Azerbaijan says it will continue its Military Assault on Nagorno Karabakh until armenian separatists there surrender. Officials in the disputed territory say 25 people have been killed and more than 80 injured since fighting broke out early on tuesday. Azerbaijani forces have launched artillery, missile and Drone Attacks in the Breakaway Enclave which is recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan. Lets get more on this with our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie. Ijust want i just want to bring ijust want to bring in a line that we are getting from the poku has offered his appeals for an end to the conflict and a peaceful solution in Nagorno Karabakh. Bring us up to date on what is happening now, rayhan . Uptodate on what is happening now, ra han . ,. ,. , rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot of rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot of calls rayhan . That is right, samantha, there has been a lot of calls from| there has been a lot of calls from there has been a lot of calls from the international community, from the international community, from the western leaders, from the united states, calling azerbaijan to stop what it describes as its local anti terror measures to disarm Armenian Armed forces which azerbaijan claims are dislocated in its breakaway Nagorno Karabakh its Breakaway Nagorno kara bakh territory. Its breakaway Nagorno Karabakh territory. This is the second day now and the fighting has continued overnight. Thousands of people who, several thousand people who live close to the frontline, they have been evacuated from those villages and many thousands of course bentleys night in the basements, in the bomb shelters, without electricity and in really difficult conditions. Azerbaijan says that it is waiting for the local authorities in Nagorno Karabakh, which it describes as puppet regime, is waiting for them to surrender and to lay down their arms. Well, this morning, we heard that the local authorities in Nagorno Karabakh, there was a Security Council meeting and what was said was that, of course, there is not adequate, as they said, International Reaction to what is happening in Nagorno Karabakh, and therefore they will be taking countermeasures. Its not clear what is meant by countermeasures because if we are talking about, like, military power, then of course, azerbaijan holds an upper hand. It is using hi tech, as they say, High Precision weapons, and so far, according to the Azerbaijani Defence ministry, they have taken control of 60 combat positions of the armenian forces. Rayhan, this conflict has rumbled on for decades, why has it flared up now . ~. , ,. , now . Well, it has been brewing for sometime. Now . Well, it has been brewing for some time, three now . Well, it has been brewing for some time, three years now . Well, it has been brewing for some time, three years ago now . Well, it has been brewing for some time, three years ago there l now . Well, it has been brewing for i some time, three years ago there was a full scale war between armenia and azerbaijan and azerbaijan regained most of the territory surrounding this particular enclave. The war then stopped when russia brokered a ceasefire and russia dispatched its own peacekeepers to Nagorno Karabakh to ensure the safety of Ethnic Armenians living there. Well, it flared up now because it looks like azerbaijan just made a decision to establish full control over this territory, despite all the efforts that have been made internationally over the peace talks with armenia and what armenia wanted was some kind of guarantees for safety and security of Ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh. Security of Ethnic Armenians living in nagornokarabakh. Security of Ethnic Armenians living in nagornokarabakh. Yeah, russia had been a in nagornokarabakh. Yeah, russia had been a mediator, in nagornokarabakh. Yeah, russia had been a mediator, having had been a mediator, having peacekeepers in the region, what is their role right now . Their role right now . Well, their role appears their role right now . Well, their role appears to their role right now . Well, their role appears to have their role right now . Well, their role appears to have been role appears to have been diminished, but it is also partly due to drifts between armenia and russia itself. In the past several weeks we have seen quite critical comments coming from the armenia leadership against russia, they are saying that russia is not really fulfilling its duties, and overnight we heard from a top Government Official in armenia saying that russia should take responsibility, it has its peacekeepers and they have to put effort to stop this Military Offensive by azerbaijan. Rayhan, thank you very much for the update from tblisi. Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky has made a passionate speech to the United Nations, warning that a Nuclear Armed russia must be stopped from pushing the world to the final war. In his first speech in person at the Un General Assembly since russias invasion of his country, mr zelensky said moscow had no right to hold nuclear weapons. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports from new york. For president zelensky, these chaotic corridors of the United Nations are his front line. The place he must to twist arms, call favours and change minds. The task for him and his team not just to encourage allies but win the hearts and minds of those still sitting on their hands. We have to stop it. We must act united to defeat the aggressor. For the first time in modern history, we have real chance to end the aggression on the terms of the nation which was attacked. Running the gauntlet of the media, hes going from meeting to meeting, telling leaders and diplomats the outcome of the war matters. Notjust to ukraine but everyone. And thats no easy task. But you always look pretty. Thank you so much. For all his charm, south africas president is still unwilling to condemn russias invasion. Today the focus will turn to the Security Council at the heart of the United Nations, that he will address for the first time, setting out more details of his peace plan. President zelensky doesnt really like this council, he doesnt think it has done enough to resist russian aggression, he cant understand why russia still has a seat around that table with a powerful veto but he knows its the key forum where he has to make his case and he gets a chance to look as russian enemy directly in the eye. And today that eye may belong to sergei lavrov, russias foreign minister, unless he chooses to stay away until the time for his speech. Representing britain, not the Prime Minister but his deputy 0liver dowden, standing in his stead alongside the foreign secretary. So we need to send the message loud and clear that we have the resolve, we have the strategic patience, that we will do the right thing, until this is resolved. But that may take time, with more diplomacy at the un, and more fighting on the ground. James landale, bbc news, new york. Kal raustiala is from the university of california, Los Angeles Center for international relations. He explained the significance of the World Leaders who arent attending the meeting. Well, the only member of the permanent five of the Security Council, the original five members, present was President Biden today. And so, it is unusual, and unfortunate, but its not unprecedented, and while obviously some years you see more people, more World Leaders coming, other years, less, this isnt the highest number weve ever seen again, not unprecedented. There is a sort of gloomy mood, it appears, and the ukraine war has been the focus of much attention at the un but its not the only issue, and so, while the absence of those World Leaders is again something that no one really wants to see, at the same time, theres a lot of activity going forward. President biden in his speech spoke about many other aspects, and so i wouldnt view this as a disaster, its just again somewhat unfortunate. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. Here in swindon, the council and police are trying a new way of intervening early with teenagers identified by social services. At the public leisure centres like here at the link centre in west swindon they are giving out six month gym memberships. So, we identified a real challenge for some of our most Vulnerable Children in swindon, and one of the issues is often we get to them too late. We really wanted to work differently and identify those Children At Risk of Substance Misuse, at risk of the Substance Misuse of their parents, and try to find interventions that fundamentally change how they think and feel about themselves. They have funding for 400 of these passes, the money comes from the confiscated proceeds of Illegal Drugs crime. Its one of the first councils outside of london to try this new approach to solving a growing problem. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Australias Meteorological Bureau says large parts of the country are experiencing an unusually hot spring and record temperatures could be set in some areas on sunday. Australia is the latest country to report abnormal weather in what Scientists Say is likely to be the hottest year ever recorded. 0ur correspondent phil mercer spoke to us earlier and gave us an update on the heatwave. Were onlyjust a few weeks into spring here in the southern hemisphere, and we have bushfires not only here in the state of new south wales, the latest count almost 70 fires burning across new south wales, more than a dozen out of control, also fire authorities in queensland to the north and on the island state of tasmania, battling fires as well. So, this is a very disturbing reminder for many australians as to the disaster here a few years ago, the black Summer Disaster of 2019 20. An area of australia the same size as the united kingdom. Now, the authorities dont expect a repeat this summer. But certainly the bushfires and this extreme heat weve been enduring in Eastern Australia is a reminder of what has happened in the past but also a warning of what might happen in the future. So, the authorities believe that come the summer, conditions here in australia could be extremely unpredictable and dangerous. Lets bring you a developing story and Six Palestinians have been and Six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli Forces in the occupied west bank and gaza strip. Four were killed in a late night Military Raid at Thejenin Refugee Camp in which some 30 people were injured, according to palestinian medics. The Israeli Military said that its forces carried out a rare drone strike and exchanged fire with local gunmen. The army also said an explosive device detonated underneath one of its vehicles. Another Young Palestinian man was killed in an israeli raid injericho this morning and one during demonstrations