there's severe hunger and a near—collapse of the health system — we have a special report. delight for spain as they go through to theirfirst women's world cup final — they beat sweden 2—1 with a goal in the 89th minute. it's two years today since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan. these are live pictures of supporters of the taliban supporting on the streets there. you might be able to catch a glimpse of the flag that was being waved by many people in that crowd, the flag of the islamic emirate of afghanistan. that is that alabama has my full name for the country. the un says afghanistan is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has this special report. all in a day's work. 14 hours of labour. 13—year—old ismatula. his brother, asif, a year younger. their combined earnings, less than a pound a day at this workshop in kabul. translation: it's very difficult for me. - it's such heavy work, but i have no choice. i have to work to buy bread for my family. all the boys are playing outside. i wish i could play too. i pray my father finds work. so we can go back to school, that he can repay our debts- and we won't have to work here. it's the story of so many families. the un says 84% of afghans are now borrowing moneyjust to buy food. it's tough being a kid in this country. 12—year—old hadiya is waiting for her father. he works in this education centre. she dreams of becoming a doctor, and she'll soon start grade six, her last year of school unless the taliban reopen high schools for girls. translation: it will destroy my hopes, my dreams, - and all my efforts and my studies until grade six will become useless. the bread of life. ismatula and asif�*s life. their father used to work as a driver with a foreign company. when the taliban took over, the company shut down. this war left him injured, too. translation: my baby has no cradle. i sold it to buy some flour. i got some food on loan from the shops, but i can't pay them now. if there is no other way, i will be forced to sell my children to survive. a desperate decision for so many parents. survival. that's life now. lyse doucet, bbc news. we can speak to sahra karimi. she's a film director and former head of afghan film — that was a government body in charge of cinema in afghanistan before it was closed down by the taliban. sahra was evacuated on the day the taliban arrived in kabul and is now in slovakia. while we are talking to you we are showing pictures to our viewers of scenes live in cabo. supporters of the taliban celebrating this anniversary. i'm sure this is a very difficult day for you and i wonder, two years on, how he reflects on the massive change that is taking place in your country. it is massive change that is taking place in your country-— in your country. it is a very absurd feelin: in your country. it is a very absurd feeling that _ in your country. it is a very absurd feeling that the _ in your country. it is a very absurd feeling that the women _ in your country. it is a very absurd feeling that the women in - feeling that the women in afghanistan are imprisoned and they cannot go to school, they cannot go to work. the people of afghanistan are starving, they are jobless and their freedom are starving, they are jobless and theirfreedom has gone are starving, they are jobless and their freedom has gone and there is no mark, no music, no cinema, nothing that gives value to the society and those people that are celebrating the taliban, they are celebrating the taliban, they are celebrating what? that they have pushed people to a miserable life? i don't know why they are celebrating. after two years, we all know what happened to afghanistan. what is happening to the girls of afghanistan. the culture and art of afghanistan. the culture and art of afghanistan. what has happening to the economy and the politics of afghanistan? wejust the economy and the politics of afghanistan? we just stopped the economy and the politics of afghanistan? wejust stopped living a normal life. just afghanistan? we 'ust stopped living a normal life.— a normal life. just so we can really let a a normal life. just so we can really get a sense _ a normal life. just so we can really get a sense of— a normal life. just so we can really get a sense of how _ a normal life. just so we can really get a sense of how dramatic - a normal life. just so we can really get a sense of how dramatic the i get a sense of how dramatic the change has been, in yourfield in terms of art, culture, cinema, what was it like before the taliban came to power? paints a picture of the thriving art scene that existed. artist, especially film—makers, musicians and writers, we are trying to best reflect the reality of our society through the artworks. it wasn't like a golden situation, but we were trying. we had freedom of speech, freedom of creation. because of that freedom we could explore what we wanted through our works. but now there is no freedom, there is censorship and the taliban, they don't allow people to express their opinion openly and freely. so most artists, film—makers, musicians, painters, writers, they left afghanistan. i almost hate to ask you this question. it is because i am worried about what your answer will be, but do you have any hope for the future, that things might change? hope do you have any hope for the future, that things might change?