But there are now questions over the future of the h52 project which had planned to connect london, the midlands and the north of england. The uk government says it would be crazy not to review the project given soaring costs due to the war in ukraine and a rise in inflation. Defence secretary, and former transport minister grant shapps told the bbc the government would need to make serious decisions on how affordable it is. The hs2 project was originally due to link london with manchester and leeds, via birmingham. There is speculation that the link between birmingham and manchester may be under threat as costs have increased significantly. The line to leeds has already been scrapped. For more, heres our political correspondent, jessica parker. Hs2 is this enormous rail project, and they actually already scrapped a bit of the leg of the line that would run up to leeds in the north of england, in yorkshire, and now there is also lots of Speculation Building that the government will potentially cut part of the project that would run to manchester, a major city in the uk. This has led to business leaders, some politicians really covering delete my calling on the government not to axe the project, saying it is vital to the uk economy. The government being tight lipped about exactly what they are going to do. Downing street has repeatedly refused to explicitly say what it will do on this front, but we understand our meeting and the decision may come this week. Of course, it was something that was put to the defence secretary, a senior minister in the government, grant chaps. On hsz, we do have to respond to the budgets. Weve been hit notjust by coronavirus but by the war in ukraine, and any responsible government looks at that and says, does this still stack up for what the country requires in terms of where it is spending its resources and the sequencing of that expenditure. It does not look good, then. The mood music is not particularly upbeat on terms of whether this project will go ahead. The Main Opposition Party in the uk, labour, have been accused of sending mixed messages about exactly what they would do in government. Of course, labour has been leading the conservatives in the polls ahead of a likely General Election in the uk next year. He was what the Shadow Chief Secretary to the treasury, darrenjones, had to say. We are supportive of h52 being built, but we are responding to rumour and leak. This is an important infrastructure project. What i say on your show matters because we hope to be in government next year. We are not going to make decisions about National Infrastructure projects that involve tens of billions of pounds without all of the information being available. I mentioned a General Election likely next year, and i think that is how we have to see things, all the important context, at least, as we head into Party Conference season. All the main parties are having their autumn conferences. This weekend, it is the turn of the lib dems, who are hoping to revive their fortunes. They have seen recent successes in by elections, but they have also been largely flatlining in the polls. The leader of the lib dems, ed davey, was on the bbc this morning, and he was presented with research that suggested lots of people dont really know what the party stands for. He said they are making the case, lots of campaigns and policies on things like housing and the cost of living. Its about helping people with the cost of living. They are with mortgages and rent, and they need a party thats going to help them. On the environment, we led the campaign against awful sewage dumping, so we are getting our idea is over. Is there work to do . You are absolutely right. You are delete might have been leader for three years and they have no clue about you. Where people have heard our message, particularly in conserved heartlands, people have switched to us. Four years ago, in 2019 as we headed into the General Election, the lib dems were very much the stop brexit party. They didnt manage to stop brexit and the uk did leave the eu. At the moment, the lib dem leader is saying that rejoining is off the table for the time being. The lib dems still want the uk to be at the heart of europe, and he wants to rebuild that relationship, but there are people in his party who want to see them be bolder about their plans for the eu and a long term intention to get the uk back into the block. 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 more. 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 single bullet fired by a Police Officer. There was widespread outrage at his death, especially amongst londons black community. Last week, his family were in court to see a Police Officer who is only being referred to as nxi2i charged with murder. They welcomed the prosecution, but its been met with concern by many of the officers colleagues. In total, its thought more than 100 Firearms Officers have handed in whats known as a ticket permitting them to carry weapons. 