hello. i'm lauren taylor. we begin in the us where former president donald trump has been ordered to pay more than $350 million for lying about the values of his properties to secure cheaper loans and insurance. the judge in the civil fraud case in new york also banned the former president from running companies in the state for three years, but stopped short of cancelling his business licenses. mr trump — who's widely expected to be the republican nominee in november's presidential election — described the ruling as a "total sham" and said he would appeal. we will be appealing but more important than that of this is russia, this is china. this is the same game. it all comes out of the doj, the same game. it all comes out of the 00], it all comes out the same game. it all comes out of the 00], it all comes out of biden. it is a witch—hunt against his political opponent, the likes of which our country has never seen before. you see it in third world countries,

banana republics, but you don't see here. let's speak to laurie levenson, a former federal prosecutor and professor of law at loyola marymount university in los angeles. thank you for being with us. trump saying there he is going to appeal but how serious is this for him? it to appeal but how serious is this for him?— this for him? it is very serious- _ this for him? it is very serious. we _ this for him? it is very serious. we don't - this for him? it is very l serious. we don't know this for him? it is very - serious. we don't know how this for him? it is very _ serious. we don't know how much money he has but for anybody to have a judgement over 350 million and then be told that he can't —— that they can't do business in new york and his sons can't do it for two years either, that is a tremendous blow to him both financially and in terms of his reputation and in terms of his reputation and legacy. there are some of his supporters who won't care that there are others who well and don't forget, he is facing and don't forget, he is facing a criminal trial in a few short weeks right there in new york as well and that is about fraud, a different type of fraud, a different type of fraud, but his credibility is on the line.— fraud, but his credibility is on the line. , ., on the line. tell us about the court's reasoning _ on the line. tell us about the court's reasoning in - on the line. tell us about the court's reasoning in this - on the line. tell us about the | court's reasoning in this case. the court was very detailed in the 92 page decision, going to

each witness and identifying how trump inflated to the values of his properties to try to get different loans and transactions and then he had no remorse whatsoever about the lies that he presented. so the judge made factualfindings about people he believed and people he didn't believe and not surprisingly, he did not believe donald trump. tell us about what — believe donald trump. tell us about what trump's _ believe donald trump. tell us about what trump's lawyers i believe donald trump. tell us l about what trump's lawyers will make of this because they are involved in other cases but what lessons were learned about this particular case? i what lessons were learned about this particular case?— this particular case? i think they are — this particular case? i think they are learning _ this particular case? i think they are learning it - this particular case? i think they are learning it is - this particular case? i think they are learning it is not l they are learning it is not really a great idea to let donald trump let himself losing courtroom. that is what happened here, that not only did he testify then he was making statements and closing statements and the judge was very upset about the showmanship that trump. he could control the courtroom. i don't think that is going to work in any court room. the type of thing that works in the campaign trail is not

necessarily what works and the court room. necessarily what works and the court room-— necessarily what works and the court room-_ court room. what other prospects _ court room. what other prospects of _ court room. what other prospects of an - court room. what other prospects of an appeal| court room. what other. prospects of an appeal in court room. what other - prospects of an appeal in this situation? balor he can appeal but in order to appeal he will hit have to either pay off the judgement or close —— post a bond and that money is going to be about $400 million. maybe he has that in cash but if he doesn't he will have to sell off properties or otherwise get the money to post. no doubt he will appeal but it will be a long process and given the judge's factual findings, long process and given the judge's factualfindings, i think it is an uphill battle. if he won the presidency, could pardon himself? h0. if he won the presidency, could pardon himself?— pardon himself? no, that is so interesting- — pardon himself? no, that is so interesting. i— pardon himself? no, that is so interesting. i heard _ pardon himself? no, that is so interesting. i heard the - interesting. i heard the opening line about this is from the department ofjustice and joe biden, they actually have no control over this case whatsoever stop this is out of the state of new york. so if he becomes president, he can only pardon himself from federal crimes and this is a state, civil action.— crimes and this is a state, civil action. thank you very much for — civil action. thank you very much for your _ civil action. thank you very much for your expertise i

civil action. thank you very much for your expertise on civil action. thank you very - much for your expertise on the case, thank you. my much for your expertise on the case, thank you.— there's been international outrage and condemnation at the news that the most prominent opposition leader in russia, alexei navalny, has died suddenly injail — according to the country's prison service. the 47—year—old was president putin's most prominent and outspoken critic and had been jailed on extremism charges which were widely considered to be politically motivated. president biden said tonight that president putin was responsible for mr navalny�*s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality. alexei navalny�*s wife yulia said if the reports were true, vladimir putin would not go unpunished for her husband's death. this report is from our russia editor steve rosenberg smiling, crackingjokes, this was alexei navalny yesterday as he gave testimony by video link from prison. even court officials managed a smile. but today, russia's prison service said that mr navalny was dead.

