this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: a standing ovation for president zelensky at the un general assembly, as he condemns russia's invasion of ukraine. a crime has been committed against ukraine and we demand just punishment. thousands protest in russia as president putin orders the mobilisation of military reservists. and there's 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.

at least 10 people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. the father of the british teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful content online tells an inquest how shocked he was after she died to discover the hideous material she'd been looking at. and we have a special report from central china as the government continues with its zero—covid strategy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe.

president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine has received a standing ovation after addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. in a pre—recorded video speech delivered in english, mr zelensky said russia deserved to be punished for stealing ukrainian territory and murdering civilians. barbara plett reports. mr zelenskyy got a standing ovation, strong support was shown for his appearance, and he had to have a special he was the only leader he was able to give a video address, because of the circumstances. there is a strong feeling here that people want that the crime was committed against the dignity of women

and men and the values that make you and me a community of united nations. find make you and me a community of united nations.— united nations. and ukraine demands punishment - united nations. and ukraine demands punishment for - united nations. and ukraine i demands punishment for trying to steal our territory. punishment for the numbers of thousands of people. punishment ford tortures and humiliations, punishment for the catastrophic turbulence that russia provoked with its illegal war and not only for us, ukrainians, and forthe whole world. he us, ukrainians, and for the whole world.— us, ukrainians, and for the whole world. ., whole world. he said he wanted eace but whole world. he said he wanted peace but a _ whole world. he said he wanted peace but a number— whole world. he said he wanted peace but a number of- peace but a number of conditions had to be fulfilled and now was not the right time to have negotiations because the russians were not serious. he was speaking after vladimir putin announced it would be mobilising more forces. many world leaders did call for talks to end the war. because they want the war to end but president biden said that any

resolution would have to be a just one and now is the time to unite and stand against russian aggression. he also said that vladimir putin was threatening the institution of united nations itself because he had violated the un charter by invading a member state. this being used as an instrument of war. families are being torn apart. in ukraine, barbarous weapons are being used to killand maim. rape is being used as an instrument of war. families are being torn apart. this morning, we have seen putin trying to justify his catastrophic failures. he is doubling down by sending even more reservists to a terrible fate. a regime without human rights and freedoms. he is making yet more bogus claims and rattling threats. this will not work. the international alliance is

strong and ukraine is strong. more than 1,000 protesters have been arrested in cities across russia — according to a human rights organisation — after president putin announced that hundreds of thousands of military reservists could be called up to fight in ukraine. it's the first mobilisation of russian civilians since world war two. russia has been losing ground in eastern ukraine in recent weeks as ukrainian troops recapture some parts. in his televised address mr putin accused the west of occupying ukraine and engaging in nuclear blackmail. and he again warned he'd use all means to protect russia — including nuclear weapons. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports from moscow. 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 100%." 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. earlier i spoke to liam collins. he is a retired colonel and special forces officer who worked in multiple combat operations. he also trained and worked to reform the ukraine military post crimea. he says the call up of 300,000 reservists shows russia is having problems. this is just the most obvious sign recent sign things are going very badly

for russia. this is an act of desperation and simply calling 300 reservists to support the operation, it is not this going to help, it will take time to train them and what training are they going to get? to date, they have seen russia's best trained forces perform horrendously at the start of the conflict. they have to arm them, and supplies and logistics systems have been suspect as well. it will take weeks, most likely months to get them ready to the lowest level. but these are people who've had military experience in recent years. are you saying they will not slot into the military operation as it stands at the moment? i mean, no matter how, if you make up new battalions orjust build them in, make them decimated and fill the gaps, the results will be the same. these will still be relatively poorly trained russian forces. if they had a year to get ready for this and fought so poorly in the conflict, why would we expect different results for soldiers

who haven't been training for the past year? i suppose the other issue more people doesn't mean better, more equipment, more ammo dumps and things like that as well because there are real structural problems it would seem with russia's operation in ukraine, in terms of supply lines. they might be able to outfit them on. they will have the same logistical problems they've had throughout the seven months of this conflict, trying to supply arms, ammunition, food, the basic supplies have been a challenge for russia throughout the conflict. mass is the only advantage that is in the favour of russia, that favours them, but even that is not going to be enough. you helped train ukrainian forces post—crimea. they have good morale, even though a lot of their army is not made up of trained fighters like the ones you are involved with, but surely those elite batallions will be exhausted by

now as well. and is morale enough to get ukraine through? i mean morale, by itself, is not enough to get ukraine through but what they have good leaders, good military doctrine, well—trained forces, a national culture of volunteerism. we've seen tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands volunteer to defend the country. russians, they are having to conscript them, take prisoners, put them into battle to fight a war that putin has never explained to his population why they are even fighting it, so that is one factor in it but there are a lot of reasons why ukraine is performing so well. and why they can win. just finally on the veiled repeated nuclear threat from president putin, how should the west react to that? this is pure and simple russian rhetoric from putin.