0ne former officer says hes not surprised. I was on armed response for 23 years. I was on Vip Protection and i hugely enjoyed the professionalism, the teamwork of it. And i would miss that. Would i put my weapon down today . Yes, i would. Hand it in. Its not worth it. Announcing a review, the Home Secretary said Police Officers have to make Split Second Decisions under extraordinary pressures. They mustnt fear ending up in the dock for carrying 0fficers risking their lives to keep us safe have my full backing. Officers from other forces have now been drafted in to help patrol london, a job the Police Federation admits comes with responsibility but also accountability. Joe inwood, bbc news. Next this hour, lets turn to one of the worlds longest running conflicts. Which has been in the headlines this week. Nagorno karabakh is a territory which lies in the mountainous South Caucasus region of Eastern Europe and asia between the black sea and the caspian sea. Recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, large areas of it have been controlled by Ethnic Armenians for decades. This week, after azerbaijan launched a Military Offensive in Nagorno Karabakh, a ceasefire was declared. The agreement was that karabakh� s Military Forces would be completely disarmed and disbanded, but now there are concerns over the fate of Ethnic Armenians living in the area who say that aid has not been getting through to their area. Bbc Russian Services 0lga ivshina is one of fewjournalists who managed to reach Nagorno Karabakh this week. She has just returned to azerbaijans baku and has sent us this update. We came back from the place that is considered the capital of karabakh. This morning was the first time journalists were allowed into karabakh since the start of september hostilities. I need to note that this trip was heavily controlled by the azeri side, they say for security reasons. We could not choose places where to stop and whom to talk to. Azeris have proudly showed us a Large Display of tanks, apcs, heavy weaponry and other ammunition which was laid down by Armenian Karabakhs in the past 48 hours, and clearly as azerbaijan tries to show itself as a victim of this conflict and to underline that their actions are only in response to what they call provocations by Karabakh Armenians, whom they call separatists. That is their point of view. They are not talking about what is exactly happening in stepanakert, the biggest city of karabakh, which Karabakh Armenians consider the capital. We could see it from above but we were not allowed anywhere close, and azeri authorities have not provided any details of what they are doing around that city and details of people who are stuck within stepa na kert. What picture were you able to get about the situation the ground, given that, as you say, your we could see stepanakert from above, and through the lenses, we could see empty streets. Also, as the sun was setting, we could see there was no electricity in stepanakert, so it went pitch dark, which was a stark contrast with the brightly lit streets where we were driven to. We can communicate with people in stepanakert via messages. They say the situation is critical, thousands of people are currently there, some have to sleep in the streets under open skies, others are cramped into the camp organised by russian peacekeepers near the airport. Everyone there is very worried about theirfuture. Azerbaijan has promised that they can guarantee security of civilian population, they wont prosecute the civilian population, but they will target armed rebels, they say. They also say they are ready to deliver aid and provide other camps for refugees, but the level of mistrust is huge because of the decades of this conflict and both sides are accusing each other of massive war crimes. So Karabakh Armenians distrust the promises. At the moment, it is really hard to predict what is going to happen. Despite all the promises and diplomatic statements, everyone understands that the future of these people is now in azeri hands. You we have more on the situation in we have more on the situation in karabakh on the bbc website. Nasas seven year mission to collect a sample from an asteroid in the solar system will reach its dramatic conclusion in just a few hours from now. The 0siris Rex Capsule contains rocks and dust from the surface of an asteroid called bennu, which Scientists Say could give important clues about how the earth was formed. Live now to utah to our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. Good to talk to you, rebecca. Tell us what will be happening where you are . ~ ,. ,. , are . Well, the sun is not up here at the military are . Well, the sun is not up here at the Military Base are . Well, the sun is not up here at the Military Base in are . Well, the sun is not up here at the Military Base in utah, are . Well, the sun is not up here at the Military Base in utah, but are . Well, the sun is not up here at the Military Base in utah, but the i the Military Base in utah, but the preparations are under way. The helicopters are being wheeled out, ready to take the Recovery Team out to the landing site once the capsule actually comes down to the ground. The final descent for this mission, you have to remember, a seven year long mission, and it has travelled billions of miles through the solar system, but the last 13 minutes will be perilous. The capsule has to come through the atmosphere travelling at 27,000 mph. It will experience temperatures of 3000 celsius before two parachutes open which should hopefully take it down to the desert floor for a soft landing, then the Recovery Team in these helicopters you havejust Recovery Team in these helicopters you have just seen will be heading out to the site to bring it back to the base, so it will be a nerve racking last few moments of this mission, which has been going on for so long, and there was a sense of