hello, i'm babita sharma, welcome to outside source. the supreme court rules that donald trump is not immune from criminal prosecution over his tax returns. mr trump reacts angrily on social media, saying he's the victim of "political prosecution". the un says america's killing of the iranian general qasem soleimani violated international law. cuts and closures for two giants of the british high street: boots

and john lewis say more than 5,000 jobs are at risk. and the world health organisation announces a panel to review the response to coronavirus, saying the world was unprepared for the pandemic. welcome. thanks forjoining us. the us supreme court has issued two crucial rulings over donald trump's financial affairs. it has said he is not immune from demands for his tax returns to be disclosed to new york prosecutors. but the court has ruled against giving access to congress for now. here's passage from the supreme court's ruling. that's the court's opinion read.

as is often the case, donald trump has made his opinion of the verdict known on twitter, writing... then later adding... anthony zurcherjoins us live from washington. anthony, his lawyers said he was totally immune to revealing any type of disclosure regarding his financial records. the supreme court said that wasn't the case, but that's not where this ends, does it? it's not, this will obviously go back down to a lower court where donald trump is make legal team can throw up new roadblocks to try to keep these documents are being handed over to the new york state investigators. you must remember,

evenif investigators. you must remember, even if they are given to the grand jury, that doesn't necessarily mean they will be publicly disclosed u nless they will be publicly disclosed unless there is a criminal case. and then there was another case involving a congressional subpoena, and the supreme court basically told congress they would have to take that case back down to a lower court, and the lower court will have to balance presidential prerogatives on one side with congressional oversight responsibilities on the other. that case could take years, months at least before it is resolved. so while donald trump did not necessarily when these cases, he's delaying them enough that they will not be a factor in the november election. that is the crucial question. we've got a lot of litigation to go through where americans will never know perhaps in the immediate future the disclosure of those public records and what is contained in them. that's exactly right, you must also remember that every president since richard nixon backin every president since richard nixon back in the 1970s has willingly disclosed their tax returns before

taking the office of the presidency. so donald trump broke with precedent by withholding these documents, saying at one time that they were undergoing irs audit, and then his supporters and defenders said the voting public and elected him without seeing them, so it really wasn't important to disclose them. ever since them now, he's been engaging in this long legal battle to keep the documents from coming out. maybe someday they will be seen by the public, but that day does not appear to be by the public, but that day does not appearto be any by the public, but that day does not appear to be any time close — and may not be until after donald trump's presidency. the un has ruled that america's killing of iranian general qasem soleimani violated international law. the us killed general suleimani, iran's top military leader, along with nine other people in a drone strike near baghdad airport in iraq injanuary. in the aftermath, fears spread that the killing would lead to a war between the us and iran, and that that would escalate into a third world war. today the un ruled that

since the us had no evidence of an imminent threat to life, it constituted an arbitary killing. it is the first—known incident in which a state invokes self—defense as justification for an attack against a government official outside a declared armed conflict. the international community must now confront the real prospect that states could opt, on the basis of that precedent, to strategically eliminate high—ranking military or nonmilitary officials outside the context of a known war, and to justify that killing on the ground of self—defense understood in this very elastic fashion, which i havejust presented.

the us state department responded by saying... anthony is still with us. what can be gauged by that response we just heard there from the us?” be gauged by that response we just heard there from the us? i think the united states will dismiss this and write it off. and you have to remember that while donald trump has done a lot to pull the united states out of international organisations, the resistance to these sorts of organisations predates the trump administration. conservatives have long looked on international organisations and us involvement in them with a kind of sceptical eye that the united states was buying in its sovereignty to bureaucrats and politicians from other parts of the countries, and they said exactly things like this, that they didn't wa nt things like this, that they didn't want the united states taking steps

to, and their words, preserve their national interests from being reprimanded by non—americans. anthony, thank you very much for being with us. let's take a look at the economic impact of the virus. we'll start in the uk — where two of the uk's biggest high street retailers have announced 5,300 job cuts. the pharmacy boots has said 4,000 jobs will go, while department storejohn lewis is shutting down eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. this comes just a day after the government announced new economic support for businesses. here's the chancellor. can i protect everyjob? of course, the answer is "no". will unemployment rise, will people lose theirjobs? yes. and the scale of this is significant. we're entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. that is, of course, going to have a significant impact on unemployment and on job losses. i am acting to try to mitigate as much of that is possible and provide as many

