welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories — the former us president, donald trump, says his home in palm beach, florida, has been raided by fbi agents. the star of grease — olivia newton—john — one of the most successful music artists of all time, has died, at the age of 73. fans honour her memory at the hollywood walk of fame, and her grease co—star john travolta pays his own loving tribute, signing off with, "your danny — yourjohn." china insists their large—scale military exercises are reasonable and legal, as taiwan says its army will hold live fire artillery drills.

and a big finish in birmingham, as the commonwealth games brings the curtain down on 11 days competition. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. the former us president, donald trump, has issued a statement, saying that the fbi has carried out a raid on his florida home at mar—a—lago. he was not in the state at the time. mr trump said that a large group of agents arrived at the compound with a search warrant. "they even broke into my safe!", he said. will get a bit more detail on that. will get a bit more detail on that. let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. what can you tell us, peter? it has come from him, not from the fbi. ., , ,

fbi. yeah, significantly, the fbi, the justice _ fbi. yeah, significantly, the| fbi, the justice department, fbi, thejustice department, are not saying anything about this at all. we know about it because donald trump released a statement, the one which you are referring to. it is quite a long statement. i would just read a little bit more from it. he says, my beautiful home, mar—a—lago, in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege. this is a statement released a few hours ago. is currently under siege, raided and occupied by led group fbi agents. it has nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states before. then he goes on to say after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate, and he says it is prosecutorial misconduct, and there is a reference to his safe being broken into. that reference to working with the authorities may give us some clue about what this is about. indeed, us media outlets suggesting it is relating to an investigation into archive

documents that were taken by donald trump, some 15 boxes, when he left the white house and headed to his home in florida. boxes that reportedly included some classified documents. now, those boxes have been returned to the national archive but we knew that this investigation was still ongoing, so the early signs are that it is something to do with that.— to do with that. very briefly ou to do with that. very briefly you said — to do with that. very briefly you said it _ to do with that. very briefly you said it was _ to do with that. very briefly i you said it was unannounced, nonetheless you would have to have a search warrant to do it, this would have to go through the process? it this would have to go through the process?— the process? it would have to to the process? it would have to go through — the process? it would have to go through a _ the process? it would have to go through a federal- the process? it would have to go through a federaljudge i go through a federaljudge would have to sign off on this. there would be documents to back that up. we haven't seen those documents. and the very fact that a federaljudge has signed off on it suggest there is a crime or alleged crime thatis is a crime or alleged crime that is being investigated. peter, thank you very much indeed for that. peter, thank you very much indeed for that. i'm joined now by vinoo varghese. he's a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor, and visiting

faculty at harvard law school. he's in new york. thank you very much forjoining us. ijust wonder what thank you very much forjoining us. i just wonder what you thank you very much forjoining us. ijust wonder what you make of this? us. i just wonder what you make of this? , , of this? so, there is somebody famous on _ of this? so, there is somebody famous on your— of this? so, there is somebody famous on your side _ of this? so, there is somebody famous on your side of- of this? so, there is somebody famous on your side of the - of this? so, there is somebody l famous on your side of the pond he said this much —— may be much ado about nothing. the reality is that not much is going to come of this. it seems that the justice department, as it has been for the last decade or so, it has been for the last decade orso, has it has been for the last decade or so, has become much politicised. the process to have gotten rid of trump went through impeachment. but miller ran what i argued was a righteous prosecution, and he presented the evidence to congress, and congress was unable to convict him of impeachment. so the reality is that biden has less than two years in office. 2024, he is going to be gone, if not earlier, and he is trying to

ensure that the next president is a democrat. i'm not sure this is going to move the needle at all because those who are going to support trump are going to support trump, the fact that trump has gotten out in front of this again shows how he is ahead of the media in pretty much everything and how he spends things. so even if there was a righteous and correct thing in searching for this, trump is going to control the court of public opinion. that is very interesting, because you said this is politicised. nonetheless, if there is an investigation taking place and there is a sense that they need answers i still whether they have or have not bared the removal of presidential papers, they have sought to go —— sort of got to go through with that, haven't they? go through with that, haven't the ? ,, , , ., they? sure, but they could have done this voluntarily, _ they? sure, but they could have done this voluntarily, right? - done this voluntarily, right? and if they are going through the process of a warrant, the

trump people have already shown that going through a judge has been flawed. they have shown that because of the existence of the problems with the memo that came from your side of the pond previously, and they are going to show that again. and so, unfortunately, the doj has become so politicised, and it shouldn't be. i mean, robert mueller, in my view, conducted a correct investigation, provided the correct results to congress that trump had committed obstruction of justice in multiple ways. but the process is such that, or i should say that the political climate in america is such that it didn't matter, and so this willjust be more of the same, and as somebody famous from your side of the pond once said, much ado about nothing. that is very much the phrase you have picked up on and you are going to stick with, for someone who has made a career

