this is bbc news, the headlines... defence secretary grant shapps tells the bbc it would be �*crazy�* not to reconsider how the h52 rail line proceeds — given rising costs and inflation in the uk. the fate of ethnic armenians in disputed nagorno karabakh is hanging in the balance as their leaders say most will likely leave their historic homeland — now controlled by azerbaijan. china reportedlyjails a prominent uyghur scholarfor life — amid a year—long government crackdown against the minority ethnic group. and a seven—year mission to study an asteroid will reach its dramatic conclusion on sunday. nasa's osiris—rex spacecraft is sending home samples from the surface of bennu, which will land in a capsule in the utah desert later.

let's return to one of our top stories this hour — that's the osiris—rex space mission. the seven—year project is expected to reach its conclusion later today, when a spacecraft brings back to earth samples from the surface of the asteroid bennu. let's now speak to dr charley lineweaver from australian national university. very good to speak to you. how exciting is this for a space worship like you? fix, exciting is this for a space worship like ou? �* ., ., , exciting is this for a space worship like ou? �* ., ., ., like you? a lot of things can go wron: like you? a lot of things can go wrong so _ like you? a lot of things can go wrong so we — like you? a lot of things can go wrong so we are _ like you? a lot of things can go wrong so we are on _ like you? a lot of things can go wrong so we are on the - like you? a lot of things can go wrong so we are on the edge . like you? a lot of things can go| wrong so we are on the edge of like you? a lot of things can go - wrong so we are on the edge of our seats hoping that... the last time the genesis mission, the parachute did not work and to get science out of it was very hard but i think nasa has fixed the problem and the parachute will come out and then the

normal parachutes and it will land nicely and not smash itself to pieces in the utah desert! i am excited because the best thing about this, at sa carbonaceous are means it is primitive and that means it will tell us a lot about the origin of the solar system, that is the name of the game. i of the solar system, that is the name of the game.— of the solar system, that is the name of the game. i can tell you all excited and — name of the game. i can tell you all excited and you're _ name of the game. i can tell you all excited and you're making - name of the game. i can tell you all excited and you're making me - name of the game. i can tell you all excited and you're making me feel. excited and you're making me feel excited and you're making me feel excited but tell me exactly what we will learn. the origins of the solar system, huge claim but what exactly can we find from the samples? it system, huge claim but what exactly can we find from the samples? ii we can we find from the samples? if we know exactly — can we find from the samples? if we know exactly it _ can we find from the samples? if we know exactly it would _ can we find from the samples? if we know exactly it would not _ can we find from the samples? if fine: know exactly it would not be called research! ~ ., know exactly it would not be called research!_ i i research! would it? good point! i don't know— research! would it? good point! i don't know if— research! would it? good point! i don't know if you _ research! would it? good point! i don't know if you are _ research! would it? good point! i don't know if you are alive - research! would it? good point! i don't know if you are alive in - research! would it? good point! i. don't know if you are alive in 1969, but was a mature, organic materials, we have been analysing this for 50

years but meteorites, these art like asteroids that have come through the atmosphere of earth and when something does that it cooks and if you are a cook and you know something about cooking, when you put dough into an oven the chemistry changes and so by putting the surface of bennu into a capsule and a heat shield which keeps it from cooking, we see the raw dough from the surface of this asteroid and thatis the surface of this asteroid and that is something, that is what it is important because it will be unadulterated and in some sense is pristine. whether it will be from 4.55 years ago, but 100 million years later, we are not quite sure but when it lands the rocks can be analysed and then we can get the dates the best we can. —— 4.55 billion years ago. this is an asteroid that crosses the orbit of

the earth, a near earth asteroid and these are the type we are trying to protect the earth from the more we know about them, the more we can predict for they will be in 50 or 100 years and that will help us divert them and budge them a little bit to keep them from hitting the earth. that's planetary protection so this mission contributes to planetary protection. h0??? so this mission contributes to planetary protection. how much is research in _ planetary protection. how much is research in this _ planetary protection. how much is research in this area _ planetary protection. how much is research in this area advancing? l planetary protection. how much isi research in this area advancing? it sounds amazing you are trying to get this asteroid, getting it in a parachute and carefully so it is unadulterated, how much of these developments really growing apace? i am not sure, you are a journalist, you know more and more we are hearing everything about spacex and rockets and india sending something to the moon and the us sending to the moon, so i mean essentially humans are moving out into the solar

