hello, i'm sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. former us president donald trump is preparing to appear in a court later today to face four counts of plotting to overturn the presidential result of 2020. the 45—page indictment, or charge sheet, accuses him of knowingly spreading "pervasive and destabilising lies" about election fraud that threatened american democracy. mr trump's campaign has likened the allegations to the persecution inflicted in nazi germany. the former president has now been impeached twice, arrested twice and charged in three criminal cases. live now to washington, and let's speak to our correspondent sean dilley. hello, sean. all eyes on the

courtroom today. i know it's still wednesday where you are, but of course thursday, he will appear. but of course thursday, he will a- ear. ~ �* , but of course thursday, he will auearr �* , appear. we're “ust about technically _ appear. we're just about technically thursday. - appear. we're just about | technically thursday. the apartment midnight here in washington, so yes for us, but later. —— the clock went midnight. donald trump is expected to appear in person. that might not surprise you because in previous cases, he's wanted to be seen turning up at court. he's wanted to be there in the public spotlight. he does tend to use campaign. here's what the choreography looks like. as a massive security operation. normally there wouldn't be a president, but there is from the former president —— there wouldn't be a precedent. they need to make sure the media is safe reporting, and the man is safe. they will read the charges out against him and they will ask him to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. he will be

released on bail possibly and probably. what the american judicial system says, he's donald trump. it's very unlikely for him to be a flight risk. what will happen after that when it is done, everyone will go away. lawyers will argue about the prosecution. this is a 45 page indictment. we need time to repair. it's likely that in due course, the judge is going to agree that doing it too quickly would not give it time to prepare. but it won't be done as quickly as the prosecution would like, which would be done and dusted by october. i5 would be done and dusted by october. . . would be done and dusted by october. , , ., ., , october. is 'ust what in many wa s october. is 'ust what in many ways the _ october. isjust what in many ways the former _ october. isjust what in many ways the former president. ways the former president likes, the days such as these were all the oxygen, all the attention is on him. he will capitalise on that. he

attention is on him. he will capitalise on that.- capitalise on that. he well. he's done _ capitalise on that. he well. he's done it _ capitalise on that. he well. he's done it previously. - capitalise on that. he well. he's done it previously. i i capitalise on that. he well. i he's done it previously. i was watching the other day for bbc news the iowa, the lincoln day dinner. the candidates other than chris christie from new jersey, because he was focusing on other areas. another event that donald trump ran alongside that donald trump ran alongside that separately and during speeches by the other candidates, he said if you notice everything they do something, they actually go up in the polls. he's right so far. often the case. after the announcement, afterjack smith, the united states special prosecutor, had given a press conference explain the indictment, and e—mail went round to supporters asking people to continue to back him. he said in the e—mail, "as you know, i've done absolutely nothing wrong." figs know, i've done absolutely

nothing wrong. "— nothing wrong." as you're experiencing, _ nothing wrong." as you're experiencing, there - nothing wrong." as you're experiencing, there is - nothing wrong." as you're experiencing, there is a l nothing wrong." as you're l experiencing, there is a real polarisation as far as he is concerned. there are those who are definitely anti—trump and those who are loyal to him regardless of any outcome of this trial. ., . regardless of any outcome of this trial. ., , , ., this trial. yeah, this is a really interesting - this trial. yeah, this is a really interesting thing. | this trial. yeah, this is a i really interesting thing. it's equally true of ronald reagan. another republican. it was true of british prime minister �*s, tony blair and margaret thatcher. these divisive characters to command tremendous support, which is why they get elected in the first place. looking back to the 2020 election, much to donald trump's sanguine, he didn't win, but the race was still close. at the moment, it's lumbering up to look like there be a rerun of the two candidates. anything can happen between now and next november. to a degree, yeah, it looks like the country within itself will become polarised, but that polarisation, that division