opportunities as possible. there was a further blow for the chancellor today, when a top official criticised two of his new schemes. the hm revenue and customs boss said of plans to offer diners a 50% discount for every meal from monday to wednesday in august, "the advice we have received highlights the uncertainty surrounding the value for money of this proposal." and of plans to pay firms a £1,000 bonus to retain furloughed staff... that's for taxpayers. meanwhile, here's what the leader of the opposition had to say. 0ur concern is that the action they've taken isn't focused on the right places. so thejobs retention bonus is a bonus for alljobs. and many of those jobs, many of the people would be brought back in any event. some are really at risk of losing theirjobs. so we say it should be targeted in the areas that most need it, not across the piece. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. these numbers are really starting

to crank up and, for now at least, they are only likely to go in one direction — up the way. and what we've heard today from those big names on the high street, a reminder of why the government felt they had to announce so much spending, as much as £30 billion yesterday, in their plan to try to protect and create new jobs. but a reminder too that, for some businesses, it's just too late, and also that these decisions are made by individual companies. you know, politicians can announce all sorts of plans, they can have all sorts of hopes and ambitions. but what actually happens on the ground or the high street around the country will be what determines whether or not they are able to hang onto their staff. it's a situation we're seeing replicated across the world. just across the channel today in france, on the outskirts of toulouse, these were the scenes at aircraft manufacturer airbus' premises there. thousands of employees were demonstrating against plans

to cut over 5,000 jobs in france, including more than 3,500 in toulouse itself. here's one of the workers. translation: i'm sleeping a little less well than usual, because when you hear the numbers, you wonder if we will still be here in a few months. and i've got family. i've got my wife, who is unemployed, so my job is important for my family. and anyway, i think all my colleagues are the same. we've had new numbers from the us today, too. 1.3 million us workers applied for benefits last week, down on the previous week but still double the peak during the 2008 recession. it follows mixed economic data over the past few weeks, including a drop in the unemployment rate. here's michelle fleury with more. this is no moment to kind of say, "right, things are getting back on track." and as we've heard in the past from the federal reserve chairman jerome powell, he anticipates that, while some people will return to theirjobs or get newjobs, many will be left out in the cold. and i think that is sort

of where we are, we are at that point where we are starting to see workers being recalled. and that is why you are seeing this drop in the number of weekly claims — and on an ongoing basis, as well. michelle fleury there. the who has appointed two former heads of states to lead an independent probe into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. former new zealand prime minister helen clark on the left and the former president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf on the right will head the inquiry. they'll look at how the who handled the pandemic, and how countries, governments and health services did, too. the who has faced criticism, most notably from the us, that the organisation was slow to respond. earlier, the who chief said everyone must look in the mirror. this is a time for self—reflection, to look at the world we live in and to find ways

to strengthen our collaboration as we work together to save lives and bring this pandemic under control. and we'll be speaking to helen clark, the former prime of new zealand, about her appointment in the next edition of outside source. we've got a couple of quick updates on europe. let's start in england, where life is slowly getting back to normal. in the past few hours, the government has announced a further lifting of restrictions. outdoor swimming pools can reopen from saturday, with gyms and indoor pool to follow in a couple of weeks. and from monday, beauticians and nail salons can also open. this weekend, we will also see the return of outdoor performances. here's the uk culture secretary. as of this weekend, our artists, musicians and dancers can start performing live outside to outdoor audiences. we'll also have the resumption of recreational sport, followed later by the reopening of our gyms, swimming pools

and leisure centres. normal life is slowly returning. this is an important milestone for our performing artists, who have been waiting patiently in the wings since march. of course we won't see crowds flooding into their venues, but from 11july, our theatres, operas, dance and music shows can start putting on outdoor performances to socially distant audiences. next to spain: face masks are now compulsory for everyone over the age of five in barcelona and the catalonia region. anyone caught without one risks a fine of 100 euros. officials are worried about a surge in cases in nearby segria, though the pandemic nationally is largely under control. a quick update on serbia, where the government has reversed a decision to impose a weekend curfew in belgrade. protests against the proposed measure have turned violent. these pictures were taken outside parliament on tuesday. cases have been rising since serbia's lockdown was lifted

before an election injune. marion dautry is a afp reporter in belgrade. people are, to put it shortly, very angry at the president and at the government over their handling of the crisis. they can see that they are being lied to, and they feel fumigated by the attitude of the government who in may, decided to announce the victory over the pandemic in the country, and to announce an election a few weeks later. —— and they feel humiliated. and for a few weeks, they pretended that everything was fine, they reopened everything — the schools, the bars, the cafes, the public transportation — as if everything was normal. and after they won the election just a night later, they said, "actually, the situation is catastrophic. we need to reimpose measures to stop the spreading of the virus." so people are very frustrated,

