tonight at ten. the first criminal charges from the investigation into claims of russian meddling in last year's us presidential election. paul manafort, president trump's former campaign manager, is accused of conspiracy against the united states. his lawyer denies any suggestion of collusion. donald trump was correct. there is no evidence that mr manafort or the trump campaign colluded with the russian government. and a former foreign policy advisor to the trump campaign has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. we'll have the latest reaction from washington and we report from ukraine on the allegations about paul manafort‘s business dealings. also tonight. the hollywood actor kevin spacey apologises after being accused of making sexual advances towards a teenager boy in the 1980s. a number of people have died in a house fire in powys in mid wales. three children managed to escape. levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere

reached a record high last year. and, england's under—17 football team return home after winning the world cup final against spain. coming up in sportsday, can burnley celebrate their manager sean dyche‘s five—year anniversary at the club with a win? they're hosting newcastle. good evening. the official inquiry into allegations of russian meddling in last year's us presidential election has produced its first charges. president trump's former campaign manager — paul manafort — has been charged with money laundering and conspiracy against the united states.

in a separate development, george papadopoulos a former policy adviser to donald trump has admitted lying to the fbi about his ties with a russian contact. president trump has consistently denied any collusion with russia, as our north america editor jon sopel reports. are you turning yourself in to federal authorities today, mr manafort? this wasn't how it was meant to be mr manafort has no comment. over a year ago the multimillionaire paul manafort was donald trump's campaign chairman and a figure of huge influence. today, he's been ordered to an fbi field office to face the most grave charges. normally talkative, today, much more tight—lipped. the indictment runs to over 30 pages and details are complex web of financial arrangements to keep vast sums secret from the us authorities. it details how manafort was working as an agent for the pro—russia party

in ukraine from whom he received tens of millions of dollars in payments for a decade until 2016. it is alleged he laundered $18 million through various accounts and companies $2016. it is alleged he laundered $18 million through various accounts and companies and by any means. almost one million was funneled through an antique —— antiques rug store. $850,000 through a men's clothes store in new york. a mark of how seriously the prosecutors take this case, is that paul manafort has had to surrender his passport. he is considered a flight risk. he's also going to be kept under house arrest until the trial which might not be for several months. it's going to be a very big change in lifestyle. but his lawyer after the hearing ridiculed the charges. he was seeking to further democracy and to help the ukraine come closer to the united states and the eu. those activities ended in 2014. over two

yea rs before activities ended in 2014. over two years before mr manafort served in the trump campaign. and in response to the indictment, donald trump tweeted angrily: sorry but this is yea rs tweeted angrily: sorry but this is years ago before paul manafort was pa rt years ago before paul manafort was part of the trump campaign but why are crooked hillary and the dems the focus? another tweet on russia. also, there is no collusion. today's announcement has nothing to do with the president. has nothing to do with the president's campaign or campaign activity. the real collusion scandal as we have said several times before has everything to do with the clinton campaign, and russia. today a damaging and unexpected disclosure, this man, george papandreou, a foreign policy advisor to the trump campaign, who president trump once described as an excellent guy, secretly pleaded guilty earlier this month to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials during the campaign. and this former state department official and international lawyer says that could be much more

significant. manafort is a bigger figure but we expected the charges and the indictment to come out against him today. papadolous, we didn't know about and that could be a much bigger problem for trump. the charge sheet against him says that while a trump advisor he met a russian professor in london who said he had dirt on hillary clinton. despite having earlier told the fbi he hadn'tjoined despite having earlier told the fbi he hadn't joined the despite having earlier told the fbi he hadn'tjoined the trump campaign when that meeting took place. the professor claimed he had thousands of clinton campaign e—mails. e—mail the fbi now say he is co—operating fully with their investigation. not so paul manafort. as he walked uncomfortably away from court, through the cameras and reporters, to start his period of house arrest. that was jon sopel our

