thank you so much, yogita limaye, live for i so much, yogita limaye, live for us at the g20.s been fined £6.7 million after admitting failings which led to the deaths of three people in a train crash, near stonehaven. the aberdeen to glasgow service derailed after hitting a landslide, following heavy rain in august 2020. the driver of the train, a conductor, and a passenger died in the tragedy. another weight—loss injection has been given the green light for use on the nhs. tirzepatide, also known as mounjaro, could help about 180,000 people with type two diabetes. it's expected to be available for patients from early next year. research shows five millions disposable vapes are being thrown away each week in the uk, which is a fourfold increase over the past year. the campaign group material focus says fewer than one in five people recycle their vapes in the correct way. you're live with bbc news. in its first—ever reckoning of the world's progress in cutting carbon emissions, the united nations has warned we are way off track. the report says there is a "rapidly—narrowing wi

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar.icial intelligence, has been signed by a major record label for the first time. noonoouri now on the books at warner music has released herfirst song �*dominoes' today. she has been created by the german influencer, joerg zuber. previous virtual artists have existed, but in this case noonoouri's image has been made with 2d graphics and motion capture, and her voice has been created with the help of ai. what does it mean for the music industry? shiona mccallum's been to berlin to find out. meet noonoouri. she's a virtual character, an instagram influencer and has worked with big fashion brands. her appearance has been created using 2d graphics and motion capture. now this avatar has a record deal backed by a major label. oh, my god. this is amazing. it's like, really like it was accelerating my pulse when i got the email from warner music central europe is writing me and they were like asking me, are you interested in music? and i say, well, what a question. her voice has been created w

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. businessman mohamed al—fayed has died at the age of 94.longed for british citizenship. his son dodi was killed alongside princess diana in paris in 1997. among other ventures, al—fayed used to own —— daniela relph looks back now at al—fayed's life. mohammed al—fayed, once the proud owner of harrods, the world's most famous department store, who yearned to be part of the british establishment. born in egypt, he married the sister of billionaire arms dealer adnan khashoggi and built a business empire. he bought the ritz hotel in paris and defeated the lonrho group in the battle to buy harrods. lonrho's chief executive tiny rowland demanded an inquiry, which found mohamed al—fayed had exaggerated his wealth and background. successive governments refused him british citizenship. do you think this is fair from the home secretary to behave the way with someone like me who have given employment to thousands of people, having four british kids? just it shows what type of people, you know, infiltrate in the political life and give us such a deal. r

this report by yogita limaye contains some distressing details.used to live peacefully together now feels like a heavily militarised border between countries at war. we crossed seven checkpoints run by security forces, travelling between two communities in a single state, completely separated since ethnic violence in may. on both sides we couldn't pass without permission from locals. one sign that people are taking matters into their own hands. this is another — a bunker run by civilians. these are men from the kuki minority who live in manipur�*s hills. their guns aimed at an opposing bunker of the meitei majority who live in the valley. this man is a labourer. translation: we are compelled i to pick up arms to defend ourselves. we don't want violence, but we don't fully trust that the security forces will be able to protect us. the men who are in this bunker were civilians doing ordinaryjobs like farming or keeping a shop. now the words that you hear are words that you hear during war. for example, this is being referred to as a frontline. what'

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. an hour, passes over the south china sea. millions of people are in its path. this satellite imagery shows the hurricane bearing down on south—eastern china, and close behind it is tropical storm haikui, over there on the right, which is expected to strengthen into a typhoon by sunday. 800,000 people have been evacuated in china's guangdong province amid heavy flooding. thousands of train drivers have been on strike again today, leaving large parts of england without services. members of the aslef union have been involved in a long running dispute over pay. tomorrow, in a separate strike, rail workers will walk out from 1a different train companies, cutting services in half. journeys into scotland and wales will be affected. meanwhile, the future of station ticket offices is under scrutiny. hundreds could close in england, with a public consultation ending at midnight. our transport correspondent katy austin has the latest. a ticket office in surrey open for business today, but for ho

the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from delhi.dia's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace. but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made. g20 leaders summit declaration. we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration. india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that all countries agreed to it. translation: speakingj frankly, we didn't expect that we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text, she said. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other countries also played a part. the fact that western countries

yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.ar began in sudan five months ago, at least a0 people have been killed when air strikes hit a market in the south of khartoum. charity medicins sans frontieres said more than 60 people were wounded in the attack. rival military factions have been fighting since april when the country was plunged into a civil war. rishi sunak has expressed "significant concerns" to china's prime minister about what he called beijing's "interference" in british democracy. the comments come after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher had been arrested and accused of spying for china. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, has more. two men have been arrested, one in his 30s was arrested in 0xfordshire, another in his 20s was arrested in edinburgh. this all happened actually in march this year, so it was a few months ago, it's onlyjust emerging now, but it is the latter man we are particularly interested in because speaking to various people who work in parliament, it is a parliamentary researcher

yogita limaye there.et with narendra modi. the meeting is significant, notjust because both heads of government are hindu, but because the uk is seeking a majorfree trade agreement with india. india's economy is growing rapidly, let's take a look at the transformation. it was the 11th largest economy 18 years ago, but it's been rising in the ranks ever since. within the last year, it overtook the uk to become the fifth largest economy. experts predict that by the end of the decade it will climb the ladder even fruther, becoming the third largest economy in the world by 2030. well, my colleague christian fraser is on the ground in delhi, and has been speaking with journalist jyoti malhotra. this is an invaluable opportunity for india to lead on the world stage — does it matter that xi jinping is here, can you have a final communique without the chinese president signing off on it? yes, the premier is coming, li qiang is coming, just like putin is sending sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister. you can

yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.ped the g20, but china's influence still loomed large. british prime minister rishi sunak confronted china's second—in—command at the summit to express what he called "significant concerns about china's interference" in british democracy. this comes after a parliamentary researcher was arrested and accused of spying for china. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. two men have been arrested. one in his 30s was arrested in oxfordshire. another in his 20s was arrested in edinburgh. this all happened in march this year. it was a few months ago butjust emerging now. it is the latter man that we are particularly interested in because, speaking to various people who work in parliament, it is a parliamentary researcher — someone who has had contact with some pretty senior conservative mps actually — people like the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, people like the security minister, although my understanding is that it was before he had that cabinet role of security m

the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from delhi.ay of india's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace. but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made. g20 leaders summit declaration. "we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration." india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that all countries agreed to it. translation: speaking frankly, we didn't expect that, _ we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other countries also played a part. the fact that western countrie

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar.he kashmir times, who told me how yogita's piece hits home for many journalsits in the region. there's a lot that does not come out in the public domain. there are a lot of stories that journalists now even feel threatened to share with close friends. and and if you can just notice, you know, the whole anonymity of and the way that they speak, the conditions of anonymity, and that never used to be the case. i mean, journalists would love their work to be highlighted or their voice to be heard and for them to be recognised. that they agree to speak on conditions of anonymity is telling. yeah. i mean, the fact remains that there were restrictions on press in kashmir before its special status was revoked. butjust give us a sense of what changed after 2019. look, they've always been challenges. in fact, in the last 70 years, or even before that. but more they increased more when insurgency started in the 90s and the journalists were literally walking on the razor�*s edge, as one journalist

our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from srinagar.to see. beautiful, serene. full of tourists. away from sight is the more grim picture. a painful, long running conflict. more recently, a clampdown on democratic rights. journalists who can bring out people's voices and ground realities say they're now being silenced by the government. asif sultan, a kashmiri reporter, pictured here at one of his court hearings. he's been injailforfive years, charged under terror laws. his father, mohammad, says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti—india militant. translation: everyone knows he's innocent. - he's a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. they wanted to make an example out of him so otherjournalists don't dare to cover topics the government doesn't approve of. at the time of his arrest, asif�*s daughter wasjust six—months—old. areeba might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. but on the day of his release, new charges were brought. asif was kept in ja

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar.mpossible to defeat russia as moscow's offensive grinds through its 19th month, he said, i understood why we won the great patriotic war, it's impossible to defeat this kind of nation with this kind of attitude, the white house saying that ukraine has made notable progress in their counteroffensive. let me take you to washington and show you the pictures from the court because we are waiting for sentencing of two more members of the proud boys group, that group behind the capital uprising on the 6th ofjanuary, they behind the capital uprising on the 6th of january, they are behind the capital uprising on the 6th ofjanuary, they are due to be sentenced in the next little while so we will be live in washington to get the latest on that story, and of course the latest on that story that has been dominating politics here in england about the type of concrete used in some schools and the closure of more than 100, more in the next while. hello there. meteorologically speaking, the first day

yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.hour luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has told a british television station that he will resign following the women's world cup football scandal. it follows outrage after rubiales kissed midfielderjenni hermoso after the spanish team's win — a kiss she said was not consensual. hermoso filed a legal complaint over the kiss on tuesday. it means the 46—year—old could face criminal charges. with more on this we are joined by sergi forcada so the reason that he gave was simply the pressure on his family, was too much?— simply the pressure on his family, was too much? yes, he said that he does not want _ was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to _ was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to affect _ was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to affect third - does not want to affect third parties, meaning his family, he said that this has been what he calls a disproportionate campaign against him, and finally he has decided to resign. h

let's cross live to delhi, with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye.significance of the african union being included now, but it has been an eventful day at the 620 summit? yes, of course, that is one of the big top lines from here, the african union being made a permanent member of the 620, something that india and the prime minister narendra modi has been strongly advocating for over the past couple of months because they believe in multilateral groupings and institution should be more representative and fair. but we also had a joint leader statement that came out and all eyes were on what the paragraph regarding the war in ukraine said. and if you look at it, the wording of that paragraph in strength, it is significantly less strong than what was in the paragraph which was released after the bali summit last year, so it didn't even make a mention of russia. it talked about state sticking to the un charter are not violating the territorial integrity, political independence and sovereignty of other states. it also said that the threat of use and the u

yogita limaye, bbc news, manipur.t which they could be offered on the nhs — has been reanalysed, with significant new findings. puberty blockers are drugs taken by children who say they are transgender. the original conclusion had been that the drugs had no impact on mental health. but the reanalysis shows significant changes to mental health, for better and for worse. newsnight�*s hannah barnes reports. using drugs to stop children going through puberty is one of the most polarising issues of our time. there's a lack of robust evidence around their use to treat gender distress but now one of the few studies looking at their impact has been rea nalysed. the 2011 study of 44 12—15—year—olds, carried out by uclh and the tavistock�*s gender identity development service, or gids, found there had been no changes in the well—being of those children — no benefit, no harm. the study used scores from parent and child questionnaires that assessed children's behavioural and emotional problems. the finding of no change was based

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. the storm system has now passed into the atlantic, after making its way across florida, georgia and south carolina — causing severe flooding. three people are reported to have died in traffic incidents related to the hurricane, but the damage appears to have been less severe than some had feared. and finally this hour — a story about a big cheese... it's record—breaking. the huge delicacy was made in a mexican village in the southern state of chiapas — and it weighed in at 558 kilogrammes. it required eighty chefs and around 6,000 litres of milk to make it... stay with us on bbc news. hello there. the 1st of september and meteorologically speaking, the first day of autumn. now, this morning, it may have felt a bit autumnal for some of us. we had some mist and fog out there first thing this morning, but that's pretty much now cleared away. and we're looking at some fine weather for the rest of today. low pressure yesterday brought us some outbreaks of rain, but higher pressure builds i

yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.s trying to curtail china's international influence after signing off a new strategic partnership with hanol nearly half a century after us troops withdrew at the end of the vietnam war, president biden hailed closer ties between the two countries. live now to hanoi, where we can speak to bbc�*s asia pacific correspondent laura bicker. laura, just to start with, what has actually been agreed? 50. has actually been agreed? so, this is a has actually been agreed? srr, this is a comprehensive strategic partnership. what that really means is that vietnam is elevating its ties with the united states to its highest level. now, but puts the us on a par with the likes of china and russia. now, when it comes to the partnership, vietnamese have called it a critical partnership and a critical partnership and a critical time and the us president also said that the arc of progress, the 50 year arc of progress, the 50 year arc of progress between the two, has culminated in this deal. now, this is a

our south asia correspondent yogita limaye gave us more background on the story.ead on 18thjune by two masked gunmen outside a sikh temple in the canadian province of british columbia. he was a prominent sikh leader and he publicly campaigned for a separate homeland for sikhs in the punjab region of india. now, that's the reason why india had issues with him, with everyone who's a part of this movement called as the khalistan movement, which is campaigning for the separate homeland. india sees it as a challenge to its territorial integrity and its sovereignty. and it's, you know, this has been one of the big reasons why ties between canada and india have been strained for a while now. we saw that here at the g20 summit, frosty ties between the two countries. justin trudeau didn't attend the presidents' dinner for all of the heads of state and heads of government who were here, you know. and even during his meeting, the photograph of him with prime minister modi, lots of analysts looking at that said that it it showed and displayed just how frosty those ties have b

yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar.mp5 from britain's governing conservative party to ask questions in parliament. his eldest son dodi was killed along with princess diana in a car crash in paris, 26 years ago. fayed later claimed they had been killed in a secret service plot — a theory that was rejected by the coroner and an inquestjury. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. the first week of september is looking a lot more summery than what we had throughout most ofjuly and indeed august. this weekend, high pressure is building in. it will turn drier and sunnier and warmer across the board. however, there will be a fly in the ointment that comes with this area of low pressure in its weather from which will push close to the north—west of scotland at times, certainly on sunday. but high pressure is building in — it's killing off the showers, the clouds. early on saturday we should see any rain fizzling out, but there will be a legacy of clouds and mist and fog, particularly across central southern england, wale

here's the bbc�*s christian fraser speaking with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye — they havefrom delhi. so, yogita, new delhi is a city transformed. i drove in from the airport today. there were people sleeping, potlucks were being put out. they've really gone to town on it. why is it so important? well, a couple of things, but it is a part of indian culture when you have guests visiting your home, even in your home, you clean it up, spruce it up, do something. you might draw a pattern outside. so it is very much part of culture here. but for the government, it's also very much a moment to show the world what india's place is in it. and therefore i think it's very important for them to project new delhi as a city of the world. and that's part of the reason why it's been spruced up and why you saw what you did on the way in here. i look at everybody around us. they're young people. it's the most populous nation. it's the fastest—growing major economy. they put a lander on the moon in the run—up to this. it's a brilliant opportunity to showcase just how far this country has com

chris mason, bbc news, in delhi. 0ur south asia correspondent yogita limaye is in delhi and has moreers changed their wording when referring to ukraine. the war in ukraine was a sticking point during the summit, the 620 summit, which was held in bali last year. it took a very long time for countries there to reach a consensus on the wording. that was expected this time around as well. the fact that we have actually had a joint statement that has been agreed upon by all members earlier than expected, a day earlier than expected, suggests that the negotiations on what it should say, specifically on the war in ukraine, they started even before the meetings that were held here in delhi. india's foreign affairs minister reacting to a question about why that wording has been significantly watered down said, "look, "bali was last year, new delhi is this year, "there are different circumstances this year." he also said they were developing countries that actually took he also said there were developing countries that actually took the lead, suggesting india and other developing nations took

that language on ukraine threatened to overshadow the g20 this year as south asia correspondent yogita limayeg the g20 summit in bali last year member countries took a very long time to agree on the wording regarding the war in ukraine, so that was expected this time around as well. in fact, there were worries about whether there would be consensus on any statement at all. and so it's quite clear that given that the statement has actually come out earlier than expected, a day earlier than expected, that negotiations on what could be said in that paragraph about the war in ukraine started actually before the meetings in delhi began, a significantly watered down from what we saw in bali last year. no mention of russia, the russian federation or of moscow, mainly saying that states shouldn't be using force against territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of other states. also saying the threat of use or the use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible. but if you compare that to what was said in bali last year, where they didn't really have a form of wording that reflected everyon

that language on ukraine threatened to overshadow the g20 this year — as south asia correspondent yogita limayetries took a very long time on the wording regarding the ukraine and there was worries that they would be any statement at all. it's quite clear that given the statement that has come out, a day earlier than expected, the negotiations of what could be said in that paragraph started before the meetings in delhi began. significantly watered down from what we saw in bali last year. no mention of russia, the russian federation or moscow. mainly saying that state should not be using force against sovereignty, territorial integrity, or the threat of nuclear weapons but if you compare what was said in bali last year, they didn't have a form of wording reflected everyone's opinions so it had sentences like most countries, what was described as russian aggression in ukraine so it's not surprising that ukraine is disappointed in the statement and saying it's nothing to be proud of. when asked about the watering down of that section. it has been said that it's a different time this year compared

our south asia correspondent yogita limaye is in delhi and has more.ad of the 620 summit, we saw presidentjoe biden meeting with indian prime minister narendra modi and soon after that meeting, the trade disputes between the two countries was resolved. both countries was resolved. both countries saying we are really just furthering the discussions that we've had where modi went on a state visit to the us in june. of course, during the 620 summit, one of the big issues on the agenda and what is going to overshadow the summit, of course, is the war in ukraine. india will be hoping that irrespective of the deep differences between countries on that, irrespective of the fact that russian president vladimir putin is not attending, chinese president xi jinping is not attending, that there will be some joint form of wording that will be agreed to that can be released at the end of the summit. and i think what india is also hoping for is perhaps the focus can be on other issues like climate change, like globalframework change, like global framework for cryptoc

