the shortages at the petrol pumps continue and the government is still considering whether to use the army. long queues equal frustration for drivers and essential workers struggling to do theirjobs. i went to asda, no petrol. i went to esso — no petrol, no diesel. i've been sat here for an hour and a half. i'm supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, it's ridiculous. - i am just desperate to get into the petrol station. the shortages are not happening everywhere in the uk and the government is urging peoplejust to buy petrol when they need it. also tonight... labour's big green pledge 28 bilion pounds a year for green industries. what future for the girls of afghanistan having to adjust to life under the taliban? a lot of women have become educated,

what if they don't want to live in that way? and the new satellite about to be sent into space in the longest continuous record of the changing state of our planet. coming up on the bbc news channel? . coming up on the bbc news channel? what about team europe, after their miserable defeat to the usa in the ryder cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this morning the government said it had no plans to to bring in the army to ease the queues at the petrol pumps. tonight the bbc understands

they government is still seriously considering whether to use the army to drive tankers. while there are calls for essential workers to be given priority to buy fuel, some areas of the uk are experiencing no shortages. and according to the haulage industry, there are at least as many petrol tankers on the roads now as there were before this current crisis began. our business editor simonjack has the latest. monday morning rush—hour was more stressful than normal after a weekend when panic buying by some caused problems for all.— caused problems for all. frustration in london. caused problems for all. frustration in london- i — caused problems for all. frustration in london. i have _ caused problems for all. frustration in london. i have been _ caused problems for all. frustration in london. i have been here - caused problems for all. frustration in london. i have been here ages, l in london. i have been here ages, mate. ~ . . ., in london. i have been here ages, mate. ~ . ., ., ., , mate. we are waiting two hours here and --eole mate. we are waiting two hours here and peeple just _ mate. we are waiting two hours here and peeple just go — mate. we are waiting two hours here and people just go around _ mate. we are waiting two hours here and people just go around and - and people just go around and straight — and people just go around and straight here.— and people just go around and straiaht here. , , straight here. skipping the queue. there were _ straight here. skipping the queue. there were queues _ straight here. skipping the queue. there were queues and _ straight here. skipping the queue. there were queues and some - straight here. skipping the queue. - there were queues and some closures in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. i in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. . , , in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. . , ., , in birmingham, commuter anger in teesside. . , ., teesside. i am supposed to be at work at 12 — teesside. i am supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, _ teesside. i am supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, it's _ teesside. i am supposed to be at work at 12 o'clock, it's ridiculous. j work at 12 o'clock, it's ridiculous. how much petrol have you got? i am literally on empty. but how much petrol have you got? i am literally on empty-— literally on empty. but fewer problems — literally on empty. but fewer problems reported _ literally on empty. but fewer problems reported in - literally on empty. but fewer.

problems reported in scotland literally on empty. but fewer- problems reported in scotland and northern ireland, particularly in rural areas. northern ireland, particularly in ruralareas. forthe northern ireland, particularly in rural areas. for the taxi industry, it is not panic buying, it is priority support. if it is not panic buying, it is priority support.— it is not panic buying, it is priority support. if we don't get riori priority support. if we don't get priority there — priority support. if we don't get priority there will _ priority support. if we don't get priority there will be _ priority support. if we don't get priority there will be serious . priority there will be serious problems for the sector, serious problems for the sector, serious problems for the nhs in the travelling public because we move around blood, prescriptions, food and people to all manner of destinations.— and people to all manner of destinations. _, , ., destinations. the company that delivers fuel _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a _ destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter- destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter of - destinations. the company that delivers fuel to a quarter of uk| delivers fuel to a quarter of uk petrol stations said things would return to normal if motorists behave normally. irate return to normal if motorists behave normall . ~ ., return to normal if motorists behave normall . ~ . , ., ,, ., normally. we have been working flat out throughout _ normally. we have been working flat out throughout the _ normally. we have been working flat out throughout the weekend - normally. we have been working flat out throughout the weekend and - normally. we have been working flat l out throughout the weekend and again today. deliveries are getting through nationwide, that is a really important thing to say. but importantly as well, as long as people are buying and storing fuel they don't need, it will be difficult for all suppliers to replenish stocks to normal levels. unlike things like food or loo roll, the amount of fuel you can stockpile is generally limited to the size of a fuel tank. once it's full, panic over for maybe