to start his period of house arrest. that wasjon sopel our north america there. s as we've heard, the charges against paul manafort, president trump's former campaign manager, focus on his business dealings in ukraine. mr manafort is alleged to have made millions of dollars acting on behalf of pro—russian politicians. 0ur correspondent paul wood, who's been looking into mr manafort‘s activities in ukraine, reports on an internal investigation into mr manafort and sent this report. the former president's villa in ukraine isa the former president's villa in ukraine is a monument to bad taste and how lucrative politics here can be. president yanukovychian was backed by russia and fled to moscow, the america who represented him, paul manafort, faces charges of money—laundering. the us special council is trying to establish the exact source of mr manafort‘s millions. this place is quite ridiculous. investigators in the united states wa nt to investigators in the united states want to know if the money flowed through oligarchs or businessmen with ties to the kremlin. the

question is whether russian money bought russian influence with paul ma nafort bought russian influence with paul manafort and ultimately with donald trump? we have learned that ukraine's domestic intelligence service carried out a secret investigation into paul manafort. we went to meet a senior official who saw the report. what he told us goes much further... sorry, but paul's report which had lots of interesting detail in it, we have a problem with the vision. let's go to washington and talk tojon vision. let's go to washington and talk to jon sopel our vision. let's go to washington and talk tojon sopel our north america editor. the sense there in your view of how close this is getting to the president himself? yeah, i would say that waters are not yet lapping at the door of the white house. but they're getting closer. the special counsel investigation led by robert mueller is looking at collusion between russians and the trump campaign. now as i speak now, there is no 100% proof that collusion has taken place.

is no 100% proof that collusion has ta ken place. but is no 100% proof that collusion has taken place. but the disclosures today about george papadoulou that he lied about meetings with russians, that he tried to set up a meeting for donald trump to meet vladimir putin, that he had been offered damaging details about hillary clinton suggests a willingness on the part of the trump campaign to engage in those sort of activities and with paul manafort, of course, what you have got is someone of course, what you have got is someone who was working very closely with the pro—russian ukrainian forces. what does this add up to? i think it means that the special counsel investigation is far from over. donald trump would love to see the end of this investigation so that he can get on with the rest of his political term in office without this being a distraction. but go on it will, and he will want to press a lot further. there is also talk that george papadoplous was co—operating with the fbi, notjust answering questions but possibly wearing a wire tap so that some of the conversations that he had had, other

people may have been incriminated. i would imagine that's going to be a source of some anxiety for several people in the white house who are probably getting lawyers as quickly as they can. it's also going to mean that the unease and the anxiety and the anger will continue. many thanks, jon sopel with the latest in washington. that's the view from jon on the thinking in washington so far. as i said, our correspondent paul wood has been looking into this internal investigation in ukraine. and allegations made there. this is paul's report. the former president's villa in ukraine isa the former president's villa in ukraine is a monument to bad taste. and how lucrative politics here can be. president yanukovychian was backed by russia and fled to moscow, the american who represented him, paul ma nafort american who represented him, paul manafort faces charges of money laundering. the us special council is trying to establish the exact

source of mr manafort‘s millions. this place is quite ridiculous. investigators in the united states wa nt to investigators in the united states want to know if the money flowed through oligarch gafrns or businessmen with ties to the kremlin, the question is whether russian money bought russian influence with paul manafort and ultimately, with donald trump? we have learned that ukraine's domestic intelligence service carried out a secret investigation into paul manafort. we went to meet a senior official who saw the report. what he told us goes much further than previous claims about mr manafort‘s fees for his work in ukraine. 0ne mr manafort‘s fees for his work in ukraine. one page from a ledger lea ked ukraine. one page from a ledger leaked last year shows $12. 5 million next to manafort‘s name. 0ur source says they have evidence that manafort was paid $600,000 a month overfour years, 28. 5 million in total. but they suspect it's more. our source

in total. but they suspect it's more. oui’ source says in total. but they suspect it's more. our source says there are two more. our source says there are two more ledgers, three secret black money funds, it's claimed. the cash in our political system has to be clean, he says, it shouldn't be corrupt, and the amounts involved arejust insane, be corrupt, and the amounts involved are just insane, this wasn't payment for political expertise, this was money to buy outside influence. mr manafort and his lawyer couldn't be reached today. but he's always denied wrongdoing. he says the ledger entries are forged. we understand that the fbi has the evidence gathered in kiev. however, ukraine's own investigation has halted. 0ur leadership miscalculated by backing clinton, he says, when trump won, it was a problem. so they suspended the manafort inquiry. this was the price of good relations. the charges against paul manafort

