ahead of england's final against spain. hello, and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. a judge has dismissed the manslaughter case against the hollywood actor alec baldwin over a fatal shooting on the set of the film rust. the judge ruled that the state withheld a key piece of evidence about the live ammunition that killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins in 2021. the actor wept when the judge threw the case out, meaning he cannot be tried again. emma vardy reports from santa fe, new mexico. well, a real day of courtroom drama here as events took a completely unexpected twist. a new piece of evidence emerged about a box of bullets in which

live ammunition was mixed up with dummy rounds that had become, allege —— that had come, allegedly, from the ammunition supplier to the rust set. the defence were very unhappy about this, asking the prosecution why this hadn't been disclosed earlier, believing that it could undermine many things about the case against alec baldwin. so the judge case against alec baldwin. so thejudge had to decide case against alec baldwin. so the judge had to decide what to do. there were a number of hours of legal arguments in this. thejudge had to bring back witnesses to ask them questions and at the end of a number of tense hours�* waiting this afternoon, the judge decided to throw out this trial. she dismissed the case, and it was a real moment of emotion in court because alec baldwin was listening intently to all of this and at the moment that thejudge to all of this and at the moment that the judge said the case of being thrown out and dismissed, he burst into tears. he turned and hugged his legal team. he hugged his wife, who was also in tears too. and you just saw that huge emission and relief from him. he then left the courtroom pretty quickly.

many press and reporters here were shouting questions at him. he didn�*t respond to any. he left in a car pretty quickly. the lead prosecutor — she came out, made a short statement to press, but there are many questions for her about why this case has been filled with errors, why the prosecution�*s case pretty much crumbled today and was then dismissed. what it means for alec baldwin is that he is a free man. that is huge for him, because there was so much riding on this, personally and professionally. it�*s been nearly three years since the shooting on set of the cinematographer halyna hutchins. in all that time, he�*s been living with what happened, the tragic accident that led to her death. he�*s been living with the uncertainty of whether or not he would be charged, and when he would be charged, and when he was finally charged, waiting for this trial to happen. you can only imagine what kind of time this has been for him and immediately that the case was thrown out today, you just saw this outpouring of emotion from alec baldwin, all that relief,

after the terrible tragedy that happened and the uncertainty of the last three years. this is an absolute disaster for the prosecution, but a huge moment of relief for alec baldwin. and that was emma vardy there. here in the uk, police have named a suspect they want to trace in connection with human remains that were found in two suitcases on the clifton suspension bridge in bristol. he�*s a 24—year—old colombian national. scotland yard also said more remains had been found at an address in west london, during a police search. our correspondent paul hawkins reports. this is yostin andres mosquera, a 24—year—old colombian national, last seen here near the clifton suspension bridge late on wednesday night, heading for nearby woods. he�*s wanted in connection with the human remains of two men, found in suitcases that were left on the bridge on the same night. giles was also there, waiting for a taxi. fix,

giles was also there, waiting for a taxi-— giles was also there, waiting forataxi.�* . for a taxi. a man came across the street _ for a taxi. a man came across the street with _ for a taxi. a man came across the street with another - for a taxi. a man came across the street with another man, | the street with another man, carrying a very heavy suitcase. they then did it a second time and put the suitcases down right by us on the pavement, and we asked them — those suitcases look very heavy? what have you got in there? bodies? and they didn�*t say anything to that. and they didn't say anything to that. ~ ., , . and they didn't say anything to that. ~ , ., ., ., that. mosquera travelled to bristol on _ that. mosquera travelled to bristol on wednesday - that. mosquera travelled to bristol on wednesday from | bristol on wednesday from london, which is where the investigation has now spread, to this address in shepherd�*s bush, where more human remains have been found. the metropolitan police, who are leading the investigation, believe they are connected to the human remains found in bristol, and that the victims were known to mosquera. formal identification is yet to take place, but police believe they know the identity of the two victims — a 36—year—old arrested in greenwich in south—east london yesterday has been released without charge. paul hawkins, bbc news. president biden has attempted to put his re—election campaign back on track with a defiant rally in the us state of michigan. he came out on stage

