welcome to bbc news, i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories. claims of torture credible — the un releases its long—awaited report on alleged human rights abuses against uighur muslims in china. un inspectors arrive in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia on a mission to prevent a nuclear accident at the russian—held power plant. as the tributes continue, preparations are being made for the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union. the last surviving member of the monkees sues the fbi over access to secret files held on the band. from child refugee to influentialfashionista — we speak to edward enninful, editor in chief of british vogue. and painting the town red — the notorious spanish tomatina

festival returns after a covid—enforced absence. a long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uighur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. earlier, i spoke to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project, who said the chinese government won't be a credible player on the world stage unless they take action now. we have been waiting all day for the report,

and we have been essentially waiting a full year for this report to be released. in particular, it uncovers the chinese government facade that there was nothing to see in the uighur region. there is something to see. that has been confirmed by the un. they say it might be crimes against humanity. they are no longer allegations, they are confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region. you saw what i've said, hey have dismissed it as a farce, they are not accepting any responsibility or acknowledgement of those allegations. also, michelle bachelet, in her role as the un human rights commissioner, it was her last day on the job as this report was released. what do you think might happen? that's right, to a certain extent we cannot take the chinese government claims seriously on this. the reason the report was delayed was because the chinese government objected to the findings.

it does say something that the un, at the 11th hour, did stick to its guns and release the report. that is incredibly important and significant that they did push back against these chinese government efforts. we know the chinese government are furious about the findings, and that is something to look at going forward. we just can't take their claims seriously any more. we just can't. in a sense of what's happening, perhaps it would need some acceptance of responsibility for those allegations, for some real change to happen. are you hopeful? what are you looking for? certainly it's a first step, i don't think we will see changes on the ground immediately. we have been waiting and pushing for a long time but this is the first step on a path, the first thing the un can do in the next couple of weeks at this council session is to initiate a full—scale investigation

into the issue, to dedicate resources and have them visit the region, have investigators figure out what's happening at the moment. so there can be step towards accountability now the un has confirmed this kind of abuse is happening, which rises potentially to the level of crimes against humanity. the un also needs to push into other areas. we want to see other un agencies looking at this, we want to see the governments who have not spoken about the issue yet actually stand up and speak about it. there is absolutely no excuse any more, we cannot take the chinese government claims credibly any more, the un has the un has the statement on this, the human rights office at the un, so we want to see a government response within the un system and then beyond that, from businesses, which should be pushing back as well and can no longer claim these are just allegations. they are not just allegations, it is confirmation of what we have been saying and what uighurs have been

saying, activists have said, for at least five years. if those measures do go ahead, peter, how will they effect, if at all, the people that are part of this report? alleged to have gone perhaps through crimes of humanity, as you mentioned, abuse of a sexual nature, violence, will there be any recompense for them or is this more thinking about in future years when it comes to the uighur community? one thing notably, the report does recommend that the government do actually provide recompense for these people who have suffered. whether or not the government will do this is of course another story. but again, trying to change the situation on the ground in the region has been incredibly difficult, but again, this is a first step. we know it's happening, we have known for a long time, the un has known, and this

is the first step. it may take time but the world knows what's happening. what the chinese government is doing and has done. the chinese government has to answer to this and cannot be seen as a credible actor on the world stage if they are going to commit crimes against humanity and other atrocities and what the uighur and other communities see as genocide. a un team has arrived at the city of zaporizhzhia near the russian—held nuclear power plant in ukraine's south. the team is expected to inspect the plant on thursday. russian forces have been accused of shelling near the plant but russia says ukraine is behind the attacks. mark lobel reports. if there is a nuclear disaster in ukraine, it is feared this drill in zaporizhzhia would become a reality. the prospect of a radiation leak here is causing international concern.