— that things might change? hope is somethinl that things might change? hope is something now — that things might change? hope is something now that _ that things might change? hope is something now that is _ that things might change? hope is something now that is a _ that things might change? hope is something now that is a very - that things might change? hope is i something now that is a very distant dream for us, you know? especially for my generation and for girls in afghanistan because under the taliban regime there is no hope because they are messengers of darkness and bad minded people. i hope that i can have hope. what is going on in afghanistan is miserable. what is going on in afghanistan is something so, so bad. unfortunately, the international community and foreign countries, european countries, all countries, they just look at us european countries, all countries, theyjust look at us and they don't do any action and they are still continuing their interaction with the taliban. they are still continuing to celebrates the taliban. but the girls of afghanistan are dying. they are dreaming to go to school, but she cannot because somebody somewhere ordered that girls of afghanistan cannot go to school. i just want to answer your question with the question, how can you have hope in this kind of situation when everything is so hopeless? everything is so dark? everything in front of you is dying, even your dreams, your small desire to be a free person, you know? i hope that i can have a hope. i hope that the girls of afghanistan can have hope. what is going on in afghanistan, it is not fair. all your pain is so obvious to see and i am so sorry. it is such a sad day for you, i know. but i appreciate you talking to us and i thank you for putting your message out there what you would like from the international community. it has been very valuable, thank you. thank you very much. to hawaii now and officials there have confirmed the death toll from wildfires on the island of maui has risen to 99. the wildfires destroyed the town of lahaina. officials say the search for victims has been painstaking and slow and they've warned it could take at least ten more days. almost a week since the disaster more than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for. let's go to honolulu, where we can speak to cindy mcmillan from the state of hawaii's joint information center. it has been almost a week. i wanted to ask how you think everyone is doing. to ask how you think everyone is doinl. ., , ., to ask how you think everyone is doin. _ ., , ., , , doing. people are still very traumatised _ doing. people are still very traumatised and _ doing. people are still very traumatised and deeply - doing. people are still very - traumatised and deeply upset. we have lost so many of our tight—knit community members, family members, aunties, uncles, cousins. the focus remains noi on helping those families who have lost loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods. there was such a need initially of course for accommodation, there was such a need initially of course foraccommodation, i'm there was such a need initially of course for accommodation, i'm sure that still exists. 0ther course for accommodation, i'm sure that still exists. other people who are struggling to find somewhere to stay at the moment?— are struggling to find somewhere to stay at the moment? plenty of people are still in shelters, _ stay at the moment? plenty of people are still in shelters, but _ stay at the moment? plenty of people are still in shelters, but we _ stay at the moment? plenty of people are still in shelters, but we have - are still in shelters, but we have set up a task force to provide shelter and the goal is to get people displaced from the far into stable living environments. we have 2,000 units identified for this purpose. ill00 of those are from area b and b. we have hotel rooms, individual homes. right now over 100 families have been placed into those units. ~ ., , , families have been placed into those units. . ., , , ., units. what else is needed on maui at the moment? _ units. what else is needed on maui at the moment? what _ units. what else is needed on maui at the moment? what are - units. what else is needed on maui at the moment? what are the - units. what else is needed on maui| at the moment? what are the other critical things that people are calling for? we critical things that people are calling for?