this is 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 federal agents. mr trump's son, eric, has said the search was conducted over presidential documents sought by the national archives. the fbi have made no comment. # you better shape up, because i need a man. 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 tribute, signing off with, "your danny — yourjohn.

cuba says a major blaze at an oil storage depot has now spread — threatening to worsen an energy crisis on the island. and a big finish in birmingham — as the commonwealth games brings the curtain down on 11 days of 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. with more here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. significantly, the fbi, thejustice department,

are not saying anything about this at all. we know about it because donald trump released a statement, the one that you are referring to. it is quite a long statement. i'lljust 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". he says, "nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the united states before. 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 then 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. very briefly, you said it was unannounced, nonetheless you would have to have a search warrant to do it, i mean, this would have to go through the process? it would have to 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 suggests there is a crime, or an alleged crime, that is being investigated. i have been speaking to robert

paper, the director of the chicago project on security and threats, which looks to understand the american political violence. understand the american politicalviolence. i understand the american political violence. i asked understand the american political violence. iasked him what he made of the search. there are several keywords for the audience, one is unprecedented, the other is galvanising for the conservative right, especially the radical right. the other is it makes volatility. we were already in a volatile election season. this will become more so. why is this unprecedented? it is just as your reporter was saying. the fact that that judge signed off on a search warrant means they are looking for evidence for a crime, so that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented, and a serious escalation against major political figures

in the united states. sorry to interrupt you. go right ahead. it is also sort of galvanising in the opposite direction, isn't it? there are plenty who will immediately say, once again, politicisation of an investigation, this is the same old charade that mr trump has had to go through, time and time again. yes. we do nationally representative surveys of the pro—trump insurrectionist movement in the united states, that is what the chicago project on security and threats does. we know there are 20 million americans who believe the use of force is justified to restore donald trump to the presidency. a huge fraction of those 20 million believe the liberal left, as they put it, will use

the powers of the federal government to prosecute christians, whites and conservatives in general. this action has the serious potential to galvanise and actually possibly increase the numbers that we already see in our surveys. when you say they will prosecute, in a sense they will try to prosecute, possibly, because it was also pointed out i think by another legal expert that this won't go anywhere. "much ado about nothing", was the way he described it, that it is a big story now, but actually achieving anything legally is almost impossible. well, the issues of what happens legally are of course very important, but we need to remember that this is about the future of american democracy, and we are in a highly volatile election season, and we have already seen violence on the order of january 6th.

so the issues of legality and political volatility are closely into mashed here. are closely intermeshed here. and so it really doesn't make sense to talk about this in a narrow legal framework, and it's because of the incredible politically volatile situation we are already in, and this is making that volatile situation even more volatile. i am going to hang onto those three words you used, "unprecedented, galvanising and volatile", and see how much sense they make. in the biggest picture, can i just ask you, for the american public at large, are theyjust not exhausted by all this? do they care, do you think? oh, my goodness! i think that is kind of a rosy scenario, that the american public is just kind of like too tired to get riled up.

i'm sorry to say that studying political violence all around the world for the last 30 years, the idea that you can kind ofjust burn these things out because people get tired, this happens after a lot more has happened than in the united states. so i just don't see that as a realistic way to be optimistic. i think the optimistic scenario is where you actually now have some lines being crossed that both sides, democrats too, should be quite worried about the future here, because there is no telling what a future republican administration will now do with bill clinton, with ba rack obama.

there should be a lot of reason here for the centre to come back. 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 of more than 100 million records. our 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 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 startanew...#.

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.#. dame olivia newton—john, who has died at the age of 73. a global superstar, and the first and foremost an australian girl. i was speaking to sandra marinetti.

grease was a movie set in the 50s, filmed in the 70s, still loved in the 2020s, it will be adored in the 2120s. future generations will love this movie. it is a timeless classic, so was olivia newton—john. and you've enjoyed watching her in concerts as well, even in the latter stages of her career. what is her great sort of pulling power? to quote one of her song titles, she was "magic". she captured our hearts on screen, through her music and with her personality. you know, in the show business, the thing that they can't teach you is likeability and she had that in spades. very few stars have that. and she was able to cross genres, and she connected with the audience so well, and she was so vulnerable and insecure. i mean, even on grease — that you mentioned in your package there — she was 29 when she got that part, she was terrified. she thought, "i'll be laughed out of town. "i'm too old to play a high—schooler." even said that, she was so good, she carried that off. that sandy, it's a part loaded

with so much danger. it could be really wet and soppy. you know, it is a real acting challenge to pull it off. she rose to the challenge, and she has written her name into movie history and music history. and you mentioned xanadu, of course, yes, loads of people think it is rubbish, i reckon it is brilliant. gene kelly on roller skates. olivia newton—john singing elo songs — what's not to love! it's a sad day, of course, but you can make it a happy one if you watch grease or xanadu before you go to bed. that's a very good point. i'm going to quote — because i think this is interesting in terms of how she was perceived within the industry, within the world of entertainment by her colleagues — stockard channing, rizzo from grease, said, "i don't know if i've known a lovelier human being. "olivia was the essence of summer. "hersunniness, her warmth and her grace "are what always come to mind when i think of her." and that says a lot about the way people felt about her, from within? it does. another of her grease co—stars,

