welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: thousands protests in russia as president putin orders the mobilisation of military reservists and has this warning for the west. translation: if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, then to defend russia, and our people, we will, of course, use all means at our disposal. i am not bluffing. russia's invasion is condemned at the un general assembly. president biden says it's a shameless violation

of the un charter. a crime has been committed against ukraine and we demand just punishment. new york state's attorney—general files a civil lawsuit against donald trump and three of his children forfraud. and we have a special report from central china the father of the british teenager who took around live up teenager who took around live up to viewing harmful content on line tells an inquest how shocked he was after she died to discover the hideous material she had been looking it. and we have a special report from central china as the government continues with its zero—covid strategy. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. we begin in russia where a human rights group says 1,300 people have been arrested

after taking part in protests against president putin's announced partial mobilisation of military reservists. up to 300,000 russians could be called up to fight in ukraine, the first mobilisation of civilians since world war ii. russia has been losing ground in eastern ukraine in recent weeks. addressing the un general assembly, ukrainian president zelenskyy said russia deserved to be punished for stealing ukrainian territory and murdering civilians. more on that in a moment. first, with the latest from moscow here is our russia editor, steve rosenberg. under pressure in ukraine, russia's president has chosen the path that is most familiar to him — escalation. translation: to defend our motherland, its sovereignty l and territorial integrity, for the security of our people, and on the liberated territories,

it is necessary to support the proposal of the defence ministry and chief of general staff to announce a partial mobilisation of military reservists. seven months after invading ukraine, the kremlin is calling up 300,000 reservists to support what it still calls the "special military operation". and from russia's commander in chief, this threat to the west... translation: our country, too, has l different weapons of destruction. in some cases, they are more modern than those of nato. if the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, then to defend russia and our people we shall, of course, use all means at our disposal. i am not bluffing. so, why the threat, and why now? well, in a few days�* time,

the kremlin will try to annex a whole swathe of ukrainian territory. vladimir putin's sabre—rattling sends a message to ukraine and to the west — "don't attack, don't try to take those areas back." as news of mobilisation spread, there were reports that flights out of russia were selling out fast amid concern that men of fighting age would soon not be allowed to leave the country. "i'm worried this is just the start," sergei tells me, "and that there could be full mobilisation." but margarita says, "if our leaders demand this, we must do our duty. "i trust putin ioo%." later, the president met his defence minister. they have decided on mobilisation because they are short of troops. so short, that in prison camps across russia,

this mercenary chief, a close putin ally, has been recruiting inmates to fight in ukraine, promising them their freedom if they serve six months with his group, wagner, and survive. when vilena went to visit her husband in prison a few days ago, she was told the husband, a convicted murderer, wasn't there. translation: | said, - "what do you mean, not here? "he has been here 13 years and suddenly he's gone?" they told me they had no more information. a few days later he called me from a ukrainian number. i know for sure that my husband is in ukraine. even if he agreed to go there, he was sent illegally. sending convicts into combat is against the law. now the kremlin will be sending reservists to ukraine. but in moscow tonight, a protest against mobilisation.

hundreds have been detained across the country. not everyone in russia is willing to stay silent about vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine and his war with the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news. president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine has addressed the united nations general assembly in new york. mr zelensky said russia deserved to be punished for stealing ukrainian territory and murdering civilians. a crime has been committed against ukraine and we demand just punishment. the crime was committed against our state borders. the crime was committed against the lives of our people. the crime was committed against the dignity of our women and men. the crime was committed against the values that make you and me a

community of united nations. and ukraine demands punishment for trying to steal our territory. punishment for the murders of thousands of people, punishment for torches and humiliations of women and men, punishment for the catastrophic turbulence that russia provoked with its illegal war and not only for us, ukrainians, but for the whole world. for every nation that is represented in this whole of the un general assembly. i am speaking on behalf of the state which is forced to defend itself but has the formula for peace. russian military expert katarzyna zusk of the norwegian institute for defence studies said putin's announcement shows the cracks in domestic support for his war.

