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historic treble. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in florida, where donald trump has arrived on his privatejet in miami. he's due to appear in court to face charges in connection with the discovery of boxes of classified documents at his residence in mar—a—lago. after his arrival, mr trump headed to the golf resort he owns, where he'll stay ahead of his court appearance. the former president, who remains the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination, insists that the charges are politically motivated, and maintains his innocence. the mayor of miami spoke about
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preparations for the trial. tomorrow, there's going to be an event in downtown miami at the courthouse, and we wanted to assure the public that we've already begun preparations. everyone has a right to peacefully express themselves and exercise their constitutional rights, and obviously do it in a peaceful manner. our north america correspondent david willis is following developments from washington. he arrived by private plane to miami airport a short while ago and is spending the night at his hotel in the city before embarking on the short journey, about 20—minute motorcade journey to the federal courthouse in downtown miami tomorrow afternoon, in time for that three o'clock scheduled arraignment and historic event by any standards. it's likely that mr trump will be brought into the federal building
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through an underground tunnel, i understand. he will then make his way to the sixth floor to the us marshals office, where he will be fingerprinted, a mug shot will be taken. he will then be led to the courthouse itself, where he's likely to plead not guilty to all 37 charges that have been laid against him. there'll be no cameras in court because this is a federal case. and mr trump will then make his way back to miami international airport and thence to his golf course in bedminster in newjersey, where he is expected to deliver a statement, monica, tomorrow night. david, remind us again of the charges he's facing. well, these are 37 charges and some of them are very serious indeed, monica. they include allegedly concealing details of us defence and weapons capabilities, documents relating to the strengths and weaknesses
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of militaries belonging to other countries around the world, intelligence based on spy satellites and concealing and refusing to give up those communications that he had between kimjong—un of north korea during his time in office. to give you some idea of the gravity of the charges under the 1917 espionage act, one expert said today that, were this to be any other defendant, they would find the fbi on their doorstep at six o'clock in the morning, ready to lead them away. there wouldn't have been any other niceties that donald trump is being afforded in this case. indeed, otherformer government employees who've been found guilty under this particular act have all faced very long sentences in jail. that's david there in
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washington. a war of words has erupted between prime minister rishi sunak and borisjohnson over the former prime minister's attempt to give political titles to several close allies. mr sunak has accused his former boss of asking him to "overrule" the vetting advice of an independent panel on his house of lords nominations. but in a fiery statement, mrjohnson accused mr sunak of "talking rubbish". our political editor chris mason has the details. back in the country, still in the headlines and generating more. tonight, borisjohnson and rishi sunak are in open, public conflict. borisjohnson and his allies accuse the prime minister of secretly blocking peerages for some of mrjohnson�*s closest associates. rishi sunak is normally cautious, circumspect in what he says in public. not today. borisjohnson asked me to do something that i wasn't prepared to do, because i didn't think it was right. that was to either overrule
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the holac committee or to make promises for people. now, i wasn't prepared to do that. as i said, i didn't think it was right. and if people don't like that, then tough. i... when i got thisjob... applause when i got thisjob, i said i was going to do things differently because i wanted to change politics, and that's what i'm doing. rishi sunak making a moral argument and contrast with the prime minister before last, unwilling to overrule holac, the house of lords appointments commission. boris johnson wasn't willing to face questions or appear in front of the cameras today. but take a look at this. he told us... we would do rigorous testing... this sounds technical.
