welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the globe. this is bbc news, i am james reynolds, our top stories. leaked documents reveal how some uk banks have allowed criminals and money launderers to move billions around the world. the battle over a new us supreme court justice — democrat, joe biden says he should name ruth bader ginsburg's replacement, if he beats donald trump in november. as thousands more covid—19 cases are recorded in the uk, the health effects —— the health secretary says this is a tipping point in the pandemic. an offbeat comedy show sweeps the board at the emmys, winning seven awards.

hello and welcome to bbc news. leaked documents have revealed how some of the uk's best—known banks have allowed criminals, money launderers and sanctioned russians to move dirty money around the world. the secret banking reports also show how many banks have failed to stop crime when they suspect it. they show that london is a hub with dirty money moving through the system. the documents known as the fence and files were linked to buzzfeed and shown to the bbc news. —— —— fincen. most of his body was submerged under water. the files show the reality of fraud. it can be a messy business. he was bound. he had coverings over his face. you knew that he was deceased. raymond pacheco‘s body was found in a vineyard, and this is the dream that cost him his life. world capital market is managed

by a team of experts... he was taken in by a scam. to make money, he needed to recruit other investors. when they lost money, he was murdered. ..asia and europe... he was a victim in a scheme. he was a victim in a homicide. just a true, true victim. thousands lost money in the scam. the fraudsters stole $80 million. we've discovered that britain's biggest bank helped them get away with it. hsbc allowed the fraudsters to move the stolen cash around the world, even after the bank had been told it was a scam. the us part of the bank said it was unable to locate any accounts with the information stated on the subpoena. what hsbc didn't tell the regulator is that those accounts were in another country. the bank then carried on moving more than $30 million of stolen cash from the uk and us to the fraudsters' hsbc accounts in hong kong. so they had the information.

they sat on it. that's when they were just as guilty as the fraudsters in perpetuating the scheme. they knew about it and did nothing about it. hsbc didn't comment on the fraud case, but said it has been on a multi—yearjourney to overhaul its ability to combat financial crime. but the files show the secret story is that banks often don't stop crime and suspect behaviour. the leak is of suspicious activity reports — what banks have to tell the authorities if they think their clients may be up to no good. these documents contain some of the banking system's most closely guarded secrets — the suspicions big banks have about their wealthiest clients. and they show how the system has failed to stop criminals from laundering their cash. because banks have to send

the reports, but they don't always act on them. this is an unprecedented and remarkable leak that tells us, as never before, what the banks know about suspicious money movements. there's never been a leak like it before. the secret reports show the way banks have really been behaving, placing the uk at the heart of global money—laundering. richard bilton, bbc news. uk finance ukfinance and uk finance and trade association for british banking has given us this statement. anthony cormier is an

investigative reporter at buzzfeed news, which received the leaked documents. explained what buzzfeed did to verify them. we spent quite a bit of time reporting them out, both at buzzfeed news and among our partners and you guys at the bbc, we looked far and wide for folks who could not only verify these but give us some insight about what's happening inside the west's biggest bank. what have you done to follow—up on the information? well, we've interviewed hundreds of people, we've received thousands of other government records, inside bank records. we've made multiple freedom of information requests, we've actually gone to court in a number of cases do unearth or unseal some documents that banks and the governments would like to keep secret. this was a wide effort among 400 journalists around the world. we've seen in that extract there, richard bilton‘s report for the bbc, but what is your own central conclusion from the reporting

you have done? well, the banks are allowing companies to facilitate terror, money laundering and other financial crimes, with the full view of the american justice system, the american treasury department. what have banks been telling you when you go and talk to them about how they plan to address the concerns that you clearly have been raising for some time? they won't address them specifically because of the nature of these documents. they are not supposed to be seen by anyone in public so they've shied away from that but they do tell us that they have spent and they do spend billions and billions of dollars every year trying to tackle this sort of dark economy, this system of dirty money that swirls around the world. what kind of impact do you think this story may have on the financial industry? well, we'll see. right? we're not done yet, that's all i can say for now. but it's our expectation that stories like this generally have an impact on the public and it's our hope that we can, we have to shed light on a system that not many people recognise.

