this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11: two of president trump's former aides are convicted of criminal offences in separate legal cases — but the president denies any corruption in his 2016 election campaign. this is a witchhunt and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do with what they started out, looking for russians involved in our campaign, there were none. at a campaign rally in west virgina last night support for the president was undimmed, despite his lawyer telling a court he paid hush money to a porn star at the direction of mr trump in order to influence the election. banks are warned that it's "not fair" to automatically blame customers for falling victim to scams. facebook and twitter say they've taken down accounts containing misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia. the government says it intends to ban the sale of puppies and kittens by pet shops in england. the aim is to reduce the number

of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. and the number of listed buildings in england surpasses 400,000. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story: two of president trump's former aides have been convicted of criminal offences in separate legal cases. his former lawyer, michael cohen, admitted tax fraud and violating campaign finance laws — and implicated the president in his testimony. he told the court he had paid hush money to two women including the porn star stormy daniels at the direction of mr trump for the principal purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential election.

in a separate case a jury found mr trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, guilty of fraud. chris buckler has the details from washington. president trump landed in west virginia to attend a rally, and to face many questions about two men who were once part of his inner circle. in new york, mr trump's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud and breaking campaign finance laws. while, just outside washington, a jury found the president's former campaign manager paul manafort guilty of a series of financial crimes, in a case brought by the special counsel, robert mueller, who is assessing allegations of russian interference in america's presidential election. this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do what they started out — looking for russians involved in ourcampaign.

there were none. manafort‘s crimes were not connected to the period he worked for donald trump's campaign. but michael cohen claims some of his offences he admitted were committed under the orders of the president. he says mr trump told him to pay tens of thousands of dollars to stop the porn star stormy daniels from making allegations about a sexual relationship, and to silence the former playboy model karen mcdougal from going public with claims about an affair. mr cohen pled guilty to two campaign finance charges. what he did was he worked to pay money to silence two women who had information that he believed would be detrimental to the 2016 campaign. in front of his supporters in west virginia, mr trump avoided talking about his former lawyer. but mr trump is now himself facing serious allegations, a truth that he might find more difficult to dismiss with his usual catchphrases. chris buckler, bbc news, washington.

let's take a look at the front pages of some of the us papers this morning. "convictions tighten squeeze on trump" is the headline on the washington post. "pleading guilty — cohen implicates the president" — the new york times says trump's former fixer admits illegal payments to two women to sway 2016 presidential campaign. adding a "one—two punch puts trump back on his heels" and "all the president's henchmen" is splashed across the front of the daily news — with a snipe that paul manafort and michael cohen were two of the "best men" donald trump pledged to hire. let's get more reaction from the us now — 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes has more details. it has been an extraordinary few hours, when you have to separate court rooms, two men very closely associated with donald trump either

being found guilty or admitting to charges, serious charges, involving tax and bank fraud. there could be future implications for the president. the reaction has been, to some extent, down political lines. many of donald trump's bay supporters say they are sticking with him. the president was addressing one of his typical campaign style rallies, he did not address what has happened in the last few hours directly, though he did talk about the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, which again he described as a witchhunt. significantly he has not talked about what happened to michael cohen and the allegation that michael cohen made in court that he had been directed by, he did not name him, but it clearly was the president, someone but it clearly was the president, someone seeking federal office to breakfederal someone seeking federal office to break federal election law. that could long—term prove to be very significant.

speaking to us earlier, brian klaas, political scientist at london school of economics and columnist at washington post explained how serious and potentially politically damaging these verdicts are for trump. the bottom line for yesterday is that the president's lawyer, his personal attorney, implicated him in federal crimes. he said the crimes he he was bleeding guilty to wed done at the behest and direction of the federal candidate for federal office by which he meant donald trump. that is a truly remarkable moment at which the president's own attorney is turning on him. he has serious legaljeopardy going forward , serious legaljeopardy going forward, he will be sentenced in decemberand forward, he will be sentenced in december and may face many years in prison which will give leveraged to the prosecutors to work at the food chain toa the prosecutors to work at the food chain to a bigger fish. in this case, the only bigger fish is the president himself. the logic of the case, if he committed a crime which he pled guilty to yesterday, at the behest of donald trump, then trump would have been involved in

conspiracy to commit a crime. there's plenty more on the cases against michael cohen and paul manafort our website: you'll find all the latest reactions in the us and analysis of why things could be set to get worse for president trump — that's at bbc dot com forward—slash news — or download the bbc news app. banks have been told they must treat customers more fairly when they fall for scams. that's the message from the financial 0mbudsman, which says they are too ready to blame the customers themselves. last year, customers transferred nearly 240 million pounds to fraudsters, only a quarter of which was refunded by financial firms. uk finance, which represents the banks, says the industry has introduced new standards on how they respond to victims. but the ombudsman has said banks are too regularly blaming customers for being "grossly negligent" in giving out their personal information. it's really about the circumstances and piecing together what happens. the individual facts really matter.

we are saying to the banks, and you need proper evidence to look at this individually, not just make assumptions. what do you do if they don't listen to you? we have the power to make them pay the money back but if we found people were just not doing that routinely properly, we would report them to the regulator. facebook says it has disrupted a series of misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia, ahead of the us mid—term elections in november. the company said it had removed more than 600 pages and numerous accounts — which also targeted britain and countries in the middle east. twitter says it has suspended nearly three hundred accounts. a british man is feared dead after he was reportedly thrown from a banana boat at the santa clara dam in portugal on monday. richard chapelow — believed to be 29 and a marketing account managerfrom london — visited the area, an hour north of the algarve region, with a group of ten others. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is here with more details. what seems to have happened? this

happened on monday afternoon in the south of portugal. a group on a reservoir using the watersports facilities there, it sounds like they were being told at least four of them on a unbeatable banana boat behind a speedboat. —— they were being towed. the inflatable at the back of the speedboat flipped over, throwing for them into the water and richard sadly disappeared and has not been found since. the local fire service is trying to search the reservoir but it's a huge lake, a very deep lake and the fire service authorities say the visibility is very poor. there has been no sign of richard since monday afternoon. the fear is he will have lost his life, and drowned there. what more is known about the group? this was a group of ten people enjoying a holiday in the south of portugal. the group was being hosted byjohn hunt, who is the billionaire founder of the foxton is a state. he has

released a statement on behalf of his family saying his thoughts are with richards family aren't asking for privacy at this difficult time. they are in touch with authority in portugal and the foreign office is also involved, supposing richard's family. everyone waiting for some news, the search on going to see if they can find him. letting agents in england actively discriminate against tenants on housing benefit, according to a new report by shelter and the national housing federation. almost half of branches which were asked said they had no suitable homes or landlords willing to let to benefit claimants, and one in ten banned them outright. the government says those who feel discriminated against can complain to redress schemes, which all agents must be part of. a bbc news investigation has found that some ryanair passengers who received compensation for cancelled and delayed flights were sent cheques that hadn't been signed. other customers said they had been charged extra banking fees after cheques bounced. rya nair has apologised and blamed the problem on an "administrative error", asjulian sturdy reports. it has been a summer of chaos, delays and

cancellations for rya nair. some water, anyone? since april, a million passengers across europe have been disrupted. but with holidays and work trips ruined, who pays? ryanair blames most delays on bad weather and air traffic control shortages. it has turned down many claims for refunds and compensation. but some passengers thought they had been lucky when their cheques arrived in the post. when i received a cheque, there was no signature on the cheque. so, you know, i took some time away from work to try and bank the cheque, but was told by the lloyds bank teller that i couldn't use it. gordon fong was flying from the south of spain to bournemouth, but the plane had a problem and had to divert to madrid. after three hours on the ground it took off again, but landed instead at birmingham, around 5:00am the following morning. he had to take a taxi 150 miles home, arriving back over nine hours late. 0ther ryanair passengers also had problems cashing

their compensation cheques. i banked the cheque, didn't think anything would be wrong with it, and then it was weeks later when i received a letter from the bank to say that the cheque had bounced. i was absolutely dumbstruck. rya nair has apologised for an administrative error, and said a very small number of cheques were issued without the required signatory. it says these were reissued a week ago, but several passengers we've spoken to haven't received them yet. julian sturdy, bbc news. we can talk now to simon benson in edinburgh, whose compensation cheque from ryanair has bounced. thank you forjoining us. what happened? i was waiting at bologna airport with my son to get our flight airport with my son to get our flight back to stansted, at the end ofjuly. just as we were boarding the flight, we were told the flight

had been cancelled. we were stuck in bologna for 36 hours, my son who did the booking received a compensation check on the 23rd ofjuly, we paid it in last week into his bank account and it bounced. he got it backin account and it bounced. he got it back in the post yesterday to say it had no signature. have you had to pay fees for that cheque bouncing as well? i presume he will have done, it was paid into my son's account. what do you think about it?|j it was paid into my son's account. what do you think about it? i don't have a particularly high opinion of ryanair, and this has only emphasise that. in the future, i will be prepared to pay more to have a better quality service and compensation. ryanair say it was an administrative oversight. everyone makes mistakes, will you let them off? it just makes mistakes, will you let them off? itjust seems like we need to computer generate these checks, how

can you generate checks without the appropriate signatures on? i am 58 andi appropriate signatures on? i am 58 and i have never in my life had a cheque received from a company of an organisation which has been bounced for such a significant error. i question that. i think there is something in their philosophy that may allows them to feel they can get away with letting some bounce and some people won't bother to try to follow it up, i don't know. they have said they have issued new checks to anyone that has had it bounced cheque, has your son had another one? now he has not. he has talked to rya nair another one? now he has not. he has talked to ryanair but not heard anything back from them. thank you for joining anything back from them. thank you forjoining us. the headlines on bbc news: two of president trump's former aides are convicted of criminal offences in separate legal cases. the financial ombudsman tells banks they should treat customers more fairly when they fall victim to fraud. facebook and twitter say they've taken down hundreds of accounts linked to iran and russia containing misinformation campaigns. sport now.

