this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the suspect in the stabbing of the author salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the united states. mr rushdie�*s agent says the 75—year—old is now on a ventilator with the nerves in one arm severed and may lose an eye. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. around 7,000 households in surrey are being hit by a loss of water, while experts warn england's drought could last into the next year. documents in the us show fbi agents seized top secret files when they searched donald trump's florida home.

and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a women's protest in kabul a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital after being attacked at an event in new york state yesterday. he's been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. authors and politicians have condemned the attack as horrifying

and also an assault on free speech. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves in one of his arms are severed and his liver is damaged. sir salman was flown here from the neighbouring state of new york. it was there at a literary event that the attack happened in full view of a large audience. a man in a black mask jumped onto the stage, stabbing him at least once in the neck and several times in the abdomen. guests held the suspect down as others tried to help the author, who lay injured on the stage. i've been coming here for 31 years. this is one of the most peaceful, quiet places i have ever been in my life. you know, the guy has a price

on his head from 1989. of all the places he might be attacked or hurt or god forbid, die, chautauqua would be the last place i would think of. the suspect in custody is 24—year—old hadi matar from newjersey, whose parents migrated from lebanon. reports say that a law enforcement review of his social media accounts found he was sympathetic to the causes of the iranians revolutionary guards, a major military and politicalforce in iran. it was in 1989 when iran's spiritual leader at the time placed a death sentence on sir salman. his book, the satanic verses, was considered an insult to islam and led to global riots which killed 45 people. he went into hiding for nearly a decade. questions are now being asked about the level of security precautions at the event where sir salman was attacked. but in recent years, he expressed discomfort about high levels of security, saying he wanted to be able to live his life freely.

sir salman rushdie remains very ill in hospital — he's still on a ventilator. this hospital has some of the most advanced facilities in the country when it comes to dealing with trauma. a 24—year—old man is in custody — he's been denied bail and charged with the attempted murder and assault of an author who has spent a major part of his life living under the threat of extremist attacks. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in erie, pennsylvania, outside the hospital where salman rushdie is being treated. she has more on the suspect being charged. just to look at the statement that was given to us by the district attorney's office, we spoke to the office itself, he has been formally charged, 2a years old, he has been formally charged with attempted murder in the second degree of

assault in the second degree, and basically what that means, it's quite complicated but essentially it was an attack that was not premeditated, so intentional murder but not premeditated, and he was arraigned on those charges, so that means he will appear in court at some point, we don't have the date on that yet, where he will be presented with these charges in a formal way, and he will be asked to plead guilty or not guilty. let me also add that he has been remanded without bail, and there are still investigations going on into him, the research was carried out in the home he lives in newjersey as well. what we haven't yet established, the police are working hard to do this, is the motive. 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 reports from la gironde, south of bordeaux. the woods near bordeaux are still burning. this area was hit by a massive fire injuly and another blaze this week. fire crews from across europe have come here to help their french colleagues, many of whom are exhausted. the pine forests and the peat—rich soil are like a tinderbox. even when the big fires are out, the danger still remains. as you can see, the ground around me is smoking. there are smoldering embers here, which very easily can be whipped up into yet another fire. a blaze breaks out in the bushes. firefighters rush to put it out, but it's a constant struggle. last night, the flames reached the edge of a village,

threatening several houses. we met the mayor as he supervised a truck spraying water into the woods. translation: we've never known a summer like this. | it's a catastrophe, an environmental catastrophe, and also a climate catastrophe. the sun and wind need to be replaced by clouds and rain as quickly as possible. 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in this region. at a shelter in the town of salles, christian told me it's the second time he's had to flee this summer. translation: i'm fed up with it, mentally and physically. - it's time to go home, but itjust doesn't stop. it's a very serious fire — the first time there's been such a big fire in our region. christian hopes he'll be able to go home soon. cooler temperatures are forecast for next week. but he, like everyone here, is worried about the future.

bethany bell, bbc news in la gironde. let's go back to our top story. i'm nowjoined by the writer ben 0kri. what we would like to know first of all from you is your reaction to this attack on mr rushdie. my immediate reaction is one of shock and consternation and outrage. as would be the case with any writer around the world or any artist or anybody of any sensibilities. it’s anybody of any sensibilities. it's not 'ust anybody of any sensibilities. it's not just an _ anybody of any sensibilities. it's notjust an attack anybody of any sensibilities. it's not just an attack on salman rushdie notjust an attack on salman rushdie but an attack on free speech,