in gaza. A man has gone on trial in a swiss court charged with the forced disappearance of three belarusian opposition figures 2a years ago. Yury garavsky was arrested after giving an interview in which he said he was part of a secret police hit squad which abducted and shot political rivals of belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko in 1999. Little was known about the fate of the disappeared until now. 0ur Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from st gallen in switzerland. Yury garavsky doesnt want the world to see his face, Afraid The Secrets hes sharing in this court could put his life in danger. Hes confessed to being part of a hit squad in belarus that made members of the opposition there disappear. Anatoly was my father. Valerias father was one of them. Anatoly krasouski was a businessman abducted with his politician friend 2a years ago. They were never seen again. They sing. 0n the latest anniversary, a small crowd gathered with valeria to remember. Many were recent arrivals in europe fleeing a new wave of repression back home. Valeria still has no grave to visit, just a tree planted in her fathers memory, and a lot of questions. You dont know, actually, is he alive, is he dead . If he is dead, what happened exactly, where is his body . You cannotjust close this chapter. Still im confronted with the disappearance of my father. And every time i have to talk about him, every time i have to think about him, ifeel very sad. And i guess thats normal. But i do want to feel lighter. Bell tolls. Her hopes are now riding on swissjustice. On this remote region, where Yury Garavsky turned up seeking political asylum. Its where hes now standing trial. In the i990s, the men he has admitted abducting were prominent opponents of Alexander Lukashenko. Crowd chants. The authoritarian leader of belarus was often met by protests in those days. But the relatives demands for the truth were always blocked. But Yury Garavsky now says a Special Forces unit he belonged to was responsible. I tried asking him why he had turned whistleblower, but he refused even to catch my eye. Its like what is called. Years on, valeria hopes this trial can be a Starting Point in the search forjustice, not the end of it. Back then, it was already known what happened, and it was already known that all the ways lead to lukashenko. But yes, he remained in power, and he is in power still. You know . Its an awful crime. Bell rings. It is also a reminder that the crushing of dissent in belarus has deep and very dark roots. Sarah rainsford, bbc news, in switzerland. As if donald trump wasnt the centre of enough controversy, there are calls for his Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame to be removed. Its already been destroyed twice and remade at a cost of thousands of dollars. David willis reports. This is hollywood and every year millions of people come here to savour the sort of glamour and glitz that makes this place the entertainment capital of the world. One of their first stops is traditionally the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, which stretches east and west along Hollywood Boulevard for nearly a mile and a half and is made up of more than 2,500 stars, coral pink stars, embedded into the pavement. One of those stars belongs to donald trump. It was awarded to him for his work on the Television Show the apprentice but since he ran for president it has proved almost as controversial as he is. Latino advocacy groups demanded that it be removed after he was quoted as calling mexicans rapists and drug traffickers. And in recent years it has repeatedly been defaced and destroyed only to be repaired, despite the fact that City Officials here who generally have little regard for mr trump would rather see it removed. Earlier there were calls for another star that has constantly been vandalised, that of the comedian bill cosby, to be removed after he was accused of sex abuse. But the Hollywood Chamber of commerce, which administers the walk of fame, continues to resist any such calls, saying that once a star is added, it is considered part of the historical fabric of hollywood. Well now, some are starting to wonder why, and there appear to be a number of quite complex reasons. Not least, Question Marks over whether the walk of fame actually constitutes a state landmark, thereby making it off limits for any sort of modification. And the concern that if you get rid of one star, then calls could mount for the destruction of several others. What about, for example, the Silent Movie Star fatty arbuckle, who has a star on the walk of fame . He was accused of raping and killing an actress only to be acquitted after three trials. And there is michaeljackson, of course, was also accused of fairly serious crimes only to be acquitted in court. Well, officials here seem to agree that Donald Trumps star should be removed, but theyre in no hurry to do so, probably because the Hollywood Walk Of Fame generates millions of dollars every year in tourist revenue, and all the time thats the case, nobody here is looking to rock the boat. We have just had some new lines we havejust had some new lines in on the story that we brought you from Nagorno Karabakh. We havejust been told by Reuters News Agency that Karabakh Armenians have agreed to the azerbaijan demand to stop fighting and to disarm. That is all we have at the moment but it looks like a significant movement. We will bring you