hello. welcome to monday. i'm victoria derbyshire and here are the latest bbc news headlines... the labour leader sir keir starmer outlines his plans to freeze the energy price cap in england, scotland and wales for six months either we let the oil and gas companies continue to make huge profits whilst every family across the country suffers or we do something about it. what do you think of those plans? let me know. one year on from the fall of kabul — the young women still trying to get themselves an education. taking courses like this, they are studying physics today, allows them to keep the hope alive that they will one day graduate from high school and go on to university.

three british men accused of being mercenaries in ukraine are expected to stand trial in a russian proxy court. nurseries in england are shutting at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages, according to industry body the early years alliance. researchers at the university of cambridge say they've successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. and a sad end to the story of freya the walrus who became a tourist sensation in norway — as she is put down. good morning. the labour leader sir keir starmer

has set out how he would fund his party's plan to freeze the energy price cap for six months, and stop household gas and electricity bills rising over the winter in england, scotland and wales. the energy price cap — the maximum amount suppliers can charge for average use — is forecast to hit more than £3,500 in october and more than £4,200 injanuary. labour said it would freeze the price cap at its current level — which is £1,971 a year for the average household sir keir starmer claims the typical family would see savings of £1,000 a year under this plan — and that it would also reduce inflation — the price at which prices are rising — by up to 4%. to fund this, labour says it would extend the windfall tax on oil and gas companies, backdating it to january, which would bring in 8 billion. 1a billion would come from dropping the £400 energy rebate everyone�*s due to get in the autumn, and abandoning other pledges made

by conservative candidates. and by keeping inflation down, the party says it would save another 7 billion by reducing the government's debt interest payments. labour also said it would bring down energy bills in the longer term by insulating 19 million homes and investing in the uk's energy capacity. sir keir starmer said the conservatives had "failed to prepare and refused to invest", adding that "a national emergency... needs strong leadership and urgent action". the government has pledged £37 billion of support to help people through the winter; the labour leader's intervention will increase pressure on the contenders for the tory leadership — liz truss and rishi sunak — to spell out exactly what they would do to help families struggling with soaring bills if they become prime minister. here's labour leader sir keir starmer. the question i think that every political leader needs to answer at the moment is in relation to that

massive hike, i mean, from a cap of £2,000 on bills to 3,500, then up again to 4,200 injanuary, which is going to make it a really difficult winter for millions of people. what are you going to do about it? and that's the question we're answering today. i accept that in the medium and long term, there have got to be other measures, which is why we've argued for some time that, in addition to this package, we need to insulate millions of homes that are leaking heat and energy all of the time. we said that a year ago now, but the government's done nothing about it. but i think the question that, you know, everybody is really anxious about, because everybody, i think now knows that in october, their energy bills are going to go through the roof again. and thenjanuary, even further, is what are you going to do about it? and the labour party says we're on your side. we will tax the oil and gas companies that have made more money than they were expecting, and use that money to freeze these prices to make sure there aren't

those increases in the autumn. the plan we've got obviously to keep energy prices frozen where they are not allowing them to increase will have a huge impact on families because their budget can then be used for other things. so there's a direct correlation between our plan and those other prices, but there are other things that we do need to do. whilst we are cancelling quite a lot of what the government has put on the table, the one bit we're not cancelling is the £650 payments to those on universal credit, and to pensioners. and we're additionally recognising that those who pay their energy bills through prepayment meters, there's about 4 million households who do that, often those households are the ones struggling most. we've got a plan on the table for them because they pay an additional premium, which has an impact on what they can then spend on food and other commodities, etc. so the plan does cover that indirectly because by reducing those energy prices, it allows people more money

in their pocket this autumn than otherwise they would have. but i can't emphasise enough from the very many conversations i've had with people across the countryjust how anxious people are about what's going to happen this winter. let's talk to our political correspondent, ione wells. how likely is it that the government will take on any of what labour is proposing? the will take on any of what labour is p"°p°5i"9?_ proposing? the treasury at the moment are — proposing? the treasury at the moment are again _ proposing? the treasury at the moment are again planning - proposing? the treasury at the - moment are again planning multiple different options that any new government could consider so in that sense, there isn't anything that is off the table but i think it's worth bearing in mind both contenders for the next prime minister, liz truss and rishi sunak have emphasised they are not keen on extending that windfall tax on oil and gas companies and that's a key part of how the labour party says it will fund this energy price cap freeze. as well as that, they said that by

giving everyone £400 payments this autumn, they would put that £14 billion towards cancelling the energy price cap rise and they also sell part of the way they would from this is because by freezing this energy price cap, they hope it would bring down inflation and also bring down the interest that the government has to pay on its debt repayment. this point in particular is something that has been picked up by the institute of fiscal studies said while it is true that by bringing the energy price cap down, it would bring down inflation, that would only happen if these subsidies were continued longer than the six months which labour is proposing. they said those interest repayments wouldn't be kept low in the long run unless the labour party subsidies would continue in the long run as well. earliertoday would continue in the long run as well. earlier today sir keir starmer responded to this on bbc breakfast, arguing this is why in april, he and the government would need to rethink