— critical things that people are callinl for? . ., ., ., calling for? we are grateful for the immense outpouring _ calling for? we are grateful for the immense outpouring of— calling for? we are grateful for the immense outpouring of response. | immense outpouring of response. state and county and federal partners are coordinating those relief efforts. that will be water, food and things like that. right now some locations don't have the capacity to process goods, so they require sorting and packing and transporting and distribution and warehousing. right now the critical need is for financial contributions that can go directly to the people who can purchase locally those items that they need. who can purchase locally those items that they need-— that they need. good luck with your work. that they need. good luck with your work- thank — that they need. good luck with your work. thank you _ that they need. good luck with your work. thank you very _ that they need. good luck with your work. thank you very much - that they need. good luck with your work. thank you very much for- work. thank you very much for joining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. from a plain grey expanse of wall, the gable end of this house on the a6 has been completely transformed. now depicting a kingfisher, magnolia and the mill wheel, the design gives and the mill wheel, the design gives a nod to the town industrial heritage with owner steph walsh hoping it will help to brighten up belper. i hoping it will help to brighten up bel-er. ~' , ., , belper. i think it will give people a sense of— belper. i think it will give people a sense of awe _ belper. i think it will give people a sense of awe and _ belper. i think it will give people a sense of awe and wonder - belper. i think it will give people a sense of awe and wonder and i a sense of awe and wonder and inspiration as they drive through town. ., , , g, inspiration as they drive through town. ., , , ., , town. the artist behind the mural is sarah yates. _ town. the artist behind the mural is sarah yates, who _ town. the artist behind the mural is sarah yates, who painted _ town. the artist behind the mural is sarah yates, who painted the - sarah yates, who painted the peregrines on the museum of making in derby. it peregrines on the museum of making in derb . , ., ,, peregrines on the museum of making inderb. , ., in derby. it will perhaps encourage other artists _ in derby. it will perhaps encourage other artists to _ in derby. it will perhaps encourage other artists to work _ in derby. it will perhaps encourage other artists to work on _ in derby. it will perhaps encourage other artists to work on larger - other artists to work on larger scales— other artists to work on larger scales and be a bit more expressive within_ scales and be a bit more expressive within the _ scales and be a bit more expressive within the community.— within the community. steph has funded part _ within the community. steph has funded part of— within the community. steph has funded part of the _ within the community. steph has funded part of the project - within the community. steph has funded part of the project with i funded part of the project with contributions from the local community via ago found me pace. any surplus funds will be donated to derbyshire wildlife trust. you're live with bbc news. wages grew in the uk at a record rate between april and june, according to the latest official figures. regular pay, which excludes bonuses, grew by nearly 8% compared to a year earlier. let's talk to our business correspondent peter ruddick. we re seeing a rise in pay but how good is this news? it seems quite contradictory when you have a cost of living crisis going on, doesn't it? wages are growing at a record rate, so that all suggest some good news, but they are still not keeping up with price increases, with inflation, and that is the key here. the last time wages were higher than inflation was back in october 2021. however, the gap has narrowed and narrow quite significantly. regular pay, a record 7.8% higherfrom april tojune than it was last year in that same period. taking into account inflation, wages are only grown by no now. there is a point, possibly as soon as next month, when wages will start to keep up with inflation again. that is crucial notjust for the cost of living, but for the decisions that the bank of england is going to make as well. the prime minister reacting to these figures today, saying light is at the end of the tunnel for struggling households.— the tunnel for struggling households. . ., , ., , , ., households. what is happening on the em-lo ment households. what is happening on the employment market? _ households. what is happening on the employment market? we _ households. what is happening on the employment market? we have - households. what is happening on the employment market? we have seen l households. what is happening on the employment market? we have seen a j employment market? we have seen a slirht employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up — employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up in _ employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up in a _ employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up in a non-? _ employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up in a non-? we - employment market? we have seen a slight pick-up in a non-? we have - slight pick—up in a non—? we have seen a slight pick—up in unemployment. that could be good news for the bank of england's decision on interest rates because we talk about either are heating up or cooling labour market. there are signs that the labour market is cooling a bit, which suggest the bank of england might be minded to post their interest rate