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Prime minister at her balmoral home in scotland next week, not in london, breaking meanwhile the final hustings to choose that Prime Minister either liz truss or rishi sunak is under way at wembley. Russia has completely stopped gas supplies to europe through a major pipeline. It says Maintenance Work is needed on Nord Stream One for three days. Its a key pipeline which carries gas from russia into europe. It runs from western russia, under the baltic sea into europe via germany. Russias state owned Energy Company gazprom has already significantly reduced its gas exports through this route. Nord stream 1 has been operating at just 20 capacity because of what russia describes as faulty equipment. Bear in mind that last year russia supplied the European Union with 40 of its gas needs. For the uk it was 4 . And in recent months its dropped to zero. But a fall in supply from russia has led to energy price rises everywhere because countries have to compete for a limited amount of gas. Lets speak to melinda haring, a specialist on russia and ukraine at the International Think tank atlantic council. The detective. First of all, what do you think is happening here in terms of russian gas coming into europe . Thank you for having me. Well, i am sorry to say that this is all too predictable and it is something that we are going to see again and again this winter. We have seen this play many times. Russia is using gas as a political weapon. They say they arent, but no one believes them. Europe is very worried about winter and having enough gas. We know that russia is going to try to do everything it can to break apart the western coalition in support of ukraine. Gas is one of the best ways to try to do that damage. Ukraine. Gas is one of the best ways to try to do that damage. Europe has had some time to try to do that damage. Europe has had some time to to try to do that damage. Europe has had some time to prepare. To try to do that damage. Europe has| had some time to prepare. I prepared now is that for this . Now is that for this . Things are looking pretty now is that for this . Things are looking pretty good. Now is that for this . Things are looking pretty good. The now is that for this . Things are looking pretty good. The eu i now is that for this . Things are | looking pretty good. The eu got ahead of s sanded has held up its reserves to 80 . It already met that target. We are also seeing other countries are using less russian gas as well. I think the bottom line is we should expect more of this behaviour. Russians turned off the gas in july behaviour. Russians turned off the gas injuly and they behaviour. Russians turned off the gas in july and they will behaviour. Russians turned off the gas injuly and they will do it again. 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Europe should be doing what poland and went to lithuania what poland and went to lithuania and went to estonia are doing, they have been building floating Lng Terminals and making sure that they are independent, cutting consumption and letting for looking for ways to be less reliant on Russian Energy stopping to melinda, do stay here, i will come back shortly. A team from the united nations� Nuclear Watchdog has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. Theyre on their way to inspect the russian occupied Nuclear Power plant nearby. This is the un convoy arriving in the city. Their visit is being watched closely because the Nuclear Plant has become one of the focal points of the war in ukraine. It has already been damaged by shelling raising fears of a nuclear catastrophe. Its under russian control but run by Ukrainian Technicians, and there are also concerns about their working conditions. The Zaporizhzhia Plant Is 600km from kyiv, in russian occupied territory. The un team are in zaporizhzhia but we dont know when they will begin their inspection at the power startion, which is iookm away. Rafael grossi, head of the uns Atomic Energy agency, is leading the visit. He spoke to reporters earlier. The mission as a technical one. Its a mission that seeks to prevent a nuclear accident. And to preserve this important, the largest, the biggest Nuclear Power plant in europe, the whole of europe, not only in ukraine. So this is what are concentrating on. Heres more from hugo bachega in kyiv. We havent been given details about what has been planned, and perhaps thats a sign of how difficult this mission is going to be. The inspectors are now in the city of zaporizhzhia, a two hour drive from the plant, and a visit could happen as soon as tomorrow. Its still not clear how long this mission is going to last and how the inspectors are going to get to the plant. But grossi said Security Guarantees had been given for the trip to go ahead. The plant is in russian controlled territory where fighting has been intense. Russia and ukraine have repeatedly traded accusations about shelling in the area. During the visit, they plan to interview the Ukrainian Technicians who are still operating the plant, and they hope to create a Permanent Mission station at the plant. Lets go back to melinda haring. This is of course causing great anxiety for those in ukraine and their allies. Their allies. Absolutely. As it should, local their allies. Absolutely. As it should, Local Government. Their allies. Absolutely. As it should, Local Government officials have been getting out iodine pills and preparation. There is almost an accident last week. An accident could happen. It is great that this Nuclear Watchdog is on site, but i would say dont break out the champagne yet, it is not a success. The Mission Needs to have full access to the plant. That is one thing i am watching for. The russians are saying they are only going to have access for one day. Thats not going to be sufficient. In the past, submissions have only had a smidgen of Access Committee need full access to the plant. The head at the international Atomic Energy Agency Association is right to call for an ongoing mission. I think thats very important because moscow is using this plant as a Bargaining Chip to strike fear in the hearts of ukrainians and europeans to try to get concessions. We need to watch the situation closely. We need to watch the situation closel. ~. ,. ,. , we need to watch the situation closel. ~. ,. ,. , closely. Melinda, before you go, let me ask about closely. Melinda, before you go, let me ask about the closely. Melinda, before you go, let me ask about the fighting closely. Melinda, before you go, let me ask about the fighting between l me ask about the fighting between the two countries. Of course, that has taken a turn, hasnt it . How is it looking right now . It is has taken a turn, hasnt it . How is it looking right now . It looking right now . It is early da s. It looking right now . It is early days kyiv it looking right now . It is early days. Kyiv started it looking right now . It is early days. Kyiv started a days. Kyiv started a counteroffensive in the south on Monday Morning at 7am. Ukraine has said that it has broken through some of russias defensive forces and russia says that ukraine has experienced heavy losses. Now, the ukrainians are not allowing reporters anywhere near this area. And they need to do that for security reasons. I think we need to keep our eyes on it, but if you talk to military analysts, they will say that ukraine has a good chance of retaking some territory, not crimea, it doesnt have enough weapons that it doesnt have enough weapons that it needs for, in order to take a huge amount of territory, but there was pressure on kyiv to do a counteroffensive now because of weather, because russia was going to engage in a referendum and try to annex cosine, and they need to show momentum and that they can retake territory. Annex kherson. Has territory. Annex kherson. Has alwa s, territory. Annex kherson. Has always. Its territory. Annex kherson. Has always, its been territory. Annex kherson. Has always, its been great to talk to. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. Pleasure, thank ou. Lets turn to the death of Mikhail Gorbachev The Last Soviet Leader whos died at the age of 91. In the west, hes venerated for bringing the cold war to a peaceful end. For many at home, hes condemned for the chaotic years that followed the collapse of the soviet union. Well be getting into his legacy and taking a look at how the news of his death has been received around the world. First, lets get some reaction from the streets of moscow. Translation it seems that he did not realise i the gravity of his decisions. He did not fix his mistakes. He passed away without fixing them. And us, we are hostages of his stupidity. What can i say . God rest his soul, may god not judge him too severely. It seemed to us back then that he was a person who could change the soviet union for the better, and then when his time was coming to the end, it turned out he was a person who broke up the soviet union. Broke up a vast country which led to a large number of wars and civil unrest in the four Soviet Republics between the people of the soviet union. Thats why i dont have a high opinion of him now and his life journey and his achievements. I have a negative view of gorbachevs time in power. He did a lot of damaging things to our country. I we are the ones facing the consequences. So a mixed reaction there. Lets go back to where all this began. This is the moment Mikhail Gorbachev was sworn into power. It was march 1990. At the top of his agenda social and economic progress. That was chiefly through a policy called perestroika which aimed to make the soviet economy more efficient. He also set the goal for glasnost, which brought free speech to the soviet union s unthinkable during previous administrations. This was the cover of Time Magazine in 1987 which dubbed his policies gorbachevs revolution. Lets hear from Bridget Kendall the bbc� s moscow correspondent at the time. Before long, it became clear that he was doing something very different, and as time went on, i had more closer contact with him, i used to go to the soviet parliament every day and watch him preside, and that was the place where he began to bring in a lot of his political reforms, so you had to go every dayjust to see what new thing he might do. He was very skilful in manipulating the parliamentary process, the political process, playing off radical reformers against the more wary Hard Line Members of his bureau. Weve been getting plenty of reaction from western leaders. Us President Joe Biden called him a rare leader one with the imagination to see that a different future was possible and the courage to risk his entire career to achieve it. And this is the uk Prime Minister borisjohnson. Gorbachev is one of those people who changed the world and unquestionably changed it for the better. When you look at what he did to make europe whole, free, to give freedom to the countries of the former soviet union, it was quite an extraordinary thing. Of course, gorbachev is one of those people who triggered a change, a series of changes that perhaps he didnt anticipate. Maybe he paid his own political price for it. Weve also heard from the European Union this is its Foreign Policy chief. He sent a wind of freedom into russian society. He tried to change the system from inside, which became impossible. He started needing cooperation with the west to stop the cold war. And happily that had vanished. Plenty of reaction from germany too. Thats important because the berlin wall which divided the country came down in 1989. Gorbachev refused to intervene. So for many germans, it was gorbachev who paved the way for germanys reunification. Heres the german chancellor olaf scholz. Translation he was a courageous reformer and a statesman who dared to do many things. We will not forget that he made it possible to attempt to establish democracy in russia and that democracy and freedom became possible in europe, that germany could be united, and the iron curtain disappeared. The Democracy Movement in central and Eastern Europe also benefited from the fact he was in charge of russia at that time. We know that he has died at a time when not only has democracy in russia failed, there is no other way to describe the Current Situation there. Although hes revered by the west the reaction at home has been mixed. During gorbachevs tenure, there were ethnic conflicts, economic chaos, even an attempted coup by communist hardliners. And Many Russians blame him for the breakdown of the soviet union and subsequent chaos. Vladimir putin is one of them. Hes previously described the break up of the soviet union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century. This is the message from the kremlin press secretary. Translation he was certainly an extraordinary person, any person, that is for sure. He sincerely wanted to believe that the cold war wed and and they would be a romantic period between the new soviet union and the world, the collective west, as we call it. That romanticism was notjustified. There was no romantic period or a honey sweet century. The bloodthirstiness of our opponents showed itself. But among other Eastern European countries the view is very different largely due to the use of force in stamping out the Pro Independence movement. This is the Lithuanian Foreign minister. Hes referring to these 1991 Pro Independence protests in the lithuanian capital vilnius. Moscow sent in the military. 1a people were killed. Its a similar message from the former estonian president and then theres belarus this is the assessment of its opposition leader. We remember how gorbachev tried to suppress movements of the Baltic States and Soviet Republics to become free and lives were lost because of this. Of course, because of gorbachev, the soviet union collapsed, the other side of the claim, belly rations this opportunity to restore our independence, but this work still needs to be finished. Lets take a look at how Russian Media has covered this story Francis Scarr from Bbc Monitoring joins me now. It is very interesting, isnt it, the different viewpoints to get depending on where you go in the world in terms of reaction to mr gorbachevs that. World in terms of reaction to mr gorbachevs that. That is true. We have seen gorbachevs that. That is true. We have seen tributes gorbachevs that. That is true. We have seen tributes pouring gorbachevs that. That is true. We have seen tributes pouring in gorbachevs that. That is true. We | have seen tributes pouring in from many countries outside of russia but inside russia, it has been an entirely different story today, which i think is unsurprising given that many have said, as many have noted today, but president putin is doing is to unravel gorbachevs legacy in many ways. If we look at state tv for example, the dominant source of news for most russians, well, they have been saying, yes, we are not going to attack gorbachev, because this is the day of his death and that would be indecent, but there has been thinly veiled criticism. Ive spoken of how he plunged the country into economic and political chaos and how in effect, he started the chain of events, which led to the 1990s, and thatis events, which led to the 1990s, and that is a time which president putin has spoken of as something which russia never wants to return to. Much of president putins ideas of what he represents is really taking russia out of the 19905 and restoring it to what he calls greatness. 