nervous anticipation here and excitement. You sense of nervous anticipation here and excitement. Sense of nervous anticipation here and excitement. You really do have a Front Row Seat and excitement. You really do have a Front Row Seat where and excitement. You really do have a Front Row Seat where you and excitement. You really do have a Front Row Seat where you are. And excitement. You really do have a Front Row Seat where you are. Tell. Front row seat where you are. Tell us what they are hoping to learn from this . Us what they are hoping to learn from this . ,. ,. ,. , from this . There are some very good reasons to go from this . There are some very good reasons to go to from this . There are some very good reasons to go to all from this . There are some very good reasons to go to all of from this . There are some very good reasons to go to all of this from this . There are some very good reasons to go to all of this effort. Reasons to go to all of this effort. Bennu is the most dangerous rock in our solar system. Bennu is the most dangerous rock in oursolarsystem. It bennu is the most dangerous rock in our solar system. It tops nasas list of hazardous asteroids. If you want to think about ways you might be able to stop it, should we ever need to, one way to do this is to study it and find out what its made of. The second reason is that bennu is a relic, a leftoverfrom the early formation of our solar system 4. 5 billion years ago. It is a bit like a time capsule which gives scientists a really good insight into our own origins, how our planet formed, and it could answer some questions, like why the earth is habitable, for example. Scientists are eager to get their carefully gloved hands, because contamination is important with this sample, on it. First, it needs to make it safely down to the ground. Rebecca, we will be with safely down to the ground. Rebecca, we will be with you safely down to the ground. Rebecca, we will be with you throughout safely down to the ground. Rebecca, we will be with you throughout the i we will be with you throughout the day as that journey we will be with you throughout the day as thatjourney continues. For now, thank you very much. Now its time for a look at todays sport with 0lly foster. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Well look ahead to the afternoons premier League Football in just a moment, including the North London Derby, but lets start with golf and the final day at the solheim cup in southern spain. All 12 matches are now under way, Lexi Thomspon and Emily Pedersen the last to go about an hour ago. Lets cross live to the course. Jane is there for us. Good afternoon. It was really tight the last time i looked. , ,. ,. , looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches that looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches that have looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches that have gone looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches that have gone out looked. Yes, pretty much all of the 12 matches that have gone out are| 12 matches that have gone out are just one hole in it for most of them. You can probably hear some of them. You can probably hear some of the cheering as they go through the ninth, the nearest whole to us. The atmosphere has been incredible. There have been loads of fans of europe walking past dressed in blue and yellow outfits. And of course the usa have plenty of support as well. Looking at the leaderboard, europe are up in five of the 12 matches, and the usa are up in five as well. The other two are tied. We have to mention leona maguire, because she has played so well today. She has been battling her us opponent. She has been making some beautiful shots and making some cracking pots. She might be a rookie, but she is 30 years old, and in 2019 she was watching the solheim cup at gleneagles as a spectator. Now she is playing in one. On the last day, she is three up. You can hear the cheers of the usa, usa, because they are just passing through the ninth hole, going on to the tenth. We have to mention anna nordqvist, who has been having a storm. She was three up against her opponent but has dropped since then. American lily of who has had quite a start, four holds up against the former world number one, who has won two majors this year. Certainly she has been one of the favourites to do well on this single state. And Dhonielle Kang was three up on charley hull, who has been struggling quite a bit, the englishwoman. Singles is where these tournaments can be won or lost on the last day. At the moment, five opt for europe and the usa, two tied we will keep you up to date. Max verstappen is on the verge of a third world title as he cruised to his 13th victory of the year at the japanese grand prix. Verstappens victory helped red bull secure constructor� s title with six races to spare, which is an f1 record. And the dutchman will be World Champion for the Third Straight year if he wins in qatar in a fortnight. Joining verstappen on the podium were the mclarens of lando norris and oscar piastri. There are five matches in the premier league today, with liverpool, chelsea and newcastle amongst those playing. The game of the day is at arsenal and the first North London Derby of the season. Brendanjohnson Brendan Johnson makes his brendanjohnson makes his first start for spurs. Tottenham are second in the table but have the same number of points as the gunners, with