this is bbc news. the latest headlines the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they don t control. one of the leaders of the national resistance front has admitted their situation is difficult, but denied claims he s fled afghanistan. there s been a sharp slowdown injob creation in the us coinciding with the spread of the delta variant that s hit the hospitality and leisure sectors. but president biden insists the economy remains durable and strong. president biden has arrived in the southern american state of louisiana, where hurricane ida made landfall last sunday and where 800,000 people remain without electricity. he s expected to survey the damage
as well, with most places keeping temperatures just into double figures. so, it is going to be a rather grey start to saturday and, for many, it ll stay that way. there will be a few sunny spells coming through that cloud, perhaps into northern scotland, northern ireland, more especially towards wales and southern counties of england, especially into the south west. the flow of air still coming in towards the north sea coast will keep temperatures a little lower here than elsewhere, particularly coastal parts of eastern scotland and north east england into the mid teens. whereas elsewhere, if you get to see some sunshine, you re just into the low 20s. the thickest cloud, again during saturday, brings a chance of seeing some drizzly light rain in places. staying largely fine, then, into saturday evening. and then on sunday, for part two of the weekend, the gradual change is under way. brightening up more readily in england and wales, though there ll still be some parts of eastern englan