this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. eyewitnesses say armed soldiers are going door—to—door in occupied parts of ukraine to collect votes for so—called "referendums" onjoining russia. at the united nations general assembly, russia's foreign minister has accused the west of stirring up tensions around the world. translation: the west. is introducing diverting lines everywhere along the lines of confrontation between blocks. you're either with us or against us. there is no third option. in iran, increasingly violent anti—government protests have continued for an eighth day. hurricane fiona strikes canada's atlantic coastline. torrential rain and winds of up to 160 kilometres

an hour causes extensive flooding and mudslides. the uk opposition leader, sir keir starmer, will set out to his party conference the dividing lines between labour and the new conservative government. after 12 long years of tory failure, didn't theyjust show their true colours yesterday? crowd: yes! their driving ideology, make the rich richer and do nothing for working people. # puerto rico, esta bien, cabron...# and how one of the world's most streamed performers, bad bunny, has used his fame to draw attention to the issues facing his native puerto rico. reports from ukraine say armed soldiers have been going door to door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self—styled

"referenda" onjoining russia. russian state media says door—to—door voting is necessary for security reasons. these are the four areas where voting is being held. in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south — and cover around 15% of ukraine's territory. the so—called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a false pretext to try to illegally annex parts of ukraine. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, reports from kyiv. russia's version of their so—called referendums. a free and fair democratic process where ukrainians in kherson decide whether they want tojoin russia. ukrainian officials have posted footage like this. loud knocking. apparently ballots being taken

door—to—door, with the support of armed men. on this unverified cctv clip, a man is asked what apartment he's from. "i don't live here." "are you sure?" "yes," he says. he carries on down without looking over his shoulder. we've spoken to several people under russian occupation... outgoing dialling tone. hello. hi, bleep. ..including natalia — not her real name. nice to hear you, too. a producer has voiced her words. what are yourfriends and family thinking about this? do they want to go and vote? translation: all of my friends are against the referendum, - because we are sure that the referendum will be rigged. we don't understand why we should answer the question that is written on the ballots. we don't want to be part of russia.

driven by losses on the battlefield and growing criticisms back home, the kremlin wants to legitimise its presence in ukraine, while threatening an escalation if ukraine keeps pushing back. this isn't about democracy. it's a move straight out of the russian playbook. the result will be what russia needs it to be, and ukraine is calling on the world to see right through it. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. one kherson resident has been telling the bbc about the situation there. he says it is tense and he's afraid to go outside. i saw so many posts for information on various channels, on social media that russian soldiers are working and knocking on doors. they're already working in curse on but.

they're already working in kherson but the reports come from the villages as well, and they are varying from village to village. some of them, people refuse to go. they have to leave their homes within 2a hours, otherwise they will face bitter consequences. nobody has knocked at my door. i will not explain how, but nobody will reach my door. i will continue staying here, but my plans might change at any moment. everything depends on the situation, and everything is changing every day. human rights groups say more than 700 people have been arrested at anti—war demonstrations across russia since reservists were called up to fight in ukraine. this video footage has emerged which appears to show a fight in the russian city of omsk between men drafted to the army and local police. the footage appears to show russian police trying to force the men onto buses, according to the reuters news agency journalist who shared the video.

president putin has announced a call—up of around 300,000 russians who have done compulsory military service. a journalist at the us—funded radio free europe, based in tbilisi. he started by updating me on the situation at the border between russia and georgia. we don't know how many russians have crossed the border, but we see every— have crossed the border, but we see every day hundreds of cars coming — see every day hundreds of cars coming from russia to georgia, we see — coming from russia to georgia, we see lots of people who are fleeing — we see lots of people who are fleeing their country, fleeing their— fleeing their country, fleeing their mobilisation. but we don't _ their mobilisation. but we don't have official statistics from — don't have official statistics from georgian government. what we know— from georgian government. what we know from russian side, 2300

