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 mu

live from london, this is bbc news. armeders step back from firearms duties. britain's prime minister faces mounting criticism over his u—turn on several key climate change commitments. touchdown. a space capsule carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected lands safely in utah. uncertainty surrounds the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line. a senior cabinet minister says it would be crazy not to review the project amid rising costs. good evening.

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. and there you heard it — the nasa probe, which has spent the last seven years flying through space carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected, touches down. 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, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm olly foster. europe continue their reign in spain. a thrilling tie against the usa sees them keep hold of the solheim cup. these girls, they play with their heart and soul and i couldn't be more proud, so what a come

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. we have touchdown. i repeat, we have touchdown. a space capsule carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected lands safely in utah. police in kosovo have ended a standoff with serb gunmen at a monastery which followed a deadly attack on ethnic albanian police. hello, you're watching bbc news. the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of firearms officers handed in their weapons. they turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24—year—old chris kaba — who was shot and killed in south london last year. earlier, the home secretary, suella braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. joe inwood reports. chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. he was driving a borrowed car. according to police, the

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. britain's prime minister faces mounting criticism over his u—turn on several key climate change commitments. touchdown. a space capsule carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected lands safely in utah. uncertainty surrounds the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line. a senior cabinet minister says it would be crazy not to review the project amid rising costs. good evening. the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of firearms officers handed in their weapons. they turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24—year—old chris kaba — who was shot and killed in south london last year. earlier, the home secretary, suella braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. joe inwood reports. chris kaba was unarmed when h

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. the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of firearms officers handed in their weapons. they turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24—year—old chris kaba — who was shot and killed in south london last year. earlier, the home secretary, suella braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. you'd only expect to see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but after the decision of 100 poli

this is bbc news, the headlines. armed soldiers have been offered to the metropolitan police after a large number of officers step back from firearms duties. their decision is linked to the case of a police officer who was charged with the murder of a man. and there you heard it — the nasa probe, which has spent the last seven years flying through space carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected, touches down. a kosovo police officer and three gunmen have been killed after about 30 attackers stormed a village before barricading themselves in a monastery. prime minister albin kurti has urged the gunmen, holed up near the serbian border, to surrender. question surround the future of the uk's hsz. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. europe continue their reign in spain. a thrilling tie against the usa sees them keep hold of the solheim cup. these girls, they play with their heart and soul and i couldn't be more proud to say what i come back and what a sunday. scotland are chasing a bonus point

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this is bbc news. armed soldiers have been offered to the metropolitan police after a large number of officers step back from firearms duties. touchdown, i repeat src has touched down. and there you heard it — the nasa probe — which has spent the last seven years flying through space — carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected touches down. uncertainty surrounds the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line — a senior cabinet minister says it would be �*crazy�* not to review the project amid rising costs. security forces in kosovo say they've killed three of the gunmen barricaded in a monastery — after a policeman was killed in an ambush overnight. hello i'm vishala sri—pathma. the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of firearms officers handed in their weapons. they turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24—year—old chris kaba — who was shot

this is bbc news arm flexes its muscles.n dollar deal? also coming up, rates dilemma in frankfurt — europe's central bank may be forced to raise the cost of borrowing again today, despite a slump in the region's biggest economy, germany. plus china on a charge — the ev revolution could soon make it the world's biggest car exporter, raising fears among its rivals here in europe. hello. if you havejustjoined us, i am sally bundock. we focus on the top business stories, starting in new york. in the next few hours, shares in the uk microchip design up arm will start trading on the nasdaq market in the biggest stock market listing in almost two years.

