in prison. we are now going to take a couple of questions, james and i, but not andy, and it will be doing a full interview later. any questions, please feel free. —— andy will be doing. the conversation regime in this country is completely backward, you are required to prove your innocence the regime in order to be compensated. it will be years before andy receives anything in that regard and they will say actually i consider compensation in this context to be a dirty word. you cannot compensate andy for what he has been through. how much would you have to be paid to spent 17 years in prison for a conviction like this? you would not do it, there is no amount of money that could compensate andy malkinson for what he has been through, so let's not call it compensation better support to rebuild his shattered life. fin

to rebuild his shattered life. on three separate occasions, greater manchester police unlawfully destroyed evidence in this case. we do not _ destroyed evidence in this case. we do not have — destroyed evidence in this case. we do not have a full record of what they— do not have a full record of what they destroyed, but amongst the items_ they destroyed, but amongst the items they destroyed were items of the victim's clothing. in a case like this, — the victim's clothing. in a case like this, where they knew a man it was trying — like this, where they knew a man it was trying to prove his innocence and they— was trying to prove his innocence and they knew there would be advances _ and they knew there would be advancesin and they knew there would be advances in dna testing, that very nearly— advances in dna testing, that very nearly denied andy the chance to have _ nearly denied andy the chance to have this — nearly denied andy the chance to have this hearing today to prove his innocenca — have this hearing today to prove his innocence. fortunately, a separate body. _ innocence. fortunately, a separate body. the — innocence. fortunately, a separate body, the forensic archive, had kept samples _ body, the forensic archive, had kept samples from those clothing items which _ samples from those clothing items which allowed the new testing to take place, but this is the other scandal. — take place, but this is the other scandal. it _ take place, but this is the other scandal, it is notjust andy was wrongly— scandal, it is notjust andy was wrongly convicted, he was very nearly— wrongly convicted, he was very nearly denied the opportunity to prove _ nearly denied the opportunity to prove his— nearly denied the opportunity to prove his innocence because of unlawful— prove his innocence because of unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last auestion unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and — unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and then _ unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and then we _ unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and then we will _ unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and then we will be - unlawful behaviour by gmp. one last question and then we will be gone. l question and then we will be gone. no, we are done. thank you. that was

the leual no, we are done. thank you. that was the legal team — no, we are done. thank you. that was the legal team appeal— no, we are done. thank you. that was the legal team appeal that _ no, we are done. thank you. that was the legal team appeal that worked - no, we are done. thank you. that was the legal team appeal that worked so | the legal team appeal that worked so long fair andy malkinson. i want to take you through his statement because it was extraordinarily powerful, having spent 17 years in prison, 20 years since he was convicted of that terrible crime backin convicted of that terrible crime back in 2003, that was a crime, he was convicted in 200a. the start of the statement saying i told police, they did not believe me. i told the court, they do not believe me. i told the criminal cases review commission, they did not investigate and did not believe me. finally, this court of appeal has listened and i have been innocent all along. he said that declaration is not news to me and he tried to explain to those journalists what it is like when you are found guilty and he

said everyone else treats you then as a guilty person, police, probation, journalists, you are in a minority of one he said. and at one stage he said and described it as being kidnapped by the state, he said. i was taken nearly 20 years ago and only now the state has decided to let me go. he says it has been done without an apology, and expo nation. he said i am jobless, homeless, there is a black hole in my life. —— without an explanation. he talked in detail about what it is like to be in prison, having convicted of rape. the terra, he said i would count down the clock to when i was locked up in my cell where i knew i would be safe temporarily and he said the system had called him a liar and he said he spent an extra ten years in prison because he would not make a false confession to probation it to allow him to be released. he said i am not a liar, i am him to be released. he said i am not a liar, iam not him to be released. he said i am not a liar, i am not in denial, and then he turned his anger, his fury,

towards greater manchester police. he said they are in denial and he predicted excuse making, that was his description of what he anticipated from the police in the coming days. finally, he then turned to the victim of the original rape and he said that she too had been denied justice and he said i wanted to take this chance to address her directly and then he made comments, he said she clearly had been in a trauma, he talked about the risks of a line—up that ended up picking him out. he said i'm not the person who attacked you, you are not responsible for what happened to me. the system, he said, had left us both down. finally we heard from his mother who said i always knew he was innocent, i knew the system had got it wrong and she said as a result of what has happened in court in the last half an hour or so, my son is no longer considered a monster. i

