controversial influencer andrew tate is charged in romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. search teams race to find a tourist submarine that's gone missing on a dive to the wreck of the titanic. five people are on board the vessel, including pakistani businessman shahzada dawood and his son, and british billionaire hamish harding. former chancellor george osborne is giving evidence to the uk �*s covid—19 inquiry in london. french police and financial investigators are searching the headquarters of the paris 2024 olympics. let's update you with more noise on those five people who have gone

missing in that submersible. a frenchman is on board. a spokesperson for his —— has been in touch with his family. an intensive search is under way. shahzada dawood sha hzada dawood is shahzada dawood is a representative of the princes trust. the princes trust they are shocked by the news that he is on the submersible. princes trust international has a long—standing relationship with shahzada dawood and his family, rang for a rescue and sending our

thoughts to his family. they said that shahzada dawood has been an adviser in their international arm. we will bring you more as soon as it comes in. a word of warning, there are details in this video which may find upsetting. these are just some of the thousands of videos we found on youtube of baby monkeys being abused. at the heart of this shocking torture ring was mini. the people who wanted to do something to mini were part of a global online community. they found each other on youtube

and then formed private groups on the messaging app telegram. here, they brainstormed and crowdfunded videos of baby monkeys being tortured. we spent months undercover, trying to identify the people involved, and track down one of the ringleaders in the us. i'm the man. you want to see monkeys get messed up, i can bring it to you, but everything comes at a price. you ran one of the biggest groups in this community. correct. i'm not proud of that. did you think about the monkeys, the pain? not at that point. all i thought about at that point was money. he's one of 25 people the us authorities are investigating. you want to see the mini? yeah. posing as a potential buyer, we hunted down mini's torturer in indonesia. when you hit them, do you... do you like?

we tipped off the indonesian police, who moved in to arrest him. mini, and another monkey we're calling milo, were rescued. in the uk, wejoined a police raid to arrest one of the women accused of being involved in this community. i think she's going to have a little bit of a shock this morning when she gets a knock on the door, to be fair. why baby monkeys? she was one of three women arrested under the 0bscene publications act. what was going through your mind? so these will go into a locker. activists want to strengthen the law to force social media companies to remove animal abuse. the 0nline safety bill does not include animal torture as a specific area of concern, and i think anyone would be astonished that it's not included.

there are still many active monkey—torture groups on social media. youtube turned down an interview request, but said there is no place for animal abuse on their platform. telegram also declined to talk to us, but said it's committed to protecting user privacy. now in a sanctuary in indonesia, mini has a good chance of being released back into the wild. you're beautiful. sorry for all you've been through. rebecca henschke, bbc news. if you are watching in the uk, the programme is available to watch on bbc iplayer or you can listen on bbc songs. a man charged with the murders of three people who died in attacks in nottingham is in court. adam mendes it is accused of killing barnaby

webber grace 0'malley—kuma and ian coates. webber grace o'malley-kuma and ian coates. ~ . . ,, webber grace o'malley-kuma and ian coates. ~ . . , , coates. what happened in court? it was a brief — coates. what happened in court? it was a brief hearing, _ coates. what happened in court? it was a brief hearing, it _ coates. what happened in court? it was a brief hearing, it was - coates. what happened in court? it was a brief hearing, it was adam i was a brief hearing, it was adam mendes is's first appearance at crown court. initially police that his name was valdo calocane, but both then and today when asked his name in court he replied adam mendes is. he is 31 years old and denies three counts of murder, those are against the 219—year—old first—year students at nottingham university, barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kuma, as well as 65—year—old ian coates, a school caretaker. all the bodies were found on the same day a week ago in the early hours of the morning. he is accused of three attempted murders, of stealing aim coates's van and driving it deliberately at three people, sharon miller, marcia

kaplinsky and wayne jacket. there was no temp two enter a plea today. in fact the case was adjourned until september when there will be a further hearing at which mr mendez will be given another opportunity to enter a plea. thejudge interestingly praised the families, some of them were in court today. some of the relatives of aim coates were in court today. he said there are a number of people here today who have been devastatingly effective about this case, can i say you have shown the utmost restraint and dignity? he thanked import. you heard from the prosecutor, who said there are a lot of complex issues to deal with with with the investigation, which is why the next hearing won't be until september.

