And going, going, gone the banksy painting that self shredded is heading back under the hammer. Hello and welcome. The taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the European Union and britain have said they wont be recognising it. Speaking on a visit to pakistan, the uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, said he wanted the country to be stable, and aid could be provided via charities. We begin in kabul, where our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports on how the taliban are already changing daily life. Side by side, taliban fighters and local residents. This is Friday Prayers in kabul. A cleric from the group tells the Congregation Theirjihad is changing, from a Military Campaign to one ridding society of corruption. Theyre still yet to establish a new government, but an announcement is expected soon. Translation what we want the new government to do i is tackle poverty and unemployment. Whenever they announce it, people will be able to properly get back to work and the economy will improve. The most important is peace. Prosperity second. And we must try to consolidate and make unity between the afghan nations. Already the face of this city is changing, under the influence of its new rulers. For years, these blast walls, painted over with bright and inspiring murals, had been a colourful feature in kabul. Now you can see womens faces have been blacked out, and the taliban have told decorators to paint over all of this, replacing it with these Black And White slogans. This one reads, the blood of the martyrs has washed away the occupation a glimpse of what the new afghanistan is going to look like. Close by, this beautician� S Shop has also been ordered to paint over its signage. Despite taliban assurances women will be allowed to work, many Fear Theyll be erased from public life. This morning in kabul, a protest by female activists demanding equal rights. Earlier this week, taliban leaders said Women Wouldnt be given senior roles in the new government. Translation throughout decades of war, women have suffered a lot, mentally and physically. After a lot of effort, they managed to create a space for themselves and achieve some Equality And Justice while retaining their islamic identity. If we lose all this, it will have a very negative impact on afghanistan. Some arent waiting to find out what the new government will look like. These afghans are stuck at the border with pakistan. The uks foreign secretary, whos been visiting pakistan, told the bbc he wanted the taliban to live up to promises to allow those afghans eligible to leave the country to do so. Whats important for the uk and all of our partners whether its in the us, but also in the region, including pakistan is to try and exercise the maximum moderating influence on the taliban. So, whether its safe passage, whether its no Safe Haven for terrorism, we need to send a clear message. Afghanistan is changing fast and will change even more in the coming days. But no ones yet clear what exactly the future will look like. Secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. The taliban say theyre making advances in their efforts to oust the last remaining armed opposition in the panjshir valley, just a few hours from kabul. But resistance leaders there have denied the claims. Panjshir is a mountainous region, famous for holding out against the Soviet Army in the 1980s, and the taliban in the 1990s. Thousands of fighters are thought to have massed there, refusing to give up. Known as the national Resistance Front of afghanistan its fighters can be seen here in a series of training drills. Theyre a multi ethnic group of militias and former afghan Security Force members. The former afghan Vice President , amrullah saleh, is in the panjshir valley. He claims he is the true Caretaker President and says reports he has fled the country are baseless. I am in the panjshir valley. The reports concerning my escape from afghanistan are totally baseless. I am here. We have had several meetings regarding the situation. No doubt, the situation is difficult. We have been under invasion of the taliban, their alqaeda allies, terrorist groups from the region and beyond, as usual backed by the pakistanis. We have held the ground. We have resisted. The resistance is not going to surrender, its not going to bow to terrorism and its going to continue. There are difficulties, but i have not fled, i have not escaped. So, i want to assure you through this video that everything said to this moment that i have been injured or i have fled are baseless fake news. The us secretary of State Antony Blinken has been speaking about the situation in afghanistan in the last few hours. He said any new government should be as broadly based as possible. First, as weve said and as countries around the world have said, there is an expectation that any government that emerges now will have some real inclusivity and that it will have non talibs in it, who are representative of different communities and different interests in afghanistan so we will see what in fact emerges. Well earlier i spoke to omar samad, former senior adviser to abdullah abdullah, the former chief executive of afghanistan. I asked what the taliban needed to prove in the formation of this government. They are now at a very critical moment. Days before they are supposed to announce a government that they have a claim that has to be broad based and we need to know what broad based men said that and the only way we can find out is once they formally announce it and then we can figure out whether it is actually broad based. Does it have qualified people in it . Does it have people who can be trusted . People who do represent the different constituencies of afghanistan and can do Thejob Making sure that the government functions at should that as it should. That is the key point, the taliban have been fighting about not running a country and that these people who have experience of doing exactly that so it looks like they have to ask the people who are not