this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, suffers serious injuries after being stabbed on stage in the state of new york. his agent says he's on a ventilator and can't speak and is likely to lose an eye. it's been revealed the search warrant for donald trump's florida home was partly based on suspicion of violations of the us espionage act. as a drought is declared in parts of the uk, most of europe continues to stuggle with high temperatues. a huge fire continues to devastate forests in the gironde region in france. and train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row

about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports.

the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre and is still currently undergoing surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of play that wasn't funny. and then when i realised what was actually happening, i wasjust completely taken by surprise. people were rising up out of their seats and gasping, crying and screaming and this... unheard—of thing was happening on stage.

sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression, a value many praised sir salman for having. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power. l someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats thatl have followed him his entire adult life. it seems _ prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years.

his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman�*s execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. let's speak to our security correspondent frank gardner. i wonderfirst off, i wonder first off, has there been any reaction from iran itself to what has happened?—

any reaction from iran itself to what has happened? there is on social media _ what has happened? there is on social media a _ what has happened? there is on social media a transcript - what has happened? there is on social media a transcript of - what has happened? there is on social media a transcript of a - social media a transcript of a reaction from a hardline newspaper very close to the religious establishment, which has, although it does not directly mention salman rushdie, it implies some kind of approval, but now, there has been no official comment. i think for the government itself of iran it is probably slightly embarrassing because remember iran is not a monolithic place. you have got different factions and movements, and at one point, a fairly comparatively moderate president of iran said the fatwa is long ago, irrelevant, that all belongs to the past, but more recently, quite hard—line forces have come to power in iran and as recently as 2019, there was a reaffirmation of that

fatwa, the supremely ayatollah ali khamenei has said the original fatwa by his predecessor can never be rescinded or revoked and within the last ten years there have been two increases in the bounty on his head that have come from iranians institutions.— that have come from iranians institutions. ~ ., , ., institutions. what was his general, sir salman rushdie's _ institutions. what was his general, sir salman rushdie's response - institutions. what was his general, sir salman rushdie's response and attitude to what happened back in the late 80s and also how he has become a little bit more comfortable particularly in public, certainly enough to attend events like he had in new york state? he enough to attend events like he had in new york state?— enough to attend events like he had in new york state? he was appalled b the in new york state? he was appalled by the reaction _ in new york state? he was appalled by the reaction to _ in new york state? he was appalled by the reaction to his _ in new york state? he was appalled by the reaction to his book. - in new york state? he was appalled by the reaction to his book. he - in new york state? he was appalled | by the reaction to his book. he knew it would be contrary controversial but did not expected to be riots such as the ones in mumbai in which over 12 people were killed, there were burnings of his books and effigies and worst of all, translators and publishers were

attacked. he was appalled by that, he has since become a champion of free speech. he apologised to muslims around the world for any offence he had caused with this book. he carried on writing. for those nine years, he was here in the uk and he had the protection of scratch up until the turn—of—the—century up until 2000, he had the protection of british government police, security, armed officers. but then he started to emerge from the shadows and moved into thousand two to america, he is a us resident. and for most of those 20 years he has not had protection. he has been very careful on the whole what events she attends, trying not to announce them in advance, he would suddenly pop up at something that he has been fairly discreet in that sense. this was probably the last place he would imagine there to be troubled, a sleepy rural provincial upstate new york state book fair that is not

featuring very large on the kind of book circuit. any of the really big ones. this is a pretty tiny one but there was a specialising in free speech and a kind of safe place for writers to express themselves. it has ended up being quite the opposite. has ended up being quite the o- osite. . ~ has ended up being quite the o- osite. ., ~' , has ended up being quite the o- osite. ., ~ , opposite. frank, his book, the satanic verses, _ opposite. frank, his book, the satanic verses, has _ opposite. frank, his book, the satanic verses, has often - opposite. frank, his book, the| satanic verses, has often been linked to political islam. could you provide us context for that? it linked to political islam. could you provide us context for that?- provide us context for that? it was uuite a provide us context for that? it was quite a heady _ provide us context for that? it was quite a heady time _ provide us context for that? it was quite a heady time in _ provide us context for that? it was quite a heady time in the - provide us context for that? it was quite a heady time in the late - provide us context for that? it was quite a heady time in the late 80s| quite a heady time in the late 80s because the iranians islamic revolution had happened. nearly a decade earlier. that was, that sent seismic shock waves through the middle east. but that was followed, though shock waves were not repeated in britain and europe. but when his book was published in 88, it caused such a storm that it acted as a bit of a wake—up call to a lot of