enter the international atomic energy agency, on a mission to reassure, amid reports of shelling in the city. now in zaporizhzhia, awaiting permission to enter europe's largest nuclear power plant, nuclear power plant, precariously placed between warring factions. aiming to prevent, in their words, the situation spiralling even more out of control. the mission will take a few days. until we can establish a continued presence. this first section will take a few days. despite concerns over nuclear safety and security, neither a calming of tensions in the city nor the entry neither a calming of tensions in the city nor the iaea's entry to the plant are guaranteed. we do continue to see sporadic shelling in the region. we call on all sides to ensure

the safety of the power plant for obvious reasons, and we call on russia to enable the iaea team to get in there and do their work. russia remains resolute. it won't demilitarise around the plant it captured in march, in a blow to the ukrainians. but the un inspectors hope that their presence there could help prevent a nuclear accident. let's get some of the day's other news. the uk disasters emergency committee has launched a pakistan floods appeal to help the millions of displaced people across the country. flash floods and landslides have left more than 1,000 dead and 1,600 people injured. the dec says six million more are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. the us food and drug administration has authorized updated covid—i9 booster shots from pfizer and moderna. they target the dominant 0micron subvariants. the american government is now preparing for an autumn vaccination campaign, that could begin

in the next few days. the us centers for disease control�*s panel of experts meets tomorrow to consider a final recommendation. kenya's supreme court has begun hearing a challenge to the election of william ruto as the country's new president. lawyers for his rival, the opposition leader raila 0dinga, argue there were problems with the vote count and the electoral process. life expectancy in the united states has fallen to its lowest level since 1996, driven largely by the covid—19 pandemic. government data shows the average american is now expected to live just over 76 years, compared to 79 only a few years ago. the fall in life expectancy is particularly pronounced among native americans and alaska natives. tug boats in the suez canal have refloated an oil tanker that briefly ran aground due to a fault with its rudder. the suez canal authority said the affinity had been blocking the same southern stretch where the ever given got stuck

for six days in march 2021, causing severe disruption to international trade. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday, but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral. and whilst there have been many tributes from global leaders past and present, many russians still blame him for the years of turmoil that ensued. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been getting reaction to gorbachev�*s death in moscow. for a man who has made such a huge impact, a tiny memorial. mikhail gorbachev may have helped to end the cold war, but in russia, there is no major outpouring of grief at his passing. instead, this on russian state tv. the presenter claims it's the enemies of russia — in other words, the west — that have been

praising mr gorbachev. and veiled criticism from the kremlin — a spokesperson says that gorbachev had been badly wrong about the prospect of better relations with the bloodthirsty west. many russians blame mikhail gorbachev for the collapse of the soviet empire — something president putin calls the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. today, vladimir putin sent a telegram to mikhail gorbachev�*s family expressing his condolences. but these two leaders are polar opposites. gorbachev was someone who tried to open up his country, give people more freedom, freedom of speech, freedom to criticise the authorities. under vladimir putin, critical voices are being silenced. i don't know when... but how much do russians care? some of mr gorbachev�*s closest allies are starting to wonder. all of us perhaps overestimated the attractiveness

of democratic ideas and the attractiveness of the ideas of human rights and rule of law to quite a few people in russia. apparently there are many people in this country for whom these values are irrelevant. as for gorbachev�*s legacy, that is being destroyed by the invasion of ukraine, renewed east—west tension and by the kremlin�*s crackdown on its opponents. some here believe that today's problems are gorbachev�*s fault. "he failed to stop the fall of the ussr, victor says, "that was a huge mistake." but marina says, "i respected him. to me, he was hope and freedom." his supporters hope that one day russians will come to see that mikhail gorbachev was a force for good for their country and for the world.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. donald trump has reacted angrily to accusations by the usjustice department that his advisers "likely concealed" classified documents, found in an fbi search of his home in florida this month. the former president suggested that agents had staged a photo of papers strewn across the floor. thejustice department's court filing offers the clearest picture so far of what drove the fbi to carry out the search of his property. it also says that while mr trump's lawyers swore under oath that they'd returned all relevant documents, only half were handed back. earlier, i spoke to clark cunningham, a georgia state university legal scholar. i asked what these concerns over obstruction were. it's a federal crime to obstruct a federal investigation, and in this case, the department ofjustice has said that there was a grand

jury investigation that had issued a subpoena to former president trump to produce all documents in his possession that were marked classified. when the fbi came to his residence, they were only given 38 documents marked classified, and given a sworn statement by his representatives that those were all the documents at mar—a—lago, and that turns out to be completely false. i was reading that some of the classified documents seemed to be mixed in with other documents. what is the issue there if classified documents are mixed in with any other materials? well, there are two kinds of relevance in terms of possible criminal liability. one is the mishandling of documents relating to national defence. not carefully securing them.

