of office, i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. china may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a much delayed report by the united nations. explosion. more shelling near the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine delays a visit by un safety inspectors. and she s not done yet serena williams wins again at the us open, saving her retirement for another day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s transfer deadline day, and we ll bring you the latest, with manchester united signing antony form ajax for an initial fee of £82 million. good afternoon. tributes have been coming in for bill turnbull the former bbc presenter who s died at the age of 66, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. he hosted bbc breakfast for 15 years, and also appeared on songs of praise, strictly come dancing and classic fm. susannah reid, who presented breakfast with him, said he was the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business . his family said
around the world can put extra pressure on china. business shouldn t be usual. human rights groups too say the publication of the report should mark a turning point in the world s response. amnesty international described it as a game changer, saying un member states would now be duty bound to act on what it found. caroline hawley, bbc news. two men are to be prosecuted in relation to the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a st patrick s day disco in county tyrone in northern ireland. lauren bullock, seen here, and morgan bernard and connor currie suffered fatal injuries in the incident outside the greenvale hotel in cookstown in 2019. our ireland correspondent chris pages in cookstown for us. bring us up to date and tell us more
of office, i say go nuclear and go large and go with sizewell c. china may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a much delayed report by the united nations. explosion. more shelling near the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine delays a visit by un safety inspectors. and she s not done yet serena williams wins again at the us open, saving her retirement for another day. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s transfer deadline day, and we ll bring you the latest, with manchester united signing antony form ajax for an initial fee of £82 million.
of the uighur muslims who have been locked up by china. leaked images shared earlier this year with the bbc. a mass incarceration of a people collectively repressed in the name of chinese security. human rights groups have warned for years of horrific abuses against the uighurs but now the long awaited verdict of the un speaks of forced medical treatment and sexual violence, and it says the world must now pay urgent attention to what s happening in xinjiang. there is, it says, credible evidence of torture, possibly amounting to crimes against humanity. it really pierces this chinese government facade that there is nothing to see in the uighur region. well, there is something to see. so they re no longer allegations, this is confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. this was the un high commissioner for human rights in a much criticised visit to china in may. last week she said she had been under pressure not to publish the report. it was finally releas
youngest entrance to this year s prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition. coming up on the bbc news channel, serena williams will have at least one more encore in the singles at the us open after reaching round three by knocking out the second seed. the united nations has accused china of serious human rights violations in a long awaited report into allegations of abuse against uighur muslims and other ethnic minorities. china denies the allegations and had urged the un not to release the report. but investigators say they found credible evidence of torture which may amount crimes against humanity . the report was released on michelle bachelet s final day in office as the un s high commissionerfor human rights. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. these are just some