hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. this is outside source. the un's nuclear team has carried out an initial inspection at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, which is under russian control. we are not going anywhere. the iea is now there, it's at the plant and it's not moving. it's going to stay there. the inspection went ahead despite shelling just kilometres away — the plant has come under repeated attack raising fears of a nuclear accident. we'll speak to a former un nuclear inspector about the risks. also in the programme: china dismisses a long—delayed un report which concludes allegations of torture and sexual abuse in its uyghur detention camps are credible. beijing, though, calls it a farce.

as the cost of living crisis deepens, we look at different approaches adopted in some european countries to ease the pain for consumers. we start in ukraine. a team of united nations inspectors has visited the zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which has been under russian control for six months. this is the moment they arrived. it wasn't an easy journey. this area is close to the front line and the inspectors were forced to stop a checkpoint for over three hours. the inspectors are from the un's international atomic energy agency, the iaea. some have already left, including the director general. here's what he said. we are not going anywhere. the iaea is now there, it's at the plant and it's not moving. it's going to stay there. we are going to have a continued

presence there at the plant with some of my experts and of course now we have with my team a lot of work in terms of a detailed analysis of some of the more technical aspects of what we saw. this map shows you just how close to the front line the power plant is — as you can see, within kilometres. the facility or the surrounding area is under repeated attack. both russia and ukraine blame on each other. these pictures show a large explosion caused by shelling just 5.5 kilometres from the plant. it's incidents like this that have raised fears of a nuclear disaster. the ukrainian authorities say they've been carrying out training drills to prepare for any accident. on the other side, we've heard from the russian foreign minister. have a listen. translation: we are doing everything to keep the station safe. _

they say we don't have the mandate to identify those responsible but they will be shown all the traces left by the ukrainian bombings and strikes. our insistence was to have ballistics experts be part of the mission so hopefully we will learn something, or rather we know everything, but i hope the world community will also get this opportunity. ukraine's state nuclear power company has made its position clear. it's calling for "nuclear power plant demilitarization." and this is what the country's energy minister had to say. we are trying to stop this crazy fight. they are fighting some ukrainian soldiers who appear, that's madness. we have helicopters and now we stop unit number five because of the shelling. this was the russian defense ministry's response to that.

translation: around 7am units of the russian armed — translation: around 7am units of the russian armed forces _ translation: around 7am units of the russian armed forces the _ translation: around 7am units of the russian armed forces the watered - russian armed forces the watered another attempt better to kill a salt group to seize the nuclear power plant several kilometres from the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. the zaparozhizhia power plant sits on the banks of the dnipro river — just 200 kilometres away from crimea which russia annexed in 2014. so it's a strategic prize for russia, which seized it back in march. it's the largest nuclear power plant in europe and the tenth largest in the world. we know that one of two operational reactors at the plant has been shut down due to the fighting nearby. there are other safety concerns too. this is the director—general of the international committee of the red cross. in the event of a nuclear leak it would be difficult if not impossible to provide humanitarian assistance. it is therefore high time to stop playing with fire and instead take complete measures to protect this facility and others like it

from any military operations. you can hear wider consequences there. let's get more from our correspondent hugo bachega in kyiv. it was a tense day. but finally, the international inspectors managed to visit the nuclear power complex. it was a quick visit. we still don't know which parts of the facility they were allowed to see and whether they managed to interview the ukrainian technicians who are still operating the station. it was a difficultjourney. all morning, russia and ukraine traded accusations about who was to blame for shelling the town where the plant is located. the convoy with 14 inspectors was stuck for hours at a checkpoint on ukrainian controlled territory. then they travelled through a grey zone between territories controlled by the opposing armies. joining me now is bob kelley, a former deputy director at the international

atomic energy agency. thanks for coming on the programme. we have inspectors at the plant, that was a mission one ticked off, we note they have done an initial inspection. what exactly will they be looking for there are two kinds of people on the team, some are inspectors who inventory nuclear materials and check the books of the plant to make sure all the materials are in place. plant to make sure all the materials are in place-— are in place. that has nothing to do with safety or _ are in place. that has nothing to do with safety or the _ are in place. that has nothing to do with safety or the war _ are in place. that has nothing to do with safety or the war issues. - are in place. that has nothing to do with safety or the war issues. the l with safety or the war issues. the other people on the team, we are not sure about the balance, our mission specialists, they are people who will be familiar with how nuclear facilities work and will make observations. when you see the nationalities on this team the majority come from countries with no nuclear power plants and activities so they are not likely to be very hands—on people. imilli

