and politicians demand answers. all i can say is i'm not going to be forced _ all i can say is i'm not going to be forced into— all i can say is i'm not going to be forced into premature decision. kenyon is to lead an international security force to tackle high tea's criminal gangs which control of the country. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in new york and the civil fraud case that could threaten donald trump's business empire. these pictures are from last hour, as the us president made way into court, where proceedings are about to resume for day two. it follows yesterday's drama, with the former president attacking both the judge and the prosecutor, calling the case a "sham and a horror show". donald trump, his two sons, and the trump organization are accused of fraud, falsification of business records, issuing false financial statements and conspiracy. these are the live pictures from outside the courtroom. donald trump denies all the charges, saying his accounts were "phenomenal".

donald trump denies all the charges, saying his accounts were "phenomenal". the former us president has consistently criticised the attorney general who has brought the case, letitia james. speaking to reporters as he entered the court, he labelled her a fraud. this case should be dismissed. this is not a case. and she should probably be dismissed also, because she's terrible and grossly incompetent, as i've said. but at a minimum, she should start looking for the murderers and the criminals, the violent criminals all over new york, do something about all of the illegal migrants pouring into our city and state, and not spend the next six months in a courthouse, because she's been caught early. her numbers are fraudulent. she's a fraud. her numbers are fraudulent. and this case should be dismissed, and they ought to get on to violent crime and solving the problems

of new york city and new york state. the attorney general confident in her case. our north america correspondent nada tawfiq has been outside the courthouse and gave us her reaction. nobody should be mistaken here. donald trump is coming here to new york, now for the second day, to leverage this politically. of course, he understands what's at stake here, the future of his real estate empire, but he knows that by showing up in person, he can also rally his supporters and make the point that he's done, really, for the last several years, that he wants them to believe this is all part of a larger witch hunt against him. now, it's worth noting that the judge here has already rejected the argument that this was a politically motivated case. in fact, donald trump was forced to withdraw his lawsuit against letitia james, the attorney general, after a differentjudge found that he was trying to use the courts to seek political revenge. so this is an issue that has been already dealt

with, but it is a useful talking point for donald trump. he also brings up mar—a—lago many times. he benefited from that tax assessor�*s valuation from palm beach county. he benefited from paying lower taxes. and yet, here he is still maintaining that it is worth more than $1 billion, a gross exaggeration of the value of mar—a—lago, according to the judge here and the ruling he has already issued. so no surprise, i think, that donald trump has showed up again today. he is expected to be here at least through the morning session, if not also the afternoon. nada, it's been widely reported, because we know this case is being heard only by thejudge, but it's being widely reported that trump's legal team didn't put in the paperwork so this could be heard by a jury. is that correct? yes, that's right and thejudge made a point yesterday of saying nobody asked for a jury trial.

look, it's not unheard of to have a bench trial in cases like this, where there is complex legal matters, financials that, quite frankly, might go over the head of a jury. and so the attorney general ticked the box on the form saying they wanted to proceed with a bench trial where the judge is the sole decider of any penalties, any liability. donald trump's team didn't fill out a corresponding form. so if donald trump has issue with that, it would be interesting to see if it keeps coming up and what his legal team has to say about that. we have those live pictures coming in all the time so if more detail we will return and bring the latest. let's switch to the us state of delaware and joe biden�*s son, hunter biden, is expected to today,

plead not guilty to lying about his drug use, while buying a handgun. here is hunter biden arriving at the courthouse last hour. he was charged last month by us special counsel with three counts, related to lying on a federal form in 2018. it's the first ever criminal prosecution of a sitting us president's child. let's talk to our correspondent gary o'donoghue. bring as right up—to—date. bring as right up-to-date. the heafina bring as right up-to-date. the hearing is _ bring as right up-to-date. the hearing is over, _ bring as right up—to—date. tie: hearing is over, hunter bring as right up—to—date. tte: hearing is over, hunter biden has now left the court, he spent about an hour in total inside the healing itself went on for about 26 minutes. as we expected people did not guilty to these three firearm charges. they are going to be some lotions brought in this case, for example his defence will bring a motion to dismiss on the basis that there was a plea agreement in place to wean july and they believe that's still valid and they also believe the charges are unconstitutional given