india have won the third test at trent bridge they took the one wicket that they needed in the third over of the day...to complete victoiry by 203 runs. england lead the series 2—1 with two to play. leeds united are top of the championship table after they drew 2—all at swansea. pablo hernandez with leeds' second equaliser. the swans are third. serena williams has topped the forbes rich list of female athletes for the third year running — because of a 1k month break to have a baby she won less than £50,000 in prize money but made almost fourteen million through endorsements. i'll be back with more on those stories.

iam sure i am sure we will be seeing you at half—past. pet shops could be banned from selling puppies and kittens under new government plans to crackdown on unethical breeders. the aim is to reduce the number of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. under the proposals, people would have to buy their pets from a registered breeder or a rescue centre, as andy moore reports. it is estimated that tens of thousands of animals are raised in puppy farms every year and then sold on to an unsuspecting public. they might appearfor sale in a pet shop, or be advertised privately. the poster girl of a ban on third—party sales was a cavalier king charles spaniel called lucy. she was rescued from a puppy farm in a terrible condition, after being kept for breeding in a cramped cage. more than 150,000 people signed a petition calling for what became known as lucy's law. animal charities have generally welcomed this government proposal.

we believe that this has been a loophole for a number of years. the rspca has been investigating illegal trafficking of dogs, both from the continent and within the uk, and we hope that this announcement will stamp out that trade. the proposed new law won't just apply to puppies. at this animal rescue centre in bristol, there are plenty of kittens available for rehoming. the government hopes that forcing people to get their pets from animal rescue centres like this will put those who breed them in cramped factory conditions out of business. the environment secretary, michael gove, said he hoped the ban would mean those who had a complete disregard for animal welfare would no longer be able to profit from their miserable trade. i'm joined now by charlotte longster, the senior public affairs officer at the charity dog's trust. how many pets are being bred through

these breeders that we were hearing about in our report, effectively breeding in cramped factory conditions? the large concern we haveis conditions? the large concern we have is that we just don't know. we have is that we just don't know. we have a rough idea there might be 9 million dogs in the uk and as a result there would be a certain amount needed each year to maintain that number. actually the big difficulty is, lots of these people are doing it behind closed doors and we just are doing it behind closed doors and wejust don't are doing it behind closed doors and we just don't know how many are passing away or being poorly bred and having problems throughout their life. what are the sort of problems that are occurring as a result? the difficulty is when puppies are poorly bred they can face a number of difficulties, some of the bigger ones such as parvovirus comes from the conditions they are kept in means they can pass away. if treatable, it can cost a lot of money for the new owner. 0ther conditions can be that poor breeding that results in health conditions throughout their lives. presumably

you welcome this new band? we are delighted the government are taking this forward and we think it's a great opportunity to implement some other changes that can really crack down on the straight and see those unscrupulous unscrupulous traders off. would someone know when they buy a pet if it's come from that sort of environment? it's a big concern because we know lots of the people behind this are making lots of money, and scrupulously covering their tracks and making it difficult to tell if are reading the puppies for profit or selling them on. we wa nt to for profit or selling them on. we want to see some changes that are making it much clearer and more transparent for new prospective puppy transparent for new prospective puppy buyers. aren't a lot of the problems linked with certain breeds the result anyway of breeding purebreds, so not necessarily specifically because of the conditions these animals have been bred in? some of the problems can come from those sorts of breeding practices, and certainly we see some inherited defects in certain breeds. actually we need to clean up the

whole practice and we really need to make sure the welfare of puppies as being at first as opposed to profit. so, probably does won't be affected by this? no, anyone doing this by the book is absolutely not going to be affected. -- so, proper breeders won't be affected? this is a next step that will have make it a much more transparent situation that wa nts to more transparent situation that wants to welcome a puppy into their home. when you say buy the book, to pin it down in terms of what is a cce pta ble pin it down in terms of what is acceptable in breeding and what isn't, is going to be quite difficult to make that something black and and white? no, the changes that come in in september, there is a raft of guidance that makes it quite clear the way breeding should be done and how it should be carried out to make sure the puppies welfare is per person hid first. lots of people that are doing this on scrupulously paid no regard to that guidance. it is as you have seen

with a shocking images of puppies being bred in cramped conditions, not being fed or water down after being removed from their mum is much too early. presumably welcome news for animal rescue homes. how difficult is it currently with animal rescue homes to rehouse all the animals that end up there? it's great news for us. we are concerned that we homing centres are not regulated and one of the conditions of this is that you could get a puppy of this is that you could get a puppy from a bee homing organisation. we want to see all regulation of those organisations like us to make sure this whole trade is as tight as possible and unscrupulous breeders can't be using that as another guise to hide their practices. thank you forjoining us. donald trump's presidency has been rocked by developments in two criminal investigations involving former close advisers. his former lawyer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations, including paying hush—money to mr trump's alleged former mistresses. he implicated donald trump in some of his actions.

and in a separate trial, paul manafort — mr trump's former campaign manager — has been found guilty of tax and bank fraud unrelated to the election. let's speak to laura podesta from cbs news. thank you forjoining us. how uncomfortably thank you forjoining us. how u nco mforta bly close thank you forjoining us. how uncomfortably close is best to president trump? yesterday michael cohen, president trump's form my personal attorney told a federal judge here in new york that he helped arrange hush money payments to tee women in the run—up to the 2016 presidential election. at the direction of them candid trump. cohen did not name the two women who claimed to have had affairs with mr trump, which the president denies having, colin also did not name the president but he did say it was someone who was running for a

federal office. what does this ultimately mean for trump? the president's lawyer right now, rudy giuliani said in a statement there is no allegation of anyone doing against the president in the government's charges against mr cohen. prosecutors charged that mr cohen's $130,000 payments to porn star stormy daniels was effectively a donation to mr trump's campaign, so if mrtrump a donation to mr trump's campaign, so if mr trump directed that himself that would be in violation but clearly rudy giuliani trying to distance the president from any sort of wrongdoing. michael cohen's lawyer asked after the proceedings yesterday if these payments were a crime for michael cohen, why would they not be a crime for donald trump? is it possible for trump to be prosecuted over this or impeached? it is very possible. i think that is the big question that lots of people in the republican party, democratic party are asking

this morning. that's what we are going to be, that sort of evidence will be be looked at, and is being collected. as far as that word impeachment being thrown out there, we have not heard it coming across our airwaves any time so it's really, i think it's going to happen to be further down the line whether or not that will happen. the ongoing investigation led by robert mueller over alleged collusion between the trump campaign and russia to survey the 2016 election is michael cohen likely now to cooperate with that investigation? very likely. his attorney said yesterday that he was going to be an open book in regard to the mueller investigation and what he knows. also yesterday, the former campaign chairman for president trump was found guilty of eight financial crimes, so we know

paul manafort is also going to be looked at as far as the mueller investigation. that was the first victory of that investigation so moving forward, whether or not president trump actually testifies, that will be a big question as to whether he will be implicated in the mueller investigation and impossible collusion with russia. thank you. a quarter of school age children have never been taken for a sight test by their parents — that's according to a survey by the association of optometrists, which says that children are developing permanent vision problems because they are not being examined early enough. the report reveals that more than half of parents surveyed assume their child will have a full eye test at primary school, heidi tomlinson reports. an eyesight check for 15—year—old eve. she has one good eye and one lazy eye. it is a condition called amblyopia, and affects around 3% of people. well done, let's have a look at the letters with your other eye. if it is not treated early, it can lead to permanent sight

loss in the weaker eye. eve was diagnosed at seven. it's just a shock at how much difference there was. i can see, and it's clear, and everything is how it should be. but as soon as they cover it up, everything is blurry. it's quite scary, because i can't see out of this eye. it made me feel like a terrible parent, really, because you want to do your best by your children, and finding out that there's a problem which could have been sorted earlier, but you weren't aware of it, was really hard to handle. children should have an eye test at around three years old, then if they're lazy around three years old, then if they‘ re lazy eye around three years old, then if they're lazy eye is detected vision can still be improved using a combination of glasses and an eye patch to cover the strong eye, forcing the week guy to. after the age of seven or eight, it becomes very difficult to treat because the eyes of fully formed. a survey from the association of optometrists found a quarter of children have never been to an eye test,

and around half of parents believe their child will have a full sight test at primary school. that is not the case. well, it's a bit of a postcode lottery at the moment, with screening being available in some areas, but not universally, across—the—boa rd. this condition has few symptoms. parents often don't know there is a problem until it is too late. taking their children for a free eye test at around three years of age is key. the icelandic actor stefa n karl stefa nsson, who played the villain robbie rotten on lazytown, has died aged 43 from cancer. stefansson was best known for his role on the children's show, which was produced from 2004 to 2014. the programme was translated into dozens of languages and was broadcast in more than 180 countries. the headlines are coming up on bbc news channel. in a moment we'll say goodbye to viewers on bbc2 — first we leave you with a look at the weather.