a few days or a couple of weeks. that's one reason the government and industry are hoping, expecting, that the recent spike in fuel buying will ease in the coming days, one reason, perhaps, the government downplayed today the need for the army to start getting behind the wheels of fuel tankers. like the fuel crisis in the year 2000, the army is standing by. but for now, just to help with training and testing a new lorry drivers. irate and testing a new lorry drivers. we are and testing a new lorry drivers. - are bringing mod trainers into accelerate some of the hgv training to clear a backlog of people who want to carry out those tests. there is a role therefore the mod and we are doing that. in terms of other things, we have no plans at the moment to bring in the army to actually do driving, but we always have a civil contingency section, the army is always on standby should they be needed. timer;r the army is always on standby should they be needed-— they be needed. they are the same amount of fuel _ they be needed. they are the same amount of fuel trucks _ they be needed. they are the same amount of fuel trucks on _ they be needed. they are the same amount of fuel trucks on the - they be needed. they are the same amount of fuel trucks on the road l amount of fuel trucks on the road this week is last. this crisis shows

the persistent shortage of hgv drivers can leave any supply chain extremely vulnerable to a sharp rise in demand. simon jack, bbc news. the government has brought in a number of emergency measures to try to ease the queues at petrol stations, including a temporary visa scheme for foreign drivers and suspending competition law. but how much difference will any of it make? here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. resolving the hgv driver crisis takes some careful but quick manoeuvring. so when does the visa system start? the scheme will be opening at the beginning of october and the visas will expire on the 24th of december. industry groups say they are still waiting for clarity on how exactly the visa process will work and, crucially, how long it will take. so will foreign drivers return? there is a driver shortage across the eu. according to the most recent data from the last two years, poland has a gap of 12a,000, germany up to 60,000, and france 113,000, although these figures may well have changed. it means there is

competition for drivers. there should be an extremely good package in terms of salaries and working conditions. there is a shortage of drivers everywhere so why should they go to the uk instead of another country? and some like this dutch driver are sceptical, too. the time is too short for us drivers to go to england. i have a contract with my company and i worked there 30 years, and i'm not going to england for three months. what is the effect on other industries? petrol isn't the only industry affected by this. from chicken and milkshake shortages to other industries too saying they are struggling to find drivers. the government will hope that changes to the testing system, additional training, these visas and other measures it is introducing will help solve the problem. but some think this isn't over yet. it's not a quick fix. what we need to do is deliver quick solutions to get over

the worst of the disruption right now. and the quickest way of doing that is getting people who have already got an hgv driving licence to be in this country driving a truck. there will still be driver shortages but there should be a resolution to the worst of the issues, we would say, early next year. the question will be whether these changes can make a difference before the christmas rush. caroline davies, bbc news. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young is in westminster. the shortages are continuing in some areas of the uk, not everywhere, it must be said. where are we whether the government is considering using the government is considering using the army or isn't considering using the army or isn't considering using the army? the army or isn't considering using the arm ? ., , , the army or isn't considering using the arm ? . , , , the army? there has been this messaue the army? there has been this message of— the army? there has been this message of reassurance. - the army? there has been this message of reassurance. we l the army? there has been this . message of reassurance. we have the army? there has been this - message of reassurance. we have been hearing it from ministers but today it came from the industry itself. they are hoping it will have an impact on everyone's behaviour by saying the fact that lots of tanks

are full of petrol, should mean the spike in demand drops. they are hoping over the coming days that will happen. but ministers want to be ready in case it doesn't. after some toing and froing about the use of the army, it has never been ruled out. but we were told there were no current plans to bring them in. what we want is for the army to be ready in case they are needed. i am being told it is not as easy as it sounds getting the army to come in and drive petrol tankers. they need to be trained in lots of things need to be trained in lots of things need to be put in place. the government also coming under pressure from the opposition parties to make sure critical workers get the petrol and the fuel they need. can they do more to make sure that they get priority? there is no plans for that at the moment, but of course, those parties saying about the government and this is about their incompetence. 2u�*icki is about their incompetence. vicki younu is about their incompetence. vicki youn: at is about their incompetence. vicki young at westminster, _ is about their incompetence. vicki young at westminster, thank you.

