live from london, this is bbc news. donald trump says he'll appeal his conviction in a civil case for sexual abuse and defamation as his victim hails the verdict as a victory for women. netanyahu warns palestinian militants as israel anticipates retaliation following deadly strikes on which over dozens of people were killed. russia fails to capture bakhmut, in eastern ukraine, as nine months' battle takes heavy toll on both sides. a standoff in washington with no signs of a deal as the us rapidly approaches default. and all eyes are on

liverpool, as the first eurovision semifinals are held, with sweden and finland emerging as top contenders. hello. i'm sally bundock. donald trump has said he will appeal against his conviction for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case in new york. the former us president described the verdict as a disgrace, but his victim, ejean carroll, said it was a victory for all woman who had suffered because they were not believed. and within the past hour, mr trump posted a video on the truth social website. here's a clip of what he had to say. i have absolutely no idea who this woman is! the verdict is a

disgrace, a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time. absolutely a shame! donald trump there. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, was at the court in manhattan and sent this report. 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, while 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 little step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. on social media, donald trump denounced the verdict as a disgrace, and claimed once more that it was part of a witchhunt against him. he is strong, he is ready to move forward and he wants

to fight this on appeal. again, he was successful in one appear before and he thinks he can— be successful again. this all began way back in the spring of 1996, during a shopping trip at an upscale department store, she said donald trump recognised her as the elle magazine's 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's lawyer objected to her a line of questioning which was slammed by some as being tone deaf and shameful, during one exchanged afterjoe tacopina asked her why she did not scream, ejean 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 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's own words to establish this was how he operated, showing the jury this infamous access hollywood site. — tape. iam i am attracted to women. i can't help myself. and they let me do it. 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. but lawyers did not present any witnesses in his defence and he did not even show up for the trial

and at one point he was in scotland opening a new golf course. donald trump will have to pay $500 —— $ 5 million. many will be watching if this will affect him politically. live now to los angeles, where we can speak to neama rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and president of the firm west coast trial lawyers. looking at this case and the trial in your opinion, why did he lose?— he lose? donald trump lost because he _ he lose? donald trump lost because he did _ he lose? donald trump lost because he did not - he lose? donald trump lost because he did not show i he lose? donald trump lost because he did not show up he lose? donald trump lost i because he did not show up to court, did not put on any witnesses or any defence so it really was not a question if trump was going to lose but how badly. thejurors trump was going to lose but how badly. the jurors are trump was going to lose but how badly. thejurors are not silly, they are taking time out

of their personal and professional lives to listen and when one of the parties does not show, that party is bound to lose.— does not show, that party is bound to lose. the “my in this casefuuyfi bound to lose. the jury in this case fully anonymous, - bound to lose. the jury in this case fully anonymous, is - bound to lose. the jury in this case fully anonymous, is that| case fully anonymous, is that unusual? , case fully anonymous, is that unusual?— unusual? very unusual, typically _ unusual? very unusual, typically when - unusual? very unusual, typically when you - unusual? very unusual, typically when you see l unusual? very unusual, i typically when you see that unusual? very unusual, - typically when you see that in mild cases when they are concerned about their safety but in this case the judge said thatjudge supporters — are trump supporters have been prone to harassment or even violent so he decided to keep the jurors anonymous even from the jurors anonymous even from the lawyers. the jurors anonymous even from the lawyers-_ the lawyers. what about the argument — the lawyers. what about the argument on _ the lawyers. what about the argument on the _ the lawyers. what about the argument on the part - the lawyers. what about the argument on the part of- the lawyers. what about the i argument on the part of trump supporters that you cannot get a fair trial supporters that you cannot get a fairtrial in supporters that you cannot get a fair trial in new york? what you are that narrative? it is certainly — you are that narrative? it is certainly a _ you are that narrative? it is certainly a liberal— you are that narrative? it is certainly a liberaljury - you are that narrative? it 3 certainly a liberaljury pool but ultimately it is where donald trump was from and where the alleged conduct took place. even though you are looking at a jury are left leaning but it is up to donald trump to even shot for the case that he cannot they do not have a fair