you may have heard we have some changes in the weather over the next few days. it's going to turn much cooler by the time we get to friday, a freshening process today across northern areas. some sunshine out there but mostly cloudy, particularly across northern england, wales and do the south—west of england. some rain moving south east, quite light and patchy but thatis east, quite light and patchy but that is the dividing line really. some sunny conditions for scotland and northern ireland but fresher. look at the yellow compared to the warm, humid conditions ahead of that band of rain across the south—east. temperatures up to about 25 or 27 degrees, but further north, temperatures of about 18 to 21. that band of rain will continue to move south and east, a humid night in the far south—east but a fresher night otherwise. into thursday, there will be some sunshine and showers for scotla nd be some sunshine and showers for

scotland and northern ireland, temperatures here 16 degrees. coming down a touch across the south—east but going even lower on friday. hello again. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... donald trump's presidency has been rocked by developments in two criminal investigations involving one—time members of his inner circle. his former lawyer, michael cohen, has pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations. in a separate trial, paul manafort, mr trump's former campaign manager, has been found guilty of tax and bank fraud. the financial 0mbudsman service has criticised banks for failing to treat customers fairly when they fall victim to fraud. it says the banks regularly try to avoid paying a refund, by wrongly claiming that customers were grossly negligent. facebook says it has disrupted a series of misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia, ahead of the us mid—term elections in november.

the company said it had removed more than 600 pages and numerous accounts. the government says it intends to ban the sale of puppies and kittens by pet shops and other commercial dealers in england. the aim is to reduce the number of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. the number of listed buildings in england has reached 400,000. we'll be taking a look at the latest additions, including the former headquarters of the bicycle maker raleigh in nottingham. sport now. he is all leave. —— here's 0llie. good morning. it's all over at trent bridge. india completing, a 203 run victory in the third over on the final day of the third test. with england already nine down. it was a thankless task forjimmy anderson and adil rashid who headed out to the middle half an hour ago knowing full well they'd

have little to no chance of reaching the 521 needed to win the match. anderson was the last man out. england always up against it after they collapsed to 161 all out in theirfirst innings. england still lead the series 2—1 going into the fourth test at southampton next week. so what positivies if any will england take from trent bridge? here's our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew. they will take the good and bad as usual, as you expect them to do and was a lot of bad but there was some good. the bad was the way england batted costing in the match. they will lose today, no doubt about that, and the rather let the reckless way or lack of defensive technique they showed in the first innings was responsible for that. too many slip catches going down and a loss of confidence now as well which they have to do something about. need good, joss butler, the way he batted yesterday was really good for him. one of the most

swashbuckling backs of the round when he knuckled down to get his first test century in that manner, that was great. he showed great patience and ben stokes showing the others how to do it. that was the good but plenty of bad. the football season may well be in its infancy but there's big problrms for this man already. steve mcclaren's qpr side lost their fourth match on the spin last night, 3—0 at home to bristol rovers having shipped seven to west brom at the weekend. losing 7—1. they are the worst team in the whole of the football league and are propping up the championship. leeds united are on top of it. leeds united are top of the championsip table after drawing with swansea. they have made a brilliant start under their new maanger marcelo bielsa, even though they did drop their first points of the season. 0li mcburnie twice gave swansea the lead at the liberty stadium. they were relegated last season, but could this be leeds' year? pablo hernandez got the equaliser against his former club

and the point is enough for them to climb above boro at the top on goal difference. serena williams has taught the women's athlete richard list this year. this just remphasises that being a rich athelte has nothing to do with prize money, serena williams was out for over a year having a baby, but has won just under £50,000 pounds on tour, but picked up over £14 million pounds in endorsemnts and sponsorship deals. it's the third year running that she has come out on top, earning twice as much as any other female athlete off the court. lots of money swilling around in tennis at the moment. eight of the top 10 in the rich list are tennis players. retired race driver danica patrick make the top 10. and so did pv sindhu, this really surprised me. a 23 year old indian badminton player. olympic and commonwealth silver medallist, has been ranked number two in the world but a massive star in india and again, very marketable endorsing loads of products and she is in the top 10. we'rejust over a month

away from the ryder cup, and tiger woods' return to form has left him in a rather unusual situation. he's already been named as one of us captainjim furyk‘s vice—captains for the tournament in france but because he's in such good form. runner up runnerupa runner up a few weeks ago. there's every chance he could also get a wildcard pick to play. i want to be picked and i want to be stuck part of the team. the interesting role is i am the vice captain soi interesting role is i am the vice captain so i have to talk about myself in the third person which is an interesting conversation we have, we have a lot of fun with it but i'm on the shortlist and sometimes i had to pull myself out of their and talk about myself in the third person. americans love talking about themselves in a third person. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. donald trump is under mounting

pressure after his former lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws and implicated the president in his crimes. mr cohen — who once said he'd take a bullet for the president — said he was ordered to use election funds during the 2016 presidential race to pay two women who claimed they'd had affairs with mr trump. it came as anotherjury convicted donald trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort of bank and tax fraud — prior to his work for the president. for more anaylsis on this now i am joined by drjames boys — a us political analyst and historian. thank you are much forjoining us. how uncomfortable is this for the president? it must be very uncomfortable. within the space of one single hour, he had his lawyer and former campaign chairman found guilty of very high crimes which are going to carry cbs jail time for both gentlemen. paul mannerfor looks like he could spend the rest

of his life behind bars. —— paul manafort, and he has another series of charges coming up in the next few months. it could only get worse for donald trump in brood at this point in time. could donald trump be prosecuted? it is hard to say. a sitting president cannot be indicted for a crime but it is possible of course that if he is accused of crimes, he could very well face an impeachment process in the united states congress although that would be historically a problematic thing to do because no sitting president has ever been fully removed from office during the impeachment process. always really are some way away from that but it is being looked at about the potential. where we are right now, though, with these two men who are very close to him

and others being looked at and knowing that michael to end was working for him for 12 years, he was called his mr fix working for him for 12 years, he was called his mrfix it. —— michael cohen was called his mr fix it. how much did this unravel? like many relationships, it could end slowly and very quickly quite frankly. let's not forget michael flynn is in the mix as well, as former national security adviser, who has also been found guilty and faces sentencing later in the year so a whole host of individuals are quickly lining up, facing serious jail time and easiest way to get around that is to proffer some statement on a higher art. the only higher, for donald trump, is sadly be president. for these individual to getjail time rescinded, that could be problematic for the president very quickly. looking at watergate, that was our

very quickly. nixon was re—elected in november 1972 and by august 74, he resigned the office. 0nce in november 1972 and by august 74, he resigned the office. once these things gather pace, they can move very quickly indeed. these things are being uncovered by the robert mueller investigation into alleged collusion between donald trump and russia over the 2016th collusion between donald trump and russia over the 20 16th collection. 0bviously russia over the 20 16th collection. obviously a lot of people now will be co—operating with that in a way they might not have done as a result of what is happening here. when will that report and how significant a moment is that going to be? robert muller has effectively and indefinite curfew to address here. there have been calls from the republican party, from rudy giuliani, to wrap this up by the midterm election. he is under no obligation to do so so this could drag out for months if not years as

indeed the investigation of bill clinton did during his time in office. that report is going to be very important indeed. it will no doubt form the basis for any proceedings against the president if indeed that is the conclusion of the report. as you rightly added to, the more people facing serious jail time, the more people brought before a grandjury, time, the more people brought before a grand jury, the more people that have charges brought against them, the more likely it is that something is going to emerge which will be very incriminating for the president, i would very incriminating for the president, iwould imagine. very incriminating for the president, i would imagine. thank you much. there's plenty more on the cases against michael cohen and paul manafort our website. you'll find all the latest reactions in the us and analysis of why things could be set to get worse for president trump. facebook says it has disrupted a series of misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia removing more than 600 pages and numerous accounts, while twitter says it also suspended

nearly 300 accounts. here to discuss this is our media editor, amol rajan. hello. what was apparently happening with these pages? delicately fight 652 pages, groups or accounts on facebook were inauthentic. -- it looks like. these originated in iran russia and facebook announced last night it was getting rid of all, deleting all of these accounts and within an hour, twitter upward of 284 different accounts. what is really interesting about this is has been a lot of focus and attention the threat from russia, newport russia might be involved in the 20 16th collection. —— the thought that russia might have been involved in the 2016th collection. these accou nts the 2016th collection. these accounts look like they are plausible, authentic news organisations but they have ties to