that you described it doesn't seem to exist so much of the republican party. he is well ahead of the other candidates, will have of randy santos —— rhonda desantis and any of them. there is a difference between voters. fish in the pond of the underside middle, that's where this race is going to be won or lost.— that's where this race is going to be won or lost. that's where we should _ to be won or lost. that's where we should watch _ to be won or lost. that's where we should watch closely. - to be won or lost. that's where| we should watch closely. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news now. north korea has confirmed to the united nations that it is holding private travis king, the american soldier who crossed the border last month. the un command, which administers the demilitarised zone between the two koreas, said it was the first message from pyongyang since private king absconded from a tour group and went to the north korean side onjuly 18th. jewish organisations in the us have welcomed

the death sentence imposed on a gunman who killed 11 people at a synagogue in pittsburgh five years ago. robert bowers did not react as the verdict was announced. it's the first federal death sentence imposed under the biden administration. the shooting at the tree of life synagogue was the worst anti—semitic attack in us history. the pope has met thirteen of the thousands of victims known to have been sexually abused by priests in the portuguese roman catholic church. the meeting took place while he was in lisbon to attend a mass gathering of catholic youth. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again for the 14th time in a row to five and a quarter per cent. it is hoping the move will help slow down inflation. the bank will also release its latest forecast for the economy. the leader of last week's military coup in niger has perhaps a

reflection of the nerves amongst the monetary policy. a lot more in around 20 minutes. the leader of last week's military coup in niger has condemned sanctions imposed on the country by the west african regional bloc. general tiani insisted his government would not give in to international pressure to reinstate niger's elected leader. meanwhile, the us has announced a partial evacuation of its embassy there. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more. there has been strong international condemnation of the coup in niger, and all eyes are now on the west african regional bloc to see what it can do to try and turn events around in niger. so it sent two high—level delegations to the country over the past week. first of all, there was the chadian president, mohamed idriss deby, who was there to meet with the military chiefs and now a nigerian—led delegation. but as these talks were happening, military chiefs

from west africa were actually meeting in neighbouring nigeria. and there, they were drawing up potential plans for a military intervention in niger, to actually remove the new army chiefs that have taken power there. this is of huge international concern. the events happening in niger, because whilst we've seen islamist groups like isis and al-qaeda losing traction, losing support in many parts of the world, it's a very different situation in the sahel. there, they're actually taking even more territory. and niger was an important ally for countries trying to fight groups, islamist groups like those ones. and so the worry is that if you have instability in such a crucial country, in such an important region, it could cause further instability.

catherine there with the latest in niger. we have a lot more detailfor you on our in niger. we have a lot more detail for you on our website. a curfew is in place and internet has been suspended in the city of nuh in the northern indian state of harya na. six people have been killed since monday's violence triggered by religious tension during a procession by hindu nationalist groups. arunoday mukharji reports from nuh on the outskirts of india's capital city, delhi. a city now under lockdown, trying to douse the flames after violence broke out between hindus and muslims. these were the scenes as rioting mobs went on a rampage. the aftermath — burnt vehicles and looted shops. the violence began when a hindu religious procession was passing through this

muslim—majority area. the man at the centre of the conflict, monu manesar, from a right—wing hindu group, wanted in the murder of two muslim men in february this year but still on the run. his brazen defiance of the law and open call to participate at the hindu march angering local muslims, igniting several hours of violence. this man saw his confectionary shop vandalized. and this is all that remains... ..his savings and life scattered. what took him three years to build, torn apart within minutes. translation: i'm very angry and feel like burning -

the entire country. don't i have the right to live here? i feel helpless. the authorities didn't stand by me. they didn't even come to inquire my wellbeing. what do i do? for now, the fire may have been contained here in nuh, but the sparks have spread to other parts of the state. friction remains between both communities, and there is a fear that even the smallest incident can trigger widespread violence once again. and one of the places where the violence spread was in neighbouring gurugram. a man hides and films the moments a mosque comes under attack and set on fire. 22—year—old cleric saad amin was woken up and killed. riyaz uddin, an official at the mosque, had left before the violence began. he is in shock and terrified of going back.

translation: why target him? what had he done? if you had a problem with the mosque, you target the mosque. but why take an innocent life? the clean—up has begun, but the mistrust will linger for a while. these clashes on the outskirts of the capital city of delhi at the start of an election season could have a political impact. arunoday mukharji, bbc news, nuh, haryana. us and canadian fire crews are still battling to contain a wildfire that nearly engulfed the town of osoyoos in british columbia over the weekend, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. teams on both sides of the border have been carrying out controlled burns to create a fire break. nada tawfik reports from british columbia.

canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the okanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulfed the town of osoyoos over the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate to safer ground. all the smoke came out and started just blazing through and... the maynards are still cleaning debris out of their back yard. it's all ash. the eagle bluff fire initially spread so quickly from the us border that it wasn't long before fire crews told them to evacuate immediately. within the 5—10 minutes of packing up and going out, and it was... the engulfment, you could see it in the backside just coming over, and from there to the time we went to our friends' house and sitting on their deck and watching it, it was already at the point of our place within minutes. for hours, the maynards and residents watched the inferno building

in front of them. the wildfire is still growing, but at least for now, it's expanding away from town. crews like these water bombers have been working relentlessly over the last few days to try to contain this fire, but despite that, they have still classified this eagle bluff wildfire as out of control. we've seen some significant growth on that west side of the fire. the fire is estimated at 3,044 hectares in size, and we're working with the incident management team on the us portion of the fires and looking on objectives that we can identify and assess along that was flanked. —— west flanked. this small desert town of 5,500 people is a popular summer destination for canadians because of its natural beauty and lakes. it's also well—known for its wineries. there was a pile of dead standing timberthere . with no needles on it. that is a result of a 2003 fire. |

for matt, wildfires are not new, and some are costlier than others. his family vineyard lost 80% of its sales in 2021 because of smoke damage to the grapes. smoked wines are basically of low, low value. - farming here, we've no name for low—value wines. - our wines have to be premium. the eagle bluff wildfire is one out of more than 1000 burning across canada right now, believed to be fuelled by higher than usual temperatures and drought. what's happening here is yet another indication of what lies ahead in a warming world. nada tawfik, bbc news, osoyoos, british columbia. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the stepfather of a ten—month old little boy has been the stepfather of a ten—month—old little boy has been found guilty of his murder at derby crown court. police say jacob crouch had suffered a "living hell" before

he was killed in december 2020. the child's mother was cleared of murder and manslaughter but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. the uk's head of counter—terrorism policing has told the bbc that about 20% of those arrested for terror—related offences last year were under under the age of 18. three years earlier, that figure stood at just 4%. the met police put the rise down to the pandemic and the availability of extremist content online. the number of people heading out to the shops fell for the firstjuly in 14 years as the uk grappled with one of the wettest months on record. high streets were hit hardest, but shopping centres and retail parks got a boost in visitor numbers. the rising cost of living and rail disruption are also behind the fall. you're live with bbc news. now let's turn our attention to football and the women's world cup as thursday sees the last day of

group stage matches. morocco takes on colombia while south korea faces germany to round off group h with both games kicking off at the same time, 10am gmt. so, it is all to play for with all teams still in a position to secure a place in the last 16. colombia heads the group with six points. but south korea need a miracle — they have to beat germany by 5—0 and for colombia to beat morocco. live now to michael welch, editor of fighting stripes football, a platform dedicated to korean football. michael, i'm sure you're extremely nervous for the south korean team. there's a lot on their shoulders.— there's a lot on their shoulders. , , , shoulders. definitely very nervous! _ shoulders. definitely very nervous! thank— shoulders. definitely very nervous! thank you - shoulders. definitely very nervous! thank you so i shoulders. definitely very i nervous! thank you so much shoulders. definitely very - nervous! thank you so much for having me. it's going to be a great day, i definitely agree

we knew need a miracle, but crazier things have happened for sure. �* . crazier things have happened for sure. 3 ., ~ crazier things have happened for sure. �*, ., ~ ., ., for sure. let's talk about how they pull— for sure. let's talk about how they pull this _ for sure. let's talk about how they pull this one _ for sure. let's talk about how they pull this one off. - if you listened to their coach, collin bell, is he an english coach? . collin bell, is he an english coach? , �* , ., coach? he is, he's from leicester- _ coach? he is, he's from leicester. which - coach? he is, he's from leicester. which is - coach? he is, he's from i leicester. which is where i'm from, a great city. let's talk about him and what his plan is, because many are arguing he's put the wrong people in the wrong position so far. ., �* . . people in the wrong position so far. . �* , , ., far. yeah, it's... he is in a position— far. yeah, it's... he is in a position where _ far. yeah, it's... he is in a position where he - far. yeah, it's... he is in a position where he seems i far. yeah, it's... he is in a. position where he seems to far. yeah, it's... he is in a - position where he seems to be favouring his veteran players. he has young, who has played in the women's super league. they're very well but they're also in their mid—30s, and the problem for them is that leading the offence in transition, which is what they have been forced to do, has been difficult for them on multiple occasions. defenders