and impartialjewellery when he did not even show up. this and impartialjewellery when he did not even show up.— did not even show up. this is one of several— did not even show up. this is one of several cases - did not even show up. this is one of several cases that - one of several cases that donald trump is currently fighting and he lost this one. how significant is that? it is significant but the - how significant is that? it 3 significant but the reason donald trump did not show up to this particular trial is that it was a civil case and obviously is looking up one criminal indictment as well as multiple other criminal investigation throughout the country and he has his eyes in the white house next year that what his lawyers did not want to do is put him on the stand in this case and trump is famously unpredictable. he may have said or done something that may have harmed him in a criminal case or cost of next year's elections so they didn't win the battle but they won the war. �* win the battle but they won the war. ~ ., win the battle but they won the war. �* ., , win the battle but they won the war. ~ ., ,, win the battle but they won the war. ~ ., , ,., win the battle but they won the warp ., , ,., ., war. and on his hopes of moving back into the _ war. and on his hopes of moving back into the white _ war. and on his hopes of moving back into the white house, - back into the white house, what are your thoughts on that? i think it will have a significant impact because voters across the country have been watching, particularly female voters, and now a jury has unanimously found that he

did sexually abuse this woman. it may embolden other people to come forward and this is the first significant defeat that trump has suffered personally and i expect others to move forward aggressively against him in the coming months. i thank you for your perspective on trial. let's get some of the day's other news now. two worshippers and two security guards have been killed in an attack near a synagogue on the tunisian island ofjerba. the interior ministry said a guard at a nearby naval station shot dead a colleague before heading towards the synagogue and opening fire. schools across pakistan are to remain closed today ahead of anticipated unrest following the detention of the former prime minister imran khan. his supporters have called for nationwide protests and strikes. one person was killed in the violence after his arrest on tuesday. the government suspended mobile internet access across pakistan because of the clashes between mr khan's followers and security forces. but reports from pakistan say

he won't be appearing in court today. a baby has been born using three people's dna for the first time in the uk. the child was born using a technique that aims to prevent children being born with devastating mito—chondrial diseases. the uk's fertility regulator confirmed the birth of at least one child using the method after a freedom of information request by the guardian newspaper. residents of the swiss village of brienz have been told to leave by friday because of the threat posed by two million cubic metres of rock teetering on the mountain above. melting permafrost has caused the rock to become unstable and could come loose and crash down in the next few days. the indonesian president, joko widodo, has called on countries in southeast asia to remain united as they work toward ending the political crisis in myanmar. the ongoing violence in the junta—ruled country

is expected to dominate discussions at the asean meeting in indonesia this week. the bloc has been criticised forfailing to mediate and end to the bloodshed since the 2021 coup. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has threatened a crushing response if palestinian militants escalate attacks against israel. retaliation has been expected for hours after israel killed 13 people, including women and children, in a targeted strike against three islamichhad commanders. here's our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. the threat of destruction is always looming on gaza's horizon. last night it came in waves from israeli warplanes. with apartment buildings amongst those hit, paramedics rushed to save those they could. like ten—year—old de a

la, comforted, despite the worst news a child can hear. i want my mum and dad, she says. her parents and her brother were among ten civilians killed in the air raids. the apartment was one of —— above one of the militants and fate chose where they lived and a target chose where they would die. they were a dentist, his wife and son, they died for nothing, this is outrageous and my heart is burning for them, says this man. god willing, the response will be fierce, says another. the raids targeted three senior commanders in the islamic jihad. it is gaza's biggest militant groups after hummus. israel struck part of its leadership as targeted killings returned to its tactics of toys against palestinian armed groups. tensions are bold in this region for over a year and is liable blames islamichhad

to bringing to the west bank that have striking gaza. the un condemned the death of women and children calling it unacceptable. israel said it tried to minimise civilian casualties. as the funerals came, so did islamichhad pathmark vowed to avenge the death. it was less clear how far from us willjoin death. it was less clear how farfrom us willjoin in. the critical factor watched by israel and how far things could escalate. translation: ,, ., , translation: up principle is clear, whoever _ translation: up principle is clear, whoever harms - translation: up principle is clear, whoever harms us - translation: up principle is clear, whoever harms us we l translation: up principle is i clear, whoever harms us we will strike at them and with force. our long arm will reach every terrorist at a place of our choosing. we are in the midst of a campaign choosing. we are in the midst ofa campaign and choosing. we are in the midst of a campaign and we are prepared for all possibilities. i suggest our enemies must not test this. ~ . .,, i suggest our enemies must not test this. ~ . , ., i suggest our enemies must not test this. ~ . ., ., test this. while close to gaza, in southern — test this. while close to gaza, in southern israel, _ test this. while close to gaza, in southern israel, the - test this. while close to gaza, in southern israel, the army i in southern israel, the army prepared itself. the israelis are telling people to get close