something that many politicians and others have been saying in the last 20 flowers. others have been saying in the last 20 flowere— 20 flowers. yes, it's an attack on one of the _ 20 flowers. yes, it's an attack on one of the fundamental- 20 flowers. yes, it's an attack on one of the fundamental basis - 20 flowers. yes, it's an attack on one of the fundamental basis of. 20 flowers. yes, it's an attack on i one of the fundamental basis of our civilisation, actually of any civilisation, actually of any civilisation, freedom of speech and thought and of course the respect that goes along with that, but the freedom of writers to imagine and create an ask questions and to challenge authority. —— the last 2a hours. it is a basic and important right. hours. it is a basic and important riuht. ~ , ., hours. it is a basic and important riuht.~ , ., ~' hours. it is a basic and important riuht.~ , ~ right. why do you think it has happened _ right. why do you think it has happened now? _ right. why do you think it has happened now? was - right. why do you think it has happened now? was always l right. why do you think it has i happened now? was alwaysjust right. why do you think it has - happened now? was alwaysjust a case of when, not if? there has been a price on his head for a long time which did increase recently. there was a feeling _ which did increase recently. there was a feeling in _ which did increase recently. there was a feeling in some _ which did increase recently. there was a feeling in some quarters - which did increase recently. there l was a feeling in some quarters that many years have gone past and that perhaps the issue had died away. i

personally always felt there was a danger the as long as that was alive and not withdrawn, the danger was there, but every time i heard he was travelling and writing and doing stuff, i was very happy for him and the literature. and this has been deeply worrying, but i believe that most writers are undaunted, we will not be shaken to our imaginative call by this, we will keep on writing and asking questions. find call by this, we will keep on writing and asking questions. and of course when — writing and asking questions. and of course when you _ writing and asking questions. and of course when you write _ writing and asking questions. and of course when you write things - course when you write things nowadays, they are instantly out there with social media and the internet, it is easier in some respects to have your voice heard. how positive are you, though, that writers like yourself who not think twice about that freedom of speech that we often take for granted? i think many people would be worried,

many writers would question whether it is worth risking their lives for a short story or poem. but those for whom writing is as natural as breathing, and for whom it is not just a civilised activity but a very positive one, one of great value to society and every individual, for those of us, we will go on writing, we will draw more courage from this, and of course we will send our thoughts of strength to him and pray he gets better and stronger and gets back to writing. did he gets better and stronger and gets back to writing.— back to writing. did he inspire you? he was and — back to writing. did he inspire you? he was and remains _ back to writing. did he inspire you? he was and remains a _ back to writing. did he inspire you? he was and remains a friend, - back to writing. did he inspire you? he was and remains a friend, i - back to writing. did he inspire you? | he was and remains a friend, i knew him well when he was in england. he won the booker prize is exactly ten years before i did, and midnight�*s children is one of those novels that change the perception of the novel

in england as well as the possibilities of the booker prize. indeed, really good to talk to you, keep up the good work. refill keep up the good work. real pleasure- — here in the uk, around 7,000 households in surrey have been hit by a loss of water on one of the hottest days of the year. thames water has been handing out bottled water to people in cranleigh and dorking after what are described as technical issues at a water treatment works. supplies went off yesterday. thames says fixing the problem is not straightforward, but some customers are starting to see water return. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. the drought announcement covers much of the south—west and parts of southern, central and eastern england. angus crawford reports. no more summer paddling

here for debbie, brian and anne. water levels on this part of the basingstoke canal in surrey are just too low. it's going to be hard work because we've got to load the boats onto trailers or onto cars and take them and find somewhere else to go. it is frustrating, yes. in the winter, the water comes up to the top of the rust line. in a normal summer, halfway up. but now it's completely dry and there's so little water in the main channel that, from monday, all boats are going to be banned. this drought — changing lives and landscapes. ladybower reservoir in derbyshire, now half full. | i think we've got forecast extremes of weather and that's the thing that we're now seeing become the new normal with - the climate emergency. and in west wales, fields of crops threatened by wildfires. in may, the perfect playing surface, but look now. the outfield burnt yellow. 0diham in hampshire has gone more

than a0 days without a drop of rain, longer than anywhere else in the country. it's dangerous. they slip when they're bowling. they can fall over trying to field a ball and it's dangerous. so we've gone from having to water our square maybe once a week, twice a week to keep it in good nick to now doing it at least once a day. rain is on the way, but the authorities warn the drought could be with us for months to come. angus crawford, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the suspect in the stabbing of the author salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault in the united states. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. around 7,000 households in surrey are being hit by a loss of water, while experts warn england's drought could last into the next year.