what could be later announced to help families through the spring and the summer as well. what help families through the spring and the summer as well.— the summer as well. what happens after a - ril the summer as well. what happens after april matters _ the summer as well. what happens after april matters because - the summer as well. what happens after april matters because you - the summer as well. what happens. after april matters because you have to maintain _ after april matters because you have to maintain measures to reduce inflation — to maintain measures to reduce inflation. of course we have to do that inflation. of course we have to do that in— inflation. of course we have to do that in april— inflation. of course we have to do that in april when we see the circumstances but what he is not suggesting is that they are wrong when _ suggesting is that they are wrong when we — suggesting is that they are wrong when we say our plan will reduce inflation — when we say our plan will reduce inflation and therefore the huge payments we make on our debt because of rising _ payments we make on our debt because of rising inflation. yes, it's true that— of rising inflation. yes, it's true that in— of rising inflation. yes, it's true that in april— of rising inflation. yes, it's true that in april and towards the latter end of— that in april and towards the latter end of next year, all of us will again— end of next year, all of us will again he — end of next year, all of us will again be asked what are you going to do now— again be asked what are you going to do now and _ again be asked what are you going to do now and that is why what i say about _ do now and that is why what i say about the — do now and that is why what i say about the medium and long—term today is important _ about the medium and long—term today is important that nobody including pauljohnson is arguing the fact that our— pauljohnson is arguing the fact that our plan will not only keep energy— that our plan will not only keep energy prices down for millions of famiiies— energy prices down for millions of families this winter, but keep inflation _ families this winter, but keep inflation down which is so important inflation down which is so important in terms _ inflation down which is so important in terms of— inflation down which is so important in terms of the drivers of price increases _ in terms of the drivers of price increases across the country. keir starmer increases across the country. tie: " starmer defending his plans and

saying it may well be that in april, more support would be needed. one thing the institute for fiscal studies did say was that labour had been more extensive and casting their plans than the current government and the two leadership hopefuls, rishi sunak and liz truss. les tras has said the way to help people is cancel the national insurance rise and put more money backin insurance rise and put more money back in people's pockets three cutting taxes as well as the spending green levies, rishi sunak says more support will be needed for households, especially more vulnerable households this winter and also says he would suspend vat on energy bills. at the moment all these plans are hypothetical from both leadership candidates and from the labour party with none of them currently in a position to be able to make a definitive decision, given that they are not currently in power so as it stands, people looking for answers about what exact support will be available in the autumn will have to wait longer until we know

who the next prime minister will be. thank you. let's speak to nick butler, who's a former head of strategy at bp and visiting professor at king's college. what do you think of the ideas from the labour party? than? what do you think of the ideas from the labour party?— the labour party? any new leader will have to _ the labour party? any new leader will have to put _ the labour party? any new leader will have to put in _ the labour party? any new leader will have to put in place _ the labour party? any new leader| will have to put in place something similar to this will have to put in place something similarto this in will have to put in place something similar to this in terms of stopping the planned increase at the end of august and future increases. they are not affordable for ordinary people. and the next challenge really which keir starmer has started to open up and some of the tory candidates have opened up, is how you start funding this gap. the proposal is a substantial windfall profits tax, additional to what has already been put in place. i think any government will have to be very careful not to totally discourage investment in the next generation of energy supply. fin

investment in the next generation of energy snooty-— energy supply. on that point, can i 'ust energy supply. on that point, can i just interrunt? _ energy supply. on that point, can i just interrupt? what's _ energy supply. on that point, can i just interrupt? what's your - energy supply. on that point, can i just interrupt? what's your what i energy supply. on that point, can i | just interrupt? what's your what sir keir starmer said was backdating this to january is on the profits over and above what the energy giants were expecting. so they weren't expecting this level so it's that bit of the profits that will be taxed. i that bit of the profits that will be taxed. , ., ., ~ taxed. i understand that. ithink ou have taxed. i understand that. ithink you have to _ taxed. i understand that. ithink you have to be _ taxed. i understand that. ithink you have to be very _ taxed. i understand that. ithink you have to be very careful- taxed. i understand that. i think you have to be very careful in i you have to be very careful in understanding which property were taxing. and for much companies. if you are talking about the energy majors, they make most of the money outside the uk, i'm not sure if this is a proposal to tax the overseas earnings orjust earnings in the uk. i think also within the retail part of the energy sector, there are some people who are clearly making very big margins on what they do because the costs for instance in producing nuclear power existing nuclear stations, which is quite low, that has not changed and i don't see why