cars were — we know from russian side, 2300 cars were waiting, and the line would — cars were waiting, and the line would be — cars were waiting, and the line would be up to 10,000 people. so, would be up to 10,000 people. so. if— would be up to 10,000 people. so. if i — would be up to 10,000 people. so, if i told you georgian government provided no information and they said two days— information and they said two days ago— information and they said two days ago that nothing special is happening, but we see different situation on the border— different situation on the border when lots of russian citizens _ border when lots of russian citizens are trying to get to georgie _ citizens are trying to get to geora ia. �* , ., citizens are trying to get to georaia. �* , ., ., , georgia. and tens of thousands of russians _ georgia. and tens of thousands of russians have _ georgia. and tens of thousands of russians have come - georgia. and tens of thousands of russians have come over- georgia. and tens of thousands of russians have come over in. of russians have come over in the months since the war started. there have been protests for ukraine in the city, so how do people feel about the russians coming over crazy blue --? many of them have a negative _ --? many of them have a negative reaction - --? many of them have a | negative reaction because --? many of them have a - negative reaction because the wrist— negative reaction because the wrist on— negative reaction because the wrist on -- _ negative reaction because the wrist on —— russia invaded georgia _

wrist on —— russia invaded georgia and they say putin can't — georgia and they say putin can't read once again and they think— can't read once again and they think he — can't read once again and they think he wants to citizens — — citizens —— can't raid. russian ritissns 2: rant raids '* russian sitissns 22 sent rattle - can of rg ' russian sitissns 22 sent rattle - can of who .' russian sitissns 22 sent rattle - can of who are russian sitissns 22 sent rattle " can of who are fleeing we can say, who are fleeing after— we can say, who are fleeing after february they after february and march, they were _ after february and march, they were against war, against putin and supporting ukraine. at were against war, against putin and supporting ukraine.- and supporting ukraine. at the moment, russians _ and supporting ukraine. at the moment, russians coming - and supporting ukraine. at the moment, russians coming to i moment, russians coming to georgia are able to go without a visa and can stay for a year. are there because for that to be , , ., be changed? yes, some opposition _ be changed? yes, some opposition parties - be changed? yes, some opposition parties and i be changed? yes, some - opposition parties and some citizens— opposition parties and some citizens want the regime to be imposed, _ citizens want the regime to be imposed, but government is telling — imposed, but government is telling that nobody's regime is going — telling that nobody's regime is going to — telling that nobody's regime is going to be post. at the moment, they can come here

without— moment, they can come here without any visa and stay up to one yean _ russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, has been addressing delegates at the united nations general assembly in new york. here's some of what he had to say. the situation is deteriorating rapidly. you're either with us or against us. there is no third option. there are no conference —— compromising. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, told me that mr lavrov used his un speech to accuse the west of hysteria over its actions in ukraine. formed after world war ii to put formed after world war ii to out a — formed after world war ii to put a focus on diplomacy, to make — put a focus on diplomacy, to make it _ put a focus on diplomacy, to make it so _ put a focus on diplomacy, to make it so that no country could _ make it so that no country could invade his neighbour and lake _ could invade his neighbour and lake land — could invade his neighbour and take land by force. the west

says — take land by force. the west says it — take land by force. the west says it so _ take land by force. the west says it so important to the current _ says it so important to the current world order. here we heard — current world order. here we heard from the foreign minister of russia — heard from the foreign minister of russia paying international security— of russia paying international security is deteriorating rapidly. the moment that the fulure of— rapidly. the moment that the future of the world order is being — future of the world order is being divided today, but he said — being divided today, but he said the _ being divided today, but he said the united states saw themselves as a self—proclaimed masters — themselves as a self—proclaimed masters of the world. we saw in that clip, — masters of the world. we saw in that clip, him talking about the dividing lines that he claim _ the dividing lines that he claim to the world, you're either— claim to the world, you're either with us or against us. so, — either with us or against us. so. we're _ either with us or against us. so, we're hearing very similar talking — so, we're hearing very similar talking points from russia that we've — talking points from russia that we've heard throughout this crisis — we've heard throughout this crisis. claiming that they launched what they called this special— launched what they called this special military operation, which _ special military operation, which in _ special military operation, which in reality, is the invasion— which in reality, is the invasion of its neighbour ukraine _ invasion of its neighbour ukraine because they believe on one hand — ukraine because they believe on one hand that nato was encroaching upon its borders

