at ten — a story of bravery and courage, as a victim of child sex abuse goes public. poppy was attacked by her paternal grandfather, and hopes speaking to the bbc may help other victims find the strength to confront their abusers. why should we be hidden? it's a crime, if you put it in black and

white, and you're a victim of that crime. it's as simple as that. last year, police forces in england and wales recorded well over 100,000 sexual offences against children. also tonight: donald trump vows to press on with his presidential campaign, even if convicted of crimes, over allegedly keeping classified documents. judges rule the mayor of london can expand the city's ultra low emission zone for the worst polluting vehicles. commentator: it's lauren james. 0h! england activate their cheat code! that is absolutely sensational. and, a screamerfor the lionesses, takes them a step closer to the knock—out stages, of the world cup. 0n bbc london: 0n newsnight, after the ulez by—election, what is labour's big general election idea? despite a 20—point poll lead on the most divisive questions, is keir starmer too

reluctant to lead? hello there. we begin this evening with a story of courage and strength, displayed by a remarkable young woman. poppy is 18, and was sexually abused as a child by her paternal grandfather. he was eventually convicted of her rape and jailed for 13 years. but now poppy has waived her right to anonymity, and by talking about her experience, hopes to help other victims of sexual abuse. new analysis for the bbc by the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse reveals that in the last year, police forces in england and wales recorded well over 100,000 sexual offences against children — that's a 57% increase in six years. experts say the rise is largely due to greater awareness, but most abuse remains hidden. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt has poppy's story.

a few words with her dad on the phone and with her mum watching. this is a big day for poppyjust before her 18th birthday. she's doing her first skydive to raise money for a charity that helped her cope with the sexual abuse that devastated her early life. she's also trying to change attitudes. take away the shame. why should we be hidden? it is a crime if you look at it in black and white and you're a victim of the crime, it's as simple as that. she has set aside her legal right to remain anonymous. she hopes by speaking to me so openly it will make it easier for abuse survivors to get support. i think if people can see a face behind something so taboo, it makes it more relatable.

i am like any other person probably going through it. one thing i suppose survivors are very good at, and i was very good at, was hiding that. and acting like nothing was wrong, people didn't see it in me. abuse can put betrayal at the heart of a home. poppy was sexually abused by her paternal grandfatherjohn. she called him dan dan. it started when she was a toddler. i thought it happened to everyone. i thought grandparents did that to their grandchildren. pops, pops, look at daddy. this is poppy on a trip to legoland aged five. she'd just tried to tell her parents about the abuse. they thought she had accidentally seen her grandfather in the shower so spoke to him about that. the abuse did stop, but poppy says over the following years she was eaten alive with guilt and anxiety. i was thinking, "am i that bad? am i really that bad?" "i shouldn't be here, i don't deserve anything." one day when she was 11

she was being physically sick. her mum miranda suggested a walk. ijust said to her, "babes, has something awful happened to you?" and she said, "you know it has, mum." and i was like... sorry. it's all right. "what do you mean?" and she said, "do you remember that day we went to legoland and you spoke to dan dan?" she said, "he wasn't just naked, mum." and just the look on her face said it all, ijust knew. i think i was so terrified telling my mum, that she would turn around and be like, "you are lying," or "that's

disgusting," or, yeah, just think i was a horrible person for it as well, which i had done. and what was her reaction? it was just an immediate, "we are going to get through this." for her dad david, there was the distress of knowing his father was the abuser. he on one hand was abusing our- daughter and then five minutes later he was having a cup of tea with us. i then felt, "who is this man?" but then equally as a child i had grown up and had many, - many happy memories, so there was a real, - real conflict in my mind. david reported his father to the police. john was later convicted of raping poppy and jailed for 13 and a half years. he died in prison last november. what would you say to those who say it couldn't happen in my family? i said that, we said that. it happens with people who generally

you know, generally you love. - it can happen under your nose. now, through her skydive, poppy is raising money for a helpline to support abuse survivors whilst they wait for counselling. it can take months to get that help, but the family says it was vital for them. above all, poppy want survivors to know someone will listen. take that jump. easy for me to say, i have taken the jump, i am living the life i live now. i can't promise that you will be believed like everyone, believed by everyone, but i can promise that there is someone that will believe you and there is a way through this. poppy and her mum and dad, speaking to alison holt. and if you've been affected by child sexual abuse, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc. co. uk/actionline.

