welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the united states and the taliban are due to hold their first face—to—face talks since the us withdrawal from afghanistan. cracking down on safe havens — after months of negotiations, more than 130 nations agreed to radically change the international tax system. president biden urges american companies to fire workers who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, but there is a lot of opposition. the nobel peace prize is awarded to two journalists for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression — maria ressa of the philippines and russia's dmitry muratov. trust is what holds us together to be able to solve the complex problems our world

is facing today. and we speak to the star of spencer, the new movie about princess diana's relationship with the royal family. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the united states and the taliban are to hold their first piece talks since the withdrawal. the us state department is really emphasising that this is not about giving the taliban legitimacy by meeting them.

i'm sure there will be many critics of the government that will try and argue otherwise. but the state department is very specific in saying this is a continuation of the conversations they have already been having with the taliban, mainly things that serve the us national interest. so this is about trying to get safe passage for the thousands of american citizens that are still in afghanistan as well as the afghan allies, and also making sure that the country does not turn into a hotbed of terrorism. the only time that they do mention the word government in the statement is when they say that they will press the taliban to form an inclusive government. the taliban has not recognised women in its leadership at all, so that is something that the us wants to discuss with the taliban. and as i say, the us state department is very, very clear in saying this is not about granting recognition. they say in the statement this is not about conferring legitimacy. the taliban has said that they are not the same group that they were when they were in power all of those years ago, that they are now more

inclusive, but the us has repeatedly said that they will judge the taliban on its deeds, not its words. also, we've been hearing today about this bombing in kunduz. it's thought about 50 people have been killed, and the taliban when they took over said they would be able to keep so—called islamic state in check, didn't they? they said that safety was a key concern for them. that's right, and that's something that the us will be pressing them on as well. this delegation that's going over, we've not got any confirmation who will be a part of that delegation, but we are expecting it to include members of the state department as well as members of the intelligence community. it's a really politically tricky position for america, because you get two sorts of arguments here in the us. you get those who say that the taliban is a repressive group, that you cannot trust them, that even meeting them is strengthening them. and then on the other hand you have this other political

argument that says if america wants to have any kind of influence in afghanistan in the region then it would be wise to talk to the taliban, especially considering that a lot of countries that the us considers rivals, such as russia and china, have been eyeing up the taliban as their new friends. as you are hearing, the announcement of the talks comes as 50 people were killed in a suicide bombing in northern afghanistan. the isk says it was behind the attack. it happened during friday prayers when the mosque would have been packed with worshippers. officials say many dozens of people were also injured. fear and panic once again in afghanistan. injured victims of the blast are rushed to hospital. translation: there were so many people who were injured. _ hardly anyone was unhurt. most of those who were

sitting there were killed. it's terrible. the local branch of the islamic state group, is—k, said it had targeted members of the shia minority. is—k is much less powerful than their rivals, the taliban, but has a history of devastating attacks in afghanistan. in august, more than 150 people were killed at a bombing outside kabul airport. in recent weeks, is has also launched dozens of smaller attacks targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this latest bombing, in the north of the country, apparently carried out by a member of the uighur ethnic group, suggests is�*s influence is expanding. translation: they are i the enemies of our nation. people were just beginning to experience peace, and now this has happened. all our security forces are

working on the investigation. we will find the culprits and then they will be dealt with according to sharia law. the taliban say they are bringing stability, but is is a growing concern for afghans and the wider region. secunder kermani, bbc news. there has been a widespread reform of the tax system. it is estimated it will result in additional tax revenues of around $150 billion each year. our correspondent reports. it is being heralded as a giant, 620 says a step towards curbing tax avoidance in a digital world.— curbing tax avoidance in a diaital world. , . , digital world. these agreements with the leader _ digital world. these agreements with the leader of _ digital world. these agreements with the leader of the _ digital world. these agreements with the leader of the ocd - digital world. these agreements with the leader of the ocd are l with the leader of the ocd are clearly a tax revolution, a tax

revolution which will lead to less unfairness, to more justice, to more efficiency. to eliminate _ justice, to more efficiency. to eliminate tax havens and rake in more from multinationals, 136 nations agreed to a new global minimum tax rate of 15% on a firm's income, to stop them paying less elsewhere, and for a large chunk of their profits paid where they actually do business instead of where they are based. it will affect digital giants like amazon and facebook, with global sales in the billions of dollars and healthy profit margins. the oecd expects it will bring around $150 billion in new revenues a year, and taxes on $125 billion of profit shifted to countries where big multinationals earn their income. so who will profit most? ., ., most? to the extent that it does generate _ most? to the extent that it does generate some - most? to the extent that it - does generate some additional revenues, they are almost all going to go to the united states and a few other countries, and that will leave