labour has pledged to spend 28 eight billion pounds a year on what it calls the green industries of the future. the shadow chancellor rachel reeves told the party conference in brighton that the money would be spend on projects like electric vehicle batteries and wind technology. she also pledged to phase out business rates and to force giant tech firms to pay more tax. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. turbulence. labour has been battered in recent years. to return to power it must recover its reputation. and most of all, perhaps, to demonstrate it can hold securely onto taxpayer's cash. no surprise a nervous moment, because it's rachel reeves�* job to prove that. applause. it was her first speech as shadow chancellor. her ambition — to be the first of a kind. i can announce today labour's climate investment pledge. an additional £28 billion of capital investment in our country's green transition. for each and every year of this decade. i will be a responsible chancellor.

i will be britain's first green chancellor. whether it is solar panels, insulation or much bigger projects, for this brighton organisation that helps families go green, the potential cash could prompt so much more. if we match it with private investment, we could even do more. so what we need to do is just level up with the cost of renewable energy. the wannabe chancellor also promised to scrap business rates, to tax online farms more, but also to control the purse strings — not an easy message for a labour conference to hear. that will involve difficult choices. for me and for my colleagues. her belief — without discipline on spending, and vowed to on spending, and a vow to get the debt down, credibility will stay out of reach. labour will tax fairly, spend wisely, hard work met with their rewards, working together to

meet the challenges of the future. now, that is what a labour government will do. thank you, conference. applause. what neither of them want to mention is hiking income tax or the party's former promises to nationalise big utilities. are you having enough of an impact? what if keir starmerjust won't listen to those who want to stick with those old vows? i'm totally confused, i'm totally confused. i actually think these are all popular. i want clarity from them. if they are not, i think they are missing a trick. but the leaders in charge now think they just have to shed labour's image of making expensive promises and being too attached to spending your money — even if that upsets people here this week, to get that wider message out there. they don't want to be opposition politicians popping into your high street, but the duo you would choose to move into downing street. but they know it's far to go. i think this is a real change, i think business was somewhat despondent about the labour party in recent years.

i think they will feel on balance this week that things are moving in a much better direction. an early embrace from the top team's backers — rachel reeves mp sister. but there's of detail yet to come and an awful lot of convincing to do. it is pretty stormy in brighton in the last half an hour. i am notjust talking about the win. 0ne the last half an hour. i am notjust talking about the win. one of keir starmer�*s shadow cabinet has quit in dramatic fashion, citing frustration with keir starmer and an argument they had about whether labour should back raising the minimum wage. andy macdonald is someone who was seen as being close tojeremy corbyn, so he wasn't necessarily a natural political friend of keir starmer in any case, but quitting during conference, during a vital moment for the party is a really good example of the tension that is still there between keir starmer and many people on the left of the party.

laura, in a very windy brighton, thank you. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk, show there were nearly 38,000 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period. that means in the past week, there was an average of 34,500 new cases per day. another a0 deaths have been recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test, taking the average number per day in the last week, to 137. 0n vaccinations, wales did not release its latest vaccination data today but for the rest of the uk, now over 89.5% of people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while nearly 82.5% are now double vaccinated. following the general election over the weekend, germany's social democratic party says it has a mandate to form a government. with 26% of the vote, 0laf scholtz aims to create a coalition with the greens and liberals before christmas. but even that deadline might be overly optimistic as mrs merkel�*s christian democrat party now led by her successor is determined to fight

on to try to form its own coalition. 0ur europe editor katya adler reports from berlin. if you find yourself wondering whatjust happened in germany after yesterday's election, you are not alone. german voters have followed hourly news updates today, trying to get a sense of where their country is headed. these two rivals, one conservative, one social democrat, each say they want to form germany's next government. with the vote so splintered here, who will be the first to form a stable coalition? translation: we have seen that the public have given us| a mandate to make a serious go at driving this forward. translation: no party can derive a clear mandate - to govern from this result. but we are convinced a government led by cd uc is best for our country and we will feel obliged to our voters. coalition building will be tricky. there are competing priorities

between the political parties now in negotiations, including smaller parties like germany's greens and the business minded fdp. it is ridiculous. it's really ridiculous. we still don't know who will lead our country in the next years, and i, personally, i feel like the cdu should realise that we voted against — a lot of people at least voted against them. all this political uncertainty might be unsettling for germany's allies and trade partners abroad who are used to relying on german stability and predictability. but this is not about germany imploding. the fact that angela merkel was chancellor here for 16 long years was down to her. she was like a stopper in a bottle. now she's going, a lot of those votes simply went elsewhere. this is a country used a coalition building and in the meantime, chancellor merkel remains firmly in