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it is. this is nadine. hi! but it matters for those who thought they'd get a peerage and didn't — like the former cabinet minister nadine dorries. she claims that numbered and in the reamed. —— intervene. if they thought they were... the reamed. -- intervene. if. they thought they were... are they thought they were... are they lying? — are they lying? well, they are not telling the truth. meanwhile, here, the privileges committee has been looking into borisjohnson�*s integrity — or the lack of it. the conservative squabble fast getting noisy again. meanwhile here, the privileges committee is the putrid proportion johnson was like integrity. into borisjohnson�*s integrity — or the lack of it. it looks like we'll see their report on wednesday. he has already seen it and resigned in advance, claiming the committee is a kangaroo court, and his friends reckon plenty of folk around here just want
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rid of him. you've suggested that the establishment has been kind of out to get borisjohnson. who is "the establishment"? well, good question, isn't it? but, i mean, that's my personal experience. i tweeted over the weekend that in my experience, the establishment tried to block boris, block brexit... i saw that when i was... who is the establishment? you're a knight of the realm. maybe you're the establishment. maybe i am, maybe i am — you've got me there. but, no, i saw that when i was a minister in theresa may's government. i actually think there is, you know, a feeling that boris was never really forgiven for getting brexit done. isn't the simple truth that boris johnson misled parliament? we haven't seen the report yet, so we don't know if he did intentionally or recklessly misled parliament. meanwhile, here, the privileges committee has been looking into borisjohnson�*s integrity, or the lack of it. the borisjohnson moment is dead. he's toast. there is no coming back. the water will close very quickly over him. but there is an internecine warfare going on within
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the conservative party. this is how far borisjohnson and rishi sunak were apart when the law mandated social distancing. they're a whole lot further apart tonight. that's our political editor chris mason. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. a 26—year—old man has appeared in court in northern ireland charged with the murder of 21—year—old chloe mitchell in county antrim. brandonjohn rainey, from ballymena, is accused of murdering ms mitchell between the 2nd and 5th ofjune. a british woman has been jailed for getting an abortion when she was at least 32 weeks pregnant. the legal limit is 2a weeks. 44—year—old carla foster, who has three children, lied to obtain the abortion pills through the post during the covid lockdown. the child victims of a suspected double murder
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in stoke—on—trent have been named as elizabeth and ethan john. they were found with severe injuries inside a house on sunday. a 49—year—old woman from stoke has been arrested on suspicion of murder. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, says he sees no reason to suspend his predecessor, by police investigating the party's finances. she denies wrongdoing and was released without charge. the ukrainian armed forces say they have liberated another village — the seventh since president zelensky acknowledged over the weekend — that the long—awaited counter—offensive against the russians had begun. the communities reportedly regained are relatively small and the russians have yet to confirm the losses on their side.
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our international editor jeremy bowen can explain more. president zelensky said this would be ukraine's year of victory. that is unlikely. even their allies most optimistic scenarios don't see this offensive ending the war. as a start, ukrainians say they've recaptured seven villages in donbas in eastern ukraine. bbc verify has identified five of them. it is not a significant breakthrough and we've calculated that the villages are still more than ten miles before the first of the network of defences that the russians have been preparing for months. now, releasing video of a victory, however small, does make good propaganda. but the challenge ahead for ukraine is turning local tactical success into victories that change the strategic balance of the war. and that means advancing without the kind of air cover nato's soldiers would get
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to break through layers of prepared defences. now it is early days in this offensive that could last for months. the main attack, when it does come, might be further south somewhere near zaporizhzhia, trying to cut the land bridge that connects donbas with crimea, which russia has occupied since 2014. now, the ukrainians post carefully selected videos here. they're taking russians prisoner. ukraine doesn't release its own casualty figures, but many experienced ukrainian soldiers have been killed. large numbers of their replacements are untested in combat. now, these russian images authenticated by bbc verify, show specialist leopard tanks and other armour provided by nato, either destroyed or badly damaged. the ukrainians will be asking for more equipment and much
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more ammunition from naito. wars cannot be won without logistics and supply. one big question is what does victory look like? president zelensky says it's evicting russia from every part of occupied land. on its own, this offensive will not do that. the war will continue. whatever happens, both sides believe they can win. neither wants a deal. nato hasn't publicly defined its idea of victory, but it's now clear that nato countries face some very difficult decisions. they will have to spend much more on defence, ramping up arms production and living with the risks of a long war if they really are determined to back ukraine all the way. another international editor jeremy bowen. around the world and across the uk.
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this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. in cornwall, a project is helping farmers reduce their carbon footprints, save money and make their land more sustainable. kate and will martin have been farming near st austell for 15 years. theyjoined the farm net zero project a few months ago as one of a0 monitorfarms, aiming to reduce emissions by 30% over five years. it's a relatively new system for the mountains, and they're keen to find out if the changes they're making will reduce their carbon footprint. we believe we're on the right track, so hopefully doing this style of grazing, grazing we can improve our carbon footprint. these cows and calves feed on herbal leys, a mix of grasses, herbs and deep roots herbs and deep rooting plants and on home—grown silage in the winter. the martins say the system reduces the need for artificial fertiliser and improves their soil health. for more stories