the cap which is badly designed and ought to be changed, overall, is allowing them to increase their prices so i think you need a forensic examination of who is actually exploiting the situation. you are talking about the producers and the suppliers, are you? absolutely. i think some may be making excess profits and some are not and i am sure this will all be examined by the treasury and whoever is in power as we go forward. i do agree with the idea of stopping the cap rising. i think also the proposal on prepayment metres is long overdue. i would like to have seen a real shake—up of how this energy cap is designed. and what is included in it and also a change in the role of the regulator who i

think has really failed us over the last two or three years and i am sure whoever is in power by september the 5th or if and when there is a change of government, those things should be on the table. taking the cap out is great but it's necessary, but it's not sufficient. because in six months, the cap returns? and bill's co—op again? and inflation goes up? returns? and bill's co-op again? and inflation goes up?— inflation goes up? yes, this is a short-term _ inflation goes up? yes, this is a short-term solution, _ inflation goes up? yes, this is a short-term solution, i- inflation goes up? yes, this is a i short-term solution, i understand short—term solution, i understand that, but we need to think about the whole picture and that is why i don't think we should in any way discourage investment in the next generation of energy supplies. fin generation of energy supplies. on that point, i'm sorry, you know, a number of people argue we should not discourage investment and you will know with the windfall tax introduced by the government, a couple of pulses of energy firms said we will not be discouraged from investing even with a baneful tax

and you will also note the boss of bp described the energy giant last november as and i quote literally a cash machine after the soaring prices boosted profits so they have got the money? thea;r prices boosted profits so they have got the money?— prices boosted profits so they have got the money? they have got money and i think got the money? they have got money and i think the — got the money? they have got money and i think the challenge _ got the money? they have got money and i think the challenge to _ got the money? they have got money and i think the challenge to them - got the money? they have got money and i think the challenge to them is i and i think the challenge to them is what they do with it. any government should be asking them and the retailer so i think i doing quite well out of this as well, they should be asked, are you investing in the future and if they are not, then they should be liable for the sort of windfall tax that keir starmer and others are proposing. but i do want to see a lot of investment in uk energy supplies because that has been neglected and thatis because that has been neglected and that is what is needed now. thank ou for that is what is needed now. thank you for talking _ that is what is needed now. thank you for talking to _ that is what is needed now. thank you for talking to us. _ that is what is needed now. thank you for talking to us. let - that is what is needed now. thank you for talking to us. let me - that is what is needed now. thank| you for talking to us. let me know what you think of the labour party proposals. it's exactly a year since the taliban seized

power in afghanistan, ending 20 years of us—led military intervention. a turbulent 12 months in the country has seen an economic crisis and a huge reduction of women's rights, with girls largely banned from secondary schools. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to see how the afghan people have adapted to life under the new regime. 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. oh, look at 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 six—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. sobbing. 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 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. three british men are due to go on trial in a russian backed court in the donetsk region of ukraine. john harding, dylan healy and andrew hill are accused of being mercenaries. if found guilty, they could be sentenced to death. britain has condemned what it calls the exploitation of detainees for political purposes. there's more rail disruption this morning as avanti west coast cuts back services between london and glasgow. this follows strike action over the weekend, with more to come later in the week. nina warhurst has the latest from manchester piccadilly station. disruption is interesting for two reasons, this isn't official strike action, the workers are saying no to

more shifts and we don't know when this will end. let's look at the implications of your travelling. these are avanti services up and down the west coast. taking in glasgow, manchester, liverpool, london, and cities connected to them. there will be a limited temporary timetable which came into effect yesterday, running until further notice. what it means avante running for services out of london every hour, that's around one third of usual services. they weren't available for interview this morning but here's what they told us. it's because of the current industrial relations climate which has resulted they say in severe staff shortages in some grades and increase sickness levels and this is interesting. they say as well as the majority of drivers making themselves unavailable for overtime in a coordinated fashion and at short notice. essentially what they are saying is this is an official strike

action and what avante drivers are saying is we are just working to what we were put on the rotor today and we are saying no to any extra work and is one of their work are said to me they had been relying on goodwill to fill timetables for too long and now that goodwill has run out. it's really important to see the wider picture. we saw drivers going on strike on saturday and on thursday, the following saturday, this saturday, we will see more at strike action up and down the country. let's look at that. strikes on thursday and saturday, within that 40,000 plus railway workers will work out for a third time this summer. that will mean services running at about 20% capacity. the important message at the moment is checked before you travel. you could well be entitled to a refund or for the ticket to be transferred to a different day. the wider context of this as communication workers, rail

workers, bus workers and barristers having taken industrial action this summer, its possible education and health workers will follow and that is before inflation hits the predicted peak of 13%. the bigger question is where will it end? let me brin: question is where will it end? let me bring you this news. another 283 people in six boats were brought to dover haven't made it into uk waters, the french authorities stopped a boat which had got into difficulty and there were 63 people on board there. figures from the ministry of defence have shown more than 20,000 people made the crossing so far this year and that's from our reporter simonjones. the spell of extreme hot weather in parts of the uk is ending with thunderstorms. experts have warned that a lengthy period of rain will be needed to end the drought in england.

