hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the uk government says russian accusations against six british diplomats in moscow are "completely baseless". the group was expelled by the kremlin, which accused them of spying and sabotage. the russian government said london had engaged in "multiple unfriendly acts" and that actions of the british embassy in moscow aimed to cause harm to russia's people. but the government here says it believes the suspension came after it brought in measures against the russian embassy earlier in the year. these developments come on the day that britain's prime minister, keir starmer, is due to meet president biden at the white house. on thursday, president putin warned western governments not to let ukraine target russia with western arms. sarah rainsford is our

eastern europe correspondent. she explained the timing of the announcement of the expulsion. yeah, i think it's fair to say that the timing is no accident. i think this is quite clearly, or the timing of the announcement certainly is quite clearly linked to those talks that are taking place now over whether or not ukraine should be allowed to use long—range western missiles to fire deep within russia at targets there. so i think it is a connected statement that we've seen today from the fsb, the security service in russia. now, what they're saying is that they have expelled or removed the accreditation from six british diplomats at the british embassy in moscow, who they were accusing of intelligence activities and subversive actions. but i think it's the language around that which is perhaps more indicative, because what the fsb is claiming is that the british government, the british foreign office, is specifically engaged in subversion in russia. it says there's an entire department which is responsible for escalating the political and military tensions

between russia and the west. it's basically blaming britain for everything and accusing, as i say, britain of subversive activity, which it says is aimed at escalating those tensions. so i think quite clearly lashing out at britain, which is playing a central role in these discussions and negotiations, and the decision ultimately on whether or not ukraine will get the right to use those longer—range weapons. as you said earlier, britain has... the foreign office has made a statement. it has said that those allegations are absolutely baseless, that britain believes this is actually a move in response to the expulsion of the defence attache, the russian defence attache in london earlier this year, and that, it said, was a protection of britain's national interests. so they're arguing that this is essentially a tit for tat measure. i want to ask

you about, of course, we arejust going we are just going to leave that to go to battleship police, where the chief constablejohn murphy, he will be giving details about a triple murder investigation after people were found in the morning. we are monitoring the situation. just to see when this press conference will take place, when this update will take place. we are expecting the bedfordshire police hq assistant chief constable to give us a few more details about a triple murder investigation after three people were found dead in a flat in luton this morning.

from our understanding, according to reporters on the grounds, a teenager has been arrested after three people died in a flat in luton on friday morning. apparently officers were called at around 530 in the morning to reports of some concern within a flat, and emergency services then attended, and three people were found dead with injuries. however, bedfordshire police saying all died at the scene. we are just saying all died at the scene. we arejust monitoring saying all died at the scene. we are just monitoring the situation because we are expecting bedfordshire police to give us an update, to give us more information as to what happened there in the morning. what we do understand is that an 18—year—old man was arrested an 18—year—old man was arrested a short time later, but we believe this person remains in custody. we have limited details, so we are just waiting

for bedfordshire police to come out. we are monitoring the live shot where we are awaiting somebody, one of the chief assistant officers just to come out and give us an update. we are awaiting for the assistant chief constablejohn murphy to give more details. we've been promised they will give us some details about this triple murder investigation after three people were found dead at a flat in luton this morning. we have a team there, we've got a correspondent that he will just bring us up—to—date once we get that press conference with the very latest. just to let you know, we are monitoring it and have sent a team and there. we are monitoring the live shot, but we had some action there with somebody coming out, but it wasn't the person we await for, so we continue to await the live scene at bedfordshire police hq

after that arrest following that triple murder, and an investigation under way. we are just letting you know what we are monitoring at bbc news, but we can take you to another big story the uk. citizens cheery on dine has changed the law. 30 people spent eight weeks listening to evidence and they concluded it should only be an option for those terminally ill and have the capacity to make their own decisions. our medical editor has the details. away from the placards and the protest, the citizen jury was intended to produce a response to this highly sensitive issue. cheery members were selected to be representative of the make—up and the views of the population, which meant most were already in favour of assistant dine at the start. i3

