1a people dead and more than 100 missing after a glacial lake bursts, triggering flash floods in north—eastern india. joe biden approves a new section of border wall in southern texas — breaking his promise not to build another foot of wall and the men's cricket world cup is under way in india with england taking on new zealand in the opening game. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. some of the biggest issues facing europe are being thrashed out

in the spanish city of grenada. 47 eu and non—eu leaders have gathered — and on the agenda — the nagorno karabakh conflict, where planned peace talks between armenia and azerbaijan have stalled... migration, where rishi sunak is pushing for what he calls �*creative, europe—wide solutions�* — and of course ukraine. with infighting in the republican party in the us having the potential to slow down any aid from washington, the support coming he made a point of being at the meeting in person — and here's the message he wanted to put across. the main challenge we have that is to save unity in europe. and i'm speaking not only about the countries in eu, in all the europe. i think that is the biggest challenge. what will have because russia will will attack by information, disinformation by fakes and etc.. and that is the forcing the second. it's so important for ukraine to have defending shield for the winter because in winter

we will have many attacks by different sides, different kinds of russian missiles, including iranian drones and etc. hopes of talks between the leaders of azerbaijan and armenia were dashed when the azeri president pulled out. european union's top diplomat josep borrell says there cannot be progress on the nagorno—karabakh conflict without him. it is said azerbaijan is not here and that turkey, the main supporter to azerbaijan is not here either so therefore we will not be able to talk about something so serious here at the fact more than 100,000 people had to leave their homes quickly. running away from an act of military strength. we condemn the use of military force to solve conflicts. we help these refugees and i hope in brussels there can be meetings between armenia and azerbaijan to avoid above all the conflict moves further into militarily and stabilise armenia. —— destabilise.

live now to granada — and our diplomatic correspondent — james landale. some big issues on the table but ukraine feels the most pressing one. that is why president zelensky is here and his message is clear in the short term, he needs more missile defences to protect the cities and energy infrastructure in coming weeks as winter begins to come into view in ukraine and everybody expects a fresh russian onslaught against all ukrainian energy infrastructure and he is also wanting another think about what it calls european security infrastructure which is when will ukraine start talks forjoining nato. we have seen all european

leaders falling over themselves to try to reassure ukraine western support will continue despite all the political uncertainty in the united states following the ousting of the house speaker recently about theissue of the house speaker recently about the issue of whether or not the united states will continue supporting ukraine militarily. the one moment of start realism came from joseph borrell when i asked them if europe could fill the gulf of the united states left and he said absolutely not.— of the united states left and he said absolutely not. what about thou~hts said absolutely not. what about thoughts on _ said absolutely not. what about thoughts on the _

said absolutely not. what about thoughts on the conflict - said absolutely not. what about thoughts on the conflict in - thoughts on the conflict in nagorno—karabakh? it is thoughts on the conflict in nagorno-karabakh? thoughts on the conflict in naaorno-karabakh? , ., ., nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to 'ust nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to just discuss — nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to just discuss ukraine _ nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to just discuss ukraine but _ nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to just discuss ukraine but also - nagorno-karabakh? it is here not to just discuss ukraine but also other. just discuss ukraine but also other issues and they hope to have talks between the leaders of armenia and azerbaijan which has been cancelled because the azerbaijanis have pulled out over a row about whether the tax would be involved in the talks. there is a sense of unhappiness about that because potentially this could have had some sort of move to end tensions which will not happen. rishi sunak is attending the prime minister of italy. what is he hoping to achieve? i minister of italy. what is he hoping to achieve? ~ , minister of italy. what is he hoping to achieve?— to achieve? i think he is using the fact nagorno-karabakh _ to achieve? i think he is using the fact nagorno-karabakh will- to achieve? i think he is using the fact nagorno-karabakh will not i to achieve? i think he is using the | fact nagorno-karabakh will not be fact nagorno—karabakh will not be top of the agenda to discuss his issues, top of which will be emigration and not having the usual

discussion in the european format of how do you share the burden of migration. if places like italy and greece are where many of the refugees lined with share the cost? instead of that discussion have a discussion about stopping migration further down earlier in the process, tackling people smugglers. he will not shift the dial here at one summit with a few hours of conversation but i think what hopes to do is agree some specific bilateral and unilateral deals with other countries, particularly italy and also serbia which is a key transit country for migration. and as the more the uk can do to share intelligence and cooperate more at an operational level so these things can be tackled at source rather than wait until you see the symptom of the problem with boats arriving across the english channel. you can