in detroit to chants of "don�*t you quit". mr biden told the crowd he was the only politician to have beaten donald trump and promised to do it again in november. folks, you probably noticed, there�*s been a lot of speculation lately. what�*sjoe biden going to do? is he going to stay in the race? is he going to drop out? here�*s my anticipate. i am going to drop out? here�*s my anticipate. iam running going to drop out? here�*s my anticipate. i am running and we�*re gonna win! cheering i�*m not gonna change that. a growing number of democrats have called on the president to step aside from the contest after his disastrous debate performance last month. they say the 81—year—old should make way for someone younger. our correspondent, nada tawfik, has been listening to his speech at the michigan rally. presidentjoe biden will be very pleased with his performance at this rally. he got through his speech gaffe free, and he really fed off the energy of the crowd here, some

of his most ardent supporters here in detroit. he really richard with them, cracked jokes, but also stayed very much on message, again defiant, saying that everyone�*s talking about whether he�*s going to stay in the race or not. he said he absolutely would and, not only that, he would defeat donald trump. he also laid out the case for what�*s at stake in this election, and also went over his record, calling donald trump a threat to democracy, a loser, and someone who�*s unhinged and would lay out an agenda that would threaten women�*s rights, would take the economy back into a state where it would benefit billionaires and hurt everyday americans. but he said it was important to also speak about not only what you�*re against, but what you�*re for. he started to lay out what his term in office in the first 100 days would try to achieve, everything from making roe v. wade the law of the land again to protecting social programmes

like social security and medicare. and just speaking to some of his supporters who were here in this room, who were raucous at times, shouting, "four more years," shouting, "lock him up" when it came to donald trump, and even urging in their chants "don�*t quit", they say they are confident that he can remain at the top of the ticket for democrats. let�*s speak to the politico correspondent daniel lippman, who covers the white house and washington. so how is this all being regarded by washington, the washington set?— regarded by washington, the washington set? well, this was a friday rally — washington set? well, this was a friday rally and _ washington set? well, this was a friday rally and many - washington set? well, this was a friday rally and many fewer . a friday rally and many fewer americans watched this fiery performance in detroit than watched the debate a few weeks ago. there was 50 million plus americans — i think there were 24 americans — i think there were 2a million americans who watched his shaky news conference on thursday night,

where he called vice—president harris vice—president trump, the same day that he had said that he had mixed up zelensky and putin�*s name when he was introducing zelensky at the nato summit. and so the calls for democrats for biden to quit will only continue but he has the benefit of the calendar in terms of next week is the republican convention so the spotlight will be in trump in milwaukee and not on biden as much. �* , milwaukee and not on biden as much. �*, ., milwaukee and not on biden as much. �*, . , . much. it's also been revealed that, much. it's also been revealed that. well. — much. it's also been revealed that, well, reports— much. it's also been revealed that, well, reports that - much. it's also been revealed that, well, reports that a - that, well, reports that a radio interview that took place soon after the debate with mr trump in which the questions were provided to the radio presenter. i mean the optics of this is not very good, is it, for the biden team? it�*s this is not very good, is it, for the biden team? it's not, at all. for the biden team? it's not, at all- and — for the biden team? it's not, at all. and it— for the biden team? it's not, at all. and it seems - for the biden team? it's not, at all. and it seems like - for the biden team? it's not, at all. and it seems like the l at all. and it seems like the campaign made their own goal, because they should have — if they were doing that previously after the debate, they should

have stopped that practice immediately because they were trying to show that he can do these interviews, he can answer tough questions, but remember that press conference he gave on thursday night, he hadn�*t given a solo press conference since november and so the white house press corps has been felt like he�*s been closed off and there�*s a lot of anger at the inner circle aides around biden who feel like... democrats feel like they have kept him basically locked up in the white house and so, kind of, disguising biden�*s true condition so that�*s why he was able to waltz through the democratic primary earlier this year. democratic primary earlier this ear. , , ., , democratic primary earlier this ear. , , . , . ., year. this is all very much a rift for year. this is all very much a gift for donald _ year. this is all very much a gift for donald trump. - year. this is all very much a gift for donald trump. their next big date is, i think, the convention in three days�* time. what about the biden camp? the democrats? how long have they got to make a decision? 50 democrats? how long have they got to make a decision? so even biden's- -- _ got to make a decision? so even biden's... one _ got to make a decision? so even biden's... one of— got to make a decision? so even biden's. .. one of his _ got to make a decision? so even biden's. .. one of his top - biden�*s... one of his top allies, jim clyburn, a