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politic care. we support for more funding for politic care-— politic care. we know policymakers - politic care. we know policymakers want i politic care. we know policymakers want to j politic care. we know - policymakers want to have politic care. we know _ policymakers want to have more evidence about what the public thing, they want to understand the richness, the detail of people's views, and understand where people want to see safeguards around politic care. opinion polls have consistently shown overwhelming public support for assistant dine in the uk. the prime minister keir starmer says he is committed to giving mps a free vote on the issue at some point. private members bills have already been introduced at westminster and at the scottish parliament holyrood. the isle of man and jersey, which passed the only laws, are already on track to introduce assisted dying. but throughout the british isles, the impassioned debate on this keyissue the impassioned debate on this key issue will continue. fergus walsh, bbc news. i will take you straight back to

bedfordshire police where we are awaiting the press conference, and we can see the assistant chief constable john murphy the about to give some details on a triple murder investigation after three people were found dead at the flat in luton this morning. we are awaiting him to give us his first words about this investigation, the latest on the investigation. good afternoon, everybody. my name isjohn murphy, assistant chief constable of bedfordshire police. at approximately 530 this morning, officers were called to an incident in the north area of luton in bedfordshire. this was in response to a report of a disturbance called into a spiked member of the public. officers deployed to be addressed concerned immediately and sadly upon arrival we found three people very badly injured. sadly, all of those people were subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. we have launched a murder

investigation, deploying officers from our specialist crime team in the crime unit. as a result of inquiries we completed this morning, at a very early stage we've identified and arrested an individual. the 18 man is currently in custody at luton police station. we've also been conducting a number of searches in the area and the researchers have resulted in the recovery of a weapon. at this stage i'm not in a position to go into the detail around the age or ethnicity or any further details about the victim whilst we are in the process of contacting the next—of—kin. and our full focus at the moment is on supporting the families at this difficult, sad, tragic incident that has happened. i would like to reassure the wider community within luton that this does appear to be a very isolated incident. we don't believe there's any ongoing risk to the public, and

this stage we are looking for anybody else in relation to the homicide investigation now under way. homicide investigation now under way-— homicide investigation now under way. we've spoken to --eole under way. we've spoken to people inside _ under way. we've spoken to people inside the _ under way. we've spoken to people inside the block- under way. we've spoken to people inside the block of i people inside the block of flats, and some of them have told me they are very scared, scared to leave the building, there is a lot of police presence, a lot of police in the building. what words of assurance do you have for the neighbours question yes, i can absently understand people being scared, it's an unusual eventin being scared, it's an unusual event in any community. i would sa that event in any community. i would say that over _ event in any community. i would say that over the _ event in any community. i would say that over the coming - event in any community. i would say that over the coming days, l say that over the coming days, people can expect to see an increased presence within the area of luton. i would encourage people to speak to our offices and they will explain what is happening. i reiterate it is an isolated threat we believe has been mitigated by the arrest of an individual. did mitigated by the arrest of an individual.— individual. did the incident s - read individual. did the incident spread outside _ individual. did the incident spread outside of - individual. did the incident spread outside of the - individual. did the incident l spread outside of the block, because we know there's a police according in a field, there's a big police presence

behind the blocks of flats in the field?— behind the blocks of flats in the field? . , the field? the incident itself was contained _ the field? the incident itself was contained within - the field? the incident itself was contained within the - the field? the incident itself l was contained within the block of flats. there is a slightly wider search completed in order to locate and arrest the suspect. the area that has been cordoned off is likely to be the place where the arrest was made. ., , ., the place where the arrest was made. . , ., , the place where the arrest was made. . i. , ., , made. can you tell us anything about the _ made. can you tell us anything about the man _ made. can you tell us anything about the man he's _ made. can you tell us anything about the man he's been - about the man he's been arrested, confirming it a triple murder, and is there any connection to the people who sadly died? fist connection to the people who sadly died?— sadly died? at this stage i can't go — sadly died? at this stage i can't go into _ sadly died? at this stage i can't go into detail. - sadly died? at this stage i can't go into detail. we i sadly died? at this stage i i can't go into detail. we hope to find the information later, but our priority now is identifying next—of—kin and passing them the news this morning. passing them the news this morning-— passing them the news this morninu. ., ~ ,, , . morning. thank you very much. so we have _ morning. thank you very much. so we have been _ morning. thank you very much. so we have been watching - morning. thank you very much. so we have been watching a - so we have been watching a press conference there from bedfordshire police over a very difficult scenario there, a triple murder investigation. and that was chief assistant