powerful statements from the team, the family and andy malkinson himself, having had his rape conviction finally quashed after 20 years. there is the pictures from the court of appeal and we return to that major story here on the programme in the next little while. that is the latest detail from the court of appeal. let's turn from that to the us. the british billionairejoe lewis, whose family trust owns the tottenham hotspur football club, has surrendered to authorities in manhattan after being charged with orchestrating an insider trading scheme, according to the us attorney for the southern district of new york. live now to our north america correspondent michelle fleury. for anyone atjust getting up to speed with this case, take us through what we heard from those prosecutors. mr

through what we heard from those prosecutors— through what we heard from those rosecutors. ~ , ,, ., , prosecutors. mr lewis faces serious criminal charges — prosecutors. mr lewis faces serious criminal charges in _ prosecutors. mr lewis faces serious criminal charges in the _ prosecutors. mr lewis faces serious criminal charges in the united - criminal charges in the united states, they were brought by us attorney damian williams in the southern district of new york and he is going to appear in a courtroom in the building behind me where charges are going to be read out against him. in total, 16 charges of security fraud, three of conspiracy, the most serious of those charges carry a maximum prison sentence of up carry a maximum prison sentence of up to 25 years. so for the 86—year—old, this is really a battle for his life. he has voluntarily come here on his own reconnaissance, his lawyer says, and he intends to fight the charges. in his lawyer says, and he intends to fight the charges.— his lawyer says, and he intends to fight the charges. in terms of those alle . ations fight the charges. in terms of those allegations of _ fight the charges. in terms of those allegations of insider _ fight the charges. in terms of those allegations of insider trading, - fight the charges. in terms of those allegations of insider trading, what | allegations of insider trading, what detail have they given? yes. allegations of insider trading, what detail have they given?— detail have they given? yes, the prosecutors _ detail have they given? yes, the prosecutors have _ detail have they given? yes, the prosecutors have called - detail have they given? yes, the prosecutors have called it - detail have they given? yes, the prosecutors have called it quite. detail have they given? yes, the | prosecutors have called it quite a brazen scheme. they say that mr

lewis, through his company, was able to gain a lot of information. he held the positions on the seeds of company boards and he himself did not hold those positions, he had employees who did. —— if he himself did not hold those positions. that he shared stock tips to romantic partners, family, and some of his pilots are facing charges. giving an example in the type of charges we are talking about, he had investments in a bio company and he knew the results of a clinical trial that had not been made company and he strongly advised these two pilots to buy stock in that company. he even lent them money to do so. they held onto the stock. when those clinical trials results were made public, the stock rose sharply and those two men made a lot of money. there is a bit kind of aggregations

that are being brought but i have to say a lawyer for mr lewis has said that these are without merit. —— these are the kind of allegations that are being brought. he said the prosecutors have made an egregious error. we will find out more about what is going to say and how he will plead later today but these are, as i say, serious charges which the us prosecutor has called a classic corporate corruption case. he said it was a case of cheating and was against the law.— it was a case of cheating and was against the law. michelle, thanks ve much against the law. michelle, thanks very much for— against the law. michelle, thanks very much for that. _ against the law. michelle, thanks very much for that. i _ against the law. michelle, thanks very much for that. i want - against the law. michelle, thanks very much for that. i want to - against the law. michelle, thanks very much for that. i want to stay in the us and take you to delaware. there in the courthouse... president biden's son, hunter biden is appearing in court in the united states to plead guilty to tax offences. and possessing a gun as a drug user. that was a plea deal that was

attracting so much attention about a month or so ago. he is in front of thatjudge, they are going through that. it is a hugely criticised by republicans who described it as a sweetheart deal. they have contrasted the behaviour of the department ofjustice around that deal with of course their pursuit of the donald trump, is how they describe it, so they have long criticised this particular deal that is now being put in front of the judge. thejudge himself has to accept that, so we are keeping an eye on proceedings there in delaware and bring you the latest on that story here in the next few minutes. you are watching bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. cans, cartoons,

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it bbc news. let's turn to a really important story which we have been reporting through the course of today but of course we have had a variety of those court cases we have taken you through in the last hour or so. that was mike returned to yemen. after eight years of civil war, 21 million people — that's two thirds of the population — are in need of humanitarian assistance. but international aid is shrinking, with the united nations only raising a quarter of the funds it needs for yemen this year. hunger always a problem in yemen and has been compounded by the conflict. nearly 500,000 yemeni children under the age of five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year. unicef also estimates that around 10 million children live without adequate access to health care. our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin has been reporting on yemen for the past decade — this is her second report for us this week on the country's forgotten war.