they also did set a provisional date for the trial, which will be here next january. for the trial, which will be here next january-— for the trial, which will be here next january. thank you. police investigations _ next january. thank you. police investigations could _ next january. thank you. police investigations could be - next january. thank you. police investigations could be at - next january. thank you. police investigations could be at risk l next january. thank you. police | investigations could be at risk of stalling if the number of duty defence solicitors continues to decline, that's according to the body to represent solicitors in england and wales, the law society. new research shows that over a quarter of defence solicitors have left or retired in the last five years. the problem is particularly acute in rural areas. from mountain to shore, ceredigion is breathtaking, but that remoteness comes at a price to justice in towns like cardigan, where solicitor katie hansen is doing her bit to keep its wheels turning. so this morning we're going over to haverfordwest magistrates' court. it's about 30 miles away. i'm the duty solicitor this morning in court. so it's seeing whether there's anyone held over in custody or anyone that needs representation, that doesn't have a solicitor.

katie's days take her to courts and police stations 80 miles apart. duty defence solicitors provided by the state advise suspects who have a right to legal advice but can't afford to pay for a lawyer. if they don't have access to legal advice, then you are pretty much in a police state. to be able to help someone when they are at crisis point is quite a privileged position and being able to make a difference to people, as corny as it sounds, that is really what motivates me. after almost an hour's drive, katie arrives to see defendants at haverfordwest�*s court, and she's already been told of another duty case two hours away in aberystwyth. the court can't go ahead if someone's requested advice from a solicitor, they're entitled to have legal advice and legal representation. and, of course, these are people that have been kept in custody for at least one night, if not two if it's over the weekend. 15 years ago, katie was on call once a fortnight. now it's every other day. fewer and fewer local

solicitors will accept the pay or the anti—social hours. yet defendants, from troubled children through to this chaotic drug user, still need representation. he needed help telling the court how he's trying to get clean. i might have got sent down. you might have got sent down? yeah. yeah? and i've never been in prison before, and i don't ever want to go to prison. i'm a good person. you're a good person? yeah. away again — a two hour drive to a client with mental health problems in a police cell in aberystwyth. katie hansen is not the only lawyer now spending her day behind the wheel. her profession warns duty solicitor deserts are spreading across england and wales. the law society, which represents the profession, says there's been a 26% decline in duty defence solicitors since 2017, as lawyers walk away for better paid work elsewhere. staffordshire and essex have now lost more than half of their duty solicitors. nine other police areas have lost at least a third,

rural areas among the hardest hit. the organisation's leader says members know of police who have let suspects go because no duty solicitor was available. this could be somebody who has potentially committed a very, very serious crime. they're being allowed out without being interviewed. that has got consequences, because it goes to the protection of the public. if this government wants to be a government, a party, which is interested in law and order, it needs to take this seriously and do something about it. the government says it's given solicitors a fair deal by increasing legal aid by £85 million after an independent review. as for katie, she's worked nine hours and has only been able to advise three suspects because of time on the road. so ultimately, no, it's not sustainable. those of us that are doing it care very passionately about it. it's difficult to know what's going to happen in the future. dominic casciani,

bbc news, ceredigion. i'm joined now by the president of the law society. and by a former chief superintendent in the metropolitan police. if i could start with you, what do you think is going to be the long—term impact of these falling numbers of duty solicitors? irate these falling numbers of duty solicitors?— these falling numbers of duty solicitors? ., ., ., ., , , solicitors? we have got a really big roblem solicitors? we have got a really big problem coming — solicitors? we have got a really big problem coming down _ solicitors? we have got a really big problem coming down the - solicitors? we have got a really big problem coming down the line. - solicitors? we have got a really big | problem coming down the line. the criminaljustice problem coming down the line. the criminal justice system problem coming down the line. the criminaljustice system is in crisis. the impact of this is we could well find that because duty solicitors are not available to advise clients, to advise suspects who have been arrested in police stations, the suspect may decide that they want to represent themselves and that is not a good thing because they are not lawyers,

