in existence at the moment. these are not regulated. they're often used for money laundering. we have to look at what's also being put in place in el salvador, which is this — no capital gains tax, payments that are being done through bitcoin. that tells you something right there. and also, if you invest in the country via bitcoin, three bitcoins, which is about $150,000, you would be granted residency. so, again, this is all being targeted at a very niche group of investors and people. it's not being targeted at your

average person in el salvador. one of the risks of using bitcoin as a legal currency is that it's seriously volatile. look at this. in september last year, one single bitcoin cost $10,000. in april this year, that coin was worth $63,000. byjuly, it was down to $30,000. it's for that reason and others that the world bank and both international monetary fund oppose cryptocurrency as legal tender. here's stephanie hare again. it's not going to be for most people in el salvador. most of them don't have a bank account or smartphones and are not on the internet. there are four intendant living in poverty. you've got that issue right there. this is a country that last year alone had one of the biggest economy crashes in four essays. who is going to use it? four decades.

it's going to be people who can afford the incredible swings, the volatility. this is, though, a significant moment for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, one that may pave the wave for them to gain greater credibility. here's an expert at investment firm, brewin dolphin. this isjust one of the milestones that bitcoin has overcome on the road _ that bitcoin has overcome on the road to— that bitcoin has overcome on the road to acceptability because bitcoin— road to acceptability because bitcoin has long received many criticisms _ bitcoin has long received many criticisms. the technology behind bitcoin, _ criticisms. the technology behind bitcoin, it — criticisms. the technology behind bitcoin, it is likely to be widely adopted — bitcoin, it is likely to be widely adopted in the future because there is also _ adopted in the future because there is also other alternative coins likely— is also other alternative coins likely to — is also other alternative coins likely to be used as well. we think that this _ likely to be used as well. we think that this is — likely to be used as well. we think that this is exciting, but a lot remains _ that this is exciting, but a lot remains to be seen.

let's talk about this with joe tidy. help me out here. how much of significance comes with the story? well, if you ask bitcoin enthusiast, it's a momentous day. the currency has finally found its place and its purpose. bitcoin has often been described as a solution looking for a problem. if you ask the fans of bitcoin, and there are lots and lots out there, they will say this is a big time that they are celebrating. 0f big time that they are celebrating. of course, there's been a push on reddit and other social media platforms where people are celebrating by buying $30 worth of bitcoin in salvador edie —— a solidarity. it went up to about $52,000, but crashed to about $10,000 less. even the president himself of el salvador said he's not

considered the volatility, but is clearly facing some.— considered the volatility, but is clearly facing some. those who su ort clearly facing some. those who support bitcoin, _ clearly facing some. those who support bitcoin, what _ clearly facing some. those who support bitcoin, what do - clearly facing some. those who support bitcoin, what do they l clearly facing some. those who l support bitcoin, what do they say clearly facing some. those who - support bitcoin, what do they say to the concerns about this volatility, that someone with a lower income could lose almost everything if they buy at the wrong moment? i haven't heard a decent _ buy at the wrong moment? i haven't heard a decent argument _ buy at the wrong moment? i haven't heard a decent argument against - heard a decent argument against that. even the fans of bitcoin, that is an issue. i suppose when you speak to people who say that bitcoin is the future, they will point to the fact that it is decentralised. it allows you to change your money across borders with no charges, although that's disputed as well. also, they say this is the future of currency that we should all be embracing. there are some countries who could follow suit. i'm looking towards kazakhstan, who i know is embracing the bitcoin minors. there are some countries that are pushing back quite heavily, trying to

include it.— back quite heavily, trying to include it. , , , . include it. just quickly explain what ou include it. just quickly explain what you mean _ include it. just quickly explain what you mean by _ include it. just quickly explain what you mean by the - include it. just quickly explain what you mean by the phrase| include it. just quickly explain - what you mean by the phrase bitcoin minor, because people might not know precisely what you're getting at. there are two different ways to acquire bitcoin. you can use your computer, the compute of your computer to carry out complex mathematical tax that help to keep these transactions going. you get given every now and then some bitcoin. that's what the term mining refers to. . «a bitcoin. that's what the term mining refers to. . g ., ., bitcoin. that's what the term mining refers to. . ., bitcoin. that's what the term mining refers to. . j, ., ., refers to. thanks, joe. come back on soon, refers to. thanks, joe. come back on soon. please- — dismissing the country's military rulers are just missing a call from their opponents. they are calling himself the national unity government. they are either in exile, detention or in fighting. it