let's cross live to delhi with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye.mit. this was, there is criticism for this statement, but the robots of negotiations behind—the—scenes to reach this particular wording. give us a sense of these talks and how the countries agreed on these particular words, specifically about ukraine. t particular words, specifically about ukraine. ~ ., particular words, specifically about ukraine. ~' . ~ ., ukraine. i think the war in ukraine was a sticking _ ukraine. i think the war in ukraine was a sticking point _ ukraine. i think the war in ukraine was a sticking point during - ukraine. i think the war in ukraine was a sticking point during the - was a sticking point during the summit, the g20 summit, which was held in bali last year. it took a very long time for countries there to reach a consensus on wording. that was expected this time around as well. the fact that we have actually had a joint statement that has been agreed upon by all members earlier than expected, a day earlier than expected, suggest that the negotiations and

let's cross live to delhi with our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye.hat is going to be issued and that response from kyiv saying it is nothing to be proud of. well, right. we would expect that kind of response from ukraine because if you look at the wording of the declaration and the paragraphs that deal with the war in ukraine, ithink paragraphs that deal with the war in ukraine, i think what is quite clear as they have been substantially watered down from what was released at the end of the barley g20 summit last year. i mean, there was an expectation always that ukraine would be a sticking point between all of these countries which have different positions on it. we also had russian president vladimir putin actually not attending the summit once again, the same thing happened last year. but i don't think it was expected how significantly the language has been watered down, i think that has come as a bit of surprise to everyone. for example, the paragraph about the war in ukraine doesn't mention russia, russian federation or moscow at all. it does ta

let's cross live to delhi with our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye., lots of incredible announcements for your day one of the summit. in terms of the african union, that is a very significant part of what prime minister modi wanted to achieve at the g20 summit in delhi? that minister modi wanted to achieve at the g20 summit in delhi?- the g20 summit in delhi? that is riuht. the the g20 summit in delhi? that is right. the inclusion _ the g20 summit in delhi? that is right. the inclusion of _ the g20 summit in delhi? that is right. the inclusion of the - the g20 summit in delhi? that isj right. the inclusion of the african union as a permanent member of the g20 are certainly going to be seen as a big win by india. by minister narendra modi had been personally advocating for it, he had written to the g20 before this saying they should be included, saying multilateral group groupings and institutions around the world need to become a more fair and more representative. that is actually happening today, that is a tangible outcome of the summit, and it is ce

a little earlier, i met up with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye, who has been showing me around delhi. so new delhi is a city transformed. i drove in from the airport today. people were sleeping, pot plants were being put out. they've really gone to town on it. why is it so important? well, a couple of things, but is a part of indian culture we have guests visiting your home, even your home, you clean it up, spruce it up, do something, might draw a pattern outside. so it is very much part of the culture here. but for the government, is also very much a moment to show the world what india's place is in it. and therefore i think it's very important for them to project new delhi as a city of the world. and that's part of the reason why it's been spruced up in while you saw what you did on the way in here. and i look at everybody around us, their young people, the most populous nation, the fastest growing major economy. they've put a lander on the moon in the run—up to this. it's a brilliant opportunity to showcase just how far they've ceom. absolutely. we have a few things, we have

yogita limaye, bbc news, manipur. secret agent in canada bishoo. justin trudeau is unsubstantiated and absurd. the two sides of an ounce for tat and diplomatic expulsion. justin trudeau says he is not trying to provoke india but once answers. this he is not trying to provoke india but once answers. figs” india but once answers. as i have said. _ india but once answers. as i have said, the _ india but once answers. is i have said, the government india but once answers. is u have said, the government of india needs to take this matter with the utmost seriousness. we are doing that. we are not looking to provoke or escalate. we are simply laying out the facts as we understand them and we want to work with the government of india to lay everything clear and to make sure there is proper process. us president son hunter will plead not guilty to three charges related to a gun purchasing made in 2018. hidden lawyer... initial court appearance be held remotely. hunter biden was indicted last week for possessing a gun while he w

live now to yogita limaye, our south asia correspondent. g20 in terms of developments-— developments. that's right. the “oint developments. that's right. the joint statement _ developments. that's right. the joint statement from _ developments. that's right. the joint statement from the - developments. that's right. the| joint statement from the leaders actually came much sooner than expected because tomorrow is the last day of the summit, so we have all been expecting it is at the end of that day that we would get a joint statement. in fact, last year, it took a pretty long time for there to be consensus on the statement and the main sticking point was the war in ukraine. and that did dominate the 620 in ukraine. and that did dominate the g20 agenda this time as well. what of course is significant is if you look in the statement that has been released here in delhi, the language around the war in ukraine has been significantly watered down from what we had seen in the bali declaration, so there is no mention of russia, the russian federati