sport now and we have a full round—up from the bbc sport centre with karthi. hello. it is only week two, but manchester united are bottom of the premier league after a humiliating first half showing saw them lose 4—0 at brentford. all four of brentford's goals came inside 35 minutes in west london as united lost their seventh straightaway league match — their worst run since the second world war. and united's new manager, erik ten hag, now has the daunting task of facing liverpool and jurgen klopp next. it's and jurgen klopp next. my responsibility to give ar explanation. it's my responsibility to give an explanation. but it is clear how our performance was really poor. when you start a game like this and make such mistakes you cannot win again. do you need new players between now

and the end of the window? m50. and the end of the window? also, that is true. _ and the end of the window? also, that is true, but _ and the end of the window? also, that is true, but i _ and the end of the window? also, that is true, but i don't _ and the end of the window? also, that is true, but i don't want - and the end of the window? also, that is true, but i don't want to i that is true, but i don't want to think about it at this moment, the team who was today on the pitch, there are good players, and they should have been better. we there are good players, and they should have been better. we knew it would be a big _ should have been better. we knew it would be a big job, _ should have been better. we knew it would be a big job, one _ should have been better. we knew it would be a big job, one of— should have been better. we knew it would be a big job, one of the - would be a big job, one of the biggest — would be a big job, one of the biggestjobs in world would be a big job, one of the biggest jobs in world football, would be a big job, one of the biggestjobs in world football, is it bigger— biggestjobs in world football, is it bigger than you thought it would be, tougher? gf it bigger than you thought it would be. tougher?— it bigger than you thought it would be, tou:her? .., , .,, ., be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start- _ be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start. it _ be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start. it does _ be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start. it does not _ be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start. it does not make - be, tougher? of course, i hoped for a better start. it does not make it . a better start. it does not make it easier. i have seen good things in the last period. but the last two games, i'm disappointed. contrast that with manchester city, who beat bournemouth 4—0. it was a convincing victory and means the champions are top of the table on goal difference at this early stage. elsewhere, everton are still looking for their first points after a 2—1 defeat at aston villa. gabrieljesus starred as arsenal beat leicester 4—2. the three other games

all finished as draws. barcelona gave league debuts to robert lewandowski, raphinha and andreas christensen after a summer of financial sagas and abundant spending. they were only able to register the new signings yesterday after a protracted effort to meet la liga's strict limits on theirfinances. they're hosting rayo vallecano now. 0—0 at half time. elsewhere, celta vigo drew with espanol. villarreal beat real valladolid 3—0. ac milan began the defence of their serie a title in italy with a 4—2 win over udinese. atalanta were 2—0 winners at udinese and in the late kick offs it is 1—1 between lecce and inter milan. while torino have a 2—0

lead over monza. new zealand made up for last weekend's defeat to south africa in the rugby championship by beating the springboks 35—23 injo'burg. it looked like the all blacks were staring at a sixth defeat in seven as they trailed with ten minutes to go, but late tries from david havili and scott barrett completed a much needed comeback. argentina currently lead australia 26—10. simona halep will return to the world's top ten next week after a gritty performance to reach the canadian 0pen final. the romanian came from a set down to beatjessica pegula 2—6, 6—3, 6—4 in toronto and secured her place in the top ten for the first time in over a year. halep will face either karolina pliskova or beatriz haddad maia in sunday's final. romania's popovici set a new world record of 16.86 seconds to win the men's 100m freestyle

at the european championships in rome. the 17—year—old double world champion knocked 0.05 seconds off the previous mark and said afterwards that he wanted to lower the mark to sub—a6 seconds. that's all the sport for now. let's return to our top story and the attack on salman rushdie. live to pennsylvania and attorney john mizner in erie. for a lot of people around the world, it can be confusing when it comes to the american justice system on charges, particularly related to murder, could you perhaps explain the exact charges the person accused

of this attack is now facing? yes. of this attack is now facing? yes, nice to be — of this attack is now facing? yes, nice to be with _ of this attack is now facing? yes, nice to be with you. _ of this attack is now facing? yes, nice to be with you. he _ of this attack is now facing? yes, nice to be with you. he is - of this attack is now facing? 1a: nice to be with you. he is charged with second—degree murder, and second—degree murder is usually one of two things. first either the intentional killing of another, or one who is reckless and acts with the depraved indifference to human life, in other words, they are so reckless that they don't care what happens as a result of this conduct. and this is a very serious charge because the minimum sentence is 15-40 because the minimum sentence is 15—40 years, and a maximum sentence is life without parole, which means just that, life without parole. and this gentleman will be tried in the westernmost county of new york

state, a county with a population of 125,000 people in onejudge, so i know that people who watch american tv are used to los angeles and new york, but this trial would be conducted in a much different setting, in a small county, a crime that was witnessed by thousands. find that was witnessed by thousands. and it's a crime that will fascinate millions, many millions, around the world. how do you think that char will be conducted with so much attention? the way crime and court cases can be reported on in the us differs too much of the rest of the world as well, it is quite free and open reporting. world as well, it is quite free and open reporting-— world as well, it is quite free and open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be — open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be open _ open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be open to _ open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be open to the _ open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be open to the public, - open reporting. yes. of course the trial will be open to the public, it l trial will be open to the public, it will not be televised. it will be

