long—awaited report on alleged human rights abuses against uyghur 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 gorbachov, 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.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uyghur 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. we can go live to los angeles now and speak to dr erkin sidick, president of the uyghur projects foundation. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. first, your reaction to this report and its findings? i your reaction to this report and its findings?— and its findings? i am very ha - and its findings? i am very happy that _ and its findings? i am very happy that this _ and its findings? i am very happy that this report - and its findings? i am very i happy that this report finally came out and this is a good and

positive step to stopping the uighur genocide so i am very happy. uighur genocide so i am very happy- i uighur genocide so i am very ha . _ ., ., uighur genocide so i am very ha a , ., ., ., uighur genocide so i am very ha a n . . . ., . happy. i am hearing from a number— happy. i am hearing from a number of— happy. i am hearing from a number of organisations i happy. i am hearing from a i number of organisations that call it important, the world uighur congress saying it paves the way for meaningful action. is that what you believe? i do but i feel _ is that what you believe? i do but i feel the _ is that what you believe? i do but | feel the un _ is that what you believe? i do but i feelthe un acted - is that what you believe? i if but i feel the un acted very slowly when it came to the uighur genocide. it has been at least five years china carried out large—scale uighur genocide and we lost a lot of people so far and this report does not mention numbers about how many people were put in the presence or concentration camps or forced labour in factories and how many have died since 2014. i have many sources of information and i know many numbers. the tragedy we have

faced so far is very severe and in the past the un have taken much more effective measures when dealing with a problem on this scale, for example they could come up with a resolution to stop the chinese government. sorry to interrupt but i would like to get your thoughts on this, for example if there was a un resolution but china being on the security council, do you think that would have a tangible effect?- think that would have a tangible effect? think that would have a tanuible effect? ., �* , tangible effect? right now it's not, the un — tangible effect? right now it's not, the un is _ tangible effect? right now it's not, the un is much _ tangible effect? right now it's not, the un is much less - not, the un is much less competitive compared to the past but to solve international programmes like the uighur genocide the un needs to step up genocide the un needs to step up in their actions, otherwise no other effective measure has been taken to stop the chinese

government. it been taken to stop the chinese government-— been taken to stop the chinese government. it was released on the final day — government. it was released on the final day of— government. it was released on the final day of michelle - government. it was released on the final day of michelle but - the final day of michelle but shellac�*s position, the un commissionerfor human shellac�*s position, the un commissioner for human rights. how helpful do you feel that this will be a game changer? not that much because it's just a report so the un needs to take much stronger actions to stop the chinese government. you mentioned a un resolution. is that the primary action you would like to be taken to try to stop what you have seen and heard? , , , , heard? yes, if the first step is to send — heard? yes, if the first step is to send some _ heard? yes, if the first step is to send some teams - heard? yes, if the first step is to send some teams to i heard? yes, if the first step| is to send some teams to go heard? yes, if the first step . is to send some teams to go to katra and investigate and find out the scale and depth of the atrocities taking place for —— go to actionjunk. atrocities taking place for —— go to action junk. china has been talking to international

observers and they are in a distributed manner so the committee has not been able to see the result, the case about the uighurs. this see the result, the case about the uighurs-— see the result, the case about the uighurs. as i mentioned to our viewers. — the uighurs. as i mentioned to our viewers, china _ the uighurs. as i mentioned to our viewers, china has - our viewers, china has dismissed this report as a farce. do you think in any way they will be able to gain access to areas they haven't been able to previously cursed that part i cannot usher. but it is the only _ that part i cannot usher. but it is the only way _ that part i cannot usher. but it is the only way to - that part i cannot usher. iei,ii it is the only way to solve the problem, otherwise the report does not do much for the uighur people. if does not do much for the uighur --eole. , ., does not do much for the uighur --eole. ,, does not do much for the uighur neale, ,, .," ., people. if you were speaking to whoever becomes _ people. if you were speaking to whoever becomes the - people. if you were speaking to whoever becomes the next - people. if you were speaking to whoever becomes the next un | whoever becomes the next un human rights commissioner what would you say?— would you say? please send an investigator — would you say? please send an investigator and _ would you say? please send an investigator and find _ would you say? please send an investigator and find out - would you say? please send an investigator and find out to - investigator and find out to that uighur people in xinjiang.

since 2017i have not been able to contact people in my family in that region. this is the zist in that region. this is the 21st century and we are living in the situation like this, this should change. idr in the situation like this, this should change. dr erkin sidick, thank _ this should change. dr erkin sidick, thank you _ this should change. dr erkin sidick, thank you for - this should change. dr erkin l sidick, thank you for spending the time with us. let's turn to ukraine now. 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. 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, 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 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 1000 dead and 1600 people injured. the dec says six million more are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. the us food and drug administration has authorised updated covid—19 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. back to russia now. 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 gorbachov�*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 its 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. to the states now. 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. so what are these concerns over obstruction? here's clark cunningham, a georgia state university legal scholar. 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, and perhaps not all of them were directly relevant to the search. and so it's not completely 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 ask a judge to 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 bunol 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 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 uyghur muslims in the xinjiang region. a united nations 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. there were references to race riots, anti—us sentiments. but that's 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. did he say anything or his lawyer about 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 now 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. to be any other strong evidence to explain 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. ican i can understand that. 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. we don't know what they have to say. 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 rebuilding 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 in the magazine for diversity. 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 14 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. around 1500 people braved the mess to take part in la tomatina, as sylvia lennan—spence reports. the spanish town of bunol, 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 la 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. a lot of tomatoes on my head as well. this is our first time and i'm loving it. i really love the flavour of tomatoes, the fun, all the vibrant energy over here. i love europe. i love the experience. and when the fight is over, the clean—up begins, some think these people are used to. tomatina has been going since 1945. it certainly gives a new meaning to painting the town red. we are loving tomatina! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcnuala i would love to hear from you. thanks very much for watching.

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.