the democratic nominee for president, joe biden, has lashed out at president trump's decision to replace the late supreme courtjustice, ruth bader ginsburg before november's election. the death of ruth bader ginsburg has left a vacancy on the already conservative leaning court which sides any of the big social issues in the us from gun—control to abortion. ruth ada ginsburg's now vacant seat on america's most powerful port —— ruth bader ginsburg. how it is filled is now a huge election issue. president trump says he will name his nominee this week with the republican senate then voting on it but with 43 days to go until the election, something that would be unfair, especially if america decides it is time for a new president and possibly a mccright controlled senate. i'm not being naive. i'm not speaking to president trump who will do whatever he wants, i'm speaking

to those republicans out there, senate republicans, who know deep down what is right for the country and consistent with the constitution as i stay here, stand here in the constitution centre. not just what's stand here in the constitution centre. notjust what's best for their party. delaying the president's peak would need four republican senators to vote against their own party. to have said they will, potentially, there are more. to have said they will, potentially, there are morelj think mitt romney will be closely watched because he is one of president trump's fiercest critics among senate republicans, he was the only set it republican to vote for one of the articles of impeachment. cory gardner's also facing one of the toughest re—election campaigns in colorado and he is yet to say either way. unlike the president, joe biden says he won't announce his choice for the supreme court but what we do know because he said it before, that his peak would be an african—american woman and that makes the shortlist extremely short. because almost

all supreme courtjudges since 1975 have come from the federal appeals courts and right now they don't have a single female african—american judges there who is younger than 68 and age matters because supreme court judges serve for life so the favourite is leandra kruger, a judge on. shejudged forjohn paul stevens and served as at principal deputy during the 0bama administration. another potential peak is 49—year—old district courtjudge brown jackson. she has seven years experience on the federal bench. either would be historic because 114 judges have bench. either would be historic because 114judges have served on america's top courts since 1789, none of them has been an african—american woman. but thatisit african—american woman. but that is it joe african—american woman. but that is itjoe biden with the election. they get the final

say on america's biggest issues. what is not clear is whether the american people at the final say on who sits on it in this upcoming election. the health secretary for england matt hancock has warned ofa england matt hancock has warned of a tipping point in the fight against coronavirus. he has said the british people have a choice, either everybody follows the rules, he said, or for the measures will be needed. he told the bbc that the government did not want to see a second national lockdown. later on monday, boris johnson's key medical and scientific advisors will deliver a scientific briefing and projections. when it comes to complying with rules and restrictions, the government says we're more lax than some of our continental counterparts. so, as coronavirus cases increase, expect to hear tougher messages on enforcement. the health secretary says we're at tipping point. if everybody follows the rules, then we can avoid further national lockdowns. but we of course have to be prepared to take action if that's what's necessary.

so we might be facing a further national lockdown if people don't obey the rules? that's exactly right. i don't rule it out, i don't want to see it. in just over a week from now in england, if you don't self—isolate when you should, you could face an initial fine of £1,000, and up to £10,000. the health secretary says we should tell the police if we see rule—breakers, but in london, not everyone will take that advice. that whole thing of telling on your neighbour, i think breaking up community is the last thing that should be encouraged. if there's a hefty fine in place or something like that, people would maybe toe the line a bit better. the chief medical officer, on his way to number 10 today. he and the government's scientific advisers have been pushing for swift action to slow the virus's spread. the prime minister has been in top—level meetings to discuss his options. but he's also under pressure from his next—door neighbour

the chancellor, who doesn't want to see a fragile economic recovery killed off. so it is likely that we will see new temporary measures across england, but that these will also fall far short of a full national lockdown. while schools and workplaces are likely to remain open, some of the restrictions imposed in local lockdowns seem set to spread across england. at the 212 cafe & bar in leeds, there's no enthusiasm for a possible curfew. put a ten o'clock curfew, most bars will probably decide not to open back up ‘cause trade won't be worth it for the late night venues. but also, it could work in a different way where all the students, all the people go out through the day, the bars make the same amount of money, but obviously it'lljust cause trouble through the day, rather than the night. labour say they'll support whatever new steps the government takes, but...

if i was the prime minister, i would apologise for the fact that we're in this situation with testing. throughout the summer we were saying, prepare for the autumn. instead, we had the exams fiasco. i would make fixing testing the number one priority and reinstate the daily press conferences, so we all know what's going on. this is borisjohnson's key adviser dominic cummings, leaving downing street tonight after a long series of meetings. he and his boss's conclusion? we're all going to have to do better at following the rules, if we're to bring coronavirus under control. iain watson, bbc news. thousands of anti—government protesters have held a demonstration in derosa limb. that is despite the start of israel's second coronavirus lockdown —— jerusalem. benjamin now “— lockdown —— jerusalem. benjamin now —— benjamin netanyahu is being accused, weekly protests have been taking place outside his official residence for three months. a man was arrested after appearing to drive his car towards demonstrators. two people have died in an explosion on the

solomon islands. a british man and his australian colleague we re and his australian colleague were killed in a block of flats in the capital honey are at the headquarters of an aid agency. they were working on project to find munitions left over from the second world war. the south pacific islands with a scene of intense battles with thousands of all —— thousands of bonds are still there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. we will find out how an offbeat riches to rags comedy show swept the board at the 72nd emmy awards ceremony. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police.

