nagorno—karabakh was controlled by armenian separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. the united nations says it's 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. here's more from dickran khodanian, a freelance journalist currently in goris. i'm 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, they're 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 they're getting a media assessment. and this is where they're being then later sent for accommodations in different cities and different parts of the republic of armenia. there's different tents set up, including the red cross and various organisations like the armenian relief society that are providing aid and necessary supplies at this moment. but that's what's going on on the ground right now in goris. well let's hear more about that humanitarian response and go live now to zara amatuni — she is the spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross delegation in armenia. thank you forjoining us. i understand you have been at the border. how is the red cross working to try to help those crossing the borders, recent refugees, to find missing relatives?— borders, recent refugees, to find missing relatives? thank you. our organisation. _ missing relatives? thank you. our organisation, the _ missing relatives? thank you. our organisation, the international- organisation, the international committee of the red cross has been working on the ground since the cessation of hostilities since 19 september on the cases related to the ongoing situation. with a large—scale movement of population as well as the availability of those who still remain on the ground, our teams are working to capture and collect the cases of those that lost contact with loved ones and we are working hand—in—hand with our partners on the ground, armenian red cross society that's more involved in the registration of coming people working to support the armenian authorities. working to support the armenian authorities-_ working to support the armenian authorities. ., ., , ., ., authorities. how do you deal with such a large _ authorities. how do you deal with such a large grorrp _ authorities. how do you deal with such a large group of— authorities. how do you deal with such a large group of people - such a large group of people crossing over a border so quickly? how do you sift through so many refugees and make sure each person has what they need?— has what they need? well, this is not in our — has what they need? well, this is not in our hands _ has what they need? well, this is not in our hands actually. - has what they need? well, this is not in our hands actually. this - has what they need? well, this is not in our hands actually. this is l not in our hands actually. this is mostly led by the armenian authorities on the ground and the armenian red cross is partnered with other organisations in support of that process. the red cross is there to help with cases that need extra protection, potential missing cases because of disruption of telecommunication services on the ground. a lot of people with a particular focus on unaccompanied children, people with disabilities left behind, we are looking to capture and collect the cases and fill them out effectively. but we are stepping up presence in the region to be able to respond to the growing needs of the population. you are at the border today. what did you see? we are at the border today. what did ou see? ~ , , are at the border today. what did ousee?~ , , , you see? we still see people coming, arrivinu. you see? we still see people coming, arriving- we — you see? we still see people coming, arriving- we see _ you see? we still see people coming, arriving. we see less _ you see? we still see people coming, arriving. we see less of _ you see? we still see people coming, arriving. we see less of this _ arriving. we see less of this movement then we had seen in the last few days but we are still relying on state authorities and seeing a lot of people arrived. the pupils needs, they range from access to food, medicine, access services to food, medicine, access services to shelter and other services. so we're looking into closely but i've also seen a good sign that lots of other organisations and volunteers present on the ground are trying to help to manage the process and help people as they are coming. thank you very much- — people as they are coming. thank you very much. spokesperson _ people as they are coming. thank you very much. spokesperson for - people as they are coming. thank you very much. spokesperson for the - very much. spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross delegation in armenia. thank you. here in the uk, prime minister rishi sunak will be arriving in manchester ahead of the conservative party conference. but it will be a mixed reception for him, as more than 30 of his own mps have said they won't support any policies that lead to higher overall taxes. the group — including the former prime minister liz truss — have signed a pledge to their constituents. live now to our political correspondent, nick eardley, who's in manchester. next, it is interesting. we have 30 mps speaking about taxes while rishi sunak and members of his cabinet are really trying to focus on road policies. they are trying to focus on policies they say form a relentless attack on motorists. why do you think mr sunak and his cabinet picked this issue? do they think that's the issue voters are carrying about a head of the conservative party conference? its conservative party conference? it; really interesting because conferences are all about trying to set the political agenda, the prime minister will arrive in the next few minutes and hoping over the next few daysin minutes and hoping over the next few days in manchester the conservatives can see is a bit of political momentum, can try and make up some of the ground in the polls. and the answers the question is they do think policies for sticking up on motorists, the war on motorists, they think they will be popular with voters. but rishi sunak will also spend a few days trying to set himself up as a prime minister who is prepared to make difficult decisions, long—term decisions, once he admits might be unpopular in the short—term but in the long—term will bear fruit for all the country. that's the picture we are going to get from him. but the danger with this conferences is someone else manages to seize the political momentum. for example, we are in manchester where the new high—speed rail line, hst is to finish. there is a lot of speculation caused by some members of the government that that will eventually be scaled back and not reach this city in the north of england. that has provoked the fire of former premises, theresa may in brussels on both but their heads above the parapet to say we think hsz to above the parapet to say we think hs2 to manchester should go ahead. there's the other issue we are talking about, tax and another former prime minister, liz truss, shortest serving prime minister ever but still has a lot of support and allies in this party. she