live from london. this is bbc news. donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken after he's formally arrested georgia. what they're doing is election interference, they are trying to interfere with an election. there's never been anything like it in our country before. this is their way of campaigning. energy bills for people in england, scotland and wales are to fall slightly from october, under a new price cap. and the head of spain's football association — luis rubiales — is expected to resign over his behaviour at the final of the women's world cup. hello, i'm gareth barlow. we start in the us — where donald trump has become the first former president to have his mugshot taken.

the photograph was released after mr trump was formally charged with election interference — in the state of georgia. he's one of 19 people accused of racketeering and attempting to overturn the state's election result in 2020. he denies 13 charges. mr trump was quick to post the image on social media — as part of his campaign for the republican presidential nomination. he remains the frontrunner. our north america correspondent sean dilley reports. a snapshot in history. this is the first mug shot ever taken of anyone accused of committing crimes as us president. it's not the first time donald trump has been booked, but in his three other criminal cases he's been excused photographing. he is, after all, one of the most recognisable people on the planet. fulton county sheriff said that donald trump would be treated like any other prisoner. but if you look over my shoulder here, you can see certainly the security operation is huge. police vehicles, helicopters,

drones for blocks around the jail. now, part of that is because he is a former president. part of that is down to the protesters and counter protesters. these donald trump supporters, among those who believe in the face of all of the evidence to the contrary thatjoe biden lost the last election. for these trump supporters, it's all part of a sinister plot to rob him of the white house. the rights of americans are being stripped away. today is one of the most obvious, obvious versions of it that are going on when we're putting a former president in jail. he firmly believed, like we did too, the election was not fair, was not transparent. it's lack of integrity. if donald trump was laying on the beach right now, i on his beach playing golf, this wouldn't be - happening behind us. how do you know that? i know it for a fact. how? because i'm an intelligent person. others celebrated. how will history remember donald trump? as a criminal and hopefully

a convicted criminal. if for some reason he gets to be president because the dumb people in this country who are not using their brain cells elect him, i am going to fight against it for the next four years. i'm hoping that this gets recorded in history. i'm hoping that this is one of the last times that we have to hear from this individual and the people that he represents. but i'm not sure that it will be. donald trump entered the jailhouse just after 7:30pm local time. he was technically in custody for less than half an hour, released on a $200,000 bond. what has taken place here is a travesty ofjustice. we did nothing wrong, i did nothing wrong. this will be a day america remembers. the first of a kind photograph destined for museum walls and the history books. sean dilley, bbc news, in fulton county georgia. well — these charges of conspiracy and racketeering against mr trump are just one of the four sets

of charges which have been laid against him. our website has a guide to exactly what legal proceedings are under way against the former president, what his response has been, and when any cases may come to court. just log on to bbc.com/news for that — or it's available via the bbc app. here in the uk a reduction in the amount people pay for gas and electricity in england, wales and scotland has been announced as the energy regulator, 0fgem sets the next price cap for millions of households. at the moment households using an average amount of energy shouldn't pay more than just over 2000 pounds. however, 0fgem today confirmed that figure will fall significantly. the unit price cap means from october, a typical household's annual bill would be just over £1,900 — just over $2,400. that's a third higher than in the winter of 2021. but there will no longer be any

government support for the bills as there was last year — which means some households may pay as much, or even more, despite the fall in prices. live now to westminster with jonathan brearley, the ceo of 0fgem, the energy regulator. thank you for your time this morning. can you explain to our viewers what the thinking is behind the cap change. viewers what the thinking is behind the cap change-— the cap change. what we do as a regulator. _ the cap change. what we do as a regulator. we — the cap change. what we do as a regulator, we look _ the cap change. what we do as a regulator, we look at _ the cap change. what we do as a regulator, we look at the - the cap change. what we do as a regulator, we look at the cost i the cap change. what we do as a regulator, we look at the cost is | regulator, we look at the cost is the energy company needs to spend to get the energy to their customers. we make sure through our formula thatis we make sure through our formula that is reasonably reflected in the prices that they paid. in essence, the price cap is in maximum companies can charge to make sure they are not charging unfair prices over and above that. what we are announcing today is £150 drop in the cap. right now, that applies to most