members of the taliban to come and govern the country properly. And govern the country ppel¥ and govern the country properly. And govern the country roerl. ,. , i, properly. There are two types of individuals properly. There are two types of individuals that properly. There are two types of individuals that they properly. There are two types of individuals that they would | of individuals that they would have to rely on, and use for governance. Afghanistan is a diverse society in different regions and it needs to be represented adequately and the needs to be some level of equity in governance. Number two, it is a question of the criteria and qualifications that have to be used to make sure we have people who can handle the job and can run the government and according to people and of an urgent and they need in terms of humanitarian problems that exist and the economy that has been faltering for the last weeks. At been faltering for the last weeks. �. ,. , been faltering for the last weeks. ,. , ,. , weeks. A lot of pressure from international weeks. A lot of pressure from international communities, i international communities, putting pressure on affording women equal rights or at least some rights. Will the taliban exceed to the pressure . I think i would not exceed to the pressure . I think i would not have exceed to the pressure . I think i would not have any exceed to the pressure . I think i would not have any choice. I i would not have any choice. Obviously, we need to also realise that the has to be engagement with the taliban so they can get the message they are somewhat cognisant of what the national community expects. At the same time we should not push to hard and have extreme demands because it can push them in the wrong direction or create a backlash. We need to temper these, create a balance and we need to have pathways to engage and communicate with them and also provide whatever is needed for the afghan people. It is very important, whether we go through the taliban or through different channels, other channels United Nations or ngos that we address the needs of afghanistan is at the moment. How difficult sent the Eu And Britain say they will not recognise a taliban government. Recognition is one aspect. You have other ways of engaging this new Set Up that has not even announced the government yet. I think making sure that, as it happened today when a load of humanitarian assistance came, that you do have the means and channels to get to the afghan people and whether they are women, minorities or they are women, minorities or the 18 Million afghans who live under the poverty line. In my opinion, you have to again take it Step By step, at the same time, you have to be cautious and you have to watch what they are doing and notjust what they are saying. Lets get some of the days other news a former Roman Catholic Cardinal has gone on trial in the united states on charges of child Sexual Abuse. Ninety one year old Theodore Mccarrick pleaded not guilty at a court in the state of massachusetts. He was defrocked two years ago after a vatican investigation found him guilty of the Sexual Abuse of children and adults. Apple is delaying the introduction of its controversial tools to detect images of Child Sex Abuse on phones and tablets. Its announcement of the mechanisms had sparked criticism that it would be prying into personal data and helping oppressive governments and criminals hack peoples information. Us president Joe Biden has defended his record on the economy, after the Rate Ofjob Growth slowed down in the last month. Fewer jobs were created in the us august than at any other month this year. Just under a quarter of A Million people were hired when many economists were forecasting closer to three quarters of A Million. But the president insists that the us economy is growing consistently. Today we learned the economy created 235,000 newjobs in august and the Unemployment Rate fell to 5. 2 , the lowest it has been in 18 months. But despite the impact of the delta variant, and ill talk a little more about that in a minute, what were seeing is an economic recovery thats durable and strong. The Biden Plan is working. Were getting results. Heres the view of chris low, Chief Economist at Fhn Financial in New York, on whats behind the slowdown. We were expecting a lot more Job Growth this month and the reason we were expecting it is that federal Unemployment Benefits end this weekend, theres 9 Million people collecting those benefits who have to find work now, starting next week, or, you know, find some other kind of public assistance. So we had seen an acceleration in Job Growth injune and july, as people began looking for work, but in august it really slowed down. What does this tell us about the way the us economy is working right now . Well, i think its unrealistic to expect that the us economy can continue to grow at the rate it did in the first half. 6. 5 growth is remarkable in an economy that before covid was trending at 2. 25 . I think what is happening now is that we are slowing down to something closer to what would be recognised as a normal Trend Rate of growth, and most of the economic Data Series we track closely, things like retail sales, consumer confidence, manufacturing activity, actually peaked in march and april, at the same time federal stimulus peaked. That was the last big federal Stimulus Payments that went out to the public. Obviously everyone is talking about this big Infrastructure Spending Plan that President Biden is tabling what do you think that is going to do to change anything, if at all, because obviously it is a plan to invest money in infrastructure, not jobs . It is, and look, i think actually it is a plan that has strong bipartisan support. The nice thing about Infrastructure Investment is that it pays dividends long run. The problem is that it is tied to another 3. 