activists who wanted to see a more proactive political role for islam for much of the 20th—century and prior to that during the turkish caliphate, islam was not particularly political. there was some writings for example by an egyptian writer who wrote a big treaties prison who call for muslims to be more active in politics, in other words to combine religion with rule of law, but it was really the after—effect of his publication combined with the bosnian war in the mid—90s, that stirred the embers which then breathed life i think into the embers of political islam and that led in some cases to the fringe that we see today with al-qaeda and isis.— fringe that we see today with al-qaeda and isis. thank you very much for that. _

court documents show that 20 boxes of items were taken during a search of donald trump's home in florida, including some documents marked "top secret". details from a warrant, that has now been published, show the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaching us espionage laws. he denies doing anything wrong. 0ur correspondent in washington, chi chi izundu, has more details. this has been quite the week for the former president of the united states. monday started off with an unprecedented search of donald trump's primary residency in florida, mar—a—lago, by fbi agents. what they were looking for was only made public today, through the unusual move during an ongoing investigation, of unsealing the warrant used to enter the property. receipts attached gave little detail, but did indicate the kinds of things removed, including several miscellaneous top secret papers, information regarding the french president and various classified documents labelled sci,

which stands for "sensitive compartmented information," which could be exceptionally grave for us national security. mr trump, can we have a word? even though donald trump did not oppose unsealing, he issued a statement accusing the fbi of playing politics and claiming the documents were all declassified and in secure storage, with an additional lock. presidents can declassify information, but they have to follow a procedure. they have to fill out forms, they have to give certain authorisations, they cannot simply say, "these documents are declassified," they have to follow a process, not clear that was followed here. the second thing, of course, is a president can declassify documents, but a former president cannot. that of course begs the question whether donald trump, when he was still president trump, actually declassified these documents. but america is still torn by activity surrounding donald trump.

details of the warrant surprising no—one. there appears to be a witchhunt . going on in washington right now. it is not bilateral, it is not equal. i nothing is going to happen. he is able to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and he isjust going to get off, or continue to live his lavish life that he does. the removal of classified documents or materials is prohibited by law, a crime for which donald trump increased the penalties while in office. whilst this kind of investigation would be uncomfortable for some, for donald trump, it could potentially politically work in his favour. us democrats have celebrated a major legislative victory for president biden, after congress passed a landmark bill to battle climate change and institute healthcare reforms, despite complete republican opposition. mr biden said people would now see

lower drug and energy costs, and big corporations would finally start to pay their fair share. the $430 billionpackage, officially known as the inflation reduction act, should enable the us to meet 80% of its carbon emission targets by 2030. the house passed the measure by 13 votes. the senate previously approved the bill on the casting vote of the vice president. europe continues to bake under extreme temperatures, with severe drought conditions evident across nearly half of the continent. in germany, the lack of water is starting to have a significant economic impact, while a huge fire is continuing to devastate forests in the gironde region in france. bethany bell has more. a fire crew has just arrived on the

stretch of road because as you can see there is smoke coming from the dead trees. a fire swept through here but there are a lot of smouldering embers in the ground, the soil here is rich with peat and the soil here is rich with peat and the embers go on burning for some time. 10,000 people have been evacuated from this area because of the very, very dry conditions. their hopes that the heat may start to improve over the next few days, that things will get a little bit cooler, but there are strong wins forecast for tonight and that can make things very hard for firefighters. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use.

