a year on from the taliban taking over afghanistan again, a special report on its women and girls. denied employment, education. sold into marriage in childhood. we chart three female lives that tell a wider story. if i'd finished school, i would have started university but i can't go to university because i've not graduated from school. and we'll be live in southern afghanistan to look at the impact of deep economic crisis. also tonight: salman rushdie�*s family he has life—changing injuries after the attack on him in america, but has been able to say a few words. as charities warn of a national

emergency over energy bills, labour will call for the price cap to be frozen. and erin kennedy coxes britain to a rowing gold in munich — just three months after being told she has breast cancer. good evening. it will be a year tomorrow since the taliban swept back into the afghan capital, kabul, marking their takeover of the country and sparking scenes like these at the airport — thousands trying to leave in fear at what could lie ahead. one year on — life for women and girls is very different — with harsh rules, including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul last august, has returned there for this special report.

it's a man's world. afghanistan is a conservative country. but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed shut. we met three generations of women whose lives speak loudly about their world. many are afraid. they don't want to be identified. this woman used to be a senior official in the finance ministry. last year the taliban told her, stay at home. a man would take herjob. i worked for more than 17 years in the finance ministry. it was difficult with family and work, but i went to university and got my masters degree. we spent so much time to get here.

now we are back to zero. everything is finished. more than 60 female civil servants have banded together. they shared some of the exchanges on their messaging group. women haven't completely disappeared. from the streets or ministries like health, education, security. there are spaces only for women. this market has just reopened in the western city of herat. this was the first day. women, a bit nervous. shops, still empty. this is it? yes. this is your shop? today it's closed.

0h, your sewing machines. 18—year—old suhaila is excited. she's reopening this dress shop with big sister. but she should be in her last year of school. suhaila was the top student in her class. but the taliban shut most high schools. i am very sad. if i'd finished school i would start university but i can't go to university because i'm not graduated from school. was it hard for you? no school, no shop. how hard was it? i think it's not for me, and for all of the girls of afghanistan it's a sad memory... and missed school. sorry. it's ok. sorry.

it's hard here, too, far away in the central highlands. this is one of afghanistan's poorest provinces. since the taliban took over, even poorer. and there's still no aid to their government. for the destitute and desperate, agonising choices. this woman gave her daughter in marriage for about £1000. she's only years old. so is her husband to be. translation: she's too young. but i give her away because we have no food. so my other children don't die of hunger. it's still very hard but now she can eat with her in—laws. i had no other option but to give her away. child marriage is prohibited, but pervasive in afghanistan. but not this young. we've hidden the identity

of mother, daughter and son. her in—laws told me they will take care of her like their own child because she's so young. they told me, don't worry. what mother wouldn't worry? what child wouldn't weep? a new generation takes shape in a new afghanistan. the taliban say the rights of boys and girls within islam's will be respected. but there is growing fear that girls who were learning to lead will be left far behind. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. the taliban's heartland was in southern afghanistan, around kandahar, which is the second largest city in the country.

as part of our one year on coverage, our correspondent secunder kermani is there tonight. having reported reported extensively from across afghanistan before and since the taliban take over, secunder, what are your impressions of what this year has meant for most afg ha ns ? two things stand out. the way the taliban stance has got increasingly hardline over the year and how different the experience of living under the taliban has been for different afghans. a lot of it depends on how they define freedom. for many teenage girls they no longer have the freedom to go to school. anyone wanting to publicly criticise the taliban runs the risk of arrest, torture or even death. many are deeply despondent. there are others for whom freedom has a different meaning. villagers already living by deeply conservative values. forthem, living by deeply conservative values. for them, freedom means being able to plough their fields without being afraid of being caught in the crossfire of a gun battle.