the country has recorded its driestjuly since 1935. the extreme heat has meant a difficult summerforfarmers. let's talk to tom bradshaw, deputy president of the national farmers' union. how bad has it been? it's been an incredibly challenging summer with the feel is turning brown when they would normally be green and for livestock and dairy farmers, they rely on that growth to feed their animals through the summer and they are having to use winter feed reserves that they made in the spring to feed now rather than saving for the winter and that will put huge pressure on the winter months. moving into horticulture that's growing fruit and vegetables, they rely on irrigation for growing things like potatoes, onions and carrots in the reservoirs are running empty because they'd been using irrigation since the beginning ofjune and they've been running out ofjune and they've been running out of water so that will mean there is a smaller vegetables and putting pressure on the supply chain so we are asking retailers to be flexible

in the specifications so we minimise the amount of wastage and the impacts on inflation. brute the amount of wastage and the impacts on inflation.— the amount of wastage and the impacts on inflation. we aren't here to net a impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit — impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of— impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of rain _ impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of rain may _ impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of rain may be _ impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of rain may be over- impacts on inflation. we aren't here to get a bit of rain may be over thel to get a bit of rain may be over the next 24—48 hours, that will help but it's unlikely to be enough? it’s it's unlikely to be enough? it's reall it's unlikely to be enough? it�*s really challenging. there are already empty and it's a long—term winterjob to fill already empty and it's a long—term winter job to fill those already empty and it's a long—term winterjob to fill those and we hope there's enough rain over the winter to enable that to happen but in the short term, if we have really heavy thundery rain, that will run off very hard surface so you won't strive to replenish the soil moisture so we need the right type of rain which is a 48—hour soaking period of rain that softens the ground and means it's more receptive if more rain follows.— if more rain follows. long-term, what can be _ if more rain follows. long-term, what can be done _ if more rain follows. long-term, what can be done to _ if more rain follows. long-term, what can be done to improve - if more rain follows. long-term, what can be done to improve the if more rain follows. long-term, . what can be done to improve the uk is food security? this what can be done to improve the uk is food security?— is food security? as a country we are lucky because _ is food security? as a country we are lucky because we _ is food security? as a country we are lucky because we have - is food security? as a country we are lucky because we have an - are lucky because we have an abundance of rain in the winter and sometimes we have drier summers and

with climate change, they will become more common and as farmers we are at the forefront of the impact of climate change but every winter, we pump millions of litres of water into the north sea every year. we've got to look at how we can store that and transport it around our rivers and transport it around our rivers and canals systems and utilise it during drier summer months. thank ou for during drier summer months. thank you for talking _ during drier summer months. thank you for talking to _ during drier summer months. thank you for talking to us. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. as we go through this week, it is going to turn cooler with temperatures returning closer to where you would expect them to be in august. and some of us are going to see some rain. we've got rain across scotland at the moment. some of that is thundery and we've got showers across parts of northern ireland, england and wales, and some of those are torrential and will continue to be torrential through the day with the risk of thunder. but not all of us will catch one. still hot in the southeast, fresher elsewhere. tonight, we have the rain across eastern scotland. some thundery showers pushing eastwards across england. and then another batch coming up from the south

which also could be thundery. still a humid night in the southeast, fresher as we move further north with temperatures widely 11 to 18 degrees. tomorrow, we start off with this rain across northern and eastern parts of scotland, a noticeable breeze. for england, wales and northern ireland, there will be a few showers that could be heavy and thundery though across parts of england and wales. again, some of us will miss them and temperatures a bit lower.

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the labour leader, sir keir starmer, outlines his plans to freeze the energy price cap in england, scotland and wales for six months. either we let the oil and gas companies continue to make huge profits whilst every family across the country suffers or we do something about it. one year on from the fall of kabul — the young women still trying to get themselves an education. three british men accused of being mercenaries in ukraine are expected to stand trial in a russian proxy court. researchers say they've successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. nurseries in england are shutting at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages, according to industry body the early years alliance. sport and now for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre: good morning... the battle of the bridge saw thomas tuchel and antonio conte sent off as both mangers had to be separated after the final whistle following their two all draw. harry kane with a 96th minute equaliser. as jo currie reports. and still it goes on between conte and tuchel. london derbies are rarely good—natured, but this one was especially spicy. the first big match of the season ending with a point shared — and tempers flared. it was chelsea who started the better. a corner, koulibaly unmarked, his shot unstoppable. the woeful spurs defence nowhere to be seen. after the break, tottenham continued to be second—best, until this. against the run of play, hojbjerg's effort finding the corner to bring some relief to the travelling fans and their manager. conte celebrated hard — tuchel having none of it. yellow cards all round, the derby bursting into life. there was only one way for chelsea to respond — reece james with the time

