Flooding causes chaos as roads are closed and thousands are left without power. A new afghan government, composed of senior taliban figures, could be announced as early as friday. A senior leader told the bbc the government would be inclusive. But against this backdrop the economy of afghanistan is close to collapse with little immediate prospect of the new islamist rulers gaining access to the countrys foreign currency reserves held in the west. Prices of Essential Goods are soaring, the value of the currency is falling, and many public services are barely able to function. Heres our afghanistan Correspondent Secunder kermani. The taliban are in firm control of the country. This, a huge Military Parade in the southern city of kandahar, along with a captured helicopter. But the group still hasnt established a new government, leaving many afghans in a state of limbo. Now that the final foreign troops have left, an announcement is expected soon. The last time the group was in power in th
Parts of southern England And South wales. A little bit of brightness here. We have the breeze coming in from the North Sea so East Coasts, lincolnshire, East Anglia and the South East, still quite breezy. A little Bit Cooler along the East Coast but furthering land about 2 degrees, the top temperature. A few spots getting a little bit higher than that. Through this evening and overnight we have this blanket of cloud really working across most areas. Some early clear spells just allowing temperatures to dip down into single figures for a time across the west of scotland, also some clear spells for Southern England particularly for the Channel Islands as we head through into friday morning. Tomorrow, its a case of deja vu, once again a lot of cloud, things are looking mostly dry. A few spots of drizzle. A bit more sunshine for parts of Southern England than weve seen recently. That will live temperatures in london to about 22 degrees. Aberdeen and newcastle about i3 ili, with the Cloud