the nature of some recent supreme courtjudgments on gun ownership. they have until the beginning of november to do that. we don't have a trial date at this stage and of course it will depend on the outcome of those motions but he seemed pretty relaxed in court, talking to his lawyers, wearing a dark suit and giving a little way to journalists as he left. giving a little way to “ournalists as he left. , , ., ~ , giving a little way to “ournalists as he mt as he left. just take us through both what _ as he left. just take us through both what the _ as he left. just take us through both what the prosecution - as he left. just take us through | both what the prosecution have as he left. just take us through - both what the prosecution have been outlining and also the defence here. as we have said, there was going to be a deal to dismiss these charges under a plea agreement back injuly. that included also some charges on his, about his income taxes. but that fell apart in the hands of a judge who said there were irregularities. the federal prosecutors that had to bring these charges and may bring yet more on the tax question. the gun charges relate to 2018 when hunter biden bought a gun while he was a drug

addict which was illegal and he held it for 11 days before, bizarrely, his then girlfriend threw it in the dumpster. it was never used are loaded and he thought this charge was going away and typically in these cases it would, the firearm was not used in any kind of crime, it was never even loaded. but hunter biden is the son of the president and that's why this case i suppose has escalated to some degree, being run by a special council which is a department ofjustice prosecutor effectively, and i think it's worth bearing in mind this is reallyjust a small part of the problems hunter biden faces. there could be more charges and congressional republicans are going after him big time in terms of his business dealings with ukraine and china and trying to tie those business dealings to his fatherjoe biden to

demonstrate through an impeachment inquiry in the house of representatives thatjoe biden benefited from hunter biden�*s business connections and therefore should be impeached. there is a whole raft of other problems swirling around hunter biden and his father, this isjust one swirling around hunter biden and his father, this is just one small element of the legaljeopardy he faces. element of the legal 'eopardy he faces. �* , , ., element of the legal 'eopardy he faces. �* , i” . faces. briefly if you look at the dia for faces. briefly if you look at the diary for this — faces. briefly if you look at the diary for this trial, _ faces. briefly if you look at the diary for this trial, what - faces. briefly if you look at the diary for this trial, what are . faces. briefly if you look at the | diary for this trial, what are you anticipating?— anticipating? may be early next ear, anticipating? may be early next year, difficult _ anticipating? may be early next year, difficult to _ anticipating? may be early next year, difficult to say, _ anticipating? may be early next year, difficult to say, the - anticipating? may be early next i year, difficult to say, the motions have to be put foot the 3rd of november, thejudge will have to be put foot the 3rd of november, the judge will think about those for a bit and set a trial date. this trial is only three quite simple charges. a possession charge and two charges of lying on a federalform. that can and two charges of lying on a federal form. that can attract high sentences but in this case is very unlikely. even so, you are looking probably a week or two's trial, i am

guessing sometime in the new year. that is yet to be decided and determined.— that is yet to be decided and determined. ., ~ , ., , . ., determined. thank you very much for that. let's stay with us politics, i want to keep you across another story we're following this hour. the most senior lawmaker in the republican party, house speaker kevin mccarthy, is facing a threat from one of his own, to oust him from the job. representative matt gaetz, a member of the party's right—wing branch, has attemped to use a motion to vacate, a vote which could remove mccarthy from his post as speaker of the house of representatives. there are deep divisions within the republican party about a spending bill that passed over the weekend, which prevented the us government from plunging into shutdown. that vote concerning speaker mccarthy could come as early as today. we'll keep across it on bbc news.