relate to what he did before he went to work for president trump. mrtrump says he is the victim of a witch—hunt. but the us special council is now trying to connect events here in ukraine with what happened later in the presidential campaign. paul wood, bbc happened later in the presidential campaign. paulwood, bbc news, kiev. that special investigation there by our correspondent paul wood into the allegations being made in ukraine against paul manafort. downing street says action must be taken to make sure the reputation of parliament isn't tarnished by allegations of sexual harassment. the leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, says that action is needed in days rather than weeks. numerous allegations have been made in recent days with mps accused of inappropriate behaviour towards fellow mps, secretaries and researchers. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. what really happens within westminster‘s walls? it is work for thousands of people but often for young staff

making their way it is a place with a fear they could face harm. with suspicions in the air about politicians‘ behaviour. order! the speaker told the parties it is theirjob to clean up. there must be zero tolerance of sexual harassment or bully here at westminster or elsewhere. andrea leadsom. with a stern faced theresa may alongside the leader of the commons promised a new complaints system for staff and vowed the parties will work together. 0ur constituents will be rightly appalled at the thought that some representatives in parliament may have acted in an entirely inappropriate way towards others. parliament must take action in days, not weeks. a new support team for staff is planned but how to tackle the more complicated question of culture? no woman, or man for that matter coming to work in this house should be subjected to unwanted sexual

advances from those in a position of power over them. no one should have to work in the toxic atmosphere of sleazy sexist or homophobic banter. do not think for a moment that much of this is really new. this place is about power and it has been an open secret for years that too often it's used for the wrong reasons. suspicions are running high once more but it's too early to say if this is the start of a turning point or refrain of the same old story. concerns about westminster‘s boozy culture where alcohol, ambition and long hours, collide are long held. in 2014 the tory mp nigel evans was tried and cleared of sexual abuse of young men. but his lawyer described drunken over familiarity. and the then boss

of the liberal democrats, lord renard, was accused of behaving inappropriately to female party members. he was never charged yet eventually admitted he might have invaded their personal space. one of those who accused him said that kind of behaviour was hardly rare. i also can see this behaviour being seen as quite normal, to bottom pinching or inappropriate kissing or any of the kind of social norms that you think on the one side might be ok suddenly goes into the wrong direction. one of the problems, mps employ their staff directly. who can easily complain about the boss to the boss? as a rep for common stuff summed up. if there is an issue and you have nobody to go to you are just going to slip away with your tail between your legs because you don't want to get a reputation as a troublemaker and the member gets away with it time and again because nobody will stand up and say, do you know what, there is a problem there. but whether victims are willing to spill this place's secrets could change the view of this place.

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the american actor and producer kevin spacey has apologised after being accused of making sexual advances towards a teenage actor in the 1980s. the claim was made by anthony rapp, who was 14 at the time of the alleged incident. mr spacey said he didn't remember the encounter but if it did happen it would have been deeply inappropriate. from los angeles, our correspondent james cook reports. they say we get the leaders we deserve... kevin spacey is one of the biggest names in show business — a two—time oscar winner currently starring in the netflix political drama house of cards. but his reputation is now in jeopardy because of allegations that date back to broadway in 1986. anthony rapp — on the left here in the musical rent — says spacey invited him to a party, carried him onto a bed, climbed on top of him and made a sexual advance. rapp, who was 14 at the time, said he squirmed away and left the house.