see the caretaker— across the english channel. you can see the caretaker prime _ across the english channel. you can see the caretaker prime minister. across the english channel. you can see the caretaker prime minister of| see the caretaker prime minister of spain is trying to form a government at the moment, the king asked them to do that a few days ago. he is welcoming everyone to the conference and we will return with any developments. to india now, and rescue teams are in a race against time in north—eastern sikkim state, where more than 100 people are missing after flash floods. 1a people are known to have died after a cloudburst over a mountain lake triggered massive floods. hundreds of search and rescue personnel have been deployed across the state. this was started by a massive amount of rain known as a cloud burst over this glacial lake which caused it to break its banks and the water travel done here into this river and valley causing major issues. satellite images released by the space agency

in india show the amount of water that left that lake. this image was from the 17th of september and you can see on the 20th of september similar but by fourth 0ctober can see on the 20th of september similar but by fourth october at about half the amount of water was left there. this is where it went. causing major issues. you can see the speed and power of this water running through that river. this was released by the indian army and the noted 22 soldiers are among those still missing in the floods. some more imagery showing the damage. infrastructure has been wiped out. this was once a bridge. roads have been affected and homes badly damaged and communication towers wiped out making it very difficult to get information in or out. we also know rescue operation is made more difficult by the geography of this area, its isolation. this also shows more damage in this area.

people here returning to their homes to try to salvage what they have left but massive amounts of damage. we also know these other conditions the rescue are working on, very difficult and more than 100 people still missing. however state authorities say more than 10,000 have been rescued and are now in displacement camps that many more are still stranded including about 3000 tutors. —— tourists. live now to mayuresh konnur who is monitoring events from mumbai. more number of search and rescue teams are being deployed from the national disaster management force and army personnel are also being deployed, 200 people. apart from the

local rescue operation, stuck in various regions because of the water and most of the roads washed off. but along with the local people many tourists also go in that state. this is the festival season enendy out so tourists from other states were also in sikkim and about 3000 of them stranded. —— in india. 0ut in sikkim and about 3000 of them stranded. —— in india. out of 3000 more than 800 tourists have been evacuated and this is also over 20,000 people we have been told have been affected by the floods. we are

now hearing officially over 100 people missing including 22 army personnel and 3000 tourists stranded in different parts of the state. the number of hate crimes recorded in england and wales has unexpectedly fallen for the first time since comparable figures began a decade ago. there was a 5% drop in hate offences in the 12 months to march this year — but the figure still stands at over 116,000. but transgender hate crimes saw a sharp rise — up 11% to the highest on record and religiously motivated crimes were up too. hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation fell by 6%. and the figures show that there were more than 9,000 religious hate crimes — up by 9%. the most commonly targeted group was muslim people — making up around 39% of offences. crimes againstjewish people made up 17% of the total. just over half the overall total of hate crimes were for public order offences. [11% were for violence against the person. and 5% were recorded as criminal damage or arson.

with more details, here's our lgbt correspondent lauren moss. a hate crime is classified as a criminal offence that is motivated by someone's prejudice, or perceived prejudice, based on a personal characteristic. it breaks down into lots of different areas which i will talk you through. but like you said, the figures show an overall drop since these figures were begun to be collected since 2013, but since 2013—2023, recorded hate crimes to police in england and wales have overall trebled. this is the first release of hate crime figures since guidance was issued a few months ago about how hate crimes should be recorded by the police, to consider whether there is genuine hostility aimed at a person, or if it could be considered freedom of speech or

thought. 0verall they have dropped, but we have seen some categories where the number of hate crimes aimed at certain communities have increased. now to some breaking news. within the past few minutes, the norwegian writer, jon fosse has been named the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature. the swedish academy in stockholm praised his innovative plays and prose. it said he gave voice to the unsayable. his works have been translated into numerous languages around the world. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. voters are heading to the polls in scotland's first recall by—election. the ballot in rutherglen and hamilton west was triggered when constituents voted to remove former snp mp margaret ferrier from her seat after she was found to have breached covid rules. a total of 1a candidates are standing for election to the commons — polling

stations close at 10pm. new draft health guidance says that doctors should ask people with mental health problems about their gambling habits to identify if they need help. the guidance says that gps should also discuss software that limits online gambling as well as talking therapy at an early stage. a recent review found that around 300,000 adults in the uk are problem gamblers. the property portal rightmove says prices outside london have rose 10% in the last year, with the average tenant now paying £1,278 a month. you're live with bbc news. earlier in this programme, we looked at how european leaders are discussing ways of coping with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants —

but it's not the only region having to find a new approach to the issue. america is continuing to experience large numbers of people trying to cross its southern border — and president biden has now taken the rather unexpected step of approving the construction of a border wall in texas. around 32 kilometres will be built in starr county, which is on the border with mexico. border officials are currently seeing high levels of illegal journeys in the area. more than 245,000 illegal crossings have been made so far this year. but the move is considered a u—turn by the president, who promised to stop construction of such barriers if elected. live now to dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and americas programme at chatham house. she joins us from new york.