and they feel — if someone was telling me the other day, after the first night of protests, they feel like monkeys in a lab being played with. stay with us on 0ustide source. still to come: after the arrest ofjeffrey epstein‘s former girlfriend ghislaine maxwell, we look at the many questions that remain about her alleged role in epstein‘s abuse of minors. the bbc is to go ahead with a plan to end free tv licences for people over the age of 75, apart from those on pension credit. there's been a two—month delay to the proposal because of the coronavirus pandemic. responsibility for the provision of free tv licences for the over—75s was passed to the bbc as part of its licence fee settlement in 2015. the bbc‘s chairman explained the thinking behind today's decision. the overall impact has

been one of fairness. we wanted to be fair to those over 75. we think the policy of helping those who are on pension credit is a fair one. this is the group who are the most financially disadvantaged. they are the group, least able to affect their circumstances and they are the group most affected by social isolation. we know that 80% of those who claim pension credit are single claimants and we know the great majority of them live on their own so the companionship of television and radio is important for that group. this is 0utside source, live from the bbc newsroom. the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump must release his tax returns and other financial records for examination by prosecutors. let's look at some of the day's other news... police in south korea have found the body of the mayor of the capital, seoul,

who had been reported missing. sniffer dogs and drones were deployed to look for park won—soon after his daughter raised the alarm. a female working in his secretary's office had just filed a sexual harassment claim against him. australia says it plans to give safe haven to thousands of people from hong kong, following beijing's imposition of a controversial national security law in the territory. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, said the territory's freedoms had been undermined. china's foreign ministry in beijing warned of further action in response. photos have been released for the first time in years showing a group of rare gorillas in the mountains of southern nigeria. only 300 cross river gorillas are known to live in the wild, making them the most endangered great ape. the wildlife conservation society says this sighting raises hopes that the animals are actually reproducing. a stark warning from 0xfam. the uk—based charity says more

people could die from hunger as a result of the coronavirus than from the disease iteself. a few sobering statistics in its latest report to digest. 0xfam warns that by the end of this year, 12,000 people per day may not have enough to eat because of covid—19. it identifies ten hotspots where the virus, combined with conflict and an escalating climate crisis, might leave millions on the brink of starvation. here's 0xfam's regional director for east and central africa. if you look at actually the budgets of most of these countries, like ethiopia, kenya, etc, much of the budget actually goes to servicing debt. and only a fraction goes into, for instance, the agricultural sector or into social protections that would actually support the 61% of most populations of this world that are employed in the informal sector. so, we need a concerted effort globally as well as nationally

to recognise that hunger is a real threat and more people may end up dying from hunger than from the actual covid disease itself. and therefore to focus more on measures that enable these food—insecure households to be able to survive and to thrive. we are not testing mass populations in most of these countries. the numbers may be lower in terms of the confirmed cases. but these are also the countries where we have that threat that they are already experience climate crisis, they already are facing problems with conflict and this is just the problems for these countries and particularly for the vulnerable households. as well as the food producers who are predominantly also women and young people. the arrest ofjeffrey epstein‘s former girlfriend ghislaine maxwell has generated a huge amount of interest in the past week. she's facing charges

over her alleged role in epstein‘s abuse of minors. ros atkins has taken a look at the many remaining questions here is a story of woman into wealth, whose father was a controversial newspaper tycoon who drowned after falling from his yacht, whose life was full of friends in high places but who faces this allegation. she was a central part of the epstein sex trafficking operation. she played an important role in recruiting, grooming, manipulating. and is now facing usjustice. ghislaine maxwell finally stands charged for her role in these crimes. so, what questions remain for ghislaine maxwell? go back 18 months, ghislaine maxwell was far from a household name. now she's one of the most popular news searches in the world and there are many questions being asked — from how to say her name to more important ones about how she fits

into epstein‘s story. let's work through them. first, the 1990s. ghislaine maxwell is living in new york. she meetsjeffrey epstein, works for him, has a relationship with him, and is his best friend, according to epstein in this vanity fair profile. she is accused of another role, too. maxwell's presence as an adult woman helped put the victims at ease. as maxwell and epstein intended, this grooming process left their minor victims susceptible to sexual abuse. ghislaine controlled the girls. she was like the madame. she was like the nuts and bolts of the sex trafficking operation. ghislaine maxwell denies this. but some of the charges she faces relate to the mid—90s. she'll be asked about this period and about prince andrew. we know prince andrew socialised with maxwell and epstein. in new york, once on epstein‘s island in the caribbean and in london, too. this is andrew, ghislaine maxwell, and a 17—year—old named