and threatening its security. he repeated that today. again, repeating this idea that ukraine in the east, russia was 'ust ukraine in the east, russia was just trying — ukraine in the east, russia was just trying to protect ethnic russians there. so, are really predictable i think speech here from _ predictable i think speech here from the — predictable i think speech here from the russian foreign minister, given the country's long — minister, given the country's long expressed views about this, — long expressed views about this, irut— long expressed views about this, but certainly very interesting to see the newest comments here about the current referendums being held, he accused _ referendums being held, he accused the west of being hysterical about that, throwing a fit about these referendums and saying it was russia defending ethnic russians in that— defending ethnic russians in that region. reports from iran suggest that the authorities have regained control of large parts of a town in the west of the country from anti—government demonstrators. the protesters had briefly seized areas of the city of oshnavieh, which lies close to the border with iraq. footage appeared to show protesters in control of the town. police say about seven hundred and forty people have been

police say about 740 people have been arrested nationwide, including 60 women, after protests were sparked by the death in custody of a woman who'd allegedly broken headscarf rules. well, a little earlier, i spoke to dr sanam vakil. she is deputy director of the middle east north africa programme at chatham house and is their iran expert. she told me such protests come around every few years, as young iranians are tired of living under economic hardship. these are very moving and empowering images of society, young people pushing back against decades of repression. really simply, they've had enough, being sparked by this tragic death and seizing upon it to take to the streets. iranians have been experiencing hardship from mismanagement and

international sanctions, so all of this has been piling up through the years and it's coming out on the streets of iran. , ., coming out on the streets of iran. ,, ~' coming out on the streets of iran. ,, , , iran. do you think this is starting _ iran. do you think this is starting as _ iran. do you think this is starting as a _ iran. do you think this is starting as a protest - iran. do you think this is - starting as a protest against this oppression of women, but it's grown into something more about general dissatisfaction? yes, iranians from all walks of life have many grievances. they live in an authoritarian system, one that keeps them isolated from the international community. the government is pursuing regionalforeign policy that is aggressive. it has led to sanctions imposed on iran, there is economic mismanagement and no special judge this —— a socialjustice. all of this is really coming to a head with iraniansjust simply having enough, and every few years, we do see protests here. they rock the foundation

of the system and show there is a massive gap between state and society, but the government doesn't address these grievances and instead uses coercive measures in order to control society and push people back into their homes. that control society and push people back into their homes.- back into their homes. that is the main _ back into their homes. that is the main question, _ back into their homes. that is the main question, whether l the main question, whether these will have any impact. i saw today the president said he would deal with those who opposed the country's security and tranquility. edit opposed the country's security and tranquility.— and tranquility. of course it's hard to say. _ and tranquility. of course it's hard to say, and _ and tranquility. of course it's hard to say, and we - and tranquility. of course it's hard to say, and we can - and tranquility. of course it's hard to say, and we can very| hard to say, and we can very much expect that the government is going to crackdown on the protesters, the way they have in the past. they've already slowed down or not halted access to the internet to limit communication and limit our access to watch what's happening inside iran. i suspect forces have taken over many streets and pushed back protesters. i don't know if they will make concessions, but

there are suggestions that the morality police, the police that roughed up for mahsa amini, that led to her death, they might be constrained, but we have to see all of this plays out. we have to see all of this plays out-— we have to see all of this -la sout. ., ., ,, ., plays out. you talk about the lnternet- _ plays out. you talk about the internet. it's _ plays out. you talk about the internet. it's interesting - ? the us is trying to be helpful. _ ? the us is trying to be helpful, but _ ? the us is trying to be helpful, but it's - ? the us is trying to be helpful, but it's not - ? the us is trying to be | helpful, but it's not clear ? the us is trying to be i helpful, but it's not clear if that's going to make a difference inside the country. i think ultimately, sanctions do very much constrain iran on's access to technology and the international community, these measures are a bit too little, too late to. let's get some of the day's other news. italians go to the news on sunday... italy its most right—wing government since world war ii.

italians are preparing to have a new leader — giorgia meloni, whose party, 'brothers of italy', has its roots in the country's post—war neo—facist movement. the us government has criticised as catastrophic the reintroduction in arizona of a i9th—century law which bans almost all abortions. the white house press secretary said the decision had set back women in the state by more than 100 years. ajudge in brazil has banned presidentjair bolsonaro from using public buildings to record party political broadcasts ahead of next sunday's general election. earlier this week, mr bolsonaro made a controversial live online address from the library of his official residence in brasilia urging voters to support him in the poll. more than 500,000 people in eastern canada are without power as the region continues to be battered by a huge storm. these pictures show the town of channel—port aux basques.