people trying to disrupt our leading think about news stories and much of the stuff facebook has got rid of is tied to iranians state media. we had news of microsoft disrupting activity online. while the company is getting more proactive and looking at what is happening in dealing with it? they are. they are dependent on artificial intelligence and technology to determine this stuff so they are being proactive rather than reactive. there is a funny tension here in that the longer you leave these accounts open and active, the more we understand about the methods these people used to deploy the information or misinformation. facebook has taken a serious hit this year the stories around cambridge analytic and the company has to get rid of these very quickly. 0nce company has to get rid of these very quickly. once you get rid of these fa ke quickly. once you get rid of these fake accounts, sometimes there is a temptation to leave them up a little while so you can understand how they are operating as one of the issues

the technology companies face is at the technology companies face is at the same time as their investigation, there are law—enforcement investigations around the world that are trying to ta ke around the world that are trying to take these pages down. what is emerging is a sense that this, direct from hackers, psychic unity fa ke accou nts direct from hackers, psychic unity fake accounts and social media, will be very difficult to elevate completely. the nature of these accou nts completely. the nature of these accounts and the companies have to get better and better proactively searching out the account and using machinery rather than manpower to get rid of them. thank you. pleasure. we've been hearing this morning that people on housing benefit are being discriminated against when it comes to renting privately — that's according to a report by shelter and the national housing federation. the study highlights how this disproportionately affects women. jayne mccubbin reports: you'd like your own bedroom, wouldn't you ? joanne is a single mother who works

as a dinner lady and lives in a 3—bedroom house with her three children. they have been desperate for more space for years. butjo tells me she has been refused every home she has seen, as she is on housing benefit. you don't even get your foot in the door. it is almost like in the old days they said no blacks, no irish, no dogs, now it is no dss. in an undercover investigation, six chains of letting agents were called by researchers posing as potential tenants. almost half of all branches said they had no homes or landlords willing to let someone on housing benefit, one in ten had a blanket ban. this is still a grey area, legally. 60% of benefit recipients are women, 95% of single parents on benefit are women. so indirect discrimination laws, which are there to protect women, are relevant in this case. we are hoping to bring more test cases which show this isn't just immoral, it is notjust discrimination, it is actually also illegal. speak to the industry though, and they say legitimate business reasons are behind

this, not discrimination. about half of landlords actually have a mortgage on the property and many mainstream mortgage lenders will prohibit renting to people in receipt of housing benefit. unfortunately sometimes they just tend to go with the easier option. but is easy always legal? the very first test case is likely to be heard this autumn, 100 years after women won the vote which they had hoped would give them equal access to housing. if you were a single woman, you couldn't afford the rent and also nobody wanted to take you on. so this is mary higgs, who did something about it. she did. she did something quite radical. the vicar‘s wife from this church in 0ldham set out in rags to find outjust where lone women could find shelter. she toured the slums and the workhouses. she campaigned for better houses for lone women and she inspired the national association of women's lodging houses.

the great sadness was that after all of this, mary herself was made homeless. when her husband died in 1907, she had to move out of the parsonage and she had no income, she had no home and she had two children dependent upon her. she was helped in the way that she had helped other women. it wasn't until 1937 when her work was rewarded with an 0be, she died two weeks later. her ashes are scattered in the church she had once called home. the quality of housing has improved substantially since women won the vote, but mary higgs' battle for women to access housing is one which charities say is still being fought today. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... two of president trump's former aides are convicted of criminal offences in separate legal cases. the financial 0mbudsman tells banks

they should treat customers more fairly when they fall victim to fraud. facebook and twitter say they've taken down hundreds of accounts linked to iran and russia containing misinformation campaigns. i'm ben thompson. iin the business news... price comparison websites offering car insurance policies are rife with errors according to the consumer body which? they say millions of consumers are not getting a clear picture from the websites they visit and are receiving policy documents that differ to what was offered online. more turbulence at ryanair. angry passengers say compensation cheques they received from the airline for cancelled flights have bounced because they were unsigned. rya nair has apologised and blamed the problem on an administrative error. and uber is close to reaching a settlment over several sexual harassment and discrimination claims. the firm will pay £1.5—million to 56 workers who say they were victims

of sexual harassment and in addition 485 people will receive £8,500 each over gender and racial discrimination claims. good morning. people with mental health issues face huge extra premiums or are refused travel insurance — even when their problems are well managed. new research from the money and mental health policy institute shows that several insurers hiked premiums by over 400% for people who disclosed mental health problems they also found one in three people tacking the issue have travelled with no insurance to cover their mental health. as a result of rising premiums, 45% of people with mental health problems ‘never‘ disclose their illness to their travel insurer. helen undy, who's a director at the money and mental

health policy institute. that is a mouthful. hello, sorry from setting up the name of the institute. let's talk about the issue here because it is a really surprising one. you would not think that insurers could discriminate over mental health problems. absolutely and it is interesting that when you go through the application process, you do not be asked about your physical health problem, your as about specific ones that will affect you over the long—term and you're likely to claim on holiday but you get asked if you have ever had a mental health problem including historic episodes from decades ago that you're no longer receiving treatment. you can see why with physical problems that insurers have too increased the premium if he were called up abroad and had to be brought back but there are no statistics year, are there? no specific issues and some to go back decades and may have gone away now. you might have dealt with it. there are some circumstances in

which your mental health might cause you to incur health bills on holiday if you're really unwell and it is reasonable that your premium might cost more if you had more acute problems like mental health problems that affect you in that way so when you go through the application for travel insurance, they were asked about diagnosis and if you're taking medication so we do expect some premium increase when you disclose that information but we are seeing as increases right across the board when those conditions are very old and historic. even then you are living with the condition now, the increases we are seeing an leg are enormous. we saw increases of 2000% or being offered premiums that cost more while also excluding any pay—out related to mental health so paying more for less cover. the definitions of some of these problems can be quite vague and can cover a very wide range of symptoms so someone who faces bouts of depression at a very rare and isolated or someone who has a

long—term problem, there is no distinction at the moment. that is pa rt distinction at the moment. that is part of the issue and the questions you get as an insurance comparison site and when you are at by a specific insurer, they are hard to fill in so doing you are asked if you have ever been diagnosed with mental instability which is not a condition that you would have a conversation with the doctor about so that is an issue and i think it is about making sure that when people are going through that disclosure process that it is not distressing or painful said people we re distressing or painful said people were being asked about things like suicide attempts or self harm and serious mental health conditions in an online form or conversation with an online form or conversation with a call centre with an operator with no training and they were finding that in itself was a big barrier to taking out insurance. particularly coming ata taking out insurance. particularly coming at a time when you're told we should talk about things much more. thank you so much, helen. in other news...

the s&p 500 share index, which tracks the 500 biggest public companies in america, is poised for a new record. by the end of trade today, the benchmark index could go 3,453 days without a fall of 20% or more, marking the longest rally ever in us history. it sounds a bit complicated. why does it matter? 0ur north american business correspondent kim gittleson explains what's behind the winning streak. 0n on wednesday, investors on wall street will probably be having themselves that back patting themselves that back patting themselves on the back. that is because the index of america's leading companies are set to hit a milestone, the longest market in history. that mike bull market in history. that mike bull market in history. what is a bull market? it is when a market rises 20% from a trough. the opposite being a bad market which is a 20% fall from a peak. —— a bear market. it will have been rising for 3553 days, the

longest of the boom in the 1990s. that is why we will expect a future yea rs that is why we will expect a future years and quibbling about definitions in the new york stock exchange today. hope you're paying attention, there is a test tomorrow. and on to scottish oil, £13 billion more was spent and raised in 2017— ageing because income from north sea oil group. that of course represents nearly 8% of everything scotland dials, its entire gdp. down slightly from the near 9% in the previous year. first minister nicola sturgeon said it showed scotland was on the right trajectory. coffee prices have fallen to the lowest level in decades due to an oversupply in global markets. but unfortunately it will not impact how much we pay for coffee because it is priced in us dollars with the dollar's recent strength against

sterling, that means the prices will balance out and it is roughly the same as it was two years ago. and mexican farmers are up in arms, after accusing volkswagen of causing a drought — just to protect its newly made cars from hailstones. the car—maker has been using "hail cannons" — sonic devices that disrupt the formation of hailstones in the atmosphere — to clear storm clouds hovering above the new cars parked on its car parks. but farmers say that's starved the land of rain and made them lose 2,000 hectares of crops — they want about about £3.1 million in compensation. a quick look the markets. if you are on the border. the s and p about to hit guys new high. some over the exact numbers but a really strong bull run from the market. up by more than a quarter of 1% and that is what the currencies are doing. a lot of debate at the moment surrounding

trade with russia, united states and china which is having a real impact on many markets. that's all the business news. the number of english sites on the national heritage list has reached 400,000 for the first time — with the head office of bike manufacturer raleigh in nottingham, the latest to be given protected status. it isn't just buildings that are listed though — the catalogue includes battlefields, shipwrecks and landscapes. lizo mzimba has more. v0|ceover: the duchess goes on to birmingham to open the new airport that has cost well over £250,000. the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kent, was the original terminal at what was to later to become birmingham airport. it's now been given listed status as an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture.