so they are not likely to be very hands-on people.— so they are not likely to be very hands-on people. will they have to make the kind _ hands-on people. will they have to make the kind of _ hands-on people. will they have to make the kind of calls _ hands-on people. will they have to make the kind of calls that - hands-on people. will they have to make the kind of calls that would i make the kind of calls that would draw them into the politics of this about potential threats and shelling incidents, potential damage? absolutely, i think they are walking into a trap. both sides are going to try to get them to accuse the other side of something, i hate to say it but both sides are lying quite a bit. the russians hold better keys because they have pictures do ukrainians have published where ukrainians have published where ukrainians were bragging about attacking the plant so they have pictures of ukrainians attacking the plant and russians will take them to the places where there is a tax took place. whether the attacks were large or small, the russians will be able to shout the ukrainians attacked the plant and here is proof. attacked the plant and here is roof. ~ ., attacked the plant and here is roof, . ., ., attacked the plant and here is roof. ~ . ., , proof. what about those interviews with staff because _ proof. what about those interviews with staff because we _ proof. what about those interviews with staff because we have - proof. what about those interviews with staff because we have staff . with staff because we have staff working at the plant to worked ukrainian but russians are in

control, so will the workers be able to speak freely?— control, so will the workers be able to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess _ to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they _ to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they are _ to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they are under- to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they are under a - to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they are under a lot i to speak freely? very hard to say, i would guess they are under a lot ofj would guess they are under a lot of pressure not to be too open. they are engineers for the most part and i suspect that because they are engineers like me their first priority is to do theirjobs as well as possible, even if they are working under duress they know that keeping that safe and viable for the future is very important. the plant is worth a0 billion us dollars so both sides want this plant as a war prize. both sides want this plant as a war rize. , , ., ., both sides want this plant as a war rize. , ,., ., ., both sides want this plant as a war rize. , ., ., ~ , prize. they both want to keep it operational _ prize. they both want to keep it operational and _ prize. they both want to keep it operational and safe, _ prize. they both want to keep it operational and safe, there - prize. they both want to keep it operational and safe, there is i operational and safe, there is interest in that but you don't have to be a nuclear expert to conclude that having a plant this size in a conflict zone isn't great. how do you assess the risk here? i think the risk has _ you assess the risk here? i think the risk has been _ you assess the risk here? i think the risk has been greatly - the risk has been greatly overstated. this plant has been

operating for decades with a very good safety record and at the moment it still has that safety record and skill set managing it. no question if there is a war going on nearby someone could damage something and there could be some spread of radiation as a result but put that down in the list of things that could happen, it scaremongering to talk about this being a disaster or a worldwide disaster, that is total nonsense. if there is some sort of accident at this plant it will probably be quite limited in its scope and the region it covers. before i let you go i want to reflect on rafael grossi's comments as he visited and then we believe he left but he said the team is there to stay. is not viable, do you think a permanent team of inspectors? absolutely not. these people have no skills they could give to the people

who were operating the plant and have done so for decades. you have russians and ukrainians who know what they are doing. if you leave people behind you are leaving human shields. if i were back in the iaea i would not be very happy about being left there in the hope my presence would keep them from bombing the plant.— presence would keep them from bombing the plant. fascinating to net our bombing the plant. fascinating to get your insights, _ bombing the plant. fascinating to get your insights, thank - bombing the plant. fascinating to get your insights, thank you - bombing the plant. fascinating to get your insights, thank you for l get your insights, thank you for coming on the programme. next, we're going to look at china's alleged treatment of uyghur muslims and other minorities. in short — china may have carried out crimes against humanity. that's what a report by the united nations is claiming. the report has been long awaited. it describes sexual violence, forced medical procedures, and "credible evidence of torture possibly amounting to crimes against humanity. " first, let's get the reaction of a uyghur rights campaigner.

it's mixed feeling. i could not stop my tears when i was reading the reportjust my tears when i was reading the report just after my tears when i was reading the reportjust after midnight last report just after midnight last night. reportjust after midnight last night. it's a long link but also to see that reaction and validation by the un. almost 12 million uyghurs live in xinjiang province. most of them are muslim. a million uyghurs have allegedly been detained against their will in so—called re—education camps. this has led to international sanctions and calls to boycott things like last year's beijing winter olympics. 18 months ago the bbc carried out it's own investigation into abuses in the region — it found evidence of systemic torture and rape. this is one victim we spoke to,

and a warning — it is distressing. translation: they did whatever evil in their mind — translation: they did whatever evil in their mind could _ translation: they did whatever evil in their mind could think _ translation: they did whatever evil in their mind could think of _ translation: they did whatever evil in their mind could think of and - in their mind could think of and they didn't spare any part of my body. fighting it to the extent that it was disgusting to look at. they didn'tjust it was disgusting to look at. they didn't just write. it was disgusting to look at. they didn'tjust write. they it was disgusting to look at. they didn't just write. they were barbaric. they had bitten all over my body —— they didn'tjust write. the report was released by the un's high commissioner for human rights, michelle bachelet. here she is with the chinese foreign minister in beijing in may. she also went to xinjiang as part of her investigation. ms bachelet had been under pressure to release her report before she left her role at the un. she did that 13 minutes before her four—year appointment ended. well, china had urged the un not to release the report, calling it a farce. today it released its response. it was 120 pages. here's part of it...