it claimed that inside this penal colony he had fallen unconscious and that medical teams couldn't save him. russian tv rarely mentions alexei navalny. it read out the prison service statement about his death and moved on to other news. he was vladimir putin's most vocal critic, a protest leader and anti—corruption campaigner who had long clashed with the kremlin. i remember this seven years ago. archive: alexei navalny is russia's most prominent opposition figure and president putin's most vocal critic. he has been barred from running in the presidential election. he has now been arrested by police. in 2020, in siberia, he had been poisoned with a nerve agent and airlifted to germany for life—saving treatment. he accused the kremlin of trying to assassinate him. but as a politician, he felt he couldn't stay away from russia.

when he returned the following year, he was arrested on arrival. he'd been in prison ever since, his friends and family fearing for his safety. just hours after alexei navalny was reported dead, his wife, yulia, made a dramatic appearance at the munich security conference. she couldn't confirm his death, but... translation: if it's true, i want putin and his whole j entourage, his friends and his government, to know that they will be held responsible for everything they've done to our country, to my family and to my husband, and this day will come very soon. and once she finished speaking, from the hall, a standing ovation.

back in russia, president putin was meeting industrial workers. he made no mention of alexei navalny. he knew that by taking on the authorities he was taking a risk. my message for the situation that i am killed is very simple: don't give up. not all russians supported alexei navalny, but in moscow and in other russian towns, people came out to remember him. in a country where dissent has been silenced, for many, just doing this was an act of courage, so at this makeshift shrine people have been putting down portraits of alexei navalny. they've been laying roses and carnations and lighting candles, as you can see, and at the end there is a sign which says we won't forget and we won't forgive. there's a sense of disbelief. i saw the news on my phone

and at first my reaction was, like, it'sjust a joke — it's not real. but then the news was coming more and more and more, and i was crying for one hour. what was your reaction when you heard the news about his death? i was with my friends. i was broken. i really thought that it couldn't happen — like, never. that's the phrase i've heard so often from russians in recent times — we never thought it could happen. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's speak to matthew schmidt, a professor of national security and political science at the university of new haven. we have seen condemnation and accusations that putin might be involved. why do you think this would happen now? the election is cominu

would happen now? the election is coming up _ would happen now? the election is coming up in _ would happen now? the election is coming up in a _ would happen now? the election is coming up in a few— would happen now? the election is coming up in a few weeks - would happen now? the election is coming up in a few weeks for. is coming up in a few weeks for putin and alexei navalny is the only person who was willing to say i will run for president in opposition to you. even though he couldn't do that for real now, he was always the opposition president. that was dangerous. we opposition president. that was dangerous-_ opposition president. that was dancerous. ~ ., , dangerous. we have seen some small-scale _ dangerous. we have seen some small-scale protest _ dangerous. we have seen some small-scale protest and - dangerous. we have seen some small-scale protest and people| small—scale protest and people laying flowers in russia. do you expect anything bigger than that? it you expect anything bigger than that? . ~ ., ., that? it will trickle for a while like _ that? it will trickle for a while like that. - that? it will trickle for a while like that. it - that? it will trickle for a while like that. it is - while like that. it is dangerous for it to get much larger. you see a lot of talk on telegram and social media. he touched a lot of lives. he was very charismatic. the community outside of russia is very affected by this was to buy don't think you will see it in tens of thousands of numbers on the streets, no.— on the streets, no. what about an kind on the streets, no. what about any kind of— on the streets, no. what about any kind of fallout _ on the streets, no. what about any kind of fallout from - on the streets, no. what about any kind of fallout from this - any kind of fallout from this from abroad. d0