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We saw today that president putin is giving gorbachev the respect that i suppose you could argue a former leader of the country de5erve5, argue a former leader of the country deserves, and he has spoken of him being someone who influenced, had enormous influence on history and to lead the country through times of really dramatic and difficult change, but we do know that they disagreed on many things and put ans spokesman spoke today of how gorbachev had this romantic idea of a harmonious future between the west and russia, which was never meant to be, in his view. {iii and russia, which was never meant to be. In his view be, in his view. Of course, you have been across be, in his view. Of course, you have been across russian be, in his view. Of course, you have been across Russian Media, be, in his view. Of course, you have been across Russian Media, social. Been across Russian Media, social media as well how our younger russians on social media taking the news . I mean, you know, he is from quite a while ago, they wouldve learned about him in russian history lessons, surely. Lessons, surely. Definitely, but reall , lessons, surely. Definitely, but really. The lessons, surely. Definitely, but really, the former lessons, surely. Definitely, but really, the former president. Lessons, surely. Definitely, but| really, the former president has lessons, surely. Definitely, but really, the former president has not been part of russian political life for quite some time. He took an active role in his ngo and some educational projects, but he wasnt a Household Name in recent years. I think what we have seen on social media has been a kind of divide between those who argue that president gorbachev had destroyed russias empire, the editor in chief of russia today, margarita, wrote today that it was time for russia to gather but gorbachev had scattered, meaning russias from her empire. On the other hand, we have seen some liberal and opposition commentators really praising gorbachev and saying he made mistakes but he was a much more human leader. I think the most petty remark came from maxime katz, an opposition politician who said that if gorbachev had been like putin, he would still be the Secretary General of the ussr. [30 putin, he would still be the Secretary General of the ussr. Do we have any kind Secretary General of the ussr. Do we have any kind of Secretary General of the ussr. Do we have any kind of knowledge Secretary General of the ussr. Do we have any kind of knowledge about what is going to happen in terms of a funeralwill he be afforded some sort of State Funeral . Or will it be much more low key . Its sort of State Funeral . Or will it be much more lowkey . Sort of State Funeral . Or will it be much more lowkey . Its going to be one of moscows much more lowkey . Its going to be one of moscows mean much more lowkey . Its going to be one of moscows mean cemeteries i much more lowkey . Its going to be| one of moscows mean cemeteries on saturday. Thats what we know so far, which is where many prominent figures from politics and from The World Of Culture are buried. Its not going to be State Funeral, which i think tells you a lot about how gorbachev and his ideals fit in with the russia of this year, the rush of the russia of this year, the rush of the invasion of ukraine. Qm. Thank you very much indeed from Bbc Monitoring. Thank you again. To the uk now with less than a week to go until the next british Prime Minister is announced. And this year the queen wont be appointing the new Prime Minister from buckingham palace. Its a break from tradition. Every previous Prime Minister has been appointed there. Heres borisjohnson on his way to the palace in 2019, after he won the conservative Party Leadership race to be the next Prime Minister. Instead this year it will take place at her balmoral residence in scotland. Heres nick witchell. Well, of course, it is all to do with the greens health. Buckingham palace has very little on that subject. They merely cite the episodic mobility issues, that phrase that we have become rather familiar with. They want certainty in terms of the diaries of the Prime Minister is, they want certainty in terms of the arrangements. So, next tuesday, the 6th of september, the outgoing Prime Minister, boris johnson, will go up to bow moral and he will attend his resignation whereupon shortly after that, either latest trusts or rishi who by, then of course will have been elected leader of the Conservative Party, the Largest Party in the house of commons, they will sweep in and to be invited by the queen to form a new government. They will become the 15th Prime Minister of the queens rain. They will return then to london and the normal arrangements, im sure, on the steps of Downing Street will take place. That im sure, on the steps of Downing Street will take place. Street will take place. That is our ro al street will take place. That is our royal correspondent, street will take place. That is our royal correspondent, so street will take place. That is our royal correspondent, so whether| street will take place. That is our. Royal correspondent, so whether it is rishi or liz truss the next Prime Minister will be appointed in scotland. Lets turn to that leadership race. Right now lis truss and rishi sunak are taking part in theirfinal head to head debate. Like all the debates that have taken place over the last six weeks, its taking place in front of conservative Party Members. Remember, theyre the ones choosing who will be the next Prime Minister. This is what the bookmakers are saying liz truss is still the clear favourite. Shes led polls of conservative members throughout this race. Lets speak to leila nathoo whose at the hustings in wembley what is the protocol next week come the thank you forjoining us. You know, yet another hustings, feels like we have had so many of these. This is the last one, isnt it . This definitely the last one, isnt it . This definitely feels the last one, isnt it . This definitely feels like the last one, isnt it . This definitely feels like the i the last one, isnt it . Try 3 definitely feels like the grand finale where at wembley arena, one of londons biggest venues to host the 12th and final hustings. Its the 12th and final hustings. Its the final chance for latest trusts and rishi make to their case. The party said that they were expecting around 6000 members here tonight. For liz truss and rishi make to their case. On the tumour days to go for tory members to cast their votes. By oclock on friday in the uk to train members to cast their votes. Incidentally, quite a few undecided members, i have been talking to earlier here this evening. I think there are some people here yet to make up their Minds Waiting to be convinced. But it is a strange juxtaposition just dashed juxtaposition, lots of merchandise, lots of pitching and persuasion. At the same time, the candidates know that in a matter of days, one of them will have to take over the keys to number ten and have a lot waiting for them. They have to form a cabinet and get to grips with the cost crisis, that is going to have to take urgent priority. It is a strange mix of campaigning and Reality Biting. You a strange mix of campaigning and Reality Biting Reality Biting. You touched on it there. Reality biting. You touched on it there one Reality Biting. You touched on it there. One wonders Reality Biting. You touched on it there. One wonders with Reality Biting. You touched on it there. One wonders with just i Reality Biting. You touched on it there. One wonders with just a | there. One wonders with just a couple of days to go, is anyone really listening any more because make sure the people have at six