this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a standing ovation for president zelenskyy 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. heading home — russia releases 10 prisoners of war captured in ukraine, including five british nationals. we just want to let everyone know we are now out of the danger area. we are on our way home to ourfamily.

protests spread across the world following the death in custody of a young woman in iran. # starry, starry night... # paint your palate blue and grey... and painting with words. why the hand—written lyrics of this famous song could sell for more than $1 million. hello and welcome. the war in ukraine has dominated the united nations general assembly in new york. in his speech, president zelensky said russia must face "just punishment" for its aggression against his country. he called for a special war tribunal to hold russia accountable and for a compensation fund to make it pay for the war. the new british prime minister,

liz truss, promised to sustain military support for ukraine for as long as it took. she said the international alliance remained strong and threats by the russian leader, vladimir putin, would not work. our un correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest. on the second day of the general assembly, there were some strong calls for nations to stand firm in backing the ukrainian resistance, made in great force by president zelenskyy himself who delivered a dramatic video address in which he called for russia to be punished, punished for stealing ukrainian territory, he said, and killing ukrainian 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 tortures 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. mr zelenskyy said he wanted peace but that a number of conditions had to be fulfilled before it could be achieved and now was not the right time to have negotiations because the russians were not serious. he was speaking after vladimir putin announced he 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 that now is the time to unite and stand against russian aggression. united stations is working closely with allies and partners to impose cost on russia, to deter attacks on nato territory, the whole russian economy with atrocities and war crimes, because of nations can pursue imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk every thing these very institution stands for. he also said that vladimir putin was threatening the institution of the united nations itself because he had violated the un charter by invading a member state. barbara plett usher reporting from new york. 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 ii. 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. steve fish is politics professor at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us once again. let's talk about these protests going on in russia, extremely brave on the part of those who are on the streets, protesting. but itjust goes to show the level of feeling in russia about announcement from president putin? it russia about announcement from president putin?— president putin? it certainly does the sureness -

president putin? it certainly does the sureness and - president putin? it certainly - does the sureness and certainty of being punished if you come out to the street and demonstrate against the war now is very high, people who go out know they are putting themselves at risk, risk of prison terms, some at risk of being sent to ukraine to fight their own behalf of the government. so given how high the penalties are for participation when we hear news like a thousand people were arrested over the last 2a out of demonstration that means tens of thousands are coming out, that is a really serious show of opposition to this war. in terms of what the president had to say in his speech, what did you make of it, he actually said i am not bluffing, your thoughts?— said i am not bluffing, your thou~hts? ., , , thoughts? putin was believing, the only other _ thoughts? putin was believing, the only other guy _ thoughts? putin was believing, the only other guy who - thoughts? putin was believing, | the only other guy who behaves like putin is the dictator of north korea, totally irresponsible behaviour making nuclear threats but this is not new 42, he has been doing this

for years, this nuclear sabre rattling is all he has left, he is losing the war in ukraine, he knows his troops are losing on the ground and ukrainians are winning the war with support from the west, he sees the walls closing in on him even as allies are sick of the war, they thought he would follow through on his promise to get it over with very quickly, turns out he doesn't have that capability and badly miscalculated. in prime listed tried to remain neutral and was pro— putin, he made clear a few days ago he is sick of the war so putin ceases international support evaporating in the west standing very strong at home, you know his war won't get any more popular, support for the war might be a mile wide but it is an inch deep and after this recent call for mobilisation it is more like a millimetre deep. from my contact with people i know in russia there is very little enthusiasm for this war,

people watch on tv, they say they support the war effort, but i think that support is very superficial and it's going to be tested by this mobilisation.- to be tested by this mobilisation. , , , , mobilisation. just briefly, . iven mobilisation. just briefly, given what _ mobilisation. just briefly, given what you _ mobilisation. just briefly, given what you have - mobilisation. just briefly, given what you have just | mobilisation. just briefly, - given what you have just said what you think will happen in the months and weeks ahead? i think putin will try to throw more people into this war, more troops, even more poorly equipped, even less well—trained than the soldiers he has already sent there, they will not want to be there, putin has been calling for additional troops since the beginning of the war, paying high wages by russian standards for enlisting. everybody who wants to serve russian and this was doing that, the new troops are poorly trained, they don't want to be there, i anticipate the effect of this mobilisation on the ground zero, he is just creating more canon order for the ukrainians to make short shrift of and make short use

