festival returns after a covid enforced absence. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a long delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uighur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. we can go live now to geneva and speak to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project. very good to have you with us, thanks forjoining us, peter, particularly in the middle of the night for you. i understand how important you consider this report, but what if any implications do you think that the release of this report will have? i the release of this report will have? ~ . . , have? i think certainly it will have? i think certainly it will have implications. have? i think certainly it will have implications. we - have? i think ce
how over exposure to blue light is impacting our health. and in tennis serena williams is through to the third round of the us open after beating world number 2 anett kontaveit. hello and welcome. russia has been accused of shelling a town near the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, where a team from the un nuclear watchdog is expected on thursday. the plant, which was taken by russia in march, sits on the banks of the dnieper river, 200 kilometres from crimea, which it annexed in 2014. mark lobel reports. if there is a nuclear disaster in ukraine, it is feared this drill in zaporizhzhia would become a reality. the prospect of a radiation leak here is causing international concern. enter the international atomic energy agency, on a mission to reassure, amid reports of shelling in the city. now in zaporizhzhia, awaiting permission to enter europe s largest nuclear power plant, precariously placed between warring factions. aiming to prevent, in their words, the si
festival returns after a covid enforced absence. a long delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uighur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. earlier, i spoke to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project, who said the chinese government won t be a credible player on the world stage unless they take action now. we have been waiting all day for the report, and we have been essentially waiting a full year for this report to be released. in particular, it uncovers the chinese government facade that there was nothing to see in the uighur region. there is something to see. that has been confirmed by the un. they say it might be crimes against humanity. they are no longer allegations, they are confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses
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