and for everyone, that will be welcome really. it's a step in the right direction. we all need to recognise although the cap has come down, this is still much higher than prices pre—2021 when the gas crisis hit. that is simply because we have a much tighter international market. the price of gas and electricity are still much higher than they used to be, unfortunately, that is reflected in the bills. be, unfortunately, that is reflected in the bille— in the bills. people will be grateful. _ in the bills. people will be grateful, but _ in the bills. people will be grateful, but many - in the bills. people will be grateful, but many of - in the bills. people will be grateful, but many of our| in the bills. people will be - grateful, but many of our viewers could be thinking could it not have gone further? did not have been reduced even more? {iii gone further? did not have been reduced even more?— gone further? did not have been reduced even more? of course, we do eve hint reduced even more? of course, we do everything we — reduced even more? of course, we do everything we can _ reduced even more? of course, we do everything we can to _ reduced even more? of course, we do everything we can to keep _ reduced even more? of course, we do everything we can to keep bills - reduced even more? of course, we do everything we can to keep bills low, . everything we can to keep bills low, but we have to allow companies to cover their costs. but we have to allow companies to covertheir costs. if but we have to allow companies to cover their costs. if we don't do that, we know what happens, we saw in 2021, the failures result, when companies go bust leave customers paying billions of pounds. what we are trying to do is make sure we charge the absolute lowest cost to date but also we keep bills low for the future. it is a balance we are

trying to strike when we make this kind of change.— kind of change. today to october, can ou kind of change. today to october, can you give _ kind of change. today to october, can you give any _ kind of change. today to october, can you give any indication - kind of change. today to october, can you give any indication what i kind of change. today to october, i can you give any indication what the ongoing trend is looking like? the . as ongoing trend is looking like? tue: gas market ongoing trend is looking like? tte: gas market is ongoing trend is looking like? "tt2 gas market is more ongoing trend is looking like? tt2 gas market is more stable than it was last year, you will remember, i think i was on this programme talking to the bbc last year about the prospect of 3500, £4000 prices per year for customers because the gas market had gone through the roof. things are more stable now, prices are coming down, but i'm afraid things are volatile, it is very hard to predict the future. let me give you one example. there was a threat of the strike in australia for one gas plant and that's rate of a strike drove up prices by 30%, and we have heard that strike may be off and prices will come down again, but it demonstrates how sensitive the market is. i would love to be on the programme telling you prices are going to come down again but i cannot say that given the uncertainty we see in front of us. ceo of 0fgem, jonathan, thank you

very much for your time. live now to venice with simone tagliapietra, professor of eu climate and energy policy and senior fellow at bruegel. gave us a sense beyond the uk what the energy market is looking like across europe and globally because that impacts what happens for households around the uk and around the world. last households around the uk and around the world. . , , ., ., , households around the uk and around the world. ., , ., .,, .,, the world. last year, europe has one the world. last year, europe has gone through — the world. last year, europe has gone through a _ the world. last year, europe has gone through a perfect - the world. last year, europe has gone through a perfect storm . the world. last year, europe has i gone through a perfect storm when the world. last year, europe has - gone through a perfect storm when it comes to energy markets. this year, the situation is certainly much better. the market for gas internationally remains tight, but the worst has come. indeed, the gas price today is seven times lower thanit price today is seven times lower than it was at this point in time last summer in europe. however, the market is tight, and volatility as part of what we can define as a new

normal. so the gas price, electricity price, is going to be for quite some time higher than we are —— we used to see before the energy crisis and volatility is going to be part of this new normal because whatever happens, as was mentioned, australia had an impact directly on the european gas balance as well. we need to get used to this new situation. try to foster green alternatives from fossil fuels as quickly as possible, and try to accelerate the green transition as a result of all of this because that is good for energy prices in the long term. ? with regard to the green transition and slowly moving the world away from oil and gas, where is the driver, where is the energy for that? t5 it energy for that? is it with independent _ energy for that? is it with independent companies l energy for that? is it with | independent companies or energy for that? is it with _ independent companies or governments orany independent companies or governments or any combination of the two who need to pursue the transition? the