border security is a long—standing issue in the house and it is the pressure to keep the government funded and the politics around ukraine funding and border security are coming squarely into this, which is not to say migration is a very serious issue, the optic has been significant in recent months. the president has been working on this issue in a very concerted way for a very long time and unable to get immigration reform but has been trying to increase the incentives for migrants to stay in their own country but increase the pathways to legal migration so there are more people who enter legally. now i think he is facing a very serious crunch in real terms and facing very difficult politics in washington. can you stay with us because on the point you've been raising about funding for ukraine we can take it

to granada and president zelensky is addressing this topic. this to granada and president zelensky is addressing this topic.— addressing this topic. this mutual su ort in addressing this topic. this mutual support in coming _ addressing this topic. this mutual support in coming times - addressing this topic. this mutual support in coming times and - addressing this topic. this mutual| support in coming times and times addressing this topic. this mutual. support in coming times and times of security challenges and turbulence in the real meaning of the transatlantic partnership. dear colleagues, thanks to ukraine your soldiers are not fighting against russia right now and we do not doubt nettles strengths but i am sure none of you wants to find out what it will be like if god forbid nato has to set out one of you. we have to win in ukraine to curtail this aggression to someone else and it is realistic which is why the key things are our unity, the unity and solidarity of all europe must be

unwavering, the unity of all 27 eu countries, all of europe not only the eu. the threats of our common rules and agreements in the fullness of the eu ability to expand out of the founding treaties and i thank all of you who really work for the strength of the ukraine and the eu. secondly, we must not allow vladimir putin to destabilise any other parts of the world to ruin the party of europe. we must put the pressure politically and economically so russia cannot spread chaos. the presence of yash on the territory of any other country. it is a threat to all of us i am sure and we must work together to put russia out of the territory of other countries.

thirdly thanks to the ability of ukraine and its soldiers, our defence of our country before winter and the weapons in the hands of our soldiers, missiles with which we can destroy the positions of the occupiers and liberate our land. and our houses. every russian drone shot down in and russian tank destroyed in ukraine confirms that it will not strike anyone else in europe and i thank all of you, each and every one of you, your nations, thank you for your defence help. a national air defence system for ukraine and long—range missiles and drones an soldiers as well as an additional four months of support and security guarantees for nations threatened by

russia, all these are a real protection of europe from further aggressive steps by the russian federation. and to ensure that in the coming future that is no war anywhere in europe and no other city in europe lives through for what for example kharkiv and other cities in ukraine are experiencing this time next year and above all in ukraine our unity must work to the full capacity. let all vladimir putin is ambitions be ruined, not our countries people or cities. children of every country deserve to be secure, notjust in the subway of the shelters underground but everywhere we must make it possible and we will do it. we must win.

thank you for your attention and invitation. , , invitation. president zelensky addressing — invitation. president zelensky addressing this _ invitation. president zelensky addressing this meeting - invitation. president zelensky addressing this meeting of i invitation. president zelensky - addressing this meeting of european leaders and you can see the caretaker prime minister of spain moderating the first session. president zelensky saying we have to win in ukraine so that vladimir putin cannot turn his aggression on someone else. it is an argument we have heard him use many times. sitting in new york and listening to the discussion on funding for ukraine can you give us assent of the argument in america and whether it crosses party lines in order to continue to fund or not? it is undoubtedly _ continue to fund or not? it is undoubtedly the _ continue to fund or not? it is undoubtedly the case - continue to fund or not? it 3 undoubtedly the case that is more concerned and certainly to see whether united states support for ukraine can translate into a real

successful result on the ground, but having said that if you look at all the polling of people democrats and republicans in congress, there are still very significant percentages that would like to see sustained support for ukraine and at the very highest levels. right now in the senate you see senator mcconnell pressing very hard to forge a bipartisan push for sustained contribution to ukraine. we know the very dramatic backdrop where there was a deal pushed through to keep the united states government functioning only for several weeks and we have no speaker of the house, and we have no speaker of the house, an unprecedented uncharted situation, but the important note to take from this is that it is a very

significant but important radical minority in the far right of the republican party seeking to block that and even their i think this is about politics. jim jordan, one of the possible candidates to be speaker of the house says he opposes funding for ukraine but if you look across the republican and democrat party that is still broad support for this and president biden is pushing very hard and says he will give a speech to the american people to make a case for providing support which we know is critical before the onset of winter and working hard to find a workaround so he can keep the funding going to ukraine during this very difficult period and the house. mike president zelensky saying he is confident in america, a strong people with strong institutions.