everyone else pretty much where they were. everyone else pretty much where the were. �* everyone else pretty much where they were-— they were. also sceptical of this is the _ they were. also sceptical of this is the charity _ they were. also sceptical of this is the charity oxfam. i they were. also sceptical of i this is the charity oxfam. they this is the charity 0xfam. they said the tax devil is in the details, including a complex web of exemptions that could let big offenders off the hook stop this seachange has emerged following years of negotiations, with differences finally bridged stop under pressure from ireland, the mutual corporate tax rate won't be set above 15%. under pressure from hungary, there will be a ten year transition period for more physical rather than digital businesses, like car plants, based on its jurisdiction. and china has carved out an exemption to protect domestic companies with only small international profits. this could finally end the tension with america over a digital services tax, currently doled out on silicon valley companies by the likes of the uk, india and france. the two yearfreeze uk, india and france. the two year freeze has been agreed uk, india and france. the two yearfreeze has been agreed on those taxes, which suggests

that these new rules could be implemented by october 2023. 620 leaders are expected to sign off on the deal at a summit in rome in late october. then, crucially, national parliaments must ratify it to take effect. social media companies have welcomed the proposals. facebook says the tax system needs to command public confidence. amazon says it looks forward to further technical details, and 6oogle's parent company says it hopes the momentum continues. nine people in northern ireland are now facing charges in connection with the death of the journalist lyra mckee, who was shot dead by the republican paramilitary group the new ira in londonderry during rioting in 2019. in recent days, the libyan

authorities have arrested more than 5000 migrants and refugees in raids across the capital. donald trump has been accused of trying to hide nearly $4 million of payments from foreign governments at his washington, dc hotel during his years in power. the house of representatives committee on oversight and reform said hotel records raise troubling questions about potential conflicts of interest. the trump organisation has denied wrongdoing or conflicts of interest. facebook says it is now fixed problems which some users were experiencing with its devices. the issues seem to be affecting instagram but not facebook or whatsapp. facebook has said it was caused by a configuration change. on monday, facebook services suffered up to a six—hour—long outage after what it said were internal technical issues. the company says the two events are not related. several top us officials, including the secretary of state antony blinken and attorney general mitch 6arland

were in mexico today meeting president andres manuel lopez 0brador, discussing the creation of a new security deal between the two countries that would address things like the influence of drug cartels of the smuggling of us—made guns into mexico and the flow of migrants to the us border. will 6rant reports. this undermines the extent of the crisis at the us mexico border. mexican police in this state say the majority were from nearby. around 200 were unaccompanied minors, children travelling alone through one of the most dangerous drug cartel controlled parts of latin america. the timing could hardly have been more apt, coming almost exactly as the us

secretary of state, antony blinken, and the mexican president were sitting down for talks. the body language was warm and the words cordial as the two sides briefly set aside their differences to focus instead on a shared interest: a newjoint instead on a shared interest: a new joint security framework. the current agreement was signed in 2008. but the mexican president has long criticised it for pumping billions of dollars to the military while bringing few changes on the ground. bringing few changes on the round. �* ,, �* ground. translation: the success of _ ground. translation: the success of this _ ground. translation: the success of this will - ground. translation: the success of this will not - ground. translation: the success of this will not be l success of this will not be measured by the capture of a kingpin. the success of this will be less drug use. that is the success of the initiative. we made it is time for a country has a new approach to our security operation, one that will see us as equal partners in defining our shared priorities, tackling the root drivers of these challenges, like inequity, like corruption.

yet, although this was ostensibly a security meeting, suchis ostensibly a security meeting, such is the scale of the migration issue, it couldn't go unmentioned. mr blinken again delivered the biden administration's constant refrain about undocumented migrants. if refrain about undocumented migrants-— refrain about undocumented miarants. ,, ~ ., migrants. if they seek to make that journey — migrants. if they seek to make that journey in _ migrants. if they seek to make that journey in an _ migrants. if they seek to make that journey in an irregular - thatjourney in an irregular manner, they put themselves at tremendous risk along the entire route and they will not be able to enter the united states. . , be able to enter the united states. ., , , ., ., states. the reality is that oft re eated states. the reality is that oft repeated warning _ states. the reality is that oft repeated warning carries - states. the reality is that oft | repeated warning carries less weight to those attempting the dangerous journey than the promise of what lies ahead if they are successful. the crises at home, whether 6uatemala, cuba or haiti, is now so acute that thousands more will attempt the perilous trip before the next time the us and mexico hold a summit on security. will 6rant, bbc news, mexico city.