in a statement, kevin spacey said he did not remember the encounter but, if it happened, it would have been "deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour", for which he now apologised. he added, "i know that there are stories out there about me," saying, "i choose now to live as a gay man and i am examining my own behaviour." but that has provoked a backlash. it's ended up conflating two different issues. one, a big us star coming out as gay and being accused of sexually assaulting a teenager, they are two very different things. and unfortunately, it does feed into the negative stereotypes that homophobes have, that associates paedophilia with homosexuality. the scandal is rippling through london's west end too. no surprise, says one director. i think that many people in theatre and in the creative industries have been aware of many stories, of many people, over a lot of years and kevin spacey would be one of the people that people have

had concerns about. netflix says it's deeply troubled by the claims about its star and house of cards will end after its upcoming sixth season. and other claims are emerging. this journalist, heather unruh, says the actor assaulted someone close to her. he has not responded. no—one here thinks that kevin spacey will be the last big name to be ensnared in the web of allegations which has spun out after the harvey weinstein affair. hollywood is abuzz with gossip and rumour about who is next. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. in madrid, spanish state prosecutors are asking for all senior figures in the catalan regional government to be charged with rebellion, sedition and embezzlement. the spanish government suspended all the powers of the regional administration last friday after a unilateral declaration of independence by catalan leaders. 0ur correspondent james reynolds reports.

without resistance, spain's national government has taken over the running of this, the catalan region. sacked ministers and pro—independence activists have retreated for talks in crowded party offices. 0ne sacked cabinet member, josep rull, faced a walk to his car without his police bodyguard. are you still a minister? this morning, the sacked catalan deputy president, 0rioljunqueras, appeared unworried. but a short time later, the prosecutor in madrid announced serious charges against him and others. translation: in order to uphold the law, this office has filed charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of funds against the main catalan leaders. but the deposed catalan president, carles puigdemont — seen here on saturday — has chosen to escape

before facing arrest. where is puigdemont? where is he? well, i don't know. i cannot confirm you where is the president. i think that the president's office should say where is mr president. all i can say is that this weekend, i've been in contact with him, i've been speaking with him, and he's fine. but he is our president and president puigdemont, and our ministers and our government are our government. carles puigdemont is now potentially a fugitive from spanish justice. he may decide that it's best to stay away and try to set up a formal government in exile, but it's hard to see that having any immediate effect. here in catalonia, his opponents — the spanish national government — now run day—to—day life. james reynolds, bbc news, barcelona. the united nations has warned that levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere reached a record high last year. the world meteorological

0rganisation says human activity and the weather system known as el nino have driven c02 to a level not seen in 800,000 years. 0ur environment correspondent rebecca morelle has been taking a closer look at the findings. keeping track of our atmosphere. for decades, research stations like this one on the swiss alps have been monitoring levels of carbon dioxide. and their latest findings show that the greenhouse gas has hit a new high. it should be setting off alarm bells along the corridors of power around the world. we're talking that three parts per million increase, which is the biggest increase we've ever recorded. it's the biggest increase we can find in the geological record for millions of years. it's the fastest increase in 2016. this record—breaking rise has been driven by both human activities and the el nino weather phenomenon. every few years, the pacific ocean's service becomes warmer. this causes wind patterns to change, and whether is dramatically altered. it's caused droughts, stopping vegetation growing

and preventing plants and trees from soaking up carbon dioxide. it's also led to forest fires, which have injected more of the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. so how significant are today's findings? 0ver hundreds and thousands of years, carbon dioxide levels have fluctuated. but from 19505, levels have surged, and today's figures are the highest we've ever recorded. it's leading to unprecedented changes in places like the arctic, affecting the region's unique wildlife. a mother walrus still needs to find a place where her young can rest. more carbon dioxide traps more heat in the atmosphere, and this causes global temperatures to rise. here it means the ice is melting faster than the animals can adapt. in 2015, the world agreed to big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to limit warming.

but experts say today's figures should prompt a new sense of urgency. there is hope but we have to change our behaviour in the coming ten to 20 years to be successful in this mitigation report. so far we haven't been ambitious enough. the issue is that carbon dioxide lingers for hundreds of years. this will be the focus for international climate talks next week. so will the announcement that america plans to withdraw from the current climate agreement. finding a solution now may be more difficult to achieve. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. a father and several of his children are believed to have died in a fire at a farmhouse in powys in mid—wales. three other children are being treated in hospital after fleeing the blaze near llangammarch wells, but police say "a number of people" are missing — as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. total devastation. this farmhouse was home to a father and his children.