any kind of fallout from this from abroad.— any kind of fallout from this from abroad. , ., ~ from abroad. do you think there will be any _ from abroad. do you think there will be any attempts _ from abroad. do you think there will be any attempts to - from abroad. do you think there will be any attempts to do - will be any attempts to do anything about this or to try and hold ute into account if indeed it is him behind it? i think you earlier�*s commences be understood as part of her movement and navalny�*s movement which is simply that they believed in russia and they believed in russia and they believed in russia and they believed in russians. he and i own the same generation and when i lived there in the late 90s, there was palpable feeling that they could be real freedom and real democracy and it was strengthened by putin and i think what she means is eventually that feeling will come back. eventually navalny and his followers will lead russia out of the grip of putin's regime and then there will be consequences for putin and others. will be consequences for putin and others-— and others. tell is a bit more about the _ and others. tell is a bit more about the movement - and others. tell is a bit more about the movement he - and others. tell is a bit more | about the movement he built. how much of a threat was he to putin? ~ , ., ., ., putin? when you are in a society — putin? when you are in a society that _ putin? when you are in a society that is _

putin? when you are in a society that is verging i putin? when you are in a society that is verging on autocratic or even in some cases totalitarian, i think, at points, anything is dangerous so, look, it was dangerous enough that putin tried to kill him with highly secretive radioactive poison. it was dangerous enough that he arrested him, it was dangerous enough that he couldn'tjust kill him when he came back, that he had to go through this farce of dozens of trials and detentions and moving him around stop so alexei navalny was a threat in his life and his death was always a threat to putin, too. and now, putin killed him but it was death by prisoner so it was quieter and putin let time go by he could dampen the effect of the death. if you just kill him when he got the plane in 2021 they would have been mayhem in the streets that he was smarter than that so that shows the

threat of alexei navalny and his professor matthew schmidt, thank you for talking to us. let's get some of the day's other news now. the governor of texas has unveiled plans to build a military base near the mexico border to deter illegal immigration. greg abbott said the eighty—acre facility would be constructed in the city of eagle pass. it will host up to eighteen—hundred troops. republicans accuse president biden of failing to fund border security for political reasons. the ukrainian army says it has withdrawn from the key eastern town of avdiivka to avoid encirclement. ukraine's commander in chief, 0leksander syrskyi said he had acted to preserve the lives of his forces. avdiivka — a gateway to russian occupied city of donetsk, has been engulfed in fierce fighting for months. the japanese space agency has launched its new flagship h3 rocket on a two—hour test flight, after years of delays and two aborted attempts. japan's first h3 launch

a year ago was abandoned after ignition trouble left the rocket standing motionless on the launchpad , and problems with the second attempt led to the self—destruct mechanism being deployed. tens of thousands of people have held anti—government protests in hungary's capital budapest — over a paedophile scandal that has embroiled the administration of prime minister victor 0rban. the demonstration was organised by social media influencers and artists. three of mr 0rban's close allies including president katalin novak have already resigned in the past week over the scandal but protesters are calling for more accountability. prime minister 0rban is due to address the nation on saturday. catherine byaruhanga has this report. protests like these are rare in hungary. the government of viktor 0rban has a tighter grip on power but people are angry that a man felt guilty of covering up child sex abuse was pardoned. this anger is turning

into a major political crisis for prime minister richter 0rban. �* ,, �* for prime minister richter 0rban. �* ., , 0rban. translation: clearlyl have orban. translation: clearlyl have come _ orban. translation: clearlyl have come out _ orban. translation: clearlyl have come out because - orban. translation: clearlyl have come out because this - have come out because this child protection issue and the whole scandal is simply outrageous. it has gone on in this country is unacceptable to me. ~ ,, ~ this country is unacceptable to me. �* ,, ~ this country is unacceptable to me. ~ , . me. translation: i don't expect an hinu me. translation: i don't expect anything from _ me. translation: i don't expect anything from this _ me. translation: i don't expect anything from this government. . anything from this government. they— anything from this government. they aren't going to change anything. mr they aren't going to change an hina. ~ ., anything. mr orban returned to ower in anything. mr orban returned to power in 2010 _ anything. mr orban returned to power in 2010 and _ anything. mr orban returned to power in 2010 and he _ anything. mr orban returned to power in 2010 and he is - power in 2010 and he is powerful at home. abroad he has been a thorn in the side of european union allies had previously —— by previously blocked blocking humanitarian aid for ukraine. the child sex abuse scandal is not expected to force him from power that it could weaken him. especially because mr 0rban's right wing government has made what it calls family values a core part of its policy. three of his closest allies including president katalin novak have resigned because of the