and here's a chinese spokesperson. translation: the so-called assessment is orchestrated l and manufactured by the us and some western forces. it is wholly illegal and invalid. the report is misinformation which serves as a political tool for the us and the west to strategically use xinjiang to contain china. lets speak to yaqui wang, from human rights watch. very strong words in black and white for the world to see about what is alleged to have been taking place in xinjiang but some people say it doesn't go far enough, no use of the word genocide for example. i

doesn't go far enough, no use of the word genocide for example.- word genocide for example. i think the reort word genocide for example. i think the report is _ word genocide for example. i think the report is a _ word genocide for example. i think the report is a positive _ word genocide for example. i think the report is a positive step. - word genocide for example. i think the report is a positive step. it - the report is a positive step. it was delayed but it was eventually published and has strong evidence, accounts from victims, so i'm glad to see it is out, given china has exerted extensive pressure trying to suppress it. exerted extensive pressure trying to su ress it. 3 exerted extensive pressure trying to su ress it. �*, ., ., suppress it. let's look ahead because there _ suppress it. let's look ahead because there have - suppress it. let's look ahead because there have been - suppress it. let's look ahead i because there have been plenty suppress it. let's look ahead - because there have been plenty of reflections throughout the day but what could i do worry changed now, do you think this will embolden governments around the world to speak up and do things? i governments around the world to speak up and do things?- governments around the world to speak up and do things? i hope so, i ho -e it speak up and do things? i hope so, i hope it creates _ speak up and do things? i hope so, i hope it creates momentum - speak up and do things? i hope so, i hope it creates momentum for - hope it creates momentum for governments around the world to come together to address the issue. the us government has sanctions against chinese officials who were implicated in abuses, it has sanctioned chinese surveillance companies and banned imports from xinjiang. i wish to see many more governments do the same. what

xinjiang. i wish to see many more governments do the same. what is the role of business _ governments do the same. what is the role of business here? _ governments do the same. what is the role of business here? this _ governments do the same. what is the role of business here? this report - role of business here? this report shows you — role of business here? this report shows you can _ role of business here? this report shows you can no _ role of business here? this report shows you can no longer- role of business here? this report shows you can no longer have - shows you can no longer have excuses, you need to do your due diligence and make sure you supply chain in china is not implicated in the abuses in xinjiang. if businesses do take up that step and countries followed suit, what kind of pressure will be needed for people to be released from these detention camps in xinjiang? i people to be released from these detention camps in xinjiang? detention camps in xin'iang? i think china's detention camps in xin'iang? i think china-s powerh detention camps in xinjiang? i think china's power emanates _ detention camps in xinjiang? i think china's power emanates from - detention camps in xinjiang? i think china's power emanates from its - china's power emanates from its economic leverage, that is why a lot of governments around the world are afraid of speaking out so i think addressing from the economic side, china wants economic growth, the chinese communist party is built on economic growth so let's see what happens when we tackle on the economic front.—

happens when we tackle on the economic front. ~ . ., , ., ., economic front. what have you made ofthe economic front. what have you made of the chinese _ economic front. what have you made of the chinese response _ economic front. what have you made of the chinese response and - economic front. what have you made of the chinese response and their - of the chinese response and their denials today?— denials today? doing this 'ob for over ten denials today? doing this 'ob for ten years i denials today? doing this 'ob for over ten years i've * denials today? doing this 'ob for over ten years i've heard _ denials today? doing this job for over ten years i've heard for - denials today? doing this job for i over ten years i've heard for many times, i predicted this would happen. there is nothing new. great to have you — happen. there is nothing new. great to have you on. _ happen. there is nothing new. great to have you on, thank— happen. there is nothing new. great to have you on, thank you _ happen. there is nothing new. great to have you on, thank you very much. we're going to spend a few minutes looking at the cost of living crisis — and the things different countries are doing to try to help people. in a moment we'll look at spain and germany. first the uk, where the pound has had its biggest monthly fall against the dollar since the aftermath of the brexit vote in 2016. it slid 5% in august. economists are blaming the worsening outlook for the economy. consumers and businesses are facing rising prices and soaring energy bills — with the worst still to come. how can we solve an energy crisis that threatens millions of households this winter?

our business editor simon jack our business editor simonjack has some of the details now. i'm afraid we are having some slight technical difficulties. that report from simon jack was played a little bit too soon. if we can get it we will come back to it but let's move on now. we know the cost of living crisis isn't isolated to the uk. in spain a new initiative is being rolled out to help commuters with their costs. guy hedgecoe is in madrid with the story. as madrid with the story. you can tell that report isn't with as you can tell that report isn't with us either so we will possibly come back to the uk and to spain. a similar idea was introduced in germany at the start of summer. for nine euros or £7.50 passengers could travel on regional or local transport as many times as they liked over

the course of a month. this was very popular. 52 million tickets were sold over summer. the chancellor olaf sholz called it "one of the best ideas we've had." it wasn'tjust rail — the government also reduced petrol prices over the past three months. today, though, both schemes came to an end. despite how popular they were. this was the reaction at one pump in berlin. translation: it's not good, it's bad news for the people | who need to drive, need to drive to work. i filled up yesterday before the prices went up again and now it's just really expensive and everything is expensive, not just petrol. you just have to drive less if you can and take public transport or walk. i think we can now go back to the uk efforts to help with rising energy