the number of listed sites in england has now reached 400,000 thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide—ranging. some of the time, it could be to do with architectural merit and quality. sometimes it could be to do with engineering innovation and design innovation. other times, it could be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual. 0rjust the sheer beauty of space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches' spotters cottage in shropshire, a now rare example of the agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycling company head office in nottingham which has an exterior decorated with panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. and more recent buildings, like plymouth‘s theatre royal, which was opened in 1982 and which is seen as a striking and sophisticated example of 20th—century design. being listed means a site receives special protection, hopefully ensuring that it can continue to be appreciated and enjoyed by future generations. lizo mzimba, bbc news. in a moment, we'll say goodbye

to viewers on bbc two. first we leave you with a look at the weather with simon king. thank you. you may have heard that it is going to turn much cooler by the end of the week. we've got fresh conditions already starting to work their way in across northern and western parts of the uk and with that, breaks of rain, a wet start to the day across scotland and northern ireland but that train is moving its way south and east words. a bit of sunshine out there at the moment in shropshire. you can see a bit of blue sky here. that blue sky is not going to last because that brain i mentioned in northern parts is moving its way in across northern england, western wales and it will increase the crowd across central areas and you can see from the forecast this afternoon that it is moving south and east lives. it is

patchy and all right in places as it moves south—eastwards but behind it, these guys are clearing, decent stills of sunshine and as you can see from the yellow hair, much fresher conditions coming in as opposed to the warmer, humid conditions about what the south east where temperatures will get up to around 27 celsius. a bit of sunshine here, some cloud around, 19—21dc in scotla nd here, some cloud around, 19—21dc in scotland and northern ireland. through tonight, the rain continues to move its way south and east, still warm and unit across south and east england but that one area of rain will also bring a much fresher night behind it. 10—11dc and more co mforta ble night behind it. 10—11dc and more comfortable for sleeping. that fresher weather behind the cold front moving into the south east, then another cold front moving into scotla nd then another cold front moving into scotland and northern ireland through thursday and it is behind this one that you notice we lose the yellow and we've got the blue. the logical error coming in all the way from queensland and the arctic. ——

coming in from queensland. that is all generally clear. there will be sunshine from many, bit on the heavy side. blustery winds. temperatures 15-16dc in side. blustery winds. temperatures 15—16dc in scotland and northern ireland would be cool to not quite greeting in from the south east. 21-23dc but greeting in from the south east. 21—23dc but fresher than today. the second cold front, the one that is reducing the really cool air, that means all of us are under the influence of that arctic air. with it, we will have quite a few showers coming to scotland, northern ireland, northern areas of england as well, but some sunshine particularly than to the south—east of england. temperatures 14—17dc in the north but up to 19 celsius in london. this damage is much, much lower than they have been an recent days so much better weather coming up. —— this damage is much lower.

that is it from me. goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at midday: president trump's former lawyer is convicted of violating campaign finance laws, saying he paid hush money on the president's orders. michael cohen is one of two former aides convicted of criminal offences in separate cases within minutes of each other — but mr trump denies any corruption in his presidential campaign. this is a witchhunt and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do what they started out, looking for russians involved in our campaign — there were none. at a campaign rally in west virgina last night support for the president was undimmed, but the convictions revive speculation that the president himself may

face legal proceedings. banks are warned that it's "not fair" to automatically blame customers for falling victim to scams. facebook and twitter say they've taken down accounts containing misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia. ryanair admits nearly 190 customers were sent unsigned compensation cheques for delayed or cancelled flights which then bounced. the government says it intends to ban the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops in england. the aim is to reduce the number of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. and the number of listed buildings in england surpasses 400—thousand. good morning.

it's august 22nd. i'm joanna gosling. our top story: two of president trump's former aides have been convicted of criminal offences in separate legal cases. his former lawyer, michael cohen, admitted tax fraud and violating campaign finance laws — and implicated the president in his testimony. he told the court he had paid hush money to two women including the porn star stormy daniels at the direction of mr trump for the principal purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential election. in a separate case a jury found mr trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, guilty of fraud. chris buckler has the details from washington. president trump landed in west virginia to attend a rally, and to face many questions about two men who were once part of his inner circle. in new york, mr trump's former lawyer and fixer michael cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud

and breaking campaign finance laws. while, just outside washington, a jury found the president's former campaign manager paul manafort guilty of a series of financial crimes, in a case brought by the special counsel, robert mueller, who is investigating allegations of russian interference in america's presidential election. this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. this has nothing to do what they started out, looking for russians involved in ourcampaign. there were none. manafort‘s crimes were not connected to the period he worked for donald trump's campaign. but michael cohen claims some of the offences he admitted were committed under the orders of the president. he says mr trump told him to pay tens of thousands of dollars to stop the porn star stormy daniels from making allegations about a sexual relationship, and to silence the former playboy model karen mcdougal from going public with claims about an affair. mr cohen pled guilty to two campaign finance charges.

what he did was he worked to pay money to silence two women who had information that he believed would be detrimental to the 2016 campaign. in front of his supporters in west virginia, mr trump avoided talking about his former lawyer. but mr trump is now himself facing serious allegations, a truth that he might find more difficult to dismiss with his usual catchphrases. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. some of the reaction on twitter now. lanny davis — says "this is a new beginning for michael cohen, his chance to tell the "rest of the story" 0njuly 2nd michael announced his independence and his commitment to tell the truth he goes on to add... "now michael cohen is committed to continue to do so going forward as can be seen from his sworn statement in federal court today about donald trump's instruction telling michael cohen to pay money to 2 women that mr cohen admitted

was a campaign finance law violation and stormy daniels hits back — "how do you like me now?" let's take a look at the front pages of some of the us papers this morning. "convictions tighten squeeze on trump" is the headline on the washington post. "pleading guilty — cohen implicates the president" — the new york times says trump's former fixer admits illegal payments to two women to sway 2016 presidential campaign. adding a "one—two punch puts trump back on his heels", and "all the president's henchmen" is splashed across the front of the daily news — with a snipe that paul manafort and michael cohen were two of the "best men" donald trump pledged to hire. earlier, we spoke to laura podesta from cbs news. yesterday, michael cohen, trump's former personal attorney told a

federaljudge that he helped arrange push money payments to two women the run—up to the 2016 presidential election. at the direction of then candidate trump. a boxy there was president trump. prosecutors charged mr cohen's 130,000 payments to porn star stormy daniels was effectively a donation to mr trump's campaign. if mrtrump a donation to mr trump's campaign. if mr trump directed that himself that would be in violation but clearly rudy giuliani is trying to distance the president from any

wrongdoing. is it possible for donald trump to be impeached over that is the question people were asking. as far as that word impeachment being thrown out there, we have not heard it coming across our airwaves any time so it's really, i think it's going to happen to be further down the line whether or not that will happen. we can now talk to ian loveland, professor of law at city law school

and a us constitutional expert. they can choose who those focal prosecutors will be. at the moment, his attorney generaljeff sessions is showing some degree of autonomy in resisting the president's pressures but it is open to the president to dismiss mr sessions with a new attorney general put into place. 0rfurther down with a new attorney general put into place. 0r further down the line he could simply appoint prosecutors further down the line, to decide the case is not worth pursuing. impeachment is much more problematic

i would think as well. although we might regard that as in the sense a legal process, the way the constitution is designed makes it entirely apolitical process. it has two distinct stages and the first of those in the hand of the house of representatives, a majority can decide impeachment proceedings might be justified. at the decide impeachment proceedings might bejustified. at the moment, of the 400 members of the house, 200 are republican. there is no meaningful prospect that they would vote in favour of impeachment. that scenario may change quite substantially in november. all 435 of the house seats are upfor november. all 435 of the house seats are up for re—election. it certainly seems possible on the basis of recent polling data that a swing of 25 or 30 seats to the democrats is entirely feasible, at which point an impeachment majority might emerge. evenif impeachment majority might emerge. even if that were the case, we then move on to the senate and the senate's plan to actually convict

for impeachment depends upon a two thirds majority of all senators voting in favour. even were the democrats to have that majority on and at the moment the ballots are 51 to 49 in favour of republicans, it seems all most inconceivable a two thirds democrat majority would appear which would be sufficient for impeachment to occur. at the moment it seems both prosecution impeachment are really a lot of political noise without much illegal substance underlying. there is a long way potentially for things to unfold, but with people who have been so close to donald trump now been so close to donald trump now been charged and convicted, it obviously raises the possibility of them saying everything they know potentially. who knows what they might know that they might speak about? how would you describe this situation compared with previous historic situations involving

presidents? what is unprecedented about this is that you have a president who perhaps has a sincere difficulty in grasping what the truth actually is. one could look back to nixon's position in the early 1970s. in one sense many might have guarded nixon as a rather venal politician, there's no doubt he had a good grasp of what was true and what was false. he also had a degree of shame which was consequent upon being found out to be lying rather than telling the truth to his public and congress. there seems to be the greater problem with trump seems to be that he does not accept those premises as my lead. he is not a man who recognises distinction between attributing deceit and seems to have no personal trim? —— no personal shame. nixon eventually steps aside, the fear of being persecuted and

gerald ford promising to pardon him when he became president. it may well be that turns out to be the only viable route to president trump's removal from power. only viable route to president trump's removalfrom power. he seemed to be concerned about the prospect of some kind of prosecution should he step aside, and should he be newly appointed, —— acquitted, a new president might pardon him of any crimes committed. we do have an investigation by mueller into the alleged links between the trump campaign and russia during the 2016 election campaign. what does that do potentially in terms of a time frame? there's not much likelihood of that being concluded. it seems to me most likely that if anything of substance is found, no steps would be taken either in the political or