was knocking on his door this morning so we don't support anything you do that puts taxes up further. in truth, i don't think the chancellor is planning any new higher taxes on the next few months but it's designed to be a warning to mr sunak that many conservatives think his priority should be to bring taxes down from the historically high place. so rishi sunak arrives here hoping he can get on the front foot and try and bring together his party to make up some of that ground in the polls but i've covered enough of these conferences in the last few years to know that's easier said than done. years to know that's easier said than done-— than done. you gone to a few conferences. _ than done. you gone to a few conferences. is _ than done. you gone to a few conferences. is it _ than done. you gone to a few conferences. is it normal- than done. you gone to a few conferences. is it normal do i than done. you gone to a few. conferences. is it normal do you think for a party to be in such disarray? to be openly disagreeing with each other head of a party conference?— conference? yes is the honest answer. this _ conference? yes is the honest answer. this quite _ conference? yes is the honest answer. this quite often - conference? yes is the honest - answer. this quite often happens, particularly in the conservative party. they like to argue with each other in the run—up to a conference. if you put this in context, lustre in birmingham where liz truss had just taken over, it was proper chaos. a prominence to have been in office for two or three weeks and was only going to last another two or three weeks, that was the beginning of the end of liz truss or maybe the middle of the end of liz truss. under borisjohnson, there are quite a lot of splits as well, same manner theresa may. the truth is i can see their prime minister just arriving. is i can see their prime minister just arriving-— is i can see their prime minister just arriving. i'm 'ust going to say as ou just arriving. i'm 'ust going to say just arriving. i'm just going to say as you are speaking, _ just arriving. i'm just going to say as you are speaking, we - just arriving. i'm just going to say as you are speaking, we are - just arriving. i'm just going to say i as you are speaking, we are looking at live pictures of rishi sunak arriving at the conference in manchester. but please continue with what you are saying. i wanted to let our audience know what we are looking at. our audience know what we are looking at— our audience know what we are looking at. absolutely. as rishi sunak steps — looking at. absolutely. as rishi sunak steps out _ looking at. absolutely. as rishi sunak steps out in _ looking at. absolutely. as rishi sunak steps out in his - looking at. absolutely. as rishi i sunak steps out in his government range rover, i imagine there will be greetings and a few shouts from their journalists about some greetings and a few shouts from theirjournalists about some of greetings and a few shouts from their journalists about some of the questions we were just discussing appears with his wife there stop she's kept herjacket off it is quite bold considering the weather. he is going to be prime minister almost certainly in the run—up to the next general election and it's not like the previous conferences where you wonder if the prime minister will last much longer and that says the conservative party is in a very different place. however, what we will see over the next few hours of those debates we were just talking about is a sense that although the conservative party may have decided on a new leader who will take them into the general election next year, there is not a party that goes nothing. we election next year, there is not a party that goes nothing.- election next year, there is not a party that goes nothing. we will be followin: party that goes nothing. we will be following the _ party that goes nothing. we will be following the conference _ party that goes nothing. we will be following the conference closely i following the conference closely over the next few days and will have you with us. thank you. staying in the uk — police have named the two people the us government will run out of money to fund itself by the end of saturday unless congress can reach a last—minute deal. in the last hour, republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy said the lower chamber will vote on a stop—gap funding bill, just hours before the deadline. unless an agreement is reached, this would mark the 22nd time in the past 50 years that us government services have been shut down due to a budget deadlock in congress. here's more from the us house speaker. because the senate cannot act in time, the government would shut down. the house is going to act so government will not shut down. we will put a clean funding stop—gap on the floor to keep government open for 45 days for the house and senate to get their work done. sean dilley, our north america correspondent who's in washington explains what the shutdown means in practice. all nonessential workers would be furloughed. we think about furloughs from covid—19 where people are paid. but that_ from covid—19 where people are paid. but that doesn't happen in a federal shutdown _ but that doesn't happen in a federal shutdown. people will be placed on unpaid _ shutdown. people will be placed on unpaid leave. others deemed essential, law enforcement is officers. _ essential, law enforcement is officers, military personnel, air traffle— officers, military personnel, air traffic controllers will be expanded to show _ traffic controllers will be expanded to show up for work but would not be paid _ to show up for work but would not be paid we _ to show up for work but would not be paid. we know looking at the figures and statistics that many federal employees are living paycheque to paycheque. inflation is really high here at— paycheque. inflation is really high here at the moment. a loaf of bread cost between six and $8 locally here in washington, dc. people will really— in washington, dc. people will really struggle. national parks would — really struggle. national parks would be shutting, is not totally clear— would be shutting, is not totally clear whether that would be midnight tonight— clear whether that would be midnight tonight or— clear whether that would be midnight tonight or the gates would be shut on monday but that doesn't just infect _ on monday but that doesn't just infect the federal employees, effects— infect the federal employees, effects businesses. if you check out business _ effects businesses. if you check out business to — effects businesses. if you check out business to make bbc news online, there _ business to make bbc news online, there is— business to make bbc news online, there is an — business to make bbc news online, there is an interesting article thereabout people working in national parks and common sense they will lose _ national parks and common sense they will lose their livelihood. it would cost $11— will lose their livelihood. it would cost $11 billion like in 2018. moving to