bbc news. azerbaijan's armed forces have launched what they're calling an anti—terror operation in the disputedreported on tuesday in the territory's capital. an armenian human rights official claims that at least 25 people have been killed in karabakh as a part of the offensive. tensions between armenia and azerbaijan have been high for months around the breakway enclave — which is smaller than the us state of delaware. it functions as a de—facto region of armenia and its population is mostly ethnic armenians, but it's internationally recognised as azerbaijani territory. our south caucasus and central asia correspondent rayhan demytrie has more. fighting has continued along the line of contact between azerbaijan and its breakaway nagorno—karabakh region. local authorities in the ethnic armenian populated territory say that azerbaijani armed forces are using artillery, missiles and attack drones. there are reports of casualties, including children. azerbaijan launched what it described as an anti—terror operation to gain full control of its nagorno—kara bakh territory. it is demanding full with

this is bbc news, the headlines: armed soldiers have been offered to london metropolitan police after armed officers stepped back from firearm duties. it is linked to a case where a police officer has been charged with a man's murder. france will end all military cooperation with niger — and withdraw its ambassador and several other diplomats within hours — following a coup. 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. police in kosovo have ended a standoff with serb gunmen at a monastery which followed a deadly attack on ethnic albanian police. now on bbc news, this cultural life: sally wainwright. margaret atwood, one of the world's critically acclaimed authors and has won the booker prize twice. the winner of the _ won the booker prize twice. lie: winner of the first won the booker prize twice. tue: winner of the first booker prize won the booker prize twice. tue winner of the first booker prize in the 21st—century, margaret atwood. h

this is bbc news the uk home secretary orders a review of armed policing — an officer is charged withsteroid dust — that could reveal new details about how the planets were formed. ethnic armenian leaders say thousands are without food or shelter — and may be forced to flee — the bbc has a special report from the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. hello, i'm rich preston we begin here in the uk — home secretary, suella braverman, has ordered a review of armed policing after a large number

bbc news. the ministry of defence tells the bbc — it will provide the support of armed soldiers to london police in their weapons. touchdown, i repeat src has touched down. and there you heard it — the nasa probe — which has spent the last seven years flying through space — carrying the largest asteroid sample ever collected — touches down. uncertainty surrounds the future of the uk's high speed hs2 rail line — a senior cabinet minister says it would be �*crazy�* not to review the project amid rising costs. hello and welcome.

bbc news, detroit. let's stay in the us — because shares of uk chip designer arm holdings have soared on their first daydaq exchange, rising about 25%. but some in the uk tech industry have questioned why this cambridge—based firm — didn't choose to list its shares here in london — despite intense lobbying by the british government. our business editor simonjack has the story. euphoria in new york as one of the world's most important technology companies had one of the biggest sale of shares in years. a proper us welcome for the crown jewel of uk technology. arm holdings was born and raised in cambridge, england. now you may not have heard of arm holdings, but i almost guarantee you own something with arm technology inside it. arm design chips are in 99% of all the smartphones in the world. in fact, 70% of the global population are estimated to have something phone, tablet, gaming, console with arm stuff inside it. and 30 billion arm design chips were sold worldwide last year alone to customers that include google, apple, amazon, microsoft and others, some of whom took a stake in the company. the boss t

bbc news. the manhunt widens for daniel khalife, the former soldier, now terror suspect, who escaped from a londonjail. the united states announces it'll arm ukraine with depleted uranium tank shells. a bbc news investigation finds dozens of young autistic people died after serious failings in their care, despite repeated warnings from coroners. they were just so desperate, ijust don't understand why there is such a lack of understanding of autism. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let's start with a manhunt in the uk after a dramatic prison break yesterday. the government has ordered an independent review after a terror suspect, daniel khalife, escaped from wandsworth prison by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van leaving the jail. the 21—year—old was awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base while serving in the army. ports and airports are now on high alert. graham satchell reports. it looked like business as usual at wandsworth today — prison vans coming and going, but the jail is now at the centre of a gro

bbc news, nagorno—karabakh. a stand—off between police and armed men at a monastery in kosovo has come to an end, with at least three by the armed group hours earlier. here's our balkans correspondent guy delauney. the shooting appears to be over and the monastery is again a quiet place of contemplation, worship and pilgrimage, but the mutual recriminations between serbia and kosovo have onlyjust begun. the serbian president has made a televised address to the nation, describing the killing of a kosovo police force officer as absolutely reprehensible, an event that could not be justified. however he also made it clear that he thought the kosovo prime minister bore responsibility ultimately for the shooting and the events which followed, after a campaign of provocations against the ethnic serb minority who live in north kosovo. the authorities in pristina are unsurprisingly having none of that. the kosovo prime minister has described the armed group who carried out the attacks as being supported logistically and financially by official belgrade. partners of kosovo and serbia have expressed their outrage at the events