i think there are political and military objectives, that are possible to identify. 0n the political side, possible to identify. 0n the politicalside, one possible to identify. 0n the political side, one possible objective is to quiet down nationalists and oppress criticism in russia over the humiliating defeats in ukraine. the nationalists have been calling for mobilisation for some time so this might be kind of a gesture towards either side in our direction. putin has been under a lot of pressure domestically. 0n the military side the mobilisation can help to allow the troops in ukraine to be rested and to organise, which is badly needed in the current russian army. how much time it will take to prepare this mobilised force to go to the front, it depends on what kind of objectives there are to fulfil and planning some

simple missions like including logistics support, holding positions. it could take even months to get this force combat ready and it's unlikely to be a force that will be willing to fight, the morale is likely to be quite low.— fight, the morale is likely to be quite low. just picking up on that, this _ be quite low. just picking up on that, this idea _ be quite low. just picking up on that, this idea of- be quite low. just picking up on that, this idea of morale | on that, this idea of morale being low. we saw in my colleague steve rosenberg's report, people are looking to even leave russia to avoid being effectively conscripted into this force. what is public opinion like there now in terms of the war?— of the war? well, i think the fiuht of the war? well, i think the fight back. _ of the war? well, i think the fight back, people _ of the war? well, i think the fight back, people try - of the war? well, i think the fight back, people try to - of the war? well, i think the i fight back, people try to leave russia. we are seeing protests, protests we haven't seen on this scale since the beginning, almost the beginning of the war show that the war is not necessarily very popular in russia. in the objectives of this war are very hard to understand. i think there is also concern for soldiers, we have many accounts from ross and —— russian soldiers on the

frontline that they don't understand why they are in ukraine. the objectives created by putin and his leadership are basically seen as false and people just do not understand it. so i think this undermines the morale of the troops and it can potentially fuel the protests in russia against this war as we are seeing right now. ijust want to war as we are seeing right now. i just want to pick up war as we are seeing right now. ijust want to pick up on something that president putin has been saying about the nuclear fat, has been saying about the nuclearfat, the nuclear nuclear fat, the nuclear warning. nuclearfat, the nuclear warning. how seriously should we take these statements? == we take these statements? -- threat. i think _ we take these statements? » threat. i think at this point, nobody can really exclude a potential escalation to a nuclear level however in my view, putin can gain more from intimidation and of course using these weapons as a corrosive tool than using these weapons because any use of nuclear weapons is unlikely to leave, in my view, to less

ukrainian resistance. 0n the contrary, we have seen the russians fighting the way they have ia ukraine, the torture, even qualifying to genocide, it actually mobilised ukraine. the nuclear use is also unlikely to cause the west to see russia as less of a threat. 0n the contrary, even if they basically used the best of, and causing a direct war with nato, the united states, he knows this is a war he cannot win. the nuclear use would also not please countries such as china and india which are important players, important also partners to russia. 0n the contrary, there are some leaders, sorry, the leaders of these countries, they have already signalled that they are not pleased with that war so russia would risk also a backlash from a broader international community. and i

think also domestically, it would likely even fuel the protests, depending on the wind direction, the radioactive material could also land on russia. so we can't exclude that but at this point i can't see how putin would gain on stepping up the war up to a nuclear level. the new york attorney general has announced she is suing former president donald trump, three of his children and his real estate business, the trump organization. letitia james said a three—year investigation showed that mr trump's business repeatedly used false statements to get banks to lend them money on favourable terms. nada tawfik gave me the details. karishma, the new york state

attorney general says this alleged fraud benefited mr trump and his family organisation to the tune of $250 million. how? she alleges they used several tricks including using 200 false and misleading statements on financial documents. i will give you one of the many examples she listed in this 200- examples she listed in this 200— pageplus civil complaint. behind me is trump tower, fifth ave, new york. allegedly the former president said is try plex was 30,000 square feet in size when it was under 11,000 square feet. —— triplex. that means he can say the apartment is worth $327 million and letitia james said no apartment in new york is ever sold that much and the same thing happened at his golf estate in florida, mar—a—lago. show so she said this was blatant mischaracterisation, not characterisation in good faith,

it was clearly fraud. 0f characterisation in good faith, it was clearly fraud. of course resident trump and his family and lawyers of all reacted, saying this is absolutely not true and calling this a witch—hunt. the father of molly russell, the 1a—year—old british girl who took her own life five years ago after being exposed to harmful content online, has told an inquest into her death that he was shocked when he discovered what she'd been looking at. ian russell said it was only after her death that he realised she'd been accessing large numbers of disturbing posts concerning anxiety, depression, self harm and suicide. angus crawford — who first told molly's story — reports from her inquest in north london. bleak, dark, endless... what molly saw on instagram, described as a world of despair. herfather ian called it a drip feed of daily hopelessness. also revealed in court, a twitter account we discovered years ago, and here's what she wrote — words her