place. you do sense palpable frustration amongst many young germans with the election aftermath. louisa is known as germany's greta thunberg. louisa is known as germany's greta thunbera. , . ., ~ louisa is known as germany's greta thunber.. , . ., ,, ., , thunberg. they all talk about party olitics thunberg. they all talk about party politics when _ thunberg. they all talk about party politics when there _ thunberg. they all talk about party politics when there is _ thunberg. they all talk about party politics when there is a _ thunberg. they all talk about party politics when there is a climate - politics when there is a climate catastrophe going on and some needs to stop it. politics created this generational conflict because people decide between their own interests and the interest of the child. angela merkel was determined to keep her thoughts to herself today. her retirement plans on ice. coalition haggling here is expected to last until christmas at least. katya adler, bbc news, berlin. our top story this evening... the shortages at the petrol pumps continue and the bbc understands the government is still considering whether to bring in the army. and a call for tighter rules over the use of escooters amid concerns over the safety of riders and pedestrians. coming up in sports day... moeen ali

calls time on his international test cricket career. the england all—rounder says he blames the intensity but still continues in the shorter forms of the game. it's six weeks since the taliban took control of afghanistan and ousted western troops. took control of afghanistan their heartland is in the south of the country — helmand province. british troops were deployed there and saw some of the fiercest fighting throughout the 20 year war. most people in the south are pashtuns, one of afghanistan's main ethnic groups and increasingly dominant since the taliban victory. our correspondentjeremy bowen has travelled from kandahar to lashkar gah, the capital of helmand, through areas devastated by the war, where once again the taliban are putting their stamp on what they have named the islamic emirate of afghanistan. no—one's future is secure in this country, especially girls. at lashkar gah girls' high and across afghanistan only the under—12s have been allowed back.

the taliban says older girls will return too. many don't believe them, including people in this town — who didn't want to be filmed. taliban rules on girls are seen as a big test by foreign countries who could help afghanistan. this school was rated one of the best in the country by the british council. the taliban says education will now follow islamic sharia law. all the boys are back at their desks. the head says, be patient, the older girls will come back.

do you think girls�* education is safe under the taliban? helmand is in the taliban heartland. it offers clues about the way they want afghanistan to go. they are still euphoric about victory. the last time the taliban seized the country, they used ruthless violence to impose their religious and cultural beliefs. they are not putting down their guns, but this time the leaders are arguing about power and the best way to keep it. the governor of helmand said older girls would go back to school when more religion was in the curriculum. islamic law was their guide.

in the last 20 years, a lot of women have become educated. what if they don�*t want to live in that way? you fought against the british when they were here. what you think about what they did? the west would be welcomed back if they came in peace to help the people. he said, you�*ve made

them suffer enough. the americans, the british and their allies came into afghanistan in 2001 with a clear enough mission — to destroy al-qaeda and to punish the taliban for harbouring them. it is what happened next that is harder to understand and to justify — a war that could not be won, that cut across all the hopes they said they had to make afghanistan into a better place. the troops in afghanistan were told they were fighting to make their families safe at home and to help afghans build a nation that would never again be a haven for groups like al-anda. one of the biggest battles was in helmand in 2010, in the cotton and opium fields. cultures collided. you can see their fear as british troops took over their home. the plan — quick victory — turned into grinding guerrilla warfare.

after three months, the us commander called the area a bleeding ulcer. this is the area now. the war ebbed and flowed across it until the end. now it�*s over, this man went back to the war damaged home he is too poor to repair. his brother, who planted the tree, was killed fighting for the taliban. the area is enveloped by past loss, future pain and, for his mother, anger and grief. two more of her sons were arrested, forced into the afghan army, and died fighting. a fourth was killed in an airstrike.

they said they were here to make a better afghanistan for women as well. why did your son join the taliban? in lashkar gah you can see the forces that are shaping afghanistan. the power of religion and tradition in pashtun tribes who dominate the south. the humanitarian crisis that might force concessions to women to get western help. young talibs have smartphones — theirfathers banned photography. like the world, afghanistan has changed. it is harder now to bend

and break the country. jeremy bowen, bbc news, helmand. a court has been told that the mp. a court has been told that the mp claudia webbe threatened to send naked images of a woman to her family because she was jealous of the woman�*s friendship with her partner. ms webbe, who is an independent mp for leicester east after being suspended by the labour party, also threatened michelle merritt with acid. ms webbe denies a charge of harrassment. police have arrested 53 people at a climate change demonstration held by campaign group insulate britain. the protesters defied a court order and blocked a slip road on the m25 motorway at heathrow airport. it is the latest of several protests targeting major roads in the south—east. a high court injunction banning protests around the m25 and dartford crossing was issued last thursday. freak winds described as a "mini tornado" have damaged houses and overturned vehicles near cleethorpes and hull. residents said they were hit by the strong winds this morning and decribed walls and fences