weeks to make their minds up and they have made them up by now. It certainly has felt like a long summer, and as you say, the conventional wisdom has been that liz trusts is the likely candidate to win. Also the tory Party Members have suggested that she is ahead. Rishi supporters have said that is not what they are hearing on the ground. They are making the case that actually it is going to be closer than the polls would suggest. But there are still undecided voters. People have said to me tonight that they are waiting until the last minute to make up their minds. They wanted to come and see the candidates in person, make their case, see how they perform and that sort of environment, because remember, we are a couple of years away from a General Election from us of the person who is elected, the Conservative Party leader will be taking the party into the next General Election to try and win another term in government. But, yes, at this late stage of the competition, there is clearly a large chunk of the membership that has decided, but there are a couple of days to go. Rishi who is portraying himself as the underdog would say it is still all to play for a sub certainly liz trusts� s team is think she is not complacent, but the reality is that next week, one of the two of them will be stepping into Downing Street from taking over as Prime Minister, so their plans for government their plans for who is going to be in the cabinet, who is going to take which post, they will need to be well formulated at this point in order formulated at this point in order for them to hit the ground running next week. Irate for them to hit the ground running next week next week. We can see liz trusts takin to next week. We can see liz trusts taking to the next week. We can see liz trusts taking to the stage. Next week. We can see liz trusts taking to the stage. And next week. We can see liz trusts taking to the stage. And thats i next week. We can see liz trusts taking to the stage. And thats a | taking to the stage. And thats a question for you before i let you go. What is the particle going to be . Talk meet there, especially for our international audiences, what is going to happen next because make when we find out the new Prime Minister . When it actually become Prime Minister and start the job . How does it all happen . fin Prime Minister and start the ob . How does it all happen . On friday, five oclock. How does it all happen . On friday, five oclock, the how does it all happen . On friday, five oclock, the ballots how does it all happen . On friday, five oclock, the ballots will how does it all happen . On friday, five oclock, the ballots will close l five oclock, the ballots will close for tory Party Members. Of the weekend, the party will spend that time counting how many votes for each candidate. We will here on monday which of the candidates has won the most votes in that election we will find out how many people have voted, how many ballots were sent out and how many were returned most stop in on tuesday, we will get that handover of power that nick was talking about and the queen will formally recognise the new leader has the Prime Minister. So, no rest, really for the candidates. A weekend of anxious nail biting to find out who has one. Straight array next week, there will be the announcement, the handover of power and wednesday, the parliament in the uk will be back sitting, so the new Prime Minister will have to take questions in parliament. They will have to form their cabinet already and get the government going under way, and as i said, many pressing issues for the government to face. It really will be a sort of Running Start for whoever takes over next week. {iii start for whoever takes over next week. , start for whoever takes over next week. ,. ,. , week. Of course The Cost Of Living is a key issue. Week. Of course The Cost Of Living is a key issue, isnt week. Of course The Cost Of Living is a key issue, isnt it . Week. Of course The Cost Of Living is a key issue, isnt it . Its is a key issue, isnt it . Its interesting, is a key issue, isnt it . Its interesting, i is a key issue, isnt it . Its interesting, i dont is a key issue, isnt it . It� s interesting, i dont think we are going to get any big Policy Revelations here tonight. Its something the candidates will no doubt to be pressed on. Both candidates so far during this Leadership Contest have been a bit reluctant to get into the details. Its clearly been a dominant issue of the campaign, two candidates have very different approaches. Liz truss has been talking about tax cuts. Shes been ambivalent about targeted help for people and energy bills, rishi says he believes getting inflation under control as the priority and he does favour more targeted support for people on lower incomes, those he calls the most vulnerable. Neither candidate have really gone into the kind of detail that they will need to get to grips with if one of them takes over next week. It is certainly the salient issue at this campaign and one that has been growing in urgency during the summer months stop by to thank you so much for that. Right, you are watching outside source. I am back in a few minutes. Stay with the bbc. Hello there. Things are turning a lot more unsettled to end this week. Something we havent seen for quite a while, deep areas of low pressure. Now, remember, tomorrows the first day of meteorological autumn. The weather is really going to reflect that as we move into friday and certainly the weekend. Some heavy rain, thunderstorms and even gales, particularly across western areas. But for the rest of wednesday and thursday, its this area of High Pressure which will continue to dominate to keep things largely quiet. Now, any light showers fade away this evening. Overnight is going to be mostly dry. Clear skies in the north with light winds, but more of a breeze further south. That should stop temperatures from falling much below 10 15 celsius. Again, another chilly one to come across parts of scotland. So it will be a chilly start in the north, less so in the south, but its going to be another largely dry day for thursday, quite a bit of sunshine around. Could see Cloud Tending to build in a South Of England into wales, a few showers breaking out here, maybe the odd heavy one. It will still be quite breezy here as well, but temperatures reaching around the mid 205 here and up to 20 celsius or so across the central belt of scotland. Now we start to see these areas of low pressure, the Weather Fronts close in on us for friday. It will be a gradual process, so, again, much of the north and east of the country should stay dry with some sunshine, but the clouds will thicken in the south of wales, southern england, with showers breaking out, some of them could be heavy and thundery. It will start to turn wetter for Western Scotland and northern ireland. So that will impact the temperatures a little bit here, but, still, in the brightest, warmest spots in the south and east up to 25 celsius. Now, for saturday, that first front will start to move northwards bringing thundering downpours, some intense thunderstorms on there, very heavy rainfall, then we will see another Weather Front pushing into western areas, we think, later on in the day. The winds will be a feature across the north of the country, gusting 30 110 mph. But there will still be some sunshine around, particularly in the southeast where we will still import some warm air from the near continent, so 23 24 celsius. Even further north, the high teens and low 205. But low pressure sits to the west of us, we think, as we move through the weekend, even to next week, several centres to this area of low pressure, some deep ones, for example, on sunday could affect ireland and