out of persuading prosecutors to drop cases, it is clear what your strapline is going to be, vinoo. thank you very much for joining us. i appreciate that. my joining us. i appreciate that. my pleasure. the singer and actress olivia newton—john, who became a global icon for her portrayal of sandy in the 1978 movie, grease, has died of cancer, at the age of 73. her stellar career included four grammy awards, and sales 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back at her life and remarkable career. # summer loving, had me a blast. # summer loving, happened so fast. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean—cut, fresh—faced innocence, and it was john travolta who knew who would be perfect to play this slightly naive american teenager — a 29—year—old australian, olivia newton—john.

# if not for you, the winter would hold no spring.# herfirst hit was in 1971, seven years after she left school, aged 15, determined to be a singer, something which rather shocked her academic family. her grandfather had won a nobel prize for physics. # country roads, take me home to the place i belong...# born in britain, she'd grown up in australia, and after years of touring clubs, made her name in america as a country singer. # ..take me home, country roads. # all of the kids like ten tin sodas in a row, # followed hand in hand... blonde, wholesome, family friendly, easy listening — no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up, cos i need a man...# and then came grease.

# and my heart is set on you... it was huge at the box office. there were six hit singles, and the premiere, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. back off! come on! there was then naturally huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single. the film, it was the inspiration for a new award ceremony, the golden raspberries. # let's get physical, physical... and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl—next—door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hordes of the aerobic �*80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot. # if not for you... after a break for marriage and children, her career

was never quite the same. but, 30 years on, olivia newton—john was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # if not for you... # sandy, you must start anew...# like a burst of australian sun, blonde, wholesome and pure. if anyone was going to be sandy, it was olivia newton—john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# damo olivia newton—john, who has died at the age of 73. —— dame. 0bviously has died at the age of 73. —— dame. obviously a global star, and it has been felt very acutely here in the uk, but in

australia?— australia? she is one of their own, australia? she is one of their own. she _ australia? she is one of their own. she is _ australia? she is one of their own, she is the _ australia? she is one of their own, she is the girl, - australia? she is one of their own, she is the girl, their. own, she is the girl, their darling, their sweetheart. yes, she is a uk born, australia raised recording artist that shot to fame in hollywood of course because of that career that david just went through and told us about but rarely in australia she is the girl that made it big in hollywood and across the world, and really australia is mourning one of their own. their darling. this girl next door vibe about her, despite this fame, despite the stardom, and of course the songs that we just heard, these are etched in the memories of millions and millions of australians and people across the world of course, but many here have said that they woke up, heard the news, are in tears, butare up, heard the news, are in tears, but are also listening to the grease soundtrack,

physical, to hopelessly devoted to you. she was just part of their lives. before the big fame in hollywood, australians grew up with 0livia fame in hollywood, australians grew up with olivia newton—john on their screens, on talent shows. she started a girl band when she was 14 with her school friends, and i was on tv during different talent shows that one her big prizes, one of which was to go to the uk, but of course then along came grease. the other thing that 0livia the other thing that olivia newton—john is known for her is her philanthropy. she was diagnosed with cancer in 1992, it was the same year her dad died of cancer, and since then she has dedicated decades and decades to raise awareness and funds for cancer treatment and awareness. today for example, crowds have amounts —— amassed at the 0livia crowds have amounts —— amassed at the olivia newton—john cancer welfare and wellness institute in melbourne, talking about this being her dream, and

her legacy, and she saw her name driving around the centre, on that big billboard outside the institute, and she said this is better than any billboard i have ever seen. none this is the kind of artist that she was. she was aware of her status, that she was. she was aware of herstatus, her global that she was. she was aware of her status, her global status but she was also very dedicated to this cause. i'm going to read your one message that came into the abc, the australian broadcast, this is from a cancer survivor. she said, 0livia was a large part of the soundtrack of her life and her courage facing breast cancer supported me facing mine. so yes, she will be remembered for her iconic musical legacy, but here in australia she will also be remember it for her kindness and the offering hope for stubbly people.— and the offering hope for stubbly people. and the offering hope for stubbl --eole. ., ~ ,, , stubbly people. thank you very much a date — stubbly people. thank you very much a date for _ stubbly people. thank you very much a date for that. - stubbly people. thank you very much a date for that. certainly| much a date for that. certainly made her mark in more ways than just the music. i'm joined now byjem aswad, the deputy music editor at variety magazine, joins us now from new york.

