we start in new york where former us president, donald trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case brought by the magazine writer e jean carroll. a unanimous jury took less than three hours to award ms carroll five million dollars in damages. but it rejected ms carroll's more serious accusation of rape. the writer had claimed donald trump attacked her in a department store in the 1990s, which he denied, labelling her a liar. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been

following events. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defend her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. in social media, donald trump denounced the verdict as a disgrace, and claimed once more that it was part of a witch—hunt against him. he is strong, ready to move forward and he wants to fight this on appeal. he was successful in one appeal before and he thinks he can be successful again. this all began way back in the spring of 1996, during a shopping trip at the upscale department store. she said donald trump recognised her as the elle magazine advice columnist and enlisted her help to find

a gift for another woman. in a fitting room donald trump slammed her against a wall and sexually abused her, a jury found. donald trump was �*s lawyers objected to her a line of questioning which was slammed by some as being tone deaf and shameful. lawyerjoe tacopina asked her why she did not scream. e jean carroll said, "i am not a screamer, you cannot beat up on me "for not screaming." he replied, "i am asking the question is, i'm "not beating up on you." to which she said... to bolster her account, her lawyers called two friends who she told about the attack at the time and two other women who allege donald trump also sexually assaulted them. they also used donald trump

own words to establish this was how he operated, showing the jury this infamous access hollywood tape. he doubled down on those comments during a taped deposition played in court. you said you could do anything. historically that is true with stars. donald trump will now pay steep damages. this affects them politically, if at all, is what many will closely watching. earlier i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes. i asked him how this case will effect trump's support ahead of his 2024 presidential bid. how is it going to affect donald trump's aspirations to once again become the president of the united states?

the 2024 election will be uppermost in his mind and the minds of his supporters, and crucial to that will be the response of those people who have stood by donald trump ever since he was first elected and have been pledging over the past few months, indeed throughout the biden presidency, that they would support him again. but as the dust settles and people analyse this decision, one thing that they need to evaluate is whether across the country, there is enough support still for president trump to assume that high office. and i think the jury very much is still out on that question. well, let's see how the dust settles over the next few weeks and months, and let's see how the republican party responds. those likely contenders who will be opposing donald trump for his party's nomination, let's see what kind of tack, what kind of political line they take when it comes

to potentially debating mr trump as we move forward. peter, i remember the last time we were talking about donald trump, precisely this issue in a different case of whether supporters would continue to back him, what the republican party will do with this increasingly problematic candidate for their party. is there any sense at this point in time of what supporters are saying, and whether they are indeed going to back him in this? well, yes. the early signs that we've had from some of those donald trump supporters that have been speaking out already is that they are still with mr trump. they are highlighting the fact that the allegation of rape was, in effect, thrown out by this jury and that he was found liable for sexual assault. some have said that that is enough for them to continue to support this man in his future political aspirations.

now, others won't see it quite as simply as that and will perhaps pause and think twice about that claim that he sexually assaulted, indeed, a jury of his peers determining that he was indeed liable for that action. the financial side of this for donald trump, of course, that is significant, some $5 million in damages, but that won't be a decider. for donald trump, it is certainly how his supporters respond. early signs are that many of them will stick with him, but let's see whether they are dissuaded from that over the coming months by the actions and the words of some of the other republican contenders. white whacked that was peterborough speaking with me a little earlier. as always, lots more on the bbc website and that story. staying in the us — and a meeting between president biden and republican congressional leaders to break a deadlock over the us debt ceiling has yielded little progress. republicans have been calling for sweeping budget cuts in return for their support

for raising the government borrowing limit as a potential default looms. after the meeting, the house majority leader kevin mccarty insisted his party was acting responsibly and said mr biden hadn't offered any new options. the president has accused republicans of holding the country hostage to pass extreme cuts. this is what the us president had to say just a few minutes ago. i had ihada i had a productive meeting about the path forward to make sure that american does not default on its debt for the first time in history. i am pleased but not surprised to have republican minority leader of the united states senate saying at our meeting that the united states is not going to default, never has, and it never will. default, never has, and it neverwill. he default, never has, and it never will. he is absolutely correct. we continue, we agreed to continue our discussions and we are going to meet again on friday. in the meantime, our staff are going to meet today

and daily between now and then. and everyone in the meeting understood the risk of default. our economy would fall into a significant recession, it would devastate retirement accounts, increased borrowing costs, according to moody's, nearly 8 million americans would lose theirjobs. and our international reputation would be damage in the extreme. the last part is me adding that. moody did not say the last part about damage to the extreme. i made it clear during our meeting that default is not an option. i repeated that time and again. american is not a deadbeat nation. we pay our bills. avoiding default is a basic duty of the united states congress. in fact, they did it three times under my predecessor without once, one time having a crisis, undermining the unshakeable trust that america has in his unshakeable commitment to paying its bills. i will remind you, the national debt went up