pakistan, investigations are underway into two deadly explosions which killed at least 60 people. the first explosion was near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan as people celebrated the birth of the prophet muhammad. police say at least 55 people were killed there, with another 50 injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. balochistan, pakistan's largest province, has suffered mutiple attacks from groups including the pakistani taliban and islamic state group. and in a separate explosion, at least five people are reported to have died at a blast at a mosque near the city of peshawar. many more were feared trapped under the collapsed building. saher baloch has this report from mastung in balochistan. family members are showing up at the blast site in mastung to look for the remains of their loved ones. this man named habibullah came here looking for his cousin. translation: he's my cousin. his name is fidel hussein. i was at home yesterday. he told me he was leaving for work, but he didn't go and came to this congregation with his friends instead. his number is switched off since then and i can't connect with him. whereas he ran towards the site when he heard the blast. translation: up to this time, there have been no results - from the number of fact finding inquiries into the blasts. at least the findings should tell us who is responsible. nobody claims responsibility for these blasts. this man here is a former city administrator. he told me he lost four members of his family in friday's explosion. translation: i called my nephew 4 to 5 times, - but he did not pick up his phone. i called his brotherl and then his father. i knew they went to the annual celebrations of prophet's birth| anniversary every year and realised they were all dead. _ there should be an investigation on the role of those _ deployed for our security. the police officers that i spoke with over here, they are not taking any names any more because since the time they named pakistani taliban and they backed off from it and they said that they have nothing to do with this incident at all, the police has not said anything at all about who could be responsible for this. so for the time being, the people over here still have a lot of questions that need answering. it's one year since russia's illegal annexation of four ukrainian territories, a decision that sparked almost universal condemnation. today president putin defended the move and claimed that russia had become stronger for it. but russia is not even in full control of the four regions it claims to have annexed — donetsk, luhank, zaporizhzhia and kherson. and more than a year and a half after its full scale invasion of ukraine, russia appears no closer to winning the war there. from moscow our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. a year ago, he proclaimed the annexation of four ukrainian regions. today, vladimir putin said russia had become stronger as a result. "together we can meet any challenge." together they streamed towards red square, a highly organised show of support for the annexation that only two countries have recognized — syria and north korea. "it all belongs to us now", yelena says. "we restored part of our historic motherland." "but it's ukrainian territory", i say. "it's russia, only russia." flags distributed, cue the patriotic concert. in the absence of victory, this was all about creating the impression of victory, a dizzying sense of achievement, so that russians believe that the last 19 months of pain haven't been in vain. so the kremlin tells them that their country has got bigger, stronger, when in reality, the invasion of ukraine has gone badly wrong for russia. one recent example — the ukrainian missile attack on russia's black sea fleet headquarters in occupied crimea. it showed how moscow's struggling to defend strategically important targets. but there's no change of plan. in ukraine, russia fights on. the army says it's recruited an extra 300,000 volunteers. president putin is pushing on with the war and confrontation with the west. how far is putin prepared to go now to achieve the victory? to the end. to whatever that end is. he's not going to give up, he's not going to waver, he's not going to blink, he's not going to make concessions. so putin is waiting for the west to blink first? absolutely. he's waiting it out. the kremlin leader apparently believing that time is on russia's side. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. rail passengers in parts of the uk are facing more disruption today as around 12,000 train drivers stage their latest one—day strike over pay and conditions. the fresh wave of action, by members of the aslef union, means fewer than half of trains will be operating. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, reports. train strikes are bad news for pubs, bars and restaurants. some of the biggest names in hospitality have written an open letter calling for a deal to be done, or at least a festive truce. they estimate these past 16 months of railway strikes has cost their industry £3.5 billion in lost revenue. and look, all closed up again here today, a similar picture across much of the network. not many trains running, as around 12,000 drivers have walked out yet again. and the worry is if this drags on into the christmas period, many of these hospitality businesses might not survive. it's going to be a tough week all round for train passengers. after today's one—day strike, the union is also carrying out an overtime ban from monday to friday, so services will be limited all week. drivers will also walk out for another 24—hour strike on wednesday. right now, there is no sign of a breakthrough. members of the conservative party have faced a struggle themselves to get to their conference in manchester. what aslef want with their political strike today, timed for the conservative party conference, is a large pay rise of no strings attached, no reform to make the rail system better for passengers, and that would be... caving into that would be a short—term decision, easy decision, but wrong for the future. the union, aslef, has so far rejected a pay offer of 4% for last year and the same for this year, and as it stands, there are no fresh negotiations planned. we have been saying all along we are willing to talk and find a way out of this, but it's not at all costs, and it's not in a fait accompli process. it has to be a deal that's acceptable to all people, and it has to be truly reasonable, not falsely claim to be reasonable as it is at the moment. with more strikes ahead and no deal on the cards, hospitality bosses fear they will be left counting the costs. mark ashdown, bbc news. staying in the uk — police have named the two people who died in a school bus crash in merseyside yesterday. police say 15—year—old jessica baker and the coach driver ao—year—old stephen shrimpton both died in the incident when the vehicle overturned on the m53 in the wirral. a11i—year—old boy is still in hospital with life—changing injuries. let's go live now to 0livia richwald who joins us from outside west kirby grammar school — one of the schools the bus was en route to yesterday. 