family were never meant to see. some of them are so painful to read. june 2017, six months before she died, and she wrote, "it sucks when you want to cry but you just sit there, doing nothing." she also wrote, "how can you tell the people you love "that you want to die?" at times, her mood did lift. she followed celebrities like ariana grande and she loved harry potter. but then her worries and insecurities would seem to overwhelm her. in a way, molly does seem to have been asking for help, but ian says she was just

shouting into the ether. none of the celebrities she tweeted messaged her back. of course they didn't. how could they have noticed her amongst their millions of followers ? celebrities, like an american influencer called salice rose. molly idolised her and messaged repeatedly. "i don't want to be in this world any more," molly wrote. "i kind of want to die." louisa runs children's mental health charity beyond. it's a clear call for help. it's a clear call for support. she's saying that she needs help. but she's saying it into this kind of vacuous void. but the reality is that social media can't respond. it's not equipped. it's really sad. salice rose didn't want to be interviewed, but she did send us this video message. i'm sad that i didn't know her before she even did

what she did. i wish i knew her so i could have called her and been like, "hey, "you know, don't do this. you know? like, "things get better." it's november 2017, and molly writes her final message. molly tweeted to salice rose, "happy birthday, have an amazing day. " that evening, i really don't know that she was thinking that she wouldn't be there the next morning. all i would say is, if you're in a place, a horrible, low place where you actually want to end your life, please reach out to those people that you love, because they would so much rather you did. angus crawford, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the australian football league is investigating claims aboriginal players at one of its most successful clubs

were bullied by senior coaching staff. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean, going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that, - this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian _ soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgement in australia.

concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines — hundreds of protesters have been arrested in russia, after president putin ordered a partial mobilisation to raise more soldiers to fight in ukraine. russia's invasion is condemned at the un general assembly. president zelensky says moscow deserves a just punishment. in the weeks leading up to china's communist party congress, which is due to usher in xijinping's historic third term in office, there is considerable pressure on the country's massive economy. beijing's zero—covid strategy is a big part of this — strict measures remain in place to return each outbreak of the virus to no new cases.

0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell�*s report starts on the outskirts of beijing. this is one of china's biggest draw cards for both domestic and international tourers. but strict zero—covid measures are crippling the industry with ongoing lockdown. ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention... and travelling to this city, or anywhere in the country, means risking becoming stranded if cases suddenly emerge in your phone app health code changes color. so on arrival we have to scan a new local health code and then do our pcr test before we can even leave the station. ancient sites, once

packed with travellers, ancient sites, once packed with travellers, are now only sparsely covered with local tourists. at times, they've been empty. there's been no work for specialist international tour guide. no income. this is my lowest point. and, as a man, i can't do anything. just generally speaking, how damaging for the tourism industry has the pandemic been? wow. forthe industry has the pandemic been? wow. for the international tourism, 100%.— wow. for the international - tourism, 100%.- yes, tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, es, tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, yes. because _ tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, yes, because no _ tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, yes, because no one _ tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, yes, because no one could - tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, | yes, because no one could come to china, come to china, come to china, come to china, come to xian. xian�*s muslim quarter dates back to the tang

dynasty, but these days you can see em pty restau ra nts and businesses closed because of a lack of customers. this shopkeeper says she's barely holding on. translation: ijust started my business| and paid two years right the day before the pandemic closed us. isa? is a? nothing, really nothing. is a? nothing, really nothing. i thouht is a? nothing, really nothing. i thought about _ is a? nothing, really nothing. i thought about opening - is a? nothing, really nothing. i thought about opening an i i thought about opening an online store. in i thought about opening an online store.— online store. in winter she think china _ online store. in winter she think china will _ online store. in winter she think china will return - online store. in winter she think china will return to l think china will return to normal? —— and window she think? it normal? -- and window she think? , ., ., ~ ., think? it is hard to know, because _ think? it is hard to know, because the _ think? it is hard to know, because the outbreaks i think? it is hard to know, i because the outbreaks come again and again. chinese hospitals are not swamped with coronavirus patients, but its policies are crushing the economy and isolating the country. if the government has a way out, it's not revealing it, leaving a huge question mark over how this could end. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news,