for them, in the crossfire of a gun battle. forthem, many in the crossfire of a gun battle. for them, many of them, life under the taliban is preferable to life at war. what unites afghans is deep concern at the dire state of the economy. this is a country that was propped up by foreign spending. a lot of money is still coming in but nowhere near as much as before the taliban and its people are seeing the consequences of that.- taliban and its people are seeing the consequences of that. there'll be a day of special coverage across bbc news tomorrow to mark one year on from the taliban's takeover — and updates and analysis anyt ime at bbc.co.uk/news, and through our app. the son of sir salman rushdie says his father suffered life changing injuries in a knife attack on friday, but that his "feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact". the author has been taken off a ventilator after being stabbed at an event in new york state.

in the last hour, the governor of new york has said they will always stand up for freedom of thought. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest. inside the hospital, salman rushdie remains in a critical condition. but a glimmer of hope for his family as he is taken of the ventilator and is breathing unaided. in a statement, his son, zafar rushdie, said: zafar also praised the audience members at the literary event on friday where is father was stabbed. salman rushdie's agent told us he is on the long road to recovery. the writer suffered very serious injuries. he faces losing an eye and his liver is badly damaged.

24—year—old american suspect hadi matar has already appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. prosecutors allege he travelled by bus from newjersey to the event here in western new york. they say he bought a ticket, like everybody else, allowing him to attend the talk mr rushdie was due to give. for decades, salman rushdie went into hiding after his book, the satanic verses, led to iran issuing a fatwa in 1989. many muslims considered his writing blasphemous. it is reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime, but an official motive has not been established. earlier, new york's state governor spoke outside the institution where

the stabbing happened. new york state will always stand up to protect freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie. and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of a place like this. questions are being asked about why there were not tougher checks at the literary event, given the huge amount of threats that he faced. here at the institution the governor has wrapped up her speech in which she expressed solidarity with salman rushdie but the question of security is still there. could the state of new york have done more to protect mr rushdie? but there is a paradox here because mr rushdie himself had expressed discomfort in recent years at the high level of security, saying he wanted to live his life more freely.

a group of 70 charities and community groups gave a fresh warning on rising energy bills, calling them a national emergency. tomorrow, the labour party will set out plans for the energy price cap affecting households in england scotland and wales to be frozen at its current level. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is here with the detail. thanks, mishal. the energy price cap has already gone up significantly in the last year. at the moment it's just under £2,000 a year for the typical household. analysts think that by october it will be much higher — more than £3,500. comejanuary, it could go up to more than £4,200. tomorrow, labour is setting out what it thinks the answer is. the key part of that plan is to freeze the price cap — meaning bills don't go up this autumn or winter. that would cost somewhere

in the region of £30 billion. it would be funded in part by extending the windfall tax on oil and gas company profits. labour would also use money already earmarked by the government for support with bills. freezing prices is also backed by the liberal democrats and the snp. they say it's essential to protect people this winter. current government ministers, though, aren't convinced. that would inevitably lead to higher taxes, so i think we have to be a little bit careful. some of these, like labour's seemingly magical solution, to just wish it all away. that will have consequences. freezing prices goes a lot further than the proposals from the two candidates to be prime minister. rishi sunak has promised billions in targeted help.

liz truss has said she'd cut taxes and decide next month what other support might be needed. so different ideas on the table. it'll be for ms truss or mr sunak to decide which of them goes ahead when one of them becomes prime minister in three weeks. legal action against six protesters for attending a vigil for sarah everard has been dropped after the crown prosecution service said the test for prosecution had not been met. the six were accused of breaking covid lockdown rules by attending the vigil in march last year following the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by police officer wayne couzens. there were clashes with police after several hundred people attended the unofficial gathering. the government in egypt says at least a0 people have died, many of them children, in a fire at a church where thousands of worshippers had gathered for sunday worship.

dozens of other people have been injured. it's reported an electrical fire broke out at the coptic church in giza, outside cairo. 0ur correspondent sally nabil sent this report from the scene. a sunday church service that ended in tragedy. behind these windows, egyptian christian worshippers died. the abu sifin church was in a packed a busy neighbourhood in giza. the fire killed dozens including many children. people rushed into the building trying to save as many lives as possible. this woman lost her sister—in—law. translation: she had five children, three daughters, who are three, - five and seven years old, and two boys. my heart is on fire for all these victims. the people i've spoken to here are clearly very angry. they want to know exactly how and why their loved ones died.

