canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen, hardeep singh nijjar. canada is a rule of law country. the protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. ourtop defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. our top priorities have therefore been firstly that our law enforcement and security agencies ensure the continued safety of all canadians, and secondly that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators of this murder to account. canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and security officials of the indian government. last week at the 620 i'd brought them personally and directly to prime minister narendra modi in no uncertain terms. live now to ottawa. steven chase is a senior parliamentary reporter for the globe and mail newspaper, and you broke the story. talk us through it happen. we not word talk us through it happen. - got word last week. we have been watching the deterioration in relations between canada and india. a trade mission was called off. trade talks that were aimed at a deal by the end of the year were shelved. finally we got word last week — we had been working on it all weekend — we got word of credible evidence from the canadian national security authorities that india was behind the slaying of this british columbia man, a local temple leader. i've course this comes during an extraordinary debate in canada about foreign interference taking place in the last nine months. and just on the eve of a public enquiry into foreign interference. figs into foreign interference. as ou into foreign interference. as you say. _ into foreign interference. as you say, close on the heels of the 620 summit where justin trudeau was talking to narendra modi of india. so what are the implications now? wejust heard the prime minister they are being very clear in parliament. it is a deep freeze. relations between canada and india are going into a deep freeze. i cannot remember in my lifetime anybody else, any partner or allied country being accused by canada of assassinating a citizen on its own territory. so we are supposed to be pivoting towards india as part of a new foreign policy. that is all shelved now. we have just expelled a senior diplomat who was the senior most member of india's intelligence agency in canberra. he is headed home. we are expecting the indian government to return that with an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly. figs an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly.— an expulsion of a canadian diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes — diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at _ diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at a _ diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at a time - diplomat shortly. as you say, this comes at a time when i this comes at a time when actually canada, economically, was looking to pivot towards india moore, wasn't it? because of its problematic relationship with china, huawei, orthat scenario playing out as well alljust scenario playing out as well all just a scenario playing out as well alljust a year ago?- scenario playing out as well alljust a year ago? all 'ust a year ago? yes, india is alljust a year ago? yes, india is in our _ alljust a year ago? yes, india is in our indo-pacific- is in our indo—pacific strategy. i be interested to see how it goes going forward. we have a huge indo indian population —— indo canadian population. we were looking forward to more trade between our countries and that is all dashed now.— our countries and that is all dashed now. ~ �* , ., . dashed now. we'll be watching that closely. _ dashed now. we'll be watching that closely. thank _ dashed now. we'll be watching that closely. thank for - dashed now. we'll be watching that closely. thank forjoiningl that closely. thank forjoining us, steven chase. the metropolitan police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003, linked to media allegations about the actor and comedian, russell brand. four women have accused him of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. russell brand denies the allegations. vincent mcaviney reports. ican i can pretend to be nice for a little bit of time.— little bit of time. russell brand medico _ little bit of time. russell brand medico out - little bit of time. russell brand medico out of- little bit of time. russell - brand medico out of courting controversy. once again this morning he is on the front page of the newspapers. brandon says it is all untrue and suggests a mainstream media plot. what i seriously reviewed _ mainstream media plot. what i seriously reviewed are - mainstream media plot. what i seriously reviewed are these i seriously reviewed are these very, very serious, criminal allegations. also it is worth mentioning that there are witnesses whose evidence directly contradicts the narratives that these two mainstream media outlets are trying to construct. apparently. in what seems to me to be a co—ordinated attack. b, to be a co—ordinated attack. a suggestion that one of the women interviewed by dispatchers says is completely insulting. it dispatchers says is completely insultinu. ,, ., ., insulting. it is bizarre that he would _ insulting. it is bizarre that he would claim _ insulting. it is bizarre that he would claim this - insulting. it is bizarre that he would claim this is - insulting. it is bizarre that he would claim this is a i he would claim this is a mainstream media conspiracy. called alice on the programme, she said she was assaulted by brand during a relationship that began when she was just 16 and he was in his 30s. yesterday on women's hour, she described how she was picked up by a car she said brand had ordered through the bbc. you believe may — ordered through the bbc. you believe may bbc— ordered through the bbc. ym. believe may bbc car pick you up from school to take you somewhere to meet him? it was back to his _ somewhere to meet him? it was back to his house. _ somewhere to meet him? it was back to his house. you _ somewhere to meet him? it was back to his house. you know - back to his house. you know that because _ back to his house. you know that because of _ back to his house. you know that because of the - back to his house. you know that because of the way - back to his house. you know that because of the way thatj that because of the way that you had seen these cars used? that is your understanding of it being a bbc...