congressman from south carolina who helped save biden�*s campaign in 2020 after he lost iowa and new hampshire and then they won the key state of south carolina. he has said, oh, well, biden might change his mind and i�*ll support him if he changes his mind. so he does — the democratic convention is in mid— to late august in chicago, and so he theoretically has until then to change his mind. i think they�*re going to look at polling data. the biden campaign is already polling to see if harris would do better at the top of the ticket. but i think the critical thing is if more democrats, if many more democrats come out against biden, then that may tip his hand and also the money issue. $90 million by big donors into a superpac supporting biden has been put on hold until, you know, as long as biden is the nominee and so these campaigns run on money and if the money starts to dry up, them the

writing�*s on the wall. starts to dry up, them the writing's on the wall. daniel lippman, — writing's on the wall. daniel lippman, thank _ writing's on the wall. daniel lippman, thank you - writing's on the wall. daniel lippman, thank you very . writing's on the wall. daniel. lippman, thank you very much indeed. ., ~ lippman, thank you very much indeed. ., ,, , ., england will take on spain on sunday in the euro 2024 final. they will be hoping to emulate the success of the lionesses two years ago. it�*s the three lions�* first major tournament final on foreign soil. and it�*s fair to say spain go into the final as the favourites. but england fans are full of hope. andy swiss has been talking to them in berlin. all smiles for england fans as they arrived in berlin, hoping for history. # it's for history. # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming home # it's # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming home # it's # it�*s coming home # it�*s coming # it�*s coming # football�*s coming home... as well as a photo, the other must—have accessory is a ticket, of course. some have got them. others are still searching. got them. others are still searching-— got them. others are still searching. got them. others are still searchinu. �* , , ., searching. i've seen tickets go for £6,000. — searching. i've seen tickets go for £6,000. obviously - searching. i've seen tickets go i for £6,000. obviously different categories, i know, buti for £6,000. obviously different categories, i know, but i don�*t think they�*re going to be going

much less than £1,000 as it stands. ~ ., ., stands. would you pay that? de-ends stands. would you pay that? depends if — stands. would you pay that? depends if my _ stands. would you pay that? depends if my wife's - stands. would you pay that? i depends if my wife's watching! depends if my wife�*s watching! 0h. depends if my wife�*s watching! oh. what does it mean to have a ticket to the euros final with england in?— ticket to the euros final with england in? oh, everything. it's our england in? oh, everything. it's your second _ england in? oh, everything. it's your second one, - england in? oh, everything. it's your second one, isn't i england in? oh, everything. | it's your second one, isn't it, really? — it's your second one, isn't it, reall ? ., �* , , it's your second one, isn't it, reall ? ., �*, i, really? yeah, it's my second one. hopefully _ really? yeah, it's my second one. hopefully we'll- really? yeah, it's my second| one. hopefully we'll improve really? yeah, it's my second . one. hopefully we'll improve on one. hopefully we�*ll improve on the last one butjust to be there is, like, just an amazing experience anyway. but hopefully we�*ll actually get across the line this time! to use that _ across the line this time! to use that dreaded phrase, do you think it�*s coming home? it�*s think it's coming home? it's coming home! _ think it's coming home? it's coming home! it's - think it's coming home? it's coming home! it's coming home! if england's fans have had if england�*s fans have had quite a all—purposy here to berlin, it�*s nothing compared to england�*s players. their progress has been full of twists and turns and yet here they are, in the final, with a shot at sporting glory and a shot at sporting glory and a shot at sporting glory and a shot at redemption too. at the last euros, england lost to italy in the final in agonising fashion. those who played that day have an extra incentive. it hurt, you know. it still hurts to this day, you know, seeing