0livia, how is the community dealing with this news? the olivia, how is the community dealing with this news?— with this news? the community here on the wirral — with this news? the community here on the wirral has _ with this news? the community here on the wirral has been _ with this news? the community here on the wirral has been extremely - on the wirral has been extremely shocked. this isjessica baker's school and all day, people's and their parents have been coming along here to leave flowers and tributes in memory of their friend. they have been leaving them inside the school that early on in the day, the school decided to open up its stores and invite pupils in so they could find solace and comfort with each other and have somewhere private to grieve. we were invited in to see the tributes by the head teacher and they were heartbreaking. it's clear from reading them just how popular jessica was, herfriends from reading them just how popular jessica was, her friends describe her as caring and friendly and warm and a real character. as i said, the community is very shocked and we are expecting the church near the school to hold a service tomorrow which will allow the community to come together to remember bothjessica together to remember both jessica baker and together to remember bothjessica baker and driver of the bus. thank ou ve baker and driver of the bus. thank you very much- — in april 1999, the bbc presenter and journalist jill dando was shot dead on her doorstep in london with a single bullet in broad daylight. 2a years on and despite one of the biggest murder investigations in british history, the case remains unsolved. now, her brother nigel hopes a new three—part netflix documentary will help solve the mystery of her murder. scott ellis reports. in the national and world news this morning... jill dando, born in weston super mare. i have to be honest, the sea here is never blue. she rose to considerable fame as a bbc presenter. that came to a violent end in april 1999. the golden girl of british television. murdered on her doorstep... in broad daylight. a new three—part netflix documentary investigates the 37—year—old's murder. jill's brother, a former newspaper and bbc radio bristoljournalist, hopes for new leads. perhaps somebody who saw something on the day, - who didn't think it was that important at the time, - but then realises the relevance of what they've seen or heard, | or even the killer themselves. it's never too late to jogj somebody's conscience, prick somebody's conscience, and maybe they'll give - themselves up to the police. and we can get closure i on this case and find out exactly who killed jill. barry george is interviewed in the documentary. he was acquitted ofjill�*s murder after eight years in prison. the other lines of investigation are looked at. perhaps it was a serbian hit man in revenge for nato's bombing of a belgrade tv station or a crazed stalker? even an underworld hit? jill worked with the bbc�*s crimewatch programme. nigel has his own theory. my thoughts are that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. i somebody was walking along that street who either knew her, - perhaps wanted five minutes of notoriety for whatever - reason was armed and used the gun to kill her. - so it's just around... i believe it wasjust a random killing. . news from the bbc... jill dando's murder led to one of the biggest ever investigations by the met police. 4,000 people were interviewed, but 2a years on, it remains a mystery. the dilemma for the family has always been whyjill was killed. there's no obvious reason, - but as i say, it's never too late for somebody to come forward and give us the explanation i as to what really, truly happened on that day. | nigel admits, though his sister's murder may remain unsolved. scott ellis, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. it was a fine start to the last day of september, albeit a little chilly, but rain is now moving in on this area of low pressure here. that will bring some rather wet weather across northern ireland, much of northern and western england and wales throughout the remainder of daylight today, but further north across scotland, staying fine and dry as it should do across southern and eastern areas, and still feeling quite warm. but with this rain, there are some really quite lively gusts of wind to come as well, which will make it feel a bit cooler, and fog over the hills around some of the coasts as well. but it is mild and muggy air that's pushing northwards, so we should still see the 19s and 20s, and temperatures won't drop much overnight, because although a lot of the rain as it sweeps its way northwards and eastwards clears away, we are left with a legacy of cloud, more rain coming in across parts of england and wales through the night, and some mist and fog even at lower levels further south. look at the temperatures — 16 to 17. that's around what we'd see during the day at this time of year. and that's because we're pulling in some humid air, and that will be around for the next couple of days. that means not only mist and fog over the hills and around the coast but at lower levels to the south of our weather front first thing sunday. to the north, it looks like a brighter day, just a scattering of showers really for scotland and northern ireland, but this rain ever present for parts of england and wales, and cumbria could see 30 or a0 millimetres of rain before it starts to clear away, and it might well still clear away from the north during the latter part of tomorrow afternoon. but ahead of that system, 23, 2a, but even with the rain further north, 18 to 20 degrees. it is really mild air, which will still hang around during sunday night and into monday, with further pulses of energy, if you like, running along this same weatherfront, and given the fact it is very warm air, we could get some quite significant thunderstorms across england and wales in particular, as we head through sunday night into monday. it will be sunny spells and scattered showers for monday again across scotland and northern ireland, but these could be really intense gusty winds with them, and even some hail, but still warm, because it is warm air. and again, we could start the day with some mist and fog as well through the morning rush as we will see on sunday. beyond that, it looks showery across scotland and northern ireland as we go through the week, but we will see temperatures building in the south. goodbye for now. live from london. this is bbc news. the uk prime minister rishi sunak arrived in manchester for the annual conservative party conference. it comes as railway unions stage strikes across the uk over pay and conditions. vladimir putin marks one year anniversary of the illegal annexation of ukrainian territories — but russia is nowhere near a full control of the four regions it claims to have annexed. men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer could be safely given far less radiotherapy, a major