and this report comes from hodeida province in south west yemen. and a warning that some viewers may find orla's report on the impact of extreme hunger on young children distressing. imagine if this was where you had to turn for help, if this was your local clinic. every child here is in need, like safa, wasting away a 13 months. war, hungerand poverty are intertwined here. this is a room full of desperation. mothers have come here to show us how sick, how thin their children are. but this clinic is normally closed. it's been open todayjust because we are here. and doctors say they'll be able to do nothing for these children except send them home. tell me, doctor, why

is the clinic normally closed? doctor ali bin ali says the staff are on strike because they haven't been paid for the past four months and can't feed their own children. neither can safa's worried mother. her baby girl is severely malnourished and has a liver complaint. translation: some days| she doesn't have any food, when her father is at sea. when he comes back, we buy food for her. i'm very worried about her illness. i'm afraid for her. i want to get help for her, but our situation is hard. the mothers drift away, left to fend for themselves. increasingly, this is the story of yemen. there are deep cuts in aid across the country. and as foreign donors hesitate, safa and many more fight for life.

her mother knows where this road can lead. she has already buried four of her nine children because of disease and malnutrition. back home, safa is in the arms of herfather, anwar taleb. he's a third generation fisherman whose life is overshadowed by war. he tells me he can no longer send his children to school, and it's a battle to feed them. translation: i don't work every day. i go to sea for 15, 20 days, and i catch what i can. god willing. sometimes, ifind fish. sometimes, i don't. for the past three months, i had no work. he says he has already married off two of his older daughters because he couldn't

provide for them. the girls are ia and 15. for safa, there is some hope. we bring her parents to a local clinic that is functioning. her tiny body is wracked with pain. doctors say she needs to go to a specialist hospital in aden, a five—hour drive away. that's a journey her parents can't afford. later, we learn they have taken safa back home. 0rla guerin, bbc news, hodeidah, yemen. live now to abeer etefa, senior spokesperson for the world food programme middle east and north africa region. thank you so much for being here with us. that was an absolutely heartbreaking report. iassume

with us. that was an absolutely heartbreaking report. i assume you are seeing people like safa day after day, so many cases like that? it is heartbreaking. yemen it remains one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises. the support of donors have kept going for decades, they have helped more than hundred 60,000 people infamine, helped more than hundred 60,000 people in famine, but the situation is dire. they are suffering from severe food insecurity, acute malnutrition, you name it, so it is a very difficult story for us to follow and also it is a very hard time fair humanitarian agencies with the funding. there is donorfatigue, increased pressures on donors around

the world with so many crises, whether it is climate change, conflict, and of course when you have a protracted conflict and crisis like this one, it is of course difficult to continue to fund, but the sad part is that pieces on the horizon, so it is one of these moments which probably gives as a sign that maybe there is hope and then we reverse what we have accomplished for many years in the past. have accomplished for many years in the ast. ., . ~ ., the past. you talk about the funding .a . the past. you talk about the funding aa- that the past. you talk about the funding gap that has — the past. you talk about the funding gap that has got _ the past. you talk about the funding gap that has got bigger _ the past. you talk about the funding gap that has got bigger of _ the past. you talk about the funding gap that has got bigger of the - the past. you talk about the funding gap that has got bigger of the past i gap that has got bigger of the past 18 months. in terms of the work you do over the ground, what cannot you do over the ground, what cannot you do that perhaps you were doing? the do that perhaps you were doing? tue: funding do that perhaps you were doing? tt;e: funding gaps, do that perhaps you were doing? t"t9: funding gaps, we do that perhaps you were doing? tt9 funding gaps, we will do that perhaps you were doing? t“t9 funding gaps, we will be forced to suspend and scale down a lot of our

work in yemen as early as next month. we did raise actuallyi billion dollars worth of resources, but that again is two and a half billion dollars which means we are less than 40% funding, so as we are speaking, we are looking at the next month of moving between three to 5 million people in the north and a little more than one and a half million in the south, so overall we are looking at cost for 7 million people. are looking at cost for 7 million --eole. :. . are looking at cost for 7 million eo le, ., , , are looking at cost for 7 million --eole. :, , , :, , people. that must be really difficult to _ people. that must be really difficult to be _ people. that must be really difficult to be deciding - people. that must be really difficult to be deciding what people. that must be really i difficult to be deciding what to people. that must be really - difficult to be deciding what to do and know what's not to do? exactly. and especially _ and know what's not to do? exactly. and especially malnutrition - and know what's not to do? exactly. and especially malnutrition has - and especially malnutrition has suspended other progress so we need to work on prevention rather than