the ener: need to pursue the transition? tt2 the energy transition is an industrial revolution, all forces have to be at play from the public and private sector, a clear policy is necessary to drive the change, and to provide investors and companies a degree of confidence to invest in the transition that is required to deliver. and if we get this mix right, we can really get their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, — their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, a _ their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, a lot _ their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, a lot of _ their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, a lot of people - their in the coming years. ? we are reliant, a lot of people for- reliant, a lot of people for heating gas and homes, to what degree governments will try and protect the most vulnerable and what can you do to do so? tt’s protect the most vulnerable and what can you do to do so?— can you do to do so? it's a very aood can you do to do so? it's a very good question. _ can you do to do so? it's a very good question, if— can you do to do so? it's a very good question, if about - can you do to do so? it's a very good question, if about last - can you do to do so? it's a very i good question, if about last year, european governments have allocated around £600 billion in measures to limit the energy bills of houses. this massive fiscal intervention is clearly not sustainable, namely cup

from a fiscal perspective, right? whether during the crisis that was difficult for governments to target their support for example to the most vulnerable citizens, it would be very important now and moving forward to try to take stock of the new normal, and volatility, and put in place measures to protect the most vulnerable in society, for example through social tariffs. price caps are not the only tools that can be utilised here. social tariffs are another example of what can be done by governments to make sure that the ones who are more exposed to high energy prices are protected and not left behind. thank ou ve protected and not left behind. thank you very much _ protected and not left behind. thank you very much for — protected and not left behind. thank you very much forjoining _ protected and not left behind. thank you very much forjoining us - protected and not left behind. thank you very much forjoining us from venice. live now to our political correspondent iain watson. what is the political reaction? rishi sunak said it was really good

news that the typical bill will be falling from october the 1st because of the new price cap proposed by 0fgem. some people will find it tough, but there will be held for the most vulnerable. i think the political snack for him is this. people who are perhaps not considered vulnerable are also feeling the pressure of high energy costs. they will not be giving a political benefit from less because bills will still be very high. because of massive government intervention last year as energy prices went up, bills were capped at 2500, further reduced by a payment of £400 to all households, £2100. a price cap of 1900 will not feel dramatically different, especially when the energy prices are being capped, standing charges are not. an element of people's bills will still be going up. i do not think necessarily people will feel as

enthused as the prime minister when you look at the bills. from his point of view, politically, with prices going on the right direction, he is making progress in his battle against inflation. the other parties, labourand lib against inflation. the other parties, labour and lib dems are saying there should be a windfall tax, and extended when full tax, take more money from oil and gas companies to try and therefore keep energy prices died. in the longer term, there is a debate about what happens to keep prices down sustainably in the future. there is more pressure on the government to move further and faster in insulating homes and moving to uk produce green energy.— insulating homes and moving to uk produce green energy. thank you very much. for tips on how to save money on your energy bill and other help with the cost of living go to the tackling it together section on the bbc news website. figures seen exclusively by bbc newsnight show the uk has boughtjet fuel more often from refineries in india, which process

russian crude oil. a ban on directly importing russian energy was introduced by the eu and the g7 group of countries, which includes the uk, six months ago. the figures highlight a practice that's legal but one that raises ethical questions, as emeer nedder reports. we're here in the peloponnese region in southern greece. the picturesque laconian gulf is a home to fishermen and an international tourist destination. but all is not as it seems. this idyllic location has now become a key artery for russian oil. we're just leaving greek territorial waters and we're approaching a number of tankers that have left russia and we believe they're here to exchange russian crude. and here they are.

we find two tankers in the middle of a ship—to—ship transfer. these two boats that you can see behind me here are oil tankers. the boat in the distance is from russia and it's moving oil to the boat that's nearest to us. here in international waters, this practice is legal, and it's one of the ways by which russian oil continues to be exported throughout the world. and some of the millions of barrels of oil that passes through this area will ultimately find its way to countries that have bans on russian oil, including the uk. bbc newsnight has had exclusive access to numbers calculated by the campaign group global witness. since the g7, eu and australia introduced a ban on importing oil directly in the first six months of 2023, the numbers show the amount of russian energy that's been processed in indian refineries and made its way to the uk legally since then, with its origins changing to india. in the six months since january, the uk imported 6.2 million barrels of refined energy from three indian refineries, made with an estimated 2.33 million barrels of russian crude.