scandal. she had an international profile, promoting the government's conservative values around the world. the anti—government protests have gained traction because they are organised by social media influences rather than traditional political parties. than traditional political arties. �* , ., parties. translation: these two weeks have _ parties. translation: these two weeks have shown _ parties. translation: these two weeks have shown that _ parties. translation: these two weeks have shown that hungary . weeks have shown that hungary has been abandoned— it has been abandoned by those we have trusted to look after our common affairs who instead of carrying out their tasks have engaged in power struggles that end in free plundering. the government _ end in free plundering. the government says _ end in free plundering. the government says the resignations show the individuals involved took accountability and it considers the matter closed. the international court ofjustice says it doesn't need to grant south africa's request for additional emergency measures to protect palestinians ahead of israel's planned ground assault on rafah. the icj said that its ruling last month — that israel should take all possible steps to prevent genocidal acts —

was sufficient. but the court said that the "perilous situation" in gaza meant israel needed to immediately and effectively implement the measures ordered by its existing ruling. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. thank you for coming in. people in gaza are presumably still bracing for this possible assault on rafah. indeed, israelis are _ assault on rafah. indeed, israelis are keen - assault on rafah. indeed, israelis are keen to - assault on rafah. indeed, israelis are keen to do - assault on rafah. indeed, | israelis are keen to do this assault on the rafa saying that the only way to get the hostages out is assaulting rafah. at the same time president biden said the only way to get the hostages out is oppose infighting so there is this different point of view between the two parties and how to get the hostages out. president biden said there are some hostages that are americans and he is keen for this pause infighting to happen

to make this exchange of prisoners and hostages happen but it seems that the israeli israelis —— there are calls from international agencies asking for israel not to do it because it will be a humanitarian disaster. brute because it will be a humanitarian disaster. ~ ., humanitarian disaster. we have seen satellite _ humanitarian disaster. we have seen satellite images _ humanitarian disaster. we have| seen satellite images appearing to show construction on the border of egypt. talk us through what that might be and what is going on there.- what is going on there. indeed we saw these _ what is going on there. indeed we saw these images - what is going on there. indeed we saw these images that - what is going on there. indeed | we saw these images that have been verified by the bbc and the bbc is saying that it might be housing for any refugees that can cross rafah if the israeli assault on rafah happens. egypt was refusing to receive any palestinian refugees for two reasons. the first is that egypt was saying it is causing a threat to the egyptian national security and the second thing saying that if

the second thing saying that if the palestinians would move to egypt they will never go back to their homes in the gaza, exactly as what has happened to the soak —— the so—called nakba in 1948 when palestinians lost their homes to israeli cities and never came back again. the situation right now in gaza, in rafah, is really dire. fin situation right now in gaza, in rafah, is really dire.— rafah, is really dire. on that, some of the _ rafah, is really dire. on that, some of the situations - rafah, is really dire. on that, some of the situations in - some of the situations in hospitals have been tricky. tell us about the hospital where there was an israeli military operation inside. is continuing. israelis are looking for militants inside the hospitals, or injured by the hospitals, or injured by the militants inside the hospital. the situation, this hospital. the situation, this hospital might go out of service which is exactly what happened with the indonesian hospital in the north or al shifa hospital �*s in the middle of gaza so now the southern

gaza might be out of any working hospitals soon and this is causing also multiple schools from international agencies to allow these medical centres to work to allow treatment for any injured civilians in southern gaza. ceasefire talks, where are we? element there is a standstill in these talks. there are talks that are happening in egypt in the presence of the categories, the presence of the categories, the americans and the israelis but the problem is that himars is requesting that any pause infighting would be leading to a permanent ceasefire and they are requesting exchanging the hospitals with thousands of prisoners. a request that the israelis are red —— rejecting. thank you for coming to talk to prince harry has spoken publicly for the first time since the announcement of the king's cancer diagnosis. he told american breakfast tv that his father's illness

could bring the royal family closer together. the prince was talking in the canadian town of whistler, where he's visiting the training camp for the invictus games, which he set up for injured military personnel and veterans. emma vardy reports. nearly a fortnight on from his short trip back to britain to see his father, prince harry and meghan stepped out of the snow to meet athletes. the king, he said, had told him personally about his diagnosis. how did you get the news the king was l? i how did you get the news the king was l?— king was l? i spoke to him. i “umed king was l? i spoke to him. i jumped on — king was l? i spoke to him. i jumped on a _ king was l? i spoke to him. i jumped on a plane _ king was l? i spoke to him. i jumped on a plane and - king was l? i spoke to him. i jumped on a plane and went| king was l? i spoke to him. i l jumped on a plane and went to see him— jumped on a plane and went to see him as— jumped on a plane and went to see him as soon as i could. how was that, _ see him as soon as i could. how was that, emotionally? - see him as soon as i could. how was that, emotionally? look, i see him as soon as i could. how was that, emotionally? look, ll was that, emotionally? look, i love my family. _ was that, emotionally? look, i love my family. what - was that, emotionally? look, i love my family. what is - was that, emotionally? look, i love my family. what is your i love my family. what is your outlook on his health? - love my family. what is your outlook on his health? that| outlook on his health? that sta s outlook on his health? that stays between _ outlook on his health? that stays between me and him. speaking to america's biggest morning show, this is the most personal interview prince harry have given for more than a year. the couple have been rebranding their image in the