conducted in a rural county, the general will come from that county, i said earlier today it is a one judge county and i would suspect thatjudge was relatively new to the bench will run a pretty tight ship, this will not be something like the 0j this will not be something like the oj simpson trial that turned into a circus, i think because of the location of where the crime occurred, you will see a much more disciplined, focused and straightforward trial. disciplined, focused and straiuhtforward trial. ., ., ~' straightforward trial. good to talk to ou, straightforward trial. good to talk to you. many _ straightforward trial. good to talk to you, many thanks _ straightforward trial. good to talk to you, many thanks for- straightforward trial. good to talk to you, many thanks for that - straightforward trial. good to talk. to you, many thanks for that insight and explanation.— court documents indicate that papers marked top secret were taken during an fbi search of donald trump's home in florida on monday. the search warrant shows that the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaking espionage laws and removing government records. he denies doing anything wrong. chi chi izundu reports.

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 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 the 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 that a president can declassify documents, but a former president cannot. the removal of classified documents or materials is prohibited by law, a crime for which donald trump increased the penalties whilst this kind of investigation would be uncomfortable for some, for donald trump, it could potentially politically work in his favour. chi chi izundu, bbc news. the taliban have been trying to stop women in the afghan capital kabul from protesting on the streets. they fired shots in the air as dozens of women protested against the restriction of women's rights. the demonstration comes a year after the taliban seized

power in afghanistan. we already know that the taliban was going to crack down before the protests started, there was a strong presence of taliban fighters. i probably had about five minutes to photograph, and we actually timed it from the moment the girls stepped on the street, started chanting, to the time that the taliban started firing, it was about ten minutes — less than ten minutes, actually. no—one has been hurt. a bunch of foreign journalists and a few localjournalists have been arrested. a few people have been beaten up. when i learned they were going to fire, we knew they just wanted to intimidate and stop the women. so they've done this in previous protests as well. they fire in the air, just to disperse the crowd. i wasn't surprised that it actually became violent and they started shooting at... i was very surprised at how quickly it happened. i've attended a few of these protests. these women are extremely brave

for putting their face, putting themselves out there. and on top of that, what i found very interesting was, when this happened, when the shooting happened, the shopkeepers on the main street, they started giving refuge to us. i'm a female journalist, right? 0therjournalists, foreigners, and also the female protesters, which i found very surprising for afghan culture. but they took us in. they gave us safety. we waited until things calmed down and then we left the shop. we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are emma woolf and kate maltby. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello.

it is hot and it is dry. some parts of the uk it feels like it has been hot and dry for an experienced number of time. monday and tuesday — experienced number of time. monday and tuesday will _ experienced number of time. monday and tuesday will be _ experienced number of time. monday and tuesday will be the _ experienced number of time. monday and tuesday will be the time - experienced number of time. monday and tuesday will be the time when i experienced number of time. monday | and tuesday will be the time when we see fresher air pushing into the uk, if you are looking for something better many areas are because it has been the best part of a month of a half for some. the rain's arrival will be sporadic. extreme heat will continue to be the story across england and wales, the amber area highlighted behind me until the end of sunday. and then for the beginning of the new week we start to introduce relatively cooler air but temperatures do not dive off, they taper off. into the small hours of sunday, the chance of showers in the north—west, some for northern ireland. rome across england and wales, high teens, low 20s, lower end of double figures for scotland

and we will see cloud returning to the east coast and mr murk in the north—east of england. that will burn off through sunday morning but the showers will pick up pace, thunderstorms to the north of northern ireland, working into western scotland and surging north, isolated showers for wales in the south—west but nothing too significant. colour where we get the showers across scotland and northern ireland, mid 30s wildly across england and wales, possibly 36 in the south—east of england. by monday low pressure is trying to take hold across the uk, it is trying to pull in cooler, fresher air, it's not a cleanjob, we will see in cooler, fresher air, it's not a clean job, we will see showers across eastern england but they are likely to be hit and miss in many areas staying dry and hot, further west a greater chance of showers and a change of wind direction will see temperatures shift closer to the average values,. by tuesday low

pressure to the south of the uk looks like we will get showers of entry into eastern england and we will see some of those around on wednesday as well. if we take a look at the outlet, what you can see is that for all areas it will start to sit closer to their average for this time of year, the heat gone by the time of year, the heat gone by the time we get to tuesday.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. around 7,000 households in surrey are being hit by a loss of water, while experts warn england's drought could last into the next year. the man suspected of attacking and seriously wounding author