parts of western wales, southwest england. There will be some heavy rain around too, and it will stay blustery with further heavy showers as we head into the start of next week. Hello, im maryam moshiri. This is outside source. Fighting in ethiopia between rebels and Government Forces has entered its eigth day, after a ceasefire broke. The northern Tigray Region is already in a humanitarian crisis. More than five Million People need food aid, but no deliveries can get in. International agencies are trying to Help Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by floods in pakistan. The Us Department ofjustice says documents stored at Donald Trumps florida home were likely concealed as part of an effort to obstruct the fbis investigation. And we have a Special Report from Switzerland On how the alpine countrys glaciers are melting at an increasing rate. All what we see here, this mainly will be gone. If this ice is gone, there wont be any water any more. To pakistan now, where International Agencies are attempting to Help Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods. The floods are in every province, but with the southern districts of balochistan and sindh worst affected. Our correspondent sahar baloch is in badin, in the south. You can see a line of tents behind me. These are some of the people who left their villages nearby and came to shift here because the waterjust refuses to leave their homes. A few days before, it rained over there, and since then, the water has not been drained out. So people have made makeshift camps over here and they have literally based themselves in this place. And right now, the tents that they are using are some of the tents that were given to them during the floods of 2010 and 2011. So these people were holding onto these tents and now they are reusing it, while they are sitting here waiting for government to come in and provide some help or aid to them. To some extent, the aid is coming. The Pakistan Army is providing relief. And then apart from that, the uae government has provided relief to the pakistani people. 38 aircrafts have also reached karachi and have given aid to pakistans government. So its a bit slow to come to the people, but it is on its way. What we have been told, because while i was standing here, there were two to three trucks of the Pakistan Army, with relief for the people, with aid for the people who came here. So most of the aid right now that has been provided to the people are tents and some sort of food and medicine. But these people are like, they want to move back to their homes right now. So what they need right now is an evacuation plan. To the us now and new information about the investigation into donald trump by the fbi, looking at whether he improperly handled records by taking them from the white house to here mar a lago, his florida estate. In a court filing about a visit the fbi made injune to retrieve those documents, the department ofjustice says classified documents were Likely Concealed And Removed and efforts were likely taken to obstruct the governments investigation. That visit injune was the precursor to this one in august, when the fbi searched mar a lago with a warrant. They say they found over 100 classified documents then. This picture is from the department ofjustice, apparently showing those documents stashed in trumps office. And all this began after the National Archives they maintain white house records said they identified classified files from mar a lago when they visited in january. Donald trump says theyre not classified. Heres one constitutional lawyer on that. It is unprecedented. Since the president ial records act of 1978, which i helped draught, this is the first time a president ever carted off to his home documents that were prepared in the course of his presidency. Those documents belong to the united states, not any individual. Harry litman is a former department ofjustice official. Now hes the la times Legal Affairs columnist. Thank you forjoining us. First of all, are these documents declassified . Can the president declassified . Can the president declassified documents just like that . Declassified documents ust like that . ,. ,. , , that . The short answer is, it doesnt that . The short answer is, it doesnt matter. That . The short answer is, it doesnt matter. Almost that . The short answer is, it doesnt matter. Almost certainly not, it is something that has never happened and there is no evidence that happen in this case, but the Department Of Justice anticipated its argument by the former president and is specifically charged crimes, in the search warrant, that dont require classified materials and tees valley asked in the warrant for documents marked classified in other words, ones that have been that way. So they finessed around an argument and it is kind of surprising that trump is still trying to advance it, because it is perfectly relevant on the law. ~. , because it is perfectly relevant on the law. , the law. What are these documents . Wh would the law. What are these documents . Why would former the law. What are these documents . Why would former president the law. What are these documents . Why would former President Trump l why would former President Trump take them back tomorrow lago with him . ,. ,. , take them back tomorrow lago with him . ,. ,. , him . Those are two different questions him . Those are two different questions. The him . Those are two different questions. The first him . Those are two different i questions. The first questions, him . Those are two different questions. The first questions, they include the most serious, most damaging, most incendiary National Security documents, the things they could reveal secrets and even potentially get people killed. Why would he take them back . It is the 64,000 question weve been asking for years with him. It isjust his own fancy and caprice, because he could . Or does he have some deeper mercenary objective in mind . Again, that doesnt matter. What matters, he took them back, and if he had them and his representative, at least, lied about giving them all back. In least, lied about giving them all back. ,. ,. , back. In terms of his Legal Entitlements back. In terms of his Legal Entitlements to back. In terms of his Legal Entitlements to challenge | back. In terms of his Legal Entitlements to challenge what has happened, does he have any here . Zero, no different from you or me. That is the first argument in the filing from last night. He has no rights to these documents at all. He is a citizen. So if he is ever charged with a crime, he can try to say that, in his fourth amended rights, they were violated, but he has no entitlement whatsoever to keep these documents around, and he did it for upwards of 20 months and had to be peeled from them with a search warrant, it is really damning search warrant, it is really damning. Search warrant, it is really damnin. ,. ,. ,. , damning. What can happen now to the former president . Damning. What can happen now to the former president . How damning. What can happen now to the former president . How far damning. What can happen now to the former president . How far it damning. What can happen now to the former president . How far it using former president . How far it using this could go, realistically . Realistically, it realistically could go to an unprecedented indictment on serious Felony Charges of the former president of the united states. That is certainly, under any measure, within the state of play. A lot has to happen before then, including a Sort Ofjudgment by the government that it is all oriented, not only is he guilty but it really is warranted and in the best interest of the country. Recall that in the nixon case, the