treatment. we have suspended some of the prevention programmes so it is a very difficult time ahead of us. briefly, because we're nearly at the time, i know you lost someone last week and my condolences for that. this cutie situation on the ground must make operating extremely difficult. —— the security situation on the ground. it difficult. -- the security situation on the ground-— on the ground. it is very difficult and sometimes _ on the ground. it is very difficult and sometimes dangerous - on the ground. it is very difficult - and sometimes dangerous operation. we know that our colleague who lost his life last friday has been targeted. that was a targeted killing, but the investigation is ongoing and the un is participating in this investigation. we are shocked and saddened by this attack because it means that also it will come to get further the operating space, like at the moment we have suspended operations in some parts of the country, such as in the area where the killing has happened, so

definitely it is not in the best interest of anyone and it doesn't make it difficult to get the people who are in the most precarious situations and how to reach areas. —— it does make it difficult to get to the people. -- it does make it difficult to get to the people-— -- it does make it difficult to get to the people. -- it does make it difficult to get to the --eole. :. ~' : :, to the people. thank you so much for s-ueakin to the people. thank you so much for speaking to — to the people. thank you so much for speaking to us- _ to the people. thank you so much for speaking to us- i— to the people. thank you so much for speaking to us. i was _ to the people. thank you so much for speaking to us. i was showing - to the people. thank you so much for speaking to us. i was showing you - speaking to us. i was showing you pictures from delaware and ijust want to return there because news is emerging in the last little while, it is being reported, reuters news agency reporting the plea deal involving hunter biden, the president's son, has apparently fallen apart in court, a couple of sources on that. we will talk to our correspondence in a moment or two but reports of that plea deal has fallen apart. you are watching bbc news. let's stay with that. those are the pictures from the courthouse in delaware. our correspondent in washington is also a cross that story for us so let's bring her own.

this news is emerging in the last few seconds and bring us right up—to—date. few seconds and bring us right up-to-date-— few seconds and bring us right u-to-date. , , :, :, up-to-date. yes, let me give you a ruick up-to-date. yes, let me give you a quick background _ up-to-date. yes, let me give you a quick background to _ up-to-date. yes, let me give you a quick background to it. _ up-to-date. yes, let me give you a quick background to it. hunter- up-to-date. yes, let me give you a. quick background to it. hunter biden being in court is the result of a five year investigation started by donald trump in earnest in 2018 and was looking into whether he broke foreign lobbying or money—laundering laws and this culminated in his charges, he is accused of failing to pay tax for two years and unlawfully buying a gun. he had struck a deal with federal prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty forfailing with federal prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty for failing to with federal prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty forfailing to pay taxes and admitted to unlawfully buying a gun. we do understand the judge raised concern about a diversion deal to do with a gun in which basically hunter biden, when he filled out a form to purchase the gun, he did not disclose that he was a drug addict, his addiction to drugs has been well—documented by him and the media. so there was this

diversion which basically meant he would carry out this programme for two years and in that time he had to stay off drugs and he cannot commit any crimes and then the gun charge would be dismissed but we understand the judge has would be dismissed but we understand thejudge has raised concern about that, so for now, the plea deal is off but it could change. that that, so for now, the plea deal is off but it could change.— off but it could change. that is really interesting. _ off but it could change. that is really interesting. tell - off but it could change. that is really interesting. tell us - off but it could change. that is really interesting. tell us a - off but it could change. that is l really interesting. tell us a little more about the judge, because the judge i gather was appointed by president trump when he was in office? :. . president trump when he was in office? :, , ., office? that is right, and the prosecutor — office? that is right, and the prosecutor was _ office? that is right, and the prosecutor was appointed i office? that is right, and the prosecutor was appointed byj office? that is right, and the - prosecutor was appointed by donald trump. he was the one that donald trump, as i mentioned, appointed in 2018 in earnest to start this investigation, but it is worth pointing out, the prosecutor is not