let's get a final word from alison. how important is it that others like p°ppy how important is it that others like poppy come out and tell their stories? . ~ , ., , stories? clive, i thick it is really important. _ stories? clive, i thick it is really important, and _ stories? clive, i thick it is really important, and on _ stories? clive, i thick it is really important, and on a _ stories? clive, i thick it is really important, and on a personal. stories? clive, i thick it is really i important, and on a personal level i'd like to thank poppy and her parents for being so open about this really difficult, uncomfortable subject but the point that poppy makes it so powerfully is that we as a society have to be able to talk about these things, otherwise it is too easy for perpetrators to go undetected and too hard for children to tell someone when something is happening like that in their life. on the rise in recorded offences the 0n the rise in recorded offences the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse says that is largely down to greater awareness, abuse says that is largely down to greaterawareness, high abuse says that is largely down to greater awareness, high profile campaigns, increased policing in this area post—covid and it is worth remembering this category includes

online sexual abuse and exploitation. generally there are calls for more availability of counselling to support people when they do speak out because, as we know, most abuse is still hidden. and the government says that is why it is introducing mandatory reporting for people working with children if they have any suspicions.— children if they have any suspicions. children if they have any susicions. �* . ~' , ., suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. _ suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and _ suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and our - suspicions. alison, thank you. alison holt. and our thanks i suspicions. alison, thank you. j alison holt. and our thanks to suspicions. alison, thank you. i alison holt. and our thanks to go suspicions. alison, thank you. - alison holt. and our thanks to go to p°ppy alison holt. and our thanks to go to poppy and herfamily. and you can find out more about poppy's story, in a longer programme now available, on the bbc iplayer. donald trump says even if he's convicted of wrongdoing, over allegations concerning classified documents, he'll press on with his presidential campaign. government prosecutors now accuse him of pressuring an employee at his florida resort to delete security footage, showing secret documents being moved. the department ofjustice has been investigating mr trump's handling of classified papers that should have remained at the white house. he denies committing any crime.

0ur north america editor sarah smith has that story. donald trump, defiant, even as the criminal charges against him keep piling up with no sign of stopping. he launched his current presidential campaign at his mar—a—lago residence in florida. also the scene of the crime, according to prosecutors. all over the property he kept boxes and boxes of classified papers, even stored by the shower in a bathroom. prosecutors say he had these boxes moved to hide them from the fbi, and then attempted to destroy evidence by asking an employee to delete security camera footage that showed the move. he's also charged with showing a secret document to several unauthorised people. this is harassment, this is election interference. i'm protected by the presidential records act. this is a two tier system of injustice, that's what we have. we have a sick country. our country is very sick right now.

donald trump now faces a total of a0 charges relating to the retention of classified documents. in another case in new york, he faces charges after paying hush money to a porn star who claims she had an affair with him. he has been notified he may soon be charged in relation to the january 6th riots and attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. and prosecutors in the state of georgia are deciding whether to press charges over an alleged attempt to overturn election results there. the first former president ever to be charged with criminal offences is now accused of notjust obstructing justice but also attempting to destroy the evidence. and yet his poll numbers keep rising. the same story, the same baloney sausage. it's all been a big nothing burger from the very beginning. i think things are kind - of set in stone and people who are supporting trump will support him. - but he's getting a lot of attention through the court nowadays, - so a lot of people i think-

are moving away from him, too. i think he should not be president. and is that because he is accused of these criminal offences? no, thatjust adds to it. candidate trump made a campaign stop right after his second court appearance in miami. he's making the most of these court dates that do seem to increase his popularity with supporters who believe his claims that he's the victim of a political witch—hunt. i think it's a rigged deal here. the next indictment against donald trump could come at any moment and yet none of this has derailed his election campaign at all. he is due here in des moines, iowa shortly where he will give a speech at the dinner alongside many of the other republican candidates for the presidential nomination anti—coup a man's lead in the polls because a real dilemma for the other candidates who will be speaking here tonight. do they attack donald trump and his possibly criminal actions and his possibly criminal actions and risk alienating his supporters? 0r and risk alienating his supporters? or do they defend the man when they

