18 people have died after a plane crashed during take—off in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. the pilot survived and is being treated in hospital. a public inquiry in new zealand finds some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. and this is the scene in taiwan as the country prepares for the imminent arrival of typhoon gaemi. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in the us — where in the first major speech of her white house campaign, vice president kamala harris has described november's election as a choice between freedom and chaos. speaking at a democratic party rally

in the crucial swing—state of wisconsin — she said that as a former prosecutor she'd "dealt with predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers and cheaters who broke the rules". she told cheering supporters that she "knew donald trump's type". in a financial boost to her campaign — the vice president's team say they raised more than 100 million dollars in the immediate aftermath ofjoe biden�*s announcement that he wouldn't be seeking re—election. and a new opinion poll — conducted in the days after biden�*s exit from the race — shows the vice president with a small lead over donald trump — 44 percent to his 42 percent. with all the latest — here's david willis. 24—hour is into her new role and kamala harris was already on the verge of becoming the first black and asian women to win the

nomination of a major party. her first event, visit to campaign headquarters and saying how she intends to set about attacking donald trump. your me when i say i know donald trump's type. we have doors to knock on, people to talk to, phone calls to make and an election to win. right back she was joined remotely by a man his departure from the race thrust her into the spotlight. i know you're still in the call and we have been talking you guys have heard it, we lovejoe and jill, they heard it, we lovejoe andjill, they are like family to us. so here it is

mutual. i knew you were still there, you're not going anywhere. i am watchin: you're not going anywhere. i am watching you. — you're not going anywhere. i am watching you, kid. _ watching you, kid. cheering within hours it was reported that kamala harris had secured the support of sufficient party delegates to ensure nomination ahead of the democratic convention set to get under way on the 19th of august. 0ther get under way on the 19th of august. other candidates could in theory still emerged triggering a contest over the presidential candidate but that now seems increasingly unlikely. as she is confirmed as the party was menominee, kamala harris will face donald trump on the 5th of november. a second generation immigrant, kamala harris is the daughter of ajamaican immigrant, kamala harris is the daughter of a jamaican father and indian mother who moved to america in search of a better life. prominent party figures such as bill clinton and former house speaker

nancy pelosi are among those supporting her bid for the presidential nomination. having relied on ridiculing joe biden over his age, her candid he is seeking is prompting a reset for the door—to—door campaign. his new running mate has settled on accusing her of covering up concerns about the president's l. this her of covering up concerns about the president's l.— the president's l. this is not ok, ladies and _ the president's l. this is not ok, ladies and gentlemen _ the president's l. this is not ok, ladies and gentlemen for - the president's l. this is not ok, ladies and gentlemen for that . the president's l. this is not ok, | ladies and gentlemen for that you cannot_ ladies and gentlemen for that you cannot force three and i have yours take a _ cannot force three and i have yours take a guy— cannot force three and i have yours take a guy who clearly did not have the mental— take a guy who clearly did not have the mental capacity to do the job, kamala _ the mental capacity to do the job, kamala harris lied about it, my democratic colleagues lied about it, the media _ democratic colleagues lied about it, the media lied about it and every single _ the media lied about it and every single person who saw the media lied about it and every single person who sanoe biden knew he was _ single person who sanoe biden knew he was not _ single person who sanoe biden knew he was not capable of doing the job and for— he was not capable of doing the job and for three years they said nothing _ and for three years they said nothing until he became political dead _ nothing until he became political dead weight. that is not a way to run a _ dead weight. that is not a way to run a country or run a political party, — run a country or run a political party, that— run a country or run a political party, that is an insult to voters. kamala — party, that is an insult to voters. kamala harris is not yet a party's candidate but events are moving at