bills. lots of people have been coming up with proposals but simon jack can talk us through one of them. how can we solve an energy crisis that threatens millions of households this winter? the boss of energy company ovo which has over four million customers said we need a solution quickly or we will face dire consequences. we are going to see a winter like never before with people going hungry, going cold, and the nhs being overwhelmed by the health impacts of the energy crisis this winter. so how exactly can households be protected? ovo's ten—point plan includes bringing forward existing support, all households will get £a00 and those on qualifying benefits an additional 650 paid from october for the next six months, get that all this side of christmas. stop charging people on prepayment metres more per unit than people who pay monthly. but the centrepiece, establish a massive government backed fund of tens of billions of pounds the energy companies can borrow against to keep bills low. a similar proposal was rejected

by the treasury because it was going to give the same relief to richer and poorer households. this plan sees support taper off as you earn more. but neither this plan nor the price cap cover businesses which include this sheltered housing development, which is already having to pass on rising costs to residents like maria and richard blamey whose bills have tripled. i don't use the hairdryer any more. everything that needs electric we turn off. cooking wise, it limits our cooking because it is using electric, so trying to keep it down as much as possible. the number of households unable to meet basic needs will rise by three million, and even typical households will see savage cuts to living standards, according to new research. the average household income is set to fall by 10% this year and next year, and that is the highest two—year fall that we have seen in the last century. today, prime minister, till monday, borisjohnson enthusiastically backed a future new nuclear plant in suffolk, but promised more

help from his successor. so, we're helping people now with the cost of living, - land of course there will be more| cash to come whoever takes over from me in the months ahead. substantial sums. that's absolutely clear. the labour leader said price rises needed to be stopped now. freeze the price increases across the board for struggling millions of people. freeze it. don't do anything less radical than that. and use the excess profits from oil and gas companies as a windfall tax to pay for that. whoever becomes prime minister on monday, the intervention will need to be big if it's to match the size of the crisis that sits right at the top of their inbox. we have looked at the uk and germany, let's go back to spain and how it's helping commuters with their costs. spain's national rail

service is providing free rail travel a long short and medium distance routes across the country and this will benefit people who travel regularly along the same rate, for example commuters and the way it works is you buy your ticket for a specific route and if you use that to get at least 16 times between now and the end of the year, at the end of the year its cost will be refunded to you and along with that many cities across the country are also introducing major discounts on other services like bus and underground rail services. here in madrid those services are being discounted by 50% as of today. all this is part of efforts by the leftist government of pedro sanchez to mitigate the impact of inflation which is currently at 10% and the impact of rising energy costs. this is not the first measure of its kind

introduced by his government, we already have a discount at petrol pumps worth 20 euros per litre and he also announced his government is reducing vat on gas from 21% to 5%, a measure that will last until the end of the year although the government said it could be extended beyond that. to the flooding in pakistan now. we're expecting a surge of water flowing down the indus river to hit areas in the south. a third of the country is already underwater. this is sukkur. people are using boats to move through the waterlogged town. roads aren't even visible. while this is the city of bahrain. people are using ropes and a pully system to move across the flooded river. more than six million people are in urgent need of aid, including clean water, food and shelter. our reporter farhatjawad is in the western province of baluchistan. this is quetta, the provincial capital of baluchistan, one of the most affected provinces. and it's been two and a half months

of flooding here and people are still waiting for help, they are still suffering. i am surrounded by houses which are razed to the ground. all you can see right now is rubble. and one reason, these houses were built right next to a stream. sobbing. this lady and her family, they are trying to collect whatever is left of their home. baluchistan has 3a districts and out of them, 31 are directly affected by the flood and many of them are completely cut off from the rest of the country. in quetta, the provincial capital, it's been five days that there is no electricity, no gas supply, and mobile phones are not working. the united nations is calling this a �*climate catastrophe'. next let's hear from our correspondent, pumza fihlani, is in the south east of the country in sindh province. there is more water coming into this district. authorities have warned

people to leave everything and try to get to safety. for people, what they were able to salvage is blankets, some pillows, othersjust a plastic bag that they could try to use for cover. this area has been flooded for weeks, and their water levels have been high already, but there is now a secondary threat of water coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren't enough of. it's unclear to these people what help is coming, they don't know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don't know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us, because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources

to get everyone to safety. this is outside source. i'm lewis ronanjones. hello there. the weather will be feeling a little bit autumnal this weekend. low pressure will be taking control, we'll see some wet and windy weather at times, particularly across western areas. further east, it'll be a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers — and that theme lasts into the following week, as well. so, we've still got this ridge of high pressure, being a lot of fine weather in the short term. weather fronts moving into the northwest and the south will bring increasing cloud and showers. and there will be quite a few showers developing across parts of the midlands, southern and southeast england through this evening and overnight — maybe the odd heavy one again with some rumbles of thunder, some showery rain getting into western scotland, the far northwest of northern ireland, as well. but elsewhere, largely dry and a less cold night to come, i think, across scotland than what we've had the last few nights. so for friday, then, a lot of dry weather through central and northern parts of the country, just 1—2 showers dotted around.