called on citizens to take part in the resolution. this is its leader. translation: today, we look to war against the militaryjunta. as this is a public revolution, we call on all citizens in myanmar, and every corner of the country, to revolt against the military terrorists. this revolution is a just revolution, a necessary revolution for building a peaceful country and the establishment of a federal union.— federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important— federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important is _ federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important is this _ federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important is this as _ federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important is this as a - federal union. strong rhetoric, but how important is this as a show of| how important is this as a show of an alternative to the military? the national unity government was formed in april and considers itself the only legitimate one in myanmar. many members are allies of the ousted president. she was arrested and opposed during the coup earlier this year. the man you just heard from is

a lawyer, a politician and has a high profile. he's now calling for armed groups across myanmar to attack government forces. let's get the analysis ofjonathan head. it’s the analysis ofjonathan head. it�*s interesting that the national unity government is now calling for this mass uprising. it'sjust government is now calling for this mass uprising. it's just first its leaders and hiding. it doesn't command units itself, although some are well with some of the ethnic armies. this uprising has been happening as much as it can. people out on the streets, initially very peacefully, organising mass rallies, many have now taken up arms. we're seeing regular attacks against either soldiers, seeing regular attacks against eithersoldiers, police seeing regular attacks against either soldiers, police or officials tied to the military. in some

regions of myanmar, there are local armed forces who have launched sustained attacks. it comes at an important time. it's only been talking to the military and its invoice is talking about a cease—fire. it feels they should be consulting them, and there will be continued conflict, even with the intervention. the un general assembly, where the ambassador has jumped ship. it's not clear there'll be a bigger tension on that, who will be allowed to occupy that seat. very keen to be on people's mines to make sure his own person represents myanmar. qge make sure his own person represents m anmar. . . . , ., ., myanmar. age agencies warn that millions of people _ myanmar. age agencies warn that millions of people in _ myanmar. age agencies warn that millions of people in myanmar- myanmar. age agencies warn that j millions of people in myanmar are facing food shortages. the world

food programme says the number of people needing help to feed themselves could double this year, and we know many communities already rely on volunteers to get enough food. here's more from bbc bernese. a symbol from desperation. these flags are popping up across myanmar. households asking for help. a white flag is a request for food. households asking for help. a white flag is a request forfood. yellow signals a shortage of male and it's in. it's another sign of myanmar collapsing economy —— shortage of medicine. many people here have little to cope with. simple food with some rights. the impact of the military coup, coupled with a massive covid infection, has left many families struggling. translation: donors came to us yesterday. they gave us four kilos of rice and eggs. it was enough for two days or so.

after that, it was enough for two days or so. afterthat, i it was enough for two days or so. after that, i don't know how will make it food. i can't sleep at night. make it food. i can't sleep at niuht. , make it food. i can't sleep at niiht, , ., make it food. i can't sleep at niuht. , , ., night. its local communities that are providing _ night. its local communities that are providing much _ night. its local communities that are providing much needed - night. its local communities that - are providing much needed hand-outs. are providing much needed hand—outs. private donors stepping into help. since the government is doing to provide support. most international aid agencies haven't been operating in myanmar since the military coup earlier this year. translation: donors like us are not rich. they are ordinary— donors like us are not rich. they are ordinary people like you and me who are _ are ordinary people like you and me who are willing to give away half of what they— who are willing to give away half of what they have. i'll donate $3 if i have _ what they have. i'll donate $3 if i have $6, _ what they have. i'll donate $3 if i have $6, for example. it'sjust people — have $6, for example. it'sjust people helping people. have $6, for example. it's 'ust people helping peoplefi have $6, for example. it's 'ust people helping people. here, the business, people helping people. here, the business. long — people helping people. here, the business, long queues _ people helping people. here, the business, long queues of- people helping people. here, the business, long queues of people | business, long queues of people waiting hours to buy food. many of them are young and out of work.

translation: people cannot afford rent and so on. young _ people cannot afford rent and so on. young people — people cannot afford rent and so on. young people are _ people cannot afford rent and so on. young people are reluctant - people cannot afford rent and so on. young people are reluctant to - people cannot afford rent and so on. young people are reluctant to get i young people are reluctant to get donations— young people are reluctant to get donations for— young people are reluctant to get donations for free. _ young people are reluctant to get donations for free. for— young people are reluctant to get donations for free.— donations for free. for those who have stood _ donations for free. for those who have stood for _ donations for free. for those who have stood for hours, _ donations for free. for those who have stood for hours, they - donations for free. for those who have stood for hours, they may i donations for free. for those who | have stood for hours, they may be field today, but without greater support from the authorities, they and families will continue to suffer. thanks to my colleagues at bbc burmese. we will be talking about brazil. president bolsonaro may be defined and polls, but he has taken to the streets and you numbers to marx brazil's independence day. police scotland has been fined £100,000 after admitting