iam sure i am sure we go to get onto grease and that stellar moment in her career eventually, jem, but she was making it, wasn't she, little by little, as a star, before then?- star, before then? 0h, absolutely. _ star, before then? 0h, absolutely. i— star, before then? 0h, absolutely. i mean, . star, before then? oh, i absolutely. i mean, ifirst knew of her as a country singer, a very mainstream country singer. you know, she didn't sound like loretta len or anything like that, but she had a long history in of hits in the us —— a long string of hits. but then along came grease at everything changed. didn't it ever, notjust her career but actually the whole sort of revival of a musical industry almost was penned on grease. doa do a large extent, the biggest one before it was saturday two night can make beaver, also produced by an australian. while everyone will focus on,

and funnily enough we will be focusing on the big kids time and again over the next two days, maybe over the next few weeks. 0bviously days, maybe over the next few weeks. obviously there will be a very nostalgic revival. she did have several iterations of her career, she took some chances as well, physical being an example of one. and xanadu could have been a disaster but it has made its way into being a quirky classic. she was able to take those chances. i feel like the diversity and the diversity of the music she put out and her versatility as a singer is often overlooked because she started off as a p0p because she started off as a pop singer in australia, became a country singer in the us. then she is doing a 1950s style musical with grease, then she is into synth pop with xanadu, and ultimately into some very, very stereotypical 80s song

with physical and the head that came beyond that. her career, she stopped working for a while to raise a family and then became sick, but she kept performing. and, you know, later stuff was much more mature, for lack of a word, not as worried as the 80s stuff, certainly, but you know she continued performing right up until the near end. bud continued performing right up until the near end.— until the near end. and for issues of _ until the near end. and for issues of her _ until the near end. and for issues of her own - until the near end. and for issues of her own health . until the near end. and for i issues of her own health she was a very spiritual lady. she also had four grammy awards that she won, nominated for another eight, two golden globe nominations. i mean, that points to more than just a great voice, she had talent. absolutely, and unquestionably, and in australia she developed that talent early so she was able to take out a role like grease, which is actually a very demanding role, if you think about it, just the transformation from this naive

ingenue to almost this leather clad biker chick. she was playing someone almost a dozen years younger than she was. she was really pretty close to convincing as a teenager as sandy, so i really think that speaks to her talent, which unfortunately, largely due to her illness, didn't get to fully develop later in life. she will certainly not be forgotten, that is for sure. thank you very much indeed, jem aswad. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 11 days of competition come to an end at the spectacular closing ceremony of the commonwealth games, in birmingham. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control.

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the former us president donald trump has said his home in palm beach, florida,

has been raided by fbi agents. the actress and singer, 0livia newtonjohn, star of the iconic musical grease, has died of cancer at the age of 73. to taiwan now, where taipei says, the army will hold live fire artillery exercises this week to simulate defending the self—governing island, against an invasion by china. meanwhile, china has insisted, that its own large scale military exercises around taiwan are reasonable and legal. speaking earlier, president biden said he was not worried about taiwan, but is concerned about china's actions in the region. professor taylor frayvel is director of the security studies program at the massachusetts institute of technology. he's in brookline massachusetts.

thank you very much forjoining us. i wonder what you make of it. we now have type a giving a bit of hard ball back to beijing. what do you make of the circumstances they now? —— taipei. both are using military force to signal their resolve to defend their position, and john indicates desire to unify or reunify taiwan with the mainland and taiwan is trying to maintain, through the status quo, its effect facto economy. is there much cause for concern beyond the sort of posturing? if that is all it is, people will perhaps be able to relax a bit, but it doesn't look good? it has been quite intense posturing, especially on the chinese side. we have had sex military exclusion zones or closure zones used for live fire — live fire military exercises. these were all

around taiwan, targeting the north, south, eastand around taiwan, targeting the north, south, east and west, around taiwan, targeting the north, south, eastand west, it has involved an unprecedented number of aircraft and naval vessels operating in the waters around taiwan. it has involved muscle tests, some of which flew over the island of taiwan itself, although they landed on the east side of the island. 0n the east side of the island. 0n the one hand these are displays of force, but quite significant displays of laws. when you have great forces in close proximity to each other there is also the risk of an accidental misfire occurring. i wouldn't say, you know, i wouldn't be unconcerned. xi know, i wouldn't be unconcerned. know, iwouldn't be unconcerned. , , unconcerned. xijinping has made it clear _ unconcerned. xijinping has made it clear that - unconcerned. xijinping has made it clear that he wants i made it clear that he wants taiwan back in the bosom of beijing, if i can put it like that. difficult to put a timeframe on that, but what do you think washington is looking at? i you think washington is looking at? ~' . ., you think washington is looking at? ., , at? ithink washington is t in: at? i think washington is trying to _ at? i think washington is trying to not _ at? i think washington is trying to not take - at? i think washington is trying to not take the - at? i think washington is i trying to not take the bait, at? i think washington is - trying to not take the bait, as it were, so i think china is trying to use these exercises to speak both to taipei and to washington. washington so far