— that is your understanding of it being a bbc... yes, because i had it being a bbc... yes, because i had used _ it being a bbc... yes, because i had used one _ it being a bbc... yes, because i had used one of— it being a bbc... yes, because i had used one of their - it being a bbc... yes, because| i had used one of their because previously— i had used one of their because previously that he had told me 'ust previously that he had told me just to — previously that he had told me just to tell the driver when you — just to tell the driver when you take _ just to tell the driver when you take me.— just to tell the driver when you take me. the bbc is now lookin: you take me. the bbc is now looking into _ you take me. the bbc is now looking into the _ you take me. the bbc is now looking into the allegations, | looking into the allegations, along with a host of other media organisations. but they have long been rumours. investigating team were far from the first to look into brand. russell brand was meant to perform here tonight at a theatre in windsor. that show and the rest of his current stand up to have been postponed. vincent mcaviney reporting there. five american citizens who were jailed for years in one of iran's most notorious prisons are finally on their way home to the united states after they were freed as part of a complex financial arrangement. the four men and one woman, who also hold iranian passports, were flown out of tehran to doha, in qatar. their release was contingent on the transfer of $6 billion in iranian funds — money that iran earned from selling oil to south korea. in return the us also released five detained iranian citizens. our north america correspondent david willis sent us this update. president biden has made reuniting wrongfully detained americans with their loved ones a priority for his administration. but this deal, the result of months of indirect talks between archrivals carries with it, for him, considerable political risk, with opposition republicans already claiming that it could lead to further hostagetaking and or the funnelling of billions of dollars of badly needed funding into the coffers of one of america's chief adverse areas. for its part, though, the biden administration claims that without such a deal, these five americans could have languished in an arabianjailfor years americans could have languished in an arabian jail for years to come and possibly never have seen freedom. —— iranian. buta senior administration official conceded it had been excruciating, as he put it, weighing up the pros and cons of such a complex and controversial deal as this. justified, he said, only on the grounds that it didn't involve the payment of ransom money, nor any the payment of ransom money, norany funding the payment of ransom money, nor any funding from the us taxpayer in that regard. but administration officials are also at pains to point out that this does not mark the start of some sort of us replacement of iran. and as if to underline that point, the white house reiterated its warning to americans not to travel to a run and the us treasury announced sanctions against the president of iran, and the country's ministry of intelligence. ——us rapprochement of iran. there've been big protests in eastern libya against the government, after the collapse of two dams during a storm, triggered catastrophic floods. the united nations has now revised its estimate of the number of confirmed deaths to around four thousand, with at least five thousand still missing. our correspondent anna foster has more from the port city of derna, where the mayor's house appears to have been burned down, by angry protestors. anger and blame in derna, after a week of struggle for its flood survivors, they raised their voices. this group gathered at the landmark mosque to protest. and then, as night fell, there were videos that seemed to show the mayor's home set on fire. and derna is paying a terrible price. children, women, my mother. my mother. my brother. my sister, all dead. but they are not living here, they are living in the next street. this is a bad situation, we don't know, we don't need food, we don't need clothes, we need... where will i live?! we joined turkish recovery teams in this sealed off zone, to see their work. this is one of the streets that has been painstakingly cleared of victims, more than 500 in this area alone, but it is still such a small part of the devastation and you can see there is still so much more to do. these buildings were overcome with water, 20—30 metres deep. bodies have been found as high as six floors up. when the floods came, it was a split—second decision for people living here. would they be safer to stay, or escape? in a school not far away, halima knows she made the right choice, she brought her five children here before their home was swept away. and it saved their lives. my son is asking me, "mum, where is my neighbour, "where are my friends?" water takes us away. every time he is asking me, i cannot answer. i answer