joining me now is steve heap, general secretary of the association of festival 0rganisers. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how is it affecting the industry? news. how is it affecting the indust ? ~ . news. how is it affecting the industry?— news. how is it affecting the indust 7~ ., , ,, industry? we are taking steps. our festival industry _ industry? we are taking steps. our festival industry is _ industry? we are taking steps. our festival industry is run _ industry? we are taking steps. our festival industry is run by _ industry? we are taking steps. our festival industry is run by very - festival industry is run by very responsible people and we recognise the potential hazards. it is good to have a season where it's not pouring with rain of course, but i know we need rain. so we're putting out a message to all members to take a lot of care. we are suggesting that they band naked flame of the cooking areas, so the arena sites with mobile caterers will be allowed to cook quickly are suggesting on campsites, certainly barbecues and even gas cooking would not be a good idea in these tinder—dry conditions. 0verall idea in these tinder—dry conditions. overall it has been a tough time for

your sector, overall it has been a tough time for yoursector, hasn't overall it has been a tough time for your sector, hasn't it? overall it has been a tough time for yoursector, hasn't it? it overall it has been a tough time for your sector, hasn't it?— your sector, hasn't it? it certainly has. we your sector, hasn't it? it certainly has- we have _ your sector, hasn't it? it certainly has. we have had _ your sector, hasn't it? it certainly has. we have had virtually - your sector, hasn't it? it certainly has. we have had virtually two i your sector, hasn't it? it certainly i has. we have had virtually two years of an 2022 should have been bounce back year. because of the economic climate and the need for the supply industry to really tighten their pockets, there have been some problems with getting it back on the road. we are quite sure that the festival industry will survive. we are a resilient and creative bunch and we will make 2023 a year to look forward to. for now, we are being very careful. no naked flames, we are being very cautious about the amount of water used, and asking customers tojoin the amount of water used, and asking customers to join the ranks. in customers tojoin the ranks. in terms of the festival is being held are you getting any reports of people cancelling bookings and trying to resell tickets and in response to the weather? hat trying to resell tickets and in response to the weather? not really.

i have had no — response to the weather? not really. i have had no reports— response to the weather? not really. i have had no reports like _ response to the weather? not really. i have had no reports like that. - response to the weather? not really. i have had no reports like that. in - i have had no reports like that. in fact, late bookings are steaming out of the door. we were worried in the season when bookings were slow but in fact they are now picking up really well. we get a lot of late bookings and it is making a vast amount of difference to those sales of the last few tickets. titer? of the last few tickets. very cuickl , of the last few tickets. very quickly, water, _ of the last few tickets. very quickly, water, how- of the last few tickets. very quickly, water, how to - of the last few tickets. very l quickly, water, how to people attending these festivals, what should the doing and thinking about? they should be really seriously considering, do they need that shower? could they manage until they get home after two or three days on a festival site? do they actually need that much water in their water containers by their tent and caravan? and most certainly, turn off the tap, do not waste water. it is a precious commodity and not only does it cost money but it is costing the earth and we really are advising

that extra signage goes up to encourage people to be cautious. rather drink it than worry about your body odour i suppose. indeed. thank ou your body odour i suppose. indeed. thank you very _ your body odour i suppose. indeed. thank you very much _ your body odour i suppose. indeed. thank you very much indeed. - your body odour i suppose. indeed. j thank you very much indeed. thank ou. ukrainian officials have renewed warnings about russian shelling of towns near the zaporizhzhia power plant. each side has blamed the other for recent attacks, which has raised fears of nuclear catastrophe. let's discuss this with laura rockwood, director at open nuclear network and former legal counsel for nuclear watchdog iaea. thank you very much forjoining me. how concerned are you at the moment with what is taking place with these nuclear power plants? i with what is taking place with these nuclear power plants?— nuclear power plants? i think it is very concerning. _ nuclear power plants? i think it is very concerning, not _ nuclear power plants? i think it is very concerning, not because - nuclear power plants? i think it is i very concerning, not because there is an immediate risk of a chernobyl —type accident but these things can escalate and run out of control

quite easily. i think there is a greater risk that the electrical suopiy, greater risk that the electrical supply, the power supply to the reactors might be jeopardised. supply, the power supply to the reactors might bejeopardised. it is just not a good idea to be carrying out military activities around a nuclear facility.— out military activities around a nuclear facility. how easy is it for the watchdog _ nuclear facility. how easy is it for the watchdog to _ nuclear facility. how easy is it for the watchdog to get _ nuclear facility. how easy is it for the watchdog to get access - nuclear facility. how easy is it for the watchdog to get access to - nuclear facility. how easy is it for i the watchdog to get access to power plants like this to assess the risk? generally speaking, not difficult at all. our bread and butter is nuclear activity but in this case, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that there is a dispute between russia and ukraine about the control of the reactor. russia says they are prepared to get the agency access but the ukrainians are concerned that by doing so, the watchdog is recognising russian control of the reactor. it's a complicated