breakneck speed and this has energised the democrats campaign and they hope it will bring more of their supporters to the polls. more senior democrats have thrown their support behind kamala harris to be the party's nominee for president. the senate majority leader chuck schumer and house minority leader hakeem jeffries said they "proudly" endorsed kamala harris — afterjoe biden ended his bid for re—election. president biden — who had been isolating with covid — has now returned to the white house and is due to give an address from the oval office later — to discuss how he'll spend his remaining months in office. meanwhile — israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington — preparing to address a joint meeting of congress later. it's his first trip to the us since the attack by hamas on october the 7th — and follows months of war and un—successful ceasefire negotiations. mr netanyahu is due to meet

president biden on thursday. ahead of his address to congress, police are scaling up security measures — with fencing around the capitol building protests against mr netanyahu's policies have already begun. hundreds ofjewish demonstrators staged a sit—in at the capitol to protest against the war in gaza and were later removed by police. 0ur correspondent tom bateman has more well, as we showed up in this part of the building, there was still around 100 or so protesters on the floor of the rotunda here, some of them being led away by that stage but others still here. the us capitol police had arrived in force by that point. they were cuffing them behind their backs, pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the protesters i spoke to said that there were 500 americanjews from all over the us that had come here explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. now, when he is here in this joint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the united states

and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza. but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust within the democratic party but, of course, across the united states, as we will see protest over the visit come to the very heart of washington. the uk's new foreign secretary, david lammy, has arrived in india for talks with ministers and business leaders, promising a reset in the countries' relationship . the foreign secretary says india would be �*an indispensable partner�* in efforts to grow britain's economy and tackle climate change. he hopes to move negotiations forward for a post—brexit free trade deal, which have dragged on for two years.

i'm joined by the former uk high commissioner to india, sir dominic asquith. thank you forjoining us, how significant is this visit by the foreign secretary sir early on in the new labour government's term? it is important and significant. they made it clear any manifesto they wanted to establish a new strategic partnership with india including the free trade agreement but cooperation in other areas like climate, security, education and so on and the foreign secretary, shadow foreign secretary visited india earlier in the year with the business secretary and he committed himself to visiting india before the end ofjuly and that is what he is doing. i think it is important, geopolitically, as long as there

is... in the western india occupies a important position. it is the most populous country in the world and potentially a stabilising force, a champion of the global south, an area that the uk is interesting in developing a better, fuller relationship with and it is ambitious to increase presence and influence. a connector country. and a key maritime passage of goods so geopolitically it is important. it is the fastest large economy in the world, growing 6—7%. it has overtaken uk economy and has deep links with a lot of indian companies

operating around the uk so that is how important that is in the broader uk economy and it is one of the most innovative developers of technology, a leader in start—up economies and frankly if foreign policy has to deliver domestically benefits for the uk then india provides a pretty obvious example.— the uk then india provides a pretty obvious example. looking at india's side of things. _ obvious example. looking at india's side of things, what _ obvious example. looking at india's side of things, what would - obvious example. looking at india's side of things, what would they - obvious example. looking at india's| side of things, what would they want from the uk? it side of things, what would they want from the uk?— from the uk? it wants to build that relationship _ from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that _ from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that it _ from the uk? it wants to build that relationship that it should - relationship that it should have with important powers around the world, with its ambition to play an influential role around the globe, more influential than the past and its economy, in part, depends on a fuller integration into the global economy and into the supply chains

around the globe, particularly in the context where other industries and countries are looking at alternatives to china so for india it is important to establish that sort of trading investment and economic relationship as well as the political what i've just mentioned so there is a lot there and it builds on that, those links, the human link, we used to talk about the living bridge between india and the living bridge between india and the uk. white between india and the uk. sorry, i have to cut it short the. —— between india and the uk. sorry, i have to cut it short there. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale who's in delhi. a significant visit for the foreign secretary. what can we expect from this visit? trade will be a key issue but how easy will it be for