him they are gone. he says, "no, mum, they are dead, i hear it. "i know." there are no lessons in this school. no homes to go back to. for now, the lives of this city's children are on pause. anna foster, bbc news, derna. world leaders meeting at the united nations have warned that global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. and, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from new york, the war in ukraine will again dominate events. september in new york. rain, security, and diplomats gathering at the united nations, all here for the annual meeting to try to put the world to write. high on their agenda, the world to write. high on theiragenda, of the world to write. high on their agenda, of course, the russian invasion of ukraine, where the war is grinding on. earlier this year, the un secretary general antonio 6uterres went to ukraine. today president zelensky will pay him a return visit. after arriving in new york he first went to hospital to meet wounded ukrainian veterans. today he will tell the un, in person, for the first time, that the war they have been fighting affects every country, as he told cbs news. translation: brute told cbs news. translation: we are told cbs news. translation: - are defending the values of the whole world, look, if you ukraine falls, what will happen in ten years? think about it. if the russians reach poland, what's next? a third world war? his problem is that many countries in the un haven't taken sides and just what the world to end because it is hurting their economies. they also, like these protesters, what the un to focus more on the climate crisis, and not just the fighting in europe. in the words of one diplomat, the task for western powers year is to walk and chew gum at the same time, rally support for ukraine in the assembly, but also address the needs of developing countries. one person who could help them in that task is the prince of wales. here in his wages to restore oyster beds in new york harbour. just one idea to combat the effects of climate change right on the un's doorstep. james landale, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police in essex have discovered the remains of a couple at a property in chelmsford. they're believed to bejohn and lois mccullough, who have been missing since 2018. their daughter, virginia, who's 35, has been charged with their murder. she's due to appear in court again later today. one of britain's most celebrated folk singers and song—writers, roger whittaker, has died aged 87. he was particularly successful in germany, where he released 25 albums and picked up a huge fanbase. the government is expected to announce later that it's to intervene in the running of birmingham city council. the local authority effectively declared bankruptcy earlier this month, saying it couldn't afford to settle an unequal pay claim of around three quarters of a billion pounds. the announcement is expected to be made by the levelling up secretary, michael 6ove. more details on that story and other news on our website. you're live with bbc news. consultants and junior doctors in england are set to stage their firstjoint strike in the history of the nhs. consultants begin a two—day strike at 7am and junior doctors willjoin them tomorrow morning. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. 13—year—old phoebe is waiting for an operation on the tumour on herface. wise's been cancelled because of industrial action by doctors. last week it was due to go ahead again, but this time there was no bed available. the delays are taking their toll.- taking their toll. i'm not auoin taking their toll. i'm not going to _ taking their toll. i'm not going to say _ taking their toll. i'm not going to say it's - taking their toll. i'm not going to say it's selfish, j going to say it's selfish, because they understand the cost—of—living crisis it's very hard at the moment, especially for some people who may be aren't getting paid as much as they should, especially for they should, especially for they do, and i respect them, they do, and i respect them, they really do, but for patients like me is really draining to keep having it postponed and really mentally damaging, because you don't know what is going to be, you get so much anxiety from when it's get so much anxiety from when its next going to be. get so much anxiety from when it's next going to be.— it's next going to be. today's action by _ it's next going to be. today's action by consultant - it's next going to be. today's action by consultant doctors | it's next going to be. today'sl action by consultant doctors in england will be the third walkout. the previous consultant strike days, it occurred last month, so nearly 46,000 occurred last month, so nearly 116,000 appointments cancelled or delayed, with around 6000 staff of each day. overall, the images in england as seen ten months of industrial action during which more than 885,000 inpatient and outpatient appointments have been rescheduled. but for doctors like richard clarkson these drugs are notjust about pay, but the future of the health service. ., ., ., ., , service. no, we have got to use this moment — service. no, we have got to use this moment to _ service. no, we have got to use this moment to really _ service. no, we have got to use this moment to really get - service. no, we have got to use this moment to really get the i this moment to really get the message across that we are haemorrhaging talent overseas, we are in a situation with the brightest and the best in schools aren't going to go into medicine, they're not going to want to become medical consultants. there probably want —— going to wantagong financial and management consultants. we want to be treating our families