more in the next hour. Also an update on our top story, uk Prime Minister rishi sunak considering weakening key green policies, the Opposition Labour Party have been giving their reaction, they look set to reinstate the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, we are being told, if indeed it is road back on by the Prime Minister, which we are expecting some kind of statement on in the coming days. Labour, we understand, are committing to reinstate that ban on the sale of new pat ricard. There has been some angry reaction from some in the car industry with the head of ford uk accusing rishi sunak of lacking ambition, commitmentand ambition, commitment and consistency. Ambition, commitmentand consistency. More on that story on our website. That is it from me for the moment. I will be back at the top of the hour with more top stories. It has been a windy and soggy few days with some spots receiving more than half a months worth of rainfall in little over a day. There will be more downpours, highly variable amounts of rain around, still strong winds for some of you. Some of the wettest and windiest conditions today will be related to this cold front which is moving across england and wales. It is not one coherent band, the rain could be one coherent band, the rain could be on and off. Still some heavy bursts around, across southern counties and eventually the south east. And it will be leaving a lot of Surface Water as we head into the Evening Rush Hour. Furtherto water as we head into the Evening Rush Hour. Further to the north, a bit more sunshine compared with the morning, but showers across scotland and Northern Ireland with the strongest of the winds in the highlands, making it feel fresh. For all of us in temperatures this afternoon and evening only a little bit up on where they were this morning. The Evening Rush Hour not very pleasant at all, the rain clears away during the early hours of tomorrow morning. A cooler start to tomorrow morning, 4 5 in some rural areas, to tomorrow morning, 4 5 in some ruralareas, but to tomorrow morning, 4 5 in some rural areas, but bright and sunny for the most part. Scotland and Northern Ireland, greater chance of some out bricks of rain. For all of us, cooler than we have been used to for some time. This low pressure has been governing things for the past few days, still there to the north east of scotland. Blustery day in Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, dry and bright start on friday with some sunshine. Showers more widely in the afternoon, some of them on the heavy side. On saturday morning, clear and cool side. On saturday morning, clear and cool, there could be A Touch Of Frost in some sheltered scottish glens. Some more wet and windy weather on sunday. Now it is time to bring you click. Known as diamond city, it has long been celebrated as the Diamond Polishing Capital of india. The busy streets are full of people peddling these precious gems. But i heard about one company that is looking to innovate by no longer extracting diamonds from the earth but rather growing them in a lab. It started as a Company Importing Diamonds that would then be cut, shaped and polished, but a few years ago it shifted to a process that they say was faster, cheaper and more sustainable, and as with many processes, it all starts with a single seed. Butjust how do you grow a single seed. Butjust how do you growa diamond . Single seed. Butjust how do you grow a diamond . What is this room all about . This room is part of a green lab, so, we have seeds which are up to 20mm, or 30mm. 0nce green lab, so, we have seeds which are up to 20mm, or 30mm. Once the single crystal Diamond Plate is placed in the reactors, we start to give it the right temperature, pressure, and the right gases. These Plasma Reactors essentially mimic the conditions that are needed for natural diamonds to form. 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But while Lab Grown Diamonds offer a cheaper and arguably more sustainable option, we will have to wait a little longer to see weather the bulk of would be consumers see it that way. Live from london. This is bbc news one of the worlds biggest car markers ford has warned the uk government that pushing back a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars would undermine business certainty. The rate of uk inflation falls slightly to 6. 7 in august from 6. 8 injuly. Theres reports of a ceasfire in azerbaijans operation against Nagorno Karabakh as its been trying to take full control of the disputed territory. And king charles and Queen Camilla are to visit paris and bordeaux as part of a three day state visit to france. Hello and welcome. One of the worlds biggest car markers , ford, has warned the uk government that pushing back a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 would undermine business certainty. It comes after the bbc revealed that the Prime Minister rishi sunak is considering a major shift on key Climate Action policies. The chair of car manufacturing giant ford uk, has hit out criticising the goverment� s annoucement. The uk 2030 target is a vital catalyst to accelerate ford into a cleaner future. Our Business Needs three things from the uk government ambition, commitment and consistency. A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three. Here is mike hawes, chief executive of the society of Motor Manufacturers and traders. As you would expect, a great deal of concern