shower activity increases for western scotland and northern ireland — some of them could be heavy — and there'll be some showers dotted across parts of england and wales. but equally some good spells of sunshine, and it'll feel warmer across the board, up to 26 celsius or so in the southeast, the low 20s through central and southern scotland. but then, things start to turn more and more unsettled into the weekend — this area of low pressure begins to develop and establish itself sitting to the west of the uk, so it'll always be wet and windier for northern ireland and parts of wales, and southwest england. now we'll have a band of showers, even longer spells of rain affecting central southern scotland, northern and eastern england through the day on saturday. some of these downpours could be very heavy and slow—moving, and it'll be quite squally, some strong winds across the north and northeast of the country. further south, particularly the southeast, we could stay dry with some sunshine around, maybe the odd shower. top temperatures around 2a—25 celsius. sunday, those heavy showers move north across scotland, another band of rain pushes into western areas and

spreads northwards — very little on it, i think, as it reaches the east and southeast of england. so again, it could be fairly dry here, quite warm, 25 celsius further west as temperatures beginning to come down a little bit from the wind and the rain, so the mid—to—high teens. low pressure sits to the west of the uk as we head into next week, bringing plenty of showers even longer, spells of rain, strong winds most mainly across western areas. and it's northern and western areas which will see the heaviest of the showers. we'll see fewer showers further east, but some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is outside source. on the front line in eastern ukraine, we have a special report as ukrainian forces attempt to retake parts of the donbas. the threat here isn'tjust the artillery you can hear. it's also these landmines all along this pathway. the chairman of russia's lukoil becomes the latest oligarch to die in the months since the invasion of ukraine. reports say he fell from a sixth—floor hospital window. and serena williams delays her retirement, reaching round three of the us open — set to be her last—ever tournament.

let's get more on ukraine. there's speculation that ukrainian troops are about launch a counter—offensive in donbas, which is in the east of the country. russian troops haven't been able to make significant gains there in recent weeks. our correspondent quentin sommerville has spent time near the front line in donbas. his report contains details about soldiers' injuries which some viewers might find distressing. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall about us, these fields and furrows are instead plowed by gun tracks and fighting men. ukraine's national guard leads us through the barrage. they pause only briefly and by the cover of tree lines. this is a war of artillery, of seemingly limitless firepower,

and of scorched earth. the destruction is measured in the square kilometres. with phosphorus and cluster bombs, russia burns and scores what it seeks to capture. a canopy of acacias gives some protection from drones. but from here onwards, they must go on foot. the breakthrough in kherson has buoyed spirits, even as russia's dominance in donbas rings out loudly. but this was isn't only being fought at long distance. take care, there is a land mine, be careful. careful. the threat here isn'tjust the artillery you can hear, it's also these landmines, they are all along this pathway. that's why i'm following very closely in the footsteps of the men ahead.

there is another one. explosion and there are more threats — some locals are ambivalent, others hostile to ukrainian forces. but not sergei. where is your wife? is it hard being apart? translation: yes. every hour, every moment i miss her. it's difficult without her because i love her. and she loves me. what a life. but i think we will get through it all, everything will be for the better. despite the shelling, yeva and her mother appear numb to danger. we can hear the shelling all around us. explosion translation: i am afraid. i have a small selection of medical supplies which could be helpful if suddenly,

god forbid, something happens to my child or to anybody at all, i will give them first aid and take them somewhere for further treatment. but at the moment, as long as i have strength, i want to stay at home. so for now, julia and yeva will hang on here amid the illusion of a normal life. explosion in villages and towns for hundreds of kilometres, there is no school, no work, no life. a country frozen in time and in conflict. few live this war as fast and as close to danger as ruslan and his team of army medics. the cost of hesitation lies all too apparent by the roadside. speed is a matter of life and death for them and for their patients. their ambulance can't afford to wait until the shelling stops.

but there are times when even ruslan and his medics have to take cover. explosion translation: over there you can see smoke, their mortar is working. - ruslan, we can see incoming russian mortarfire here. what do you do when you have casualties out there and this kind of firepower is coming in? what decisions do you have to make? translation: we see the enemy and the enemy sees us, _ but the enemy hides in the tree line there, disguising himself. we can't do that, our ambulance is exposed. we have to pick up the injured and take them out. man screams russia's viciousness is the daily burden of ukrainian combat medics. this man curses in agony. only moments earlier, he was wounded by a mine.