trial has found. hello. let's start by taking a look at the day's sport's news and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. after a brilliant day and a half for team europe at golf�*s ryder cup, the usa are finally showing some fight on day two in rome. europe won the morning foursomes 3—1 but america made a strong start to saturday afternoon's fourballs session winning the first two matches thanks to the combination of sam burns and colin morikawa and max homa and brian harman. the current score is x—x europe need four points to win the current score is10.5—1i.5. europe need four points to win. manchester city's perfect start to the premier league season came to an end with a 2—1 defeat at wolves. pep guardiola was serving a touchline ban after collecting three yellow cards and had to watch his team leave empty—handed. wolves took the lead after ruben dias turned a pedro neto cross into his own net, julian alvarez equalised from a free kick in the second half but wolves�* south korean striker, hwang hee—chan restored the home side's lead and gave them the 2—1win — just their second league win of the season elsewhere today aston villa beat brighton 6—1. arsenal had a comfortable 4—0 win at bournemouth. luton town have their first premier league win, a 2—1 victory over everton. manchester united lost 1—0 at home to crystal palace. newcastle beat burnley 2—nil. west ham defeated sheffield united 2—nil. spurs take on liverpool in the late game. it is 0-0 it is 0—0 there in that one. at the rugby world cup the pressure is on to secure quarterfinal places, argentina beat chile 59 — five earlier which means samoa now cannot qualify for the quarter finals, argentina and japan will face a showdown to join england from their pool in the quarterfinals. fiji are in action against georgia — georgia who have a 9—nil lead. let's go to our correspondent katie gornall in lille, one. scotland play romania later. what do scotland need to do in this game? the task is care for them. they need to clear up on his plane victory, so they need to score four tries to beat romania in order to keep their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals alive and set up a decisive clash with ireland in paris next week. and the form book would suggest that they are going to do that. romania have had a tough time at this tournament so far. they've conceded 158 points in total, only scoring eight and reply. so scotland will be expected to win and win well. perhaps what that ireland game in mind, townsend have ran the changes for scotland. 13 in total. still a side with lots of experience and lots of talent. you look at danish watson, he is starting at this world cup for the first time. he is to be scout and's go to player, but because of the form of the really talented glasgow thinker, he falling down the pecking order somewhat. 0ne down the pecking order somewhat. one player that will help to be laying down. at the other end of the scale in terms of experience, you've got someone like javin sebastian who is starting his first game for scotland tonight. took some time out from the game to work as a butcher and will not be walking out here. it really is a big occasion, to stake a claim in that crunch match against ireland next week. france have been waiting for news on their captain antoine dupont after he fractured his cheekbone in their game against namibia nine days ago — what's the latest? we heard today that the france captain has been cleared to return to action. a statement from the fans at rugby federation. it comes just nine days after he fractured his cheekbone in that huge when. there were fears in the immediate aftermath that that could spell his tournament over, but now he is going tournament over, but now he is going to return to training tomorrow. he is going to miss france's final group game against italy but he could be on course to the chair and a probable quarterfinal against south africa which is a huge boost for the french.— south africa which is a huge boost for the french. thank you very much for the french. thank you very much for the french. thank you very much for the latest — for the french. thank you very much for the latest on _ for the french. thank you very much for the latest on the _ rugby world cup there. more information on the women's game on the bbc sport website. well let's bring you more on the warning given to uk prime minister rishi sunak by more than 30 of his own mps, who say they won't support any policies that lead to higher overall taxes. the group — including the former prime minister liz truss — signed a pledge to their constituents.(read on) signed a pledge to their constituents. earlier i spoke to conservative mp for rossendale and darwen, sirjake berry. he's one of the 30 mps who have signed this pledge. i asked him why. taxes only go up of tories vote for it. that's why for me and 32 other colleagues to say, actually, with taxes at a 75 year high, we don't think they should be any higher. my constituents worked really hard and earn every single penny they get, and i think in a world where the governmentjust feels and i think in a world where the government just feels they and i think in a world where the governmentjust feels they can dip their pockets and not necessarily take those longer—term decisions about public sector reform, it is important that they are served by an mp who says this far and no further. a lot of people are talking about the future of the hs to rail line. as the government going to cancel a large section of the line that would've stretched from birmingham to manchester? what is your stance on this? ~ ., to manchester? what is your stance on this? ~ ~ ,., to manchester? what is your stance on this? ~ ~ , ., ., ., on this? well, like you, i have no idea whatsoever _ on this? well, like you, i have no idea whatsoever what _ on this? well, like you, i have no idea whatsoever what decision i on this? well, like you, i have no| idea whatsoever what decision the government is going to take in relation to hs2. but as someone who has represented a norther constituency, for me, the absolute top priority must be northern powerhouse rail or cross rail for the north of england. in the challenge with cans in phase two of hs to some of that is shared infrastructure, so when the prime minister and his ministers make a decision, i will be listening very, very carefully because i want to ensure that that cross rail for at the north is built for my constituents. i don't think it should be either or, by the way, because people in london didn't have to decide between hs2, they got both. they didn't decide between cross railing across rail too, they got both. the north needs both but if we have to give up one, i would give up hs2 in favour of east—west connectivity. people in slovakia —— people in slovakia are voting in a fiercely contested general election, with the populist smair party promising to stop military aid to ukraine if it wins. the party is being challenged by the liberal progressive slovakia which promises to maintain support for kyiv. neither party is expected to win