that failures in its call handling system contributed to the death of a young mother who lay undiscovered in a crashed car with her partner for three days. officers failed to attend the scene on the m9 near stirling here's our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. lamara lamar a bell was a 25—year—old mother of two. she was returning home with her partnerjohn ——john —— john yuill. her mum welcome today's decision. it -- john yuill. her mum welcome today's decision.— today's decision. it is a huge relief that _ today's decision. it is a huge relief that scotland... - today's decision. it is a huge relief that scotland... we i today's decision. it is a huge | relief that scotland... we can finally say lamara has justice. ads, finally say lamara hasjustice. a call was made to police hours after the crash. a local farmer saw the car. but the court heard that at the time, police scotland had failed to provide an adequate call. the call was not electronically logged, so no police incident was created. three

days later, another member of the public saw the car, made a 999 call and police went to the scene. the court heard thatjohn yuill was likely to have died at the time of the accident, but lamara bell probably would have survived if she received emergency treatment in the first few hours. the current chief constable said the deaths were a tragedy. constable said the deaths were a traced . constable said the deaths were a traced. , , ., ., ., tragedy. the preservation of life and helping _ tragedy. the preservation of life and helping people _ tragedy. the preservation of life and helping people who - tragedy. the preservation of life and helping people who are i tragedy. the preservation of life and helping people who are in i and helping people who are in crisis, is the heart of our duty to keep people safe. police scotland failed lamara and john, and for that, i am sorry.— failed lamara and john, and for that, i am sorry. the 'udges said lamara but that, i am sorry. the 'udges said lamara bail died i that, i am sorry. the judges said lamara bail died after— that, i am sorry. the judges said lamara bail died after days i that, i am sorry. the judges said lamara bail died after days of i lamara bail died after days of severe physical suffering and must�*ve been in a state of disbelief that no help was coming. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news, at the high court in edinburgh.

our lead story comes from afghanistan, where the taliban announced it will be led by one of the group's founders. we're used to reports of palestinians protesting. the recent demonstrations have been against their own government. the palestinian authority has come in for harsh criticisms that the cancellation for long—overdue elections. 14 security officers are due to stand trial in a military court in relation to that case. here's more from our middle east correspondent. nizar banat spent his final night on this mattress. his relatives keep it as a macabre memorial. two months ago, the activist

came to them for help after his own house was shot at. these are the last pictures of him alive, being dragged away by palestinian security forces. one hour later, he was dead. his cousin had slept beside him. he woke to see him being hit with a metal bar. translation: what | saw- was an assassination operation. he was fast asleep. if the idea was to arrest him, they could have handcuffed him and taken him away without killing him. nizar banat was known for his outspoken attacks on the palestinian elite. his death unleashed fury that had long been building over claims of corruption and lack of accountability. but the protests have been violently suppressed. international donors, who have given large sums to train the palestinian police, are demanding answers from leading politicians.

things went out of control, a mistake was made, a man was killed and the situation became politicised and polarised heavily to the extent that led to the scenes that, again, should not have been seen or witnessed at all. happy to be home, this man was arrested and jailed on his way to a protest. he is unconvinced by the palestinian authority's promises of reform. i am not ashamed that i am a critic of the pa. j they have failed politically, - economically, we are sliding more and more ito a dictatorship. we are sliding more and more into a dictatorship. _ his trial is now under way, part of a cycle of protests. there are several activists inside accused of organising an illegal demonstration. you can see this hearing hasjust resulted in yet another protest, and the people here say they will continue raising their voices, demanding change. for years, palestinians have been

locked in a conflict with israel. now, many see themselves in another struggle — with their own leaders. yolande knell, bbc news, in the west bank. next, we were going to brazil. it's independence day there. huge demonstrations are taking place in support of the president, but the opposition is also out in force. here's the capital. bolsonaro's supporters accused both of mistreating the president. despite the fact he's facing record low numbers. mr bolsonaro watched a

military parade earlier from the back of a rolls—royce. the president tweeted... not everyone is so enthused by what's happening. this was the scene in another part of sao paulo, where critics of the president have gathered. there are now concerns of potentially both sides meeting and they may be violent. let's bring in leonardo, live with us on the programme. leo, good to have you here. presumably, the police are taking care to keep those demonstrations apart. yes. those demonstrations apart. yes, that's what's _ those demonstrations apart. yes, that's what's happening. - those demonstrations apart. yes that's what's happening. but i have to say that the huge demonstrations in favour of president bolsonaro have surprised many people. people wondering with his support, if so many people would turn up. so they