bbc news. the manhunt widens for daniel khalife, the former soldier, now terror suspect, who escaped from a londonjail. the united states announces it'll arm their care, despite repeated warnings from coroners. they were just so desperate, ijust don't understand why there is such a lack of understanding of autism. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.

this is bbc news, the headlines: soldiers offer to support armed police after dozens of met firearms officers turn in weapons. staff at more than 50 universities join picket lines across the uk. and more concerns about the future of england's hs2 high speed rail project. staying in the uk, the army is on standby to support police after more than 100 officers stood down from firearms duties. that followed a murder charge against one of their colleagues. the metropolitan police has demanded increased legal protection for staff carrying weapons. vincent mcaviney reports. you would normally only see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but following the decision of over 100 officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm, military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. on sunday, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley. in an open letter, he called for an urgent reset, writing that improvements to the met police were being undermined by a system not

but arm's top brass and the party was in new york tonight. simon jack, bbc news. go now to china where the we'll get the latest data on the struggling property sector later this morning. the property market is a key driver of the economy, but it has been very sluggish, due to unfinished projects and developers loaded with debt. eveline danubrata with the debt data publication redd explains what steps need to be taken. to try and restore confidence to home buyers and contractors to boost china's economy. she's with red, which is a publication specialising in distressed debt data. may be villages to enter the state on developers because they see them as the stronger companies. so whatever we've been seeing so far, the missed one coupon payments, the last minute payments of these coupons are just symptoms of that. and unless this is fixed, i'm afraid the stimulus measures willjust be a band—aid. evelyn, what are the recovery prospects from the assets and the property available overseas? if we look at country, it has been in the news for a number of reasons. it has co

arm priced its ipo at $51 per share, which will trade on the nasdaq. the bbc�*s erin delmore has more from newve a smartphone, there's a 99% chance it's powered by a chip designed from the softbank—owned company arm. shares in the company are expected to begin trading thursday in the year's biggest ipo, which could raise up to $5 billion, taking the company's market value up to more than $50 billion. this is the first time in seven years that the company is selling shares to the public. last year marked the slowest yearfor american ipos in three decades, due in part to high interest rates, recession fears and geopolitical tensions. that's on the heels of a few tough years for ipos, prompting questions about why the british chip designer didn't get listed in london. analysis by the london stock exchange group showed that the 260 ipos that debuted with stock market values above $1 billion over the past four years are down 29% from their offering prices. that's according to reuters. for companies that are considering going public this year or early next, arm's ipo would offer some insight into wh

bbc news. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has said armed police need clarity on the split—second decisionsd the bbc that more than 100 of the 2,500 armed officers in the metropolitan police have turned in permits allowing them to carry weapons. the military is on standby to support police, if needed, this follows an officer being charged with the murder of chris kaba. police say he had been driving a vehicle that did not belong to him and had been linked to a gun incident the day before. the met says that media reports suggesting all firearms officers have stepped back from armed duties are not true and that met officers still make up the vast majority of armed resources deployed across london. the prime minister was asked about the issue on a visit to hertfordshire, north of london, today. 0urfirearms officers do an incredibly difficultjob, they are making life—or—death decisions in a split second to keep us safe and they deserve our gratitude for their bravery. it is important when they are using these legal powers that they do so with clarity and certainty about what they are doing, esp

bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sweden's prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help address a surge in gang killingswitnessing an unprecedented rise in violent crime. he was speaking after three people were killed in separate incidents overnight on wednesday. a trial started in california on thursday into allegations that tesla's autopilot feature was responsible for the death of a driver. the firm is accused of selling the car, despite knowing that the system was defective. tesla denies this, saying it's not clear that the autopilot feature was being used at the time of the crash. the verdict could shape similar cases across the us. more than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the mediterranean to europe so far in 2023. that's according to new data from the un high commissioner for refugees. the number marks a significant increase over the same period in 2022. hundreds of thousands of migrants every year, make the perilous journey from the tunisian and libyan coasts. you are watching bbc news. turning to the war in ukraine, and iranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attac

bbc news and that's a wrap. us screenwriters reach a tentative deal with studio bosses which could end a nearly five—month—long strike. the military offers to support armedice former british pm gordon brown calls for a levy on oil and gas exports to help poorer nations tackle climate change. and hopes new asteroid samples will provide an extraordinary glimpse into the beginnings of the solar system. hello. i'm lucy, welcome. hollywood studio bosses and the union representing writers have reached a tentative deal. writers have been on strike since early may. the 15,000—plus members still have to vote to ratify the deal. in a statement, the writer's guild of america said "we can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional— with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership." actors, though, are still holding industrial action. they have been on strike sincejuly. both strikes have hit the entertainment industry hard. cbs correspondent wendy gilette told me what this deal means. this tentative deal between the writers guild union and hollywood studios is a three—year contract. not many other details have been release

bbc news. the united states says it will arm ukraine with "depleted uranium" tank shells as the us secretary ofnal contempt of two counts of criminal contempt of congress. let's listen in just in case he

arm private in 2016, but later had to abandon that plan due regulatory roadblocks. the bbc�*s simonjack spoke with company's chief executive about its debut. cheering. euphoria in newk as one of the world's most important technology companies had one of the biggest sale of shares in years. a proper us welcome for the crown jewel of uk technology. arm holdings was born and raised in cambridge, england. you may not have heard of arm holdings but i guarantee you own something with arm technology inside it. the chips are 99% in all of the smartphones in the world. 70% of the global population are estimated to have something, phone, tablet, gaming console with arm stuff inside it and 30 billion arm design chip sold worldwide alone to customers including google, apple, amazon and microsoft and others. some of whom took a stake in the company today. the boss told me he wanted to be listed with those of the global tech heavyweights in new york. when we look at all the opportunities in terms of listing, when we looked at the size of listing that we had and the tech companies that we are to grips with, we thought new york would be the best location. does it mean decisions ab

this is bbc news the uk home secretary orders a review of armed policing — an officer is charged withurder. nasa awaits the return of a spacecraft carrying asteroid dust — that could reveal new details about how the planets were formed. ethnic armenian leaders say thousands are without food or shelter — and may be forced to flee — the bbc has a special report from the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. hello, i'm rich preston we begin here in the uk — home secretary, suella braverman, has ordered a review of armed policing after a large number of metropolitan police officers stepped back from firearms duties. their decision is linked to the case of an armed officer who was charged with the murder of a man. 24—year—old chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in south london last year. a met police officer appeared in court on thursday. joe inwood has this report. chris kaba was unarmed when he was shot and killed in streatham. he was driving a borrowed car. according to police, the vehicle had previously been linked to an incident involving a gun. chris kaba was hit by a s

bbc news. the united states says it will arm ukraine with "depleted uranium" tank shells as the us secretary of state continues his visit to kyiv. wa nt to ta ke want to take you straight to the us, actually. we have some breaking news in the last few minutes. this is live outside a courthouse in washington, and that man there is peter navarro, one of donald trump's he white house aides, found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of two counts of criminal contempt of congress. let's listen in just in case he does say anything to the press there, he hasjust case he does say anything to the press there, he has just been found guilty of two counts of contempt of congress. guilty of two counts of contempt of concress. ., ., ., congress. here we are with one of the most important _ congress. here we are with one of the most important constitutional| the most important constitutional separation of powers issues, and people will not let me speak. what i am going to do now is allow... the marshalsjust _ am going to do now is allow... the marshalsjust saw you, am going to do now is allow... the mar