legal arenas until the new year. by the time the new congress is sitting. if it is the case there is a strong argument that president trump or his associates did collude with the russians, then that takes you essentially into the notion of treason, within the terms of the constitution, which is a valid rout for impeachment. if a firm case could be made that mr trump himself was personally implicated in that, that may shift the political forces quite substantially within congress and even suggest to some republicans that it might be appropriate for this president to be removed. of course a further factor has to be weighed into this is within the republican party, with a wish to go into the next presidential election with they can to do potentially as damaged as mr trump leading their cause, mike pence is a relatively low— key cause, mike pence is a relatively low—key by president but it may be that the calculation within the

republican party is he would be a more plausible candidate for success in the 2020 presidential elections and may damage president trump. thank you. there's plenty more on the case against both michael cohen and paul manafort our website: you'll find all the latest reactions in the us and analysis of why things could be set to get worse for president trump — that's at bbc dot com forward—slash news — or download the bbc news app. banks have been told they must treat customers more fairly when they fall for scams. that's the message from the financial 0mbudsman, which says they are too ready to blame the customers themselves. last year, customers transferred nearly 240 million pounds to fraudsters, only a quarter of which was refunded by financial firms. uk finance, which represents the banks, says the industry has introduced new standards on how they respond to victims. but the ombudsman has said banks are too regularly blaming customers for being "grossly negligent" in giving out their personal information. it's really about the circumstances

and piecing together what happened. the individual facts really matter. we are saying to the banks, you need proper evidence to look at this individually, not just make assumptions. what do you do if they don't listen to you? we have the power to make them pay the money back but if we found people were just not doing that routinely or properly, we would report them to the regulator. facebook says it has disrupted a series of misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia, ahead of the us mid—term elections in november. the company said it had removed more than 600 pages and numerous accounts, which also targeted britain and countries in the middle east. twitter says it has suspended nearly 300 accounts. earlier we spoke to our media editor amol rajan.

they call this coordinated inauthentic activity that originated in iran or russia. they announced last night there were getting rid of deleting these accounts and within an hour, twitter got rid of 200 different accounts. what's striking about this is that there's been lots of focus and attention on the threat from russia, that russia may have been involved in tracking the 2016 election, this has really shifted the focus to iran. three quarters of the focus to iran. three quarters of the stuff that's been got rid of has come from iran. these accounts are basically accounts that pretend all look like they are plausible news organisations but actually have ties to people who are trying to disrupt how we think about news stories, and much of the facebook stuff that has been got rid of is tied to iranian state media. we had news yesterday of microsoft disrupting activity online. are these companies getting more proactive and looking out for what's happening and actually

dealing with it? they're getting much more proactive and dependent on artificial intelligence and technology to detect this stuff. they say they are being proactive rather than reactive. there is a funny tension here in that the longer you leave these accounts open and active, the more you can understand the methods these people used to deploy and disinformation. facebook‘s reputation has taken a serious hit with stories around cambridge analytica. there is a determination to get rid of these accou nts determination to get rid of these accounts quickly but at the same time, once you've detect these hacking accounts of the accounts there is a determination to leave them up for a while to understand exactly how they are operating. at the same time, as they have their investigations there are also law enforcement investigations around the world trying to take these pages down. this threat from hackers and cyber security, fake accounts on social media is going to be very

difficult to eliminate completely. the nature of the technology means it's easy to open an account and what these companies have do get better at doing is proactively searching out these accounts and using machinery rather than manpower to get rid of them. the headlines on bbc news... president trump's former lawyer is convicted of violating campaign finance laws, and says the president directed him to pay hush money to two women. the financial ombudsman tells banks they should treat customers more fairly when they fall victim to fraud. facebook and twitter say they've taken down hundreds of accounts linked to iran and russia containing misinformation campaigns. sport now. it's all over at trent bridge...india completing a 203 run victory in the third over on the final day of the third test. with england already nine down. it was a thankless task for

jimmy anderson and adil rashid who headed out to the middle. just over an hour ago knowing full well they'd have little to no chance of reaching the 521 needed to win the match. anderson the last man out. england always up against it after they collapsed to 161 all out in theirfirst innings. thierry henri has agreed to become the new manager of bordeaux according to reports in france. he's been part of roberto martinez‘s team with the belgian national side and recently quit his media work to focus on coaching. if confirmed, he'd take over from the former premier league manager gus poyet who was suspended by the club last week for publically criticising the sale of a player. the rfu has repeated its desire to give full—time contracts to england's women internationals. it's a controversial issue because the union didn't renew the contracts of the world cup winning team last year, preferring instead to focus on the sevens format of the game. giselle mather is director of rugby at wasps, she says it's important to professionalise the game in the right way.

as far as as farasi as far as i see it, it's evolutionary. you have to put it on the platform of women's sport in general which has exploded as it should have done perhaps ages ago. people see it is not a smaller, slower brand of sport, it's different and exciting and the women's game is generally an untapped platform in terms of sponsorship and media interest and obviously that is gaining. if you try to do it too quickly it will all go wrong. slow and steady approach is how i look at it. you have to make the balance right, if you make some players professional and others not, particularly in other sport with the contact and strength elements, you have a group of athletes who cannot access that stuff every day, then the product you produce is not going to work. serena williams has topped the forbes rich list of female atheltes for the third year in a row. she was out for over

a year having a baby, and won just under 50 thousand pounds on tour, but picked up over 14 million pounds in endorsemnts and sponsorship deals. it's the third year running that she has come out on top, earning twice as much as any other female athlete off the court. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a british man is feared dead after he was reportedly thrown from a banana boat at the santa clara dam in portugal on monday. richard chapelow — believed to be 29 and a marketing account managerfrom london — visited the area, an hour north of the algarve region, with a group of ten others. earlier, our correspondent danjohnson gave me more details about the accident. this happened on monday afternoon in the south of portugal. a group on a reservoir using the watersports facilities there, it sounds like they were being towed at least four of them on a unbeatable banana boat behind a speedboat. on a inflatable banana boat behind a speedboat.

the inflatable at the back of the speedboat flipped over, throwing four of them into the water and richard sadly disappeared and has not been found since. the local fire service is trying to search the reservoir but it's a huge lake, a very deep lake and the fire service authorities say the visibility is very poor. there has been no sign of richard since monday afternoon. the fear is he will have lost his life, and drowned there. what more is known about the group? this was a group of ten people enjoying a holiday in the south of portugal. the group was being hosted byjohn hunt, who is the billionaire founder of the foxton is a state. he has released a statement on behalf of his family saying his thoughts are with richard's family aren't asking for privacy —— and they are asking for privacy at this difficult time. they are in touch with authority

in portugal and the foreign office is also involved, supposing richard's family. everyone waiting for some news, the search on going to see if they can find him. a bbc news investigation has found that some ryanair passengers who received compensation for cancelled and delayed flights were sent cheques that hadn't been signed. other customers said they had been charged extra banking fees after cheques bounced. rya nair has apologised and blamed the problem on an "administrative error", asjulian sturdy reports. it has been a summer of chaos, delays and cancellations for rya nair. some water, anyone? since april, a million passengers across europe have been disrupted. but with holidays and work trips ruined, who pays? ryanair blames most delays on bad weather and air traffic control shortages. it has turned down many claims for refunds and compensation. but some passengers thought they had been lucky when their cheques arrived in the post. when i received a cheque, there was no signature on the cheque. so, you know, i took some time away from work to try and bank the cheque, but was told by the lloyds bank teller that i couldn't use it.

gordon fong was flying from the south of spain to bournemouth, but the plane had a problem and had to divert to madrid. after three hours on the ground it took off again, but landed instead at birmingham, around 5:00am the following morning. he had to take a taxi 150 miles home, arriving back over nine hours late. 0ther ryanair passengers also had problems cashing their compensation cheques. i banked the cheque, didn't think anything would be wrong with it, and then it was weeks later then i received a letter from the bank to say that the cheque had bounced. i was absolutely dumbstruck. rya nair has apologised for an administrative error, and said a very small number of cheques were issued without the required signatory. it says these were reissued a week ago, but several passengers we've spoken to haven't received them yet. julian sturdy, bbc news. simon benson is one customer whose compensation cheque from ryanair has bounced.