and the space to put his side ahead once more. and this time there was no stopping tuchel, who took off down the touchline. the three points were in touching distance, but in the 96th minute there was still time for one more upset. kane's glancing headerfinding the target, and rescuing a point. the most important thing is always the game and the final result, the way that the two teams play. then if happened something. ..outside, i think that is not important. yeah, it was hot from the temperature, and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators. everything what you want and what you hope for in a match like this early in the season. it was a brilliant match. goals, drama and a managers' spat — the football may not have been a classic, but this match will live long in the memory. jo currie, bbc news. some great scenes as nottingham forest enjoyed their first win in the top flight after a 23 year absence.

they beat west ham as premier league football returned to the city ground here, taiwo awoniyi with the goal. the hammers missed a penalty, and hit the woodwork twice. much to the delight of those forest fans. if you need for four goals to return to the top of the scottish premiership why not score five?! that's what celtic did in beating kilmarnock. giorgios giakoumakis with their fifth sending the defending champions ahead of rangers on goal difference at the top of the table. three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer erin kennedy helped team gb claim european championship para—rowing gold. the 30—year—old cox had undergone two rounds of chemotherapy when she was named in the squad for munich. frankie allen, giedre rakauskaite, ed fuller and ollie stanhope defended their pr3 mixed coxed four title ahead of france yesterday. iam doing i am doing 0k and actually i am so

relieved to be honest that i got here. getting selected was always going to be difficult and i am so pleased and i am so proud of the team and, yeah, i'm getting emotional thinking about it but it really was just what i wanted to do when i got diagnosed. i thought if i can get to the europeans this is going to be massive and i am so proud i got to get there. remember the brilliant gadirova sisters, who impressed at the tokyo 0lympics? well, jessica successfully defended her european floor title. gadirova poured her heart and soul into this one. her twinjennifer finished fifth, but was there supporting her sister on, cheering her on, the pair hugging in celebration after gold was confirmed. 0ndine achampong took silver on the beam in munich, adding to her team silverfrom saturday. over in rome, it was gold, silver and bronze for britain at the european aquatic championships. james wilby won 200 metres breaststroke gold. freya anderson took silver

in the women's 200m freestyle, and team gb�*s men claimed bronze in the 4x 100m freestyle final. the european championships continued today, keep on board with all the action as the athletics get under way today as well. back to you, victoria. more now on afghanistan — where it is one year since the taliban returned to power, prompting many thousands to try to flee and leaving many more behind where their daily lives have changed dramatically. life for women and girls in particular is very different — with harsh rules including restrictions on education and employment. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner is with us. what is the impact globally of the taliban regaining control in afghanistan?—

taliban regaining control in afghanistan? politically and diplomatically _ afghanistan? politically and diplomatically it _ afghanistan? politically and diplomatically it has - afghanistan? politically and diplomatically it has put - diplomatically it has put afghanistan right back to where it goes to 20 years ago under the previous taliban rule. from 1996 to 2001. it is a pariah state mainly because of the treatment of women and ethnic minorities, primarily because of that, that was one of the conditions, made very clear to the taliban if they wanted normal relations with the international community, especially the west, they had to not reverse all the gains that had been made for women in afghanistan. but that has not happened as we have seen in these reports. you have only got four countries, russia, china, pakistan that are having regular relations with afghanistan. there is a huge amount of money that belongs to afghanistan that is sitting in us bank accounts, over $9 billion which is not been returned because the taliban have reneged on their

promises to give women a full role in public life. i promises to give women a full role in public life-— in public life. i mean, apparently, reliuious in public life. i mean, apparently, religious leaders _ in public life. i mean, apparently, religious leaders are _ in public life. i mean, apparently, religious leaders are worried - in public life. i mean, apparently,| religious leaders are worried about giving women the right to education, but they are looking for some kind of consensus. i mean, if they manage to get girls back into school, does that mean the 9 billion is on frozen? it that mean the 9 billion is on frozen? ., , ., ., ,, ., frozen? it would help, i do not know exactly what — frozen? it would help, i do not know exactly what the _ frozen? it would help, i do not know exactly what the legal _ exactly what the legal manifestations elements of this are, but it would help. that is one of the banning of girls from secondary school education is a big no—no for the international community. turning to the third pillar after women and ethnic minorities being included in government which was another promise which has not happened, the third thing is international security. the taliban gave a promise way back in february 2020 at the agreement when