they don't really understand how the legal system works. that will have cost consequences because if a solicitor advises a client in a police station they are able to tell them whether there is a case or isn't a case against them. they might be able to advise whether it is a minor matter which doesn't necessarily need to go to court, but people are representing themselves, it means it will take much longer for cases to conclude, meaning it will cost more in policed resources and court resources to get cases through to trial. it also means victims are waiting a lot longer to get their cases over and done with. that is not a good way of dealing with ourjustice system. i5 that is not a good way of dealing with ourjustice system.- with our 'ustice system. is this 'ust with ourjustice system. is this just about _ with ourjustice system. is this just about delays _ with ourjustice system. is this just about delays or— with ourjustice system. is this just about delays or is - with ourjustice system. is this just about delays or is there i with ourjustice system. is this just about delays or is there a | just about delays or is there a possibility generally genuinely dangerous person to be released because they don't have representation? i because they don't have representation?- because they don't have representation? because they don't have

reresentation? ~ , ,., representation? i think it is both. when policing — representation? i think it is both. when policing was _ representation? i think it is both. when policing was cut, _ representation? i think it is both. when policing was cut, at - representation? i think it is both. when policing was cut, at time i representation? i think it is both. i when policing was cut, at time when you had _ when policing was cut, at time when you had local had local courts, local— you had local had local courts, local custody suites they have all but disappeared. police officers may be in vehicles for 30 or 40 minutes come _ be in vehicles for 30 or 40 minutes come to— be in vehicles for 30 or 40 minutes come to an — be in vehicles for 30 or 40 minutes come to an area where they might look someone in humanely, if somebody is vulnerable, a solicitor i’i l ht somebody is vulnerable, a solicitor right at _ somebody is vulnerable, a solicitor right at the — somebody is vulnerable, a solicitor right at the beginning of the process _ right at the beginning of the process. you have people sitting in vans waiting to be taken into the custody— vans waiting to be taken into the custody area. you also need to make sure that _ custody area. you also need to make sure that we — custody area. you also need to make sure that we give people the opportunity to understand what the le-al opportunity to understand what the legal consequences will be when they io legal consequences will be when they go through the legal system. my worry— go through the legal system. my worry is— go through the legal system. my worry is we are spending huge amount of hours _ worry is we are spending huge amount of hours of— worry is we are spending huge amount of hours of police officers waiting

for solicitors and the system is really. — for solicitors and the system is really, really struggling to ensure that vulnerable people have the opportunity to get legal advice at the earliest opportunity. it has become — the earliest opportunity. it has become quite a clunky system with lots and _ become quite a clunky system with lots and lots of waiting for police officers. — lots and lots of waiting for police officers, waiting for the prisoners, waiting _ officers, waiting for the prisoners, waiting for— officers, waiting for the prisoners, waiting for the custody officers and for solicitors that are fewer and fewer _ for solicitors that are fewer and fewer in — for solicitors that are fewer and fewer in numbers. the report about the particular challenge in rural areas _ the particular challenge in rural areas as— the particular challenge in rural areas as well made, but it is a problem — areas as well made, but it is a problem across the whole country. what _ problem across the whole country. what is _ problem across the whole country. what is behind the fallen number of off duty solicitors, is it about money? it off duty solicitors, is it about mone ? , ., off duty solicitors, is it about mone ? _, , ., ., ., money? it is a combination of thins. money? it is a combination of thinqs- we — money? it is a combination of things. we know _ money? it is a combination of things. we know that - money? it is a combination of things. we know that duty - money? it is a combination of- things. we know that duty solicitors are working very long hours and they are working very long hours and they are not getting much reward in response to that. it is just not a sustainable area of practice any more for many of them. we know that only 4% of duty solicitors now are

