this is bbc news, the headlines: scenes of panic and chaos as more people leave nagorno—karabakh for armenia. armenians simply don't believe that they can be safe under azerbaijani rule. that is why they are fleeing with all of their possessions. the self—proclaimed �*king of crypto�* will next week face trial on multiple fraud charges. sam bankman—fried's company crumbled in november — leaving investors with significant financial losses. and that's a wrap. us screenwriters reach a tentative deal with studio bosses , deal with studio bosses, which could end a five—month strike. the united nations has found what it says is �*continuous evidence�* that russian armed forces are committing war crimes in ukraine. the un is delivering a report now to the human rights council in geneva, detailing unlawful

attacks with explosive weapons. we will go to that shortly. i'll i�*ll correspond is a close eye. just take us through the evidence that they are laying out. this take us through the evidence that they are laying out.— they are laying out. this is evidence _ they are laying out. this is evidence that _ they are laying out. this is evidence that they - they are laying out. this is evidence that they have i they are laying out. this is - evidence that they have gathered from march of this year until now. what is interesting about this is that we had the previous report delivered in march which already contained evidence of war crimes, possible crimes against humanity. this reinforces that the un investigators could go to parts of ukraine that had been in russian

hands, kherson, zaporizhzhia. ukraine have taken some of these regions back. what we see deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure, thatis attacks on civilian infrastructure, that is a un term, but basically, that is a un term, but basically, that means hospitals, restaurants, railway stations, shops where people to by their food. railway stations, shops where people to by theirfood. they railway stations, shops where people to by their food. they are also talking about really brutal torture of people suspected of passing information to ukrainian troops. it is so brutal in fact, that one of the people who suffer debts subsequently died. sexual violence, the rape of women in kherson. one woman, 18 years old, the victim of that. a real grim picture of the way that. a real grim picture of the way that russia is conducting its war against ukraine.— that russia is conducting its war auainst ukraine. . , ., , , against ukraine. have they addressed these accusations _ against ukraine. have they addressed these accusations of _ against ukraine. have they addressed these accusations of genocide? - against ukraine. have they addressed these accusations of genocide? we i these accusations of genocide? we have seen before the forced transfer

of ukrainian children to an area under russian control. that of ukrainian children to an area under russian control.- of ukrainian children to an area under russian control. that is a aood under russian control. that is a good question- _ under russian control. that is a good question. they _ under russian control. that is a good question. they do - under russian control. that is a good question. they do in - under russian control. that is a good question. they do in their| good question. they do in their report into parts, regarding the transfer of children, you can sense the frustration of the un investigators because they are getting zero cooperation from russia in this. the details of how many children, who they are, what age they are could have been transferred to russia are completely transparent. so although the investigators note that this kind of forcible transfer could fall under the genocide category. they are calling on moscow to put the facts and the table, if you have children, who are they? where are they? they need to be reunited with their parents. interestingly, the first time this has been mentioned in one of the un reports about russia�*s conduct in ukraine is a reference to the russian media and the way it

talks about ukraine, about the war in ukraine and about ukrainians. it says that the rhetoric in russian media now is so violent and full of hate that this could constitute incitement to genocide. thank you ve much incitement to genocide. thank you very much for— incitement to genocide. thank you very much forjoining _ incitement to genocide. thank you very much forjoining us. - let�*s get more now on the tentative deal to end the longest strike to affect hollywood in decades. it�*s been struck between studio bosses and the union representing screenwriters. writers have been on strike since early may. the 15,000 plus members still have to vote to ratify the deal. let�*s talk now to obi emelonye, who is a uk—based writer and filmmaker. it is see you. how has the right to strike affected you? writers strike? not directly. i�*m not a member of the field of america, so not directly. but you know, i say that