the us sat down with taliban leaders to discuss what conditions there would be for the us withdrawal. and the taliban undertook not to provide a safe base for al-qaeda or any other international groups. now, it looked if you days ago as if they had gone back on that because the al-qaeda leader was found living quite comfortably in safe house in an upmarket district of babel close to where taliban leaders were living, tended to imply they had gone back on that. at a white house report released in the last 24 hours say they have released intelligence assessment of afghanistan which is al-qaeda has not managed to reconstitute itself in the last year and it would take some time to do so and it would take some time to do so and it would take some time to do so and it is not in a position to mount international terrorist attack from there. that is some comfort. all

those people, those thousands of british and other men and women who served in afghanistan politically and militarily and in age groups from 2001 until last year, i guess, you know, it would see their work was not entirely in vain because afghanistan was a terror state in 2001, it is where the 9/11 attacks were launched from and it is not that now. there continues to be heavy russian shelling on several towns in the eastern region of donetsk but ukrainian forces and officials say they have managed to repel many of the attacks. it comes as the un secretary general antonio guterres called for the establishment of a demilitarised zone around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine amid fears of a catastrophe over renewed shelling there. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. we heard from the ukrainian

military saying there was heavy russian shelling in many towns in donetsk which has been the region which has been one of the focus of the russian military, they have been trying to capture this area for quite some time. we have heard similar reports in the south with a number of towns being shelled by the russians. that is according to the ukrainian military, especially in the region of kherson which has been under russian occupation since the beginning of the war. we have seen a lot of military activity in this region in recent weeks. the ukrainians have vowed to recapture kherson from the russians, they have been attacking russian supply lines, infrastructure for weeks now. despite all of this, though, the situation remains quite stable in terms of military positions. we haven't seen any kind of major change in terms of positions even though the russians and ukrainians have claimed some, but any gain would have been really granular at this stage.

iran's foreign ministry has �*categorically�* denied having any link with the man suspected of stabbing sir salman rushdie in new york state on friday. the 24—year—old has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. meanwhile the author's family say he is no longer on a ventilator — and has been able to say a few words — as our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. there's a glimmer of hope for salman rushdie's family, even as he remains in a critical condition in pennsylvania. in a statement, his son zafar rushdie said the family were extremely relieved that he was able to say a few words. he said even though his father's life changing injuries were severe, his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. zafar also praised the audience members who were present at the event, who he said bravely leapt to his father's defence to help him. 45 minutes away in chautauqua, over in new york state, where the incident happened,

the state's governor issued words of solidarity. we condemn the cowardly attack on salman rushdie, and we condemn any individual or any group that dares violate the sanctity of place like chautauqua. and i want it out there that a man with a knife cannot silence a man with a pen. the 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 literary event. 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's reported that police think hadi matar may have had sympathies for the iranian regime but an official motive has not been established. ever since the attack on friday, world leaders have been issuing words of solidarity for sir salman rushdie. president biden released a statement praising the author for his refusal to be intimidated or silenced. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. nurseries in england are closing at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages. the early years alliance, which represents about 14,000 providers, says the sector is facing its worst crisis in 20 years. the government said it was increasing funding paid to childcare providers. 0ne mum, gabrielle drake told the bbc abou the �*mad scramble' to find alternative childcare for her 13 month old son, theo on friday the 5th of august we received a letter

whichjust said due to management restructure, we are now closing the nursery as of today. we were given that date to pick up any items we had at the nursery, otherwise we would not be allowed to enter the building again. obviously, you know, when you receive this e—mail in the middle of the day and you work full time, it is pretty impossible to find the time to go to the nursery to pick up your belongings. so we've lost a month's supply of nappies and formula, you know, which is quite expensive. we were given no additional support in terms of finding a new nursery. we weren't even advised whether we would have our fees refunded to us. you know, and it's a significant amount, it was £780 that we had no idea whether we'd have returned or not. let's talk to our business reporter, becky morton.

what did the early years alliance of the situation is like across the country? the situation is like across the count ? ., , the situation is like across the count ? . , ., , the situation is like across the count? ., ., ,�* ._ country? the early years alliance have said they — country? the early years alliance have said they are _ country? the early years alliance have said they are facing - country? the early years alliance have said they are facing its - have said they are facing its biggest crisis in more than 20 years. they say that nurseries, some are being forced to close at short notice, others are having to increase their fees for appearance or cut hours. that is because of the financial pressures facing nurseries, providers say they need more funding from the government, specifically, they say that the free childcare entitlement, most working parents of three or 4 euros are entitled to 30 hours a week in england, they say that is not sufficiently funded by the government, they have to cover the shortfall. recent months, they face other increase costs like energy, food and staffing because many are struggling to recruit with vacancies in the uk job

