welcome to the programme. starting with the big developing story a growing number of ethnic armenian refugees have been leaving nagorno karabakh after azerbaijan s seizure of this disputed region last week. roads leading towards the armenian border are jammed with traffic, and armenians say they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing. armenia says about 6,650 people have crossed the border so far. our reporter natasha zotova is on the ground, and sent in this update. we are in this village right on the border between armenia and nagorno karabakh. we can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. here in this tent, they are being registered. people are fleeing with their belongings because they are afraid theyjust don t believe they can be safe in nagorno karabakh under azerbaijan role. some people told me they don t expect to get home ever, azerbaijan is promising not to target civilians and to respect the rights of ethnic armenians living in the region. the prob
let s return straightaway to that breaking news that has just come into us from the grid. news that they say they have received a number of allegations of sexual assault in london following news reports about the comedian russell brand. metropolitan police. they have said they also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these. the offences, they say, are all non recent. they say the officers will be offering specialist support to all of the women who have made the allegations. just to repeat that breaking news. metropolitan police saying they have received a number of allegations of sexual assault in london following news reports about comedian russell brand. of course over recent days russell brand has strongly insisted his innocence in terms of the allegations made by the reports in the sunday times. the times in channel for s dispatch documentary. that is just coming into us in the last few minutes and
life order last month, after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. but the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts relating to five children. her barrister told the court she maintains her innocence on all charges. a provisional date for her retrial has been set forjune next year. our correspondent danny savage was at court today. she s serving a whole life term for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others. lucy letby will now face a retrial on one charge the jury who convicted her couldn t decide on. did she attempt to kill a girl referred to in court as baby k? she was being treated at the countess of chester hospital in february 2016. letby appeared via video link today from her prison. she spoke only to confirm her name and that she could see and hear proceedings. her barrister told the court she maintained her innocence on all charges. lucy letby will face a retrial here in manchester next summer
the british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. the prime minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan police officer was charged with murdering a 24 year old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to carry weapons. lord macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions in england and wales, told the bbc that the met police chief needs to provide more information, if he believes his officers are being unfairly dealt with. a lot of respect for mark, he s an excellent commissioner. but i think he needs to identify what there is a glaring unfairness is our. evidence has been assembled by the police about police conduct. it has been referred to the cps, the evidence has been considered and the cps have made th
0n newsnight at 10:30: japan the bullet train. france tgv network. england hs2 stuck in a turntable. why do we find infrastructure projects so torturous? the metropolitan police say they have received a number of sexual offence allegations following the recent claims against russell brand. in a short statement, the police said all the allegations were historical, and are said to have occurred in london and elsewhere in the country. they are already looking into a possible offence in 2003. russell brand has denied all the claims made against him in a recent media investigation, which include rape and sexual assault. here s our media editor, katie razzall. there are persecutory forces at work and we need to ensure we can remain connected to you, no matter what. back streaming on the video sharing platform rumble where he has 1.6 million followers and russell brand was on the attack. we million followers and russell brand was on the attack. was on the attack. we are going