every film—maker, at the lower level of the food chain of the industry has a vested interest in what is happening in america, from nigeria to the uk. the bottom line for every film—maker, every creative person is affected by the outcome of this agreement. and it is great that is happening in hollywood said that it will trickle down the food chain. what would you like to see in that deed that would affect people in the industry worldwide? i deed that would affect people in the industry worldwide?— industry worldwide? i think the headin . s industry worldwide? i think the headings of _ industry worldwide? i think the headings of the _ industry worldwide? i think the headings of the request, - industry worldwide? i think the | headings of the request, points industry worldwide? i think the i headings of the request, points of negotiation for the writers, you know, say it all. there is a bit of inequity in terms of the value to the industry. people at the top of the industry. people at the top of the food chain are having all of the fun, while some others lower down

the food chain are having to work without the assurance of having a proper living out of theirjobs. it's proper living out of theirjobs. it�*s about the value of the work that writers and people in that category, actors, the value of the work that they do, the levelling the engagement, the duration of engagement. the assurances against the use of ai engagement. the assurances against the use of al to completely make them redundant. like i said, the effects a whole range of people and what happens here will eventually trickle down to people across the world. figs trickle down to people across the world. �* , . ~ trickle down to people across the world. �* , ., ~ ., world. as we talk to you, we have been watching _ world. as we talk to you, we have been watching pictures _ world. as we talk to you, we have been watching pictures of - world. as we talk to you, we have been watching pictures of the i been watching pictures of the writers and the actors on the picket line. we saw some exterior shots two of the outside of netflix. given the boom in content with the streaming services, how much power did they

have and how have they use that power? i have and how have they use that ower? ., have and how have they use that ower? . . ., have and how have they use that ower? . _, ., have and how have they use that ower? ., _, ., ,., power? i have content on netflix so i better power? i have content on netflix so i better watch _ power? i have content on netflix so i better watch the _ power? i have content on netflix so i better watch the way _ power? i have content on netflix so i better watch the way i _ power? i have content on netflix so i better watch the way i present i power? i have content on netflix so i better watch the way i present my| i better watch the way i present my answer. i would say that netflix, the seismic shift that has happened in this sector has favoured the likes of netflix and i think that favour was exacerbated by covid and people not being able to go to the cinema, etc. they control, in terms of money and influence, the power in the industry. and i think they have use that power in the way that most independent, private companies word which is to get the benefits. but what is happening is we need to face

it. the writers guild association of america are strong enough to look them in the eye and square up to them in the eye and square up to them to be held to get a deal that i think would influence what is happening. to give you an example, the likes of netflix and amazon would acquire my content, i work in the uk, they would acquire my content as nigerian content and then send it to the rest of the world but the value of the content is valued as nigerian content and then sold for to the rest of the world. so you don�*t get real valuation because the valuation is skewed in their favour. so i think that to reset needs to happen and these conversations would go a long way. that happen and these conversations would go a long way-— go a long way. that is so interesting _ go a long way. that is so interesting to _ go a long way. that is so interesting to hear. i go a long way. that is so l interesting to hear. thank go a long way. that is so i interesting to hear. thank you go a long way. that is so - interesting to hear. thank you for joining us. we wait to hear the details of the deal as i am sure you do.

let�*s return to the news of lucy letby. thejury let�*s return to the news of lucy letby. the jury are unable to reach verdicts on six counts related to five children. willjoin our correspondent at manchester crown court. there was a short court here this morning that lasted about half an hour. morning that lasted about half an houn ., morning that lasted about half an hour. . , , morning that lasted about half an hour. , ., morning that lasted about half an hour. a . ,, morning that lasted about half an hour. ., ., ,, ., hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that _ hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that the - hour. lucy letby appeared by video link and that was that the crown i link and that was that the crown prosecution service announced that they would be bringing a retrialfor lucy letby on one count of attempted murder. this relates to a baby girl who was known as baby k who lucy letby is alleged to have attempted to murder in february 2016. a provisional trial date has been set forjune next year for that trial. we have had a statement subsequently from the crown prosecution service that the decision over whether to bring a retrial of lucy letby was a complex and difficult one saying that they have taken into account the views of several people