to bomb shelters. they have closed schools and this is now a weight. the israelis have deployed their air defences, and bracing themselves for rocket fire. they were moving a neonatal unit to the bomb shelter in one israeli hospital. these are well rehearsed moves amid a spectre of even more intense fighting. tom bateman, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. it all started in the mid— 50s. it all started in the mid— 50s. i got picked out as a decent goalkeeper. i got picked out as a decent goalkeeper-— i got picked out as a decent goalkeeper. football has and alwa s goalkeeper. football has and always will — goalkeeper. football has and always will be _ goalkeeper. football has and always will be a _ goalkeeper. football has and always will be a big - goalkeeper. football has and always will be a big part - goalkeeper. football has and always will be a big part of. always will be a big part of andrew gillum's life. his mind of the oldest referees in the country so when he was told he had a leaky heart valve that could affect his quality of

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both sides have suffered heavy casualties. ukraine hopes the battle will have exhausted russia's military in advance of its long—anticipated offensive to recapture its territory. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. a jonathan beale reports. rare pause in this, the longest, a rare pause in this, the longest, bloodiest battle of the war so far. butjust longest, bloodiest battle of the war so far. but just a longest, bloodiest battle of the war so far. butjust a few hundred metres away, the russians are still waiting. still trying to encircle the city of bakhmut nearby. they call it a fortress of ukrainian morale. but like these trenches, it is under attack. every hour of every day. go, go, go!

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is our country and what else can we do?— can we do? well, you could give u . can we do? well, you could give up bakhmut _ can we do? well, you could give up bakhmut and _ can we do? well, you could give up bakhmut and just _ can we do? well, you could give up bakhmut and just move - can we do? well, you could give| up bakhmut and just move back. for us, if we retreat, yes, we could save a few lives, but then we will have two assault back and we could lose much more lives. we need to stay here until the end. but even defence is taking many ukrainian lives. young and old. stephan's comrades called him dad. at 61, is still half the age of the rest of them. he was seriously injured after he left his position. too dangerous to enter into the cauldron of the city itself, we tried to get a view from the distance. this is it. bakhmut is burning. a line of tower blocks pretty much all that is

left standing. in a bunker, they direct artillery fire to support their inventory. their last line of defence on the western edge of the city. this drone feed of bakhmut tells you a scene of utter devastation, not a building left here in the city that hasn't been either destroyed or damaged. itjust destroyed or damaged. it just tells destroyed or damaged. itjust tells you how fierce this fighting has been. waggoner, they mostly waggoner fighters? the us estimates more than 20,000 russians have been killed in the last five months, many of them here in bakhmut —— wagner. reserve tells me that i care about their people. we watched two russian soldiers as

they advance in hope. his comrade adds they walk towards us with no fear. he says they must be on drugs. russia hasn't given up yet. there artillery still firing. but not as frequently as in the past. ukraine hopes bakhmut will have exhausted their enemy as they now prepare for their own offensive. but it also shows taking ground can prove even more costly. jonathan beale, bbc news, bakhmut. now, a meeting between president biden and congressional leaders over the us debt limit resulted in no progress. leaders from both parties blame each other for the looming crisis

after the meeting, further on friday. —— but have agreed to get together again to talk further on friday. if the debt limit is not increased, the government could default on its debts, and run out of money within weeks. shortly after the meeting, president biden said he made clear with mr mccarthy that the threat of default needs to be off the table. i made clear during our meeting that default is not an option. i repeated that time and again. america is not a deadbeat nation. we pay our bills, and avoiding default is a basic duty of the united states congress. republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy has said his chamber will not approve any deal that does not cut spending to address a growing budget deficit. i literally asked the president personally, "do you believe there's any place in government "we could find savings?" they know they said things that were not true about how we would move forward, and i had to explain