they're still not sure of his injuries. but in this field hospital, they have an intimate knowledge of the damage that shrapnel and artillery do to the human body. they are covered in blast wounds, their limbs broken. his colleague too has been hit. time is critical here for two reasons — the patient�*s life and the medics never know when more casualties will arrive. this is only a snapshot of the cost of this war. without a decisive breakthrough, ukraine's stalemate of suffering will endure. quentin sommerville, bbc news, donbas. to russia now — the chairman of the second largest oil producer, lukoil, has died, reportedly after falling from a sixth—floor hospital window in moscow. this is ravil maganov — he's one of the longest—serving executives at lukoil. six months ago, the company

called for a speedy end to the conflict with ukraine. it's one of the few russian companies critical of the war. three years ago, his relationship with president putin was very different. this is mr maganov being presented with an award by vladimir putin at the kremlin. this was a statement from lukoil�*s board in march, outlining its "deepest concerns about the tragic events in ukraine". it expressed sympathy for all those affected and called for an "immediate" end to the fighting. in a statement today, the company says... ..without offering any further details about the 67—year—old's death. joining me is olga ivshina, from the bbc�*s russian service. what more do we know about what

happened here? and according to lukoil�*s statement, mr maganov was suffering long—lasting illness. he was also taken to hospital a few days earlier because of heart conditions. along with the details provided, we also know that maganov�*s brother is the head of another important oil company in russia. and just to remind you, people like maganov, of that level, most would get treatment abroad, but now they don't have the option and they have to state and russian hospitals, which actually experience troubles with some medications again because of the sanctions. stay right there, olga. this isn't the first high—profile business executive to die this year. in april, a former top manager at russian lng producer novatek —

called sergei protosenya — was found dead alongside his wife and daughter at a villa in spain. this was a newspaper headline from the time. also in april, a former vice—president of gazprombank, vladislav avayev, was found shot dead with his wife and a daughter in their moscow flat. in may, a former lukoil tycoon alexander subbotin died of heart failure, reportedly after seeking an alternative hangover cure from a shaman. olga is still with me. what's been the reaction to the series of deaths? it’s what's been the reaction to the series of deaths?— what's been the reaction to the series of deaths? it's really hard to understand _ series of deaths? it's really hard to understand whether- series of deaths? it's really hard to understand whether it's - series of deaths? it's really hard to understand whether it's a - to understand whether it's a coincidence or there's a packed, because apart from the gentleman killed in spain, those high—ranking officials who are dying in russia are not young, and the life expectancy of males in russia is way lower than in europe — that's the first thing to mention, secondly

regarding mr maganov, we don't know the details of his illness, but what we do know is that people suffering from terminal illnesses and russia have huge troubles in accessing strong painkillers, for example, and in the past we know certain people were committing suicide just because they couldn't stand the pain. and to put that aside, from my sources, i know that overall, the atmosphere in the industry is quite grim. because i've spoken to people in the car building industry — they say things that they were building up for years, decades are now turning into ashes because of the sanctions and russia's invasion.— in the us, lawyers for donald trump are appearing in court demanding the appointment of an independent lawyer to review documents, seized by the fbi during their raid on mar—a—lago.

this is about that raid on the 8th of august. officers seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified documents. a criminal investigation is looking at why the records were there, whether it was unlawful, and whether his team intentially misled the fbi. donald trump says the search was "unprecedented, unnecessary, and legally unsupported". and that the documents they found "should have never been cause for alarm". his legal team is pursuing a court—appointed "special master" — that's an independent person to review the documents. here's a legal expert on that. 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 piles of what's relevant and what's not, documents ought to be protected in some way — instead to ask a judge to a what's called a special master,

which is an independentjudicial officer to do that sorting instead. —— to ask a judge to appoint. so perhaps not an usual move. also, donald trump's legal team question this picture the fbi took when they seized the documents from his home. in a post on his truth social platform, he said... trump's lawyer repeated this on fox news. i'm somebody that has been in his office, i've seen it — l this is not the way his office looks. - they give you this appearance that you walk in and there's these - top—secret documents just strewn about. - i have never, ever seen that, that is not the way his officel looks, anybody that knows president trump's office, i

he has guests frequently there. it'sjust a joke. on that photograph — the department ofjustice has never claimed they found the documents on the floor like that in donald trump's home. a reporter from the politics webstie politico made this oberservation. now, some important context to point out. when us presidents leave office, they have to transfer all of their documents and emails to the national archives, which maintains historic white house records. mr trump's team claims that he had the executive power to declassify any documents he wished as president, but have not provided evidence that this proceedure took place. let's get more detail from niall stanage, associate editor of the hill, who joins us from dc.

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sensitive with a raid on a former president's home — hour the optics of this being perceived across the country? tats of this being perceived across the count ? �* , , of this being perceived across the count ? ~ , , ., of this being perceived across the count 7: , country? as is often the case these da s, country? as is often the case these days. optics — country? as is often the case these days. optics of _ country? as is often the case these days, optics of politics _ country? as is often the case these days, optics of politics very - country? as is often the case these days, optics of politics very much i days, optics of politics very much depends on the audience. obviously we are in a massively polarised time. we've seen some opinion polling on the investigation writ large, and it suggests the majority of america is broadly supportive of inquiring into these matters. but if you go to the more conservative or populist, or magna conscripts of social media, then a very different view emerges, which echoes former president's trump view of him as a victim in a politically motivated inquiry. victim in a politically motivated intui . , , , victim in a politically motivated intui . , , ., , inquiry. this inquiry is potentially re inquiry. this inquiry is potentially pretty complicated _ inquiry. this inquiry is potentially pretty complicated and _ inquiry. this inquiry is potentially pretty complicated and every - inquiry. this inquiry is potentiallyl pretty complicated and every twist and turn slightly difficult to follow — from a broader step back

