welcome to the programme. it s now monday in afghanistan and across europe, and a year 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 of what could lie ahead. one year on, life for women and girls in particular is very different, with harsh rules, including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul during the taliban takeover, has returned and sent 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 a
a very special record. hello and welcome. it s now monday in afghanistan, and a year 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 of what could lie ahead. one year on, life for women and girls in particular is very different with harsh rules including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul during the taliban takeover, has returned and sent this special report. cal t0 prayer. call to prayer. 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
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 pr
are expected to stand trial in ukraine s russian occupied donetsk region, after being accused of being mercenaries in the country. europe s sweltering heatwave leads to a warning that from today water levels in parts of the river rhine in germany will be so low it may not be usable. athlete ricardo dos santos who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search says he was pulled over for a second time by seven armed police officers. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in 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. one of the most significant changes they ve made is to limit education for girls they re barred from secondary schools in most of the country. but that hasn t stopped young women from pursuing the dream of education, despite the difficulties. lyse doucet is in kab
and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote in italy. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour in the united states. an 18 year old man has appeared in court charged with murder, after ten people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the city of buffalo, in new york state. three others were wounded. of the 13 people shot, 11 were black. police said the gunman, payton gendron, livestreamed the killings. he s suspected of being a white supremacist. nada tawfik reports from new york. a busy grocery store in a predominantly black community. this was the shooter s intended target. the horror started immediately in the parking lot as the gunman emerged from his car, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear he shot four people, killing three of them. to eyewitnesses it was clear he came to do maximum damage. when i first saw him shooting, he shot a woman, he shot a deacon, he shot another woman, and then he went in the