did. the opposition decided mostly largely to stay away to avoid clashes. you heard a few demonstrations in other parts of the country, but that's not the main thing. the main thing is the support of president bolsonaro. people wearing the green and yellow colours of the national flag. wearing the green and yellow colours of the nationalflag. even of the national flag. even the famous yellow short of the brazilian national team. loath? famous yellow short of the brazilian national team.— national team. why do these supporters — national team. why do these supporters of _ national team. why do these supporters of bolsonaro i national team. why do these supporters of bolsonaro feel| national team. why do these i supporters of bolsonaro feel he's being persecuted by the supreme court and by congress? thea;r being persecuted by the supreme court and by congress?— being persecuted by the supreme court and by congress? they say that the are court and by congress? they say that they are left-leaning, _ court and by congress? they say that they are left-leaning, that _ court and by congress? they say that they are left-leaning, that they i they are left—leaning, that they didn't do what he wanted to do. the supreme court has opened investigations against him and people close to the president. they also investigated his alleged role

in the mass production of fake news, not only him, but also his sons. the supreme court ordered the arrest of activists who posted offensive marks or called for the closure of congress in the supreme court. they initially said it was slowing him down, and they later said they were trying to persecute people. it! down, and they later said they were trying to persecute people.— trying to persecute people. i'd like to ask ou trying to persecute people. i'd like to ask you about _ trying to persecute people. i'd like to ask you about the _ trying to persecute people. i'd like to ask you about the pandemic, i trying to persecute people. i'd like i to ask you about the pandemic, which i know is one reason people divide on the issue of president bolsonaro. once brazil's current covid—19 status? once brazil's current covid-19 status? , ., ., , status? the number of deaths has one status? the number of deaths has gone down- _ status? the number of deaths has gone down. vaccination _ status? the number of deaths has gone down. vaccination is - status? the number of deaths has gone down. vaccination is still- status? the number of deaths has gone down. vaccination is still not the level of other countries, but that has been in a bit off the agenda, even though there are many cases. but you have the first and second wave that's been low. in a way, the focus has been on other

issues. you have to remember that we have a presidential election next year, and i think what these demonstrations are are about the elections. president bolsonaro trying to make a statement and trying to make a statement and trying to make a statement and trying to campaign with his hard—core supporters. he has about 30% of the brazilian people's vote. so they're looking to the election next year. i don't think there are talks about many people calling for a military coup. i don't think that's a possibility.— a military coup. i don't think that's a possibility. leo, thank you very much — that's a possibility. leo, thank you very much indeed. _ that's a possibility. leo, thank you very much indeed. there's - that's a possibility. leo, thank you very much indeed. there's more i very much indeed. there's more background as well. a quick mention if you want to get analysis from outside source, a good place is twitter. you will find in the news

category. thank you very much for watching. see you tomorrow. well, it certainly was a hot day for many of us today. and, as expected, temperatures approached and even exceeded 30 celsius. the first time since the 23rd ofjuly, we never had these values throughout august. so, hence it feels so oppressive out there. we're not used to these high temperatures, certainly none in the last few weeks. you can see the clear skies across the uk, but the sign of the breakdown of the heat is already visible in the far southwest of the uk and in fact, through the course of the night, there could be some showers, hit and miss around parts of cornwall and devon. but the vast majority of us will have a dry clear night and will be a warm one, too. 15 in liverpool, 15 in birmingham,

cardiff and plymouth no lower than 17 degrees. here's the low pressure on wednesday, it's approaching the southwest of the uk. here's the weather front across the southwestern parts of the country and let's call it a thunder front. it's going to bring those thunderstorms and downpours to the south west to wales and basically by the time we get to the middle of the afternoon, it should be somewhere here just moving towards bristol. but the vast majority of us should have that dry, sunny and very warm day. hot day in fact once again, temperatures to hit around 13 degrees or so and central parts of england. that's wednesday, what about wednesday evening? so, the heavy showers and downpours drift further north towards the east and they're creeping across the country, and the met office is warning that into thursday, we could see a lot of rainfall in the possibility of flash flooding across parts of wales, england as well as the slow heavy thundery downpours to establish themselves across the uk.

it's a very unsettled day on thursday with the uk. with a low centre across ireland and that risk of thunderstorms extending to many other areas, as well. basically pushing away the heat. and in its place, a slightly fresher atlantic air moves in. so, the temperatures will be quite a bit lower on thursday and we are talking about 20 or maybe even making that across western not even making that across western areas across the uk, still hanging onto some of that heat across parts of east anglia in the east of england. and you can see that once those temperatures drop to around 28 on wednesday in london, we're down to about 20 for the weekend. that's it for me. goodbye.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm — borisjohnson announces one of the largest tax rises in decades, saying it will pay for the biggest catch—up programme in nhs history and help fund long—awaited reforms to social care. it would be wrong for me to say that we can pay for this recovery without taking the difficult, but responsible decisions about how we finance it. the proposals have received a broad welcome from the social care sector, but labour say the wrong people are being asked to pay the bill. a tax rise, mr speaker, that means a landlord renting out dozens of properties won't pay a penny more, but the tenants

working in full—time jobs would. under the new plan for england, families likejune's will be able