perspective, what are the potential outcomes here? the perspective, what are the potential outcomes here?— perspective, what are the potential outcomes here? the outcome is really hinte on outcomes here? the outcome is really hinge on whether _ outcomes here? the outcome is really hinge on whether there _ outcomes here? the outcome is really hinge on whether there will— outcomes here? the outcome is really hinge on whether there will be - outcomes here? the outcome is really hinge on whether there will be put - hinge on whether there will be put criminal charges or not. what we do know is investigators believe three different statutes may have been broken. one of those deals with obstruction, destruction ofjaw the micro documents, and the other with the espionage act. will there be charges or not? the second important one is, will those charges be potentially brought against donald trump himself? we should stress the department ofjustice has never said he personally is the target — it is theoretically possible that his lawyers or members of staff at mar—a—lago could be in some legal jeopardy. it's also possible no charges will be pressed given that it is such a politically potent matter, and that it is somewhat complicated at least. interesting

nuance there. _ complicated at least. interesting nuance there. will _ complicated at least. interesting nuance there. will any _ complicated at least. interesting nuance there. will any of - complicated at least. interesting nuance there. will any of this . complicated at least. interesting i nuance there. will any of this have an impact on his ability to run for president again?— president again? technically speaking. — president again? technically speaking. no. _ president again? technically speaking, no, unless- president again? technically speaking, no, unless he - president again? technically. speaking, no, unless he were president again? technically - speaking, no, unless he were to actually be charged and convicted. but the political question is broader than that, of course — the political question is, are there those in the republican party who now have more second thoughts about the idea of him as their 202a nominee? i don't want to overstate that, he is still the front runner in that respect, but there are definitely republicans who think, could we have some other nominee who has a similar populist appeal without the enormous baggage that the former president almost always brings in his wake?— brings in his wake? great to have ou on, brings in his wake? great to have you on. thanks — brings in his wake? great to have you on, thanks so _ brings in his wake? great to have you on, thanks so much - brings in his wake? great to have you on, thanks so much for - brings in his wake? great to have you on, thanks so much for that. | stay with us on outside source. still to come: a special report from the democratic republic of congo, where dozens have been killed in protests against the un peacekeeping mission.

the broadcaster and former bbc breakfast star bill turnbull has died at the age of 66. he'd spent the past five years campaigning to raise awareness about prostate cancer. graham satchell reports. thank you for letting me into your home in the morning, whether it's in the kitchen or in the living room or, as i'm often told, the bedroom... bill turnbull�*s final show on bbc breakfast tv in 2016. breakfast back as usual tomorrow from six. until then, have a great day, bye—bye. he became a much—loved fixture in people's homes. bill was, at heart, always a reporter. his bbc career took him to the biggest stories, like the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year — but for lockerbie, it's been the longest in its history. we met two children selling bread...

his style — honest, straight—talking, down to earth. from tearaway toddlers... 0h. oh, he's back. you're planting a seed of doubt in the electorate's mind. ..to prime ministers... no, not at all. even if it's explained away later. order has been restored. ..he was always ready with a quick one—liner. i was taking great interest in your isobars there. would you say they were tightly packed? they are quite tightly packed, yes. but it was while filming celebrity bake off for stand up to cancer that he revealed his own diagnosis. the doctor said, "it's fairly clear from this that you have advanced prostate cancer. " may the healing properties of your bees... again, bill was straightforward about the condition, clear with his advice. for heaven's sake, go and get yourself tested. if you catch it early, then that's much better than finding out too late. his openness had a remarkable impact. the number of people getting treatment for prostate cancer went up by more than a third in a year.

helping thousands of other men remains perhaps bill's greatest legacy. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the un's nuclear team has carried out an initial inspection at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, which is under russian control. let's turn to the democratic republic of congo. dozens of people have been killed after protests against the presence of a un peacekeeping mission. this was in the eastern city of goma. victims include peacekeepers and an 11—year—old child. many are calling for the un to leave the country, saying it's not doing enough to protect them. but that could have a devastating humanitarian effect on one of the poorest countries on earth. here'sjoice etutu.

civilians in the eastern democratic republic of congo, tired of witnessing death and destruction, have taken matters into their own hands. but it's not the deadly armed groups in the region who they're fighting. it's the un peacekeeping mission, monaco, who they accuse of failing to protect them from attacks by armed groups. these are scenes from anti—un protests which erupted in the city of goma in latejuly. when protests began eric bana puga, a member of the political party, moved more national congolese attended with other party members, including his cousins. peacekeepers shot at my cousins and they lost their lives. ifeel profound pain in my heart. eric is now among those calling for the un to leave the country entirely. all these un agencies have the same mission — and it's not for the betterment of the congolese people. this time, congolese people

have opened their eyes, and so they've asked for the departure of monaco, of all un agencies. the un told us that an investigation into what happened during the demonstrations is under way. they said that they would spare no efforts to establish responsibility and take appropriate action if it's proven that a peacekeeper was involved. the congolese governments have expressed wishes to remove monaco from the country before the year 202a, but those here say that is simply not good enough. they want them gone and they want them gone now. but the departure of the un would bring its own problems in a country with one of the highest rates of poverty in the world. the un provides education and health care to thousands of children and shelter to millions of refugees. the peacekeeping force was established in 2010 with the aim of protecting civilians and supports the government of the drc in its stabilization and peace efforts.