and any vote we will bring to you. to thailand and a 14—year—old has been arrested after a shooting at a shopping mall in the capital bangkok. thai police say at least two people have been killed and five others injured in the incident, which took place in luxury shopping mall, the siam paragon shopping centre. a short time ago, our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, gave this update from the scene. we believe the police are still inside. it started late afternoon when the mall as it pretty much always as would have been very crowded. people heard multiple shots coming

from one of the lower floor. we saw people scattering and running outside. at that stage, it wasn't clear who fired them, why, what was going on. police have released a video showing them confronting the young shooter. he was carrying a handgun and surrendered quite quickly to them. they are trying to ascertain what is motives could be. carrying out such an attack. it is sometimes cited as the most visited spots in asia. it is visited by most tourists who come to the city. a very high profile there are small—scale gun crime, a lot of gun ownership. in recent years there have been very shocking large—scale shootings outside of bangkok. nothing like this in the heart of the capital. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. a 17—year—old boy accused of repeatedly stabbing 15—year—old elianne andam in a "brutal" attack will face a murder trial in the spring, a court has heard. the youth, who cannot be identified because of his age, is alleged to have killed elianne as she made her way to school in croydon, south london last wednesday. fierce competition between supermarkets has seen the first monthly drop in food prices for more than two years. the british retail consortium says they fell by 0—point—1 % in september compared with august — as the cost of dairy products, fish and vegetables all came down. nhs bosses have warned patients in england to expect widespread disruption to services until thursday morning, as junior doctors and consultants stage a combined three—day strike. the walk out is part of the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions. ministers say their pay offer is fair and final.

you're live with bbc news. the united nations has authorised a foreign security mission to haitito help tackle the violent gangs, which have largely overrun its capital port—au—prince. the haitian prime minister has repeatedly requested international help to tackle the groups in the past year — but the decision was delayed, due to a struggle to find a country to lead it. the mission will be headed by kenya who've pledged a thousand police to the operation. this was haiti's foreign minister — after the resolution passed. this was haiti's foreign minister, after the resolution passed. translation: on behalf- of the government and people of haiti, i would like to thank all of those who, through their voices, their efforts, their support and the contributions of all sorts have finally made today's decision possible. more than just a simple vote, this is, in fact, an expression of solidarity with a population in distress.

let's take closer look at what got us to this point. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, the un estimates 5.2 million people, nearly half the population, currently require humanitarian assistance. its development has been hampered, by natural disasters, aid mismanagement and political chaos. injuly 2021, haiti's president was killed by gunmen in his own home. gang violence had existed for decades, but the assassination escalated the current wave of brutality. by september 2022, armed gangs had gained control of the country's main oil depot, limiting delivery of aid and fuel. public services collapsed. in december, haitian human rights organisations, reported that the armed groups controlled at least 60% of the capital and its surroundings. the un say around 200,000 people have been now forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. the un say around 200,000 people have been now

forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. for more on this, i spoke earlier to africa security correspondent ian wafula in nairobi. the foreign minister said that the decision by the un to send forces into haiti is actually a ray of hope for the people. and he says this because over the last couple of months, gangs have really taken control of the city. we've had reports of about 3,000 cases of homicide. we've also had about 1,500 cases of kidnappings and over 200,000 people have been displaced, and this is according to the united nations. there have also been reports of widespread violence against women and girls in the arms of gangs, and this is what the country is hoping that this particular special security force will help bring peace and calm to the country, matthew. in terms of that security force, i mean, how do they plan to do it while avoiding large—scale

bloodshed? well, so far it's not been clear exactly how they will run this particular mission, but members who were voting on the council yesterday, as i was watching, were keen to speak on the fact that they they want this particular mission to be carried out in a manner that is within the international law. and speaking about mozambique specifically, they said that the countries who would send theirforces into haiti should ensure that their personnel act within what he described as "utmost discipline", and this is the representative of mozambique to the united nations, while it is expected that the forces will work very closely with haiti's national police just so that they ensure that the multi teams tackle the situation much better. whatever the difficulties in terms of carrying out this security operation, it really is a significant moment that it's been endorsed. but why kenya's involvement?