us after stepping away from royal duties, frustrated with buckingham palace. [30 royal duties, frustrated with buckingham palace.- royal duties, frustrated with buckingham palace. do you feel american? _ buckingham palace. do you feel american? do _ buckingham palace. do you feel american? do i _ buckingham palace. do you feel american? do i feel— buckingham palace. do you feel american? do i feel american? | american? do i feelamerican? no? i american? do i feelamerican? no? i don't _ american? do i feelamerican? no? i don't know— american? do i feelamerican? no? i don't know how - american? do i feelamerican? no? i don't know how i - american? do i feelamerican? no? i don't know how i feel. i no? i don't know how i feel. would — no? i don't know how i feel. would you think about becoming a citizen? i would you think about becoming a citizen? ., would you think about becoming a citizen? . _, , a citizen? i have considered it, yeah- — a citizen? i have considered it, yeah. taking _ a citizen? i have considered it, yeah. taking on - a citizen? i have considered it, yeah. taking on the - a citizen? i have considered i it, yeah. taking on the sliding track of canada _ it, yeah. taking on the sliding track of canada while - it, yeah. taking on the sliding track of canada while trying i track of canada while trying out winter sports alongside injured veterans, he is making the most of the freedom to pursue his own projects. you pursue his own pro'ects. you cu s pursue his own pro'ects. you guys should _ pursue his own pro'ects. you guys should all_ pursue his own projects. you guys should all have - pursue his own projects. you guys should all have a - pursue his own projects. ym guys should all have a go. pursue his own projects. you. guys should all have a go. the focus of this _ guys should all have a go. the focus of this visit _ guys should all have a go. the focus of this visit has been the invictus games, a cause close to harry's heart. it is a visit the couple appeared to have enjoyed. here and in the us they feel they face less scrutiny of their day—to—day lives but prince harry may well be back in the uk more often in future. pm be back in the uk more often in future. �* , , future. an illness in the family can _ future. an illness in the family can have - future. an illness in the family can have a - future. an illness in the - family can have a galvanising or re— unifying effect for family. is that possible in this case?—

family. is that possible in this case? ., , , this case? for sure. the trip will take _ this case? for sure. the trip will take me _ this case? for sure. the trip will take me back— this case? for sure. the trip will take me back through i this case? for sure. the trip l will take me back through the uk so — will take me back through the uk so i — will take me back through the uk so i will stop and see my family _ uk so i will stop and see my famil . �* ., . family. but after prince harry's _ family. but after prince harry's grievances - family. but after prince| harry's grievances were family. but after prince - harry's grievances were laid bare last year in his book, reconciliation still feels a way off. emma vardy, bbc news, whistler, canada. this weekend the biggest names in fashion will strut their stuff on the catwalk, as london fashion week gets under way. among them, will be the daisy chain charity — whose creations have been made from thousands of bags of old clothes and fabrics — to showcase the problem of fashion waste. gerryjackson has this report. just a couple of the 2000 bags of clothing and accessories that arrive at the daisy chain warehouses every week. some can be sold on that what can't might still be useful. we know that we are — might still be useful. we know that we are the _ might still be useful. we know that we are the last _ might still be useful. we know that we are the last stop - might still be useful. we know that we are the last stop for i that we are the last stop for these textiles before they might end up in landfill so we decided to do something with the textiles and give them a lit —— bit more longevity and