40% over the, it went up 40% under my predecessor. and that is the problem we are dealing with today. i might note parenthetically, in my first two years i have reduce the debt by $1.7 trillion. no president has ever done that. i told congressional leaders that i am prepared to begin a separate discussion about my budget and spending priorities, but not under the threat of default. . . , but not under the threat of default. . ., , g ., �* default. that was joe biden there, speaking _ default. that was joe biden there, speaking just - default. that was joe biden there, speaking just to - default. that was joe biden there, speaking just to say| there, speaking just to say presidentjoe biden has suggested that if there is no further discussions or positive discussions that come through on that debt ceiling agreement, there is the possibility that he may not attend the g7 meeting later this month in japan, saying that resolving the debt ceiling issue was more important. of course the g7 is a critical part of the global agenda and countries meet to discuss things like the global economy, for instance, but also the war in ukraine. president

biting saying of course that i am still committed, has words, to attending the g7, but of the single most important thing on the agenda is resolving this domestic issue. to pakistan now, where protests have erupted in several cities after the arrest of former prime minister imran khan. there have been clashes with security forces as protesters stormed various military buildings. at least one person has been killed. from islamabad — here's our pakistan correspondent caroline davies. this was the moment imran khan was arrested awaiting trial. paramilitary troops, shattered glass, batons, camera phones and confusion marched to a waiting car in a sea of riot police. after two failed attempts to arrest the former prime minister, the authorities were taking no chances. the police say they arrested mr khan on charges of corruption. the chiefjustice of islamabad's high court has said that the arrest was legal. but anger was already palpable

in some parts of the country. this is one of the main roads out of islamabad, that way to islamabad. protesters here have and the hundreds to show how angry they are at the arrest. today's arrest left some without hope for pakistan's political system. let there be anarchy, let there be chaos. if there is no imran, there is nothing left in pakistan. all the protests were directed at one group, pakistan's powerful military. imran khan has repeatedly criticised its leadership. in the fall, they broke into the city's highest military official residence, setting it on fire and even taking the army's peacocks. in rawalpindi, they breached the gates of the army's headquarters. pakistan hasn't seen such open attacks by the public on its army in decades. pakistan is due to hold a national election this year. it's politically polarised.

imran khan has been accused of whipping up his supporters to avoid the law. we last saw violent protests by his supporters in march, from his armoured car on his way to court. mr khan told me then that he thought the authorities intended to jail him. putting in prison means that they will keep me out of the election race right till the end of the elections so i won't be able to campaign. that's the whole thing. imran khan's party tonight said that they would challenge the arrest in court and tried to distance themselves from any acts of violence. but they intend protests to continue. the country is already caught in a deeply divisive political power struggle. caroline davis, bbc news, islamabad. marvi sirmed is a pakistani journalist and commentator, she gave me her reaction imran khan's arrest. i think he was arrested on the

corruption case in which he failed to appear in the accountability bureau which was the anti—corruption watchdog in pakistan. and in the past, this watchdog has been accused of political injuring and was accused of being used by the powerful military establishment there is no indication to suggest that pakistan military has lost its control over national accountability bureau. it still has clout among the politicians, among the judiciary, and in the watchdog as well. this is very much possible, actually it is predominantly possible that after mr hans repeated allegations on the individual officials, naming the officials officials, naming the officials of pakistan military who he accuses of organising an assassination attempt twice at

least. in the recent days, pakistan military has responded in quite strong and categorical terms. also, announcing that in the course of the judiciary to the course of the judiciary to the supreme court of pakistan against the allegations, and they said, the military spokesperson yesterday said that they would like the investigation on whatever imran khan is accusing them of. after that, —— khan is accusing them of. after that, -- , ., , that, -- 'ust to “ump in there, and i'm that, -- just to “ump in there, and m sorry — that, -- just to jump in there, and i'm sorry to _ that, -- just to jump in there, and i'm sorry to cut _ that, -- just to jump in there, and i'm sorry to cut you - that, -- just to jump in there, and i'm sorry to cut you off, i and i'm sorry to cut you off, but we are looking at images of what is taking place in pakistan. protests and anger spilling out onto the streets how much you think that's going to be a factor now and what happens next, especially as we see supporters of imran khan?