constablejohn murphy and that was chief assistant constable john murphy there just constablejohn murphy there just giving us constable john murphy there just giving us the latest. apologies there, just something in my throat. very upsetting situation that that happened. we found details that when police arrived there was a report of a disturbance at 530 in the morning. people... up there was a call into police. when officers arrived, three people were found to be badly injured, and then suddenly all three people were announced dead at the scene. there is a murder investigation. important to say one man has been arrested. that crossover because my colleague nicola was at the press conference,

listening in. fill us in what you heard. listening in. fill us in what you heard-— listening in. fill us in what you heard. yes, i've been at the block — you heard. yes, i've been at the block of _ you heard. yes, i've been at the block of flats _ you heard. yes, i've been at the block of flats in - you heard. yes, i've been at the block of flats in luton i you heard. yes, i've been at| the block of flats in luton all morning. what we know is that police were called at 530 this morning to an incident which we understand to be on the eighth floor of this block of flats. i've spoken to neighbours who told me this morning they were woken up by police sirens going off at 530, and then when they went out of their flats there was a heavy, armed police presence in the block of flats. some of the people told me it is a block of flats for families with young children, they were taking their children out to nursery or school. when they got into the lives they were escorted by armed police out of the building. —— into the lift. police have now confirmed it was a triple

murder that has taken place on this eighth floor flat. it is part of the marsh farm estate, which in the past had a reputation for some trouble there, but recently the council has put a lot of effort into regenerating the area. and the people i spoke to hitler here told us that now it is a very safe place —— i spoke to people here who told us. what we now know is an 18—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, but we don't yet have any details as to if there is any details as to if there is any connection with the people who have sadly died. absolutely very distressing, _ who have sadly died. absolutely very distressing, as _ who have sadly died. absolutely very distressing, as you - very distressing, as you described, people being escorted with armed officers.

that must be very difficult, especially with young children on their way to school. important we heard the bedfordshire police reassuring the wider community this is an isolated incident, they don't believe there's any ongoing risk to the public. critical to stress that.— stress that. that is right, because _ stress that. that is right, because i _ stress that. that is right, because i was _ stress that. that is right, because i was speaking l stress that. that is right, i because i was speaking this morning to people leaning out their balcony windows shouting down at me because they said they were scared to leave their flats, they were scared to leave and come down and speak to me. and so i was calling up to me. and so i was calling up to them in their flats saying they hadn't had any information about what was going on, why was then armed police present outside their blocks of flats. some neighbours were moving into other flats because they didn't want to remain in their flats on their own. i was trying to talk to them the best they could, but they definitely were feeling scared about the situation. bedfordshire police,

hopefully those residents will be reassured the police have said it is an isolated incident, they have won 18—year—old man in custody. and while there may be a big presence there, there's no threat to the wider community. it is good to keep stressing that. many thanks for being there and monitoring the press conference from bedfordshire police, the latest of those details on the triple murder investigation. nicola, thank you. we have a live page on our website, so we are monitoring the ongoing story. as nicolette was saying, no risk to the wider community, according to bedfordshire police. here in the uk two men have been charged with burglary after a painting by banksy was stolen from a gallery in central london at the weekend. police say the painting, called "girl with balloon", has been recovered and returned to the gallery. with more, here's nickjohnson. banging. a gallery in central london on sunday night. nearly £2 million worth