being blown away and bins flying in the air. chante hoosang was just 19 when she was seriously injured in a crash on an e—scooter — her 20—year—old boyfriend was killed. still struggling with the aftermath of the accident, she�*s calling for helmets to be made compulsory for riders. e—scooters are being officially trialled in more than 30 areas in england. but in recent months they�*ve been involvedin several deaths. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. he was 20 years old. he lived with his family in wolverhampton. that�*s where he met his girlfriend. he bought an e—scooter over the internet. the couple were on it together when it was in collision with a car. both suffered appalling injuries. the man fractured his skull and had a bleed on the brain. hospital staff pulled their beds together so that his girlfriend could be with him for the last time.

a few days later, the machines were turned off and his life ended. in theirfirst interview in their first interview since the tragedy, chante and her mother amanda say they need to be more controls on e scooters. when the police first knocked on the door, i was actually convinced that she�*d gone, the way they were talking. at 19, the woman, who had been considering a modelling career, has scars all over her body and lifelong injuries. my knee just smashed into pieces. i've got two metal plates in my leg, i've got one here. the plates are screwed into place and this is literally holding my knee together. i fractured my elbow. i lost my two front teeth as well. so many e—scooters are being ridden illegally. they are banned on motorways. the only ones that should be on the roads are those which are hired as part of the official trials happening around the country. and even with these, pavement riding is banned. and it�*s illegalfor two people to be on one.

he is one of the number of recent fatalities. his mother and herfamily are now campaigning for helmets to be made compulsory for all e—scooter riders. at the moment, you arejust advised to wear one. people are now seeing that we need to wear a helmet. don�*t let yourself be like my son, because it�*s not easy, he cannot be replaced. and do not let his passing be in vain. and his girlfriend has joined the campaign. the helmet could have saved his life. the injuries on his head, they were the worst. so if he was wearing a helmet, he could still be here, possibly. and how are you now? him passing is really starting to hit me now because before i was overwhelmed with my own recovery, i was so distracted, but now i think about him all the time and the fact he's not here now. it'sjust hard. june kelly, bbc news. for almost 50 years, a satellite has been orbiting our planet, providing a unique record of the evolving state of the earth — the changes to our forests, glaciers, deserts, oceans. the latest satellite, called landsat 9,

will go into orbit in half an hour�*s time. nasa claims this newest addition to the longest continuous record of the earth�*s surface will enable scientists to separate human and natural causes of environmental changes. every time we see the earth from space its sheer beauty takes the breath away. and it�*s easy to forget how we�*ve only had views like this in the last few decades. sight of our planet as a delicate blue oasis was first revealed by american astronauts circling the moon. and they found the experience really moving. in fact, the images were so powerful they helped to kick—start the environmental movement. and since then, satellites have spotted forests are being cleared in madagascar, huge minds in germany

gouging out coal, city is sprawling into deserts, and the effect of all this — making the climate more hostile. being able to see our home from space has transformed our awareness of how fragile it is. it has revealed how human activity is causing damage in ways you just can�*t pick up from the ground. but the good news is it creates chances to get things right in future, like spotting this toxic bloom in a lake in america and warning people to keep out of harms way. the 50 years now nasa has been lodging the satellites that have given us this essential eye on earth. the latest, known as landsat nine, is due to take off shortly. it will go into orbit to continue the job of tracking changes happening on the land and in the oceans. and this matters more than ever right now, in

this year are vital negotiations on climate change. because we have a reminder that we understand so much more about the planet thanks to a fleet of spacecraft flying high above us. david shukman, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here�*s chris faulks. how could you some of those satellites! we�*ve seen a big change in our weather patterns, a cold front moving through with a mixture of sun and showers following across the uk from the satellite, in space you can see this cloud pushing north and east, that�*s the cold front disappearing, and it�*s brought real change. northern scotland, yesterday one of the warmest places in the country. today it�*s been about 11 degrees cooler, the biggest drops have been generally across northern areas of the country. overnight we will continue to see showers feeding across wales and parts of northern ireland, into the south—west as

well. it�*s generally the western areas