of. i really think this will have no effect on the ground, at home support the war such as it is will evaporate, we will see a continuation of exodus from russia, especially on the part of young people, putin has already lost a large portion of the it intelligentsia, especially technical specialists who want to get out of the countries because they don't see so many opportunities left in russia, that exodus will only be hastened by this mobilisation. putin is in trouble. let's get some of the day's other news. the european union's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has said the bloc has agreed to prepare new sanctions on russia. mr borrell told reporters afterwards that the eu would study and adopt new restrictions, targeting russian individuals and sectors. he also confirmed that ministers agreed to continue supplying ukraine with weapons. australian conservation officials say only 35 pilot

whales remain alive of a group of 200 and 30 which became stranded on a beach in tasmania on wednesday. it is the second time in as many years that hundreds of the marine mammals have died in a mass stranding at macquarie harbour on tasmania's remote western coast. wall street stocks fell sharply wednesday as investors reacted to the federal reserve's and signalled more monetary tightening ahead as it combats inflation. we'll have more on this in about 20 minutes. do stay with us for

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. for more on that, we are joined now by richard painter, former chief white house ethics lawyer in the george w. bush administration. thank you for being on the programme. can you give us more detailed on what this case is about? , , detailed on what this case is about? ,, ,, about? this is essentially about? this is essentially about financial _ about? this is essentially about financial fraud, - about? this is essentially . about financial fraud, mostly fraud about financialfraud, mostly fraud on banks, lenders, lying about the value of the real estate that could be used to secure loans. this case could be bought as a criminal case but donald trump and others have fled the fifth amendment of the united states constitution which allows them in a criminal case not to testify against the elves, not to provide evidence. in a civil case that makes them a sitting duck because the jury will hear

that they refused to testify forfear that they refused to testify for fear of criminal prosecution, forfear of criminal prosecution, which is pleading the fifth amendment of the constitution means, so this is a civil case they are very light the damages could be up to 200 million dollars, then criminal charges could still follow because there may be enough evidence from the civil case of criminality that someone could be charged, down the road. d0 someone could be charged, down the road. ~ someone could be charged, down the road. ,, ~ . the road. do you think that this particular _ the road. do you think that this particular case, - the road. do you think that this particular case, this i this particular case, this investigation into their alleged fraudulent activity in new york could actually lead to a result because with so many of these investigations and various things going on with the former president, nothing stuck so far, has it?— stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet _ stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet to — stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet to see _ stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet to see there - stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet to see there are - stuck so far, has it? well, we have yet to see there are a i have yet to see there are a number of ongoing criminal investigations, this is a civil case so it will take longer to

proceed, the criminal cases are given priority in the courts, and if the former president were to be indicted for any crimes, including the theft of classified information or sedition in connection with the january six events, or solicitation of election fraud in georgia, those are three investigations currently going on those criminal trials will take place a lot sooner than a civil trial for bank fraud but for the trump organisation. but i have to say, donald trump has an enormous amount of legal difficulties both civil and criminal matters that are pending, he must be spending a lot of money on lawyers.- lot of money on lawyers. there is the question _ lot of money on lawyers. there is the question of _ lot of money on lawyers. there is the question of whether - lot of money on lawyers. there is the question of whether or . is the question of whether or not he will run for the next election, that is something many believe he will, would this be able to prevent that, do you think, possibly if it were to end up with charges against his organisation in new york? i against his organisation in new york? ., �* ~'

against his organisation in new york? ., �* ~ ., york? i don't think it would revent york? i don't think it would prevent him _ york? i don't think it would prevent him from - york? i don't think it would prevent him from running, | prevent him from running, although i would say that if you were convicted of sedition, insurrection and sedition there is a provision in our constitution the 14th amendment section three would disqualify him from any future public office. 0ther him from any future public office. other crimes, other litigation would not technically disqualify him, it's a situation that is very bad for the republican party because they are very likely to lose voters are not going to send donald trump back to the white house in november 2020, after all that has happened including the insurrection of january six, including these charges now against the trump organisation and everything else we learned in the past year and half i can't imagine voters being willing to restore them to the presidency in 202a. thank you so much for your time, we shall have to see. richard painter, former white house ethics lawyer during the george w bush administration.