system and that is something that we need to do, if in the words of inman mosque, we want to become a multi—planetary species because we are lapsing up this planet quickly. eight, nine, 10 billion people, some of us think the sooner we get basis on the moon and on mars, the more we are secure in our own existence and so that it is also an existential thing that we are trying to take care of. g , , ., thing that we are trying to take careof. , , ., ., care of. just before we let you go, tell us about _ care of. just before we let you go, tell us about the _ care of. just before we let you go, tell us about the events _ care of. just before we let you go, tell us about the events of - care of. just before we let you go, tell us about the events of today, | tell us about the events of today, whatever be and how they will unfold? mil whatever be and how they will unfold? �* �* ., , unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime _ unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime very _ unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime very soon _ unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime very soon in - unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime very soon in the - unfold? all right. i'm not sure... sometime very soon in the next | unfold? all right. i'm not sure... i sometime very soon in the next 30 minutes the spacecraft called osiris—rex after a seven year mission will come with an about 250 kilometres of the earth. when it gets there and this will be about 30

minutes, it will release a capsule about this big and about 50 kilograms in weight and with this cap show is a handful of material, maybe 100 grams, maybe even as much as a kilogram, we will see when it is opened up and the release of the capital from the osiris—rex spacecraft will take place in about 30 minutes. then about five hours later it will land in the utah desert, it will come in very, very fast, getting very hot on the outside but staying cool on the inside and a parachute will come out and about 20 minutes later it will put out a bigger parachute and it will fall like you see other capsules falling into the ocean, you have probably seen this before but not fast enough to smash the thing when it lands on the desert. the landing ellipse is about 50 kilometres by ten kilometres so we'll see how close to the centre it

lands. but i expect it to go pretty well because nasa has experience in this but we will see, you never know! i this but we will see, you never know! , , ., ., ., this but we will see, you never know! , ., ., ., , know! i see you have an alien behind ou as know! i see you have an alien behind you as well— know! i see you have an alien behind you as well but _ know! i see you have an alien behind you as well but for _ know! i see you have an alien behind you as well but for the _ know! i see you have an alien behind you as well but for the moment, - you as well but for the moment, thank you so much and hopefully will speak to you later. find thank you so much and hopefully will speak to you later.— speak to you later. and prosper! laughter _ speak to you later. and prosper! laughter- _ congress must approve a spending bill before the 1st of october but kevin mccarthy is facing an uphill battle to encourage his fellow republicans to do so and that the budget is not put some government services were shut down and billions of federal workers will not get paid. just a short time ago presidentjoe biden laid the blame squarely at the door of republicans. let's be clear. if the government shuts down, that means members of

congress, members of the us military will have to continue to work and not get paid. government shutdown can impact everything from safety, cancer research, programmes for children. funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of congress and it is time for republicans to start doing thatjob america elected them to do. let's get this done. applause. the home secretary will visit the us and talk about what she describes as the unsustainable purchase created by illegal migration. she faces criticism in the uk for her such sending asylum seekers to rwanda which are built to take off. almost 45,000 people were detected arriving by small boats during the 12 months tojune, 26% —wise, on year. here in the uk, a decision on the future of the northern section of the high speed rail project hs2 is expected to be made this

week by the government. the prime minister is under mounting pressure to clarify if the birmingham to manchester leg will be completed, after reports it could be scrapped due to rising costs. noor nanji reports. it's a mammoth project aimed at creating more capacity and speeding up journey times. but hs2 has also been plagued by delays, cuts and spiralling costs. question marks are hanging over the line before it reads manchester. recently prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt have not been willing to say they are committed to hs2 being built in manchester, casting fresh doubts over the future of the project. i hope the government does need to continue to reconsider. but the other side of that story is the government also needs to get behind this project. when they firmly decide it's affordable, get behind it. in a letter organised by the rail industry, the leaders of 21 firms warned that constant changes to a flagship