very much speaking to america. typhoon konoo which means "puppy" in japanese, has made landfall at the southern tip of taiwan, bringing record—breaking gusts of wind of more than. 340 kilometres an hour — that's around 210 miles per hour. more than a hundred flights have been cancelled and schools have shut. many workplaces have also been closed as heavy rain and winds sweep across the region. after passing through taiwan, the typhoon is predicted to head towards southern china, across the region. after passing through taiwan, the typhoon is predicted to head towards southern china, and then hong kong, where it's likely to weaken. let's head to hong kong, where we can now talk

to our reporter martin yip — in the last hour there have been reports of injuries — whats the latest? 0ne lady in her 80s has died and in one harbour 90% of the boats have sunk stop but now the typhoon seems to be heading off. hello again. for many of us, it's been a pretty wet start to the day. some heavy rain has been sweeping in from the west, pushing eastwards and it's also rather breezy as well. further south, though, after this morning's showers and drizzle, the rain moving away, brightening up across central

and eastern parts of england, the rain moving out of northern ireland, so it'll brighten up here later as well. but still some rain pushing across parts of wales, northern england and scotland. the wind will pick up through the day, particularly across the irish sea and also into western scotland. through this evening and overnight, the rain continues into the northern isles. we've got this trailing front across parts of england, wales and northern ireland, clipping southern scotland at times. but on either side of that, there will be variable amounts of cloud. it's not going to be as cold a start to the day tomorrow across northern scotland as it was this morning when temperatures were very close to freezing in places. so, a mild start to the day tomorrow. we still have this trailing front, if anything moving a little bit north with its rain. but on either side of it, there will be some sunshine and windy across the far north of scotland with temperatures in lerwick 13 degrees but creeping up in the southeast to about 22. now, as we move from friday into saturday, this weather front has been giving us a real headache as to its position all week. this is what we think at the moment. it will be bringing rain steadily northwards across scotland.

for the rest of england and wales and northern ireland and later in the day southern scotland, it will be a dry day with a fair bit of sunshine and feeling warm the further south that you are — temperatures up to 25 or indeed 26 degrees. all this warm air is coming up from the near continent. high pressure trying to build in and push this rain away as we head in through sunday and into monday. how successful is it? well, it will be across the far north of scotland, but it will also be windy on sunday. but for the rest of us, we're looking at a dry day, a fine day, a fair bit of sunshine around. temperatures in aberdeen, 1a degrees. into the mid—20s, possibly 26, in the southeast. so, as you can see, well above average for the bulk of the uk for the time of year. but how long does it last? well, in southern areas, it will last right the way into next week. but we do have a weather front sinking south and behind that we'll see some fresher conditions return

with some rain.

this is bbc news. the headlines... prime minister rishi sunak says his plan to ban smoking for younger generations is the �*biggest health intervention in a generation'. azerbaijan's president pulls out of talks with the armenian prime minister on the future of nagorno—karabakh — after a mass exodus of ethnic armenians. staff at the guildhall theatre in kings lynn, norfolk, say they've discovered a stage where william shakespeare is thought to have performed as an actor.

let's talk about smoking in the uk now. in a major speech on wednesday, british prime minister rishi sunak announced a plan to phase out smoking — a move he's calling the �*biggest public health intervention in a generation'. he wants to raise the legal age of smoking by a year, every year, so that eventually no—one can buy tobacco. joining me live is lung specialist dr nick hopkinson — professor of respiratory medicine at imperial college london. and simon clark from forest, which is a lobby group largely funded by the tobacco industry. good to have you both with us. simon, what do you make of the prime minister's plans? i simon, what do you make of the prime minister's plans?— minister's plans? i think it's a fairly cynical _ minister's plans? i think it's a fairly cynical pre-election - minister's plans? i think it's a i fairly cynical pre-election stunt. fairly cynical pre—election stunt. rishi had to come out, pull a couple

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