italy walk up at our stadium, our home stadium, and lifting that trophy is something that lives with you as a football player but the beauty of football is you against chances to, you know, recreate them memories and, you know, we have that chance now on sunday. find that chance now on sunday. and what a chance _ that chance now on sunday. and what a chance it _ that chance now on sunday. and what a chance it is _ that chance now on sunday. and what a chance it is as _ that chance now on sunday. and what a chance it is as they proved with their last—gasp victory in the semis, england are finding ways to win here. now they�*re just one more win from glory. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy will meet irish prime minister simon harris. the two leaders last met during the ukrainian peace summit in switzerland last month, but this will be the first bilateral meeting with mr zelensky in the republic of ireland, and discussions will focus on russia�*s ongoing invasion of ukraine. this comes as nato members pledged their support for an irreversible path to future membership for ukraine, as well as more aid at the recent washington

summit. let�*s speak to peter dickinson, editor of the ukrainealert blog at the atlantic council. hello, peter. thank you for joining us. so this meeting — first off, what can we read into this?— first off, what can we read into this? good morning. i think today's _ into this? good morning. i think today's meeting - into this? good morning. i think today's meeting is i into this? good morning. i | think today's meeting is all think today�*s meeting is all about president zelensky continuing his efforts to consolidate support internationally. ireland, of course, is, with all due respect to ireland, is not a major player on the international security scene, but it does have a considerable voice diplomatically, and also as an eu member, it can aid ukraine�*s ongoing progress towards eu integration, eu membership. so it�*s an important partner potentially and it�*s also, beyond the normal set of western leaders that zelensky engages with, it shows his continuing outreach

as he tries to strengthen the diplomatic coalition that�*s supporting his country in the fight against russia. obviously, the summit in washington has concluded. what�*s he actually come away with? and is he happy with that? is ukraine happy with that? is ukraine happy with that? ., �* , that? is ukraine happy with that? ., �*, ., that? is ukraine happy with that? ., �* , ., , that? is ukraine happy with that? ., �*, ., , that? that's a very good question- _ that? that's a very good question. i _ that? that's a very good question. i would - that? that's a very good question. i would say i that? that's a very good i question. i would say that there is a degree of frustration in kyiv. the ukrainians went into this summit with fairly low expectations. they were not anticipating any breakthroughs, for example, towards the major goal of nato membership, and they did manage to secure a significant degree of military aid, of commitments for further support over the medium to long—term period, so it wasn�*t a complete wash—out. but the key goal they went into the summit with was to try and secure some sort of progress on the very important issue of the western green light, as it were, from the partners of

ukraine, to allow strikes inside russia against russian military targets, particularly russian air bases. ukraine currently is being hammered by russian air strikes, by missile attacks. we sawjust earlier this week, a major assault which included the bombing of ukraine�*s hospital, possibly the largest children�*s hospital in the country. ukraine�*s power grid has been decimated and ukrainians have been saying very clearly we must have the right to strike back at the bases where these attacks are being launched. so far, that hasn�*t happened and ukrainians, although they put on a very brave face, they certainly came away from the summit, according to reports, with a very significant degree of frustration that there was no movement on that, that ukraine�*s allies, primarily the united states, essentially said, no, we will not allow that, we will not move our position. so talks go on on that issue.— that issue. peter, very quickly. _ that issue. peter, very quickly. in _ that issue. peter, very quickly, in terms - that issue. peter, very quickly, in terms of. that issue. peter, very| quickly, in terms of the military aid, is a lot of that aid — have the weapons... have they been made? produced? you