diplomatic conflict. fin reactor. it's a complicated diplomatic conflict. reactor. it's a complicated dilomatic conflict. , , . diplomatic conflict. on the sub'ect ofthe diplomatic conflict. on the sub'ect of the reactors, i diplomatic conflict. on the sub'ect of the reactors, has i diplomatic conflict. on the sub'ect of the reactors, has the i diplomatic conflict. on the subject| of the reactors, has the technology moved on in anyway in which the units themselves are safer if something does happen to the wider plant? something does happen to the wider lant? ~ , ,., , �* something does happen to the wider lant? , �* "' something does happen to the wider plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around _ plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that _ plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that world - plant? absolutely. after 9/11, many reactors around that world were i reactors around that world were reinforced, the containment vessels to protect againstjust reinforced, the containment vessels to protect against just such an event, an aeroplane crash into a reactor. it is less likely that external shelling of the reactors would cause damage to the reactor cores. as i said, it is more likely that shelling interferes with the electrical supply, the electrical grid, our results in a loss of water that covers the spent fuel ponds and keeps the radiation levels under control. you could have a loss of coolant to the reactors themselves but as i said, external shelling of the reactor not likely to create a chernobyl kind of accident because

of this reinforcement that has been done since 9/11. qm. of this reinforcement that has been done since 9m.— done since 9/11. ok, i was going to sa , is it done since 9/11. ok, i was going to say. is it more _ done since 9/11. ok, i was going to say, is it more of— done since 9/11. ok, i was going to say, is it more of a _ done since 9/11. ok, i was going to say, is it more of a direct - done since 9/11. ok, i was going to say, is it more of a direct hit i say, is it more of a direct hit needed for something catastrophic happened? it needed for something catastrophic ha ened? ., needed for something catastrophic hauened? ., , , happened? it would probably take even more than _ happened? it would probably take even more than i _ happened? it would probably take even more than i direct _ happened? it would probably take even more than i direct hit - happened? it would probably take even more than i direct hit but i happened? it would probably take i even more than i direct hit but what you might have is something going wrong inside the reactor either as a result of the loss of electricity or human error and you can imagine how much pressure the ukrainian operators are under, the folks actually running the reactor right now. . ~' actually running the reactor right now. ., ~ , ., y actually running the reactor right now. ., ~ i. , . now. thank you very much indeed, thank you- — now. thank you very much indeed, thank you- my _ now. thank you very much indeed, thank you. my pleasure. _ in the uk, train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike in a row about pay and conditions, with services across england, scotland and wales expected to be significantly reduced. some firms, including southeastern and crosscountry, aren't running any services at all. the train companies have said they want to give drivers a pay rise, but they must agree to more flexible conditions. caroline davies reports.

the summer of strikes continues. today, it is the train drivers who are walking out across nine train companies. it makes life more complicated for restaurants like this one in mount pritchard. we will probably struggle to get some of our colleagues to come to work and we sometimes have our customers who come on the train because it is so much more convenient, and the ones that do want to come by train, they decide to postpone or cancel their bookings. despite that, karim says he does have sympathy with the strikers. the strike will affect... some lines will have a very limited number of services running,

others will have none at all and the disruption caused is likely to rumble on into sunday. the train drivers' union, aslef, says that pay needs to reflect the rising cost—of—living and it is rising still. we did our bit during the pandemic, people went to work, they got other key workers to work, they moved food and medicine around the country, and our reward is to be castigated, demonised. the politics are put upon us. as inflation goes up day—by—day, as we see new figures about how much energy crises are going to cost by the end of the year this could be a moving feast. maybe they should settled this earlier. the industry says it wants pay drivers more, but to do that, they need workers to agree to more fixable conditions, not least because of the legacy of the pandemic. we've got 80% of the revenue, but 100% of the cost, - so it is really important we work with the unions to try to look i at how we can reduce the cost, | but obviously we also recognise the need for staff to have a pay increase and we want to work l towards that, but by doing reform, we can then achieve that. -

there will be formal talks between both sides for the first time this week, but if no resolution is found, aslef has said it is prepared to continue with strike action into the winter. caroline davies, bbc news. the hollywood actress anne heche has died at the age of 53. she'd been in a coma after being involved in a car crash a week ago. she'll be remembered for her roles in films such lizo mzimbo looks back on her life. his report contains flash photography from the start. she's been a familiar face in tv and film for more than three decades. hello, how are you? but in the first week of august, her car crashed into a house in the west of los angeles. both the home and her car caught fire. anne heche had a succession of small parts, before being cast opposite johnny depp in mob drama donnie brasco. since when does sherry have a boyfriend? i didn't ok this, maggie. you didn't 0k it?