of banksy artwork on display, but it only takes about 30 seconds before someone makes off with one of the artist's most iconic prints. this is the banksy exhibition in full swing. the girl with balloon taking pride of place. the original was partially shredded after going under the hammerfor more than £1 million in 2018. just over two weeks after girl with balloon arrived at the grove gallery here in central london, it had been taken. someone came and smashed the glass here, came into the gallery and removed the picture from its space here on the wall. all the other banksys in the gallery have since been removed and moved to storage for safekeeping. butjust days after the theft, girl with balloon had been recovered by the police and is now back safely here in the gallery. wrapped in an evidence bag, the print, which was once voted the nation's favourite artwork,

was returned by the police yesterday — much to the delight of the gallery owner who discovered the theft. this is it, so here we have 72 out of 150, which is a limited edition, signed print by the artist himself. really iconic piece. very much in demand and, of course, now, with the robbery and the police evidence that we have here, we've noticed some scuffs on the framework which is not great, but certainly adds to the story and dimensions of the artwork, that's for sure. and how did you feel when the police said, "hey, we've got it back," and then how did you feel when it returned to the gallery? so, that was remarkable. i mean, i could not believe my eyes. this was unbelievable. the metropolitan police have charged two men with burglary. 47—year—old larry fraser from essex and 53—year—old james love from east london have both been bailed to appear at kingston crown court next month. banksy is renowned for anonymity and elusiveness,

but has the artist been in touch with the gallery following the theft? my lips are sealed. nickjohnson, bbc news, at the grove gallery, in central london. a ban on junk food adverts being shown on tv before 9pm will come into force on october next year. the government says the watershed will help tackle one of the biggest health problems facing the uk but campaigners say they could go further. our reporterjayne mccubbin has the story. childhood obesity is a nationwide problem. more than one in five children in england are overweight by the time they start primary school. this rises to more than one third by the time they leave. the health minister, andrew gwynne, says this sets children up for a lifetime of health problems, while adding further pressure on an already squeezed nhs. so the government says it wants to tackle the problem head—on, with a watershed junk food ad ban on tv, and a complete

ban on online. ..succulent tower burger smothered in spicy... the policy was originally proposed by the conservatives, but stalled twice during the cost—of—living crisis, to give the industry more time to prepare. now, the labour government has committed to a start date of october the 1st next year. but campaigners believe the ban could — and should — go further. research shows that if you show children junk food advertising, they consume more calories. that leads to increased weight, which can put them at risk of things like type two diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure at a later age. so we want to try and nip it in the bud. that's going to have a great effect on their future productivity, on stopping people from going into the nhs needing treatment, and on the economy as a whole. but it really does need to go further — this is just the first step in trying to create a healthy food environment for our children to grow up in. billboard bans on london underground have already been in place for the last six years, while york is one of many councils which has recently voted to ban ads in public spaces, with many

more local authorities considering the move. there are calls for greater powers to be handed to local authorities so they can stop the junk food industry from simply switching their advertising spend to other platforms. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. researchers say they've solved the mystery of the origins of the seismic signal that shook the earth for nine days last september. they have pinned it down to a massive landslide which caused a tsunami in a remote fjord in greenland. victoria gill reports. a land continuously carved and moulded by vast glaciers. but in one fjord in the east of greenland, a seismic event has transformed the landscape here forever. we're seeing here a simulation of how this seismic signal

travelled around the world. when we run this, we'll start to see this wave. this animation shows the signal that baffled scientists for nine days in september of last year. the dots are seismic monitors around the world, picking up vibrations from something happening in greenland. at the same time that scientists were puzzling over that, a team working in greenland received a report of a large tsunami in the east of the country. these photographs show what caused it — a huge landslide into this fjord. look at the mountain top in this image. taken before the event. and look at it afterwards — the top of the mountain is gone, collapsed into the fjord, taking part of the glacier with it. the scientists analysed the depth and shape of this narrow, 200km—long fjord, and that revealed why the tsunami the landslide