all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: leaked documents reveal how some uk banks have allowed criminals and money launderers to move billions of pounds around the world. the battle over a new us supreme court justice — the democrat, joe biden,

says he should name ruth bader ginsburg's replacement, if he beats donald trump in november. tv stars around the globe are connecting remotely to this year's emmy awards. 0ur north american correspondent, peter bowes is in los angeles. who are the big winners? the big, big edwina, because it did extremely well —— winner, schitt‘s creek, about a family who start of wealthy but lose all their wealth. it is a small town, not a particularly well town, not a particularly well to do town is all they now own. it is largely a beat comedy, a fish out of water comedy. it

one everything. in the comedy genre. it made history. looking at the reaction on social media, a very popular win. a few people saying this is the show that got me through the lockdown. it did extremely well, in its final season. maybe a swansong year because they have not done that well in other awards shows.|j they have not done that well in other awards shows. i imagine we watch more tv shows in this pandemic year. what does it say about the balance of power? they were being imaginative this year. one of the issues people were looking at this year was diversity and watchman

is the most nominated show and did very well, winning the category for best limited series and this is a very diverse cast. if you look across the board, more black actors, 34%, which is more than ever before. maybe we are seeing a changing of the times. hollywood has been much criticised over the years for its lack of diversity and perhaps emmy voters putting a few wrong is right this year. what is it going to be like next year when everyone has to reckon and judge programmes made under current circumstances? that is a fascinating question. to my surprise, a lot of the shows that are just about to launch

in the autumn season were completed before the lockdown started so we may have a good full year of reasonable television unaffected by the pandemic so it might be the year after next before we see the effect of the lockdown and help producers manage to deal with the situation. thank you so much. ajudge in california has halted the trump administration's attempt to ban downloads of the chinese—owned app, wechat. the us department of commerce had wanted to force apple and alphabet‘s google, to remove wechat for downloads by sunday evening. the white house says wechat and tiktok, which is also chinese owned, both threaten national security. both companies strongly deny this. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, explains what's behind this row between the us and china. a cold war is under way between the world's leading two superpowers, though it's been little noticed by voters dealing with a global pandemic.

what started as a battle over trade escalated into threats over the exchange rate for the yuan and it's now a major conflict. as ever in battles between ideologically conflicting superpowers, america and china are vying for technological supremacy. two companies illustrate that battle — huawei, with its dominance of 5g, and tiktok, a young entertainment platform already boasting over 800 million users. # come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga. # i know you can't control yourself any longer. tiktok is owned by bytedance, now worth $100 billion. its founder, zhang yiming, has pledged deep cooperation with the chinese communist party. that's why politicians of all stripes in america see tiktok, like huawei, as a national security threat, giving china access to the precious data and attention of american citizens.

president trump's demand that it be sold to a non—chinese company and that the us treasury get a cut, might be illegal. it's unprecedented in the us, but such assertions of sovereignty are already standard practice in china, where platforms like youtube and whatsapp are blocked, along with foreign sources of news and religious instruction, and where the web is a tool of surveillance. in a sense, then, president trump is merely borrowing from china's playbook. and these new methods of control go further than just the us and china. in india, for example, narendra modi's government has banned tiktok and other chinese—owned mobile apps. and other states have used various social media controls, monitoring and censorship. tiktok, then, isn'tjust a platform for video pranks. it proves that there is a battle for the soul of the internet in an era of rising net nationalism, where governments say that countries and not companies should control the web.