a majority. now to news of a significant advance in the treatment of prostate cancer. an international trial has found that thousands of men every year could be successfully treated with a more intense form of radiotherapy which would significantly shorten the time it takes to treat them. the bbc�*s fergus walsh has more. there was no pain or inconvenience. the treatment was just so easy and swift, there was no downside to it. alistair kennedy rose feels extremely fortunate to have had his prostate cancer treated in just five sessions of radiotherapy. eight years on, the 64—year—old is still cancer free. it was almost as though i'd never had prostate cancer because i didn't have any symptoms to start with. and the treatment was so easy, ultimately, so very effective. he was treated here at the royal marsden hospital in london as part of a pivotal trial involving nearly 900 men at 38 hospitals in the uk, ireland and canada. all the men had medium risk prostate cancer, which had not spread. after five years, 96% of the men who'd had five high doses of multiple beam radiotherapy were cancer free, compared to 95% who'd had at least 20 doses of standard radiotherapy. both groups had low side effects. the pink area is the prostate gland. the medical director of the royal marsden led the international trial. for him, this is a big moment. when i got the results, i was literally, i was blown away. i mean, it was probably one of the best days of my career. i think it's fantastic news for patients and it's brilliant news for the nhs. so what are the implications? well, it's going to be an enormous change. i expect that the nhs will rapidly adopt this. so instead of giving 20 doses of radiotherapy, we can give five. if we extrapolate that across the whole nhs, that's hundreds of thousands of doses of radiotherapy that are going to be saved. and in a system which is quite under pressure, that's going to be very welcome. another likely change is less use of hormone therapy in future. none of the men on the trial was given any and so were spared the side effects like extreme fatigue, hot flushes and low libido. it'll mean a better experience for thousands of men with prostate cancer every year who'll be able to have all their radiotherapy treatment in just a week, and without the need for hormone therapy. very quiet, peaceful. alistair�*s prostate cancer was picked up after a simple blood test. he wants all men over 50 to get themselves checked. fergus walsh, bbc news. the ukrainian capital kyiv is the scene for a defence industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for its war with russia. the host, president volodymyr zelensky said he wants to turn ukraine into a "large military hub". translation: today, we announce the creation of a defence _ industries alliance. an alliance that rallies international order and can work for real production of international order, production of security. i'm speaking not only about ukraine, but security of any nation in the world against any aggression. meanwhile experts say the war in ukraine has forced politicians, generals and engineers — to re—assess their military strategies. several high—profile incidents illustrate how new technologies — or tactics — are changing the nature of warfare. here's david waddell with an overview. moskva's long heritage. first launched in 1976, under the name �*slava' she served the soviet union in its final years and latterly as flagship of russia's black sea fleet since 2020. the slava—class cruiser was built for air and sea superiority, ukraine had no obvious match for her. but in mid—april last year she was incapacitated by two neptune missiles probably fired some somewhere near 0desa, some 60 nautical miles away. what was noteworthy about the incident? it's believed that ukraine was operating one, or possibly two, aerials drones near the moskva when the missile struck, distracting both crew and onboard systems. here's the crimean bridge, opened by president putin four years ago to link the russian—annexed ukrainian territory with mainland russia. it was attacked in july by two seaborne drones laden with explosives, damaging one span of the road bridge. that's reduced capacity on the bridge until probably november. meanwhile, in addition to the old—school pounding russian artillery has delivered to some major ukrainian cities like here in mariupol, it's not averse to borrowing clever new tactics. last year russia deployed swarms of kamikaze drones developed by iran to target ukrainian power networks. president zelensky accused russia of carrying out "energy terror" and of trying to "humiliate" ukrainians because it cannot defeat them on the battlefield. live now to bruno lete, senior fellow in security and defence at german marshall fund. he'sjoining me from brussels. it's interesting, this isn't a new concept, is that some of the idea of old wars versus new ways. 0ld concept, is that some of the idea of old wars versus new ways. old ways, tanks, cluster munitions, and the new warriors, the world of drones and disinformation, but what has the invasion of ukraine taught us about these tactics? 0ld wars versus new wars? these tactics? old wars versus new wars? ~ . ., ~' these tactics? old wars versus new wars? ~ .., ., , these tactics? old wars versus new wars? . .., 4' , wars? welcome i think 'ust looking at the multi-didn't _ wars? welcome i thinkjust looking at the multi-didn't connect - at the multi—didn't connect dimensional warfare and i wear on the one hand you still need the tanks, thejet the one hand you still need the tanks, the jet fighters, the one hand you still need the tanks, thejet fighters, those traditional capabilities are being reinforced with new disruptive technologies, think about drones both in the air, unseen. think about intelligent networks, machine learning, so both need to go hand in hand. new technologies and all technologies, and that's frankly speaking is a new form of warfare. everyone at nato, for instance, is closely looking at what's happening in ukraine, trying to learn the battlefield, seeing the new tactics, how we need to adapt. so this kind of warfare is not new to nato, but it came after ernest on the radar. yes, this is definitely a new form of strategy for tactics for military warriors. ukraine is really leading the way there. there is no doubt about that. the way there. there is no doubt about that-— about that. would you say that ukraine really _ about that. would you say that ukraine really has _ about that. would you say that ukraine really has the - about that. would you say that ukraine really has the upper. about that. would you say that i ukraine really has the upper hand about that. would you say that - ukraine really has the upper hand in trying to fight on these multiple fronts? this kind of new multifaceted warfare? ~ ., ,., multifaceted warfare? well we also see the amount _ multifaceted warfare? well we also see the amount of _ multifaceted warfare? well we also see the amount of ukrainian - multifaceted warfare? well we also i see the amount of ukrainian startups in the defence industry is really high. but there is also economic components, in order to combine and use those new disruptive technologies, you also need to microchip and silicon and obviously ukraine is also dependent on the world markets are on the western technology to construct and build this new kind of technology. so that's why it's also important for ukraine to keep working for its partners in the west, but western partners in the west, but western partners to do a big push and deliver these technologies. there is a lot of conflict _ deliver these technologies. there is a lot of conflict going _ deliver these technologies. there is a lot of conflict going on _ deliver these technologies. there is a lot of conflict going on in - deliver these technologies. there is a lot of conflict going on in the - a lot of conflict going on in the were, in the world, sorry, is this conflict in ukraine kind of singular in that we are seeing these kind of new technologies playing out at the same time?