armed with missiles. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news.ry is backing the introduction of what's known as �*martha's rule', to ensure hospital patients know they have the right to a second opinion. the name comes from martha mills who died from sepsis after a biking injury, her mother had raised concerns about her treatment. nhs england will now work to implement the rule. three officers from london's met police will face a misconduct hearing over the 2020 strip—search of a 15—year—old schoolgirl, known as child 0. the incident sparked protests. the trio face allegations that it was inappropriate to carry out the search, while the girl was on her period. the uk government has refused to guarantee that the hs2 rail line will run to manchester as planned after reports that the prime minister and chancellor are in talks about scrapping it. downing street suggested the government would need to balance the interests of "passengers and taxpayers", you're live with bbc news. the family of a colombian man who's believed to have taken his own life a

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for some, their consent to bear arms is in the balance. tom symonds, bbc news. babu a former chief superintendent in the metropolitan police. thank you for being with us. there are two things that stood out to me in that report, the concept of innocence until proven guilty and also the idea of trapping an arm around the officer who was accused here. do you think that happens? —— wrapping. i here. do you think that happens? -- wra inc. ~ , here. do you think that happens? -- wrauina. ~ ,., here. do you think that happens? -- wrauina. ~' ,., ., wrapping. i think there is a real, real issue _ wrapping. i think there is a real, real issue here _ wrapping. i think there is a real, real issue here around _ wrapping. i think there is a real, real issue here around how - wrapping. i think there is a real, i real issue here around how officers feel. police officers cannot strike, but what they have done effectively is, use their power, not to become firearms officers or deployed fires armed officers so by default, they had some type of industrial action here. that has be

for some, their consent to bear arms is in the balance. tom symonds, bbc news.fairs correspondent dominic casciani — the met are now conducting a review, what will it look at? there are lots of issues. one of the issuesis there are lots of issues. one of the issues is the cultural issue, the time it takes to investigate officers. there have been complaints from officers how the way it can take years for the police watchdog to reach a decision in relation to disciplinary action. but at the heart of this is a rumbling debate over the different interpretations of the law. if an officer is charged with murder, they can go to court and say, in the moment i opened fire, i honestly believed i was facing a threat to life and my only choice was to shoot to protect myself or my fellow officers. in that context, criminal law will find somebody innocent. that has been established in other cases. the big question for other action, disciplinary action or an investigation by the police watchdog, the test is notjust whether they honestly believe they had to open fire, but wheth

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bbc news. 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 armans to ban the breed. barry caffrey reports. this is pasley park, walworth. it was here where a man was attacked by a dog just after 6:00 yesterday evening. he is currently in hospital with serious injuries. a local resident told me the dog jumped over this fence of this dog exercise area and bit the arm of a man in his 40s. police say the owner of the dog, believed to be an xl 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 have fear when i see one of these dogs. i tend to walk on the other side of the street and it does worry me for children and other vulnerable people. if you have an xl bully, you should have the dog muzzled all the time if it's out in public, kept on a lead, and if you are going to let it off, it needs to be in a secure place. idon't think it is the dogs, i think it is the owners- because some owners train their dogs to be protectivel over

company said it was open to a future secondary listing here, but arm's top brass and the party was in new york tonight. simon jack, bbce so—called martha's rule in hospitals in england to give patients the right to easily request a second opinion if they believe serious concerns are being dismissed by nhs staff. it comes after the death of 13—year—old martha mills two years ago. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is here to explain more. it's two years since martha mills died of sepsis in hospital her parents doctors failed to listen to her family's concerns. her mother merope mills' determination to ensure worried families get a second opinion was given a boost when the health secretary agreed to introduce a new system. it's likely to take the form of a hotline for families to call if they are concerned a patient is deteriorating and nothing is being done. it would probably link to a rapid response team with expertise in critical care and a family could ask for an urgent second opinion. the number would be on posters and leaflets around hospitals. sadly, because of deaths similar to martha's, schemes like thi