under the age of 35 years old. the average age of the duty solicitor is 49 years old. i have spoken myself to duty solicitors who are looking to duty solicitors who are looking to retire and i have told me they can find anyone to take over from their practice. we know from a survey that we have done with junior solicitors that they are just not interested in going into this area of work because it is not sustainable, they can't afford to live on the rates they are receiving. so i think it is a combination of things. these are solicitors that have seen no increase in legal aid rates since the early 1990s. they have been managing on the same rate of pay from 30 odd years ago. you wouldn't expect anybody else to do that, yet we have these really dedicated individuals who are working incredibly hard to keep our criminal justice system functioning and they

are getting very little recognition for that. ., , for that. the government say they have ut for that. the government say they have put more _ for that. the government say they have put more money _ for that. the government say they have put more money into - for that. the government say they have put more money into legal . for that. the government say they i have put more money into legal aids. what would you like to see them do now? , ., �* , what would you like to see them do now? , . �* , ., ., , now? they haven't put enough money into leral now? they haven't put enough money into legal aid- — now? they haven't put enough money into legal aid. they _ now? they haven't put enough money into legal aid. they commissioned - now? they haven't put enough money into legal aid. they commissioned an | into legal aid. they commissioned an independent report and in that report, which came out 18 months ago, a recommendation was made that ago, a recommendation was made that a minimum of 15% needed to be increased in legal aid rates. that hasn't happened. that is one of the key drivers that is making duty solicitors leave this area of practice. they don't think the government is taking them seriously, they don't think the government really cares about a properly functioning justice system. functioning 'ustice system. when we talk about functioning justice system. when we talk about a functioning _ functioning justice system. when we talk about a functioning justice - talk about a functioning justice system, we have seen increasing numbers of police officers being brought on board. will that help ease the situation at all? in brought on board. will that help ease the situation at all?- ease the situation at all? in the short term _ ease the situation at all? in the short term it — ease the situation at all? in the short term it will _ ease the situation at all? in the short term it will make - ease the situation at all? in the short term it will make it - ease the situation at all? in the short term it will make it more | short term it will make it more difficult — short term it will make it more difficult because we will have an experienced police officers. almost

a quarter— experienced police officers. almost a quarter of police officers have less than — a quarter of police officers have less than five years of experience. there _ less than five years of experience. there will — less than five years of experience. there will be learning the ropes. if you have _ there will be learning the ropes. if you have an— there will be learning the ropes. if you have an individual who is not represented, it makes the legal system — represented, it makes the legal system slower. you need people to be represented at every level. in the short— represented at every level. in the short term, — represented at every level. in the short term, because of the cutbacks, because _ short term, because of the cutbacks, because of— short term, because of the cutbacks, because of austerity, because if you were courts, — because of austerity, because if you were courts, fewer custody areas, this will— were courts, fewer custody areas, this will become more of a problem before _ this will become more of a problem before it _ this will become more of a problem before it starts being resolved. when _ before it starts being resolved. when these police officers become more _ when these police officers become more experience i can make more arrests. _ more experience i can make more arrests. the — more experience i can make more arrests, the system will really struggle — arrests, the system will really struggle to be able to have the capacity— struggle to be able to have the capacity to deal with that additional volume of prisoners and people _ additional volume of prisoners and people. and the court system will be. ., ~' , ., people. and the court system will be. . ,, i. people. and the court system will be. . , . ., be. thank you both very much for 'oinin: be. thank you both very much for joining us- _ be. thank you both very much for joining us. this _ be. thank you both very much for joining us. this is _ be. thank you both very much for joining us. this is bbc— be. thank you both very much for joining us. this is bbc news. - six—year—old 0wen whiteman was hit

