we magistrates court. can see these arrival pictures. we can see these arrival pictures. describe to us what you saw happening. just minutes auo he you saw happening. just minutes ago he arrived _ you saw happening. just minutes ago he arrived in _ you saw happening. just minutes ago he arrived in a _ you saw happening. just minutes ago he arrived in a black- you saw happening. just minutes ago he arrived in a black taxi. - ago he arrived in a black taxi. he got out wearing a blue cardigan, a white shirt and smiled to the people surrounding him. some photographers, some people from his legal team. he walked in dragging an overnight wheelie bag as he went through the glass doors. he could be sentenced today after pleading guilty to three counts and making indecent images of children. there is the possibility that case could be sent to the crown court. a reminder of their case. huw edwards was sent hundreds of explicit images on whatsapp, 41 of those images involved

children, seven were said to be of an extreme sexual nature. two involved a child between the ages of seven and nine. when he appeared in the court backin when he appeared in the court back injuly, his barrister told the court mr edwards did not keep any images, did not send any to anyone else and did not and has not sought similar images from anywhere else. we also had he had mental health and physical health problems. the prosecution asked the magistrate to consider a suspended sentence but prison is a possibility. there are other options like a community order or sending him on a sex offender programme. we should find out more whether the sentencing is going to take place after ten o'clock when the hearing starts. no doubt about it, this is a huge full from grace. one of the bbc news's biggest star is now a convicted criminal awaiting his

punishment. convicted criminal awaiting his punishment-— punishment. talk to us a little bit more about _ punishment. talk to us a little bit more about these - punishment. talk to us a little bit more about these charges. we use the language of making images. that is a legal term that does not necessarily reflect what has gone on here. making images is opening them. in the legal sense, if you open an image that is child pawn is illegal, you are therefore making it. the language can be slightly ambiguous but it is a criminal offence to open any images like this. that is what mr edwards did. he was sent hundreds, 377 explicit images, 41 included children and seven were in category a, the most serious category, meaning the pictures were of a very serious sexual nature. they are serious charges. he pleaded guilty

which might be considered a mitigating factor. the first possibility of his appearing at court he appeared guilty to those charges. —— he pleaded guilty. we will be hearing more mitigation his barristers will be putting forward. we had the magistrate asking injuly be putting forward. we had the magistrate asking in july for more magistrate asking injuly for more information magistrate asking in july for more information about magistrate asking injuly for more information about his health and his motivation for those pictures and more information about huw edwards, the person, he said. all of that will be taken into account if he is to sentence mr edwards today. if he is to sentence mr edwards toda . ., u, , if he is to sentence mr edwards toda . ., u, , ., today. you can see from the arrival pictures _ today. you can see from the arrival pictures where - today. you can see from the arrival pictures where huw l arrival pictures where huw edwards came to the magistrates�* court how much of a press interest there has been because of his place in the bbc and as a broadcaster he was given those opportunities to front those big national occasions.— front those big national occasions. . , ., , .,

occasions. huw edwards was one ofthe occasions. huw edwards was one of the biggest — occasions. huw edwards was one of the biggest stars _ occasions. huw edwards was one of the biggest stars of _ occasions. huw edwards was one of the biggest stars of bbc - of the biggest stars of bbc news, a recognisable face. the man who presented the ten o�*clock news. he anchored some very significant moments were taking overfrom david taking over from david dimbleby, taking overfrom david dimbleby, he presented the election programme every four years. he was a big name. i have been to this court twice, first when he pleaded guilty and then again today. the media scrum is enormous, lots of photographers and journalists wanting to know what will happen next. alex williams, the 25—year—old who sent mr edwards says images was given a 12 month suspended sentence. as i said previously, the prosecution injuly said previously, the prosecution in july asked the magistrate if he might prosecution injuly asked the magistrate if he might consider a suspended sentence. mr edwards did walk in with a wheelie bag, an overnight wheelie bag, an overnight wheelie bag. that may be in preparation for a potential custodial sentence.