according to the government, former president trump shouldn't have had any documents relating to national defence anyway. the other question, was president trump directly involved in keeping concealed classified documents after they were subpoenaed bya grandjury? some of those classified documents found in the search earlier this month were in his office, some were mingled in one of his desk drawers along with his passports, so that kind of mingling certainly suggests trump was aware that there were still classified documents at mar—a—lago. what about the special master that mr trump is asking for? can you explain that? well, a lot of documents were seized on august 8th, perhaps not all of them were directly relevant to the search. and so it's not particularly

unusual for someone who has been subjected to a search warrant, like former president trump, where a lot of documents are taken, instead of leaving it to the fbi to sort through those documents into what's relevant and what's not, they can be protected and you can appoint a special master, a former independent judicial officer which is what former president trump has asked for, and there will be a hearing tomorrow in federal court in florida on that request. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: seeing red — the world's biggest food fight returns to the spanish city of bunyol after a two—year covid break. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need.

we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she i reached out as "irreplaceable", an early morning car crash| in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines.

a long—awaited report from the united nations has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uighur muslims in the xinjiang region. a un team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian—held nuclear power plant. at their height, the pop band the monkees was one of the most popular bands in america. and it turns out they attracted the attention of the fbi, who compiled a file on them. now, their singer micky dolenz is suing the agency to find out what information is being held. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest from los angeles. he wants to know what they knew. a bit of a mystery, really, these documents have been around for some time. we know about them because a redacted form

of the documents were released some 11 years ago but it didn't really show much information. it quoted an unnamed source who had apparently been to a 1967 monkees concert, and had reported back that according to this person, there had been subliminal messages on the big screen, messages that constituted left—wing interventions of a political nature. references to race riots, anti—us sentiments. but that is all we know. it is curious to know what else is in that document, and that is exactly what micky dolenz wants to find out, at the age of 77. do we know why now? this has been a long process. they have tried other ways to get this information, through a freedom of information request, for example, to the fbi. that has produced nothing.

so this seems to be a last resort, to actually go to court to try and get this information, so it's a matter of not because there is a specific reason now, it is just the legal process taking this time. but it has certainly intrigued him and many followers of the monkees for a long time, because there doesn't seem to be any other strong evidence about what the fbi might have. indeed, the lawyer has said, it might be much ado about nothing, there may be nothing substantial at all, they just want to know. it's almost like a little historical artefact of that time. any possibility of knowing, briefly, the likelihood of micky getting what he wants? well, it's difficult to say. it's quite possible he will get what he wants. we haven't heard from the fbi. micky dolenz himself hasn't commented on this. all we know is through

the lawyers, so they are keeping their tactics fairly close to their chests. former alaska governor sarah palin has been defeated in the special election to represent alaska in the us congress. democrat mary peltola won by a narrow margin on wednesday. she will be the first alaskan native to serve as a lawmaker in washington for the state. she advocated for abortion access, climate action and the state's salmon populations. the seat is up for election again in november. now to the inspirational story of edward enninful. born in ghana, but since 2017 he's been at the summit of fashionjournalism. he's the editor—in—chief of british vogue, challenging convention at every turn making far more space in the magazine for black and older women. he's been speaking to our media editor amol rajan. edward enninful is an unlikely figure at the summit of international fashion and media.

the editor of british vogue came to this country from ghana as a teenager seeking asylum. black, working class, gay, and beset with several long—term health conditions, enninful has tried to use his platform to challenge convention. for years, there was a very narrow idea of what a fashion model should be. itjust didn't make sense to me, business—wise or culturally, not to reflect the world we lived in. he has raised the profile of british vogue, featuring more black and older women. you came of age at a similar time in fashion to people like naomi campbell and kate moss. i mean, i met kate when i was 16 and she was 1a and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and the... she literally charmed the whole room. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby. you know, they really are who they are. authentic. enninful has tackled alcohol

problems and depression. his father kicked him out of the family home for choosing fashion over the law. the pair didn't speak for 15 years. when you went to really dark places, how bad did it get before you came through? i mean, it got very bad because, imagine, here i was, you know, i lost one home, which was africa, you know, came to england, then i lost a second home when i was kicked out, and then i went into the gay scene thinking i'd found my tribe and, again, so many rejections. you've had four eye operations. i never had good eyesight anyway, i always had sort of —10 glasses, and i had four retinal detachments, four surgeries, each time meant three weeks staring at the ground. but what i also learned from the period, you don't need perfect vision to create. rumours abound that he is the favourite to succeed anna wintour, another brit, as the editor of american vogue. all i can tell you is i'm so happy doing what