department and government decided not to go that way, but there is no doubt after last nights filing that he is very much in the cross hairs, and anyone else would be indicted on these facts. Irate and anyone else would be indicted on these facts. ~. ,. , these facts. We have had, from the news agency these facts. We have had, from the news agency bloomberg, these facts. We have had, from the news agency bloomberg, word these facts. We have had, from the news agency bloomberg, word thatj these facts. We have had, from the news agency bloomberg, word that the prosecutors are likely to wait until after the november elections to announce charges against him. Does it surprise you . It surprise you . Know, it does not. There is a it surprise you . Know, it does not. There is a policy it surprise you . Know, it does not. There is a policy in it surprise you . Know, it does not. There is a policy in the it surprise you . Know, it does not. J there is a policy in the department of not wanting to influence elections. It is a little bit tricky because trump is not a candidate. On the other hand, of course, he is the Standard Bearer of the Republican Party and would very much shake up the midterm elections, which are coming not for president but for other offices in a few months, so probably under that policy, they would forbear. And they have said they are in the early stages. They still have a fair bore bit of evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great to evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great to talk evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great to talk to evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great to talk to you. Evidence to develop. Harry, it has been great to talk to you. Thank l evidence to develop. Harry, it has i been great to talk to you. Thank you so much. ~ been great to talk to you. Thank you so much. ,. , to ethiopia now, where fighting between Government Forces and the rebel Tigray Peoples Liberation Front has entered its eighth day after a five month ceasefire. Tigray is the Northern Region of ethiopia and is governed by the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front. Theyve been in a civil war with ethiopias Central Government since november 2020. On tuesday night, medics reported air strikes in the capital of the Tigray Region, mekelle. A spokesman for the Regional Authority said at least three bombs were dropped on the city overnight, including mekelle hospital. The Ethiopian Government hasnt responded to these claims. Tigray� s government has also accused the Ethiopian Army of travelling into neighbouring eritrea to launch attacks. And theres accusations on both sides. Ethiopias government says Tigrayan Forces have launched an invasion in the contested Amhara Region near sudans border. And looming over any Re Escalation is the humanitarian crisis in the region. Almost all of tigray� s 5. 5 Million People need food aid, but no humanitarian deliveries have entered since the fighting broke out last week. The area has also not had banking, electricty or Phone Connection for over a year. Lets cross live now to addis ababa, where we can join the bbc� s kalkidan yibeltal. First of all, this reminds me so much of what we saw before march, before the cease fire. It is you said, he said, she said, accusations flying, and in the meantime, people are suffering. Yes flying, and in the meantime, people are suffering are suffering. Yes indeed. It is like dea are suffering. Yes indeed. It is like deja vu are suffering. Yes indeed. It is like deja vu. It are suffering. Yes indeed. It is like deja vu. It seems are suffering. Yes indeed. It is like deja vu. It seems like like deja vu. It seems like everything is repeating itself, not only the accusations, but we are also hearing of more people being displaced and the humanitarian situation getting even worse, so it seems like a repetition of what happened earlier, which is really bad news for northern ethiopia. It has been hurt really hard by this dragon civil war. Dragon civilwar. Remind us, for those who dragon civilwar. Remind us, for those who need dragon civilwar. Remind us, for those who need reminding, dragon civilwar. Remind us, for those who need reminding, howj dragon civilwar. Remind us, for. Those who need reminding, how did this all begin . How have we got here . , ,. ,. , this all begin . How have we got here . , here . Yes, the first shots of this civil war were here . Yes, the first shots of this civil war were fired here . Yes, the first shots of this civil war were fired in here . Yes, the first shots of this civil war were fired in november| civil war were fired in november 2020, and they came in the back up of the Central Government ground forces, there were accusations the government was sidelined, they accuse the federal government of trying to stay in power after an election was postponed, and the federal government. They began this led to civil war. One of the first was over Government Control of tigray, but in 2021, they managed to recapture most of the region and push further towards two neighbouring regions as well, but in march, good news came when the red cross was reached, and during that time, there was an improvement in the amount of ageing through to people. Peace talks appeared eminent and active fighting stops amount of aid getting through. Last week, when fighting began again, there was understand the concerns and fears that it might turn into another round of full fledged war. Ultimately, this could come as you mentioned there, then spread to other regions, so theres a worry this is going to have a knock on for the entire region, notjust the country. The entire region, not ust the count. , ~. , country. Yes indeed. Already, earlier today, country. Yes indeed. Already, earlier today, accusations country. Yes indeed. Already, earlier today, accusations of l country. Yes indeed. Already, i earlier today, accusations of the government of internationalising the war by trying to invite it. Eritrea was involved in this war from the very beginning, but there are also concerns that this fighting is now going. The war is never going to and coming people are Crossing Borders from tigray as refugees, so it could have a impact on the Horn Of Africa region. Kalkidan, thank you very much. Stay with us on outside source. Still to come well be live in india with the designer of a Social Experiment to let men experience the pain of menstrual cramps. Here in the uk, the Worlds Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm becomes fully operational today. Its called hornsea two and its located here around 55 miles off the yorkshire coast and itll generate enough electricity to power 1. 3 million homes. In the midst of an energy crisis, theres at last some positive news. 55 miles off the yorkshire coast, the Worlds Largest Offshore Wind Farm is now on stream. Covering an area more than four times the size of manchester, hornsea two consists of 165 monster turbines, each more than twice the height of big ben. This is fantastic news for the british consumer, for everybody in the uk. A single turn of these enormous turbines will produce enough power to power a home for a day, or to drive an electric car for Something Like 75 miles. Well see what its like in the morning. This is the control centre, where the output from each of the individual Wind Turbines can be monitored in real time. The bigger these wind farms get and they are huge the cheaper the power that they produce becomes. And in the long term, thats good news for all of us and our electricity bills. But Big Offshore Wind Projects like this take time. And with Energy Prices soaring, some argue we should be looking at quicker options on land. Onshore wind actually can be produced and start generating within a year. Were not doing that at the moment because the Planning Process allows for a Single Person to object to an onshore wind farm, and that closes the whole thing down. So we really need government to take action and put our countrys energy needs first. The Renewables Boom has also meant newjobs for Grimsby A Port Town brought to its knees by the collapse of the fishing industry. Jonah fisher, bbc news, grimsby. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story russia has shut off gas supplies to europe through a major pipeline for three days. It says Maintenance Work is needed and denies using Energy Supplies as a weapon of war. A new study shows that switzerlands glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years and this long, hot summer has accelerated the loss of ice. Imogen foulkes reports. High in the alps, the mountains are moving. Ancient ice caps are cracking and melting. Richard a guide like his father and grandfather before him has to adapt. The permafrost on the mountains is melting off, and then you have more rock fall. You have more crevasses on the glacier because there is not enough snow from the winter. And it makes ourjob more challenging, i have to say. You have to think more about risk management. Across switzerland, Rock Falls Triggered by Melting Permafrost have closed Climbing Routes but the changes started long before this hot summer. Since the 19305, the glaciers have lost more than half their volume. 20 years ago, this glacier was actually much bigger. And you can see behind me, the rock is emerging where the ice has split apart in the last few years. And if you take a moment to listen. Rushing. That Rushing Sound is the ice melting and pouring down into the valleys. So were probably one of the first people walking here. The ground up here hasnt been seen for thousands of years. Now the remaining ice has been wrapped up to protect it a desperate Sticking Plaster on the wound of climate change. Glaciers are tourist attractions, and the thaw threatens livelihoods. So when we constructed this chairlift, we had to dig in five, seven meters into the ice because the ice was on this level, and this was 23 years back. Look in my back where the glacier is now. Glaciers store the winter snow, and release it gently in summer water for europes rivers and europes crops. Scientists say Global Warming is bringing that natural process to an end. End of the century, we will only have ice at the highest part so above 3,500 meters that there will be still some ice in 100 years. But all what we see here, this mainly will be gone. If this ice is gone, there wont be any water any more. Latest predictions show keeping the global temperature rise below 1. 5 degrees centigrade could save some of the ice. But achieving that will need a real effort to tackle climate change. Without it, europes glaciers could be gone in decades. Imogen foulkes, bbc news. Lets go to india now and a new campaign on period awareness in the Southern State of kerala. Heres a video from that campaign here, the organisers are in a shopping centre. And theyve set up devices that stimulate the pain of menstrual cramps. You can see men wincing and screaming in pain as women watch on looks like theyre quite amused. All of this is part of an effort to normalise conversation around periods, because it remains a Tabboo Subject in many parts of india. Lets speak to sandra sunny, a lawyer who designed the Social Experiment. It is so good to have you on the programme. Thank you for talking to us. What made you think about doing this in the first place . What is it you want to change . Hi. This in the first place . What is it you want to change . You want to change . Hi. In our socie , you want to change . Hi. In our society. There you want to change . Hi. In our society, there is you want to change . Hi. In our society, there is no you want to change . Hi. In our society, there is no to you want to change . Hi. In our society, there is no to openly i you want to change . Hi. In our. Society, there is no to openly talk about periods, sexual health. Through this campaign, what we need to do is change the whole attitude of the society, the stigmas and taboos all through society, so to this campaign, what we are doing is we want to normalise what is normal, around all this menstruation and women. , women. How did the experiment go . You sle t women. How did the experiment go . You slept on women. How did the experiment go . You slept on these women. How did the experiment go . You slept on these machine, women. How did the experiment go . You slept on these machine, these i you slept on these machine, these men got menstrual cramps. How did they take it, dare i ask . They take it, dare i ask . Initially, without they they take it, dare i ask . Initially, without they were they take it, dare i ask . Initially, without they were elected they take it, dare i ask . Initially, without they were elected to they take it, dare i ask . Initially, without they were elected to do i they take it, dare i ask . Initially, i without they were elected to do this kind of experiment, but the response is quite amazing initially, we thought they were reluctant. Their wives, their girlfriends were pushing them to try it, try it one time. Most of the response has been amazing. find time. Most of the response has been amazinu. �. ,. , amazing. And how did they take the ain, amazing. And how did they take the pain. Though . Amazing. And how did they take the pain, though . Were amazing. And how did they take the pain, though . Were they amazing. And how did they take the pain, though . Were they shocked i pain, though . Were they shocked at how painful it can be . They look shocked in the video how painful it can be . They look shocked in the video yeah, most of them were really, shocked in the video yeah, most of them were really, they shocked in the video yeah, most of them were really, they were shocked in the video yeah, most of them were really, they were really i them were really, they were really shocked, oh, this is what is action happened to the girl most of the months . They were really amazed. Women are trying to overcome, working through all the months, so they really were shocked, this is a winner going through in a period, and that was really an enlightenment for most of the men. What women are going through. They were really shocked. Are going through. They were really shocked. ,. , , are going through. They were really shocked. , , � shocked. There is a push, isnt there, a wider shocked. There is a push, isnt there, a wider push shocked. There is a push, isnt there, a wider push by shocked. There is a push, isnt there, a wider push by so shocked. There is a push, isnt| there, a wider push by so many shocked. There is a push, isnt i there, a wider push by so many in india to Demystify Menstruation . What is it, how is it that it is seenin what is it, how is it that it is seen in india . What is it you want to change . In seen in india . What is it you want to change . To change . In india, to talk about eriods to change . In india, to talk about periods or to change . In india, to talk about periods or virginity to change . In india, to talk about periods or virginity and to change . In india, to talk about periods or virginity and things periods or virginity and things related to the taboos around the periods or Something Like, it is not that good to talk among our friends, our circles, our colleagues. It is actually kind of. What we want to change through this campaign was to bring the taboos around menstruation, we want to include all the genders, all the sexes to talk about periods and normalise periods is something which is normal, which is