Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Heres more from dickran khodanian, a Freelance Journalist currently in goris. Im actually in goris, which is 30 minutes right after the illegal checkpoint that azerbaijan has set up. As you can see behind me, there are a few tents set up. As of now, theyre reporting that around 100,000 armenians have entered the republic of armenia. And just to give you an idea, the population of goris is 20,000. So one of the first stops is the city, because this is where they are registering. This is where theyre getting a media assessment. And this is where theyre being then later sent for accommoda
Is different. It isnt connected to the conservative party. It is a direct pledge from me to my constituents in rossendale and dannen and to the british people that i will not vote to put taxes up. Its for keeps. It is a pledge that i will stick to as long as i am a member of parliament. Well, the Prime Minister, meanwhile, says hes slamming the brakes on the war on motorists. Rishi sunak has arrived in manchester ahead of the party conference, which gets under and hes under way tomorrow and hes expected address the issue expected to address the issue this week. He told sun this week. He told the sun harebrained schemes like low traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph zones are being forced on drivers. The department for transport says guidance will be reviewed to prevent their blanket use in england. Is it blanket use in england. Is it time to cut taxes . Meanwhile, time to cut taxes . Meanwhile, the government says todays train drivers strike is clearly political and planned to coincide with
Of thousands of federal employees are sent home without pay. We can speak now to our north america correspondent, sean dilley, who has the latest. From what ive just read, things have moved on somewhat. The house has voted for this stopgap bill, its still to go to the senate and its still to go to the senate and its not really the main event, isnt it . , its not really the main event, isnt it . 3 , its not really the main event, isnt it . , ,. , isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in washington, isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting| stuff here in washington, dc, isnt it . Its pretty nailbiting stuff here in washington, dc, its right out of the pages of a netflix house of cards episode. 90 against, this is really, really interesting because it doesnt include any new funding for ukraine. It does continue with other aid funding and the notion that it will keep the government running until the midd
Of thousands of federal employees sent home without pay. This is the moment in the house when the result of the vote was announced, on this about, they yeas or 235, the bill is passed, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. This is what the Republican House of representatives speaker, Kevin Mccarthy had to say about passing of the bill. Just moments ago on the house floor, we passed by overwhelming numbers the ability to keep government open for the next six weeks. Youve got to understand why we are here. The senate has produced not one Appropriation Bill through the floor. The house . More than 70 . Discretionary spending has now passed. I do not believe our troops need to be punished for us not getting the work done. So i ask congress will stay in session the next two weeks, continue to work to get this done. We can speak now to our north america correspondent, sean dilley who has the latest. So sean, i wonder if you could break down exactly what took place over the last few
Materialised. That is why this tax pledge is different. It isnt connected to the conservative party. It is a direct pledge from me and my constituents in rossendale and dannen and to the british people that i will not vote to put taxes up. Its for keeps. It is taxes up. Its for keeps. It is a pledge that i will stick to as long as i am a member of parliament. The family of the school coach driver who died in a crash on the wirral yesterday have described him as a loving husband father. They say husband and father. They say Stephen Shrimpton suffered medical issues at the wheel of the coach. The 40 year old was a father to two children. The 15 year old Jessica Baker also died in the crash and four other children were taken to hospital , including a 14 year old boy whose injuries are said to be life changing. The aslef union life changing. The aslef union has denied todays train strikes were politically motivated after the government said it was planned to coincide with the conservative