struggling to recruit with vacancies in the ukjob market struggling to recruit with vacancies in the uk job market at record levels, they are having to increase pay as well to attract and retain the staff they need. the government does say its increasing funding for local authorities so they can increase the hourly rate to childcare providers and they say that increasing the funding available to cover their costs. a lot of nurses say it is not enough. what else can be done? this lot of nurses say it is not enough. what else can be done? first lot of nurses say it is not enough. what else can be done? as i said, nurseries say _ what else can be done? as i said, nurseries say they _ what else can be done? as i said, nurseries say they need _ what else can be done? as i said, nurseries say they need more - what else can be done? as i said, - nurseries say they need more funding so specifically more funding from central government, but they also say the government could offer financial support in other ways, for example, during the pandemic, nurseries as well as other industries were offered relief of their business rates and that ended in april, so they would like to see that, a lot of nurseries would like to see that introduced as a little bit more help to help their

financial pressures.- bit more help to help their financial pressures. bit more help to help their financial ressures. ., ~ , ., , financial pressures. thank you very much. researchers at the university of cambridge say they've successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. scientists think it could dramatically improve the availability for people in ethnic minority groups, who are less likely to find a match. let's speak to neerja jain, the health equalities programme manager at kidney research uk, who funded this research. i wonder if you could tell us exactly what has been achieved here? it's actually potentially a massive game changer for so many patients who wait much longer for a transplant than their white counterparts, sometimes they cannot get a transplant. very tragically, six people a week, this week, will

die waiting for a transplant. this massively has the potential to increase their chances of getting a life—saving organ. increase their chances of getting a life-saving organ.— increase their chances of getting a life—saving organ. hagar? professor life-saving organ. how? professor nicholson, — life-saving organ. how? professor nicholson, and _ life-saving organ. how? professor nicholson, and his _ life-saving organ. how? professor nicholson, and his team, - life—saving organ. how? professor nicholson, and his team, have developed a technique whereby through a machine, the kidney passes, the blood of the kidney passes, the blood of the kidney passes through and is already oxygenated anyway, but there are molecular scissors to remove the antigens which denote what the blood group is. we know that is people with blood group d for example have a much rarer type, they are less likely to get a transplant, and by moving these antigens they are much more likely to receive a kidney that is much more compatible for them. this

is much more compatible for them. as i understand it, a kidney from someone with blood type aid cannot be given to someone with blood type b so the researchers have changed the blood —type of these three donor kidneys to the universal type oh which can be given to everyone. yes. which can be given to everyone. yes, exactl , which can be given to everyone. yes, exactly. although _ which can be given to everyone. yes, exactly, although we _ which can be given to everyone. yes, exactly, although we do _ which can be given to everyone. ye: exactly, although we do not have the clinical application yet, this is very exciting new research which has the potential to do that in clinical practice and we will know much more within a year or so, but, certainly, but we've seen is hugely encouraging and it has the potential to change lives. �* .., , , and it has the potential to change lives. �* , ,, . and it has the potential to change lives. , ,,. ._ lives. because it is such early states, lives. because it is such early stages. you _ lives. because it is such early stages, you need _ lives. because it is such early stages, you need to - lives. because it is such early stages, you need to see - lives. because it is such early stages, you need to see if. lives. because it is such early| stages, you need to see if this lives. because it is such early i stages, you need to see if this is safe i suppose? stages, you need to see if this is safe l soppose?_ stages, you need to see if this is safe i suppose? yes, of course. in t in: to safe i suppose? yes, of course. in trying to provide — safe i suppose? yes, of course. in trying to provide an _ safe i suppose? yes, of course. in trying to provide an advantage - safe i suppose? yes, of course. in trying to provide an advantage for| trying to provide an advantage for patients and their families, we do not want to be doing any additional

harm whatsoever. this early research is very encouraging, and we do not feel we have to wait too long, perhaps a year or so, to know whether we can go forward with s. thank you very much for telling us about it. water levels in the rhine in germany have dropped significantly in recent days, causing problems for the people and businesses that rely on it. several ferry services have been brought to a standstill and it's expected levels will drop further today — potentially affecting cargo vessels. the duke and duchess of sussex are to visit the uk next month, to attend two charity events. the couple will travel to manchester for the one young world summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on septemberfifth. they'll also visit the wellchild awards, three days later. it'll be their first visit to the uk since attending some of the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in earlyjune.

they are known as the �*super peaks' — the world's 14 highest mountains. each one has a summit of more than 8,000 metres. climbing all 14 is a badge of honour for any mountaineer — and doing so in record time is an achievement. now, a norwegian climber is on the verge of doing just that. tim allman reports. kristin harila carries a heavy burden. she has just finished scaling the 11th highest mountain in the world, but she can barely pause for a moment. these things don't climb themselves. we had like, a couple of rock falls, that was very dangerous. the rest have been logistical problems and waiting times. but climbing a mountain has not been so, not so much problems. kristin only took up mountain climbing seven years ago, but she is clearly a quick study. she is now on course to complete one of the sport's most impressive achievements. as everyone knows,