can pledge, but are they there? also a very good question. at this point, there are also concerns that a lot of the weapons that have been pledged, now made or not, whether the weapons are actually present or not in their home countries. a lot have not arrived at its destination in ukraine. the ukrainians have complained on many occasions, it can be sometimes only half of the pledged aid that arrives, so that�*s another issue they�*re looking to resolve or improve on, to make sure that the things that are committed arrive in ukraine in a timely fashion. , a fashion. ok. peter dickinson, we've run _ fashion. ok. peter dickinson, we've run out _ fashion. ok. peter dickinson, we've run out of— fashion. ok. peter dickinson, we've run out of time, - fashion. ok. peter dickinson, we've run out of time, but. we�*ve run out of time, but thank you very much indeed. thank you. thanks. bbc has been told the latest ceasefire negotiations in egypt and qatar have ended. our

special correspondent, ferringian keane, reports now on the families caught up in the violence from a district in gaza city and the scene of fierce fighting in recent days, to khan younis in the south. and his report does contain distressing images. along the road they came. safe for now. water and soft drinks for the children and suddenly, hope. a family reunite the. this family, who fled gaza city finding the relatives who made the journey ahead of them.

translation: i swear to god it was torture. there was no food, no drink, anything. there was no drink, anything. there was no water. behind them, neighbourhoods shattered by israeli air strikes and the ground combat with hamas. this is shajaiayah, where fierce fighting has taken place in recent days. translation: we are thrown in the streets now. we�*ve no home or anything. where do we go? just hit us with a nuclear bomb and relieve us of this life. so the south, near raf yeah, civil defence workers used a period of quiet to gather the dead. it�*s hard to imagine the resilience it takes to do this every day to stop disease spreading and allow families bury their loved ones. translation: it is very difficult to identify the bodies of the martyrs. some have decomposed. their clothes

were also destroyed by stray animals eating the bodies, making it challenge to determine their identities. bill determine their identities. all are huddled together here, the dead and the newly born. this woman was six months�* pregnant when we first filmed her last february, after an israeli hostage rescue killed 72 people. her husband was among the dead. her children wounded and traumatised. she still speaks to the man who lives in her memory. translation: i send her memory. translation: isend him her memory. translation: i send him text messages and i give myself hope that he answers me. i complain and i cry to him. i tell myself to be patient. and think he�*s

telling me. to be patient. and think he's telling me— telling me. when we first filmed these _ telling me. when we first filmed these children, . telling me. when we first filmed these children, it| telling me. when we first. filmed these children, it was easy to think they would never laugh again, but new life, however threatened, laugh again, but new life, howeverthreatened, has laugh again, but new life, however threatened, has its own healing force. let�*s get some of the day�*s other news now. a court in ecuador has given prison sentences to five people for involvement in the assassination of a presidential candidate. fernando villavicencio was shot dead at the end of a campaign event last august. the defendants have links to a notorious criminal gang. pakistan has agreed a $7 billion bailout with the international monetary fund. in return, the government has promised to implement reforms and step up efforts to collect more tax. elon musk says he�*ll take the european union to court, after it accused his social media firm, x, of breaching online content rules. the bloc�*s tech regulator said the site�*s blue tick system could trick users into thinking

accounts were verified. after months of lavish celebrations, the wedding ceremony of the son of asia�*s richest man is finally under way in the indian city of mumbai. anant ambani, son of reliance industries chairman mukesh ambani, is tying the knot with radhika merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons viren and shaila merchant. the four—day extravaganza is the final stop in a string of elaborate parties the family has hosted since march, which have featured performances by popstars including rihanna and justin bieber. reality tv star kim kardashian, and former uk pms tony blair and borisjohnson, were among the international guests. let�*s speak to murali krishnan, a journalist based in delhi.

hello and welcome to the programme, murali. iwonder first off, how did the wedding... just talk us through what happened yesterday? itrefoil. what happened yesterday? well, the fact is it's _ what happened yesterday? well, the fact is it's still _ what happened yesterday? well, the fact is it's still not _ what happened yesterday? well, the fact is it's still not yet - the fact is it�*s still not yet over. you still have festivities today and tomorrow. it's festivities today and tomorrow. it�*s going to be capped finally tomorrow. the ceremonies last for friday, saturday and sunday and yesterday was the pre—wedding bash actually and todayis pre—wedding bash actually and today is the actual ceremony which will happen and you will have a galaxy of stars, international attendees, india�*s creme dela creme will be in attendance notjust today but tomorrow as well. like i said, these three days will finally cap pre—wedding festivities, which started in march, which began with 1,200 attendees, which attended a