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from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the 58—year—old driver of a bus that crashed, killing ten people in australia, has been charged with various offences. they include ten counts of dangerous driving, occasioning death and negligent driving causing death. he has been refused bail and will appear in court later today. 15 people remain hospitalised. live now to our correspondent phil mercer in sydney, who can tell us more. we're learning up but more about the striver. what can you tell us? �* , about the striver. what can you tell us? v .. about the striver. what can you tell us? �*, ., ., , tell us? he's facing various offences — tell us? he's facing various offences relating _ tell us? he's facing various offences relating to - tell us? he's facing various . offences relating to dangerous and negligent driving. he's due to appear in court in the town of the hunter valley later today, tuesday. he was remanded into custody and, according to
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the fleas, is facing some very serious criminal charges. we've heard from the police here in eastern australia in the last hour and a half, eastern australia in the last hourand a half, and eastern australia in the last hour and a half, and they are alleging that excessive speeds were a factor in this crash. the coach was carrying guests coming from a wedding in the hunter valley north of sydney, a very popular wine area. it wasjust ten km into its journey when it flipped over on around about near a busy highway, and the police have confirmed that nine people died at the scene and another victim died in hospital. so we have more than a dozen people still receiving treatment in hospital, and crucially, the police say that the identification of those ten victims will continue over the next few days. but they do say that those people who died in the hunter valley bus crash were aged in their 20s through to their sixties.—
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to their sixties. wow, that is 'ust to their sixties. wow, that is just remarkable. _ to their sixties. wow, that is just remarkable. this - to their sixties. wow, that is just remarkable. this is - to their sixties. wow, that is just remarkable. this is one | to their sixties. wow, that is i just remarkable. this is one of australia's worst accidents of its kind. what more can you tell us about the investigation? tell us about the investiuation? , , , investigation? the bus itself was removed _ investigation? the bus itself was removed from - investigation? the bus itself was removed from the - investigation? the bus itself| was removed from the scene investigation? the bus itself- was removed from the scene near the town of greed and new south wales last night, and today, the police would say there will be a further examination of the bus. this all fits into a very thorough scientific investigation into the causes of the accident. the new south wales police force are working to find out how and why this crash occurred, and we heard the day after the crash from the day after the crash from the australian prime minister anthony albanese, and he really summed up the feelings of many australians — just wondering why such a happy day, these passengers had been at a wedding full ofjoy and wedding full of joy and celebration, wedding full ofjoy and celebration, but the day ending for so many families in such
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devastating loss. so, the investigation will take some time. of course identification could take a few more days, and there it is then the 58—year—old driver due in court to face those very serious driving offences.- to face those very serious driving offences. phil mercer, thank you _ driving offences. phil mercer, thank you very _ driving offences. phil mercer, thank you very much. - let's ta ke let's take a look at some of their stories and headlines. america's biggest bank — jp morgan chase — has agreed to pay around $290 million in compensation to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. the case alleged the bank ignored warnings about him before shutting his account in 2013. the bank said any association with epstein was a mistake that it regretted. a massive data breach in india has resulted in the personal details of hundreds of thousands of people being posted online, including those
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of high—profile mps. the indian government's cybersecurity team is is investigating. there are reports the leak involves the details of people who registered on a covid vaccination app. forensic experts in spain have begun an operation to exhume and identify victims from the country's civil war, who were buried in mass graves by the franco regime. they've started exhuming 128 bodies from a huge basilica complex near madrid. they aim to identify and return them to families that want to rebury them. thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes at the foot of the philippines�* most active volcano, mayon, as it continues to ooze lava. the danger zone has also been extended from six kilometres to seven. the massive cone—shaped volcano in albay province began erupting last thursday,
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while its alert level was raised to three on a scale of five. the volcano saw recent eruptions in 2018 and 2013. volcanologist dr teresito bacolcol is the director of the philippines institute of volcanology and seismology. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme._ us on the programme. good morning _ us on the programme. good morning and _ us on the programme. good morning and thank- us on the programme. good morning and thank you - us on the programme. good morning and thank you so . us on the programme. good - morning and thank you so much for having me here.— morning and thank you so much for having me here. indeed. 9096 ofthe for having me here. indeed. 9096 of the residents _ for having me here. indeed. 9096 of the residents live _ for having me here. indeed. 9096 of the residents live in _ for having me here. indeed. 9096 of the residents live in this - of the residents live in this danger zone and there's chances that they won't be able to return home for months. how do you expect them to cope during this long period of evacuation. the government is helping them and providing them all the needs, all the things they need. also, iwould needs, all the things they need. also, i would like to point out that the danger zone has not yet been extended. it still six km, and we arejust
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evacuating people in the zone. we are advising people living within 60 km to prepare in case the situation... and people living within the seven km radius. but we are not extending yet the danger zone. can you tell us about the air quality in the region? you mean the air quality? _ quality in the region? you mean the air quality? yes. _ quality in the region? you mean the air quality? yes. the - the air quality? yes. the volcano _ the air quality? yes. the volcano only _ the air quality? yes. the volcano only admitted i the air quality? yes. the volcano only admitted around 600. on the other volcano that's also active, it's been emitting volcanic smog, or fog.