— same time? welcome i think it's reall the same time? welcome i think it's really the first _ same time? welcome i think it's really the first war _ same time? welcome i think it's really the first war where - same time? welcome i think it's really the first war where we - same time? welcome i think it's really the first war where we see such an intensity of technology and artificial intelligence being used, and it's not only on the battlefield, look, for instance, how the images of drones are playing a very strong role on social media, trying to win the hearts and minds of the population. we see that these images are being used also for propaganda, but if it is on both sides. so, yes, ukraine were in a senseis sides. so, yes, ukraine were in a sense is a really new type of war, and military leaders will be looking at this for many years to come after the war is over. so this is really a new step. the war is over. so this is really a new step-— the war is over. so this is really a newste.�* ., ., , . new step. bruno, thank you very much for speaking — new step. bruno, thank you very much for speaking to — new step. bruno, thank you very much for speaking to us _ new step. bruno, thank you very much for speaking to us from _ new step. bruno, thank you very much for speaking to us from brussels. - for speaking to us from brussels. thank you. 27 years after the killing of the hip hop artist tupac shakur — police in las vegas have charged a former gang leader with his murder. 60—year—old duane davis, — is accused of planning the rapper's shooting. tupac shakur was hit four times in a drive—by shooting aged 25 — until now, no—one had ever been charged over the death. the arrest was made two months after police searched a home near to the location the killing happened — at a property linked to a man who had previously said he witnessed the shooting from a car. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usher has the details. # i see no changes. # all i see is racist faces.# tupac shakur is still one of the best selling and most influential rappers of all time. he took off after the release of his debut album in 1991. just five years later, he was gunned down. his career cut short. shot on the las vegas strip while waiting at a red light. hit by bullets fired from a passing cadillac, he died six days later. now, after 27 years, police have finally arrested a suspect. 27 years. for 27 years, the family of tupac shakur has been waiting forjustice. we are here today to announce the arrest of 60—year—old dwayne keith davis, aka keefe d for the murder of tupac shakur. he was the leader of a gang that was feuding with tupac�*s record label, death row records. police said the whole thing started with this fight at a las vegas hotel. tupac and record executive shug knight punched and kicked a rival gang member. keefe d is accused of then hatching the plan to retaliate. fast forward to july this year. police raided his home in a los angeles suburb. he's the man on the right. the case had been revived in recent years, using his own words about the incident published in a memoir. tupac�*s musical legacy was honored at the hollywood walk of fame earlier this year. the questions surrounding his death have also gripped his fans. they may soon get their answers. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. here in the uk, since the prime minister rishi sunak announced plans to ban american bully xl type dogs, animal charities say they've had an increase in calls from worried pet owners. the government says it's taking quick action to protect the public after a series of recent attacks — but owners are now waiting to find out how a ban could affect them. john maguire reports. 0ne—year—old rufus is a happy dog, but with a very uncertain future. he's among the 20 here at the hope rescue centre in south wales that may be affected by the ban on xl bullies and staff fear there may be a lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on xl bullies, we've seen a massive increase in the number of phone calls, messages we're getting from panicked owners. firstly, they're worried about whether their dog is going to fit into this ban. so, we're hearing from not only owners of xl bullies, but owners of other american bullies and just large bull breeds. is their dog going to fit this ban? and what will that mean for the dog? if people are panicked and they're not sure what to do, are we then going to see a higher number of dogs coming into our care? which at the moment, when we are already working at capacity, is really scary for us. good lad. i'll tip it up slightly for you, if you want. good boy. yeah. - good boy. just gets him used to putting his face in different things, making it nice and simple. this is the second time simone and nick have brought their xl bully, creed, to be trained to wear a muzzle. he's rewarded with treats and with gentle persuasion is making very good progress. his owners are being proactive, anticipating a proposed law that would change the way they live with their dog. i'd rather be ahead of the game and make sure we're prepared. creed's never worn a muzzle before and he doesn't particularly like things near his face, so we thought it could take quite a while to get him comfortable with it. and i also want to make sure that if and when they do bring this rule in, we're ready and we're not trapped in the house and not able to take him out on a walk because we can't get a muzzle on him. they believe dangerous behaviour is derived from irresponsible breeders and owners — caused by humans, not animals. ijust think it should be notjust xls. i think it should be tighter dog control for everyone. and i think if unfortunately your dog does attack someone, you should pay the consequences. it should be treated the same as, like, manslaughter or anything. and i think that would control a lot of issues on dogs. come on. here at the dog academy near milton keynes, they've been inundated with requests for help since the prime minister announced his intention to ban the breed. people are getting really overwhelmed. there's a lot of people who have