he told us what happened. i was waiting at bologna airport with my son to get our flight back to stansted, at the end ofjuly. just as we were boarding the flight, we were told the flight had been cancelled. we were stuck in bologna for 36 hours, my son who did the booking received a compensation cheque on the 23rd ofjuly, we paid it in last week into his bank account and it bounced. he got it back in the post yesterday to say it had no signature. have you had to pay fees for that cheque bouncing as well? i presume he will have done, it was paid into my son's account. what do you think about it? i don't have a particularly high opinion of ryanair, and this has only emphasised that. in the future, i will be prepared to pay more to have a better quality service and compensation. ryanair say it was an

administrative oversight. everyone makes mistakes, will you let them off? itjust seems like they have computer generated these cheques, how can you generate cheques without the appropriate signatures on? without the appropriate i am 58 and i have never in my life had a cheque received from a company or an organisation which has been bounced for such a significant error. i question that. i think there is something in their philosophy that may allows them to feel they can get away with letting some bounce and some people won't bother to try to follow it up, i don't know. they have said they have issued new cheques to anyone that has had a bounced cheque, has your son had another one? no, he has not. he has contacted ryanair but not heard anything back from them. letting agents in england discriminate against tenants on housing benefit, according to a new report by shelter and the national housing federation. almost half of branches asked said they had no suitable

homes or landlords willing to let to benefit claimants, and one in ten banned them outright. the government says those who feel discriminated against can complain to redress schemes, which all agents must be part of. a quarter of school age children have never been taken for a sight test by their parents — that's according to a survey by the association of optometrists, which says that children are developing permanent vision problems because they are not being examined early enough. the report reveals that more than half of parents surveyed assume their child will have a full eye test at primary school, heidi tomlinson reports. an eye check for 15—year—old eve. she has one good eye and one lazy eye. it is a condition called amblyopia, and affects around 3% of people. well done, let's have a look at the letters with your other eye. if it is not treated early, it can lead to permanent sight loss in the weaker eye. eve was diagnosed at seven. it's just a shock at how much difference there was.

my right eye, i can see, and it's clear, and everything is how it should be. but as soon as they cover it up, everything is blurry. it's quite scary, because i can't see out of this eye. it made me feel like a terrible parent, really, because you want to do your best by your children, and finding out that there's a problem which could have been sorted earlier, but you weren't aware of it, was really hard to handle. children should have an eye test at around three years old, then if a lazy eye is detected vision can still be improved using a combination of glasses and an eye patch to cover the strong eye, forcing the weak eye to work. after the age of seven or eight, it becomes very difficult to treat because the eyes are fully formed. a survey from the association of optometrists found a quarter of children have never been to an eye test, and around half of parents believe their child will have a full sight test at primary school. that is not always the case.

well, it's a bit of a postcode lottery at the moment, with screening being available in some areas, but not universally, across—the—boa rd. amblyopia has few symptoms. parents often don't know there is a problem until it is too late. taking their children for a free eye test at around three years of age is key. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to ben. good afternoon. this is the last day of high temperatures across south—eastern parts of the uk because further north and west, things have already started to change. more cloud around and view the next two days, a mix of sunshine and showers and much cooler, fresh appeal. split fortunes today, pretty humid down the south—east, a frontal system bringing rain across the

north and into wales. behind that, cooler, fresh air. drew tonight, this front continues to work south—east across in and wales. clear spells behind that, getting into single digits particularly in the countryside. this first front moves the countryside. this first front m oves a cross the countryside. this first front moves across the south—eastern corner. for wales in northern england, some brightness. another band sliding through, and behind that we get into the really cool air. 15 degrees in glasgow during tomorrow afternoon, all of us seeing those temperatures dip away for the end of the week and in the weekend, a mixed affair. some sunshine and rain, the days will be cool and the nights decidedly chilly. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines... donald trump's presidency has been rocked by developments in two criminal investigations involving one—time members of his inner circle. his former lawyer, michael cohen, convicted of violating campaign finance laws, says the president directed him to pay hush money to two women. in a separate trial, paul manafort, mr trump's former campaign manager, has been found guilty of tax and bank fraud the financial 0mbudsman service has criticised banks for failing to treat customers fairly when they fall victim to fraud. it says the banks regularly try to avoid paying a refund, by wrongly claiming that customers were grossly negligent. facebook says it has disrupted a series of misinformation campaigns originating from iran and russia,

ahead of the us mid—term elections in november. the company said it had removed more than six hundred pages and numerous accounts. the government says it intends to ban the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops in england. the aim is to reduce the number of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. the number of listed buildings in england has reached 400,000. we'll be taking a look at the latest additions, including the former headquarters of the bicycle maker raleigh in nottingham. donald trump is under mounting pressure after his former lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws and implicated the president in his crimes. mr cohen — who once said he'd take a bullet for the president — said he was ordered to use election funds during the 2016 presidential race to pay two women who claimed they'd had affairs with mr trump. it came as anotherjury convicted donald trump's former campaign

chairman paul manafort of bank and tax fraud — prior to his work for the president. mr cohen's laywer — lanny davis has been speaking to cbs news and reiterated that president trump directed cohen to make illegal payments. it's not about evidence. it is definitive, indisputable that donald trump's lawyers said in a letter to be special counsel but president trump directed, the same word but michael colin used in court yesterday, directed michael cohen to make illegal payments. it is not a dispute. his own lawyers used directed. he said he knew nothing about it. we did giuliani said he can lie to the american people, it is not a crime. his lawyers are the witnesses against him that he

directed michael cohen. there is no disputing that. for more analysis, i've been speaking to the us political analyst and historian, drjames boys. he says these developments have put president trump in a very uncomfortable position. within the space of one single hour he had his lawyer and former campaign chairmanfound he had his lawyer and former campaign chairman found guilty of very high crimes which will carry serious jail time for both gentlemen. paul manafort could spend the rest of his life behind bars. there is another trial coming up in september in the dc district where he faces another set of charges. things could only get worse for donald trump. it could donald trump be prosecuted? donald trump. it could donald trump be prosecuted ? it donald trump. it could donald trump be prosecuted? it is difficult to tell. at this point it is suggested that ate sitting president cannot be indicted for a crime. it is possible that if ye is accused of crimes, he could very well face and impeachment

process in the united states congress although that would be historically problematic. no sitting president has ever been fully removed from office. we are sort of some way away from that. that is being looked at, the potential. where we are right now though with these two men who are very close to him and others being looked at, knowing that michael colin was working for him for 12 years, his mr fix it. how quickly could things start to unravel? like many policing chips, it is possible it could end slowly and very quickly. michael flynn is also in the mix. he has also been found guilty and faces sentencing later in the year. a

whole host of individuals are quickly lining up, facing serious jail time. the easiest way to get weight... the only higher up is the president. a lot of these individuals, to get out of serious jailtime, individuals, to get out of serious jail time, could turn witness against the president and that could get very problematic for the president very quickly. if you look at watergate, that was over very quickly. richard nixon was re—elected in november 19 72. by august 1974 he had resigned the office. 0nce august 1974 he had resigned the office. once these things gather pace, they can move very quickly. these things are being uncovered by the robert mueller investigation into alleged collusion between trump and russia over the 2016 election. 0bviously and russia over the 2016 election. obviously a lot of people potentially will be co—operating with that as a result of what is

happening here. how significant eight moment is that going to be? robert mueller has an indefinite cu rfew to robert mueller has an indefinite curfew to address here. there have been calls from the republican party, from rudy giuliani, to wrap this up by the midterm election. he is under no obligation to do so. this could drag out for months, if not years, as indeed the investigation of bill clinton did during his time in office. that report is going to be very important. it will form the basis for any proceedings against the president, if indeed that is the conclusion of the report. as you rightly alluded to, the more people facing serious jail time, the more people brought before grand dubious, the more people with charges against them, the more likely it is that something is going to emerge which is very incriminating body president, i will much on. there is

plenty more on the case on our website. you'll find all the latest reactions in the us and analysis of why things could be set to get worse for president trump — that's at bbc dot com forward—slash news — or download the bbc news app. pet shops could be banned from selling puppies and kittens under new government plans to crackdown on unethical breeders. the aim is to reduce the number of animals that suffer health problems after being reared in poor conditions. under the proposals, people would have to buy their pets from a registered breeder or a rescue centre, as andy moore reports. it is estimated that tens of thousands of animals are raised in puppy farms every year and then sold on to an unsuspecting public. they might appearfor sale in a pet shop, or be advertised privately. the poster girl of a ban on third—party sales was a cavalier king charles spaniel called lucy. she was rescued from a puppy farm in a terrible condition, after being kept for breeding in a cramped cage. more than 150,000 people signed

a petition calling for what became known as lucy's law. animal charities have generally welcomed this government proposal. we believe that this has been a loophole for a number of years. the rspca has been investigating illegal trafficking of dogs, both from the continent and within the uk, and we hope that this announcement will stamp out that trade. the proposed new law won't just apply to puppies. at this animal rescue centre in bristol, there are plenty of kittens available for rehoming. the government hopes that forcing people to get their pets from animal rescue centres like this will put those who breed them in cramped factory conditions out of business. the environment secretary, michael gove, said he hoped the ban would mean those who had a complete disregard for animal welfare would no longer be able to profit from their miserable trade. i'm joined now by caroline allen, london veterinary director at the rspca. what is your reaction to this band?