virginia roberts giuffre in 2001. she said she was trafficked by ghislaine maxwell to have sex with the prince. it was a wicked time in my life. it was really scary time in my life. i had just been abused by a member of a royal family. ghislaine maxwell denies this. so did prince andrew in his infamous bbc newsnight interview. i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. none whatsoever. you don't remember meeting her? she said she met you in 2001. she dined with you. she danced with you. you bought her drinks. you were in trump nightclub in london. and she went on to have sex with you in a house in belgravia belonging to ghislaine maxwell. that didn't happen. and there was this, too. he is dead, his girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, your old friend, victims say was complicit

in his behaviour. that bit i can't help you with because i have no idea. so, prince andrew can't help on that, but might ghislaine maxwell be willing to talk about him? this is herfriend laura goldman. ghislaine maxwell may not talk about andrew, but we'll see. but we know from andrew himself that she was his link to epstein, and the investigators still have questions for her and for him. but i will say that we would welcome prince andrew coming in to talk with us. so, questions about prince andrew, questions about the ‘90s and also questions about who helped epstein. after years of suspect behaviour, in 2019, the authorities moved. today, we announce the unsealing of sex trafficking charges againstjeffrey epstein. weeks later, epstein was gone.

the body ofjeffrey epstein was taken away from a new york hospital this evening. the multi—millionaire sex offender was found in his prison cell as he awaited trial sex trafficking. epstein had taken his own life, but the story continued. any co—conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice, and they will get it. "co—conspirators should not rest easy." and investigating the allegations against ghislaine maxwell was now central to understanding epstein and the power structures that allowed him to escape justice. but she was nowhere to be seen. which leads me to one of the most fervently asked questions — where has she been? ghislaine maxwell became a story in itself. "where is epstein‘s lady of the house," asked bloomberg. vanity fair channelled where's waldo? the sun offered £10,000 to help with the search. there was this photo from not long after epstein‘s death, which appeared to show ghislaine maxwell in a burger place

in la, but the authenticity of this photo has since been questioned. after that, nothing. until an arrest at a remote property in new hampshire. and then a statement dripping with disdain from the fbi. we've been keeping tabs on maxwell's whereabouts as we worked this investigation, and more recently we learned she had slithered away to a gorgeous property in new hampshire. continuing to live a life of privilege while her victims lived with the trauma inflicted upon them years ago. ghislaine maxwell is in prison in new york awaiting trial, we can't know for now, but here is herfriend laura goldman again pointing to what would have been a miscalculation. it's not over, though. not for ghislaine maxwell, and not for people who remember her. we all have questions about ghislaine maxwell,

and now, the usjustice system is giving her a further opportunity to answer them. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some ros atkins with that report. stay with us on outside source. hello. slow moving pressure has brought a lot of gloomy and damp weather over the last few days, but it will start pushing out into the near continent. it looks like we will see a lot of settled weather over the weekend and a lot more sunshine, particularly in england and wales. there is still quite a lot of cloud around overnight in northern and eastern areas and that damp and muggy weather will be confined to the south—east. some showers across the northeast. further west, clearer skies, so it will be quite chilly by the end of the night. on friday sunshine in southern and western areas and showers in eastern areas. eventually we will lose the grey

weather from east anglia and the south—east. a big difference on friday afternoon, sunny spells across the board here. but there will be a keen north—westerly wind and that will take the edge of the temperatures. as we drift further north we have heavy showers, perhaps thundery again. further west there will be a few showers around, in northern ireland and western scotland, but equally good spells of sunshine. temperatures from the low to the mid—teens celsius. though showers continue on for a while until the end of friday and they will fizzle out. as high pressure starts to build in through friday night, it will be dry with clear skies and that will be the recipe for a chilly night to come. many places in single digits. for the weekend it will be a dry one, mostly settled and will generally light winds with sunshine at times. saturday starts off cool

but bright, lovely sunny skies through the afternoon. fair amount of cloud will build up, but most places will stay dry. the mid to high teens in the north and high teens, maybe low 20s across the south. high pressure with us on sunday and a bit of a change in the north—west. this low—pressure system will push into northern ireland