xian. the australian football league is investigating claims aboriginal players at one of its most successful clubs were bullied by senior coaching staff. hawthorn football club players were reportedly isolated from family, told to leave their partners and one alleges he was ordered to end a pregnancy. one of the coaches implicated has taken leave, as the league investigates the "disturbing" claims. 0ur correspondent in sydney, shaimaa khalil told us more. the revelations essentially amounted to indigenous players claiming that they were, as you say, lead by coaching staff but also essentially forced to choose between their families and their careers. these allegations came into a review into the club, the hawthorn�*s clubs treatment of indigenous people, and it was published by the national broadcaster, abc.

they spoke to three and named first nations players, and one of them claimed that he was told by coaching staff to end a pregnancy. his partner was pregnant and he was told to get rid of the pregnancy and end his relationship with his partner. there was a similar claim about a separation of a couple as well. another claimed that he was essentially manipulated to cut ties with his family. he was told by coaching staff to get rid of a sim card on his phone so that there would be no contact between him and his family, and the mental health toll and struggle this took as it was happening, these were players that were with the club between 2005 and 2021. we have heard from the club's ceo justin reid, who said this was heartbreaking. he insisted that the current players are culturally safe, but he also said he backed an instant —— and independent investigation

into one of this. just and independent investigation into one of this.— into one of this. just briefly, what has — into one of this. just briefly, what has been _ into one of this. just briefly, what has been the _ into one of this. just briefly, what has been the reaction l into one of this. just briefly, | what has been the reaction to all of this?— all of this? you can imagine the anger— all of this? you can imagine the anger of— all of this? you can imagine the anger of courts - all of this? you can imagine the anger of courts across l all of this? you can imagine l the anger of courts across the board but especially among the first nations australians community, the aboriginal community. this would have been very, very triggering for many people who would have read these allegations are family separations, that is a very, very painful and trigger to a very, very painful past. there was also reaction from the afl chief executive, gillon mclachlan, who said this report made for a challenging, a harrowing and a disturbing read, and he called for an independent investigation. there was also a commentary piece today by abc's indigenous affairs editor, and she called it a dark day for the afl. i want to show you the scene live at the un gaa in new york where currently the leader of

costa rica speaking and later on we are due to hear from the uk prime minister liz truss who is likely to address as others have today the situation in ukraine. we will be across that speech but for nowt that is it from us on newsday. hello, there. the weather is going to be changing through the rest of this week. but on wednesday, temperatures reached 22 degrees in surrey. but also in the northeast of scotland where we had some sunshine for a while. towards the northwest of scotland, things were rather different, and looming large really on the satellite picture is this broad band of cloud that is heading down from the northwest. it's due to a weather front, of course, and that front is notjust bringing cloud but this band of rain. that wetter weather is pushing further into scotland and northern ireland. and that weather front will take the rain south eastwards over the next couple of days, pushing away the warmer air ahead of it and replacing things with more

of a northwesterly breeze, bringing cooler conditions following the rain. but the rain is still falling early on thursday morning in scotland and northern ireland. heavy in places, that rain will just trickle down in northern england and will get wetter here during the day, especially in the northwest of england. some rain in the afternoon, heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern and eastern england will be dry, some spells of sunshine and still quite warm air. so, we could make 22 degrees again in the south east. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light, it's cooler air, so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain still initially rather heavy in places willjust trickle down into the midlands and head towards the southeast by friday morning. but we will have clear skies following in the court is whether on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk in which milder further south where we have the rain.

if you look a little different across east anglia in the southeast with more cloud, some rain at times and some of weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here some spousal sunshine, scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern ireland but temperatures are typically going to be around 17 degrees on friday to end the week. let's head into the weekend and we could still see some rain not far away from the far southeast of england, high pressure trying to build in from the atlantic but this is going to be at the end of the weekend, when weather beginning to arrive. but for much of the weekend, it's going to be but rather cool to see some sunshine from time to time. goodbye. is going to be at the end of the weekend, when wetter weather is beginning to arrive.

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