storm fiona brought winds of nearly 150 kilometres per hour, tearing down power lines and trees. authorities have issued severe weather warnings and prime ministerjustin trudeau has promised to send help to the affected regions. we have approved nova scotia's request for federal— assistance and will deploy. the canadian armed forces to assist in assessment i and clean—up, and stand ready to do more. we are seeing reports of significant damagel in the region and recoveryj is going to be a big effort. we will be there to support every step of the way. - let's get some of the day's other news. eyewitnesses say eyewitnesses are going door—to—door to collect votes for so—called referendums on joining collect votes for so—called referendums onjoining russia. let's stay with ukraine now and a british man — freed this week after being held by russian—backed forces in ukraine — has said he was treated worse than a dog and thought he could be killed in captivity. speaking to the sun on sunday newspaper, aiden aslin,

who's now back in the uk, described how he was stabbed by a russian officer. he was one of five britons freed as part of a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine. simon jones has more. we are now out of the danger zone... the flight that took aiden aslin to his freedom after months in captivity. he said he was treated worse than a dog. in my cell, it was a two—man cell, but it was for four people because we had to sleep on the same bed on a mat that was infested with lice. we also had to sing the russian national anthem every morning and if we didn't sing it, you would get punished for it. you could get beaten or they would punish you some way or another. aiden aslin moved to ukraine four years ago and had joined the ukrainian armed forces. if you are watching this, it means we have surrendered. but his unit was forced to surrender in april. he was held with other prisoners by russian—backed

separatists. in donetsk, he said interrogation by a russian officer almost cost him his life. he got down on his knees and he was smoking a cigarette and he was like, "do you know who i am?" i was like, "no." he said, "i'm your death," basically, in russian. i saw myself, i'd been stabbed, so i knew there was a very high possibility that i'm about to be killed. now freed, in a deal brokered by saudi arabia between russia and ukraine, aiden aslin says he's amazed to be back home and among people who don't want to hurt him. simon jones, bbc news. the first picture of the new burial stone marking the queen's final resting place has been released by buckingham palace. into the floor of the george vi memorial chapel at windsor castle, where she was buried alongside her late husband, prince philip, on monday. members of the public will be able to visit the chapel in person from thursday.

here in the uk, the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, has arrived in liverpool ahead of the start of the party's annual conference. he's condemned the package of tax cuts unveiled by the chancellor on friday — calling it 'tory casino economics�*, which he says is gambling with the finances of every family in the country. the government insists its package of measures, including scrapping the top rate of income tax, will help kick—start economic growth. labour has been out of power for more than a decade, but they now believe their political fortunes could be turning around. just as her party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far more stark. applause. arriving in liverpool, the labour leader believes this will work to his advantage. and after 12 long years of tory failure, didn't theyjust crowd: yes! and earlier, the party's deputy leader argued that

years and now we're seeing that there is a last—ditch casino attempt at going for the risky strategy byjust helping those at the top. i don't believe that will give us the growth and investment we need for the future or will help those that are working hard today. over loudspeaker: # my city, my people, my heart # my city, | than any other. that union's leader met keir starmer in recent days and what she wants to see is a more ambitious economic policy from him and perhaps, unsurprisingly, far more support for striking workers.

will speak louder than words. for me, jam tomorrow does not pay the bills as far as workers are concerned. and therefore, today is the time that they are struggling, today is the time they're on the picket lines, today is the time that they want labour to put their arm around them. this is a crucial moment, a crucial conference for us on the left... and left—wing delegates are pushing for a motion to be debated that would support mps joining picket lines and which would call for pay rises to be at or above inflation. but keir starmer will be keen to show that his party has emerged from the political storms of the jeremy corbyn era, and that the clear blue water in british politics is now between government and opposition. iain watson, bbc news, liverpool. nasa has called off another scheduled launch of its historic un—crewed mission to the moon — which was due to take place on tuesday. that's because of tropical storm ian, which could become a hurricane as it approaches florida. it's the third delay in a month for the test flight,

which suffered a fuel leak and other technical glitches at the end of august. nasa had previously said that a further delay the international recording artist, bad bunny, has released a new music video from his latest album. the clip isn'tjust a video to accompany his hit "reggae—ton" track. it's also a viral documentary about the issues facing the artist's native puerto rico. released just hours before hurricane fiona struck, it's already racked up millions of views. ben derico has the story. # puerto rico, esta bien, cabron...# this is bad bunny, one of the world's most popular musicians. on spotify alone, he has over 44 billion streams. he's just released his latest music video for his song el apagon, but it's not your usual video clip. they called and said, "how do we turn a music video into a documentary?"