including the police, the families and a prosecution counsel and they say there are a number of competing factors over that decision and they have met with families to explain why they have come to the conclusion is that they have. we have also had a statement from solicitors representing a number of the families involved in the case saying that they are disappointed by this decision by the crown prosecution service. also worth noting that lucy letby has always denied the allegations against her and indeed, her defence team have made application to the court of appeal to appeal against her conviction is that she was convicted of here last month. that is likely to take some months before a decision is known over that application for an appeal. also worth noting that the police investigation into lucy letby, known as operation hummingbird is ongoing. the police are looking into her entire nursing career in the investigation continues. thanks for

the u date investigation continues. thanks for the update from _ investigation continues. thanks for the update from manchester. i the notorious italian mafia boss matteo messina denaro has died in custody at the age of 61. he had been having treatment for cancer. denaro was arrested injanuary at a clinic in palermo in sicily after 30 years on the run. he was serving a life sentence after being convicted in absentia of numerous murders. he once boasted that he could fill a cemetery with his victims. among them were leading anti—mafia prosecutors killed in bomb attacks. he was often described as the last godfather of the sicilian mafia. joining me now is professor federico vares, professor of criminology at the university of oxford and author of the book "mafia life". very good to have you with us. i remember when matteo messina denaro was taken into custody. it was so dramatic. the pictures were everywhere all over italian media but he was unwell and has been unwell so what reaction was that to his death which was a inevitable?

well it�*s bittersweet for italians because we wish that he had been arrested in 1993 when he should have been arrested. he spent 30 years on the run and only went to jail eight months ago. so in a sense his death reminds italians that he was a fugitive for so long and that is not great for italian institution. it was good that he was eventually arrested but it took too long. what is the state of the sicilian mafia? the sicilian mafia mafia is not well and that is good. they are under pressure from authorities. the trade which is very profitable and gave a lot of money to the sicilian mafia in the 80s is not the place where they are. they still are adamant in they are. they still are adamant in the territory and ask for protection

money but not as much internationally. 50 money but not as much internationally.- money but not as much internationall . ., ., , internationally. so who controls the dru~s internationally. so who controls the drugs trade? _ internationally. so who controls the drugs trade? it's _ internationally. so who controls the drugs trade? it's another _ internationally. so who controls the drugs trade? it's another mafia i drugs trade? it's another mafia which is in _ drugs trade? it's another mafia which is in calabria, _ drugs trade? it's another mafia which is in calabria, the - drugs trade? it's another mafia which is in calabria, the region| which is in calabria, the region next to sicily. and that mafia is able to control drugs through the poor and most of the cocaine from europe goes through that particular route. so there you have a very and attention was on sicily they grew on the side. i attention was on sicily they grew on the side. ,., attention was on sicily they grew on the side. ,. ., ,': :: :: attention was on sicily they grew on the side, ., ,': i: i: , .,, the side. i saw that 300 people are on trial so police _ the side. i saw that 300 people are on trial so police are _ the side. i saw that 300 people are on trial so police are still _ the side. i saw that 300 people are on trial so police are still busy i on trial so police are still busy arresting people and charging them. what about the more broader efforts to address the reason that young people particularly are joining gangs like the mafia? yes. people particularly are “oining gangs like the mafia? yes, you're absolutely right. _ gangs like the mafia? yes, you're absolutely right. and _ gangs like the mafia? yes, you're absolutely right. and what - gangs like the mafia? yes, you're absolutely right. and what is i gangs like the mafia? yes, you'rel absolutely right. and what is going on in calabria is showing that.