preparation for a potential custodialsentence. if preparation for a potential custodial sentence. if you look at sentencing guidelines is a possibility. there are other options, he could be given a community order or sent on a sex offender programme. as i said, his barristers will be putting forward mitigating factors to lessen the sentence. i am sure as the morning progresses and if the sentencing does take place we will hear more information about what the mitigating factors are. it about what the mitigating factors are.— about what the mitigating factors are. , ., , , factors are. it is obvious why there will — factors are. it is obvious why there will be _ factors are. it is obvious why there will be a _ factors are. it is obvious why there will be a huge - factors are. it is obvious why there will be a huge amount| factors are. it is obvious why l there will be a huge amount of public and press interest in this hearing. at the heart this, are images of child abuse where there are young victims who have been exploited by people with bad intentions and some of those children may still be at risk of harm. absolutely. that cannot be forgotten. every time one of those images is opened, it is like the child is being sold

again for a sexual crime or sexual gratification. the national crime agency emphasised again this morning the severity of that crime and the severity of that crime and the impact it has on the victim and this gross crime, if you like. it is an extremely serious offence. the chairman of the bbc said in a note to all staff shortly after mr edwards pleaded guilty to the three counts that he was the villain in this piece, if you like. the bbc issued some very strong language around him and his crime. they have asked for the £200,000 mr edwards and between the arrest and leaving the organisation on medical grounds back. the director—general said again last week in front of the lords committee that he had asked for that money back and it was in progress. communication was taking place, it is not clear whether that money will paid

back. ., ~ whether that money will paid back. . ~ , ., whether that money will paid back. ., ~' , ., , whether that money will paid back. . ~ , ., , . whether that money will paid back. . ~ , . . back. thank you very much. we will speak _ back. thank you very much. we will speak to — back. thank you very much. we will speak to you _ back. thank you very much. we will speak to you a _ back. thank you very much. we will speak to you a little - will speak to you a little later. let�*s speak to paul connew, former deputy editor of the mirror newspaper and media commentator. thank you forjoining us here for coverage of this hearing. when you hear the cameras and photographers outside the court can tell us what goes through your mind and why this is of such public interest. it is understandable, - such public interest. it is understandable, it - such public interest. it is understandable, it is - such public interest. it is understandable, it is a i such public interest. it 3 understandable, it is a massive media event, a media story and it will not end today. whether or not the chief magistrate passes sentence or sends it up to a higher court, it will be a media feeding frenzy for some time to come. for example, i am

told that the media select committee of the house of commons is almost certain to have an investigation into it and other recent bbc problems. that would mean the chairman, the director—general and other seniorfigures are the director—general and other senior figures are likely to be grilled by mps as well. certainly those newspapers were not kindly disposed towards the bbc will be having a field day as well. in the court of public opinion, i suspect, as well. in the court of public opinion, isuspect, if as well. in the court of public opinion, i suspect, if huw edwards does not go to prison, and i do not think he will, i think he will either here or at the crown court get a suspended prison sentence. i think there will be a backlash in a court of public opinion thinking he is being treated lightly. whether that is fair will be a prevailing news point. we don't

know yet- _ prevailing news point. we don't know yet- we — prevailing news point. we don't know yet. we are _ prevailing news point. we don't know yet. we are waiting - prevailing news point. we don't know yet. we are waiting to - know yet. we are waiting to hear whether the chief magistrate feels he has sufficient powers to hand the sentence down. if sufficient powers to hand the sentence down.— sufficient powers to hand the sentence down. if he does send it to a higher— sentence down. if he does send it to a higher court, _ sentence down. if he does send it to a higher court, we - sentence down. if he does send it to a higher court, we would . it to a higher court, we would probably be worrying huw edwards and his legal team because whereas the magistrates�* court can only impose a maximum 12 month prison sentence, it could be a three—year sentence if it went to the crown court. to three-year sentence if it went to the crown court.— to the crown court. to what extent do — to the crown court. to what extent do you _ to the crown court. to what extent do you think- to the crown court. to what extent do you think it - to the crown court. to what l extent do you think it matters about how far huw edwards has fallen from grace? to what extent is that a mitigation already against a heftier sentence? i already against a heftier sentence?— already against a heftier sentence? . , , ., sentence? i am sure his legal team will— sentence? i am sure his legal team will be _ sentence? i am sure his legal team will be arguing - sentence? i am sure his legal team will be arguing that - sentence? i am sure his legal team will be arguing that a i team will be arguing that a long wait, of course, his mental and physical health problems. set against that is, this is the man who was basically the figurehead of bbc news, the man who not only presented the ten o�*clock news but announce the death of the