by a car whilst playing close to his home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to — home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us. _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us. we _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us. we got - home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us. we got to - home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us. we got to the | came here to alert us. we got to the scene and were hoping that we could hear him crying and screaming, but when we got there there was no sound. . ., when we got there there was no sound. . . ., , when we got there there was no sound. .. .,, , when we got there there was no sound. .. . , , ., sound. the car was being driven at 57 miles an — sound. the car was being driven at 57 miles an hour. _ sound. the car was being driven at 57 miles an hour. we _ sound. the car was being driven at 57 miles an hour. we went - sound. the car was being driven at 57 miles an hour. we went to - 57 miles an hour. we went to hosital 57 miles an hour. we went to hospital and _ 57 miles an hour. we went to hospital and they _ 57 miles an hour. we went to hospital and they just - 57 miles an hour. we went to hospital and theyjust said, i 57 miles an hour. we went to i hospital and theyjust said, i'm really sorry, he is gone. the 22-year-old _ really sorry, he is gone. the 22-year-old driver - really sorry, he is gone. the 22—year—old driver didn't stop and later received a five—year—old prison service. break 120 miles an hour is to be installed outside every school in the uk. hour every school in the uk. how important — every school in the uk. how important is _ every school in the uk. how important is that? - every school in the uk. how important is that? very - every school in the uk. firm? important is that? very important. 0wen had only put his leg out and it it is like. if that car was hit a 20 miles an hour he would have still been here. last month it would have been here. last month it would have been its 18th birthday. he has never been its 18th birthday. he has never been forgotten.

you are live with bbc news. a day after china because my president met the us secretary of state, beijing's diplomacy with the west continues. 0laf scholz has hosted the chinese prime minister. let's go live to our correspondence. 0laf scholz had been saying that direct talks between world leaders is more important than ever. �* , , world leaders is more important than ever. , , ., ., ., , ever. bring us up to date. that is riaht, he ever. bring us up to date. that is right. he said _ ever. bring us up to date. that is right, he said given _ ever. bring us up to date. that is right, he said given that - ever. bring us up to date. that is right, he said given that the - ever. bring us up to date. that is. right, he said given that the crises that the world is facing, leaders need to talk to each other. he almost has to justify why such a large delegation of chinese government leaders are meeting with so many german ministers. you're talking to members of the chinese government, nine members of the german government coming together for a consultation. usually germany just does this with close partners, but germany views on china as an

important trading partner. it was interesting listening to the cheerleaders talking after their consultation because it was almost that they were talking about two different meetings taking place. 0laf scholz talked a lot about the full invasion of ukraine by roger and called upon china to use its influence to make sure russia would withdraw troops. he said it was very important that china did not deliver arms to russia. the chinese premier did not mention ukraine at all. 0laf scholz said this meeting is notjust about business and trades, he said this is very important notjust about that, we need to work together in order to solve global crises. it was quite a downbeat almost pessimistic summary of the meeting, whereas the chinese premier was very upbeat and only talked about business and trade book is really china fused germany as an opportunity, particularly for the economy, whereas germany views china

these days as a risk. german business leaders feel like they have been burned by what has happened to russia and how a lot of the links there have proved to risk rather than opportunity and there are increasing altering germany to not do the same to china and to de—risk in order to make germany securing the future, if things go wrong with china. . , . ., , ., china. french prosecutors have searched the headquarters - china. french prosecutors have searched the headquarters of l china. french prosecutors have l searched the headquarters of the paris 24 olympics into alleged misuse of public funds and favouritism. bring us up—to—date with what has happened there today, sarah? $5 with what has happened there today, sarah? �* , , , ., ~ with what has happened there today, sarah? �* , , , .,~ ., with what has happened there today, sarah? a ,, ., . with what has happened there today, sarah? ,, . , sarah? as we speak a police search is currently — sarah? as we speak a police search is currently under _ sarah? as we speak a police search is currently under way _ sarah? as we speak a police search is currently under way at the - is currently under way at the headquarters of the next 0lympic headquarters of the next olympic games in paris. the search is being carried out at the headquarters of the organisation by the financial