you're watching bbc news, the headlines: we will be speaking about the royal family. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades i exploded and a group of- soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in a parade i and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. - after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people

of california. you're watching bbc news, the headlines: the united states and the taliban are due to hold their first face—to—face talks since the us withdrawal from afghanistan. widespread international welcome as more than 130 nations agree to crack down on safe havens and radically change the international tax system. they're known for their hardhitting investigations which have angered their country's powerful elites and leaders. twojournalists — maria ressa from the philippines and dmitry muratov from russia — have been awarded this year's nobel peace prize, recognising the importance of the right to freedom of expression. the nobel committee commended their work saying that independent and factbased journalism served to protect against the abuse

of power and lies. for the first time since 1935 the priests to make peace prize goes to journalists for their battle to tell the truth of great personal risk. for their efforts to — great personal risk. for their efforts to safeguard - great personal risk. for their efforts to safeguard freedom great personal risk. for their i efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. dmitry muratov is a russian journalist who has taken a stand against authoritarian rule. today, he dedicated the award to six colleagues, who, he said, were murdered for their work. speaks russian. naming each one of them, he said the prize belonged to them. their paper, novaya 6azeta, has been highly critical of president putin and

russia's ruling elite. its investigations have exposed electoral fraud such as the stuffing of ballot boxes as well as official corruption and police violence. translation: | don't know| what effect this nobel award will have on censorship of the media here in russia, with many investigative journalists being accused of being foreign agents. maria ressa from the philippines is the other winner, a woman described by the nobel committee as fearless. she's faced criminal charges and death threats. her work has exposed state abuses under the controversial president rodrigo duturte — in particular the extrajudicial killings that have come with his deadly war on drugs. thousands of people, mostly from poor communities, have been murdered. today, maria ressa spoke of the vital importance of telling the truth. when you don't have facts, you don't have a truth, you don't have trust. trust is what holds us together

to be able to solve the complex problems our world is facing today. so when you attack the media, often times it is about shooting the messenger. two messengers in the spotlight today as the nobel committee says press freedoms are necessary for both democracy and peace, but are under threat around the world. caroline hawley, bbc news. brazil has become just the second country in the world after the us to record 600,000 deaths from covid—19. protesters against how the government has dealt with the pandemic staged this demonstration in rio's copacabana beach, with 600 white handkerchiefs to remember the dead. deaths from coronavirus have been falling in brazil recently. more than 70% of people there have received at least one vaccine dose. america's also taking tough action against coronavirus. president biden is urging companies in the us to fire workers who have not been vaccinated. the latest official figures show only 56% of americans have been fully vaccinated.

mr biden says he'll soon bring in rules requiring all healthcare workers to have the jab. he wants individual states to do the same for teachers. but there's been opposition, as a north america correspondent aleem maqbool found in new england. chanting: freedom over fear! freedom over fear! it is, they say, about freedom, an individual�*s right to choose if they get vaccinated, even if they are a nurse. one of the new battle grounds over covid in the us is the requirement in some hospitals that all their staff have had the jab. but some, they say, would rather lose theirjob. leah cushman�*s notjust a nurse but a state politician. my beliefs are religious. i believe that my creator endowed me with an immune system that protects me, and if i get sick, that's an act of god. what, you've never been vaccinated against anything? i have before i was saved by the lord, yes.

with that logic, you wouldn't take any medicines. that's not true, no. i wouldn't take one that affects the immune system this way. of course, even vaccinated staff have the potential to pass on the virus to patients, but hospital managers say unvaccinated health care workers getting sick also puts more strain on resources and suspect for some there are biggerforces at play. it's notjust covid, there are other vaccines that employees are required to have. mmr is an example, hepatitis. so again, this is a highly electrified issue, if you will, and we all recognise that. and politicised. to say it's not political would be disingenuous. chanting: save our teachers! and the controversy swept up another profession too, with school staff being threatened with sacking if they don't get vaccinated, including in new york city. in connecticut, teacher kahseim outlaw refused the vaccine and testing and has

already lost his job. i do not use any kind of synthetic ingredients in my life, whether that be for medicinal purposes, supplementation, food and fuel. so the idea of becoming inoculated is something that goes directly against the way that i live my life and have lived for the last decade or more. but what is the harm in getting tested every week? so, when we talk about harm, i view it as an unnecessary medical procedure. kahseim had covid so says his natural immunity should suffice. but that's not enough for a government are ramping up pressure on the unvaccinated. aleem maqbool, bbc news. france has threatened to reduce supply to jersey after fresh

tensions over fishing supply to jersey after fresh tensions overfishing rights. tensions over fishing rights. france tensions overfishing rights. france had applied for a50 licenses for its fishermen to access british waters but have they been granted half that number. questioned about the row over british fishing licenses on a morning news programme, france's euro minister clement beaune said reducing electricity to jersey was no idle threat. "we're not talking about cutting power to each resident," he said. "but reducing the delivery of electricity to the island is possible." resentment has been piling up on this side of the channel over covid vaccines, post—brexit border checks for northern ireland, and a secret british—american submarine deal in the pacific. fishing rights have been a source of tension for years but brexit has sharpened divisions with european fishermen asked to prove their connections to uk waters. some small french boats say they are not equipped to provide that proof. france has accused britain of not living up to its own post—brexit agreement.