the two countries to reach an agreement specifically on trade? you are riaht, agreement specifically on trade? you are right. the — agreement specifically on trade? gm. are right, the economy is the fundamental purpose of this visit simply because labour's domestic priority in the uk is to grow the british economy and to do that it simply needs to do trade with other countries around the world and as you havejust countries around the world and as you have just heard, countries around the world and as you havejust heard, india is a countries around the world and as you have just heard, india is a very fast growing economy, and if few years it will be the world so the uk simply has to do more trade with this country, that is why to get negotiations under way again. they have been frozen for many years but also because of the long election here in india that delayed the process because the moment election is a start, these things have to be frozen so labour wants to get that back, the foreign secretary said he is keen for those to start and technically it is not really his

job, it is for the business secretary and trade secretary but this is something we are the context is also why they are here is not just economics, it is about sending a message via and the rest of the world, the global south, other developing countries that the uk is notjust interested in europe or the united states in its own areas, it wants to start thinking about making your relationships, reviving other relationships around the world simply because india is, in the words of mr lammy, becoming the superpower of the 21st century so it is notjust britain beating down a path to delhi, the uk you'rejoining a very long queue. its, path to delhi, the uk you're “oining a very long qu_ path to delhi, the uk you're “oining a very long queuefl a very long queue. a very long queue. thank _ a very long queue. a very long queue. thank you _ a very long queue. a very long queue. thank you very - a very long queue. a very long queue. thank you very much. |

to the uk where police have arrested a 24—year—old man on suspicision of attempted murder after a british army soldier was stabbed near a barracks in kent. the soldier — who was in uniform at the time — was airlifted to hospital, where he's in a serious condition. the home secretary yvette coopper has described the attack as "shocking and appalling". uk police have arrested a24—year—old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a britisharmy soldier was seriously wounded in a stabbing incident inkent, southeast england. incident in kent, southeast england. police said the victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital late on tuesday following the attack a reporterjoins now, you are close to this attack. what can you tell? the ao—year—old soldier has been suffering from serious injuries and is in hospital at the moment after being airlifted out of your. people have described the area is having a lot of activity, one person heard a scream and a woman running out of a house to try to protect the man who was attacked. we had from the army that the man who was attacked was a soldier and the bbc has understood that he was wearing uniform at the

time of the attack. the home office has said they are not treating this... and we have been getting political responses from the defence secretaryjohn healey who put out a statement saying it is shocked to hear of an attack of a british soldier in kent and the thoughts are with the family who deserve privacy at this difficult time. and a of the government wishing a swift recovery. we had from the police that a 24—year—old local man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and we are likely to hear more from the police later today but at the moment as you can see behind me, there is a police presence here, a police cordon in the streets where the attack took place at both ends stopping the traffic going through and i've spoken to people in chatham in kent, a military area, who are in shock and completely flabbergasted by what happened yesterday evening

at around 6pm. just down the road, 100 metres down the road, is barix which are the headquarters for the royal school for military engineers this place really is steeped in military history and many people are concerned, very concerned about what happened yesterday.— happened yesterday. indeed, thank ou ve happened yesterday. indeed, thank you very much- _ aruna iyengar in kent. a powerful typhoon with winds of up to 240 kilometres an hour is expected to hit taiwan's north east coast in the coming hours. typhoon gaemi is being described as a very large and destructive storm — about the equivalent to a category 4 hurricane. flights have been cancelled, financial markets closed, and people given the day off work. these are live pictures from taiwan — as the country braces for the typhoon.

let's speak to our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes who's in taipei. how much damage as this typhoon expected to cause in taiwan? it is hard to say _ expected to cause in taiwan? it is hard to say at _ expected to cause in taiwan? it is hard to say at this _ expected to cause in taiwan? it 3 hard to say at this stage as we understand it— has now come ashore on the east coast, north—east coast of taiwan, 50 miles away from where i'm standing, so over there, over the mountains behind me here, they are already experiencing very destructive winds, i've seen recent video taken in the last hour with gusts that look like they are well over 100 mph in the streets of ely, a city on the other side of the mountains. —— on the streets of