seen as someone who is particularly biased to donald trump. and it was said when president biden became president, he spoke very highly of him. that is probably really important to stress that. in terms of this whole court appearance, it should be a routine because parents, should be a routine because parents, should just be a normal cause appearance, but of course it cannot be because hunter biden is the president's son but also someone who has been a huge fixation for the right—wing media, republican party, the donald trump, and right now there are congressional investigations going on into hunter biden and the investigation by the prosecution into hunter biden is still ongoing, so he may not be out of the woods just yet. this still ongoing, so he may not be out of the woods just yet.— of the woods 'ust yet. as you finish there in of the woods just yet. as you finish there in washington, _ of the woods just yet. as you finish there in washington, hunter - of the woods just yet. as you finish there in washington, hunter biden| there in washington, hunter biden has attorney it is being reported telling the court the fee agreement is null and void, so that story is clearly moving and we will return it

to you in the next hour, but that plea deal party falling apart. —— being reported telling the court the plea agreement is null and void. the national fire service in greece has warned it's facing one of the most dangerous days yet as it battles wildfires burning on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. a spokesman said, although some areas were currently quiet, strong and dry winds posed a serious threat. richard galpin has the latest. this is the desperate situation near lisbon, the capital of portugal, where firefighters have been battling the flames with local people trying to help in any way they can. some have been overwhelmed by what's happening, and angry the fire engines did not arrive earlier. translation: this is not right. we've been here for hours. the firemen waited for the flames to come. the interior minister should be here now.

many have had no choice but to move away. the elderly and the vulnerable being helped to safety. in algeria, it's a different story. most of the flames have been extinguished here, but there have been casualties. at least 3a people have lost their lives in the fires. translation: they told us to collect | precious items and leave our homes. | when we returned, we found everything was burnt and there was nothing left. no furniture, no money, no herd of sheep — everything was burnt. the island of sicily has been particularly badly affected. thick smoke is reported to be drifting across palermo. a couple in their 70s have been found dead in a fire—gutted holiday home near the capital. amongst the many countries affected

around the mediterranean, the wildfires are also raging near the historic city of dubrovnik in croatia. and the greek fire service has warned that today will be one of the most dangerous wildfires on the island of rhodes. a spokesman said strong and dry winds still posed a serious threat. richard galpin, bbc news. a really busy afternoon. more on all those major stories we have been covering but that is after the weather. hello. when they did bring is a bit of sunshine butjuly 2023 is turning out to be a pretty soggy month for most of the uk and more rain overnight tonight, moving from west to east. a humid feel to the weather tonight, certainly compared to recent nights. here is this area of

rain across scotland, central and eastern parts of england, slowly moving northwards and eastwards so something a bit clearer for northern ireland during thursday, pushing on across western parts of britain but across western parts of britain but a lot of low cloud, humid air, sea temperatures are staying in the mid—teens. a little cooler for the north of scotland, up towards single figures in the northern isles. we start with low pressure sitting to the north—west but these training weather fronts will be slow moving across parts of scotland, initially close to southern england as well, so i think rain easing from the south but perhaps persisting in the channel islands. elsewhere, murky, low cloud, drizzle in the morning about brightening up gradually, sunny spells for the afternoon and a a few showers. some sunshine for northern ireland, parts of northern england and wales. caller for the northern isles but it is the first day of the fifth and final test of the men's ashes. could be a passing

afternoon shop shower but not persistent rain. overnight into friday, most of the showers fade away, mostly dry, just some rain at lingering it was the northern isles but again it is a humid nights and temperatures for most of us setting in the mid—teens. that is how we start friday morning, some sunshine from the word go. it will be the better day, i think, from the word go. it will be the better day, ithink, on from the word go. it will be the better day, i think, on thursday and friday, so yes, still a few showers, but also turn around and the showers will move through fairly quickly. top temperatures a little bit warmer than recent days, but still a bit colder than that for lerwick. plenty of showers wrapped around the area of showers wrapped around the area of low pressure. another one at waiting in the winds as well, so unsettled picture. showers around, bit drier in the south on sunday but nothing really drier or warmer until the second week of august. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. hollywood actor kevin spacey is found not guilty on sexual assault charges in london. i'm enormously grateful to the jury, for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence

and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision. a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has had his conviction overturned by the court of appeal. at every parole hearing, i sat before a panel who shook their heads at me, considering me to be dangerous. and all that time, the real perpetrator, the real dangerous person was free. a special report from yemen where 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance after eight years of civil war. oh, jesu! wildfires rage in at least nine mediterranean countries. the greek authorities say they're facing their most dangerous day yet. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live —