both sides unbeaten. You understand what it means to the supporters for both clubs and the significance in terms of the general mood around the place. All these kind of things, you know, Add Significance to the fixture, and also the fact that they are a very good football side. They had an outstanding season last year, they have strengthened this year. They are a group that, for the most part, has grown together, and you can see that there is a real belief within them. Ethiopias Tigist Assefa has shattered the womens marathon world record by more than two minutes with a stunning victory in berlin. The 29 year old, who also won the race last year, clocked two hours 11 minutes 53 seconds in the german capital to eclipse the previous best set by Kenyas Brigid Kosgei at the 2019 chicago marathon. Assefa recieved 50,000 for winning and another 50,000 bonus for the record. And thats all the sport for now. A second ship with ukrainian wheat reached turkey, despite russias withdrawal from the un backed grain deal. The bulk carrier, laden with more than 17,000 tonnes of wheat, left the Port City Of Chornomorsk in ukraine on friday, bound for egypt. It comes as ukraine is testing a new sea route, avoiding international waters, and using those controlled by nato members bulgaria and romania. A first ship, with 3,000 tonnes of wheat, has safely arrived in istanbul last week. The deal was set up to allow ukraine to export large amounts of grain around the world, despite the russian invasion, to ensure food security. Russia withdrew in the summer. Dr Hanna Shelest is from the transatlantic defense and Security Program at the center for european policy analysis. Earlier, she told me that the recent shipment could be a signal that ukrainian grain exports may be possible without russias cooperation. We know that in addition to these two ships that left with grain, there are three other ships currently coming to ukraine. We are expecting them today or tomorrow. But at the same time, that is a clear demonstration, that it is only. How do i say . That is the exception to the rule. That cannot be a stable rule. Because nobody has guaranteed security of the ship. And even that most of the route is happening not in neutral waters, but in the nato Member States Terrotorial Waters of bulgaria and romania. But then for several hours ships are coming into Ukrainian Territorial waters. And they need to be stationed at ukrainian ports. And here, the Russian Federation is continuing to object against these ports. That is part of the decision but clear demonstration that russia cannot control the black sea and cannot put their rule for the voyages on commercial fleets. Are we likely to see more ships on this route carrying more grain . I assume that we will see not only grain, but maybe even other goods. If you remember the first two ships before these grain ship, they were stocked with metallurgical material. That had been in 0desa port since february 2022. For more than a year theyve have been waiting for permission to leave the port. However, ship owners and Insurance Companies will see that others already past to the east and it was secured. More would be willing to use this route. We also need to accompany it with the additional security guarantee for this ship, probably with the defence of the nato countries or with patrols of the ships over there, to guarantee the Russian Federation will not be provoking the commercial fleet for the freedom of mitgation. Of navigation. And just briefly, this all comes as ukraine is targeting the home of russias black sea fleet. What are your thoughts on how that fits into the picture . The Russian Black Sea fleet is stationed in the occupied crimea. It is the city of the russian navy glory. The key story. Definitely there are myths about the city. One of the myths is that crimea is that not that much protected. And maybe not that much defended as russians stated before. For years we heard it was the second most protected city in the Russian Federation after moscow. The reality is that it is not. That will allow ukraine to push russian soldiers out from the black sea coast from those operations they have been conducting against ukrainian shore. Hundreds of people turned out in england to welcome back a couple whove spent six years sailing around the world. After Matt Humphreys lost his job, he and Amy Cartwright sold everything and set off on their epicjourney. Theyve been battered by storms, and almost gave up. But they stuck at it and Duncan Kennedy saw them arrive back in portsmouth. Sun, sea and a sailing epic. Matt humphries and amy cant write, home after six years. Hundreds of people came to witness the couples elation. Can you believe how many people are here to welcome you . How would you summarise the last six years . I would you summarise the last six ears . ,. ,. ,. ,. , years . I want to turn round and go aaain. Years . I want to turn round and go again the years . I want to turn round and go again. The atlantic years . I want to turn round and go again. The atlantic was years . I want to turn round and go again. The atlantic was their years . I want to turn round and go again. The atlantic was their first | again. The atlantic was their first bi test again. The atlantic was their first big test when again. The atlantic was their first big test when they again. The atlantic was their first big test when they left again. The atlantic was their first big test when they left