yilan. we have had reports of one death, someone on a motorcycle and a tree came down and take them and kill them. difficult to be here already this afternoon. the storm will move across the island later today and into tonight and indeed it is expected to come right down over the top of the capital year in taipei, you can see the conditions here, raining heavily, gusts of wind but is expected to get a lot stronger in the next couple of hours. ., ., , hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon — hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon lions _ hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon lions in _ hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon lions in taiwan - hours. how are people preparing as this typhoon lions in taiwan now? i this typhoon lions in taiwan now? here in taipei and the cities of taiwan, people are basically hunkering down, they are used to typhoons, they come through your several times a year on average, this is a big one but they are mainly staying at home, we've been out on the streets this afternoon, if you people walking around, if you cause people mainly being told to stay at home and off the streets basically because of the danger from windblown objects. the realfear

from this storm is not so much from the wind but the amount of rain it is bringing with people saying it could be over 1000 millimetres of rain falling across the central mountains tonight and that amount of rain is very likely to unleash landslides and flash flooding so it is really the people up in the mountains, the central mountains of taiwan are very high and there are remote towns and villages up there were people have been told to take refuge in local evacuation centres, schools, buildings like that well they will be safer tonight and many people are now evacuating to those places. people are now evacuating to those laces. ., ., people are now evacuating to those laces. ., ~' ,, around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

some breaking news this hour. to nepal, where at least 18 people were killed when a plane crashed during take—off from the capital, kathmandu. the saurya airlines flight was carrying 17 company employees

and two crew on a test flight to the tourist destination of pokhara. the plane's captain survived and has been taken to hospital. let's speak to sanjaya dhakalfrom bbc nepal. explain to us what has happened with this crash, what do you know so far? this morning, around 11:15am local time, an airline carrying 19 people on board immediately crashed after take—off from the international airport in kathmandu. 18 dead bodies have been recovered according to officials and the captain has been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. further details are awaited. ., . ., ., . awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety _ awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety there _ awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety there in _ awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety there in nepal? - awaited. how much of a concern as airline safety there in nepal? just i airline safety there in nepal? just last year 72 people were killed in another crash in the country so how

concerning as airline safety there? it is a big concern in nepal, this is the fourth fatal accident in five years and in the last 80 years, nearly 70 accidents have happened and that has taken nearly 900 lives, so this is a very big concern, the issue of airline safety.— issue of airline safety. what are we heafinu issue of airline safety. what are we hearing from _ issue of airline safety. what are we hearing from the _ issue of airline safety. what are we hearing from the authorities - issue of airline safety. what are we hearing from the authorities there l hearing from the authorities there are any country? for hearing from the authorities there are any country?— hearing from the authorities there are any country? for the time being, there is no — are any country? for the time being, there is no official _ are any country? for the time being, there is no official word, _ are any country? for the time being, there is no official word, just - there is no official word, just that it happened immediately after take—off and this particular aircraft was carrying maintenance test flight and that it was heading to the western city of pokhara. hagar to the western city of pokhara. how has events that _ to the western city of pokhara. how has events that unfolded on the ground? has events that unfolded on the round? ., , has events that unfolded on the round? . , ., ., ~ .,' ground? immediately after take-off is when it happens _ ground? immediately after take-off is when it happens at _

ground? immediately after take-off is when it happens at the _ ground? immediately after take-off is when it happens at the rescuers l is when it happens at the rescuers were there immediately and the rescue operation is almost over. within minutes.— rescue operation is almost over. within minutes. ., ~ , ., , . within minutes. thank you very much. thank ou within minutes. thank you very much. thank you for— within minutes. thank you very much. thank you forjoining _ within minutes. thank you very much. thank you forjoining us _ within minutes. thank you very much. thank you forjoining us in _ within minutes. thank you very much. thank you forjoining us in the - thank you forjoining us in the programme. a public inquiry in new zealand has found that a third of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in state and religious care over the past seventy years experienced some form of abuse. the report described the scale of the abuse as "a national disgrace" —— with two—hundred—thousand as "a national disgrace" — with 200,000 people affected. victims told the inquiry they'd been raped, sterilised or given electric shocks, among other abuses. those from the indigenous maori community and people with disabilities were particularly targeted. earlier, we heard from the former deputy prime minister of new zealand, grant robertson.