well, matthew, previously, kenya has had a history of sending out peace missions. i'll take you back to last year. they did deploy a team to the drc who were helping take on the m23 rebels. they also sent a team to somalia. this was back in 2007 under the african union's mission to somalia, who were helping with the insurgency of the al—shabab in that particular country. however, in fact, the foreign minister also said that this particular move is huge for the country because it will then position the country within the global map. but then there's also concern in regards to how the team that will be sent to haiti will conduct themselves because remember, they do not understand the terrain just like the gangs in the country do. they also do not understand the local language, and there's also the possibility that they might not enjoy local support within the country, and this might make the mission rather difficult, matthew. a final point, then.

let's go to the conservative party conference in manchester where the future of europe's biggest infrastructure project, the high speed 2 rail link, between london and manchester, is still dominating headlines. the big question, will rishi sunak axe the second part of hs2. costs have spiralled and the government is thought to be considering cancelling or at least delaying the section from birmingham to manchester. the uk prime minister has faced huge criticism from supporters of the project. mr sunak still won't confirm his decision. he's been speaking with our political editor, chris mason. prime minister, you're promising this week long—term decisions for a brighterfuture. will you announce your decision tomorrow on hs2? i know there's a lot of speculation on this, but what i can say is i'm going to approach this the same way i approach everything — thoughtfully, carefully, across the detail, and making what i believe is the right decision in the long term for our country. that's what i did

recently on net zero. that's how i'll approach all decisions, because that's the change i want to bring. i think for too long politicians have just taken the easy way out, focused on the short term. i want to do things differently, and i think if we can change politics, that's how we're going to change our country. and that's the type of leadership that i want to bring. the home secretary suella braverman spoke at the conference on tackling immigration. (sor next) 0ur our country has become enmeshed in a dense _ 0ur country has become enmeshed in a dense net_ 0ur country has become enmeshed in a dense net of— our country has become enmeshed in a dense net of international rules designed — dense net of international rules designed for another era. and it is labour_ designed for another era. and it is labour thei— designed for another era. and it is labour that turbo—charged there impact _ labour that turbo—charged there impact by— labour that turbo—charged there impact by passing the misnamed human rights— impact by passing the misnamed human rights act _ impact by passing the misnamed human rights act i_ impact by passing the misnamed human rights act. i am surprised they did not call— rights act. i am surprised they did not call it— rights act. i am surprised they did not call it the criminal rights act. live now to manchester and our political correspondent nick eardley. any of these messages on other topics landing through the noise of h52? ., , ,

topics landing through the noise of h52? .,, , topics landing through the noise of h52? .,, ., topics landing through the noise of h52? .,, ,, ., ,, h52? the answer is probably not. h52 is still dominating _ h52? the answer is probably not. h52 is still dominating a _ h52? the answer is probably not. h52 is still dominating a lot _ h52? the answer is probably not. h52 is still dominating a lot of _ h52? the answer is probably not. h52 is still dominating a lot of the - is still dominating a lot of the discussions, simply because there's not an answer yet. i would be surprised if it doesn't come soon and doesn't involve cancelling the birmingham to manchester leg but the big question is being asked around here is what will the prime do instead? if he does, is pretty much everyone expects, cancel birmingham to manchester, where does the money goand how does it affect the nothing when? the suella braverman speech was full of rhetoric, classic suella braverman but i was question about whether the rhetoric was correct. we had alicia kearns, chair of the foreign affairs select committee saying using the phrase for keen to describe immigration was wrong, questioning that claim that millions of people could move to the uk. i want to bring in another mp from the same grouping damian green, former cabinet minister and in the one