if there was a threat to russia proper, no doubt that putin might consider using nuclear weapons. for a newly annexed territory in ukraine, putin is making this veiled threat out of desperation but he would not use nuclear weapons to defend territory that he just took in another nation. that is just russian rhetoric. protests — which started in iran — have now been taking place in cities across the world, over the death in custody of a young woman who was detained by the morality police for allegedly violating the islamic republic's dress code. emily brown reports. an eruption of demonstrations in iran since the death of a woman for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules. her name was mahsa amin. she was 22. she collapsed after being taken to a detention centre to be educated. eyewitnesses say she was beaten. the police have

denied that she was mistreated and said she suffered southern heart failure. —— sudden. since a death, women in iran have burnt headscarves. the the hijab in iran the hijab in irah is being of the hijab in iran is being challenged in the way it on the a0 years. have even cuttheir hair. some have even cut their hair. and what starters as one country is spread in one country is now spread around the world. from new york, 5512“; general " ' magi to assembly is being held, to amsterdam and in norway, the iran human rights group director spoke about their concerns. director spoke about their concern— director spoke about their concerns. ~ ., ., ., concerns. we are worried that unless the _ concerns. we are worried that unless the international - unless the international community gives less of wood to iranian people's demands, are demanding normal life. iam concerned that many people will be killed. �* ., , be killed. and numerous protesters _ be killed. and numerous protesters have - be killed. and numerous protesters have already| be killed. and numerous- protesters have already been killed in the anger has

escalated, from both men and women who take into the streets to stand against a rule that has been in place for decades. and to stand up for mahsa amini, was now become a symbol of defiance. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — painting with words — why these hand—written song lyrics could sell for more than $1 million. 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, concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — a standing ovation for president zelensky at the un general assembly, as he condemns russia's invasion of ukraine. hundreds of protesters have been arrested in russia after president putin ordered a partial mobilisation to raise more soldiers to fight in ukraine.

the father of molly russell, the british 14—year—old 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. we just wish we'd been

able to...help her. 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. 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. xian is one of china's biggest drawcards for both domestic and international tourists. but strict zero—covid measures are crippling the industry with ongoing lockdowns. ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention to the safety... and travelling to this city, or anywhere in the country, means risking becoming stranded, if cases suddenly emerge, and your phone app health code changes colour. 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, are now only sparsely covered with local tourists. at times, they've been empty. so far, xian city is the best preserved. there's been no work

for specialist international tour guide edison sun. 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 in xian has the pandemic been? wow. for the international tourism, 100%. killed it? yes, yes, because no—one could come to china, come to xian. xian�*s muslim quarter dates back to the tang dynasty, but these days you can see near—empty restaurants and businesses closed because of a lack of customers. this shopkeeper says she's barely holding on. translation: | just| started my business, and paid two years' rent, the day before the pandemic closed us. so, what can she do?

nothing, really nothing. i thought about opening an online store. and when does she think china will return to normal? it is hard to know, 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. in the somewhat limited canon of pop songs about famous painters, don mclean's vincent is probably the most well—known. first released in 1971, it pays tribute

to vincent van gogh. now, the hand—written lyrics are up for auction, and they could fetch more than a million dollars. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. # starry, starry night... # paint your palate blue and grey... feel a little pleased with yourself, too. this tribute to the troubled mind and timeless genius of one of history's greatest painters has become a modern classic, and these are the lyrics to that poignant, heartfelt ballad. almost indecipherable, by the looks of it, but the man who wrote them had a plan. isaid, gee, i know what i'll do, i'lljust look at the starry night painting and see if it speaks to me, and lo and behold, it almost wrote the whole song. it told me what to say,

and how to say it. # so bye—bye, miss american pie. # drove my chevy to the levy, # but the levy was dry. this isn't the first time don maclean has put some of his work up for auction. in 2015, he sold the lyrics to his most famous song, american pie, for $1.2 million. also upfor grabs, some 300 items, including clothes, footwear, and a lot of guitars. i'm really not a collector, but i ended up having these collections, so there were quite a few guitars that i love, but ijust don't love them enough to want to warehouse them all the time and never play them. the auction takes place in november, and a portion of the proceeds will be given to charity. # starry, starry night... it will be a chance to understand the creative process of both painter and songwriter. tim allman, bbc news.

that is it for me. more on the website but for me in the team, see you soon. 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 weather front 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 southeastwards 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 willjust trickle down in northern england, and it 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 south east of england by friday morning. but we will have clearer skies following to the north, and this time, the coldest weather on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk, much milder further south, where we still have cloud and some rain.

friday could look a little different across east anglia and the south east with more cloud, some rain at times and some wetter weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here, some spells of sunshine, a 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. now let's head into the weekend, and we could still see some rain not far away from the far south east of england, high pressure trying to build in from the atlantic, but this is what's happening in the far north by the end of the weekend, some wetter, windier weather is beginning to arrive. but for much of the weekend, it's going to be dry but rather cool, and we are going to see some sunshine, from time to time. goodbye.

amini, was now become a symbol of defiance. this is bbc news — the headlines: president zelenskyy of ukraine has addressed the united nations general assembly in new york. in a pre—recorded speech, he said russia deserved to be punished for stealing ukrainian territory and murdering civilians. he said a special tribunal should bring the perpetrators to justice and pay the victims full compensation. a russian human rights organisation says the authorities have arrested more than fourteen hundred people for demonstrating against president putin's mobilisation of reservists to fight in ukraine. mr putin stressed that he would use "all available means" to protect russian territory — implying this could involve nuclear weapons.