—— we can now speak to our correspondence in sydney following events in new zealand. how important is this from the authorities? you mention some _ is this from the authorities? you mention some of _ is this from the authorities? ym. mention some of the shocking statistics in your introduction but just to give you a few more there are 655,000 people in state or faith —based care between 1950 and 2019. 200,000 of those were abused, many more were neglected. there were 2300 survivors who came forward, 133 days of public inquiries, a 3000 page final report which reportedly weighed 1a kilos so this was an extensive inquiry, a royal commission, the highest level of inquiry that is in new zealand so it was a serious six year inquiry coming out of shocking findings and a national disgrace of the report has said. , , , ., ., has said. very briefly, what are the recommendations _ has said. very briefly, what are the recommendations from _ has said. very briefly, what are the recommendations from the - has said. very briefly, what are the|

recommendations from the report? 138. they include apologies from the government but also from organisations like the catholic church, the pope, the archbishop of canterbury as well as recommendations of prosecutions. it has called for an awful lot of injustice as compensation. iqtute has called for an awful lot of injustice as compensation. we will have more on _ injustice as compensation. we will have more on that _ injustice as compensation. we will have more on that story _ injustice as compensation. we will. have more on that story throughout the day on bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. for many of us today, it's going to be dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. high pressure is dominating our weather, but we do have some fronts bumping into it. they are fairly weak fronts, so they're bringing in a bit more cloud and also some light rain generally to the west. but there will be some heavier rain through the afternoon across parts of wales and also south—west

england. and as temperatures rise in eastern england, we could catch the odd shower. but a lot of us will stay dry. temperatures 1a to 25 degrees. that 25 will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine, but not quite as warm where we've got the cloud and the rain. now, through this evening and overnight, the cloud and rain push from the west towards the east. it will be heavy at times across the far north of scotland, and we're importing some humid air, so you'll notice that it will be quite an oppressive night, with temperatures falling away to between 11 and 16 degrees. so that's how we start the day tomorrow. the weather front, first one pushing towards the east. then we've got a second one coming in which is going to bring in a bit more rain. and the rain will turn heavier with that one across the english channel, the channel islands, some southern counties of england, into the far south—east, possiblyjust a little bit further north into central southern england,

but a lot of dry weather for many parts of the country, but further showery rain coming in across scotland and also northern ireland through the day. on friday, any early cloud will move away from the south—east. then for most it's going to be another dry day with lengthy sunny spells, but some showers, especially so in the north and the west, where they could be heavy. but as temperatures rise once again we could see another few showers just here and there. they'll be the exception, though, rather than the rule. friday into saturday, you can see this high pressure ridge trying to build in, but we could also see a front coming in from the west bumping into that. and that will bring in some showery rain across parts of northern and western scotland and northern ireland. for southern scotland, england and wales, largely dry, some sunny spells, but again some afternoon showers popping up here and there. temperatures 15 to 22 degrees. so down just a touch. but as we head on into sunday, high pressure will firmly be in charge. we're looking at a lot of dry weather, some sunshine,

but some showers in the north—west.

this is bbc news. the headlines... kamala harris says the us presidential election is a choice between freedom and chaos, at her first rally since becoming the presumptive democratic nominee. a british army soldier has been seriously injured after being stabbed while walking in uniform near an army

barracks in kent. israel's prime minister — benjamin netanyahu — prepares to address the us congress as hundreds of activists protest against his visit. 18 people have died after a plane crashed during take—off in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. officials say the pilot has been taken alive from the wreckage and is being treated in hospital. a public inquiry in new zealand finds some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. and this is the scene in taiwan as the country prepares forfor the imminent arrival of typhoon gaemi. here in the uk, sir keir starmer will face his first prime minister's questions this afternoon — just a day

after he suspended seven labour mps for rebelling