nation caucus the centrist of the conservative party. he did not catch the speech but the idea mind people could come to you it's not true as it was not could come to you it's not true as it was no �* , could come to you it's not true as it was no— it was not it's theoretically true and what's _ it was not it's theoretically true and what's true _ it was not it's theoretically true and what's true is _ it was not it's theoretically true and what's true is the - it was not it's theoretically true i and what's true is the immigration from _ and what's true is the immigration from sub—saharan africa and north africa _ from sub—saharan africa and north africa as _ from sub—saharan africa and north africa as you there are some of the fastest—growing and... could is a conditional— fastest—growing and... could is a conditional word sol fastest—growing and... could is a conditional word so i don't thing may well— conditional word so i don't thing may well come i think millions of people _ may well come i think millions of people could try to come to europe as a whole — people could try to come to europe as a whole and some of those people may irr— as a whole and some of those people may in britain. so it's a europe—wide crisis and it needs oniine — europe—wide crisis and it needs online solution so cooperation with the french— online solution so cooperation with the french is one of the things we need _ the french is one of the things we need to— the french is one of the things we need to do — the french is one of the things we need to de— need to do. multiple something should be to — need to do. multiple something

should be to clamp _ need to do. multiple something should be to clamp down - need to do. multiple something should be to clamp down but i need to do. multiple something | should be to clamp down but the phrase home secretary used was a hurricane you think that is correct? i would say on immigration particular gently to all ministers it's better to act tough and talk moderate. that is the best way, apart— moderate. that is the best way, apart from — moderate. that is the best way, apart from anything else, if you talked — apart from anything else, if you talked up — apart from anything else, if you talked up and actually things are difficult, — talked up and actually things are difficult, then it looks like the system — difficult, then it looks like the system is _ difficult, then it looks like the system is not in control so i think the action— system is not in control so i think the action should be tougher than rhetoric — the action should be tougher than rhetoric. let the action should be tougher than rhetoric. ., a the action should be tougher than rhetoric. ., , ., the action should be tougher than rhetoric. ., ., ,, rhetoric. let me ask you about h52. you are a fan _ rhetoric. let me ask you about h52. you are a fan of— rhetoric. let me ask you about h52. you are a fan of h52 _ rhetoric. let me ask you about h52. you are a fan of h52 broadly - you are a fan of hs2 broadly supportive of it. how big a mistake would be for the prime minister to cancel the cancel birmingham and manchester? i cancel the cancel birmingham and manchester?— manchester? i think it would be unfortunate _ manchester? i think it would be unfortunate i _ manchester? i think it would be unfortunate i hope _ manchester? i think it would be unfortunate i hope at _ manchester? i think it would be unfortunate i hope at this - manchester? i think it would be unfortunate i hope at this error| unfortunate i hope at this error they— unfortunate i hope at this error they can — unfortunate i hope at this error they can find a way to, without busting — they can find a way to, without busting public finances are taking the transport budget, you can continue _ the transport budget, you can continue with a plan to bring it to manchester. i understand talks are going _ manchester. i understand talks are going on— manchester. i understand talks are going on the private sector wanted to continue and there were in for

them _ to continue and there were in for them recasting in some ways. as i understand — them recasting in some ways. as i understand it live discussions are so on _ understand it live discussions are so on the — understand it live discussions are so on the great symbol could continue _ so on the great symbol could continue with the full project. do continue with the full pro'ect. do ou continue with the full project. you think it continue with the full project. drr you think it is to play for? the prime minister could be persuaded? i'm not in the rooms why don't know but i _ i'm not in the rooms why don't know but i hope _ i'm not in the rooms why don't know but i hope something can be kept 9°iii9~ _ but i hope something can be kept anoin. ., going. knew where the de facto de - u going. knew where the de facto deputy under — going. knew where the de facto deputy under theresa - going. knew where the de facto deputy under theresa may, - going. knew where the de factoj deputy under theresa may, you going. knew where the de facto - deputy under theresa may, you know how the conservative party works, you when it is up, when it is down, what is your sense of how this conference is going? has rishi sunak got the rocket boosters he needs to make up the gaps in the poll? yes he does. you make up the gaps in the poll? yes he does- you can — make up the gaps in the poll? yes he does. you can only _ make up the gaps in the poll? yes he does. you can onlyjudge _ make up the gaps in the poll? yes he does. you can onlyjudge a _ does. you can onlyjudge a conference after you have heard the prime _ conference after you have heard the prime minister's speech so there's a lot of— prime minister's speech so there's a lot of internal drama day by day but actually _ lot of internal drama day by day but actually in _ lot of internal drama day by day but actually in the real world that that doesn't _ actually in the real world that that doesn't matter very much what matters — doesn't matter very much what matters is _ doesn't matter very much what matters is what prime minister is tomorrow —