hiking cycle. but i think that wage growth will weigh on that decision. you will weigh on that decision. you will get fresh inflation numbers tomorrow, and then fresh inflation and wages numbers before that bank of england meeting next month. we don't know all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle yet. but there are a couple of signs that the labour market is likely cooling. now let's focus on something completely different, because celebrity creative directors are back in fashion and more companies are hiring famous faces to fill executive roles. we sent the bbc�*s north america correspondent michelle fleury in new york to speak to one of them to find out what's driving this new trend. a warning — her report contains some flash photography. when you get this dark, you've got to feel your way out. dj khaled, the grammy award winning music mogul with the midas touch. his latest partnership with german streetwear brand snipes saw him open a concept store in his hometown, miami. let's go shopping! but he's notjust the brand's hype man. he's also its chief creative officer. a title he doesn't take lightly. why are we seeing more celebrities in executive roles? i mean, you got to remember, you know, people throw that name on a celebrity, which is a blessing. and i'm very grateful for the world to call me a celebrity. but at the same time, as you know, we're visionaries too. and i think it's beautiful if you think about it. it's like levels and steps of your hard work, and then you get to a certain point and, boom, look at this. khaled got his own store. you know, let's not forget about the 35 years of hard work to get to where i'm at today. given his busy schedule, though, how much can a celebrity like dj khaled really contribute? a lot, according to snipes ceo sven voth, who credits the rapper with turbo—charging the company's growth in america from 65 stores to over 300. that time when we made this deal we just had 65 doors in the us and we signed with khaled, we signed with two nba teams and everybody in the united states thought, this german guy is a little crazy because this is a little bit too much for for what it is. but i think that was the best starting point we could have. # it's notjust me, it's we #. dj khaled's role is part of an emerging trend of famous faces taking on executive roles. think pharrell williams at louis vuitton or the rapper future at lava. it used to be that to sell product, you'd hire a celebrity to pose with it, run some tv ads and stick their image on a giant billboard. the huge signs here part of the attraction for visitors to new york's times square. but that was in the age before social media. you know, it started back in 2008 when instagram was invented. vanessa friedman is the new york times chief fashion critic. once upon a time, we got most of our consumer information through magazines. as the internet allowed direct communication between brands or celebrities and consumers, that stranglehold completely opened up. it's like the floodgates opened. sor the stars, she says, it's about more than just the benjamins. the actual celebrities want more input, right? they don'tjust want to be a face. they don'tjust want to be kind of giving their image to the brand. they want to say over what their image is connected to. the lack of on—paper qualifications may feel unfair, but social media has changed the way the world sees brands. and as long as it makes the company money, the celebrity creative director is here to stay. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. israeli troops have killed two palestinians in the first deadly raid on the west bank city ofjericho for months. local health officials said the two were shot in the chest in a dawn attack on a refugee camp. the israeli military said suspects fired toward the israel border police, who responded with live fire. russia has hiked interest rates to 12% after the rouble fell to its lowest value in 16 months. the currency fell past 100 per dollar on monday, prompting russia's central bank to hold an emergency meeting. the bank of russia said it decided to raise interest rates from 8.5% to curb inflation, which hit ll.1l% in august. china has stopped releasing youth unemployment figures, which were seen by some as a key indication of the country's slowdown. a government spokesperson said that the decision is due to changes in the world's second largest economy and its society. injune, china'sjobless rate for 16 to 21l—year—olds in urban areas hit a record high of more than 20%. in football, the new saudi pro league campaign is under way. it's attracting worldwide attention after signing top players like cristiano ronaldo and soon neymar who is off to al hilal after leaving psg. al—ittihad began their title defence with an emphatic 3—0 win over al—raed on monday. former real madrid striker karim benzema created the opening goal for al—ittihad. live now to cairo with our sports reporter marwa helmy. has it been a good first round of matches? has the quality been good? yes, the quality has been good. a lot of fans have been waiting to see the big names, the big stars in the saudi pro league. roberto firmino are former liverpool player scored a