huge festival, which was followed by a luxury cruise in italy and clearly this is a celebration which many call the mother of all weddings and it has certainly left its mark and more importantly, and more than anything else, is the sheer display of money and wealth. tell me a little bit about the families, because many have argued that they have done a lot to lift people out of poverty as well.- lot to lift people out of poverty as well. well, that mi . ht poverty as well. well, that might be _ poverty as well. well, that might be true. _ poverty as well. well, that might be true. mukesh - poverty as well. well, that - might be true. mukesh ambani is the chairman of reliance industries, india�*s largest conglomerate, asia�*s richest person, possibly sixth richest person, possibly sixth richest person in the world, whose personal wealth is apparently $122 billion, according to the forbes list. so they�*ve done a fair bit of charity. his son, anant ambani, who�*s getting married, runs a rescue zoo

where they rescue animals and before this wedding actually happened, earlierthis before this wedding actually happened, earlier this month, they conducted weddings for 50 poor couples by itself. unfortunately, we�*ve run out of time, but thank you very much for that. you�*re watching bbc news. hello. if you like cool weather with lots of clouds, then the weekend may be perfect for you but be careful what you wish for — it may end up being a little too chilly with the rain and the wind off the north sea. and, for many of us, actually, the weekend is looking quite mixed. at the moment on the satellite picture, we�*ve clouds circling the uk. this cloud here is responsible for the damp weather and you can see the outbreaks of rain there across many eastern parts of the country. but earlier on in the night, we will have had some clear spells out towards the west.

and 7am temperatures around 11—13 degrees with lower values earlier on in the night. so, a lot of cloud to start the day wherever you are but soon, sunny spells will be developing out towards the west and in some central areas. showers will develop, too, across wales, southern england, some in northern ireland. but here, along the north sea coast, layers of cloud, outbreaks of rain. there�*s a weather front there and it�*s going to feel quite chilly. look at that — 11! in aberdeen, 11! in newcastle, no higher than about 15 in hull and out towards the west, perhaps temperatures not even making 20 celsius, even where the sun does come out. now, here�*s sunday. we still have that low pressure circling in the north sea here with that breeze out of the north. outbreaks of rain from time to time but i think, for many of us, actually, sunday is going to be a drier, brighter day and, as a result, the temperatures will be a little bit higher. a good day, i think, overall, for wimbledon on sunday and it�*s looking hot and sunny in germany, as well, for that football match. now, let�*s have a look at the forecast, then, for sunday evening if you�*re planning to spend it outdoors, perhaps in your garden,

looking mostly dry across most of the uk. here�*s a look at the forecast for monday now. surprise, surprise — a weather front sweeps in from the southwest. it�*ll bring outbreaks of rain, potentially heavy showers at times, even some thunderstorms possible, but this time, i think eastern areas should hang on to the better weather and because there�*s going to be a bit of a change in the wind direction — so, coming in from the south — the temperatures will be typically in the low 20s. how about the outlook? well, next week, again, a mixed bag in the north of the country but further south, there are hints — tentative hints — that things are going to be turning a little bit warmer. that�*s it. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: hollywood actor alec baldwin�*s manslaughter case for the fatal shooting on the film set of rust, is dismissed by a usjudge. his lawyers accused prosecutors of withholding evidence. cinematographer, halyna hutchins, was shot dead three years ago, when a gun went off on set from baldwin�*s hands. it�*s the second time the case has been dismissed and the actor will not be tried again. british police name a man they are searching for in connection to the human remains of two men found

in suitcases in bristol. yostin andres mosquera is a 2a——year—old colombian national and was last seen on the clifton suspension bridge, where the suitcases were dumped. more human remains have been found in london. now on bbc news, the travel show. train horn blows my name is francis bourgeois, and i�*ve taken on the challenge to travel from the southern coast of england... i have 5.4 million followers in total. it�*s been a pretty wackyjourney. train horn blows as the uk

prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world�*s first passenger railway,