iamjust what is your reaction to this band? i am just delighted, really pleased asa i am just delighted, really pleased as a bet. many vets, we have seen so many animals suffering because of the massive industry that has grown up the massive industry that has grown up around puppy farming. the selling by the middlemen and dealers. the suffering has come about because of that. what sort of suffering have you seen? the poor mums themselves who are locked away, without any treatment, any handling, just literally there to breed. then there are are the puppies themselves. they are are the puppies themselves. they are generally taken away from the norm early, they add then transported, mixed with other puppies. they don't get a proper chance of socialisation. they have behaviour problems, they are

stressed, they haven't had the preventative treatments they have had —— they should have had. there are families who bought a lovely, cute puppy and two date later it is unwell. they russia to the vet and has a virus. it is a very nasty infectious virus. certainly can kill a infectious virus. certainly can kill 3 puppy- infectious virus. certainly can kill a puppy. it is absolutely devastating for everyone involved. you said it is a massive industry. what is the scale of it in your estimation? i actually have no idea because it is happening, notjust in the uk. there are a lot of large puppy the uk. there are a lot of large puppy farm and mac farmers in the uk. smaller scale balers, as well. it is driving this illegal international trade in puppies which has other disease risks as well. it isa has other disease risks as well. it is a massive trade. would you expect this industry to disappear overnight

asa this industry to disappear overnight as a result of this band?|j this industry to disappear overnight as a result of this band? i don't think it'll happen overnight. it has to be tied in with licensing requirements and it does have two be enforced. as a lot of this is done online, i think we will be looking for websites to start acting responsibly and we want to see this law in force. currently you said there are puppy farms in the uk. as much action being taken against farms in this country? in the rspca has a number of high—profile cases. 0bviously they're busy responsibly with the local authority as well. we are hoping to see that really decline. people still need to be vigilant. and follow the advice from the rspca website, the puppy contract and be really aware when they are looking for a new pet that

they are looking for a new pet that they are looking for a new pet that they are doing all their research. thank you. we've been hearing this morning that people on housing benefit are being discriminated against when it comes to renting privately — that's according to a report by shelter and the national housing federation. the study highlights how this disproportionately affects women. jayne mccubbin reports: joanne is a single mum who lives in a three—bedroom house with three children. they have been desperate for more space for years. joe tells me she has been refused every home she has seen because she is on housing benefit. you don't even get your foot in the dog. it is almost like the old days. no blacks, no irish, no dogs. six chains of letting agents have been posing as potential tenants. almost half of

all branches said they are no homes or landlords willing to let to someone on housing benefit. this is still a great area legally. 90% of pa rents still a great area legally. 90% of parents on single benefit are women. they are relevant in this case. we are hoping to bring test cases which show. it is notjust determination. it is also illegal. speak to the industry though and they say legitimate business reasons are behind this, not discrimination. half of landlords actually have a mortgage. many will prohibit it to those who are receiving housing benefit. unfortunately they discovered the easy option. but is easy always legal? the very first test case is likely to be heard this

autumn. 100 years after women won the vote, which they had hoped would give them equal access to housing. if you are a single woman you couldn't afford the rent and nobly wanted to take you on. she did something about it. she did something about it. she did something quite radical. the vicar ‘s wife from this church in 0ldham set out in rags to find out where lone women could find shelter. she toured the songs on the workhouses. she campaigned for better housing. she campaigned for better housing. she inspired the national association of women two lodging houses. the great sadness was that after a ll houses. the great sadness was that after all of this, mary herself was made homeless. when her husband died in1907, made homeless. when her husband died in 1907, she had to move out of the parsonage and she had no income. she had no home and she had two children dependent on her. she was helped in the way that she helped other women.

she was rewarded with an 0bes. she died two weeks later. her ashes scattered in the church she once called home. the quality of housing has improved substantially since women won the boat but mary higgs battled for women to access housing is one which charities say is still being fought today. is one which charities say is still being fought today. the headlines on bbc news... president trump's former lawyer is convicted of violating campaign finance laws —— and says the president directed him to pay hush money to two women. the financial ombudsman tells banks they should treat customers more fairly when they fall victim to fraud. facebook and twitter say they've taken down hundreds of accounts linked to iran and russia containing misinformation campaigns. police in northern france say migrants are risking their own lives and those of others in their attempts to get to the uk. around 200 mainly sudanese migrants have been camping around the port

of 0uistreham near caen in normandy, waiting to board lorries bound for england. they see the port's ferry crossing to portsmouth as a potentially easier route than going via calais, where there is a heavy police presence. here s andy smythe s exclusive report. it happens all day, every day. a desperate scramble to get on a lorry bound for england. tiger says he's from darfur region of sudan. he spends his days chasing moving lorries to try and get across the channel.

we have seen people try and get on lorries. do you try and do that every night? you must try every night. this is a small fishing village. the beach was used in the d—day landings. it is the ferry to portsmouth that docks here now. it is attracting migrants who, with calais fortified, think this is their best chance of reaching the uk. as we film, this happens. three migrants hiding

in a boat hole. some uk haulage firms are now sending a strong message. some uk haulage firms are now sending a strong message. they are avoiding this route home altogether. at a local truckstop, everybody is wary, too. it is causing division in the town.

these two are angry. they say the had to move out of the port area. it was a freezing winter and it has been hot summer. the migrants have been here throughout. at the fish market, this woman thinks the

migrants are here to stay. it is the duty of local people to help them. the migrants are not allowed to set up camps. they sleep where they can. the police say they should seek asylum properly in france. last year, less than 17% of asylum applications here were successful. they are determined to get to england instead. it was once called the "most

beautiful merging of land and sea". but montenegro's adriatic coast could now be under threat, from a tourism boom. there are fears that the town of kotor, which is a unesco world heritage site, could soon go the way of neighbouring croatia's dubrovnik — a city that now appears on "no go" travel lists due to overcrowding. lebo diseko has more. it was once a hidden gem by the adriatic sea, but montenegro's mediaeval town of kotor could be a victim of its own popularity. the tourism boom means cruise ships every day, bringing thousands of visitors to the town during the height of summer. the overcrowding and overdevelopment that have come with that

could threaten its unesco world heritage status. last year, the town showed up on lists of destinations to avoid because of too many tourists. locals say it is becoming a town of souvenir shops, where they are pushed out. translation: when there are big crowds in the town, sometimes a short trip of a kilometre or half a kilometre takes half an hour. this is a problem when it comes to emergency medical aid, firefighters, and especially for older people. just down the coast, a croatian city that has also battled with being too popular. dubrovnik has seen a surge of visitors since the series game of thrones was filmed there. authorities have fought back by tightening restrictions on street vendors, and trying to control cruise ships. many in montenegro hope their government will do the same. the challenge will be balancing the income that the tourists bring with protecting just what makes towns like this so special. the number of english sites on the national heritage list has

reached 400,000 for the first time — with the head office of bike manufacturer raleigh in nottingham, the latest to be given protected status. it isn't just buildings that are listed though — the catalogue includes battlefields, shipwrecks and landscapes. lizo mzimba has more.... v0|ceover: the duchess goes on to birmingham to open the new airport that has cost well over £250,000. the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kent, was the original terminal at what was to later to become birmingham airport. it's now been given listed status as an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture. the number of listed sites in england has now reached 400,000 thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide—ranging. some of the time, it could be to do with architectural merit and quality. sometimes it could be to do with engineering innovation and design innovation. other times, it could be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual.

0rjust the sheer beauty of space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches' spotters cottage in shropshire, a now rare example of the agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycling company head office in nottingham which has an exterior decorated with panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. and more recent buildings, like plymouth‘s theatre royal, which was opened in 1982 and which is seen as a striking and sophisticated example of 20th—century design. being listed means a site receives special protection, hopefully ensuring that it can continue to be appreciated and enjoyed by future generations. lizo mzimba, bbc news. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with reeta chakrabarti

but first it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich this is the last day of high temperatures for the time being so make the most of it if you do like the ones. things are already changing. this strike of cloud on the recent satellite picture and then behind that we start to get into some increasingly cool earth. that is a big story over the next few days. things are going to start to feel very different. this afternoon, here is our weather front. patchy rain. to the south—east of that still very warm and humid. 27 degrees. much cooler and humid. 27 degrees. much cooler and fresher in the north. this evening and tonight the rain turning heavier across the south—west and into the midlands. to the north—west

we get into cooler, fresher conditions. temperatures of single digits. more rain pushing its way into the far north—west and that is associated with this frontal system. this is really going to open the door to much cooler air and if we have a look to the north, we can see that cool air is extensive and we will start to tap into that as we head towards the end of the week. this frontal system bringing rain across east anglia and the south east. this second one piddling as it moves into wales. a mixture of sunny spells and heavy, thundery blustery showers. a breezy day generally in the north—west particularly and a very different feel. even down to the south east temperatures are lower, may be no better than 15 degrees in glasgow. friday, cooler

air. you will notice the difference. a next of sunny spells and showers. some showers heavy and thundery. the pictures are low for the time of the year. 15 to 19 degrees. the bank holiday weekend, a mixed affair. rain at times. cool days and some pretty chilly nights. stay with us for afternoon live. intense pressure on president trump, as his former lawyer implicates him in criminal behaviour. michael cohen pleaded guilty in court to misuse of campaign funds — claiming mrtrump had

directed him to pay hush money to his alleged former mistresses. the claims came as mr trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, was found guilty in a separate court for bank and tax fraud — we'll bring you all the latest from washington. also this lunchtime: the trauma of being a victim of a financial scam — banks are told not to automatically blame the customer. i realised that everything i had worked for, my pension, lump sum, all my savings were gone in a flash. tackling the unethical puppy farmers — government proposals to ban the sale of dogs and cats by commercial outlets in england. the unsigned cheques sent by ryanair as compensation for cancelled