matters is what prime minister is tomorrow. a matters is what prime minister is tomorrow. �* ., ., matters is what prime minister is tomorrow. . ., ., , matters is what prime minister is tomorrow. ., ., , ., tomorrow. a lot of people have said that which meekly _ tomorrow. a lot of people have said that which meekly thinks _ tomorrow. a lot of people have said that which meekly thinks there - tomorrow. a lot of people have said that which meekly thinks there willl that which meekly thinks there will be some surprises tomorrow. government aides alluding to that. damian green, former deputy prime minister, the facto deputy prime minister, the facto deputy prime minister i think is the phrase, thank you very much for your time. that is the honest appraisal. the prime minister's speech will be his real big chance to speak to the country. tory activists around your looking for something to sell to the public. i'm not sure they have got it yet, they are hoping they get it tomorrow. ., «a it yet, they are hoping they get it tomorrow. ., , it yet, they are hoping they get it tomorrow. . , . . tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear aaain tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear again from _ tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear again from nick— tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear again from nick later _ tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear again from nick later in - tomorrow. thanks very much. we will hear again from nick later in the - hear again from nick later in the programme. as the discussion around hs2 continues, we have a dedicated programme with a number of experts available to answer any questions you might have. that's in your questions answered at 5.30pm bst on the bbc news channel.

get in touch by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or on social media using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. plenty of time to get your thoughts on those discussions. we have business news coming up in a moment. don't go away. hello. here is the satellite picture from earlier on on the edge of the screen is the weather front that swept across the country last night and put the thunder and lightning.

tonight another weather front, this time reaching the north of northern ireland and will also move across scotland. this is the beginning of a very wet spell across this part of the country. temperatures early in the morning between eight and ten. back to the weather front, you can see moving you can see moving across you can see moving across northern ireland. two or three days of wet weather. in the south, close to the area of high pressure. the weather fine across the bulk of england and wales. a few showers, relatively one. that rain front keeps moving in the same place. some spots across scotland, 50 millimetres of rain, and in the highlands in the extreme case, even two or three times that amount. that is wednesday. this is the evening and that weather front moves to southern parts of scotland. keeping the lake district and across northern ireland. a distinct divide. it is thursday. notice the wind

direction changes. it is coming from the south. that means more for cloud and outbreaks of rain across ireland and outbreaks of rain across ireland and western parts of scotland. damp weather around the irish sea. further east and south—east you are the brighter the weather will be. skipping to the weekend. 0ne low pressure here, look at these winds coming in from the south. this is because of the pattern of the jet stream higher in the atmosphere. 30,000 feet. this big dip or trough is basically going to move that warm atmosphere in the southern climes from spain and portugal across france and towards the uk. temperatures climbing across many parts of western europe. in the uk we will get that mid 20s, peking may be a 26 or 27. briefly. even belfast temperatures hovering around 20. cardiff in the low 20s. warmer weather is on the way. goodbye.

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manchester. this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump again attacks new york's attorney general — on the second day of his civil fraud trial. accused of falsely inflating the value of his business empire. pope francis appears to leave open

the possibility of priests blessing some same—sex couples. and... for the first time ever, the us government fines a company for leaving spacejunk orbiting the earth. more and although stories in a moment. first, let's round up a busy business day. ben thompson. yes, good afternoon, and we will start with oil. the head of the 0pec group of oil—producing countries has told the bbc it would be dangerous to stop investing in the oil industry and could lead to "dire consequences" for the global economy. haitham al ghais was speaking as many of the world's leading 0il ministers discuss the future of the industry at a major industry conference in abu dhabi. the 13 0pec countries control about 40% of global oil production and work together to influence prices. falling oil prices had

helped ease overall price rises in many countries, but there are concerns that