into a 20—minute report about some of the island's most pressing issues, like blackouts, corruption and american influence. you know, it's kind of like a trojan horse in that it uses bad bunny's popularity and his platform to get people that were not looking for a documentary about these issues and having them just come to have fun, come to get entertained by the music, and, all of a sudden, wait, what is he talking about? the documentary is fronted by bianca graulau, a journalist in puerto rico who has gained followers on platforms like tiktok and instagram for her investigative reporting. as the documentary says, "aqui vive gente", people live here. l this is notjust your- playground, this is notjust a tourism destination, - there are people who have been living here for generations and they're struggling - to have a good life. it's been five years

since hurricane maria decimated infrastructure across puerto rico. since then, blackouts have become common and, to make things worse, since hurricane fiona passed through, thousands are still without power. so, i think it's that balance that shows the real puerto rico — a place that's beautiful, a place that's rich and amazing, but also a place that has problems. the video has over 6 million views and it's given an amazing platform to a documentary that wouldn't usually get anywhere near as many. but will viewers keep watching when bad bunny isn't asking them to? puerto rico and the world will have wait to find out. ben derico, bbc news, san francisco. that's all from me for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lucyegrey. thanks very much for watching.

hello. it's set to get colder for all of us over the next few days, although that said, lowest temperatures likely to be sunday morning. with light winds, we could see a touch of frost in some rural parts to begin the day, a few mist and fog patches, too. they will quickly clear and for most, a chilly start to sunday, but a lovely, sunny one. isolated shower, too, over norfolk and suffolk, the channel islands, and as cloud builds in the north and west through the days, a few showers will crop up. most, though, will be dry. the exception as the winds strengthen will be the northwest of scotland — a band of heavy rain quickly sweeping across these areas by the end of the afternoon. temperatures for all down on what we've seen through recent days, aided and abetted by that strengthening wind. those winds will go northwesterly as we go into sunday evening. that band of rain through

the evening, scotland, northern ireland, pushes through quite quickly, then clear skies and showers, and then that rain spread its way southwards across much of england and wales, too, into monday morning. now, it's actually going to be very cold on monday morning, but it probably won't feel as chillyjust because of the strength of the wind, and that wind will be a key feature because, as we go into monday and indeed tuesday, it's coming down from the north and northwest, feeding with the air that's come all the way from the arctic. you've got to remember it's september, so in the sunnier moments, it probably won't feel too bad out there. but when you're in the showers — and there should be plenty around on monday — it will feel distinctly chilly. those showers spreading southwards and eastwards across the country quite rapidly, so ever—changing skies. early rain on the south coast clears to allow a sunnier day, but around the coasts, it's where we'll see some of the strongest of the winds, gusting 40, maybe 50 mph, and that will make it feel colder than these temperatures suggest. just note on the thermometers, only around 9 degrees in aberdeen — it will feel even colder than that. a chilly day to come

on tuesday as well. a slight shift in wind direction means some eastern areas of england will have a much brighter day. showers in the north and the west, maybe some longer spells of rain sliding through ireland, clipping southwest wales and in towards cornwall. temperatures here maybe up to around 15—16 degrees, but only around 10—14 degrees for many on tuesday. a chilly night will follow, rain towards that southwest corner will clear and winds will fall later for wednesday and thursday as the area of low pressure gradually pulls away. but it's still going to be on the chilly side — temperatures only in the teens and there will be some further rain at times, too, before the winds strengthen later on friday. see you later.

this is bbc news, the headlines: world powers have condemned the self—styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join — police have arrested more than 700 people — and at least 35 people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the death in custody of a young woman who'd been detained for breaching rules on dress code. hurricane fiona strikes canada's atlantic coastline — torrential rain and

winds of up to i60kph caused exstensive flooding and mudslides.