5 trillion plan which has very narrow support, and in fact just yesterday, senatorjoe manchin, a democrat from West Virginia said he will not support that plan unless he could be convinced otherwise he will not vote for it and the plan will fail. If the plan fails then the Infrastructure Plan fails, because in the house progressives have said they wont pass the Infrastructure Plan unless the other plan passes. So at the moment it will be two or three weeks of nailbiting while we see if any of this gets done. In the meantime, unlike Last Years stimulus, nothing we are talking about here is tailor made to address the economic problems created by the pandemic. You are watching bbc news. Our main story. The uk and the eu say they wont recognise afg hanistan� s new taliban government. Meanwhile, the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they dont control. President biden has visited the Us State Of Louisiana to see the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. More than 60 people have died across eight states since it made landfall on sunday. Many were killed when torrential rainfall caused flash flooding. Our Correspondent Nada Tawfik has more. One week and a storm that brought america to its knees. Man look at that tornado from New Orleans to New York, it was a dramatic beating. Record rainfall, life threatening floods, destructive winds and tornadoes usually only seen in the midwest tore through communities with no mercy. In some places, it was unprecedented and sparked fear about the Ferocity And Frequency of future weather. Woman crying oh, my god. The river is flooding. Part of this Newjersey Town was abandoned after the nearby river crested and left cars and homes under ten feet of water. Four people died and about 600 were left homeless. Gloria jett lost everything but was lucky to escape with her life. She cant swim and had to be rescued by neighbours as the Water Rose inside her home. I started pounding for somebody to come help me, so i wont die. I felt like i was dying. Down these streets, peoples belongings and memories are laid out for garbage pick up. The Roldan Family lost three cars and everything in their basement but already, the Insurance Company has told them they wont cover much of the damage. Its the first time that it happened but if we stay in the house, what if it happens again . Like, does it really pay to stay in this area anymore . President biden has approved an Emergency Declaration for New York and newjersey. Today, he travelled to meet victims in louisiana, where Ida First Made Landfall as a category 4 hurricane. After surveying the damage, he highlighted the threat from Climate Change. And folks, Hurricane Ida is another reminder that we need to be prepared for the next hurricane, and Super Storms are gonna come and theyre gonna come more frequently and more ferociously. I have been working closely with the governor and our colleagues in congress on both parties on my build back better plan that will modernise our roads, our bridges, our water systems, sewers and Drainage Systems and Power Grids and transmission lines. The cost to life, Property And Infrastructure has been staggering. Still, Climate Change remains a divisive political issue. And so, over the years, america has ignored warnings, and some would say this is the result. Nada tawfik, bbc news, newjersey. Our North America Correspondent Nomia Iqbal has been following President Biden� s visit and gave us this update. He turned up to basically say to people the federal government has your back. In that particular area, enter the west of New Orleans, people are without electricity. He promised that 25,000 utility people will be drafted in to try and help with that. He promised people money, as well as talking about 100 Million of provided assistance 500 to individuals for basic needs like food and clothes. He used his phrase, build back better his catchphrase. He says he wants to rebuild communities with infrastructure that can withstand these sorts of Super Storms into the future and we heard his concerns about Climate Change and hes linking it to that and he wants to try and hurry up the Climate Change plan. At the moment, it is slightly slower in progress in terms of the movement in the senate but that is one of the things he will be focusing on in his presidency Climate Change is one of his main priorities. Absolutely staggering pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, not only in louisiana but a lot of the east coast. We have seen those shocking scenes, i think we can call it that, in New York, where we have seen the flooding in the Metro System as well, and he has pledged to try and rebuild that structure as well. It is such a divisive subject, Climate Change. You still have many politicians, particularly in the republican party, the opposition party, who do not see it as a real Thing Or Something that is an imminent threat. Mr biden obviously feels very differently. Last month, they approved this huge Infrastructure Building with about 1. 2 billion aimed at trying to cope Greenhouse Gas emissions and, if it is passed, Joe Biden will be able to do the sort of things he mentioned in that report in terms of creating modernising rights, creating electoral infrastructures, sewage, you name it. If that bill is approved later there was another Bill Waiting to be approved as well and what it will do is bring the us closer to what Joe Biden� s pledge is, to ultimately try and cut emissions by at least 50 by the end of the decade. Soa so a pretty ambitious plan. Nomia iqbal. A Nature Reserve in South Africa has come up with a creative way to count Big Cats as part of conservation efforts. Lions are classified as a vulnerable species, under threat from Habitat Loss and poaching. Courtney bembridge reports. The sound of an injured animal reverberates through the bush and the smell of a fresh carcass fills the air. But this is no ordinary meal. This is how you conduct a lion census. We have to do this process to count but it is because it is difficult to count them from a helicopter in an aerial census, they hide under trees and it is difficult. Census takers have to Criss Cross the sprawling Nature Reserve to try and count all the Big Cats. 