to the president, the only thing we are asking that next year we spent the same amount of money that we spent five months ago. we will have more on that story in ten minutes. graffiti certainly divides opinion. for some, it's nothing but a blight on the urban landscape, while for others, it's a vital and dynamic form of artistic expression. in senegal, an art school has been set up to use graffiti as a way to inspire young people. tim allman has the story. in dakar, this isjust part of the scenery. colourful, occasionally controversial, sometimes political, often joyous. a maverick form of art. that be about to change. this is the rbs academia, and after school or graffiti. judgement and art school. for school or graffiti. judgement and art school.— and art school. for the most art, it and art school. for the most

part. it was _ and art school. for the most part, it was impossible - and art school. for the most part, it was impossible to i and art school. for the most| part, it was impossible to put something like this in place. you didn't even think you would have a single student because we would be interested in this art? after opening it, they realise there are a lot more young people who were interested in it.- young people who were interested in it. , , interested in it. the students, sometimes — interested in it. the students, sometimes young _ interested in it. the students, sometimes young people - interested in it. the students, sometimes young people who | interested in it. the students, - sometimes young people who have left ordinary school behind, pay around $25 a month in tuition fees. they are taught techniques, design, the use of colour, a way to make money, but it is so much more than that. translation: ., ., ' translation: for me, graffiti is a tool that _ translation: for me, graffiti is a tool that allows _ translation: for me, graffiti is a tool that allows me - translation: for me, graffiti is a tool that allows me to - is a tool that allows me to express myself while people are in the streets that demonstrate violently, art allows us to be noble and put messages on the walls that won't go unnoticed. for many, graffiti is now an art form gaining new found respect, and the students of rbs academia are doing their bit. tim allman, bbc news. the first semifinal

of the eurovision song contest has been held in liverpool. the uk is of course hosting the event on behalf of last year's winners, ukraine. so ten acts qualified for saturday's grand final. amongst the countries taking part were sweden and finland who are favourites to win this weekend. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports from liverpool. outside the arena, there was a gathering of glitter, a sea of sequins, and fans and flags from all over europe! eurovision is my christmas. eurovision is my christmas. eurovision is my christmas. eurovision is the place to be. how do you rate netherland charges? how do you rate netherland charaes? ~ ., how do you rate netherland charges?— how do you rate netherland i charges?— we charges? we love belgium. we can always _ charges? we love belgium. we can always switch. _ charges? we love belgium. we can always switch. that - charges? we love belgium. we can always switch. that is - charges? we love belgium. we can always switch. that is the l can always switch. that is the power of eurovision.- can always switch. that is the power of eurovision. inside, 15 acts were _ power of eurovision. inside, 15 acts were competing - power of eurovision. inside, 15 acts were competing for - power of eurovision. inside, 15 acts were competing for ten i acts were competing for ten places in the final. days after

the coronation, norway was first up with the royal themed queen of kings and held the highest note of the night. ireland saying we are one in a 1—piece. why front warriors croatia saying about their mum buying a tractor. sweden's legend underlined her status as a favourite. she is wanting to become the first female to win the contest twice after triumph in 2012. in finland was particular popular with the audience in the arena.

one of the night's most touching moments came during the interval performances. singing. the pool to wetting with ukraine on duran duran's ordinary world. one of many reminders that the uk is hosting eurovision on behalf of last year's winners during dazzling due to the ongoing war. and then the results. the last act from — war. and then the results. iie: last act from tonight war. and then the results. tie: last act from tonight going through to the final is... norway!— through to the final is... norwa ! , . , ., ., norway! this means ireland have missed out _ norway! this means ireland have missed out on _ norway! this means ireland have missed out on the _ norway! this means ireland have missed out on the final _ norway! this means ireland have missed out on the final eight - missed out on the final eight times out of the last ten. next up, the second semi on thursday. colin patterson, bbc news, liverpool. the excitement is palpable. i have to say my social media feeds are just jammed

have to say my social media feeds are justjammed with feeds are just jammed with eurovision feeds are justjammed with eurovision pictures and videos. so many people i know are there. i will be back with the top business stories right here next, so don't go away. hello. if, like me, you're a fan of a big cloud scape, 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 northwest, 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.

live from london, this is bbc news. no meeting of minds over raising the us debt ceiling as the countdown to default continues. banking giant goldman sachs agrees to pay $215 million to settle claims that it discriminated against women. and, the new celeb side hustle of choice — we take a look at the star power dabbling in the drinks industry. we start in the us where there is still no deal