has described this today is a manufacturer crisis, in other words, not something that is necessarily warranting a tough us military response, although at the same time i think the current administration will not want to see a sort of new normal or new status quo in terms of china's military presence takes over on the island, so i think in the coming weeks they will be a resumption of transits of us naval vessels through the straight, perhaps, other kinds of operations that will try and achieve the same purpose. certainly not a lot of sense of trust or confidence in the air the moment. thank you very much, taylor frayvel. let's get some of the day's other news. a us court has sentenced two of the three white men, who murdered a blackjogger in 2020 to life in prison forfederal hate crimes. gregory mcmichael and his son travis are already serving a life sentence for the murder of ahmaud arbery, a black man who was shot dead

whilejogging. the mexican authorities say an underwater drone will be deployed as part of efforts to save ten workers trapped for five days in a flooded coal mine in northern mexico. the miners became trapped when a wall collapsed and water from another chamber flooded three shafts. it's not clear if they are still alive but the mexican president, andres manuel lopez 0brador said he remained optimistic. the authorities in cuba say three crude oil tanks have now been destroyed by a fire at the northern port city of matanzas. the blaze began on friday night when lightening hit one of the depots, before spreading to the other two. 0ne fireman is known to have died and 16 others are missing. more than 120 people were injured. the closing ceremony for the commonwealth games has taken place in birmingham bringing to an end 11 days of sporting competition. an audience of 30 thousand

people watched the event live. british reggae band ub40, ozzy osbourne, goldie and singer beverley knight were among the musical line—up. the event also featured a sequence from the theatre production, peaky blinders: the redemption of thomas shelby, inspired by the popular television series. 72 nations and territories took part in this year's games. let's take a look at which countries won the most medals. australia, which will host the games next in 2026, 43 nations took something home, but australia, which will host the games next in 2026, was at the top of the table with 178. that includes 67 gold medals. next is england, with 176 medals, including 57 gold. canada came in third place with 92 medals, and 26 golds. britney spears is set to return to the music scene with a duet

with sir eltonjohn. he confirmed the collaboration by sharing artwork for the new track, a single rose and a rocket emoji. the song is thought to be a remix of his 1971 classic, tiny dancer, and will be titled, hold me closer. it will be the first release from britney spears for six years, and the first since a judge overturned an order that put the singer's father and lawyers in charge of her life and career. some trees have been pouring in from all over the world about 0livia from all over the world about olivia newton—john who has died at the age of 73. kylie minogue, one of many treated this. the two we have also heard from

stockard channing, saying she was the essence of samar, her warmth and grace is what always comes to mind when i think of her. i will miss her enormously. that is bbc news. it will get hotter through the rest of the week. temperatures will continue to rise with heat spreading to many parts of the uk. a lot of people may be heading to the coast, hoping for something cooler but you may be surprised that temperatures could be as low as eight or nine degrees first thing tuesday. that is in rural wales and northern england. warmer in northern scotland where a breeze is bringing cloud, a little bit of rain. it gets pushed away and more sunshine

develops in scotland. sunny day on tuesday in northern ireland and across england and wales. the sea breeze will be cool around the coast. inland temperatures rise in england and wales. 29—30, 25 also in eastern scotland and northern ireland. the heaters building underneath that area of high pressure, keeping the rain confined to the far north—west of scotland. later in the week we will start to pick up an east or south—easterly breeze. it will draw and some of the heatin it will draw and some of the heat in western europe where it is hot in many places. we aren't expecting to break any records this time, however by the end of the week temperatures to the west of london could be reaching 36 celsius. as we head into wednesday we have sunny skies pretty much across the board. breezy in the far north—west of scotland but it should be dry here. temperatures continue to rise. 27 degrees across eastern

scotland and north—east england. 32 likely through the midlands, and south—east england. the heat will linger for some time. you can see temperatures remaining above 30 in cardiff and london through the weekend. it won't be as hot and scotland and northern ireland. temperatures may drop here over the weekend. the rain has been all or nothing since the first ofjuly. nothing across many southern parts of the uk but a lot in highland scotland. some people are looking for some rain and asking when will it come? the signs are that early next week with falling pressure, temperatures will be dropping and there could be some rain.

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grease. and there could be some rain. they're this is bbc news. the headlines — the former us president, donald trump, has issued a statement saying the fbi has carried out a raid on his florida home. mr trump said that a large number of agents arrived at the compound with a search warrant. there has been no comment from the fbi. the singer, actress and activist, dame 0livia newton—john, has died at the age of 73. she was best known for playing sandy in the hit 1978 film, grease. her co—star, john travolta, paid his own tribute, this signing off "your danny", after his own character in the film. the birmingham 2022 commonwealth games have ended after 11 days of competition. the home nations won more than 270 medals between them.