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 amini. 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 sudden heart failure. since her death, women in iran have burnt headscarves. the wearing of the hijab in iran is now being challenged in the way it never has been in the past a0 years. some have even cut their hair.

and what started as protests in one country has now spread around the world. about their concerns for protestors. we are worried that, unless the international community gives attention to iranian people's demands, they are demanding normal life, i am concerned that many people will be killed. and numerous protesters have already been killed and 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, who has now become a symbol of defiance. emily brown, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come: we'll have all the sport, including, the long goodbye. the countdown to roger federer�*s final—ever match continues. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. i'm just happy that justice is served. were in their homes. soldiers and police. 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 judgment in australia.

concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc 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. russia and ukraine have completed a major prisoner of war exchange, including leaders of the ukrainian azov battalion, captured after the long siege of mariupol. in the most significant swap of the conflict so far,

215 fighters have been returned to the ukrainian side, including 10 foreigners. five british captives who were being held by russian—backed forces in ukraine have been released. emma vardy reports. we wa nt we want everyone to know that we are now out of the danger zone. we're on our way home to ourfamilies. zone. we're on our way home to our families-— our families. their ordeal finally coming _ our families. their ordeal finally coming to - our families. their ordeal finally coming to an - our families. their ordeal finally coming to an end. | finally coming to an end. thanks to everyone who has been supporting us. it's really muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun _ muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner _ muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had _ muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been - muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been held by russian backed forces since they were captured in april. they had both to move to ukraine four years ago and joined the ukrainian armed forces. they'd helped defend the country during the russian invasion. but after being captured, they were accused of being mercenaries and told they faced the death penalty. they had been held alongside three

other british men, john harding, angela hill and other british men, john harding, angela hilland dylan healy. but footage of the men arriving in saudi arabia was released last night after the saudi government confirmed it had been involved in negotiations to secure their freedom. aiden aslin's local mp condemned the russian backed separatists for the treatment of the man, saying he was delighted as to the temporary. he has been through months and months of terrible treatment. 0nly imagine what that meant his family back home in newark. it really has been a terrible for them, it really has been a terrible forthem, not it really has been a terrible for them, not knowing whether they were going to get aidan home or whether, god forbid, the worst would happen to him. during the months of captivity, the man had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin. and had been told the death penalty would be carried out. their sudden freedom has come as a huge relief to family

and friends but it's not yet clear exactly how their release was achieved and what treatment they enjoyed while being held prisoner. mrvardy, bbc news. here's the latest sports news. hello. i am mark edwards with your spot. hello. i am mark edwards with yourspot. butter hello. i am mark edwards with your spot. butter is gearing up for what will be the last match of his illustrious career, the 20 time grand slam single when i'm playing for europe against the rest of the world in the labour club starting in london on friday. he announced last week his retirement after competition which means the code will come down after friday's doubles much when he is due to partner with rafael nadal. it is due to partner with rafael nadal. , is due to partner with rafael nadal ,. ., is due to partner with rafael nadal. , ., , ., nadal. it feels almost surreal to suddenly _ nadal. it feels almost surreal to suddenly be _ nadal. it feels almost surreal to suddenly be here - nadal. it feels almost surreal to suddenly be here because | to suddenly be here because right now i feel i'm gearing up for my tournament, i'm doing the press like i know idea, events, everybody is in a good mood, i'm practising, but it's like a cliff. it's nothing left after and it's ok, that's how i

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the way back in 1998. major winners dustinjohnson, patrick reed and cameron smith will be among the notable absentees, banned from video to evans for joining the controversial saudi back to live series, meaning they miss out on world ranking points. butjustin thomas has no sympathy for their situation. i no sympathy for their situation. , ., situation. i understand. ifi were doing _ situation. i understand. ifi were doing the _ situation. i understand. ifi were doing the same - situation. i understand. if i i were doing the same situation i'd want it but that does not make it right. the governing bodies have credited the system for a reason and that's to try to create the best system possible to determine the best players in the world and now is it going to be skewed because some of the top players aren't going to be in there? yes. but does their own fault for making the decision they made and they knew very, very well going into it that there is a good chance they were going to have world ranking points and they took that risk. that's their own fault. ., that risk. that's their own fault. . , ., that risk. that's their own fault. . . fault. that you have it, the latest sport. _

don mclean's song 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 $1 million. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. # starry, starry night # paint your palate blue and grey...# if this was your second best song, you might 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 mclean 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 up for 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. the business news is next. 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 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

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 southeast 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, windy 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.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. take the pain! the us federal reserve hikes interest rates to their highest in 1a years. and warns they'll have to keep on rising. we have got to get inflation behind us. i wish there were a painless way to do that. there isn't. fed up. us stocks slump as markets bet rates will be going higher than expected, and staying there for longer all eyes now on the bank of england, as the uk braces for another hefty rise in the cost of borrowing. also coming up: plug in and take off! can battery—powered planes clean up the aviation industry? we get airborne to find out.