there will be questions too for the church itself and for the emergency services. initial reports suggest the fire was caused by an electrical fault. people here told us there was a power cut and the church was on a generator. when the electricity was turned on again there was an overload. translation: fire was coming out i of the air-conditioning and then l spread to the rest of the church. it was on the third and fourth floors. many worshippers fainted and could hardly breathe. a major investigation is now under way. inspectors from the public prosecutors's office already checked the scene. there was nothing to suggest there are any criminal motives behind this incident so far. but the christian community here say they've had enough. many of their churches have been targeted by militant attacks in recent years. sally nabil, bbc news, cairo. a new reduced timetable came

into force on the west coast main line today, after the train operator, avanti, said services had to be cut because of "severe staff shortages". avanti runs long distance services between london, glasgow and edinburgh, also serving birmingham, liverpool and manchester. our correspondent phillip norton is at manchester piccadilly station now. this is a case of a timetable being wrapped up by one of the country's main railway operators. avanti had to cancel almost 300 services in a week because of staff shortages. that's why it's brought in these changes. it has suspended many advance ticket sales from today until september 11, until the new timetable is finalised. in order to have a more reliable service it says it has had to cut frequency, so some services that were three trains per hour, are now hourly. it says the new timetable will be in place until further notice. there's been finger

pointing. avanti has said it is because of staff sickness but also because of staff sickness but also because of staff sickness but also because of drivers making themselves unavailable for overtime in a coordinated fashion. and it said the current industrial relations climate. the train drivers union aslef have said the company is lying and must recruit more staff. it is clear the company has been using the goodwill of drivers, working extra days and hours to keep trains running, and now they aren't they've had to make drastic changes and they've apologised to passengers for any disruption caused. with all the sport now, here's karthi gnanasegaram at the bbc sport centre. thanks, mishal. great britain are still top of the medal table at the multi sport european championships, with eight gold medals now, including one for 17—year—old jessica gadirova, who retained her artistic gymnastics floor title. plus there were emotional gold medals in rowing, too. nesta mcgregor reports from munich.

erin kennedy, one part of a crew of five, the centre of attention. herjob, guiding the para—mixed coxed four, a boat unbeaten in over a decade, and again, another convincing victory. one of two golds on the water. remarkable considering after being diagnosed in may, the 30—year—old is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. i'm just really proud. i think it's a lot for me to take and it's also a lot for them. they've just picked me up every time. another courageous effort, this time from jack carlin. in the men's sprint final, despite an earlier crash, he picked himself up and was this close to securing gold. in towards the finish, vigier, just. instead, a ninth silver medal. a doubly painful defeat. back at munich�*s olympic park the next medal hopes for gb rested on the shoulders of twins. thankfully, not these two. will give this

absolutely everything. in the gadirova sisters, britain had two shots at gold and it was jessica. .. wow, what a routine. ..who, under the pressure of performing last, delivered a first—class routine. it's 14! so, there you have it, jessica gadirova has defended her european title. she missed the commonwealth games in birmingham a few weeks ago to prioritise this event, and in the end that gamble has paid off. speechless, i guess. i'm just over the moon. because of this result, missing out on the commonwealth was the right decision. ijust knew deep down she had it because i know she loves to perform and with the crowd and adrenaline, she always pulls it off and i'm just so proud of her. no signs here of sibling rivalry. in fact, sharing is caring! nesta mcgregor, bbc news, in munich. also plenty of drama and goals in today's premier league and scottish premiership games, so it is time to pop out of the room

if you don't want to know today's results as match of the day 2 and sportscene follow soon on bbc one. the chelsea and tottenham managers had a "confrontation" at the final whistle at stamford bridge, after harry kane scored a 96th minute equaliser for spurs to draw 2—2 with chelsea. nottingham forest won theirfirst home game back in the top flight, defeating west ham i—0. celtic maintained their unbeaten start to the scottish premiership season, winning their third consecutive game, a 5—0 victory over kilmarnock. also today, hearts beat dundee united 4—1. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of a gold, silver and bronze for great britain at the european aquatics championships in rome. james wilby adding european breaststroke gold to his commonwealth title. a brief bit of weather news from me before we get the forecast proper. we thought we'd share some pictures to jog your memory of what rain is like, if you're in one of the areas that hasn't seen any for weeks.