life in the fashion world. iileue life in the fashion world. new threads is _ life in the fashion world. new threads is this _ life in the fashion world. new threads is this charity's - threads is this charity's answer to our global throwaway culture, using every fabric, texture and even handbags and luggage straps, new clothing can be created that is not only unique but good enough to catch the eye of the fashion industry's trendsetters. this dress is made _ industry's trendsetters. this dress is made from - industry's trendsetters. this dress is made from a - industry's trendsetters. try s dress is made from a duvet cover. so nobody recognised this. and then we got these cuffs from a child's jacket and we used it as the sleeves. we also use zips from handbags and other things that we put onto these to create the whole design so everyone is unique in its own way. design so everyone is unique in its own way-— its own way. unique and sustainable _ its own way. unique and sustainable and - its own way. unique and sustainable and the - its own way. unique and - sustainable and the ambition doesn't end there. all profits are being ploughed back into causes supporting northeast people with autism and other neurodiverse gent conditions. as far as i'm aware nobody does this in the northeast of england, for design and environmental design but also

ethical where we are ploughing the money back into social enterprise which affects people's lives in the northeast of england to live a better life if you are neurodiverse. there is lots more where this came from but sadly what they are actually taking to london fashion week is a fairly closely guarded secret. national lottery money has helped get them this far but it is hoped their own catwalk at fashion week could really make success materialise. it is success materialise. it is beyond _ success materialise. it is beyond our _ success materialise. it is beyond our wildest - success materialise. it s beyond our wildest dreams. we never thought this something like this could happen with hundreds of people coming to see our designs and the biggest stage in the uk for fashion so we don't know where this could go. it can only go up, we hope, so things could get bigger and bigger. so things could get bigger and bi cer. , , so things could get bigger and bier. , _..~,., so things could get bigger and binen, “ bigger. gerry jackson, bbc news. a bit of breaking news before we go, the thai government has confirmed that thaksin shinawatra is going to be

released from prison. he returned to thailand after 15 years of self—imposed exile. he had been convicted in corruption and abuse of power and was detained on arrival. he was moved to hospital after complaining of health problems stop mr thaksin shinawatra denies any wrongdoing. stay with us here in bbc news. hello there. once again, it's been another week that's been dominated by some wet weather at times. but when we have had the sunshine, it's felt pleasant enough. and some of us on friday had a beautiful scene, just like carmarthenshire. hope you made the most of it, though, because particularly out to the west, the start of the weekend looks decidedly unsettled, with more wet and windy weather arriving. ahead of it, we'll see quite a lot of cloud and the cloud thick enough for a spot or two of light drizzle that'll be easing away from north—east england and eastern scotland. misty, murky conditions behind and then some heavy rain by the middle part of the afternoon, so a west—east divide as we go

through the day. some of the rain will be quite heavy. still quite mild with it — 14 degrees. you can see across south—east england and east of the pennines, we may well continue to see some brief glimpses of sunshine. but the rain through wales, stretching up through north—west england, northern ireland and western scotland will turn increasingly heavy, accompanied by gusts of winds, potentially around 40 mph. a little bit fresher as well into the north—east of scotland, but generally that mild theme set to continue. now, as we go through saturday evening and into the early hours of sunday morning, our weather front will continue to sink its way steadily south and east. the heaviest of the rain is likely to be now through the midlands and down towards south—east england, and that's going to take its time to clear, so during the early hours

of sunday morning, expect a spell of wet weather. that'll probably still be there across east anglia and south—east england for earlybirds on sunday, but it will start to ease away through the middle part of the morning. a few scattered showers tucking in behind and then, sunday generally will be a case of sunny spells, a few isolated showers and still relatively mild for this stage in february — 10—14 degrees the high. now, as we move out of sunday into the new working week, once again, we will see spells of wet weather at times. brief drier interludes to follow. but by the middle part of the week, we'll see a spell of particularly wet and windy weather right across the country, and that will have an impact on the feel of the weather. we'll lose that mild south—westerly flow. a north—westerly returns. cooler story for all from midweek onwards. so, planning ahead — might be a mild, relatively sunny start, but it'll be wet and windy through the middle part of the week, and then colder air to follow behind.

this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump is ordered to pay more than $350 million by a new yorkjudge in a landmark fraud case. mr trump, who's widely expected to be the republican nominee in november's presidential election, described the ruling as a "total sham". president biden and other western leaders have accused vladimir putin of responsibility for the death injail of russia's most prominent opposition politician, alexei navalny. the kremlin has dismissed the western response as hysterical. tens of thousands of hungarians attend an anti—government rally in the capital, budapest.

the protests come after a child abuse scandal led to the resignation of the president — an ally of prime minister viktor 0rban. after months of fierce fighting, the ukrainian army says it has withdrawn from the key eastern town of avdiivka to avoid being encircled by russian forces. now on bbc news: unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world. it's good to have you with us. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insists he's pushing for total victory in gaza, but what does that mean?

and is it possible?