ultimately, this is not the end of story. there are political reasons why people join the mafia and why people in the territories distress the italian state. so until the italian authorities addresses this, there will be new bosses coming along. in the recent elections in italy, the theme of the fight against the mafia was not prominent at all. leaving it to the prosecutors and police to arrest but they really need the political class to do something. just they really need the political class to do something.— they really need the political class to do something. just briefly then, at a local level, _ to do something. just briefly then, at a local level, every _ to do something. just briefly then, at a local level, every local- to do something. just briefly then, at a local level, every local level, | at a local level, every local level, is corruption still an issue when it comes to the mafia and how they operate? comes to the mafia and how they oerate? ~ , ., operate? absolutely. the mafia thrive because _ operate? absolutely. the mafia thrive because people - operate? absolutely. the mafia thrive because people outside l operate? absolutely. the mafia| thrive because people outside of operate? absolutely. the mafia i thrive because people outside of the mafia enable them to thrive. and the corruption at a local level, especially hospitals where there is

a lot of money is unfortunately very high. so until you reform the local institutions and root out corruption and the bond between the citizens in the state, you will never really when the war against the mafia. thank you very much forjoining us. really interesting to talk about the state of the mafia in italy right now after matteo messina denaro died in custody at the age of 61. he is often described as the last godfather of the sicilian mafia. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. here in swindon, the council and police are trying a new way of intervening early with teenagers identified by social services. at the public leisure centres like here at the link centre in west swindon, they�*re giving out six months gym memberships. so we identified a real challenge for some of our most vulnerable children in swindon. and one of the issues is often

we get to them too late. we really wanted to work differently and identify those children at risk of substance misuse, at risk of the substance misuse of their parents and try to find interventions that fundamentally change how they think and feel about themselves. they have funding for 400 of these passes. the money comes from the confiscated proceeds of illegal drugs crime. it�*s one of the first council is outside of london to try this new approach to solving a growing problem. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you�*re live with bbc news. france is to end its military pressure in the share, macron said that they will be removed by the end of the year. he announced plans to withdraw the french ambassador and

several other diplomats within hours followed by its military contingent in the coming months. it follows that military coup injuly that in the coming months. it follows that military coup in july that saw the ousting of the elected president. mr macron has failed to recognise him as a majority but they said france would withdraw the troops. translation: france has decided to bring back its ambassador and so in the coming hours, our ambassador bring back its ambassador and so in the coming hours, ourambassadorand several diplomats will return to france and we are ending our military cooperation with the defect authorities is because they no longer want to fight against cooperation. now to eastern china, where the covid—delayed asian games are under way after a lavish opening ceremony at the weekend. among those in the city of hangzhou are international olympic committee president thomas bach and syria�*s president bashar al—assad. the games, which were delayed by a year because of china�*s measures to combat covid—19,

are the country�*s biggest sporting event in more than a decade, with about 12,000 athletes from 45 nations taking part. just looking at some of the regional newspapers today they have all got the tallies up and running, live pages all operating as countries in the region all look to see how they are doing. with more on this, celia hatton, the bbc�*s asia pacific editor for many years. president assad is being courted by xi, why is he going out on a limb like this with assad? it reminds at this this isn�*tjust a sporting event this is really a good excuse for beijing to engage in a bit of diplomacy as well. china is really engaging with the syrian leader, partly to make a point that it is willing to make ties to country that the united states and other western countries have a

essentially cut off. this position is china in a way as the leader of the global south and puts china�*s leader xijinping as a the global south and puts china�*s leader xi jinping as a potential deal maker, as he was when helping to renegotiate ties between iran and saudi arabia. so there is that as well. but there is also a money element in this. syria is need going to need rebuilding at some point. they have signed onto chinese building road initiative, that is a huge global infrastructure building initiative. so it is possible that china is willing to defy us sanctions on syria and really make some money down the line by helping syria to rebuild. can some money down the line by helping syria to rebuild.— syria to rebuild. can you explain the controversy _ syria to rebuild. can you explain the controversy that _ syria to rebuild. can you explain the controversy that has - syria to rebuild. can you explain the controversy that has been i syria to rebuild. can you explain i the controversy that has been caused by having the flag of north korea fly? by having the flag of north korea fl ? ~ ., by having the flag of north korea fly? another controversial move. the world anti-doping _ fly? another controversial move. the world anti-doping agency _ fly? another controversial move. the world anti-doping agency ruled i world anti—doping agency ruled against north korea and decided to

instil some punishment on north korea because the country hasn�*t signed up to proper doping testing. because of this, the north korean flag is not supposed to be flown at any sporting event beside the olympics and paralympics. but the north korea flag is on display at the age in games so now, the asian games organiser and north korea are talking with the world anti—doping agency and we will have to see whether that flag is taken down. fine whether that flag is taken down. one ofthe whether that flag is taken down. one of the fastest — whether that flag is taken down. one of the fastest growing areas when it comes to the games is esports. what is happening with esports at these games? it�*s is happening with esports at these names? �* , ., ., ., ., games? it's getting a huge amount of attention. there _ games? it's getting a huge amount of attention. there are _ games? it's getting a huge amount of attention. there are 500 _ games? it's getting a huge amount of attention. there are 500 esports i attention. there are 500 esports athletes competing at the asian games. they are the superstars of the games at the moment. however, it is really keen to point out that outer 500 athletes, only eight are

women. so really a lot of people appointing out that number to show the gender imbalance that is still really prevalent when it comes to esports at the highest levels. thank ou for esports at the highest levels. thank you forjoining _ esports at the highest levels. thank you forjoining us. _ esports at the highest levels. thank you forjoining us. we _ esports at the highest levels. thank you forjoining us. we will— esports at the highest levels. thank you forjoining us. we will keep i you forjoining us. we will keep across the asian games over the coming weeks. toymaker lego has stopped a project to make its iconic bricks from recycled drinks bottles instead of oil—based plastic. it says the move would have led to higher carbon emissions over the product�*s lifetime. the reversal followed efforts by lego to embrace �*sustainable materials�*. other companies have been reassessing their contribution to global emissions as pressure grows from both governments and consumers. let�*s speak to mark miodownik, a materials scientist based at university college london. can you explain to us, this seems like such a good idea originally from lego, why does it not work out? i don�*t know the details because they are confidential but i can tell you that lots of companies are hitting the same problem. the problem is this, you start with a

product that you have got and you find that, in their case, they make lego bricks from abs which is a very hard stiff plastic and does the job very well for them and has done for many years. that is the key to the product, the fact that they can fit together and don�*t twist in your hands. it�*s the key to the product working. they want to shift to another plastic, so they want the plastic pet which is what we used to make drinks bottles out of but with the same qualities. they want to make them stiffer because they are quite loose in your hands and they want to make it harder. so they have to add something to that plastic to make it fit the bill. that cost money, every time you fiddle around with the chemistry you are doing processing and that is mostly going to create co2 emissions. there is something like a life cycle assessment which is a rigorous way of adding up all of the co2 emissions for any product right from

its birth, in the case of plastics mode that is coming from piping oil out of the ground, making it into a product and then what happens at the end? the recycling itself takes energy and that create co2 emissions. it turns out if you twist pet and make it fit the lego model you have to create so many co2 emissions at the beginning of its life and at the end of its five to undo that chemistry and make it recyclable again that you haven�*t made the world a better place by doing it. this is what�*s happening with so many companies, they are not in control of the end of line. they are not in control of how it gets treated once it is in the household or want to get to a waste processing facility. or want to get to a waste processing facili . ., or want to get to a waste processing facili . . . ., , facility. there are clearly solutions _ facility. there are clearly solutions here _ facility. there are clearly solutions here when i facility. there are clearly solutions here when it i facility. there are clearly i solutions here when it comes facility. there are clearly - solutions here when it comes to recycling, lots of people of course do recycle their lego. they are still churning a lot out, though. i