mount everest is the world's tallest peak at 8849 metres. there are 13 other mountains that come in at a height above 8000 metres, and kristin has climbed 11 of them. now she only has three more to complete the set and she wants to do it as quickly as possible. at the moment, nepal's nirmal purja holds the record, doing so in six months and six days. if kristin beats his time she hopes it will send quite a message. i think that's just, like, people believe men are more strong. but in reality, the women are just as strong as the men are in the mountain and there is no difference between us. kristin has until november to set a new record. after a quick trip home to norway, she will head to nepal and tibet for the final phase. the last super peaks in her super sights. a walrus nicknamed freya,

that had become a popular attraction in the oslo fjord, has been put down out of concern for the safety of the public. the mammal rose to fame after clambering on to boats to sunbathe — sometimes sinking them. by all accounts, freya the walrus was having a good summer. leaving the arctic to go on a bit of a euro trip, she landed in the oslo fjord where, by mid—july, she had become a popular attraction. nicknamed after the norse goddess of love and beauty, freya was making a splash — chasing after ducks, clambering onto boats to sunbathe and weighing 1300lbs, sometimes even sinking them. but things became problematic when people wouldn't stay away. so much so that after several warnings to the public, authorities decided to put her down. translation: public safety i is what has been prioritised, animal welfare is also a priority, but human life and health come first and that was what was decisive this time. sleep is important to walruses,

they can nap up to 20 hours a day, and freya's was getting interrupted. there were even reports she'd started chasing onlookers away. but there's been a backlash to the authority's decision. i think it's been very difficult to get our heads around why she was euthanised when there were so many other actions that perhaps could have been taken first. there are ways of crowd control, we can change people's behaviour much easier than trying to change a walrus' behaviour. walruses are a protected species and while it's rare for a walrus to attack a human, it can happen. but experts are asking — was putting her down really the only option? azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

now let's take you to mexico city where families gathered at one of mexico's fastest growing artistic parades since the pandemic. welcome to the parade where mythical animals coated in bright colours dance the day away. they are inspired by mexican folklore. circus artists show off their skills on stilts with gymnastics and music. and it is a summer favourite among young people. but the event got interrupted because of the pandemic. translation: during the pandemic we locked ourselves in and the children did not go outside, we went outside because we had to earn a living but the children needed to get out. now that we have this, we came to enjoy it, the children can enjoy themselves and learn more about our culture. each sculpture represents elements from different animals and none are alike.

translation: it is interesting to create and bring to life those monsters we might have in our dreams. everyone can build a creature but it takes up a lot of time. at the end of the parade, they are placed on display. prizes are awarded for the best one. it has become so popular in mexico city entire families cannot resist taking part. let's have a look at the weather with carol. this morning, e—mail start to the day but we have some rain. you can see it across eastern and northern parts as well as the west of the uk. some of it has been heavy and thundery and there will be thunderstorms as

we go through the day almost anywhere, but not all of us will catch one, if you catch one it could be heavy and could lead to localised flooding as it has done already in parts of scotland. in between, you can see a fair bit of sunshine and temperatures still high across the south—east, 30 celsius. a bed lower further north, between 15 and 20 degrees with a noticeable breeze across northern and western scotland and northern ireland. this evening and northern ireland. this evening and overnight, the rain pushes eastward, it is still thundery, showers moving east across england, some risk of thunder, and some showers from the south still with a risk of thunder. in between, a lot of dry weather and some clear skies. humid tonight, overnight lows 11 celsius to 18 celsius. tomorrow, low pressure dominating our weather. the

weather front is waving and we have another area of low pressure in the south. this continues to bring thunder and showers, the weather front in the north moving east, more of a breeze tomorrow. wales will have a range of high pressure from the west, western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and wales, it will be dry with cloud and sunny spells. temperatures 12 to 17 celsius. furthersouth, sunny spells. temperatures 12 to 17 celsius. further south, 23 and 26 celsius, the temperature starting to slide. from tuesday into wednesday, we still have areas of low pressure, but a ridge of high pressure coming in across the north and the west, more settled. not wall—to—wall sunshine, some cloud around around at times, the greatest chance of catching a torrential downpour across southern areas and with the ground so dry at the moment, there

is the risk of localised flooding. temperatures, 20 celsius to 24 celsius, in the north 12 to 18 degrees. we have not seen green on the chart for a while indicating lower temperatures. the chart for a while indicating lowertemperatures. for the chart for a while indicating lower temperatures. for the rest of the week, low pressure, an array of weather fronts moving across and we start to pool our weather in from the atlantic which means a westerly breeze and fewer showers.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. one year on from the fall of kabul — celebrations in the street about taliban rule in afghanistan. in the uk, labour leader sir keir starmer outlines his plans stop energy bills going up over winter — by freezing the energy price cap in england, scotland and wales for six months either we let the oil and gas companies continue to make huge profits whilst every family across the country suffers or we do something about it. five foreign nationals — including three british men —

are expected to stand trial in ukraine's russian—occupied