caused reverberated around the world for so long. the wave was essentially trapped. the energy of that wave just can't escape, so that wave has tojust keep bouncing back and forth, sloshing back and forth in the fjord. itjust can't go anywhere. never before has such a long duration large—scale movement of water — over nine days, in this case — been observed. remote as it is, this is a location that cruise ships do visit — fortunately, no vessels were in the area when the landslide happened — but scientists say the risk of these events is increasing with climate change. this glacier was holding up the mountain. over decades, it melted and thinned, and eventually millions of cubic metres of rock simply collapsed. it's a destructive side effect of climate change that was felt around the world. victoria gill, bbc news. we've got some breaking news from west murcia police. they say the bbc presenterj blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and has appeared at kidderminster magistrates' court earlier today. this is news coming into us, from

westminster police, that the bbc presenterjay blades has been charged with coercive behaviour. and the other breaking news at the beginning of the hour, that there has been an arrest in a murder investigation after three people died in a flat in luton on friday morning. this is from bedfordshire police. let's get the weather with dan. hello there. last night was unusually cold for this early in autumn, but it's not going to be as cold as that for some time to come, because the weather is changing. we're going to cut off the supply of cold arctic air and change the wind direction. in the next few days, we're going to have more of an atlantic wind, and that will bring with it some higher temperatures by day and night. may bring a little bit of rain, but there's not much of that around today at all. we're enjoying the sunshine

and lighter winds. still a little on the chilly side. 1a or 15 scotland and northern ireland could make 17, possibly 18, in the south east of england with the sunshine. will cloud over in northern ireland later and we'll see a little rain this evening. most of the rain, though, will push its way eastwards overnight into scotland. the winds are picking up in the northwest. to the south we'll have some clearer skies, but where it's cloudy and it's also quite windy, it's going to be a lot milder than it was last night and even further south. temperatures won't be as low as last night, but could get as low as four or five in the southeast. but it'll warm up in the sunshine. on saturday we could see a bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud in scotland and northern ireland, but those strong winds will push more rain into the northwest during the afternoon, pushing some cloud into england and wales. but probably not too much of that and it's going to be a milder day on saturday. everywhere 17 or 18. scotland and northern ireland 19, maybe 20 for some eastern parts of england. now, there is that weather front bringing that rain into the northwest that's

going to stumble and stutter its way southwards into england and wales on sunday. and this is where we start with this cloud and patchy rain. it should move away from northern england, but we could see some wetter weather coming back into wales, bringing a little rain into the midlands and the southwest. further north, the showers in northern scotland should move away. the winds won't be as strong. we'll have some sunshine still 17 or 18 degrees and we could make 20 celsius in the southeast of england, where it should stay dry until late in the day. and then we're going to find high pressure building in for the beginning of next week. that's going to steer all these weather fronts and areas of low pressure to the northwest of the uk. so the wetter, windier weather is going to be steered away from us. so there'll be a lot of dry weather into next week, maybe a bit of mist and fog in the morning, but the nights are not going to be particularly cold and it should also feel a little bit warmer by day.

live from new york at the opening bell, this is business today. us stocks open in the green, following a four—day winning streak. investors reassess the chances of a bigger rate cut by the federal reserve. plus, fears boeing and its suppliers could lose billions — its workers go on strike, halting production of the 777 and 737 max aircraft.

chanting: strike! strike! and as the war in ukraine continues — how is the russian economy soldiering on amid central bank concerns of spiralling inflation? welcome to business today, i'm ritika gupta — live from new york, where stocks are moving higher afterfour days of gains. boeing workers have to strike after rejecting a pay offer backed by their own union, the international association of machinists and aerospace workers. the deal, 25% over four years, fell short of their original target of a0%. more than 30,000 workers have downed tools in washington state and oregon, closing assembly plants for the 737 max and 777. the move further delays the company's turnaround efforts. speaking at a news conference, jon holden — who led the negotiations

for the iam union — explained why members had rejected the proposed contract