the diesel is used to power uk planes. the figures are equivalent to one in eight of our flights using fuel from these refineries, or one in 20 british flights being powered purely by russian crude. so how much is this all worth to russia? according to the figures, in the first six months of 2023, the energy bought by the uk generated more than $122 million in revenue for russia, of which at least $50 million went directly to the kremlin in tax revenues. so russia has essentiallyjust skirted around the sanctions. it is selling as much oil as it was before the war, and that is as a result of this circumvention. big british firms like bp and shell are buying this jet fuel. bp said it takes compliance with sanctions and export controls seriously. refineries in many countries around the world, such as india, may therefore purchase russian oil, produce refined products

for domestic consumption and the international market. shell told us they are in full compliance with sanctions and aligned with government guidance. it is for governments to decide on the incredibly difficult trade offs that must be made. while the uk government said the claim isn't true, importers are required to provide proof that goods are not of russian origin. and since the ban came into effect, there has been no import of russian oil and oil products into the uk. refining energy in a third country changes its legal origin. but this energy we're purchasing is still being produced with russian oil. emeer nedder, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. consultant doctors in england are striking for a second day in a long—running dispute over pay. health care bosses say the walkouts will cause major disruption for patients.

consultants say their take—home pay has fallen by more than a third since 2008, but new analysis concludes that earnings for senior doctors are higher than a number of countries including france, spain and italy. travellers will be facing major disruption this bank holiday weekend as rail workers across england are due to walk out on saturday. some 20,000 rmt union members at 14 rail companies are striking as part of a long—running dispute over pay. this weekend will see thousands travelling to events such as the notting hill carnival and the reading and leeds festivals. rishi sunak has warned the uk's asylum system is facing unsustainable pressure after the cost almost doubled in a year to nearly £4 billion. the prime minister, who has made stopping small boats one of his top five priorities, said the cost was "unacceptable". you're live with bbc news. the head of the spanish football federation is expected to resign

later on friday following growing criticism about how he had kissed one of star players from the womens�* national team, jennifer hermoso, on the lips in the moments after her team won the world cup. luis rubiales had apologised, but many critics said that didn't go far enough. live now to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe. there have been multiple calls for luis rubiales to step down — what's been the reaction now he has said he will? i think people expected this announcement. it became increasingly apparent throughout this week as support faded for rubiales. his position was untenable. i'm standing outside the spanish football federation building where in less than one hour, we are expecting an extraordinary meeting to be held. a meeting that was called earlier this week and which rubiales had hoped he would be able to shore up support to

ensure his position was safe. however, it now transpires we are expecting him instead to resign. possibly at this very meeting itself. support from regional, local federation heads of football around the country has simply evaporated from him. yesterday, you could argue that the real turning point came when fifa, the world governing body, announced it was opening a disciplinary proceedings against him. we are expecting him to resign, possibly in the next hour or so. gary following those developments for us and plenty more on the bbc sport website. the uk and us defence departments both agree that it's "likely" the wagner group chief— yev—genny prigozhin, was killed in the plane crash near moscow that killed ten people.

the pentagon press secretary declined to give any details about how their department made that determination but said there isnt any indication that a surface—to—air missile took down the plane. while the uk cautioned that there is "no definite proof" but said there will now be a leadership vacuum. british defence sources have told the bbc they believe russia's fsb spy agency is most likely to have been responsible. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has denied any involvement. he told journalists �*everyone is aware who is involved.�* crash investigators have been combing through the wreckage — beyond the passenger list there's still no official confirmation of who was on board. the apparent death of mr prizoghin will have global implications. as well as fighting in ukraine, his mercenary group has been active in parts of africa. the first journalist to travel to mali since then sent the special report.

the start of a thousand—mile journey across vast deserts to an unseen conflict where wagner fighters clash with jihadist and rebel groups. it's impossible to operate here without a convoy of heavy security and dressing to blend in. it's a dangerous and difficult journey. but it's the only way to reach camps like this one. this is the only school in the area. these children are being taught to recite verses from the koran. it's the only education they are ever likely to receive. they are orphans who lived in an area controlled by al-qaeda until the islamic state attacked and killed their parents. we have spent five days on the road to reach this remote camp. these children's stories may have been hidden from the world, but they are another generation whose lives were destroyed by the so—called islamic state.