infrastructure project add to the perceived risk of the uk as a place to do business. they say discarding the leg to manchester will have serious implications for the uk economy, and urged the prime minister to reaffirm his commitment to the delivery of hs2 phase two from manchester to euston in full, to deliver the widespread economic benefits the project is already delivering. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also called speculation that trains won't run from birmingham to manchester, deeply worrying, saying... "if plans for hs2 to terminate at euston station are abandoned, it would cause a ridiculous situation where it takes longer to get from birmingham to central london on hs2, than on existing trains." a government spokesperson said the hs2 project is already well underway, with spades in the ground. noor nanji, bbc news. "0ne punch can destroy a family" — that's the message from the parents of a man who was left with life changing injuries,

following a street attack two years ago. jamie kelly fell and hit his head on the pavement after being punched in scarborough. now, his story is being told to teenagers in schools, as part of an education campaign by north yorkshire police. 0ur social affairs correspondent emma glasbey has more. jamie kelly was 41 when he was attacked in scarborough. in a split second, his life changed forever. jamie spent eight weeks in a coma after one punch almost killed him. well done. brilliant, lad. it was actually on cctv. jamie was standing waiting across the road having a smoke, and this lad hit him. he fell down, cracked his head on the pavement. 0ne punch. 0ne punch destroyed jamie's life and destroyed his family's life. jamie suffered brain damage

and part of his skull was removed because of a bleed on his brain. you must have been terrified? proper terrified. not only once, but several times we thought we were going to lose him, and that fear in your mind, you just can't explain it. can't explain it. horrible, horrible and i'd hate, and i'd absolutely detest it, if it happened to anybody else. he was in a coma for the best part of eight weeks. he was trying to open his eyes, and that went on for a couple of months where, "put your tongue out, jamie", and he would put his tongue out. i knew he was there. he had to learn how to walk again. he had to learn how to talk. every day i wake up, i'm thankful i've still got my son. he's not the man he was. but we've still got him.

nowjamie's family is supporting a new campaign. north yorkshire police officers are going into schools to talk to teenagers about the impact one punch can have. they are getting to a stage now where they are going out into town. so it's really important that they know, but also they're out in playgrounds, and sometimes they are messing around with each other. and so they need to know that that unfortunate one punch really can have detrimental effects. 0h, marvellous. good. it is now two years on from the punch that changed jamie's life. his attacker is out of prison, having spent 14 months in jail. meanwhile, jamie lives with anxiety and needs constant support. we've got these tubes here what holds his day's medication. nineteen — 19 tablets per day. and he was a healthy young boy. now the focus is on helping jamie and helping other people understand

how devastating a punch can be. emma glaseby, bbc news, scarborough. sending jamie sendingjamie and sending jamie and his family the very best. there's been another dog attack in england believed to involve an xl american bully. a man was taken to hospital after being bitten on the arm at a park in south london. meanwhile, dog owners marched to protest government plans to ban the breed. barry caffrey reports. this is parsley park and it is here a man was attacked by a dog just after 6pm yesterday. he is currently in hospital with serious injuries. a local resident told me the dog jumped off a dispense of this dog exercise area and but the arm of a man in his 40s. police said the owner of the dog believed to be an excel bully fled the park before