brigade of french police. they are taking place at the headquarters of the olympic committee, but also at the olympic committee, but also at the headquarters of the construction company delivering the olympic site for paris. the public prosecutors office stated a few minutes ago that the searchers were being carried out as part of two preliminary investigations, both opened in 2017 investigations, both opened in 2017 in 2022 on suspicion of illegal favouritism, concerning contracts awarded as part of the organisation of the games, construction contracts, so suspicions of corruption, basically. in april last yeartwo corruption, basically. in april last year two reports by the french anti—corruption agency of the organisers of the games have already pointed out major risks of breaches

of property and conflicts of interest. that is why there is this police are taking place. parisiennes are divided over— police are taking place. parisiennes are divided over whether _ police are taking place. parisiennes are divided over whether or - police are taking place. parisiennes are divided over whether or not - police are taking place. parisiennes| are divided over whether or not they support the olympics being held there in two years, aren't they? yes, the mayor of the french capital has been criticised for this major construction project in the city. transport links are blighted with major delays, raising questions how to get people to the olympics. 0f to get people to the olympics. of course it is meant to be a great source of income for the city, but also it is a lot of struggles and a lot of problems since paris was awarded the olympic games. thank you for updating us. just before we go, here is some good news

for those of us who like to take a cheeky 40 winks. regular napping during the day could help to preserve brain health. researchers at university college london found that nappers' brains were 15 cubic centimetres larger than those who don't indulge in a daytime snooze, which is equivalent to delaying ageing by three to six years if that isn't an incentive to take a nap more often, i don't know what is! please stay with us on bbc news. we will have more on the ongoing search for the missing submersible with five people on board as it was on its way to view the remains of the titanic.

hello, again. the weather today has been pretty unsettled this morning. we've had heavy rain pushing up from the south. it's continuing to journey northwards and eastwards through the rest of the day. it's courtesy of this weather front here, which eventually will push away into the north sea. behind it, we're looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers, but still some heavy bursts of rain before it does move away and around the showers we'll have gusty winds, some large hail, but, of course, we won't all catch a shower — many of us having a dry day with some sunshine. temperatures fresher in the north — 16 degrees in lerwick, but up to 24 or 25 as we sweep down towards the south—east. through this evening and overnight, eventually a lot of the showers will fade. we'll hang onto some in the west and under clear skies there will be some patchy mist and fog forming. it's going to be another humid night, as well, with temperatures falling between 11 and about 14 degrees. into tomorrow, we start off with a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, but showers really will get going across northern ireland,

scotland and northern england, where once again they could be heavy and thundery, interspersed with some sunshine. come south and we're looking at sunshine and showers, as well, but perhaps just not as many. sea breezes developing in the south—west, with temperatures up to about 25. if you're off to glastonbury, it might be a little bit wet underfoot on wednesday, but there will be a lot of dry weather in the forecast, even up to sunday. it is going to increasingly turn warmer and also more humid. for thursday, we do have this ridge of high pressure building across us settling things down, but you can see weather fronts waiting in the wings that are going to be coming our way a bit later. so a lot of dry weather. any mist and fog that's formed overnight quickly dispersing and then we'll see a few showers develop, mostly in the west, but we will have a weak weather front in the south—east, so here we could catch one or two showers. temperatures 15 to about 26 degrees, so you can see, just slowly, these temperatures creeping up. thursday into friday, eventually we do see the clutch of weather fronts coming

into the west, introducing some rain across some western areas. same on saturday too, its the west that's more likely to see the rain. for the rest of us it will be a bit more settled. so we've got the rain on friday, but as we move through the weekend, although there'll be some showers in the forecast, it is going to turn warmer.

of the titanic. today at one: time is running out to rescue the five people on board a mini submersible close to the wreck