are also trying to defeat him for the republican nomination? donald trump is causing trouble for everybody all around. thank you, sarah, live in des moines, iowa. the high court has ruled that the mayor of london, sadiq khan, can press ahead with the expansion of the city's ultra low emission zone. it currently covers an area between london's north and south circular ring roads, where drivers of the most polluting vehicles have to pay £12.50 a day. but from the end of next month, it'll expand to anywhere in greater london. five conservative—led councils challenged the extension, arguing labour's mr khan had acted beyond his powers, an issue that featured prominently in last week's uxbridge and south ruislip by—election, where the conservatives secured a narrow victory. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. in harrow in north—west london, the prospect of the ultra low emission zone arriving in just

a month's time provoked some strong reactions. it just angers me. we can't afford it, it's rubbish. it's just to get more money out of the public. others we spoke to supported the idea. some had changed their vehicles so they wouldn't have to pay. we sold the car, didn't get much for it because the demand for diesels wasn't great. and then had to have a big outlay into purchasing a new car. i have had to apply for the scrappage scheme and change my van for a more up—to—date one. clean air campaigners say expanding ulez will bring health benefits, a view echoed by some leading scientists. there is a lot of scientific evidence that highlights the fact that, with cleaner air means healthier lungs, healthier bodies, healthier environments for all to live in. but expanding ulez across the whole of greater london has attracted controversy. five local councils mounted a legal challenge over the expansion plan.

they argued the mayor lacked the powers to expand the zone that far, and they attacked both last year's consultation process and the scrappage scheme. a high courtjudge has now dismissed that challenge. the mayor has vowed to press ahead. there are children who have stunted lungs for ever because of air pollution, adults with a whole host of health issues from asthma to cancer, dementia to heart disease. i have been listening throughout this process, i'll carry on listening. the councils are not planning to appeal, but expressed disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to do and the wrong time. we don't think it has the impact that the mayor is now claiming it does. i really suggest the mayor goes and reads his own report that was part of the decision—making process, that actually says this will have a very small impact on air quality in outer london. clean air zones with differing rules and charges have sprung up in other places too in recent years, including birmingham and bristol. while ulez expansion looks set to go ahead, the political debate will continue.

katy austin, bbc news. in some of the day's other news... west midlands police have arrested a 14—year—old boy, after a seven—year—old girl died following a crash in walsall last night. the girl, katnis selezneva, was hit by a motorcycle. police are appealing for information. final compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal could end up costing "very, very large sums of money", the chancellor has said. jeremy hunt was giving evidence to the public inquiry — as a former health secretary — into what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in nhs history. he said no final decisions could be made before the inquiry publishes its findings later this year. the chairman of natwest, sir howard davies, insists he won't resign, despite the abrupt departure of the bank's chief executive, in the row over the accounts of nigel farage. meanwhile, the natwest group has reported pre—tax profits of 3.6 billion for the first half

of the year. the general behind this week's military coup in the west african state of niger has now declared himself head of state. general abdourahmane tchiani, also known as 0mar tchiani, ousted the democratically elected president, mohamed bazoum, on wednesday. he's now being held captive by his own guards, and was considered a key ally of the west in the fight against islamist militants in the region. the eu, the african union, and the un have roundly condemned his ousting, which follows days of unrest in the capital, and there are now concerns the new leader could align more closely with russia, as has happened with niger's neighbours, burkina faso and mali. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joins me. andrew, just how worried should the west be? i

andrew, just how worried should the west be? ~ , andrew, just how worried should the west be? ~' , ., , west be? i think very worried. this is really an — west be? i think very worried. this is really an alarming _ west be? i think very worried. this is really an alarming moment - west be? i think very worried. this is really an alarming moment for. is really an alarming moment for niger, a country that had been seen really is an island of stability and democracy in an increasingly unstable area. or to put it in perspective, we've had seven coups in this area in the past three years and it's rippled, the effects of that instability, all the way to sudanin that instability, all the way to sudan in the east, to mali in the west. now, right now in niger, we are still in the uncertain aftermath of the coup. it could go in multiple ways. they have been riots on the streets, a lot of anti—western feeling, but for britain, for france, for the americans, this is a place they have troops, it's where they've launched attacks against islamist militants, it's where they've tried to stop people smugglers going across the sahara and taking people refugees and families into europe through the mediterranean. the russian angle of course as you mentioned there, very worrying. they may not have triggered this coup, but they are