i'm doing right now, working with british vogue, also overseeing other european vogues. it would still be a pretty good job, wouldn't it? have you talked to anna? that's not fair. amol rajan, bbc news. spain's famous tomato—throwing festival has returned, after a two—year break due to the covid pandemic. 15,000 people braved the mess to take part in la tomatina, as sylvia lennan—spence reports. the spanish town of bunyol, awash once again with tomatoes. six trucks carrying 130 tonnes of ripe tomatoes rolled through the narrow streets, to the delight of thousands of people who turned up. the techniques were different. some threw tomatoes, others sat in the pulp, others tried to swim in it. for two years, the covid pandemic meant tomatina was cancelled, but this year the festival billed as the world's biggest food fight was allowed to go ahead, pleasing many tourists.

we were enjoying it a lot, there were a lot of tomatoes, a lot of big trucks. this is our first time and i'm loving it. we were enjoying it a lot, there were a lot of i really love the flavour of tomatoes, the fun, all the vibrant energy over here. i love europe. i love the experience. then the clean—up begins. which they're used to, as tomatina has been going since 19115. it certainly gives a new meaning to painting the town red. tomatina! we are loving it! and there's just time to tell you about a penguin at san diego zoo in california who's been fitted with orthopedic shoes. meet lucas — a four—year—old south african penguin with a degenerative foot condition known as bumblefoot. the therapy boots stop lucas

from limping on his left foot. hello. as we turn the weather page from summer to autumn, it looks like nature is taking its cue as well. big changes this weekend. there could be a bit of thundery rain around across much of the uk — not everyone will see it — and potentialfor some strong winds as well. the weather charts really scream autumn — area of low pressure which will develop. around that, bands of heavy and thundery rain and potentially little smaller areas of low pressure within it, which could bring bouts of even stronger winds. complete contrast to what we've got out there tonight, into the morning. lightest winds across the northern half of the country. lowest of the temperatures down to around 2 or 3 celsius. a bit more breezy to start the day in the south. 15 or 16 as we start the morning. could be a few distant rumbles of thunder towards the channel islands, maybe an isolated shower towards kent, too. most will be dry.

a few showers in northeast england, but through the day, southern areas of england, wales, more cloud will develop and a few isolated showers or thunderstorms are likely. vast majority dry, with the sunshine out, lighter winds. it's going to feel a bit warmer as we go through thursday, particularly so in scotland and northern ireland. into thursday evening and overnight, those showers and thunderstorms will break out a little bit more widely across southern counties of england and wales — still very much well scattered, hit—and—miss, many places staying dry, but it will start to feel a bit more humid and not quite as chilly across scotland and northern ireland either to take us into friday. so this is the chart for friday. still some showers, thunderstorms around across the south, one or two showers breaking out elsewhere through the day. could be the odd sharp one too. more likely, though, across parts of western scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. the breeze picking up across northern scotland, compared to what we've seen through recent days. but a warm and humid one in the sunny spells, even though there's a bit more cloud. temperatures 20—25. biggest changes will come this weekend. could see a zone of showery, thundery rain from southwest

scotland, northern ireland through towards east anglia. dry to the north of it with some strong winds. clearer slots to the south of it with some sunshine at times, but more in the way of heavy, thundery rain out in the west later. and the winds will be a feature on saturday, to the west of the country and more especially in the north. northwest scotland could see winds touch gale force at times. here are your temperatures for saturday — nice enough when the sun shines out, it'll feel cooler, though, in the wind and where you have the rain. and as i said, potential for more rain to come not just through sunday, but into monday. and any of these areas of low pressure that spin up, whilst there's a bit of uncertainty around them, they could bring some strong winds too.

this is bbc news — the headlines. a long—delayed united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uyghur muslims. it's also found that allegations of torture and abuse at detention camps are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. a united nations team has arrived at the city of zaporizhzhia near the russian—held nuclear power plant in ukraine's south. the team is expected to inspect the plant on thursday. russian forces have been accused of shelling near the plant but russia says ukraine is behind the attacks. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday at the hall of columns in moscow — but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral,

nor whether president putin will attend.