20 years ago, there were a few here but Last Year more than 150 were counted. Lions do incredibly well in this area, mainly because there is a large enough space for them to operate and in the rest of africa, Habitat Loss is the biggest threat to lions all over the continent. This reserve is part of an even bigger ecosystem covering more than 2 Million hectares, including the Kruger National Park and extending all the way to mozambique. Conservationists say huge habitats like these are key to the Big Cats survival. Courtney bembridge, bbc news. You may remember the banksy painting that partially shredded itself after being sold at auction. Its back on the market and expected to fetch even more this time, as Tim Allman explains. Bangs Gavel Applause it has become one of the most famous and notorious incidents in the history of modern art. The moment when banksy brought new meaning to the phrase going, going gone. Banksy exists to kind of really sort of undermine institutions, and i think its fair to say that on that night sotheby� s was banksy� d. I was taken by complete surprise. We managed to have a modicum of order, we sold the picture, but then again of course almost overnight this picture became just an icon. An icon that is up for sale once more. And the fact that half the painting has been torn to shreds only seems to have added to its appeal. This is a picture which has a notoriety, on a level, i think it is fair to say, with something like the mona lisa. It is very different picture of course, but it is equally one with a huge amount of notoriety. Its estimated love is in the bin could go for anything up to around 8 million. After a brief international tour, the auction will take place next month. Presumably the Picture Frame will be carefully checked beforehand, just to be on the safe side. Tim allman, bbc news. Tennis World Number three naomi osakas told reporters she plans on taking a break from the sport, after being knocked out of the Us Open by canadian, leylah fernandez. In an emotional statement to the press she said i feel like im kind of at this point the current Australian Open champion has won the title at Flushing Meadow in two of the last three years but pulled out of the French Open Injune citing Mental Health issues and did not play at wimbledon. But she returned to the spotlight when she lit the cauldron at the tokyo olympics injuly. You can reach me on twitter im bbcmaryam. Thank you so much watching. Bye bye. Hello. Weather changes on the way many areas that have been stuck under cloud for the past week or so, especially in england and wales, gradually breaking out into brighter skies on sunday. If not then, at the start of next week. Why . Because high pressure is moving away, a flow of air around that bringing something clearer and warmer in from the south east. Where we have seen some sunshine occasionally this week in Northern Ireland and scotland, a change here to something wetter, gradually, during sunday. It may not be a bad thing, though, where things have been so very dry recently. Its as you were, though, as we start off on saturday morning. A lot of cloud around, some hill fog, some poor visibility, some patches of fog in wales and south West England, where there may well be a few sunny spells around to begin the day. The cloud in the east thick enough for some drizzly rain at times, and for many, itll stay cloudy. A few sunny spells trying to come through northern scotland, Northern Ireland, more especially wales and south West England. This easterly breeze, with the cloud, the chance of drizzle as well on the eastern coast of scotland, north east england, keeping the temperature around 15 celsius. For many, 17 20. Into the low 20s, though, in wales and south West England with prolonged sunny spells. And there mayjust be an increase in sunny spells more widelyjust before sunset on saturday. Overnight and into sunday, Cloud Continuing across eastern parts, some clear spells to the west, double Figure Temperatures as sunday begins. And then on sunday, well, that changes to something a bit brighter and warmer across england and wales. There will still be some stubborn areas of cloud through eastern and central england that will be very slow to clear. But overall, its a brighter story in england and wale. Itll feel warmer. The breeze picks up in scotland and Northern Ireland, and still with a bit of uncertainty about timing. Well see some outbreaks of rain moving in as the day goes on. That moves south overnight and into monday before fizzling out, but on monday, we could well start across central parts of the uk with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. South of that, in some sunny spells on monday, its going to be warming up, with the warm spots here into the mid 20s. And that warmth on monday is, for tuesday and wednesday, going to spread northwards. So for tuesday and wednesday, most of the uk are going to be warm to very warm for the time of year, some temperatures reaching into the upper 20s, before another Weather Change later next week, as we see temperatures come down again and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. This is bbc news. The headlines the taliban appears set to announce a new government for afghanistan within days, but the European Union and britain have said they wont be recognising it. It comes as the taliban claim progress in their battle to eliminate the final resistance to their rule in the panjshir valley. President biden has praised people in Louisiana And Mississippi for their response to Hurricane Ida last sunday. But he noted the frustration at delays in restoring power, and promised that infrastructure would be built back better. He said the White House would make sure that private insurance companies paid customers who had to abandon their homes. The us president has admitted Employment Figures showing a sharp drop in Employment Growth are disappointing. But he said that, with employment still rising, Americas Economy remained durable and strong. The senior british commander on the ground