next week, eu ministers will meet in luxembourg to discuss their response as politicians on both sides of the channel point to the waters that separate britain and france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. she was one of the best—known figures of the 20th century, but a quarter of a century after diana, the princess of wales, a new film hasjust had its uk premiere at the london film festival, and our entertainment correspondence spoke to the star of the film. three days, that's it. it's set over christmas 1991, a period where diana felt trapped by the royal family. taking on the role was empowering, says kristen stewart. to play her, even though it was sad and tumultuous,

ironically, i felt taller. i felt like somebody who could lead with love and make people feel good, and it's really contagious. it comes right back at you. do you think i got delayed by someone? oh come on, come on. they are circling us. it seems they are circling just me. performers always feel pressure playing real—life figures. it is an even greater sense of responsibility for someone like diana. i've felt such love for her and still do and, um... you know, in a way that isn't... without implying like a kind of developed spirituality, i felt her. i wanted to protect her. there is no future. the past in the present are the same thing. she is someone who many feel was exploited throughout her life and now there are still things that are making money from her. do people who think that a film like this is perhaps at best

unnecessary and at worst exploitative have a point? we came to this with love. like, we truly... first foot forward is always trying to understand somebody that we love. there is still almost six months to go but kristen stewart is already striding well ahead of her oscar best actress rivals. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's bring you some breaking sports news, the us open champion emma read has left an opening match at the indian wells tournament in california. the british teenager was defeated in straight sets. she made history by becoming the first qualifier to win a grand slam tennis title and that success has catapulted raducanu into stardom, attending the matt colour and the james bond

premiere in her time away from the court. if you want to get in touch with me, you can, i'm on twitter @lucye6rey. thanks for watching. hello again. friday was another very mild day across the whole of the uk, even those places where it stayed cloudy throughout. however, there were some places where the sunshine popped out. northern england was one of the sunnier places. it was also one of the warmest places in the uk. the day's highest temperature — ryhill in west yorkshire, 22 degrees celsius. that's eight degrees celsius higher than the october average, so it was very, very warm indeed. now looking at this satellite picture, you can see those areas that had the clearest skies. we've seen some clearing skies across east anglia

and south—east england behind this cold front because what we're seeing at the moment is cooler and fresher air starting to spread in from the near continent. and that's significant because as humidity levels drop, the clouds will increasingly break up, and that's happening right now across east anglia and the south—east. meanwhile, for northern england, wales, south—west england, southern and eastern scotland, still a lot of low cloud around, a few spots of drizzle, bit of mist and fog for some. and then there's this band of rain that's really pepping up at the moment. some heavy rain for northern ireland, western scotland bringing a risk of some localised surface water flooding. now, the rain will tend to turn a little lighter and patchier through saturday, and the weather front will finally, after a couple of days, start to move away into parts of the north of england and the north of wales. midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england should be much more in the way of sunny spells compared with recent days, and temperature still pretty high for october, 18—19 degrees. the second half of the weekend sees that cold front across northern areas pushing southwards. it's a weakening feature, so there won't be much rain left on it by the time it reaches east anglia and south—east england, but there could be an odd patch. for most of the uk on sunday, it's another dry day with plenty of sunshine around. however, there will be a fair few blustery showers

across the far north and west of scotland. temperatures easing somewhat across northern areas, but still very warm for the south of england and wales. monday, well, it looks like we'll see another band of rain push its way into scotland, turning increasingly heavy, some fairly gusty winds with this as well. temperatures will be coming down further across northern scotland, just around 11—12 degrees for some here. but for northern ireland, england and wales, still above average, but those temperatures are getting a little bit closer to the seasonal norms. 1a degrees, for example, is about right in london. and eventually we should get down there on tuesday. a lot of dry weather for many into next week.

he this he is bbc news. the headlines: the united states and the taliban will hold their first in—person talks since the us withdrawal from afghanistan. the us delegation will meet senior taliban representatives on saturday and sunday in the qatari capital doha. the us has remained in contact with the taliban since they seized kabul in august. the announcement of the talks comes after as many as 50 people are feared to have been killed in a suicide bombing in northern afghanistan at a mosque used by the minority shia community. the group calling itself islamic state says it was behind the attack. the biggest overhaul of the international corporate tax system in decades has received widespread welcome internationally. it is hoped that within two years, the largest multinationals will pay a minimum tax rate of 15%. some of the big technology companies which will be

affected, facebook, amazon and 6oogle, have spoken