arms deal. it's notjust mr putin here. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.res show that wage growth has caught up with rising prices for the first time in over a year. regular pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 7.8% from may to july, compared with a year earlier. that matches the pace at which prices rose over the same period. but the unemployment rate rose and the number of job vacancies fell. the state pension is set to rise by 8.5% next year on the back of new earnings figures under the triple lock. the policy means the increase in the state pension is the highest of average earnings, inflation or 2.5%. neither the conservatives nor labour have committed to maintaining the triple lock in their next manifesto. reports suggest disposable vapes are to be banned to help protect children's health. single—use vapes are sold in bright colours, and come in sweet and fruity flavours which are said to be targeted at those under 18. the daily telegraph reported that the decision to ban disposable vapes will be revealed in a consultation by the department of health. you

the british military offers to support armed police after dozens of london's firearms officers turn in their weapons. welcome to bbc news start in the caucases, where there have been scenes of panic and confusion as a growing number of ethnic armenian refugees try to leave nagorno karabakh. it follows azerbaijan's seizure of this disputed region. roads leading from the main city, stepanakert, towards the armenian border are jammed with traffic. those reaching the border are the first to cross into armenia since the enclave was this week captured by azerbaijani forces. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. nagorno—karabakh lies in the mountainous south caucasus region of eastern europe and asia — between the black sea and the caspian sea. it's recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. our reporter nataliya zotova is close to the armenian border and reports on the situation there. we are now in the village right on the border between armenia. we can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. here in

company said it was open to a future secondary listing here, but arm's top brass and the party was in new york tonight. simon jack, bbc research notes in his cabin in his garden on the south downs, david plummer�*s life as an international film and author seems heavenly. but shaking hands with the devil, his latest documentary tells a different story. david has had parkinson's disease for 15 years. earlierthis parkinson's disease for 15 years. earlier this year he filmed in canyon with people in rural areas there who also have the condition but are often left untouched treated and it is not unknown for them to be branded as branded or a witch. they will kill you if they think they are sure. people made the _ think they are sure. people made the film _ think they are sure. people made the film with - think they are sure. people made the film with the - made the film with the researcher who completed a study in parkinson's disease in kenya and they researched the case studies. the film has been released really online. david described it as the most important he has ever made. for more stories from across the uk, head to

arms and legs, but mostly lower legs and really— just muscle strains, low back issues. - despite the risks, that hasn't stopped pickleball from becoming one of america's favourite pastimes. michelle fleury, bbc newsu different stories from across the uk. nurse cynthia butcher is establishing a baseline, testing the hand—eye coordination of 55—year—old lisa haynes now to see if the drugs she takes as part of a new trial make a difference. lisa has progressive ms. her symptoms first started when she was in her late thirties. some people, when i was walking, they were like, "lise, have you been drinking?" i looked as if i'd had a drink, you know, and i was, no, no, that's just my — i used to call it my dodgy legs. when i walked, it was as if my feet didn't know where the earth was. she's now involved in the first wales—based part of a uk—wide trial. the 0ctopus trial, so called because it has multiple arms and stages, looks to see if medicines used to stem the progression of other conditions can help with hers. so in progressive ms in general, we see that there is a slow deterioration in walking abilities as well as cognitive slowing. so we hope to see that all those aspects will be slower by the dr

bbc news. azerbaijan says it has now halted its military operation in nagorno karabakh, after separatist forces there agreed to lay down their armsso agreed to start talks on how to integrate the territory into azerbaijan. the separatists say 32 people were killed injust over a day of fighting, including two children. these latest pictures show around 2,000 people being moved to safety. russia, a former power in the region, says it has offered humanitarian and medical assistance. the fighting has been intense, this is video filmed in stepanakert, which is the capital of armenian—controlled nagorno karabakh. the sound of shelling can be heard in the distance. earlier we heard from our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie, who's been following the story. the latest is that there is quite a lot of uncertainty for the ethnic armenians living in nagorno—karabakh. we have seen video footage of many people gathering at the airport in stepanakert, the regional capital, even though the airport never functions because the airspace was closed by azerbaijan. we know many people are seeking shelter at the russian peacekeepers' base in na