he's been named locally as dave cuthbertson, who is believed to be in his 605. the remote property in mid—wales was already well alight when fire crews arrived not long after midnight. three children aged 13, 12 and ten managed to escape, but others have died here. ronald birchall is a neighbour. he told me at least seven children lived at the farmhouse. ronald birchall is a neighbour. he told me at least seven children lived at the farmhouse. the youngest aged around five. absolutely devastated. we just cannot believe this has happened. but we don't know why it's happened. that is the big problem, isn't it? rescuers searched the countryside for other survivors. police confirmed that a number of people have died. due to the severity of damage at the scene, we are unable at this stage to identify any of the deceased, or to confirm the number of deceased. the family are well—known in this community, where there is great sadness this evening.

although the scene of this fire is remote, the access road remains blocked off, while scientists and fire officers carry out their investigations. the cause of this blaze is still unknown. they are looking for answers, but there are many questions here from the local community. sian lloyd, bbc news, llangammarch wellss. a long—awaited review into deaths in police custody has called for sweeping changes to the way the cases are investigated. the report — which was commissioned by theresa may when she was home secretary in 2015 — notes that prosecutions of police officers over the past 15 years haven't resulted in a single conviction. elaine dunkley reports. no peace, nojustice! they are the families whose loved ones have died in police custody. many say they are caught in a system where the truth is hard to find. in 2008 sean rigg, who had

mental health problems, died in police custody. cctv shows him lying unresponsive on the floor of brixton police station. as yet, no one has been prosecuted for his death. his sister marcia says there has been nojustice for her family and many others. it is one thing having to deal with the death, it is the battlefield afterwards that you just can't find out actually what happens to them. why have they got these injuries? where did these injuries come from? and they always seem to blame the person that died. when i first saw my brother, ifainted. all i can say is it is one of the most painful things i have ever had to do. 0thers share that pain. injune 2010, james herbert also died in police custody. he too had a history of mental illness. the police forces will get at taxpayers' expense, the legal representation they require.

you've lost somebody that you love very much, and you are then put into a situation where you have to beg, in effect, and grovel, to get funding to actually get a fair hearing at the inquest. today's review acknowledges that people suffering from a mental health crisis, particularly those from a black, asian and ethnic minority background, are more likely to die in police custody, due to the prolonged use of restraint. more than 100 recommendations have been made, which include holding police to account at an individual and corporate level if restraint is unnecessary, excessive or disproportionate. no conferring among initial accounts from police officers involved in a death in custody and free legal advice forfamilies. i think this report is a story of system failure over many years, and that is why the prime minister theresa may commissioned it, after she had met the families. and having met families myself with the home secretary, i share the view that this has got

to lead to profound change. my brother was killed during a mental health crisis... these families have fought for answers and campaigned for change. today's review is about the lessons that need to be learned after the death of their loved ones. but it's worth will be tested by how widely it will be implemented. elaine dunkley, bbc news. uhuru kenyatta has been declared president—elect of kenya after winning more than 98% of the votes in a re—run of the presidential election. the main opposition candidate — raila 0dinga — had called for his supporters to boycott the ballot. turnout was 39%, less than half the figure for the previous poll — and as our africa editor fergal keane reports. uhuru kenyatta, 7 million, 483,895. there was never going to be a surprise, and the result was the kind normally reserved for dictatorships. 98% for the president, because the opposition boycotted the process they alleged was rigged.

the victors sought to dampen the tensions exacerbated by this campaign. let us be peaceful. let us reach out to one another. let us share together. there is no need for violence. the news came at the close of the working day in nairobi, to a population weary from months of political wrangling. there was neither exultation or rage. but differences on the way forward for a divided nation. i'm happy, very happy. actually, i voted. i voted and i'm not regretting. there is no democracy in kenya right now. because he wants power and he is taking it by force. there has been some limited unrest in opposition strongholds. but the kind of energy

and organisation that precedes large—scale violence hasn't been obvious so far. and in tense western kenya, there are signs that community peacemaking efforts are working. here, a man from the opposition supporting ethnic group was murdered by neighbours who support the government. we came across an older struggle over land, inflamed by the current politics. local leaders prevented an escalation. we gave an indication that we are going to preach peace. we agreed yesterday that the communities who live along this border must respect one another. from the rural heartlands and the city streets, the struggle will now move back to the courts, with the opposition