they arrived. efforts are now being made to try and track down the owner. these people had mixed views about american bullies being in the park. i about american bullies being in the ark. ., ., about american bullies being in the ark, ., ., , about american bullies being in the ark. . ., , ., park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, _ park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, i _ park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, i tend _ park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, i tend to _ park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, i tend to work- park. i have to feel when i see one of these talks, i tend to work on i of these talks, i tend to work on the other side of the street. and it worries me for children and vulnerable people. if worries me for children and vulnerable people.- worries me for children and vulnerable people. if you have got an excel bully _ vulnerable people. if you have got an excel bully you _ vulnerable people. if you have got an excel bully you should - vulnerable people. if you have got an excel bully you should have - vulnerable people. if you have gotj an excel bully you should have the do- an excel bully you should have the dog muscled all the time. if it is out in _ dog muscled all the time. if it is out in public. capital may need. and if you _ out in public. capital may need. and if you are _ out in public. capital may need. and if you are going to let it off, it's -ot if you are going to let it off, it's got to— if you are going to let it off, it's got to be — if you are going to let it off, it's got to be in— if you are going to let it off, it's got to be in a secure place. | if you are going to let it off, it's got to be in a secure place. i do not think— got to be in a secure place. i do not think it _ got to be in a secure place. i do not think it is _ got to be in a secure place. i do not think it is the _ got to be in a secure place. i do not think it is the dose, it is the owners— not think it is the dose, it is the owners because _ not think it is the dose, it is the owners because some - not think it is the dose, it is the owners because some owners i not think it is the dose, it is the i owners because some owners train their dogs— owners because some owners train their dogs to — owners because some owners train their dogs to he _ owners because some owners train their dogs to be protective - owners because some owners train their dogs to be protective of- owners because some owners train their dogs to be protective of them and for— their dogs to be protective of them and for messy _ their dogs to be protective of them and for messy attack, _ their dogs to be protective of them and for messy attack, they- their dogs to be protective of them and for messy attack, they attack. and for messy attack, they attack but with — and for messy attack, they attack but with this _ and for messy attack, they attack but with this tokyo, _ and for messy attack, they attack but with this tokyo, it's - and for messy attack, they attack but with this tokyo, it's all - and for messy attack, they attack but with this tokyo, it's all right. | but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog — but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog is — but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog is not _ but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog is not trained _ but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog is not trained to- but with this tokyo, it's all right. this dog is not trained to attack, | this dog is not trained to attack, it is trying — this dog is not trained to attack, it is trying to _ this dog is not trained to attack, it is trying to he _ this dog is not trained to attack, it is trying to be friendly - this dog is not trained to attack, it is trying to be friendly and - this dog is not trained to attack, i it is trying to be friendly and good with everyone _ it is trying to be friendly and good with everyone. at _ it is trying to be friendly and good with everyone-— with everyone. a number of other recent attacks _ with everyone. a number of other recent attacks including _ with everyone. a number of other recent attacks including one - with everyone. a number of other recent attacks including one near| recent attacks including one near walsall in which a prompted the prime minister to say he had ordered

urgent work to define and ban the animals. today protesters gathered and marched to parliament to voice their concerns about the government plans to ban the breed. they said despite the fearsome appearance and build, the dogs make lovable household pets.— build, the dogs make lovable household pets. build, the dogs make lovable household ets. ., , , ., , household pets. personally my dog is as so - as household pets. personally my dog is as soppy as anything. _ household pets. personally my dog is as soppy as anything, he _ household pets. personally my dog is as soppy as anything, he is _ household pets. personally my dog is as soppy as anything, he is around i as soppy as anything, he is around my grandchildren, i've got an autistic grandson and he is really coming for him. he literally sleeps beside him, do some good. i agree the are beside him, do some good. i agree they are dangerous, _ beside him, do some good. i agree they are dangerous, none - beside him, do some good. i agree they are dangerous, none of- beside him, do some good. i agree they are dangerous, none of us - beside him, do some good. i agree| they are dangerous, none of us that are here _ they are dangerous, none of us that are here today discriminate that, we're _ are here today discriminate that, we're not — are here today discriminate that, we're not saying they are not dangerous. in the wrong they are. my email— dangerous. in the wrong they are. my e-mail is— dangerous. in the wrong they are. my e-mail is 53 _ dangerous. in the wrong they are. my e—mail is 53 kilos, of course she is dangerous— e—mail is 53 kilos, of course she is dangerous in— e—mail is 53 kilos, of course she is dangerous in the wrong hands but she is trained. _ dangerous in the wrong hands but she is trained, well mannered, well loved _ is trained, well mannered, well loved and — is trained, well mannered, well loved and she is fed correctly. the door control _ loved and she is fed correctly. iie: door control coalition, a loved and she is fed correctly. "iie: door control coalition, a group including the rspca, battersea dogs on the royal kennel club said banning specific breeds was not the