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for the residents prepared for something like this? they didn't have a similar incident happened too long ago, but were they taken by surprise? ida. happened too long ago, but were they taken by surprise?— they taken by surprise? no, in fact, this _ they taken by surprise? no, in fact, this has _ they taken by surprise? no, in fact, this has been _ they taken by surprise? no, in fact, this has been erupting i fact, this has been erupting the past few years. in fact, we have 50 eruptions since 1616, so people are quite used to it now. when we raise the alert level, for example, they prepare for alert level three. they're quite prepared for it. there's something special about this particular volcano. can you describe what it is? it's the shape. tell us a little more about it.— the shape. tell us a little more about it. ., , .. , more about it. people call this volcano as _ more about it. people call this volcano as having _ more about it. people call this volcano as having a _ more about it. people call this volcano as having a perfect - volcano as having a perfect cone because it's very symmetrical. the last eruption of this volcano was in 2018.
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five km eruption. the eruption is reaching heights to 500—700 metres. it's quite explosive. during that time, 10,000 people — farmers suffered more, and the damage was worth $3.8 million. —— billion. close to 100,000 people are also displaced, and many of them stayed in emergency centres for several weeks.— several weeks. how long do you exect several weeks. how long do you expect residents _ several weeks. how long do you expect residents will _ several weeks. how long do you expect residents will be - several weeks. how long do you expect residents will be away i expect residents will be away from their homes in terms of looking at how other eruptions took place?— took place? based on our
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exoerience. _ took place? based on our experience, before i took place? based on our experience, before this, | took place? based on our| experience, before this, it persisted for a few months. for example, the 2014 eruption lasted for several months. the 2018 lasted for three months. mr bacolcol, thank you for joining us on the programme. thank you for having me here also. in england, manchester city players have celebrated their treble—winning season in the streets of the city. the city—zens won the domestic cup competition, as well as the english premier league, and of course — the european champions league, after a dramatic 1—0 win over inter milan on saturday in istanbul. pep guardiola has also become the only manager in football history to complete the european treble in two different countries. andy swiss, sports correspondent, was at the parade and sent us this report. well, what a night it's been for the manchester city players behind me on that stage, and what a night it's been for fans as well —
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although it has been a very soggy celebration because, shortly before the parade was due to start, they announced it was going to be delayed for half an hour because of thunderstorms. we have had torrential rain over the course of the parade, but it hasn't stopped the fans arriving in their thousands to cheer on the players. they've been hanging off lamp posts, they've been hanging off bus shelters, trying to get a glimpse of the manchester city players. but what a season it has been for this club. first they won the premier league — theirfifth premier league title in six seasons — then the fa cup, that win over manchester united in the final, and then finally, that unforgettable champions league win at the weekend. and they will be hoping after this season that there'll be plenty more trophies to come. that's anti—swiss they are with all the excitement.
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that's all we have for you now on bbc news. you can always follow the latest that comes about on our website —— andy swiss. bbc .com/ news. i'm monica miller, bye for now. hello there. it was a busy old start to our working week — hot and humid for all of us. in fact, it was the warmest day of the year so far, with some late afternoon sunshine across northern ireland, a hot day across southern scotland and, as you can see, in north wales as well, temperatures in the high 20s. northwest england saw a high of 31 degrees as well. that heat and humidity helped to trigger off some sharp, thundery downpours, and you can see in cheshire, the threatening—looking skies, those thunderstorms that threatened to spoil the parade in manchester. now, we had over a couple of inches of rain in highland scotland from those storms. they were quite widespread with over 7,500 lightning
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strikes at one point through the middle part of the afternoon. the showers have eased away, but it's still quite a mild start to the day. tuesday morning seeing temperatures into the mid—teens first thing. there'll be plenty of early—morning sunshine to look out for as well. but there will be a change to come — a little bit more cloud just clinging on to the isles of scilly and maybe cornwall, and a few isolated showers, just a few across england and wales — these shouldn't be thundery either. we should see some sharp thundery downpours perhaps into the west of northern ireland and the far northwest of scotland. but in comparison to monday's weather, it won't be quite as widespread that rain, and it'll still be quite warm. yes, the northern isles, a little cool and cloudy, but 21—27 degrees in scotland, 25 in northern ireland and generally the high 20s across england and wales. now, through the rest of the week, it's going to start to gradually feel less humid. we keep a lot of dry
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and sunny weather, though. the reason why we're losing that humidity is the position of the high. the wind direction swings round from a southeasterly to a light easterly direction, so it's not going to produce some cloud coming in off the north sea like we had around a week ago. it's still going to keep a lot of fine, dry weather, but there is a risk of a little bit more cloud into eastern scotland, and maybe some cloud lingering across southwest england as well. but look at the temperatures — still slightly above the average for the time of year. generally around 21—27 degrees the high — that's the 80s — and this dry, settled, sunny theme continues right throughout the week and largely into the weekend. just a slim chance of some rain from monday onwards.
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wall street rallies as investors look forward to us inflation data... and expectations are high that it'll show signs of slowing. plus , we check out a planned oil refinery complex in india... and find out why the project has been met with so much opposition. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. our top story this morning — wall street closed higher
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