absolutely. so the anti—corruption case, in a way, uk's crime agency is also involved in it because this graft is about the money that has yet to be returned to the pakistan government. but anyway, to make a long story short, i think today's events, the violence that was meted out by imran khan supporters, it will play a huge role in whatever happens next to imran khan and to pti, because what has happened is way more than is being reported in the media. the home of the court commander of the biggest province was, and this is the capital of punjab, the home commander of that sector, his house was vandalized and set ablaze. this is huge.

not only that, but also one of the monuments were set ablaze by the supporters. so i think, i think this will play a huge part in whether they will be able to participate in the next election or not, because there is a possibility that he will be disqualified. he can be disqualified by the courts to contest elections. pakistani journalist and commentator. president putin has told russia's victory day parade that the world is at a turning point with a "real war" being waged against russia. the annual celebrations — held to mark the defeat of hitler's forces — were scaled back because of the conflict in ukraine. president putin said his forces were fighting against a "cult of nazis", who want to destroy his country. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. cheering.

it is the day russia likes to project power and invincibility. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different 9th of may. the 80—year—old t34, the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade, not this year. there was no military fly—past, it was cancelled. and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia's commander—in—chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure.

his invasion of ukraine has not gone to plan, but he continues to blame the west. translation: today once again civilisation is at - a decisive turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have repulsed international terrorism in the past, now we will protect the people of donbas and we will ensure our security. and security has become a problem in the kremlin. less than a week ago it was attacked by drones. the russian authorities blame ukraine. for these too, the recent string of drone attacks across russia and russian—occupied crimea. and bombs targeting railways and power lines. citing security concerns, some russian regions cancelled local victory day events.

the kremlin will be relieved that the moscow parade passed off without incident, but it wasn't the showcase of military might the russian authorities wanted. steve rosenberg, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. for these midwives from east kent, sea swimming at this time of year is a simple affair. the water is cold. so you've just seen the getting in bit. now, it's all about the few short minutes we have in the water to de—stress from a difficult, pressurised environment on a hospital labour ward. good for the soul. this just gives you such a sense of well—being and togetherness. and i think coming together as a team, it really helps with the teamwork side of things, and it'sjust a chance to get away

from the work stress. a recent society of occupational medicine report highlighted two concerns. the first, that stress of work for midwives leads to mental health problems and burn—out. the second, that individual midwives had a responsibility to engage in appropriate self—care and develop a tool box of stress management. but who needs a tool box when you have the ocean? you're live with bbc news. leaders of eight south—east asian nations are meeting today in indonesia's flores island for the first asean summit of the year. the general theme is growth and development —— but discussions will also focus on regional issues like the crisis in myanmar and the situation in the south china sea. i've been speaking to susannah patton. she leads the southeast asia programme at lowy institute in sydney, australia. she explained which key discussions would take place

at this year's asean summit. the issues that they would like to be discussing, such as economic integration and how the region can recover from the covid—19 pandemic. but then the issues of the day, especially myanmar, are going to be the ones that preoccupy them the most. and especially with violence escalating in myanmar and reports that a convoy delivering humanitarian assistance from asean countries was attacked in myanmar in recent days, it's going to be really hard for them to overlook that as being sort of the key challenge that they really have to grapple with. yeah. you know, against that backdrop, what can they realistically achieve on myanmar, particularly given the fact that there's been so much dissent within the group, hasn't there? there doesn't seem to be a sort of united voice or position on this issue. realistically, there's very little that they can do to resolve the situation within myanmar.