have been able to recover, tackle them and take the ball as they try to leave an offence of transition. it's just not working. of transition. it's 'ust not workingfi of transition. it's 'ust not workin.. , working. the coach has been... he's admitted _ working. the coach has been... he's admitted that _ working. the coach has been... he's admitted that they - working. the coach has been... i he's admitted that they haven't performed well. so, what are your hopes? because it's not just beating germany, which in itself is quite a feat. germany is seen as one of the favourites. they could possibly raise the trophy. but it's also about the other outcomes within the group. i about the other outcomes within the arou -. ~ , about the other outcomes within then-rou. ~' , , about the other outcomes within then-rou. ~' , the group. i think my hopes are ve low the group. i think my hopes are very low in _ the group. i think my hopes are very low in terms _ the group. i think my hopes are very low in terms of— the group. i think my hopes are very low in terms of advancing l very low in terms of advancing from the group, but i would like to see a positive performance. this team is not scoring yet at this world cup. i think evenjust scoring yet at this world cup. i think even just grabbing one or two goals in a victory or a tie would be something that would give them some morale boost going forward for the team. ~ ., �* . boost going forward for the team. ~ . �*, ., ., team. what's in the following like for them _

team. what's in the following like for them in _ team. what's in the following like for them in south - team. what's in the following i like for them in south korea? team. what's in the following l like for them in south korea? i think the sport is really growing. it's not near where is in really big women's football, but it is growing. there's a lot of people that are trying to garner interest and there's a lot of female celebrities that have been going on football show where they play football show where they play football on tv. the show is very popular, and hopefully a lot of those female celebrities have been or urging their followers to watch the games. we shall also be watching, michael. best of luck to you and your team. we'll see what the outcome is later today. thank you so much.- the outcome is later today. thank you so much. thank you so much. scientists in spain are investigating why increasing numbers of orcas, also known as killer whales, are targeting fishing and sailing vessels, damaging their rudders. it's believed the behaviour which at the moment is thought to be a game, has spread to 20?of the individuals. our science correspondent victoria gill reports.

are these animals attacking or playing? for more than an hour, five orcas nudged, rammed and spun this yacht around. it's one of at least 100 incidents this year, and scientists are trying to work out what's driving this strange dangerous behaviour. playing with the rudder, the rotor is split on the back, so it was completely split. so it ended up in the water? yes, because it is floating the orcas are playing with it from the bottom on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in southern spain, they prepared at least a0 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of than 60 critically critically endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats have also been a target. translation: we have |

seen them a few days ago sailing an hour from here. they have always been there, but they never came near us. in the last few years, it has changed. scientists are examining footage of these encounters that has been taken by sailors since 2020 — when sailing vessel started reporting that orcas were attacking them. it's thought the first encounters began four years earlier with just two young serious killer whales. curious killer whales. now scientists say up to 20 individual animals have learned this behaviour. by pinning tracking tags to the animal's fins, a technique used for many years to study them, researchers here are gathering information that could help sailors. thanks to the satellite - tagging, we know exactly how to say to the sailing boats - and motorboats, how to leave the area and to not| cross the main area of the killer whales. what are these killer

whales trying to do? it's all a game, it's not. revenge, it's not climate change or nothing like that, it isjust a game and that is it. i that game is focused on the boat's rudder. after orcas broke the rudder of the french boat earlier this year, they appear to play with the floating debris. these incidents have become divisive here. tourists on a whale watching boats like this they wait for hours just for a glimpse of these or because, they are a spectacle, but sailors and the fishing industry here are desperate to understand how to avoid them. for sailing crews that are navigating these waters, if they see the orcas, what do scientists suggest that they do? —— these or orcas. full ahead. full ahead the motors and straight on. don't change course and full ahead. just move away from them as quickly as possible? as quickly as possible. these marine mammals are a source of fascination, admiration and fear. even that's not clear. their unusual new habit is putting our ability and our willingness to share the ocean with its wild