solution. pointing to irresponsible breeding, rearing and ownership. the singer feargal sharkey is a leading campaigner on the dangers of raw sewage being pumped into england's waterways. this weekend, hejoined protesters in kent, at a rally against sewage spills on the county's coastline. as kirsteen o'donnell reports. hello, whitstable. rallies like this one by save our seas have become an all too familiar sight here. the group's been campaigning vigorously for change and has the backing of some high profile faces. it is simply scandalous and i'm fairly certain that that's exactly why this has become the huge political issue. because normal people, how could you not be affronted? how could you not be filled with anything but a deep, righteous, furious anger that you put your trust in the system, you bring your children to beaches like this on a bank holiday monday later to discover those children were swimming

in somebody else's waste. i've lived here 34 years and tankerton isjust. down the road from us. that is the busiest tipping point in... | in kent. you know, when you see this and it doesn't happen all the time, - but you see the colour of the ocean changing and you see this stuff- coming in to towards the shore, - it just makes you want to throw up. it's so horrible. sewage releases aren'tjust a problem here in kent. this is a nationwide issue. the government's faced ongoing criticism from opposition parties and there are calls for wide scale legislative changes. southern water says it's committed to making improvements. the company invited us into one of their treatment plants where work is underway to update infrastructure. it says investment should reduce sewage overflows after storms by around 20%. where we are right now is a place to... to really innovate and learn

and we aren't stopping. so the taskforce and myself, we have a clear output to learn by the 31st of march 2025, and we will submit our findings to 0fwat and have those publicly available. see how we've learnt but we're not stopping. you know, the 20% reduction is is for the next 18 months. it isn't an end point, it is just the start point. save our seas say much more needs to be done though. two years ago we set out l after a community meeting with our local mp and southern water where we just felt, like, _ after their £90 million fine - they had no commitment to change. so we staged our first - protest about two months later and two years on, looking at the numberl of releases that we're seeing, - we've seen a reduction of around 2% in the last two years. so unfortunately, we don't feel like we can stop protesting - until we see much bigger difference. at the same time as this protest was being held, there was yet another sewage discharge at this very beach. the campaign for cleaner water, it seems, is far from over. kirsteen 0'sullivan, bbc news.

a 200—year—old mystery over the identity of the artist behind a 17th—century painting has finally been solved. after being wrongly attributed and then kept in storage for more than a century, the rare piece of artwork has now been restored and is on display at windsor castle. celestina 0lulode has the story. trailblazer, storyteller and renowned italian artist — artemisia gentileschi, depicted here in a self—portrait. she's perhaps most famous for this painting, susanna and the elders, but up until recently, art experts didn't know that this was one of her works of art because it was wrongly catalogued. the painting had been catalogued as french school in the 20th century, so it was believed to be by a french artist that no—one even knew the name of. and it's only by looking at these historic inventories that we were able to match it up. and part of the reason for that is its condition.

it had been subjected to hundreds of years of hanging over fireplaces with that smoke and dust. also historic conservation treatments where it had been over painted by later conservators. so a team got to work restoring the painting, which took five years. this painting depicts susanna and the elders. the story effectively is one of blackmail, so that when she refuses the advances of these two men, they threaten her... to reveal her with infidelity, which is not true, and this has a particular relevance to artemisia's own background. she was actually at the age of 17, raped by another artist working in her father's studio where she was training, and she was called on at his trial to give evidence. and she was even tortured. she was again shown to be innocent and telling the truth. and so perhaps there's a link there. art historian katie hessel says artemisia's work remains significant today. so she grew up immersed, looking at pictures, grinding

pigments in the studio. this was so rare for a woman at her time. they didn't have access to paintings. you know, women had to be chaperoned to experience and witness different, different artworks. and actually, i may be around 400 years after this painting was made, but even as a woman in 2023, you feel seen by that painting. you feel that your voice is heard. what do you think this celebration of gentileschi now says about our society? you know, artemisia gentileschi was a celebrity in her day. there's a quote by her from 1649 and she says, "i'll show you what a woman can do." and that quote is still resonating with people all around the world today. so i would say to anyone in front of that painting, how do you feel before we even know that it's gentileschi? what is this painting telling you? and go from there. because art really should be for everyone. and it's telling us about a period in history that is so exciting and groundbreaking. the artwork will be displayed at windsor castle until april next year. celestine 0lulode, bbc news, windsor.

