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live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world 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
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about 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 correspondent in washington, david willis, gave more details on the forthcoming court proceeding. 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 shortjourney, about 20—minute motorcade journey to the federal courthouse in downtown miami tomorrow afternoon, in time for that three o'clock scheduled arraignment — an historic event by any standards.
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it's likely that mr trump will be brought into the federal building through an underground tunnel, i understand. he'll 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 of militaries belonging to other countries
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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 of the 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.
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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. our international editor jeremy bowen can explain more. president zelensky said this would be ukraine's year of victory. that is unlikely. even the most optimistic scenarios do not see this offensive ending the war. as a start, ukrainians say they have recaptured seven villages. bbc verify has identified a few of them. it is not a significant breakthrough and we calculate that the villagers 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 the victory,
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however small, does make good propaganda but the challenge ahead for ukraine is turning local tactical success into victories that change the strategic talents of the war and that means advancing without the kind of air cover nato soldiers would get to breakthrough layers of prepared defences. it is early days and this offensive that could last for months. the main attack, when it does come, maybe further south somewhere near zaporizhzhia, trying to make the crimean land bridge. the ukrainians post carefully selected videos. here they are taking russians prisoner. ukraine does not release its own casualty figures. but many experienced ukrainian soldiers have been killed, large numbers of their replacements are untested in combat. now these
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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 more ammunition from nato. walls cannot be won without logistics and supply. —— wars. one question is what is victory look like? president zelensky says it is in vic ding russia from every part of occupied land and on its own this offensive will not do that. will continue whatever happens. both sides believe they can win and neither wants to deal. nato has not publicly defined its idea of victory but it is 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
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really are determined to support ukraine all the way. 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.
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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 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 this “ob applaus: ., , 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:
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we would do rigorous testing. this sounds technical. 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. who claimed tonight that number 10 intervened to avoid a by—election. it 10 intervened to avoid a by-election._ 10 intervened to avoid a by-election. it was pretty stuid. by-election. it was pretty stupid- if— by-election. it was pretty stupid. if they _ by-election. it was pretty stupid. if they thought i by-election. it was pretty l stupid. if they thought they were being clever by thinking they could play... . did they deny it? are they lying? of course they denied it. they are not telling the truth. they are not telling the truth. they are not telling the truth. but it matters too, because all this has plunged relations between the prime minister and mrjohnson into the deep freeze, the conservatives' squabble—fest getting noisy again. meanwhile, here, the privileges committee has been looking into borisjohnson�*s integrity — or the lack of it. it looks like we'll see their report on wednesday.
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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 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. opposition parties say all of
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this is a total mess.- opposition parties say all of this is a total mess. most mps think we should _ this is a total mess. most mps think we should be _ this is a total mess. most mps think we should be getting - this is a total mess. most mpsl think we should be getting onto the properjob now. boris johnson moment is dead. he is toast. there is no coming back and water will close quickly over him. but there is something going on within the conservative party. this something going on within the conservative party.— something going on within the conservative party. this is how far boris johnson _ conservative party. this is how far boris johnson and - conservative party. this is how far boris johnson and rishi - far borisjohnson and rishi sunak were a part in the law mandated social distancing. they are a whole lot further apart tonight. 58—year—old driver of a bus that crashed killing ten people in australia has been charged with various offences. including ten counts offences. including ten counts of dangerous driving and negligent driving causing death stop he has been refused bail and will appear in court, he has appeared in court, rather, today. 15 people were still hospitalised. let's go now to our reporter, phil mercer in sydney. wejust got
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our reporter, phil mercer in sydney. we just got enough date from the officials there a little while ago. tell us the latest. what do they have to say? latest. what do they have to sa ? ,., . say? the police here in the state of — say? the police here in the state of new _ say? the police here in the state of new south - say? the police here in the state of new south wales | say? the police here in the i state of new south wales are alleging that the driver of the bus, a man from the new south wales hunter valley called brett button was driving too fast when the coach ferrying people who had attended a wedding in the hunter valley crashed at around a busy highway. this 58—year—old driver has been charged, according to police, with serious offences, several offences around danger and is and negligent driving due to appear at the cessnock local court north of sydney. as far as the investigation is concerned the bus itself was removed from the scene overnight and it will now be subject today to a mechanical investigation. all this is part of the enormous and forensic
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investigation into the crash, won the police here in new south wales are obviously working very hard to establish how and why this crash occurred and, of course, crucially, the identification process of the ten people who died is continuing. at the moment we have no official word as to the identities of the victims on board that wedding party bus. this is one of the worst accidents of its kind in australian history. what has been the reaction across the country? it is the mood? the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, really summed up anthony albanese, really summed up the feelings of many people in this country. he was telling australian radio in the last few hours that this was a tragedy beyond belief and we know that local councils and other authorities in the hunter region to the north of sydney are offering mental health support services to residents
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and also churches are opening their doors early and closing late for people who mayjust want to talk or seek a bit of solace because, of course, the ripples of grief from this accident are expected to spread far and wide.— accident are expected to spread far and wide. there were people from all across _ far and wide. there were people from all across eastern - from all across eastern australia at this particular wedding and what we do know about the victims is that they were, according to police, aged between 20 and 60 and if there is a tiny bit of good news in all of this, there were no children on board and we also know that of those 25 people who were taken to hospital, 12 have been discharged but one remains seriously ill receiving hospital care.— hospital care. thank you very much for _ hospital care. thank you very much for that _ hospital care. thank you very much for that update. - around the world and across the uk. stephen's car was stripped outside his own overnight. here
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i am with no _ outside his own overnight. here i am with no crime _ outside his own overnight. here i am with no crime number, - outside his own overnight. haze: i am with no crime number, no contact from the police, can't contact from the police, can't contact my insurer to let them know got a car which is undrivable.— know got a car which is undrivable. ~ , ~ ., , undrivable. west midlands olice undrivable. west midlands police set _ undrivable. west midlands police set uo _ undrivable. west midlands police set up this - undrivable. west midlands| police set up this specialist vehicle crime unit in september last year. since then almost 20,000 thefts from a motor vehicle have been reported which includes car stripping. we have focused our operation model around local policing and neighbourhood crime, so there is designated leads per area across the fourth.— is designated leads per area across the fourth. while police t to across the fourth. while police try to get _ across the fourth. while police try to get ahead _ across the fourth. while police try to get ahead of— across the fourth. while police try to get ahead of this - try to get ahead of this growing problem, for people like letitia, the worry about it happening yet again will always remain. it it happening yet again will always remain.— always remain. it has definitely _ always remain. it has definitely made - always remain. it has definitely made me l always remain. it has definitely made me aj always remain. it has i definitely made me a bit always remain. it has - definitely made me a bit more on edge and wary but i'd guess they don't want to live my life in fair that now i've got a car i don't want to drive it anywhere. you are live with bbc news.
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one of the most powerful and divisive get in italy has died mr ellis coney, a billionaire media tycoon was prime minister four times and became the longest serving italian prime ministers since the second world war but he was equally well known for his scandalous private life. in a country famed for political drama, silvio berlusconi is arguably italy's most memorable politician. scandals and screaming headlines surrounded him. he remained a flamboyant, divisive figure right up until the end of his life. ahead of a state funeral on wednesday, the former prime minister's body was brought to his home on the outskirts of milan. we found an impromptu shrine here cobbled together by loyal followers.
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"are you sad?" i asked louisa. "i'm so sad," she told me. "berlusconi was a genius and everything he touched turned to gold". translation: i'ml nearly 40 years old. i grew up with berlusconi. whatever you think of him, he's been one of the most important politicians in modern italy. a former glitzy — or sleazy, depending on who you ask — business and media tycoon, and owner of ac milan football club, he used fans�* "go, italy" chance to promise better things for his country. silvio berlusconi first burst onto football—mad italy's political scene three decades ago, pledging a heady mix of straight talking, intentionally non—politically correct proud nationalism. the berlusconi brand of modern populism, includingjumping into coalition with italy's post—fascist far right shocked many, but also inspired other politicians in europe and beyond. comparisons are made with donald trump —
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admired by berlusconi, a huge fan of strong men politicians, like vladimir putin, with whom he had a close friendship. translation: this is a great loss, - not only for italy, but also for world politics. these ties to moscow worried italy's nato and eu allies, especially since russia's invasion of ukraine. voted prime minister three times over the years, silvio berlusconi died a key coalition partner in italy's current government. translation: he was a major figure in contemporary italy, someone who was at the forefront of the political scene for many years. but he'll inevitably also be remembered for his controversial, not—so—private life. who can forget the tales of the so—called bunga bunga sex parties he enjoyed well into his older age? he was envied. translation: and ifi sometimes see a beautiful girl, i say, better to like girls than to be gay.
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he was envied and loathed in italy almost in equal measure. silvio berlusconi also spent years defending himself against charges of corruption, but he used italy's tortuous legal system to ensure he never went to jail. katya adler, bbc news, milan. thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes at the foot of the philippines�* most active volcano as it continues to ooze lava. the massive cone—shaped volcano began erupting last thursday while its alert level was raised to three on a scale of five. the volcano saw recent eruptions in 2018 and 2013. the danger zone has not been extended, it is still six kilometres from the danger zone
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and they are just evacuating people within the six kilometre danger zone. we are advising people however that people living within six kilometres and eight kilometres to prepare in case the situation will escalate and people living within the seven kilometre radius from the summit of the mckenna will have to move out but we are not extending yet the danger zone.— but we are not extending yet the danger zone. what can you tell us about _ the danger zone. what can you tell us about the _ the danger zone. what can you tell us about the air— the danger zone. what can you tell us about the air quality - tell us about the air quality in the region?— tell us about the air quality in the region? tell us about the air quality in the reuion? ., . ., in the region? you mean the air auali ? in the region? you mean the air quality? yes- — in the region? you mean the air quality? yes. the _ in the region? you mean the air quality? yes. the volcano - in the region? you mean the air quality? yes. the volcano only. quality? yes. the volcano only emitted around _ quality? yes. the volcano only emitted around 600 _ emitted around 600 inaudible it is on the other volcano that has been emitting volcanic smog
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or vog, that is what we call it. ~ , , , it. were the residents prepared for something _ it. were the residents prepared for something like _ it. were the residents prepared for something like this? - it. were the residents prepared for something like this? they i for something like this? they did have a similar incident happened not too long ago but were they taken by surprise? no, in fact since this volcano is keep on erupting in the past few years, in fact we have had a few eruptions since 1616 so people are quite used to it now so they are quite prepared so when we reached the alert level two, for example, they prepare for alert level three, so they are quite prepared for it. there is something special about this particular volcano. can you describe what it is! it is the shape, tell us a little bit more about it.— is the shape, tell us a little bit more about it. people call this volcano _ bit more about it. people call this volcano as _ bit more about it. people call this volcano as having - bit more about it. people call this volcano as having a - this volcano as having a perfect cone because it is very comical, it is very symmetrical and the last eruption of this volcano happened in 2018, a
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five kilometre tall eruption followed, so the eruption involved lover fountain, reaching heights of 500— 700 metres and it is quite explosive, and while, during the time, farmers suffered, and the time, farmers suffered, and the damage was worth 3.8 billion dollars, damage to rice, corn, and other crops and close to 100,000 people at the time were also displaced and many of them stayed in emergency centres for several weeks. ., ., ., i. emergency centres for several weeks. ., ., ., , . weeks. how long do you expect residents will _ weeks. how long do you expect residents will be _ weeks. how long do you expect residents will be away - weeks. how long do you expect residents will be away from - residents will be away from their homes in terms of looking at how other eruptions took place? at how other eruptions took lace? �* ., , .,
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at how other eruptions took lace? , ., ., at how other eruptions took lace? ., ., , . place? based on our experience, they persist _ place? based on our experience, they persist for _ place? based on our experience, they persist for a _ place? based on our experience, they persist for a few _ place? based on our experience, they persist for a few months. i they persist for a few months. for example the 2014 eruption, it lasted for several months, i think four months, the 2018 eruption lasted for three months. in england, manchester city players have celebrated their treble winning season in the streets of the city. the citizens won the domestic cup competition, as well as the english premier league, and of course the european champions league after a dramatic 1—nil win over inter milan on saturday in istanbul. pep guardiola has also become the only manager in the fall history to complete a 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 — although it has been a very soggy celebration because,
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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. now a british man has been arrested in the south korean capital seoul for trying to
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scale the will�*s tallest building without ropes. the skyscraper is more than 550 metres high with 120 floors. oh my goodness! wow! . and that is all we have for you. state with bbc news, i'm monica miller, thanks for watching. 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,
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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 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
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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 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
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throughout the week and largely into the weekend. just a slim chance of some rain from monday onwards.
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hospital care. thank you very much for that update. - wall street rallies as investors look forward to us inflation data. and expectations are high that it will show signs of slowing. plus we check out a planned oil refinery complex in india and find out why the project has met with so much opposition. hello and welcome to asia business report. our top story

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