been coming in with dogs that they just weren't certain were ever going to wear a muzzle. i know a couple of people who've had their pets put to sleep already because they haven't either been able to afford it or the stigma attached to it. it's a really, really hard decision for a lot of people. put your nose in, and that's what we're asking for. kairo's owners have so far tried unsuccessfully to muzzle him at home. he's a large dog, but at nine months is still a puppy and is already taking to this method. his owners are not sure of his exact breed, but aren't taking any chances. he's showed so much potential as well. so we do feel like it's quite heartbreaking. so that's why we're trying to take these steps before anything comes into place. determining whether or not a dog belongs to a banned breed is difficult, and there are concerns the law will affect responsible owners, while doing little to tackle those who already abuse existing laws, the system and the dogs themselves. john maguire, bbc news, buckinghamshire. staying in the uk, residents fighting plans to turn a former raf base in lincolnshire into an asylum centre have set up a protest camp at the site. the home office intends to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton , with the first 50 set to arrive within weeks. alice key has the story. a steady stream of visitors have called in at the camp which borders the old raf base, bringing supplies and solidarity. if people don't stand up for their beliefs, then everything just gets railroaded through. it's not necessarily that people do think the worst, i think it'sjust, it's just the unknown. the base was once the home of 617 squadron, responsible for the famous dambusters raids in 1943. up until last year, it was also a base for the red arrows. tony feels very strongly about the heritage of the site. heroes have walked on them fields, heroes have flown in and out of those runways. some came back and some didn't. and it's tragic if we let this go. the government says it's had to deal with record numbers of people crossing the channel to claim asylum. there's also a backlog of 175,000 people waiting for a decision. so portable cabins have gone up on the site designed to house 2,000 men here by christmas. but the residents who live opposite say the impact on them hasn't been taken into account. i hope they're going to start listening to us because they haven't so far. it's something the prime minister was challenged on this week. no, absolutely not ignoring concerns, the home office is liaising with local stakeholders and the council to make sure that everything is done properly. but fundamentally, we do need to find an alternative to housing people in hotels which are costing the taxpayer 5 to £6 million a day. a temporary stop notice has also been issued by the local council to try and halt proceedings and residents have been keeping a watchful eye for any signs it isn't being followed. i've been sat at the gate and this driver has now been told, this driver here has now been told that he's got to turn around and go back. ashley webb stopped a lorry at the gates to inform the driver about the notice. he's now parked his caravan at the camp and says he'll do the same again. i intend to stop them. you know, at the end of the day, if they want to carry on and do it, so be it. they're liable to prosecution. but i feel like they should know exactly what's going on. the home office's plans are due to be scrutinised in court at the end of october before a final decision is made. until then, protesters say they're not going anywhere. alice kaye, bbc news. thank you for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. after the bread the chilli start to the rain has moved in as we have gone to the afternoon, moving across northern ireland northern england, much of wales and moving its way across scotland. you can see that cloud envelope in many areas. in the south, namely dry, and the north of scotland, but the north of scotland will catch the rain as we go through this evening. we will keep those pulses running across parts of northern and wales. it stays mostly dry and misty and foggy. 0nce northern and wales. it stays mostly dry and misty and foggy. once the rain clears just a few showers, look at that temperatures. it is very mild overnights, 14—16 in the south is what we see during the day. that's because we've got humid air moving into the south of that weather front. moving into the south of that weatherfront. it moving into the south of that weather front. it will be quite a muqqy weather front. it will be quite a muggy night as well, and a murky morning, we could have some low level mist and fog, some fog over the hills as well under this band of rain. we will see heavy paws is moving through. for some parts of snow down you and to cumbria, because he 40—39 years of rain fine. it will be bright with a scattering of showers around here. temperature 17-19 of showers around here. temperature 17—19 synnex lcs. as i say, humid air. if we do see dissension south of that weather front, 23—24 for the start of october. as i got to the evening and overnight into sunday, we see that band of rain just creeping a little bit further south but never really gets really far south probably until tuesday. warm and muggy across the southern half of the uk. now the reason for that is we're going to see another pulse of rain moving across that same weather front, of rain moving across that same weatherfront, holding up, selling it from clearing away, but this time, because it got so much muggy humid air, there is more energy in the atmosphere and we could see some really lively thunderstorms during the course of sunday night into monday working their way across parts of england and wales. real torrential downpours in places. to the north, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers. fairly fresh feeling here, but still quite warm and muggy and even under that meet the showers and thunderstorms a little south. that eventually clears out on tuesday, a dip in temperature briefly with sunny spells and showers to the north, later in the week, temperatures bailed in the south. bye—bye. live from london. this is bbc news. armenia's government says more than 100,000 ethnic—armenians have now fled nagorno karabakh since azerbaijan seized the region. the us government edges towards shutdown — after members of congress fail to reach an agreement on spending. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, arrives in manchester for the annual conservative party conference, amid a row within his party over taxes. welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. armenia says more than 100,000 ethnic armenians have now left nagorno—karabakh. it means that almost the entire population of the enclave, has left since azerbaijan seized the region last week. ethnic armenians have been taking the narrow, mountainous route through the lachin corridor, negotiating the russian check points, and then finally the last azerbaijani checks — before reaching armenia. nagorno—karabakh has been controlled by armenian