with almost half of humanity not yet online, how and if this big digital chill spreads could shape the 21st century. amol rajan there. let's get some of the day's other news. in belarus say more than one hundred and thirty people have been arrested around the country during the latest demonstrations against president alexander lukashenko's disputed re—election. most of the arrests were in the capital minsk, where this was a sixth consecutive sunday of protest. one person is missing and dozens have been evacuated from their homes after torrential rain hit the south of france. as much as 35 centimetres of rain fell in parts of the gard region, near the cote d'azur. helicopters have carried out two rescue missions and around 200 people were moved to safety from two villages. a memorial service marking the battle of britain has been held at westminster abbey. it was a dramatic turning point in world war ii when 1,500 pilots

and the crew lost their lives fighting against the german air force. the service was the abbey's first major event since lockdown. sarah campbell reports. the sights and sounds of 1940 as a hurricane and three spitfires flew over london today. 80 years ago, the stakes couldn't have been higher. sir winston churchill famously called the young pilots "the few." newsreel: hurricanes and spitfires roar into action. it was the first time a major military battle was fought in the air. the nazis' plan was to overwhelm the allied air defences and then launch a full—on invasion. their plan failed. today, the prime minister arrived at westminster abbey to remember those who fought so courageously, along with the leader of the 0pposition, all in masks, in this, the first major service to have taken place at the abbey since lockdown began in march. fanfare.

more than 2,000 people would usually attend the service of remembrance, which has been held here every year since 1944. the pandemic meant numbers were restricted to fewer than 100, with no veterans present. however, their legacy and what they achieved against the odds lives on. some events, some people, are not just significant. they are pivotal. the battle of britain was one of those pivotal events, and likewise, those who served in it, our friends from other nations, those working on the ground, our families at home, every one of them. carried through the abbey, the battle of britain roll of honour, which bears the names of the 1,497 pilots and aircrew who made the ultimate sacrifice. last post plays

as the service ended, the raf‘s aerial tribute. the heroism of those who took to the skies 80 years ago remembered. sarah campbell, bbc news. a football match in west yorkshire was disrupted by an unusual pitch invader. an alpaca came onto the field. the match halted for 15 minutes. attem pts match halted for 15 minutes. attempts were made to entice him off the pitch. yorkshire is not the only place with the beautiful game has been interrupted. signup the alpaca

and sign up the bird! see you later. hello there. in many places over the weekend, it felt like summer — with temperatures as high as 25 degrees. the new week gets off to a summery start as well, but it will not end that way. things through this week are going to become much more autumnal, as this band of cloud starts to work its way in our direction. now, this area of cloud is going to bring some outbreaks of rain, but it also separates the relatively warm air we have had lately from some much, much colder air, which is going to head our way, sweeping in from the northwest, as we head through the coming days. but in the shorter term, through monday morning, some mist and fog, some low cloud too, could affect parts of england and wales. that will tend to clear as we go through the day, and then it should be largely dry and sunny. sunnier than it was on sunday

across northeast england, and also southeast scotland brighter. some sunshine into parts of aberdeenshire. temperatures in aberdeen getting up to around 19 degrees. but for western scotland and northern ireland, with more cloud, more of a breeze, it will be just a touch cooler at 16 or 17 degrees. now, as we had through monday night into tuesday, we will see extensive cloud across the northwest of the uk, and the first signs of some outbreaks of rain. some pretty heavy rain into the far north and west. further south, some clear spells, a relatively mild night — certainly compared with some of the nights we will have later in the week. and then into tuesday, for england and wales, it's largely dry, could be the odd shower in the west, but for northern ireland and scotland, we see thicker cloud, we see outbreaks of rain. it will be increasingly windy. we could have gusts close to 50 mph in the far northwest. ahead of that band of cloud and rain, it's still relatively warm. in fact, we could get to 25 degrees towards the southeast corner. but that warmth will not last. through tuesday night, into wednesday morning, we see this band of rain, our weather front pushing further south eastwards,

and behind it, as the winds switch around to northwesterlies, things turn much, much colder. so, for wednesday morning, scotland and northern ireland starting the day at 5 or 6 degrees. 16 degrees in southeast england but, even here, it's going to turn cooler through wednesday, as this frontal system moves its way through. it will bring some rain in places during wednesday, but see how the temperatures drop. it stays much, much cooler by day and by night as we head towards the end of the week, with further wind and rain at times.

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the headlines: leaked documents have revealed how some of the uk's best—known banks have allowed criminals, money launderers and sanctioned russians to move dirty money around the world. the secret banking reports also show how major banks have failed to stop crime when they suspect it. the democratic party's presidential candidate, joe biden, has said it would be an abuse of power if republican senators confirmed any us supreme court nominee put forward by donald trump before november's election. mr trump is rushing to fill the vacancy left by the death of ruth bader ginsburg on friday at the age of 87. the health secretary for england, matt hancock, has warned that the uk is at a tipping point in the fight against coronavirus as thousands more cases are recorded every day. he has said the british people have a choice — either everybody follows the rules or further measures will be needed to be imposed.