fatima, along with her daughter and grandchildren, walked hundreds of miles from the village they lived in to reach the camp. translation: islamic state forced us to come here. - they forced us to come here. all our men were killed. they burned all our food. there's little in the way of medicine or food. and some of the children are suffering from a fever. translation: when we arrived, we found water and shelter, - so we stayed here. jihadists may be on the retreat in the middle east, but their grip of the african sahel region is growing, and it's had a big impact here. last year, help from the west was pushed aside as support on the streets for russia grew.

many in mali look to even guinea and the military operation by the french ended as wagner fighters took up arms in mali. just days ago, prigozhin appeared in this video promising to rid countries of islamist threats. some of his supporters claim the clip was filmed in africa, possibly even in mali. translation: the wagner group conducts reconnaissance - and search activities. we make russia even greater on all continents and africa i even more free. we are forjustice and happiness for the african peoples. - we terrify islamic state, - al-qaeda and other gangsters. but the west has accused wagner of human rights violations in africa. these pictures released by the french military before they left allegedly show fighters burying bodies in a mass grave in eastern mali. the news of prigozhin's death will add to the growing power vacuum.

this month, un bases in mali like this one started pulling out, leaving more areas under the jihadist influence. the big question, though, is what role can wagner play in africa and who else is left to stand up to the islamist threat? just time to show you these pictures from lithuania — of the now traditional corgi race in vilnius. here you can see the dozens of doggy competitors lined up ready — and then they're off. look at how many spectators there are. the short legged runners take part in seven weight categories, although some owners say the bigger the corgi the better. although we think this one got a little distracted you are watching bbc news.

hello again. as we go through the next few days, the forecast is sunshine and also some scattered showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. and that certainly is the case today. the other thing about today's forecast is we are losing the humidity levels that we have had in the far south—east of england. so variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells and some showers. more showers developing as we go through the course of the afternoon. the driest conditions will be in the south—eastern quarter of the country. we can't totally rule out a shower here, but the heaviest ones with potentially a rumble of thunder will be across the north of scotland. temperatures, 14 to 21 degrees, feeling fresher in the south—east than it has done in the last few days. if you are off to the reading or leeds festival, there is the chance of a shower today. if you catch one, it could be thundery more particularly in reading, but we can't rule out showers even through the next few days in both festivals. so into this evening and overnight, we hang on to the showers in the north and the west where they could be heavy and thundery, we'll see some

sharp showers moving along the south coast of england. in between, some clear skies and a cool night, in fact, in sheltered glens, temperatures fall away to about 7 degrees. so, into tomorrow, we lose the showers quite quickly from the south—east. we'll hang on to the showers across scotland and northern ireland. more showers will develop more widely across england and wales and some of those will prove to be heavy and thundery. in between, again, we are looking bright spells and sunny skies. highs, 15 to 21, north to south. that leads us into sunday. we start with some showers across central and eastern areas, and lot of dry weather, some sunshine, a weak weather front will bring more cloud with some spots of rain into northern ireland through the day. potentially getting as far east as western scotland. these are the temperatures, 14 to 20 degrees. and for monday, if you have the day off, our weak weather front continues to drift steadily eastwards, not much more on it than a band of cloud and the odd spot of rain. on the other side of it, we are looking at some brighter skies

and highs between 14 and 21 degrees. and, of course, the notting hill carnival is on this weekend as well. the forecast for that, well, during the course of sunday, we are not immune to a shower, but it is looking much drier as we head on into monday with highs of 21 degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines... donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken — after he's formally arrested georgia. energy bills for people in england, scotland and wales are to fall from october — under a new price cap. more than 30 families take legal action against the government, care homes and hospitals in england — over relatives' deaths during the covid pandemic. and the head of the spanish football association — luis rubiales — is expected to step down over his behaviour at the final of the women's world cup. let's you bring you more on that headline. more than 30 families are starting legal action against the government, care homes and a number of hospitals

— following the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the covid pandemic.