in again. The atlantic was their first big test when they left in 2016. L big test when they left in 2016. Last night, we broke the boom, which is pretty last night, we broke the boom, which is pretty major. Last night, we broke the boom, which is pretty major is pretty maor. Before this, they had onl is pretty major. Before this, they had only sailed is pretty major. Before this, they had only sailed inshore. Is pretty major. Before this, they had only sailed inshore. Now is pretty major. Before this, they i had only sailed inshore. Now across vast oceans, every occasion and every experience has filled their lives. They did it after matt lost his job, lives. They did it after matt lost hisjob, selling everything. Enduring rough seas, isolation on this tiny island because of covid, but seeing a world of culture. Its a very simple life on a boat, and i think thats been one of the best things. If and i think thats been one of the best things and i think thats been one of the best thins. ,. ,. , best things. If you are prepared to abandon everything best things. If you are prepared to abandon Everything Else best things. If you are prepared to abandon Everything Else and best things. If you are prepared to abandon Everything Else and put l abandon Everything Else and put everything into going for that dream, everything into going for that dream, its unbelievable what is actually dream, its unbelievable what is actually possible. Two dream, its unbelievable what is actually possible. Actually possible. Two intrepid ex lorers actually possible. Two Intrepid Explorers who actually possible. Two Intrepid Explorers who turned actually possible. Two intrepid | explorers who turned adversity actually possible. Two Intrepid Explorers who turned adversity into adventure. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Washington dc� s national zoo is preparing to say farewell to three of its most popular celebrities. The three giant pandas will be celebrated at a nine day panda palooza. The party will celebrate dc� s famous furry residents before they return to china as part of the zoos agreement with the china wildlife conservation. The giant pandas are expected to leave for china no later than december 7th. Before we go, just a reminder of that story. We are of course waiting for the nasa probe which has gathered dust from an asteroid called bennu. Thats due to return to earth shortly. We have a bbc live page with all the latest on that, and our correspondent is at the scene. Plenty on that throughout the day here on bbc news. Hello. The week ahead looks very unsettled, with heavy rain and Gayle Force Winds at times. So far today, weve seen some showery outbreaks of rain. Its fairly fragmented, as you can see from the earlier rainfall, but low pressure is still driving the weather story at the moment. Plenty of wet weather to come for the remainder of the afternoon. But not for all of us. Central parts of england and wales will see the cloud break in the sunshine come through. Rain moves north through the afternoon, sitting across the Scottish Borders and Northern Ireland in particular. With the sunshine, we could see temperatures of 20 or 21 celsius. The early evening will see another heavier pulse of rain pushing in from the south west, across wales, into the Lake District and into Western Scotland will stop Weather Warnings in force here. Gusts of winds accompanying the heaviest burst of rain, unexposed goes, 50 60 mph, so pretty miserable conditions to close out sunday. That system will ease away, but showers continue in the far north west, with plenty of cloud around and the Wind Direction coming from the south west, a mild night, overnight lows of 12 15 c. We start tomorrow in a quieter note. The winds will still be blustery but nowhere near as strong. Sunny spells for many of us, a few scattered showers, particularly through scotland, and temperatures will respond, possibly peaking at 22 celsius, way above where we should have them at this time of year. More rain to come in the forecast, as you can see, on tuesday. Western areas will bear the brunt of this rain. There is the potential for localised flooding as we go through our week ahead. The rain will tend to focus across much of scotland and north west england, central and southern england and wales dry and still pleasantly warm. As we move through the middle part of the week, we not only see yet more wet weather but also the risk of some severe gales. We need to keep an eye on the position of the low pressure, which might be that little bit further north or south. 0ne might be that little bit further north or south. One thing is for certain the middle part of the week looks pretty unsettled, with heavy rain and strong winds. Better by friday. Better by friday. This is bbc news, the headlines. Questions surround the future of the uks 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. The Home Secretary has ordered a review of armed policing after dozens of metropolitan Police Officers withdrew from Firearms Duties in response to a marksman being charged with murder. Suella braverman says Firearms Officers have to make Split Second Decisions and mustnt fear ending up in the dock for carrying out their duties. And nasa awaits the return of a Space Capsule carrying dust samples from whats described as the most dangerous rock in the solar system. Scientists hope the samples could reveal new information about the formation of the planets