well, this is what it was like in inverness this afternoon. thunderstorm warnings have been in place for both scotland and northern ireland. susan powell is here with the uk—wide forecast. what about rain for england and wales? there is some rain coming, but for gardeners and growers, before you get too excited it is largely going to come in the form of showers. rain for many but i can't guarantee it for many but i can't guarantee it for all. a lot of people are a bit tired of persistent heat by day and night. that is now going to ease. thunderstorms moving out of northern ireland but still set to run across central and eastern scotland overnight, some getting into north—west england and wales. another warm and muggy night for england and wales but it is starting to feel cooler across and northern ireland. continuing to seek showers, perhaps blocking into longer spells of rain in northern ireland and scotland on monday. the chance of thunderstorms over eastern scotland.

england and wales may see some thunderstorms just about anywhere but i can't promise everywhere. some areas getting intense downpours, some seeing nothing. still some heat in the south—east but cooler than it has been. 30 degrees is possible in the south—east of england and east anglia. on tuesday we start to see low pressure spreading more widely over the uk. that will mean showers, more widespread. a greater chance of seeing them in england and wales on tuesday. cloud persisting in scotland and northern ireland, light rain here. notice the temperature is coming down. 25, 26 in central and eastern england and quite fresh in scotland and northern ireland thanks to the wind. wednesday, everyone into significantly fresher air. should be about average. some high pressure over scotland and northern ireland. a slightly drier story here. if anything it will be wednesday where we should have slightly more guaranteed chance of showers across southern england.

notably cooler, about 10 degrees, than this weekend. sounds nice, thank you. that's all from us at bbc news at ten. the news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. you're watching bbc news. the government is going to delay our wealth of wire increase in the department for transport says it wants to reduce the impact of inflation and rail fares and will temporarily freeze fares. our business correspondent says that the fares usually go up injanuary. the? fares usually go up in january. they are based on _ fares usually go up in january. they are based on the _ fares usually go up in january. tie: are based on the inflation figures forjuly. that is due out this week i will find out this wednesday what they are. they're expected to be at 11.9% which is clearly pretty high, if you think about your rail commuter prices going up by that much it is quite a significantjump so the department for transport says

it's not going to go up by that much so we don't know what specific figure it's going to be but is not going to be ii.9%, it will be lower than that. so that is looking to help people with the cost of living. todayis help people with the cost of living. today is the last of four days of intense heat which sparked an amber weather warning for much of southern england and wales. this concerns about drought and the impact on vulnerable people continue. but many have tried to make the most of it and headed to the coast. however, as emma simpson has been finding out, labour shortages means not all businesses are in a position to benefit from the extra trade. it is boom time if you are selling food and drink at the beach. if you have the stuff to do it. i and drink at the beach. if you have the stuff to do it.— the stuff to do it. i need someone to no in the stuff to do it. i need someone to go in the _ the stuff to do it. i need someone to go in the kitchen, _ the stuff to do it. i need someone to go in the kitchen, i— the stuff to do it. i need someone to go in the kitchen, i need - to go in the kitchen, i need waitresses, barstaff. to go in the kitchen, i need waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this club and _ waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this club and is _ waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this club and is missing _ waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this club and is missing out - waitresses, bar staff. louise runs this club and is missing out on i waitresses, bar staff. louise runs. this club and is missing out on lost sales. ~ .., this club and is missing out on lost sales. ~ . ., , , sales. we can certainly be taking more than _ sales. we can certainly be taking more than we — sales. we can certainly be taking more than we are _ sales. we can certainly be taking more than we are if— sales. we can certainly be taking more than we are if we _ sales. we can certainly be taking more than we are if we were - sales. we can certainly be taking i more than we are if we were doing food seven days a week and i had more staff so we can put the