hundreds of people turned out in england to welcome back a couple who've spent six years sailing around the world. after matt humphreys lost his job, he and amy cartwright sold everything and set off on their epicjourney. they've been battered by storms, and almost gave up. but they stuck at it and duncan kennedy saw them arrive back in portsmouth. sun, sea and a sailing epic. matt humphreys and amy cartwright — home after six years. applause and cheering. hundreds of people came to witness the couple's elation. can you believe how many people are here? cheering. thank you, guys. how would you summarise the last six years? the best way to summarise it, - i want to turn around and go again. the atlantic was their first big test when they left in 2016. last night we broke the boom which is pretty major.

before this, they had only sailed inshore. merry christmas! whoa! and every experience filled their lives. look at this whopper. they did it after matt lost his job, selling everything. enduring rough seas... isolating on this tiny island because of covid... but seeing a world of culture on the way. it is a very simple life on a boat. i think that has been one of the best things, yeah. if you are prepared to abandon anything else and put everything into going for that dream, it is unbelievable what is actually possible. two intrepid explorers who turned adversity into adventure. duncan kennedy, bbc news. what a lovely story!

washington, dc�*s national zoo is preparing to say farewell to three of its most popular celebrities. the three giant pandas will be celebrated at a nine—day panda palooza. the party will celebrate dc�*s famous furry residents before they return to china as part of the zoo's agreement with the china wildlife conservation. the departure will leave the us capital pandaless for the first time since 1999. the giant pandas are expected to leave for china no later than december 7th. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. the week ahead looks very unsettled with heavy rain and gale force winds at times. so for today we have seen shadowy outbreaks of rain, very fragmented as you see from the earlier rainfall but no pressure still driving the weather at the moment. plenty of isobars on the charts, plenty of wet weather to come for the remainder of the

afternoon but not for all of us. central and southern england and wales will continue to see the cloud breaking, a pulse of heavy rain moving north by the end of the afternoon, across the scottish borders, northern ireland in particular. with sunshine we could see temperatures topping at a maximum 21 degrees. early evening we see another heavy pulse of rain pushing from the south—west across wales, into the lake district and into western scotland. weather warnings in force here. wouldn't accompanying the heavier bursts of rain and exposed costs of a maximum 60 miles an hour, pretty miserable conditions closing out the day. the frontal system eases with showers continuing into the far north—west with plenty of cloud around and the wind direction from the south—west, it is a mild night with overnight lows of 12—15 . tomorrow starts on a quiet note, the winds will ease but nowhere near as strong, sunny spells

for many of us, scattered showers through scotland and temperatures responding, we could see temperatures peak at 22 degrees. way above where they should be for this time of year. more rain to come in the forecast as you see on tuesday. western areas will bear the brunt of it. the potentialfor some localised flooding as we go through the week ahead. the rain tending to focus its story across much of scotland and north—west england, central and southern england and wales, dry and still pleasantly warm but moving through the middle of the week, we not only see yet more wet weather but also the risk of some severe gales. we will keep an eye on this position of low pressure, might be a little further north or further south but one thing is for certain. the middle part of the week looks pretty unsettled, heavy rain and strong winds. better by friday.

live from london, this is bbc news. defence secretary grant shapps tells the bbc it would be �*crazy�* not to reconsider how the hs2 rail line proceeds, given rising costs and inflation. the fate of ethnic armenians in disputed nagorno karabakh is hanging in the balance as their leaders say most will likely leave their historic homeland now controlled by azerbaijan. and nasa awaits the return of a spacecraft carrying asteroid dust that could reveal new details about how the planets were formed. after travelling billions of miles through space, the capsule is going to land somewhere over here in the utah desert, come rain or shine.

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