consultants. we want to be treating ourfamilies in the nhs for years to come. ihla treating our families in the nhs for years to come. no ifs, no buts. _ nhs for years to come. no ifs, no buts. no — nhs for years to come. no ifs, no buts, nojunior_ nhs for years to come. no ifs, no buts, no junior doctors - no buts, no junior doctors cuts! _ no buts, no 'unior doctors cuts! ., ., ., , ., , cuts! tomorrow the consultants will be joined — cuts! tomorrow the consultants will be joined by _ cuts! tomorrow the consultants will be joined by the _ cuts! tomorrow the consultants will be joined by the junior - will be joined by the junior doctors colleagues. managers bosses expect almost all plant there will be affected. the government has announced it is expecting to add minimum service levels in hospitals during the action. dividing the numbers needed for emergency and time critical services. meanwhile, phoebe is facing an anxious wait to see the latest operation, planned for thursday, will finally go ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. on wednesday, a court case resumes in antigua to decide the future of a seized super yacht that the us government said belonged to a sanctioned russian oligarch. the billionaire's daughter is now fighting a legal case that's led a bbc eye investigation to more than half a billion dollars worth of assets linked to the family. they've been traced through a british wealth manager, bringing to light the common use of opaque ownership structures capable of undermining the effectiveness of russia sanctions. joe inwood reports. since april, this yacht has been the property of antigua's government. it said the alfa nero was abandoned. but it was also cooperating with the us government, which had earlier sanctioned the yacht, saying it belonged to a former russian senator. the us describes andrey 6uryev as a known close associate of vladimir putin. his family has also spent lavishly in the west. in 2008 he bought widden purse house in north london, is behind us rather imposing —looking gates, this is as close as we can get, he took what was a dilapidated 6eorgian mansion and turned it into one of linda bo most expensive properties. like much of moscow's oligarch alexi was enjoying a quiet life here in london and then the invasion of ukraine started. by, london and then the invasion of ukraine started.— ukraine started. a missile strike on _ ukraine started. a missile strike on an _ ukraine started. a missile strike on an airport... - ukraine started. a missile| strike on an airport... like other russian _ strike on an airport... like other russian oligarchs, i strike on an airport... like other russian oligarchs, mr 6uryev and his son, seen here on the morning of the invasion, faced western sanctions. while other yachts scrambled to escape sanctions, the alfa nero's tracker is turned off. then a second superyacht link to mr 6uryev�*s family, the luminosity, leaves italy for non—eu montenegro arriving the day after new sanctions on mr 6uryev�*s son. this fast boat is officially owned by a british company registered in guernsey. a pattern emerges. the companies who own london's widden hurst and alfa nero are linked to the same address. that address belongs to oprah's private, a wealth manager that was involved in a legal effort to stop the antiguan government auctioning alfa nero. the latest challenge is by mr 6uryev�*s daughter, arguing she is the sole beneficiary of the trust that owns it. we know there has been a change in the beneficiaries of the trust, but we can't independently determine when it happened. it was after sanctions were imposed is unlawful. if it was before it's not. opus private insists mr 6uryev is not there client and both they and his daughter say she became the sole beneficiary of the trust that owns alfa nero before he was sanctioned. knowing who really owns assets is essential if sanctions are to be effective. complex ownership arrangements, like the ones we found, make that much harder. this kind of cat and mouse game of using multijurisdictional approaches to try and hide what you are doing is a real challenge and actually that's where diplomacy comes in, where the foreign office should be saying we expect more from you. vlad has overseen seizing russian assets. it is legally difficult, but something he wants the uk to do with mr 6uryev�*s assets within its re—. —— within his reach. i think you should be transferred to ukraine. they would —— the money would be very much used to rebuild ukraine and was sent a strong message. it to rebuild ukraine and was sent a strong message. it is to rebuild ukraine and was sent a strong message.— a strong message. it is clear russia must _ a strong message. it is clear russia must pay. _ a strong message. it is clear russia must pay. the - a strong message. it is clear russia must pay. the uk - russia must pay. the uk government _ russia must pay. the uk government says - russia must pay. the uk government says is - russia must pay. the uk government says is that l government says is that sanctions under the russia regime will remain sanctioned until russia pays reparations. but, as the alfa nero case shows, it can complicate ukraine's ambition to seize assets. opus private souls that had informed the uk and 6uernsey authorities about the assets linked to mr 6uryev. the firms's dross are legal structures and the use is lawful. opus provides trust services to and for the benefit of the discretionary beneficiaries of the trust structure. it provides those trust services in compliance with all applicable laws. a spokesman for mr 6uryev said there was no proper or legitimate basis for the sanctions against him. for now, alfa nero remains in the caribbean, its feet tied up in the courts. it