while some progress has been made, the government has nowjoined in calls for them to leave. we cannotjust come here, say it was peacekeeper or it was this guy. because when you have this kind of crowd, you don't know there is manipulation. but now we just we have just to wait what will be the result of the inquiries and then from there, we can establish the responsibility and make people accountable. those who have been those who have been behind those killings, they must be punished. the people in eastern drc have made their feelings towards the un very clear. but in a country with many complex issues, the full withdrawal of the humanitarian agency could be catastrophic for millions. and before we go, an update on serena williams as she plays what

could be her last tennis tournement. she's through to the third round of the us open. she was cheered on by huge home support, including celebrities like golfer tiger woods and singer gladys knight. she'd been expected to lose to anett konta—vayt who was second seed for the tournament. but she won in three sets. after the match, serena was asked why she played so well in the third set. yeah, no, ijust got lighter. use your imagination. laughter but it wasn't number two. laughter cbs correspondent bradley blackburn told us more about why this win was such a big deal she's being coy about it, she won't quite say the word "retirement" — she uses that phrase "evolving away from tennis", that's what she wrote about in vogue magazine last month. she says she wants to focus more on her family and her business interests. but there are all indications that this is a valedictory, this could be her last tournament

and she's bringing her a game, obviously playing to win. when she faced her opponent yesterday, her opponent was ia years herjunior — serena was not favoured in this match, but obviously she prevailed, and itjust electrified the crowd. serena will next be in action later in a doubles match with her older sister venus. she will face the australian in the third round of singles on friday. a quick update — in the past few minutes, the white house has called on china to immediately and atrocities on uighur muslims and other minorities. that's after a un report found credible evidence of torture, possibly of crimes against humanity. the us envoy to the un also says the human rights council must discuss the xinjiang report as soon as possible, and if the

perpetrators of atrocities must be held accountable. this is outside source. hello there. the weather will be feeling a little bit autumnal this weekend. low pressure will be taking control, we'll see some wet and windy weather at times, particularly across western areas. further east, it'll be a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers — and that theme lasts into the following week, as well. so, we've still got this ridge of high pressure, being a lot of fine weather in the short term. weather fronts moving into the northwest and the south will bring increasing cloud and showers. and there will be quite a few showers developing across parts of the midlands, southern and southeast england through this evening and overnight — maybe the odd heavy one again with some rumbles of thunder, some showery rain getting into western scotland, the far northwest of northern ireland, as well. but elsewhere, largely dry and a less cold night to come, i think, across scotland than what we've had the last few nights. so for friday, then, a lot of dry weather through central

and northern parts of the country, just 1—2 showers dotted around. shower activity increases for western scotland and northern ireland — some of them could be heavy — and there'll be some showers dotted across parts of england and wales. but equally some good spells of sunshine, and it'll feel warmer across the board, up to 26 celsius or so in the southeast, the low 20s through central and southern scotland. but then, things start to turn more and more unsettled into the weekend — this area of low pressure begins to develop and establish itself sitting to the west of the uk, so it'll always be wet and windier for northern ireland and parts of wales, and southwest england. now we'll have a band of showers, even longer spells of rain affecting central southern scotland, northern and eastern england through the day on saturday. some of these downpours could be very heavy and slow—moving, and it'll be quite squally, some strong winds across the north and northeast of the country. further south, particularly the southeast, we could stay dry with some sunshine around, maybe the odd shower. top temperatures around 2a—25 celsius. sunday, those heavy showers move north across scotland, another band of rain pushes

into western areas and spreads northwards — very little on it, i think, as it reaches the east and southeast of england. so again, it could be fairly dry here, quite warm, 25 celsius further west as temperatures beginning to come down a little bit from the wind and the rain, so the mid—to—high teens. low pressure sits to the west of the uk as we head into next week, bringing plenty of showers even longer, spells of rain, strong winds most mainly across western areas. and it's northern and western areas which will see the heaviest of the showers. we'll see fewer showers further east, but some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. police investigating the fatal shooting of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool reveal that two guns were used in the attack and renew their appeal for information. this man is toxic. he is toxic to our communities, and if you're protecting him, he's toxic to you and your family. borisjohnson has used his final policy speech before leaving office to promise millions of pounds for a new nuclear power plant on the suffolk coast. i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. the un's nuclear team has carried out an initial inspection at the zaporizhzhia plant in ukraine, which is under russian control. we are not going anywhere. the iaea is now there, _

is at the plant and is not moving. it's going to stay there.