and i think it's widely accepted that only domestic factors within myanmar are going to be able to resolve that crisis. but asean still has a role to play because myanmar remains a member of the group, even though it's prohibited from participating in the most senior level meetings of the grouping. so the challenge for indonesia, i think, as the asean chair this year, is to show that it's made any progress at all in its, what it calls quiet diplomacy. so it's been meeting with various stakeholders from myanmar. the foreign minister says they've held over 60 meetings so far this year, but there's not a lot to show for it. so i think some of the other members of the group, especially the other maritime countries like singapore, malaysia, the philippines, will really want to be hearing from indonesia about what they have achieved so far.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... at least 15 palestinians, including three commanders of the militant group islamichhad, have been killed in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel said the islamichhad leaders it targeted overnight were involved in recent attacks on israeli civilians. in a tit—for—tat move, china has expelled a canadian diplomat from its country. it follows canada's own decision to expel a chinese diplomat. he who was expelled for allegedly intimidating a canadian member of parliament and his family china issued a formal protest saying it �*reserves the right to react�*. the first semi— final of the eurovision song contest has been held in liverpool. the competition — considered the world biggest music event — is being hosted this year by the 2022 runner— up, britain, on behalf of the winner, ukraine. ten acts including favourites from finland and sweden have gone through.

luxmy gopal has more. behind me, you can see the fan village illuminated, and it's here that huge crowds gathered earlier to soak up the last of the evening sun and to enjoy the first eurovision semifinal on the big screens. now, the biggest cheer of the night here in the fanzone came after finland's performance with their song, cha cha cha. it was the closing act of the night and seemed like a fan favourite, and no surprises that it went safely through to the final. but all day here, the atmosphere has been buzzing because on the stage, there have been performances and there have been acts and dj sets and the entertainment continues through the rest of the week. for example, there is a special area called discover ukraine, showcasing the nation's arts and culture, because of course the uk is hosting on behalf of ukraine, last year's winners. and the next key date for eurovision lovers here in liverpool and the rest of the world is thursday, when it will be time for the second

eurovision semifinal. thanks for watching. hello. if, like me, you're a fan of a big cloudscape, tuesday was a day of delight across the uk as we saw towering thunder clouds developing across our skies. northamptonshire tuesday afternoon, worcester, and the clouds were delivering this bolt of lightning, caught on camera late afternoon. in the next few days, more photo ops as well. there'll be some beautiful sunshine for a time for many of us, but then we can anticipate some heavy and thundery showers also developing. a few showers close to the east coast first thing on wednesday. for many, a lot of early sunshine, low pressure swirling around to the north west, though, will mean showers even early on for scotland and northern ireland. but it's some of these home—grown ones across eastern england as we warm up the atmosphere with the sunshine come wednesday afternoon, that will produce,

i think, the most dramatic scenes. temperatures up to 18 degrees, of course, coming down as the showers develop. they are likely to be accompanied by thunder, hail, lightning and some quite gusty winds at times. and then that low pressure centre just swirls its way south across the uk through thursday. some more organised bands of showers wrapped around it. but also, again, once the sun comes out, we'lljust warm up the quite unstable atmosphere just a little bit more, and pop off some showers. well, a possibility just about anywhere. the difference for thursday, slightly lighter winds. so that will slow down how quickly the showers move across us and could mean some of us see some significantly higher rainfall totals. that low, though, does sink away south for friday. so by friday, it looks like many of us will be under this big area of high pressure and see some quieter dry weather. i can't promise you that much sunshine necessarily, though, because a northeasterly wind is likely to drag in quite a lot of low cloud from the north sea, quite gloomy along many of the north sea coasts. and we've still got the low quite close

by on the continent. so i think the chance of some showers across southern england from time to time. northwestern areas faring best in terms of any sunshine. into saturday, and the high pressure tries to hang on in there. but it looks like we'll start to see this area of low pressure, particularly as we get into the second half of the weekend, trying to advance some weather fronts in from the northwest. so i think the driest and brightest of the two days this coming weekend will be saturday. sunday starting off with sunshine for many, but look out for some rain as the day plays out.

us lawmakers wrap up a face—to—face meeting , with no signs of being any closer to breaking a deadlock on the debt ceiling. goldman sachs agrees to pay more than $200 million to settle sex discrimination claims with thousands of women. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm karishma vaswani. "good news and bad news", that was the verdict chuck schumer, the democratic leader of the senate, gave to a meeting which has wrapped up just over an hour ago. top us lawmakers met for about an hour in the oval office, trying to find a way out of a potential debt default. but no agreement was reached.

here's what the leaders of both sides had to say