hat—trick in his first ever match in the saudi pro league. yesterday we saw three big matches. ruth saw jordan henderson for the first time as a player in the league. steven gerard is the coach of one of the teams and he managed to win his opening match. a lot of players were waiting to see what different stephen gerard would make. a lot of fans have been waiting for these matches. we have seen the players coming from the european leagues need more time to adapt to the new system, to better know their colleagues and their team—mates, so we are waiting for more quality from every week in the saudi pro league. how has the arab world reacted to accusations that the saudis are sports—washing? i talk to some of the fans. it is the saudi public investment fund that brought all these big names to the saudi pro league. it is a fund in one of the richest countries in the arab world. saudi is rich with a lot of resources, mainly petroleum. actually, they are happy to see these big names in the arab leaks and they are way more happy to see the saudi pru league. we have seen newspaper coverage from the usa, from latin america for the first time in the arab league, so they are happy with this. they don't believe in the accusation. they say it is just a sport, for them to forget any problems they have, and they have a lot of problems, a lot of crisis in different countries in the arab world. football isjust different countries in the arab world. football is just a sport, they enjoyed the match and imagine that if you can enjoy an arab league with big names like cristiano ronaldo, stephen gerard as a coach, and we are waiting for the official announcement of neymar. they are just happy that they are seeing a match of football with big names in our country. they don't think really more than this. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. what a difference a day makes. many places yesterday had a real deluge. today, much drier and brighter and it will turn warmer as well with increasing levels of humidity, but it is not completely plain sailing. still some showers through this afternoon, particularly in parts of northern england and scotland. there could be the odd everyone here. it a lot of dry weather, sunshine and 21 degrees in glasgow, 20 in belfast, maybe 26 in parts of eastern england. through this evening, most of the showers will fade, but we will keep more cloud across the north and east of scotland and the north—east of england overnight. elsewhere, clear spells. a relatively cool night for parts of east wales, the west midlands and on into the west country. across southern england, wales, parts of northern england and northern ireland there could be patchy fog tomorrow morning. at this time of year that fog can tend to lingerfor a couple of time of year that fog can tend to linger for a couple of hours through the morning rush hour. it should then tend to lift and clear. for most it will be a lot of dry weather, spells of sunshine and just a small chance of catching a shower. more cloud generally clinging on in northern and eastern parts of scotland with some showers here. the highest temperatures in the south—east corner, up to around 26. out of wednesday until thursday, this area of high pressure tends to shift north eastwards and the winds begin to come in our direction from the near continent, which will bring some warmer air across more parts of the uk. so, warmerfeeling down on thursday, quite humid, as well. fog patches to start up, particularly in parts of northern england and scotland. a lot of dry weather, spells of sunshine and temperatures for many spots getting into the low to mid 20s. you could see 2526 degrees and western parts. that warmth will try to hold on into friday. there is uncertainty over how one friday friday might be because we see phantoms —— frontal systems approaching from the atlantic. depend onjust how systems approaching from the atlantic. depend on just how quickly the cloud and rain arrives, temperatures could be somewhat suppressed. we will see outbreaks of rain pitching in from the south—west. heavy, thundery burst. temperatures generally in the low to mid 20s. today at one. .. more criminal charges against the former us president donald trump — this time he's accused of a string of election crimes in the state of georgia mr trump has been indicted on charges of racketeering and trying to overturn his defeat in georgia in the last presidential election. it is now the duty of my office to prove these charges in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. mr trump, who's running for the white house again next year, says the charges against him are a witch hunt. also this lunchtime... three people suspected of spying for russia in the uk have been arrested and charged. wages have been growing at a record pace according to the latest official figures. and i am live in sydney i've really matter as england prepare to face the aussies. if they win, they will face spain, who have already booked their place in the women's world cup final. and coming up on bbc news, wolves receive an apology from the pgmol after they were denied a clear late penalty in their defeat at manchester united. good afternoon.