now rubbing their hands and hoping that they can profit from it, as they've done in mali and other countries. basically the kremlin�*s dealers we send in mercenaries to back up totalitarian regimes and dodgy military thugs and so on, in return the kremlin gets concessions for gold and mining. it's good for the elites in africa, it's good for corrupt generals, it's good for the kremlin, but it's very, very bad news for millions of africans in countries that are weak and increasingly unstable. qm. countries that are weak and increasingly unstable. 0k, andrew, thank ou increasingly unstable. ok, andrew, thank you for— increasingly unstable. 0k, andrew, thank you for that, _ increasingly unstable. 0k, andrew, thank you for that, andrew - increasingly unstable. 0k, andrew, thank you for that, andrew harding | thank you for that, andrew harding reporting live for is there. there 5 growing concern over one of the middle east's most sensitive frontiers, the border between israel and lebanon. the boundary, which is known as the blue line, has been the scene of a series of tense incidents in recent months, between the israeli army and the iranian—backed lebanese armed group, hezbollah. it also comes in the midst of internal unrest in israel. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has travelled

to the border, beginning near the northern—israeli town of metula. a journey to one of the middle east's most explosive boundaries. the israeli army is fortifying its frontier along the so—called blue line. across the divide is lebanon and the dominant armed group there, hezbollah. the wire is a hair trigger, and those who live up against it are seeing the signs of tension again. so this is a checkpoint of hezbollah. 48 hours ago, people was coming to throw stones. they were shouting at us, "we will kill you." levav, who farms here, tells me hejust filmed armed men watching him. you don't see that before. and this is what makes me nervous a little bit. if they were shooting me or killed me, the army will attack. then we can come to a war. this was an israeli

drill held a month ago. the country last fought a devastating war with hezbollah in 2006. some of the posturing along the blue line has happened ever since, but this year has seen it come closer and the rhetoric heating up. israel used to think its army was invincible, said hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah this week. but now the country is in crisis, he said, of the current unrest there. and during a drill in may, hezbollah was flexing its muscles and revving its engines. both sides skirmishing in the shadows, but it risks engulfing a region. there's a helicopter circling and you just feel the tensions on this particular frontier. it is, in effect, a front line between israel and iran as part of that much wider regional fight. and what happens here has the potential to spark war.

israel backed the building of a fence around this town in israeli occupied territory that juts into lebanon. and the fence itself a few weeks ago was targeted by an anti—tank missile coming from the other side. the israelis responded with artillery fire. i visited the israeli military on its side of the line. it's a hezbollah observation tower. yeah, we're being watched. they're poking us and we are defending our border. the risk is that the thing will escalate. nasrallah has made mistakes before. let's hope he doesn't make the mistake again because he'll meet the idf at full force. israel is in violation of parts of the blue line, over flights over lebanon. do you acknowledge those breaches? there's a diplomatic effort to solve these areas. when we fly in lebanon it's focused on defending and targeting things that threaten our country. neither side here seeks a major escalation, but it is a dangerous stand—off

along a tripwire to conflict. and both of them are now more fiercely armed than ever. tom bateman, bbc news, metula in northern israel. now, to the battle over new wind farms and oil fields in scotland. the north sea regulator is currently considering whether to approve the rosebank project, off the coast of shetland, one of the largest untapped fields of oil and gas in uk waters. the development is controversial, but so too are alternatives to the lucrative oil industry, with worries on shetland about a massive onshore wind farm, as our scotland editor james cook explains. shetland is different. band plays, they sing a world away from london and edinburgh. at a fire festival this week, islanders celebrated their norse heritage.