life to the test. victoria gill, bbc news, southern spain. let's stay on the subject. scientists say a prehistoric whale discovered in south america could be the heaviest animal to ever exist on planet earth. the mammal called peru—set—us colossus —— could have weighed two—hundred tonnes, more than even the very largest blue whales of today. eighteen of its bones were found in a desert region in southern peru. now, here's something to tempt your tastebuds. these are 100 cooks in mexico city trying to break the world record for the longest—ever torta sandwich. the supersize sub is 75 metres long and filled with different kinds of meat, cheese and vegetables. it was prepared at the city's annual torta fair and once the record is confirmed vistors will be able to tuck into a slice of the sandwich. i'm sure they can't wait.

that's got going, hasn't it? next, we will talk about the cost of borrowing the uk. the bank of england meets today. what will it decide. we will get top organisations next. i'll see you in a moment. hello there. wednesday's weather did not look or feel particularly summer—like across large swathes of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure, this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. this was named storm patricia by the french weather service because of impacts it had in france, but particularly on the southern flank of that storm system, we've had some very strong winds. there have been some really heavy downpours, but that area of low pressure is now rolling away eastwards. in its wake, though, we're going to be left with a brisk northerly wind, which will make it feel decidedly cool over the next couple of days. that cool breeze a big feature of thursday's weather, a mix of sunny spells and showers. some quite large areas of cloud, particularly across northern parts of scotland, where we will see

some bits and pieces of rain. but for southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, it's a mixed bag — some spells of sunshine, some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. but there will be places that avoid the showers and stayjust about dry. temperatures ranging from 1a celsius in stornoway, to 22 in london. and then as we head through thursday night, we will continue to see some of these showers. some clear spells here and there. i think out west, it will be mostly dry by the end of the night. temperatures typically holding up at between 11—14 celsius. so we head into friday, still feeling the effects of that northerly breeze. some spells of sunshine, some showers, too. this time, those showers mostly across central and eastern parts of england. the odd heavy thundery one. elsewhere, more in the way of dry weather, although we will see cloud filling the sky across northern ireland later in the day ahead of this next weather system. and temperatures 16—20 celsius at best. and then, let me show you what happens on saturday, because this area of low pressure is going to push its way in from the atlantic, the fourth weekend in a row dominated by low pressure.

this one quite a deep affair. a bout of heavy rain, could well be some thunder and some lightning mixing in. northern scotland likely to avoid it, but some wet weather elsewhere and the potential for gales, particularly around some western coasts. and with the cloud, the rain, the strength of the wind, temperatures really will struggle —14—18 celsius. we would expect temperatures higher than that at this point in early august. but as we look further ahead into the middle part of next week, there are some signs that things could turn a bit drier and warmer.

live from london, this is bbc news. walking the tightrope: the bank of england prepares to raise interest rates for the 14th time. but can it rein in inflation without strangling the economy? also coming up: nerves on wall street and anger in washington, as fitch downgrades america's credit rating. treasury secretary janet yellen calls the move "puzzling" and "unwarra nted". plus: leader as healer. why bosses need to be less rational and more emotional. we speak to the author of the business book of the year.

hello, it's time now for the top business stories. we start here in the uk — where the cost of borrowing is on the rise again the bank of england is widely expected to raise interest rates by at least 0.25% as it battles to bring inflation under control. it would be the 14th rate rise in a row, piling yet more pressure on many households and businesses. the bank's main interest rate is already at 5% — the highest in around 15 years. inflation is beginning to ease, but consumer prices are still rising at almost 8% a year — that's four times the bank's target. so it has a tricky balancing act to perform — reining in inflation without strangling the economy — as our economics editor faisal islam explains. there's been a couple of things that have gone in the bank's

favour over the past month. we've seen sterling rise — that will help temper