is a powerful symbol of how one sanctioned russian oligarchs can claim, with lawful british help, a superyacht and his family's other assets in the west are not really he is at all. —— his. joe inwood, bbc news. the us military says it's found debris of the stealth fighterjet which went missing over south carolina on sunday after its pilot ejected from the aircraft. military officials said the debris was located in williamsburg county, two hours northeast of charleston. they had asked for public help in locating the aircraft. our reporter courtney bembridge has more from our newsroom. the f 35 is one of the world's most advanced fighter jets, each one is worth around 80 million us dollars and now one has disappeared. it happened on sunday afternoon, shortly after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety. he is now in a stable condition in hospital and officials are trying to piece together what happened stop they have described the incident as a mishap and said it happened in the southern state of south carolina. if a zoom into this area in a little bit more detail you've got the city of charleston here and just to the north there are these two large lakes, this is lake mildrey and lake marion, it is this area that officials say they are focusing their search based on the latest information they have on where the jet was last seen. and they have asked the public to try to help them in that search. we are also told that search. we are also told that the jet�*s transponder, which would usually help people to find it or officials to find is not working. so lots of questions around this story, articulated probably best by republican nancy mays who asks how in the hell do you lose and f-35, how in the hell do you lose and f—35, how is there not a tracking device and we are asking the public to find a jet and turnitin. the air base co—ordinating this service, joint base atjilesen has described the aircraft is being stealthy and says it has different coatings on different designs that make it more difficult than a normal aircraft to detect. perhaps this is a case of it being a little too stealthy. maybe. courtney bembridge there. we have so much more for you on this programme will stop all the top business toys coming up next, including the rising price in oil —— business stories. hello there. it has definitely been a gear change with the weather story in recent days. an autumnal flavour to our weather. we will certainly see threatening—looking skies for the remainder of the week and some of the rain at times really quite heavy. so here is the next batch pushing in off the atlantic, just look at how many isobars there are on the chart. the winds a feature and some of that rain really quite heavy. so, to start with, on tuesday, the wettest of the weather moving out of northern ireland across southern scotland, northern england and wales. and we'll see this frontal system moving its way south and north throughout the day. now it never really gets all the way across central and southern england so here, brighter skies into the afternoon, pretty windy. 6usts of winds a0—a5mph in places, maybe close to 60mph in exposed west—facing coast and the heaviest of the rain across north—west england, scottish borders and northern ireland. the far north of scotland, bright as well, not quite as windy here but it will be noticeably fresher. top temperatures here around 13—15 celsius. we mightjust see 20 celsius further south if we get a little bit of afternoon brightness. now as we move out to tuesday into wednesday there's another area of low pressure and this one has the remnants, a little bit of energy from ex—hurricane lee there. so this one again will mean business, a lot of heavy rain sweeping its way steadily eastwards. don't forget the brighter greens denoting the intensity of that rain and the winds again a feature, 50—60mph gusts not out of the question, particularly close to the centre of the low and far west of scotland. the top temperatures again, 14—21 celsius the high. so as we move out of wednesday there's more to come and it's all because the jet stream at the moment has sunk that little bit further south, it's intensified and centred across the uk. now all we know by now it's the jet stream, this ribbon of fast—moving air high up in the atmosphere that drives in areas of low pressure. and if it centres across the uk, then it's going to continue to push further areas of low in our direction. just look what's waiting in the wings as we head through the weekend. so, be prepared for some showers or longer spells of rain, the winds remaining a feature. a brief window of finer weather potentially on saturday. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. black gold — saudi arabia insists its oil production cuts are not about raising prices as brent crude hits a year high. record numbers of us are living into our hundreds in england and wales — but how will we pay for it? and just who owns our ever expanding digital lives? we explore the world of cyberpsychology. hello. i'm sally bundock. it's time to focus on the top business stories. and we start in saudi arabia and the rising price of oil. the kingdom's energy minister has defended the countries decision to extend a cut in the amount of oil they produce, insisting the move was not about boosting prices but about targeting less volatility. earlier this month, both saudi arabia and russia extended a combined 1.3 million barrels per day of supply cuts to the end of this year. since then prices have increased more than 5% — getting very close to $95 a barrel on monday for brent — the highest they've been all year. citibank is now predicting oil prices could go over $100 per barrel this year. that's a significant milestone.