facility out there. we are not putting the tables out on monday and tuesday at the moment purely because i don't have the staff to do so. it is even worse for this award—winning restaurant. trading is unpolished. they have struggled to get assassins brexit and covid. the owners are now abroad trying to hire chefs and a special government licence to bring them over. , special government licence to bring themover. i, , ,, , them over. many sleepless nights. it's a family _ them over. many sleepless nights. it's a family business _ them over. many sleepless nights. it's a family business saw- them over. many sleepless nights. it's a family business saw me - them over. many sleepless nights. it's a family business saw me and l them over. many sleepless nights. i it's a family business saw me and my partner, _ it's a family business saw me and my partner, so_ it's a family business saw me and my partner, so this is our only income. this is_ partner, so this is our only income. this is all— partner, so this is our only income. this is all we — partner, so this is our only income. this is all we live for and to be closed — this is all we live for and to be closed is — this is all we live for and to be closed is really heartbreaking, to be honest — closed is really heartbreaking, to be honest. , ., closed is really heartbreaking, to be honest-— closed is really heartbreaking, to be honest. , ., ., ., be honest. there is no shortage of customers — be honest. there is no shortage of customers in _ be honest. there is no shortage of customers in this _ be honest. there is no shortage of customers in this town, _ be honest. there is no shortage of customers in this town, just - be honest. there is no shortage of customers in this town, just staff. | customers in this town, just staff. across the uk there are something like 176,000 vacancies in hospitality, that is double the number for the hospitality, that is double the numberfor the pandemic. this hospitality, that is double the number for the pandemic. this is a mock-up restaurant _ number for the pandemic. this is a mock-up restaurant and _ number for the pandemic. this is a mock-up restaurant and you - number for the pandemic. this is a mock-up restaurant and you won't| mock—up restaurant and you won't find a _ mock—up restaurant and you won't find a customer— mock—up restaurant and you won't find a customer in _ mock—up restaurant and you won't find a customer in here. _ mock—up restaurant and you won't find a customer in here. the - mock-up restaurant and you won't find a customer in here.— mock-up restaurant and you won't find a customer in here. the boss of the suffolk — find a customer in here. the boss of the suffolk hotel _ find a customer in here. the boss of the suffolk hotel chain _ find a customer in here. the boss of the suffolk hotel chain shows - find a customer in here. the boss of the suffolk hotel chain shows me i find a customer in here. the boss of| the suffolk hotel chain shows me the training centre he started in march to help recruit and retain staff.

you have to do something about yourself — you have to do something about yourself because _ you have to do something about yourself because nobody- you have to do something about yourself because nobody is - you have to do something about| yourself because nobody is going you have to do something about. yourself because nobody is going to .ive yourself because nobody is going to give you _ yourself because nobody is going to give you these _ yourself because nobody is going to give you these people _ yourself because nobody is going to give you these people and - yourself because nobody is going to give you these people and if - yourself because nobody is going to give you these people and if you - give you these people and if you want _ give you these people and if you want them — give you these people and if you want them to— give you these people and if you want them to stay, _ give you these people and if you want them to stay, you - give you these people and if you want them to stay, you have - give you these people and if you want them to stay, you have toi give you these people and if you - want them to stay, you have to give them _ want them to stay, you have to give them the _ want them to stay, you have to give them the skills _ want them to stay, you have to give them the skills and _ want them to stay, you have to give them the skills and confidence - want them to stay, you have to give them the skills and confidence to i want them to stay, you have to give | them the skills and confidence to be with you _ them the skills and confidence to be with ou. ., ,., them the skills and confidence to be with ou. ., , ., ., , ., them the skills and confidence to be with ou. , ., ., , ., , with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about to - with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about to turn? l could the tide to be about to turn? at the alex cafe, they are open all week, three days only upstairs. but the owner is in no rush with rising energy costs for him and his customers. energy costs for him and his customers-— energy costs for him and his customers. �* ., , ., , ., customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 customers. i've done this 'ob for 40 years i customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 years and t customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 years and has _ customers. i've done this job for over 40 years and has never - customers. i've done this job for. over 40 years and has never been like this. you have always been able to see a path but at the moment it's almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra in energy. that is £2000 per week. he is trying to keep it simple in a sector is bracing itself for bumpier times ahead. emma simpson, news, felixstowe. firefighters say a huge fire which tore through popular nature reserve in dorset in the