what do you think... shouting. i put food on that table! what do i get for christmas, huh? i'm here. that was quickly followed by her first big starring role, alongside harrison ford in romantic comedy six days seven nights. well, i want my $700 back. what? you heard me. my $700? i want it back. you said you were going to take me to tahiti. you didn't. give it back. at the same time, she was in a relationship with us tv presenter ellen degeneres. heche said that her openness about their relationship cost her her hollywood career. over the next 20 years, she said she was only offered smaller film and tv roles. in 2020, she competed on america's version of strictly come dancing, dancing with the stars, her most high—profile appearance in years.

she'll be remembered as a gifted actress, who never quite achieved the success that her talent deserved. anne heche, who has died at the age of 53. sir robert buckland has become the first cabinet minister in the uk to publicly switch his support from rishi sunak to liz truss in the tory leadership race to become prime minister. writing in a british newspaper, sir robert says ms truss is the "right person to take the country forward". the welsh secretary had previously backed former chancellor mr sunak, citing his experience and judgment. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is here with me now. how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's campaign l how significant is this? it is a big | blow to rishi sunak's campaign to being next prime minister of the united kingdom. robert buckland, it

was not long ago he was going on television programmes saying that rishi sunak was the right person to lead the country through challenging economic times but he has written this piece for the telegraph newspaper today where he says that liz truss is now the right person to take the country forward. he talks about changing his name, says it has not been an easy decision for him to make, he says he has spoken to liz truss about specifics including the idea for a bill of rights in the uk, essentially reform of human right legislation, and has also come to the conclusion that she has got the best prospects for taking the uk economy forward. he says she will give the country the best shot at a high—growth, high productivity economy. he says both are extreme capable candidates and he calls for this contest to calm down yvette and everyone to remember that ultimately they are on the same team, all conservatives fighting it out to be the leader of the party. those are the leader of the party. those are the reasons robert buckland has given. it would be remiss of us not to mention the fact that polls do

suggest liz truss is the favourite with only a few weeks left to run in the context, rishi sunak himself has conceded that he does appear to be the underdog at the moment. let's remember quite often in leadership contests like mess when a new prime minister comes in, it is the people who were the loudest cheer leaders who were the loudest cheer leaders who form their top team as part of the cabinet. there may be calculation at play by robert buckland who was a cabinet minister under borisjohnson who lost a job and has now come back into the cabinet, he perhaps would like to stay there, perhaps thinks liz truss could be the next prime minister and therefore has decided to throw in his lot with her. those are not reasons he gives. he says it has been a decision based on human right legislation on her position on the economy, we have not had a response from rishi sunak's team to one of him losing his highest profile backers. ., ~ him losing his highest profile backers. ., ,, , ., him losing his highest profile backers. ., ~ , ., , . backers. david, thank you very much indeed.

for park rangers in turkey, coming across a wild bear cub is not an unusual event. but for one team in the northeast of the country, their latest encounter was a little out of the ordinary. the animal they came across was a tiny bit under the weather, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. never has the phrase "bear with a sore head" seemed more appropriate. this is one animal that looks like it had quite a rough night. the female bear cub — a little worse for wear — was rescued from a forest in a province of north—east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked... well, looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson. these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties.

add some bees to the equation and you end up with something called mad honey, a delicacy that really packs a punch. the somewhat disorientated bear was taken to a nearby vet to receive treatment. she's said to be in good condition and will be released back into the wild in the coming days. music: white rabbit byjefferson airplane. but this was one bear that sure had a big surprise. she may be a little more discerning on her next picnic. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. temperatures have been shooting up already today in that warm sunshine. in fact, we started the day at 20 in some areas of the south and still have an amber extreme warning valid through the rest of the weekend across a good part of england into east wales as well

but wherever you are you are going to be seeing some hot weather