john travolta, put it so beautifully in his tribute when he said, "you made all of our lives better." she really did. she certainly made my life better, and i think her greatest legacy will be all those people she never met but she has inspired. i know so many people who have gone into musical theatre, into singing, and have come here to hollywood because they saw olivia newton—john in grease, not necessarily in xanadu, and said, "i want to do that as well, "that looks so much fun". and it is that kind of magic, that kind of hollywood dream, that she embodied and keeps so many people wanting to live up to her legacy and follow in her footsteps, and what a great message to leave. sandra monetti there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — eleven days of competition comes 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. 2 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 world 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, olivia newton—john — star of the iconic musical grease, has died of cancer at the age of 73. well, tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for olivia newton—john. kylie minogue has tweeted:

i've been speaking to our australia correspondent shaimaa khalil about the reaction there. 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 really here 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. mourning 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,

but are also listening to the grease soundtrack, physical, to hopelessly devoted to you. she was just part of their lives. remember, before the big fame in hollywood, australians grew up with olivia newton—john on their screens, on talent shows. she started a girl band when she was 1a with her school friends, and then 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 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 research and treatment. today for example, the flags are flying half—mast. at the olivia newton—john cancer welfare and wellness institute

in melbourne, talking about this being her dream, and her legacy, and she was driving around the centre, saw her name on that big billboard outside the institute, and she said this is better than any billboard i have ever seen. this is the kind of artist 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 broadcaster, and this is from a cancer survivor. she said olivia 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 for offering hope for so many people. in cuba, a majorfire at an oil storage depot has now spread to a third tank —

which could make the energy crisis on the island even worse. cuba's government has taken the rare step of asking the united states for help — this wouldn't contradict the terms of the long—standing us economic embargo against cuba. cuban officials say that, in response, the us has offered technical advice. our correspondent will grant has this report. amid a crippling energy crisis, an apparent lightning strike at one of the island's biggest fuel depots was the last thing cuba needed. as the days passed since the incident sent the facility up inflames, the fire shows no sign of being brought under control. attempts to douse the blaze are continuing, but in truth, they fall woefully short. cuba simply lacks the specialist personnel and basic equipment to get a handle on a disaster of this magnitude. some 16 people, many of them firefighters, are still missing and must now be presumed dead. the cuban government

asked its neighbours for help, and mexico has sent some personnel and equipment. translation: it is a major fire in a super tanker fuel base. - it isn't easy to control. in cuba, there are not all the means required and there's not all the technology. we're counting on technical advice, which is very important, because allows us to compare what we know with the knowledge of people from other countries who have been involved in events this serious. the communist—run government even took the unusual step of appealing to its ideological enemy, the united states. however, washington has yet to send any supports. now, a new problem — over the weekend, a second tank at the depot exploded in a huge fireball and a third is in flames, hampering existing efforts and adding new fuel to the fire. the government has described

the situation as very complex, but with a significant part of the country's reserves contained in those tanks, it seems that is an understatement. cuba has already been experiencing long blackouts, including in the capital, havana, the result of a global energy crisis amid the war in ukraine and years of underinvestment in cuba's crumbling energy infrastructure — exacerbated by the us economic embargo. as for the fire, cubans fearful of what this blaze may mean for the island's scarce resources can do little but wait and watch them simply go up in smoke. will grant, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. in the biggest single tranche of us military assistance to ukraine, the pentagon has announced a package for ukrainian troops worth a billion dollars. it will contain rockets, ammunition and more precision missiles that have helped ukrainian forces attack russian troops far behind the front lines. the hardware will come directly from readily available defense department stocks.

a us court has sentenced two of the three white men, who murdered a black jogger 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 obrador, said he remained optimistic. 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. 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.

we will wait another four years for the next games in victoria, australia. thanks for watching. i'm sure a lot of people are thinking it's warm enough already, but it will get hotter through the rest of this week. temperatures will continue to rise with heatwaves spreading to many parts of the uk. a lot of people may be headed to the coast hoping for something a little bit cooler with some sea breezes. but already, we've seen temperatures hitting 30 degrees in surrey in the sunshine on monday. you may be surprised to learn the temperatures could be as low as 8 or 9 degrees first thing on tuesday morning in rural parts of wales in northern england. it's going to be warmer in northern scotland for the breeze bringing cloud and a little bit of rain. that gets pushed away to get more sunshine developing in scotland and it will be

a sunny day on tuesday in northern ireland and again across england and wales. sea breezes a bit cooler and in inland and temperatures continuing to rise among england and wales. widely 29—30 degrees, 25 or so east of scotland and northern ireland. the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure and keeping the rain confined, really to the far northwest of scotland. later on in the week, we will start to pick up in east or south easterly breeze and that will draw in some the heat that we've got in western europe where it is hot in many places already. we're not 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, sunny skies pretty much across the board, there will be breezy in the far northwest of scotland but it should stay dry here. those temperatures are continuing to rise at 27 degrees and eastern parts of scotland and the northeast

of england, and 32 is likely through the midlands, towards the south east of england as well. that heat will linger for some time. you can see it maintain above 30 degrees in london to the weekend. it's not going to be as hot in scotland and northern ireland, and temperatures may start to drop a bit over the weekend. but the rain is been all or nothing since the 1st ofjuly — nothing across many parts of the southern uk and a lot of rain in the highlands of scotland. some people are looking for some rain and asking when it's going to 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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the headlines: the former us president, donald trump, has issued a statement saying the fbi has carried out a raid on his florida home. his son eric has said the search was conducted over presidential documents sought by the national archives. the fbi have made no comment. the singer, actress and activist dame olivia newton—john has died at the age of 73. she was best known for playing sandy in the hit 1978 film grease. her co—starjohn travolta paid his own tribute, 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. after a speech by prince edward praising the athletes, —— those other headlines here on bbc news.