south of england and forced the evacuation of the beach was most likely caused by a disposable barbecue. the hot weather and drought has had a met office issued highest alert forfire drought has had a met office issued highest alert for fire severity over the weekend warning there is an exceptional risk of blazes spreading. the true cost of a disposable barbecue. firefighters say this huge blaze which tore across studland heath in dorset was almost certainly caused by picnickers trying to cook food in the tinder dry beauty spot. after battling the flames night, they found a disposable barbecue among the ashes. irate found a disposable barbecue among the ashes. ~ . , found a disposable barbecue among the ashes. ~ ., , ., ., ,, ., the ashes. we really are appealing to members _ the ashes. we really are appealing to members of— the ashes. we really are appealing to members of the _ the ashes. we really are appealing to members of the public- the ashes. we really are appealing to members of the public to - the ashes. we really are appealing i to members of the public to consider what they're doing and if you, if it is going to potentially certifier, try to avoid it if you possibly can. this field fire near chelmsford was one of 75 tackled by crews in essex in just 24 hours. it covered 91 acres and containing it required the help of local farmers.

acres and containing it required the help of localfarmers. if acres and containing it required the help of local farmers.— help of local farmers. if you are downwind _ help of local farmers. if you are downwind you _ help of local farmers. if you are downwind you wouldn't - help of local farmers. if you are downwind you wouldn't have i help of local farmers. if you are i downwind you wouldn't have kept help of local farmers. if you are - downwind you wouldn't have kept up with it _ downwind you wouldn't have kept up with it running. luckily, the wind direction — with it running. luckily, the wind direction was away from the houses and so _ direction was away from the houses and so it— direction was away from the houses and so it wasjust direction was away from the houses and so it was just a direction was away from the houses and so it wasjust a question of stopping — and so it wasjust a question of stopping it spreading back towards the houses again, but when the wind changed _ the houses again, but when the wind changed direction, suddenly it would move _ changed direction, suddenly it would move towards you and it is frightening. move towards you and it is frightening-— move towards you and it is friuuhtenin. �* ., ., ., frightening. and in north london, this crossfire _ frightening. and in north london, this crossfire blew _ frightening. and in north london, this crossfire blew smoke - frightening. and in north london, this crossfire blew smoke across i frightening. and in north london, i this crossfire blew smoke across the busy m25 move away. in saint mcsherry a different problem. near guildford residents queued up for bottled water after the taps ran dry. sends water it said there were technical issues and one of this treatment works and that fixing it was taking longer than they had hoped. and it is notjust humans who need hydration, one farmer in suffolk has been filling 70 water troughs a day to make sure that the wildlife enough to drink. an amber heat alert is still in place today and the drought in parts of england could potentially last until next

year. will batchelor, bbc news. china is well known for its ancient practices of acupuncture to promote healing and what well—being. now increasingly pet owners are turning to the method to help soothe aches and pains of their beloved cats dogs. in this asian clinic, pets of all shapes and sizes are being signed up for treatment, care that are on your site is less invasive and comes with fewer side effects tha n effects than conventional treatments. recordings of gentle bamboo music and chirping helps them relax. translation: every time a terror going to visit doctor lee for some treatment she is really happy and ready to get into the car. she will come to be lying for 40 minutes or an hour. this is bbc news., the headlines