wonder if part of the issue is durability. kids are brutal with their lego bricks. does that make a difference when you are looking at the final product? the? difference when you are looking at the final product?— the final product? they solve that roblem the final product? they solve that problem but _ the final product? they solve that problem but in — the final product? they solve that problem but in solving _ the final product? they solve that problem but in solving it - the final product? they solve that problem but in solving it they i the final product? they solve that l problem but in solving it they made it less recyclable. that�*s the thing, isn�*t it? you do something to the product to solve the problem that you�*re talking about, which is that you�*re talking about, which is that kids are brutal, it has to stand all of that pressure with inside the house. at the end of life, when you want to recycle it back into a new product you have to undo all of that chemistry and that consume a lot of energy and co2 emissions. and so the real way to address this, of course, is dawning on lego and all of the companies that sell disposable products, right. as you want reuse. at the end of its life you don�*t want to break into recycling, you want to sell it to the company. so the lego bricks that you or i and ourfamilies have had, they are totally viable for

another hundred years. they have a value. if the company was to buy them back, we would willingly sell them back, we would willingly sell them back. they wouldn�*t have to make new ones. i them back. they wouldn't have to make new ones.— them back. they wouldn't have to make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft _ make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft one _ make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft one day _ make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft one day to _ make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft one day to give - make new ones. i intend to get mine out of the loft one day to give to i out of the loft one day to give to grandchildren, that is for sure. reuse and recycle your lego bricks, i think is the message there. we have some breaking news to bring you on the conflict in ukraine. ukrainian officials have claimed that 34 ukrainian officials have claimed that 3a russian officers were killed in an air strike on the black sea naval headquarters which happened in occupied crimea last week. we bought you that news of the building being directly hit by weapons that were supplied by the west. we have a statement from the ukrainian military who says that the commander of russia�*s black sea fleet has died in a strike and didn�*t name him directly when approached by bc for combination. there has been no evidence provided but ukrainian

forces are claiming that 3a russian officers were killed in that strike. hello again. today is essentially going to be a breezy day with sunshine and showers. but as we head to the middle part of the week, wednesday looks like it could bring us some stormy conditions. but what we have at the moment are a few showers getting in across parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, but the bulk of them will be across scotland where they could be heavy and thundery. still gusty winds across the north and also the west, gusting in excess of 40mph. but a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, with highs up to 23 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight we hang on to a lot of clear skies at first, but then a system coming up from the south will introduce some humid conditions and some showers across wales, south—west england, the midlands and southern counties. and at the same time, we also have a weather front bringing rain in across northern ireland and the outer hebrides. now, both of these fronts through the course of tomorrow are going to push north—eastwards and you can see from the isobars it�*s going to be another breezy day in the south,

but windy in the north. so the showers continue to push up into the north sea, the rain moves out of northern ireland, across northern england and into scotland, and behind it for most it will still be dry, but there still will be a few residual showers with highs up to about 22 or 23. now, as we head on from tuesday into wednesday, we�*ve got this developing area of low pressure which is going to bring us the stormy conditions, some heavy rain, but also some strong winds. we start off with a lot of dry weather. the cloud builds ahead of the low pressure arriving. and then in it comes, widespread gales developing. widely inland we are looking at 60 to 65mph gusts. and these are the temperatures, 1a to 20 degrees, but also some heavy rain. so this could well lead to some disruption. the strongest winds will be around the irish sea coast, 60 to 75mph gusts. but potentially there could be a little bit stronger than that. now, as we head overnight wednesday into thursday, that low pressure eventually tracks northwards and moves away. then we�*ve got this little bump in the isobars as a transient

ridge of high pressure comes in. so thursday morning we see the back edge of that stormy weather moving away. behind it, a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers, more showers coming into the west and also the south through the day with highs of 19.

for the attempted murder of a baby girl. the former nurse is serving a whole—life sentence for murdering seven babies at the countess of chester hospital. we�*ll have the latest from manchester crown court. also on the programme: after a metropolitan police officer is charged with murder, prompting a home office review, rishi sunak says it�*s right that firearms officers are clear about their powers. when they�*re using these legal powers, it�*s important that they do so with confidence and with legal clarity. three months after a damning independent commission found that racism, _ independent commission found that racism, sexism and elitism were deep—rooted in english and welsh cricket, _ deep—rooted in english and welsh cricket, the ecb has revealed its

plan to— cricket, the ecb has revealed its plan to make the