this is bbc news, the headlines: armed soldiers have been offered to london's metropolitan police after a large number of officers stepped back from firearms duties. their decision is linked to the case of a police officer charged with a man's murder. we have touchdown. nasa has brought back the largest ever sample from an asteroid. a capsule was recovered in utah after being dropped from a space probe that's spent the last seven years collecting the fragments. scientists hope it will shed new light on how planets were formed. police in kosovo have ended a standoff with serb gunmen at a monastery which followed a deadly attack on ethnic albanian police. questions surround the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line —

speaking to the bbc, senior cabinet minister grant shapps says it would be �*crazy�* not to review the project — amid rising costs and inflation. now on bbc news, escaping my family. these women in russia's north caucasus are allegedly being abused and imprisoned by their own families. they have made disturbing accusations of kidnappings and exorcisms. female genital mutilations. and honour killings.

pushing back against traditions and institutions that dominate this remote part of russia. will they ever find freedom? vika is from a small town, 70 kilometres from the capital of dagestan, makhachkala, in south—western russia.

under sharia law, if there is no intimacy between a couple, a divorce can be granted. but now vika was even more vulnerable.

under russian law, forced under—age polygamous marriages are not permitted. although not official, the practice is considered legitimate within the community.

like vika, this woman is also from dagestan. as a journalist covering the struggles of these young women, she decided to take action.

at the time of her disappearance, maria maliva was in contact with the human rights body teaching justice initiative. three weeks after mariam's disappearance, a murder

investigation was launched. while searching her husband's residence, police found a sports jacket with a dark brown

stain on it. she was never seen again, and no—one was ever charged with her murder. like mariam, she was desperate to flee her family life, and she joined social media. with the help of a total stranger, she escaped to moscow. but her taste of freedom was short lived.

the case of conflict in the north caucasus resulted in the isolation

of communities like vika's. deeply entrenched cultural beliefs, such as the practice of exorcists, are commonly used. while some people do voluntarily, it can also be used to exert control over women.

but there are glimmers of hope for women trapped by their families. this person works closely with the north caucuses sos to offer these women a way out. rescues are usually conducted in total secrecy, but in some cases, going public and speaking out to the media can offer some security.

rescues are usually conducted in total secrecy, but in some

cases, going public and speaking out to the media can offer some security.

although these women are all over 18, their families will do anything in their power to bring them back.

after the exorcism vika was not allowed to leave home and was subjected to constant violence.

desperate for a way out, vika reported her parents to the police. man speaks.

refusing to give up, vika found an article online about women being rescued and reached out.

for her own safety, vika is moved frequently and after several months of hiding she was sent by the crisis group to a refugee camp where she waits for asylum. like vika, these four women are waiting for a decision on their asylum requests. they are haunted by memories of their past and desperate to get to safety.

after nearly one year in a refugee camp, vika was finally granted asylum and can begin a new life. i don't believe it. her whereabouts have been withheld for her own safety.

hello there. wet and very windy weather on the way overnight for some of us. now, as far as the rainfall goes, the heaviest falls of rain will be across western scotland, where we're likely to pick up around 30 to 50 millimetres, double that over the high ground. so there could be some localised flooding building in across parts of scotland. it's all down to an area of low pressure. a rapidly developing low, that's just the south of the republic of ireland. and this will also bring some very strong winds to the far north—west of scotland as well, where overnight we could be looking at gusts of 60 to 70 odd miles

an hourfor the hebrides and the highlands. the heavy rain bringing a risk of some localised flooding as well. further southwards, that band of rain crosses wales and england. by the time it reaches eastern areas, not really a great deal left on it. it's going to be a mild night, gusty south—westerly winds, ensuring that. temperatures around 12 to 15 degrees. now tomorrow, a much brighter day overall with a lot more in the way of sunshine to go around. it's not entirely dry, though, there will be some showers. particularly for scotland, a few for northern ireland and the north of both northern england and north wales as well. the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england should stay dry with their sunshine and these temperatures continue to be above average for the time of year — 17 to 22 for many of us. now entering into tuesday, it's another unsettled day. a couple of weather systems kind of combined to gang up on us here in the uk bringing, i think, outbreaks of rain for many of us. so rain at times probably best sums up the weather, the wettest weather in the morning across western areas. but by the time we get through the afternoon, rain will become pretty widespread

with potentially some of it turning thundery. probably turning a bit brighter in northern ireland with the main rain band clearing through, but there'll still be a risk of some showers here. temperatures not changing too much — highs for many between 16 and 22 degrees. now for the middle part of the week, we're looking at a deep area of low pressure. this is going to be bringing widespread heavy outbreaks of rain, but some very strong winds as well. inland gusts are expected to reach around 50 to 60 miles an hour, but stronger gusts likely around some of our irish sea coast where we could see gusts of between 65 and even 80 miles an hour.

so potentially damaging disruptive gusts of wind with us. with this area of low pressure on wednesday, live from london, this is bbc news armed soldiers are offered to the metropolitan police after a large number of officers step back from firearms duties. france will end all military cooperation with niger and withdraw its ambassador and several other diplomats within hours following a coup. britain's prime minister faces mounting criticism over his u—turn on several key climate change commitments. a space capsule carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected lands safely in utah. hello.