but shetland is far from old fashioned. a deal struck in the �*70s saw the islands profit handsomely from oil and gas funding new roads, care homes and leisure centres. i was part of that boom. arlene robertson has worked as a cook, a cleaner and a nurse at shetland's oil terminal. these days, she wants the islands to have more control of their own affairs. i mean, we all want a better climate. we all want a better world to live in. but i think realistically we have to follow what's feasible. and shutting down oil and trying to import it from places like russia doesnae make much sense to me. the uk government agrees. this oilfield, west of shetland, may soon bejoined by a new project called rosebank, to the dismay of environmentalists. we've got the climate emergency and the wildfires that we've seen in rhodes and other parts

of the world in recent days. we all know that the fossil fuel industry is in decline. it's a sunset industry. we need to be giving our government subsidy and our government leadership towards developing that renewable energy economy. that is happening in the heart of shetland, where 103 turbines should start spinning next summer in a project called viking. with the construction of this giant wind farm covering an area the size of edinburgh, shetland and the uk are entering a new era. this is what the transition from oil and gas to renewable energy actually looks like. but change can be painful and projects on this scale are not without their critics. i'm absolutely horrified at the poor deal that we've got. _ it's peanuts compared - with what we should be getting. so we're putting up- with this inconvenience. we're putting up with - the destruction of our islands. is shetland getting enough benefit

at the moment from renewables? i don't think we are. i think what you're seeing is so many shetlanders shivering in their homes and looking out of their windows, seeing these gleaming turbines, and not seeing any personal benefit. but the developers insist the wind farm will be good for the country and the community. so this project alone is going to be the biggest community benefit fund of any renewable project in the uk. when the site goes into operation next year, it will be 2.2 million every year for the duration of the wind farm. overnight this project will help shetland decarbonise its energy system and it's going to produce energy that we export back and benefit scotland and the wider uk network as well. it could provide electricity to 500,000 homes. but it might power the new rosebank oil field. reshaping our energy supply is not plain sailing. james cook, bbc news, shetland.

at the women's football world cup, the lionesses have taken a big step towards qualifying for the knockout stage, beating denmark1—0. england now need to avoid defeat in theirfinal group game, against china next tuesday, to progress. but it's unclear whether their key midfielder keira walsh will be fit after suffering a knee injury. katie gornall has more. for england's globetrotters, this has already been the trip of a lifetime. with another landmark ticked off in sydney the dream is that this world cup journey ends with the ultimate souvenir. # so good, so good!# two changes might not sound much, but for a manager renowned for consistency, it caught the eye. in came laurenjames for herfirst start in a major tournament and the chelsea forward thrived in the spotlight. commentator: james. it's lauren james! 0h! england activate their cheat code. before the world cup, it was thought she could be england's secret weapon. well, the secret�*s out now. 1—0 up after six minutes and confidence

was coursing through england. but the moment their concentration dipped... madsen! ..denmark were ready to pounce. england are already without key players through injury, so this was the last thing they wanted to see. oh, dear. keira walsh knew that was her game over. perhaps even her tournament. half time gave england a chance to regroup. the flicks and tricks were still coming from james, but denmark were growing ever more dangerous. mary earps stretching every sinew to keep this out. amalie vangsgaard scored denmark's winner in the last match and england's defence were given a warning here. still, they held on. another 1—0 win, another three points is the perfect start for serena wiegman�*s side, but it's come at a cost. katie cornwall, bbc news, sydney. the fifth and final ashes test between england and australia is finely poised at the end of the second day. after a difficult morning, england had a better afternoon with the ball, asjoe wilson reports from the 0val.

look closely at the cricket. something is always happening. hang on, stuart broad swapping over the bails. why? the batter marnus labuschagne seemed to find it amusing. seconds later... oh, what a catch! stunning from joe root. labuschagne had faced 82 deliveries. had he been distracted? broad acknowledged something. well, broad was now on the charge to dismiss usman khawaja. australia's batters scored slowly and fell steadily. having survived a millimetre run—out decision, steve smith was busy rescuing australia's innings. everyone sensed it. what made smith do this? the ball soared. someone was watching it. someone was beneath it. jonny bairstow. under control. smith gone for 71. these teams are so closely matched, but then you knew that already. here, one young australian unexpectedly made a difference. todd murphy, picked for his spin bowling, attacked the fastest deliveries, channelling

the new english philosophy — back to yourself, never fear failure. don't worry. pat cummins last to fall. the catch from ben stokes was a boundary classic — hold, step back, release and complete. england will bat, 12 behind. joe wilson, bbc news at the oval. just take a look at these images, captured off the east coast of america. three humpback whales breached in almost perfect synchronisation,