something which is normal, which is a beautiful process that is happening in womans body. Want to make it like it is a very normal thing that is happening in women. And also theres a campaign to spread the use of Menstrual Cups. Can use plain what they are for anyone who does not know what you are trying to do . The anyone who does not know what you are trying to do . Are trying to do . The camping is a sub campaign are trying to do . The camping is a sub campaign of are trying to do . The camping is a sub campaign of our are trying to do . The camping is a sub campaign of our main are trying to do . The camping is a i sub campaign of our main campaign, are trying to do . The camping is a sub campaign of our main campaign, a project started two years back by a member of the medical association. Along with him, and National Health mission, altogether a campaign was made. The aim of the campaign was to educate society about the Menstrual Health and introduce a new solution for the. The Menstrual Cup is a better solution, through studies. The educate the society about the good part of Menstrual Cup, all the good part of Menstrual Cup, all the good sides of the ventral cup, educating going on by these doctors and training sessions. The main aim of the project was to give proper training to the society about Menstrual Cups. Training to the society about Menstrual Cups. Sandra, it has been really good Menstrual Cups. Sandra, it has been really good talk to talk to you. Best luck with your campaign. To talk to you. Best luck with your campaign to talk to you. Best luck with your campaign. Before you go, lets return to the debate between liz truss and rishi sunak their last head to head before one of them is announced to be the new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. Theyve been doing their final pitch in wembley to conservative Party Members, and theyre the ones deciding who is the next leader and who the next Prime Minister will be. The candidates have been speaking the last hour. Liz truss spoke first. Lets hearfrom her. I would also cut taxes. We were wrong to raise national insurance. We said we would not. Applause i believe we said we would not. Applause i believe in we said we would not. Applause i believe in keeping we said we would not. Applause i believe in keeping your we said we would not. Applause i believe in keeping your word. We said we would not. Applause i believe in keeping your word. I i i believe in keeping your word. I believe, even if we reverse the increase, we would start paying down the National Debt in three years time. I would also have a moratorium on the green energy levy. It time. I would also have a moratorium on the green energy levy. On the green energy levy. It has been about on the green energy levy. It has been about six on the green energy levy. It has been about six weeks on the green energy levy. It has been about six weeks of on the green energy levy. It has been about six weeks of these i on the green energy levy. It has i been about six weeks of these two candidates pushing forward their ideas and their potential policies for when or if they become Prime Minister. Rishi sunak is in fact talking right now and we have cut a little bit of a clip of what he has had to say for you to listen to. We are not captured by Identity Politics. We are not captured by Identity Politics, we just want the best person politics, we just want the best person to politics, we just want the best person to do the job. And because. And it person to do the job. And because. And it is person to do the job. And because. And it is because we are not captured and it is because we are not captured by Identity Politics that we can captured by Identity Politics that we can take on and stand up to this oak nonsense that wants to cancel our history. Oak nonsense that wants to cancel our history, our values woke nonsense our history, our values woke nonsense. They cannot even say what a woman nonsense. They cannot even say what a woman is before we go, i want to leave you with this from an interview Mikhail Gorbachev did with the bbc. Singing and piano music this was the moment mr gorbachev invited the bbc� s Steve Rosenberg to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. A surreal but special moment with the russian leader whod struck a chord with millions around the world. Thats it from me on outside source. Thanks for watching. Bye bye. Hello there. Things are turning a lot more unsettled to end this week. Something we havent seen for quite a while, deep areas of low pressure. Now, remember, tomorrows the first day of meteorological autumn. The weather is really going to reflect that as we move into friday and certainly the weekend. Some heavy rain, thunderstorms and even gales, particularly across western areas. But for the rest of wednesday and thursday, its this area of High Pressure which will continue to dominate to keep things largely quiet. Now, any light showers fade away this evening. Overnight is going to be mostly dry. Clear skies in the north with light winds, but more of a breeze further south. That should stop temperatures from falling much below 10 15 celsius. Again, another chilly one to come across parts of scotland. So it will be a chilly start in the north, less so in the south, but its going to be another largely dry day for thursday, quite a bit of sunshine around. Could see Cloud Tending to build in a South Of England into wales, a few showers breaking out here, maybe the odd heavy one. It will still be quite breezy here as well, but temperatures reaching around the mid 205 here and up to 20 celsius or so across the central belt of scotland. Now we start to see these areas of low pressure, the Weather Fronts close in on us for friday. It will be a gradual process, so, again, much of the north and east of the country should stay dry with some sunshine, but the clouds will thicken in the south of wales, southern england, with showers breaking out, some of them could be heavy and thundery. It will start to turn wetter for Western Scotland and northern ireland. So that will impact the temperatures a little bit here, but, still, in the brightest, warmest spots in the south and east up to 25 celsius. Now, for saturday, that first front will start to move northwards bringing thundering downpours, some intense thunderstorms on there, very heavy rainfall, then we will see another Weather Front pushing into western areas, we think, later on in the day. The winds will be a feature across the north of the country, gusting 30 40 mph. But there will still be some sunshine around, particularly in the southeast where we will still import some warm air from the near continent, so 23 24 celsius. Even further north, the high teens and low 205. But low pressure sits to the west of us, we think, as we move through the weekend, even to next week, several centres to this area of low pressure, some deep ones, for example, on sunday could affect ireland and parts of western wales, southwest england. There will be some heavy rain around too, and it will stay blustery with further heavy showers as we head into the start of next week. This is bbc news. The headlines. Liz truss and rishi sunak are at wembley this evening, for the final hustings in the conservative leadership race. In a break with tradition, the queen wont appoint the new Prime Minister in london next week instead, it will take place at balmoral. The jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged, after it failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges the former footballer was facing. Tributes are paid to Mikhail Gorbachev, the soviet leader who ended the cold war, who has died at the age of 91. Royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries