in the un, there is a refugee forced displacement. plenty more coming up later in the programme. hello. i'm victoria valentine. donald trump has given a defiant, rally—style speech to his supporters in newjersey following his second court appearance in three months. he has dismissed the latest set of indictments, put to him at a courthouse in miami, as an evil and a heinous abuse of power. his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to charges that he wilfully mishandled national security documents and obstructed justice. my colleague helena humphrey is in miami for us.

victoria, a thing it is fair to say that for a moment of such the evidence for this nation, historically, politically, and in the future, it was relatively short lived here in miami —— i think. you can see the federal court hausia behind me where the former president, donald trump, and this courthouse for under two hours and where, as you say, his attorney on his behalf put in a plea of not guilty on those 37 a federal criminal charges. and as extraordinary as this moment was inside the courthouse, it was inside the courthouse, it was the scenes outside as well. i've spoke to trump supporters outside saying they believe this was the politicisation of the department ofjustice, repeating lines from donald trump saying this was a witch—hunt, david brydon instead should be the one that was investigated here. there was investigated here. there was some veerman critics of donald trump, but they were far

fewer in number. thankfully we can report that they did not appear to be large—scale violence can —— scenes. we had been concerned about that. there had been concerning rhetoric online. donald trump then sped off to bedminster. even stopped in his motorcade to speak at a restaurant, cafe versailles, popular with the cuban community here, where he was seeking to do some sort of impromptu rally, saying it is a sad day for the nation and my colleague, north america correspondent nominee all wrapped up the day's events for us. we love trump! it was a spectacle _ we love trump! it was a spectacle only _ we love trump! it was a spectacle only donald i we love trump! it was a - spectacle only donald trump could create. his supporters and critics gathered outside the courthouse. extra police officers were brought in to keep everything in check as his motorcade eventually arrived and he entered the court, becoming the first ever former president to be federally

prosecuted in us history. a man who tore up the rulebook now faces the rulebook being thrown at him. he sat in court as the 37judges were read out at him. he sat in court as the 37 judges were read out full of it is alleged he kept us government secrets in a shower, bathroom, ballroom, and bedroom of his mar—a—lago estate. he pleaded not guilty. of his mar-a-lago estate. he pleaded not guilty.— pleaded not guilty. donald] trump- -- — pleaded not guilty. donald] trump... outside _ pleaded not guilty. donald] trump... outside court, - pleaded not guilty. donald] trump... outside court, hisj trump... outside court, his la er trump... outside court, his lawyer repeated _ trump... outside court, his lawyer repeated from's - trump... outside court, his lawyer repeated from's lies| lawyer repeated from's lies that this was a political witch—hunt. that this was a political witch-hunt.— that this was a political witch-hunt. ~ . , , ., witch-hunt. what is being done to the president _ witch-hunt. what is being done to the president trump - witch-hunt. what is being done to the president trump should | to the president trump should terrify all citizens of this country. these are not the ideal is that our democracy is founded upon. but ideal is that our democracy is founded upon.— founded upon. but it is a narrative _ founded upon. but it is a narrative that _ founded upon. but it is a narrative that works - founded upon. but it is a narrative that works with founded upon. but it is a - narrative that works with his supporters as he campaigns to be president again. he immediately showed up at a local cafe were supporters saying happy birthday. he turns 77 on wednesday. even though he

is under federal custody, he 77 on wednesday. even though he is underfederal custody, he is not considered a flight risk and soon got on a plane to new jersey to make a speech.- jersey to make a speech. today we witnessed _ jersey to make a speech. today we witnessed the _ jersey to make a speech. today we witnessed the most - ]ersey to make a speech. today we witnessed the most evil- jersey to make a speech. today we witnessed the most evil and j we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country. a very sad thing to watch, the corrupt sitting president had his top little opponent arrested on fake and fabricated charges of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty. constitutionally, this case does not disqualify donald trump from running for the white house again. it can be both defendant and candidate. and if found guilty could potentially be convict and president. nomia iqbal, bbc news, miami. what is extraordinary, victoria, and you will have seen there in that piece, any space of one day donald trump has a taken his legal perils

and turn them into political opportunity in his bid for the white house in 202a. and there is potential good reason for that as well, when you take a look at his legal defence, many legal experts are saying that a presidential run may be one of his best forms of defence, cognizant of the fact that the department ofjustice is not in the habit, they don't usually indict a sitting president. yes, in fact there has been a little donate now button on the videos when he speaks and saying he is not guilty. how is all of this, in fact, playing out with voters? i know they has been a recent poll in terms of his popularity.— of his popularity. absolutely. it very much _ of his popularity. absolutely. it very much depends - of his popularity. absolutely. it very much depends on - of his popularity. absolutely. it very much depends on who of his popularity. absolutely. - it very much depends on who you ask. looking at the united states as a nation, more than 51% of the people believe that the justice department 51% of the people believe that thejustice department is right to bring these charges, believing this is an issue of national security and there is

some trumpet fatigue setting in. but at the same time, if you take a look at his gop, his republican base, and he referenced that poll, as you did just there, 76% of voters who could vote in the republican primaries say that they believe that this is the weaponisation of the justice department, that these charges are politically motivated, just 12% of those same voters saying that they are concerned about the national—security ramifications stemming from these alleged classified documents being improperly in the former president's possession.— the former president's ossession. . ., ~ , ., police in nottingham are questioning a 31—year—old man on suspicion a murder after two 19—year—old students and a 50—year—old man were stabbed to death in the city. the students have been named as barnaby webber and grace kumar. three other people were injured when the attacker allegedly stole the older victim's van and attempted to run them over. one is in a critical condition. frances read reports.

two teenagers killed, with no real understanding as to why. barnaby webber and grace kumar were both students at nottingham university. they died in the attack, along with a third man in his 50s. the city mourns together, unable to comprehend what's happened. lived here all my life and have a connection with the city and ijust a connection with the city and i just — are a connection with the city and ijust — are kind of want to be, i don't know, here with other people my age. vigils have been _ other people my age. vigils have been held _ other people my age. vigils have been held overnight i other people my age. vigils| have been held overnight for those killed.— those killed. right now, our hearts, thoughts, _ those killed. right now, our hearts, thoughts, prayers. those killed. right now, our| hearts, thoughts, prayers go out to those, especially, who have lost loved ones.- have lost loved ones. police believe the _ have lost loved ones. police believe the attacker - have lost loved ones. police| believe the attacker stabbed the victims before stealing a van, which he then drove into

three other people. one man is critically ill in hospital, while two others are believed to have suffered minor injuries. few details have been released about the suspect other than he was a male west african migrant with a history of mental health issues. police working with counter—terror specialists have an open mind about a motive. i’m specialists have an open mind about a motive.— about a motive. i'm in regular contact with — about a motive. i'm in regular contact with the _ about a motive. i'm in regular contact with the chief - contact with the chief constable of nottinghamshire police, but i wanted this opportunity to urge anybody who has any information about this incident to come forward and report it to the police. this is a city — report it to the police. this is a city whose _ report it to the police. this is a city whose people - report it to the police. this is a city whose people are characteristically stoic. but it has been truly shocking and a difficult time for all those now wanting answers. frances read, bbc news. two people have been shot dead and a third injured in a shooting at a military training range in gifu prefecture in central japan.

they are all members of japan's ground self defence force. police have arrested a teenage soldier on suspicion of murder. this is a story thatjust broke in the last couple of hours. live now to our correspondent in tokyo shaimaa khalil. gun ownership in japan gun ownership injapan is really tightly regulated, so how did this happen? good morning. — how did this happen? good morning, victoria, - how did this happen? good morning, victoria, yes, - how did this happen? good | morning, victoria, yes, this how did this happen? good i morning, victoria, yes, this is by stories like this coming from japan are concerning and quite shocking to people because, as you say, gun violence is just extremely rare in japan. we violence is just extremely rare injapan. we understand from the minstry of defence that an 18—year—old military training has been arrested after firing a rifle at three soldiers, three members of the grounds self defence forces in a firing range in gifu province in centraljapan. we know that two are now dead. we have been

watching footage from nhk, the japanese broadcaster of several ambulances, several security personnel gathering around what seems to be the scene of the soldiers being rushed to hospital. there are no reports of civilian casualties, but we also do not have a motive, we do not have a reason as to why this happened or the chronology, why this happened, it is a different context, it is a military context, it is a firing range so there was access to guns. normally, however, gun violence is extremely rare, this is extremely rare, this is extremely rare, this is extremely rare, even though we had that shocking incident where the former prime minister shinzo abe was shot and then died last year. he was assassinated. but the perpetrator had actually used a home made gun, which shows you how difficult it is. civilians are only allowed to possess hunting rifles or airguns. even to do so you have to go through rigourous tests, vetting

programmes, you also have to have a mental health test all to take you through the process of owning a gun and then owning a gun licence. if you look at the statistics, for example, in 2014, this isjust as the statistics, for example, in 2014, this is just as an example, six gun deaths were reported injapan. in the senior, more 33,000 one deaths were reported in the united states. and this is why stories like this are shocking and extremely concerning injapan. so this here happening at a military shooting range, which would account for the to the rifle... would account for the to the rifle. .. ., v would account for the to the rifle. . ._ which i rifle. .. that's right. which has been _ rifle. .. that's right. which has been turned - rifle. .. that's right. which has been turned on - rifle. .. that's right. which has been turned on these | rifle. .. that's right. which - has been turned on these three soldiers. this guy we know is a military training, we anything else at all? we military training, we anything else at all?— else at all? we don't. the minstry — else at all? we don't. the minstry of— else at all? we don't. the minstry of defence - else at all? we don't. the minstry of defence has i else at all? we don't. the i minstry of defence has come else at all? we don't. the - minstry of defence has come out with the basic facts. they say that he is a military candidate, that he hasjust been accepted into japan's defence forces, that he was going through a training

programme, that this happens in a shooting range, a military shooting range. as you say, this is why there was this access to guns. how this happened though, whether it was during training or not, we don't know. simply we don't have these details and we don't have these details and we don't have a motive, but we do understand that of the three soldiers, one was in his 50s and sir were soldiers, one was in his 50s and sirwere in soldiers, one was in his 50s and sir were in their 20s. we understand also that two have died and one is in hospital. i know you will keep us across the story. thank you very much, shamick a little in tokyo. —— shamick a little in tokyo. —— shamick a little in tokyo. —— shamick a little. let's get some of the day's other news now. more than 100 people have died in nigeria after a boat returning from a wedding sank in a river. the vessel was ferrying people in kwara state from neighbouring niger state. police say a search and rescue operation is taking place, but the number of dead may rise further. extreme weather conditions in europe have killed almost 195,000 people since 1980,

according to new data from the european environment agency. and it says weather events such as flooding and heatwaves have caused economic losses of $600 billion. it says flooding in germany and belgium in 2021 led to economic losses of around $60 billion alone. the european parliament will vote today on its plan to regulate artificial intelligence. it would be the first legislation of its kind in the world. the proposals aim to define what ai is and outlaw potential harmful uses of the technology. looking at that in business as well. thousands ofjunior doctors in england are going on strike today as part of their ongoing dispute about pay. they've rejected a 5% offer from the government and are calling for a 35% pay rise. the health secretary, steve barclay, says the walkout — which will last for three days — puts patients at risk.

the number of people forced to flee their homes has reached 110 million — a new record. releasing the figures, the un refugee agency called for urgent and united action to support refugees and the displaced and to tackle the reasons people are forced to flee in the first place. imogen foulkes reports from geneva. war, violence, persecution and, now, climate change as well. there are many reasons that people flee their homes, taking often very dangerous journeys in the hope of peace and safety. in the hope of peace and safe . ~ . in the hope of peace and safe .~ ., " :: in the hope of peace and safe . ~ ., "z: ., safety. we have 110 million eo - le safety. we have 110 million peeple that _ safety. we have 110 million people that have _ safety. we have 110 million people that have fled - safety. we have 110 million i people that have fled because of conflict, persecution, discrimination, violence, often mixed with other motives in particular, the impact of climate change. it is quite an

indictment on the state of our world. , _ . world. driven by conflict in ukraine and _ world. driven by conflict in ukraine and sudan, - world. driven by conflict in ukraine and sudan, the i world. driven by conflict in - ukraine and sudan, the numbers of displaced have risen by almost 10 million injust 12 months. most refugees more than 75% seek safety close to home. low and middle income countries host the most refugees, something the united nations tried today to remind wealthy governments of. in particular, those like the uk who are seeking to outsource refugees. one thing we will never be able to agree to is that nobody is allowed to seek asylum in europe or in the united states or in the united kingdom for that matter. so that door needs to remain open to take asylum seekers from the uk and sending them... or, by the way, any other country for adjudication of that claim is not a good

idea. .,. , of that claim is not a good idea. .. , . ., idea. faced with these record numbers. _ idea. faced with these record numbers, the _ idea. faced with these record numbers, the un _ idea. faced with these record numbers, the un is - idea. faced with these record numbers, the un is pleading| idea. faced with these record i numbers, the un is pleading for unity to support refugees and funding to help them restart their lives in peace. but without an end to wars, new ones in ukraine and sudan or old ones in syria, afghanistan or myanmar, people, ordinary families will continue their search for safety. imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. could this be the start of a battery revolution? the prototype ev was unveiled to an audience of engineers and developers, inspired by lotus, the electric car is a collaboration between designers and battery developers with engineers claiming to have developed technology to create

ultrafast batteries capable of charging electric cars in six minutes. if charging electric cars in six minutes-— minutes. if you had convenience, - minutes. if you had convenience, you l minutes. if you had - convenience, you don't think about— convenience, you don't think about the _ convenience, you don't think about the time it takes to child, _ about the time it takes to child, the convenience brought on ultrafast charge that much the convenience of fuel for the convenience of fuel. workers under— convenience of fuel. workers under way on a one ton prototype road version that could — prototype road version that could charge in six minutes, offering _ could charge in six minutes, offering a _ could charge in six minutes, offering a range of 155 miles. the technology could go into production by 2024, potentially removing range anxiety for motorists.— removing range anxiety for motorists. for more stories from across _ motorists. for more stories from across the _ motorists. for more stories from across the uk, - motorists. for more stories from across the uk, head i motorists. for more stories| from across the uk, head to motorists. for more stories - from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. now to the war in ukraine, where russian president vladimir putin made a rare admission that his military is short of some high—precision weaponry. mr putin also claimed that ukraine's counter—offensive has not made progress,

and that the ukrainians have suffered heavy losses. the head of nato, jens stolten—berg, has given a very different appraisal, saying ukraine is making advances. james waterhouse, our ukraine correspondent, has been given access to one of the areas ukrainian forces have just retaken. a journey to a new front line. only the military can take us this far. anatoly is leading the way. he's fought against russian aggression in these parts for nine years — a battle—hardened soldier who knows this patch. he speeds along scarred roads. it's soon clear russian forces are far from gone. "rockets," he says, "and they're going to hit us soon." so now, anatoly is putting his foot down. we are speeding through, because over the hill are russian forces, but they've just retreated too. we've heard

outgoing mortar fire, and what goes out typically comes back. we've just seen incoming fire a few hundred metres away. the russians are on higher positions in three directions. this is the village of neskuchne, and it's exposed. its name means "not boring" in ukrainian — an obvious irony for a place part of the russian front line until three days ago. one of seven settlements recaptured with the start of ukraine's counteroffensive. the battalion involved lost six men in the process, they say. it's not known how many russians have been killed. "we chased them out," says artem. "this village was under occupation for 1.5 years. "these are ukrainian lands." this is what we are talking about with these liberations — villages where there isn't anyone left, where buildings have either been destroyed or riddled with bullet holes, suggesting close—quarter fighting.

and it's obvious the russians are trying to take back what was lost. there's heavy artillery overhead, and this is territory still being closely contested. chanting ukraine is hoping to replicate scenes like this elsewhere. but they can be reversed. in this neighbouring town, the russians pushed back before being repelled again last night. if ukraine is to achieve its goal, its dream of complete liberation, it may well be complicated and costly. james waterhouse, bbc news, neskuchne, in eastern ukraine. the head of itv is to face questions from mps today following the departure of this morning's presenter, phillip schofield. dame carolyn mccall will be asked

about how it protects staff following allegations of a toxic culture, and phillip schofield's affair with a much younger member of the studio team. david sillito reports. i see nothing ahead of me but blackness. i see nothing ahead of me but blackness-— blackness. for philip schofield, _ blackness. for philip schofield, the - blackness. for philip schofield, the lies i blackness. for philip - schofield, the lies about a relationship with a much younger member of the this morning team led to him parting company with itv. he has been one of their main stars for more than 20 years. but what about itv? they are facing questions as well. now, itv has already announced an externally led review into the matter, but mps have some more immediate concerns stop if there were any complaints from staff, if there was a whistleblower, how does itv as a corporation handle an issue like that?— issue like that? right, deep breath--- — issue like that? right, deep breath... firstly, _ issue like that? right, deep breath... firstly, are - issue like that? right, deep breath... firstly, are you i issue like that? right, deep l breath... firstly, are you ok? breath... firstly, are you 0k? while holly has been asking if the viewers are ok, they have had different questions. the

head of itv will be asked about the scope and nature of its investigation and broadcasters workplace culture. just how much power do the stars wheeled?— wheeled? we know that broadcasting _ wheeled? we know that broadcasting attracts i wheeled? we know that i broadcasting attracts more wheeled? we know that - broadcasting attracts more than its fair share of these kind of gods of television who have an enormous amount of power, there is an imbalance of power, and we want to make sure that our public service broadcasters have the right systems and processes in place to make sure people's careers cannot be derailed or enhanced by their influence. i derailed or enhanced by their influence-— influence. i will be by your side forever. _ influence. i will be by your side forever. however, i influence. i will be by your. side forever. however, while this morning _ side forever. however, while this morning may _ side forever. however, while this morning may have - side forever. however, while this morning may have been | this morning may have been attracting headlines, it is far from the only issue facing itv. there are concerns about how it treats people who appear on its shows, and also, the big long—term question facing all traditional tv channels. tote long-term question facing all traditional tv channels. we all know that _ traditional tv channels. we all know that young _ traditional tv channels. we all know that young people - traditional tv channels. we all know that young people have i traditional tv channels. we all i know that young people have an awful lot of options, they have netflix, disney plus and so on, youtube, so we know that there

is this problem of the ageing of the tv audience. i5 is this problem of the ageing of the tv audience.— is this problem of the ageing of the tv audience. is there a toxic work — of the tv audience. is there a toxic work environment - of the tv audience. is there a toxic work environment this l toxic work environment this morning? but the main topic will be this morning. i morning? but the main topic will be this morning.- will be this morning. i tell ou will be this morning. i tell you what _ will be this morning. i tell you what is _ will be this morning. i tell you what is toxic... - will be this morning. i tell you what is toxic... while | you what is toxic... while the editor of _ you what is toxic... while the editor of the _ you what is toxic... while the editor of the show _ you what is toxic... while the editor of the show here - you what is toxic... while the editor of the show here was l editor of the show here was not wanting to discuss the programme's issues on the way to work, itv has said that there will be a full external report on the matter in the months to come. david sillito, bbc news. ijust want i just want to become up ijust want to become up on a thought that was in that piece about the ageing of the tv audience and the fact that younger people have any more options. it was a comment by someone, and i havejust seen this article. i wonder what you think about this, on the bbc website if you are looking for it, and a study that has been done by the reuters institute say that there has been a sharp decline in appetite for news. i

am hoping if you are here watching me and watching this, then you are still interested. can you believe that the number of people who take a strong interest in news has dropped by about eight water, down 25% in the last six years alone. this is a global study suggested by the oxford university, the reuters institute there, 48% of people around the world are very or extremely interested in news, down from 63% in 2017. actually, the uk has a lower proportion of people who are interested in news and the global average. interested in news and the globalaverage. i interested in news and the global average. i should say it is in the report, this is independently verified, the bbc is a most trusted brand in the uk followed by channel 4 and itv. but of course the rise of tiktok has been hugely important also for news as well, and that is all changing

the whole picture for news. to stay with us here on bbc news. we have your business news coming up very shortly, and we will hopefully have a very interesting discussion about the future of ai. where do you stand on it? let me know your thoughts on twitter. i will see you very soon. hello there. a number of places saw the temperature reach 30 celsius on tuesday. we saw 31 celsius in porthmadog in northwest wales, making it the warmest day of the year so far for wales. next few days, high pressure will continue to bring a lot of dry, sunny, warm weather, but we're losing the humidity, so we'll be a little bit fresher, more comfortable, certainly cool and fresher during the overnight periods. now, high pressure sitting towards scandinavia will bring a fine day for wednesday. light onshore breezes affecting eastern england — that will bring temperatures down somewhat. could just see an isolated shower, western scotland, perhaps northern ireland,

but most places will be dry and we'll see those temperatures reaching the mid to upper 20 celsius. but always cooler along north sea coasts, 20 to 22 or 23 degrees there. as we head through wednesday night, see a little bit of mist and fog develop once again. most places will be dry, any showers fading away and temperatures ranging from around 9 to 14 degrees. again, humidity will be lower, so a more comfortable night for sleeping. so, for thursday, then, we start off a little bit of mist and fog here and there. otherwise, it's another dry, sunny day with a little bit of fairweather cloud into the afternoon. again, just a chance of an isolated shower developing across some western areas. most places, though, will remain dry. and again, with that onshore breeze, be a touch cooler along north sea coasts — 21 degrees there. it's the mid to high 20s. now, we start to see some changes as we push towards the end of the week, this area of low pressure starts to move into western areas. that could bring a few showers,

but high pressure continues to bring fine and dry weather for most of the country for friday. we've lost the onshore breeze, so it will be warmer along north sea coasts. winds will be light across the board. lots of sunshine into the afternoon, but a chance of some showers or thunderstorms pushing into the far west later in the day. but again, those temperatures mid to high 20s for most of us — very pleasantly warm and less humid. as we head into the weekend, though, it does look like this area of low pressure becomes a bit more established across the western side of the country. a few showers could get towards the east as well, but it's always bumping up against that area of high pressure, so it could take its while to reach more southern and eastern areas. but you can see it's an unsettled theme for the weekend and indeed even into next week, but for the best part, it should stay on the warm side.

live from london, this is bbc news. the federal reserve wraps up its two—day policy meeting and hopes are high that authorities will press pause on interest rate hikes. the european union hopes to vote through the first legal rules of their kind on artificial intelligence, going beyond voluntary codes and require companies to comply. and what is the most valuable brand in the world? well, i'll let you think about that one — but a clue is that it is the same one as last year.