queen, covered the king charles iii coronation and other major events. i am sure his legal team will be saying, the man who supplied the images and with whom he was in contact electronically only got a 12 month prison sentence and therefore to give huw edwards more than that would be singling him out by virtue of his high profile. that would be their argument. whether necessarily the court has to take that into account, i don�*t know. that is one of the intriguing questions around this case today. and the next case, should it be referred upwards. to case, should it be referred unwante— case, should it be referred uwards. ., . upwards. to what extent might the state of — upwards. to what extent might the state of the _ upwards. to what extent might the state of the prisons - upwards. to what extent might the state of the prisons and - the state of the prisons and how overcrowded they have a bearing on the sentence that is handed down?— bearing on the sentence that is handed down? that is a question i asked handed down? that is a question i asked on _ handed down? that is a question i asked on a _ handed down? that is a question i asked on a piece _ handed down? that is a question i asked on a piece i _ handed down? that is a question i asked on a piece i wrote - i asked on a piece i wrote about huw edwards. i am sure there will be questions asked

about whether he doesn�*t go to prison, and i think he won�*t is the fact that the prison places crisis? that question will be asked and may well be asked by politicians as well. his legal team will argue, his high profile shouldn�*t mean he is treated more severely than the paedophile who actually supplied the images and got a 12 month suspended sentence. i am sure it will be part of the defence submission. the bbc chairman has _ defence submission. the bbc chairman has said _ defence submission. the bbc chairman has said there - defence submission. the bbc chairman has said there is - defence submission. the bbc chairman has said there is no| chairman has said there is no doubt that the villain of the piece is huw edwards. he is the person he was in receipt of these images and he has pleaded guilty to those charges. bearing that in mind, how much of a crisis is this for the bbc

as a corporation? it of a crisis is this for the bbc as a corporation?— as a corporation? it is certainly _ as a corporation? it is certainly a _ as a corporation? it is certainly a crisis. - as a corporation? it is certainly a crisis. i - as a corporation? it is - certainly a crisis. i suspect the chairman and tim davey would probably be relieved if this case was dealt with today rather than, this case was dealt with today ratherthan, if this case was dealt with today rather than, if you like, it can protracted by going to be higher court. it is damaging for the bbc. the chairman acknowledge that before the house of lords committee last week. of course tim davey has acknowledged that so far attempts to persuade huw edwards to return the £200,000 he was paying while off—screen hasn�*t yet succeeded. discussions apparently, communications should we say, are going ahead. again that is his fodderfor his are going ahead. again that is his fodder for his critics, both in the media and in the public domain.—

both in the media and in the public domain. thank you very much for _ public domain. thank you very much for talking _ public domain. thank you very much for talking to _ public domain. thank you very much for talking to us - public domain. thank you very much for talking to us here . public domain. thank you very much for talking to us here onj much for talking to us here on bbc news. much for talking to us here on bbc news-— there is a live page on the bbc news website where you can follow all of the proceedings as they unfold at westminster magistrates�* court. our legal affairs correspondent is inside the court and will be keeping us updated as the hearing progresses. if you would like to follow that story throughout the day to look on the bbc news website and the app. donald trump has said he is safe and well, after what the fbi described as a second apparent assassination attempt against him. a secret service agent spotted an assault rifle poking out of bushes on the former president�*s florida golf course within several hundred metres of where he was playing. the agent opened fire. the suspect, who fled in a car, was later arrested.

police have searched his home in north carolina. joe biden and his vice president, kamala harris, both expressed relief that mr trump had not been hurt. security had been tightened around the republican presidential election candidate after an assassination attempt in july. graham satchell begins our coverage. it's blocked. they blocked it off. the i—95 in florida, and pictures taken by a passing motorist show a large number of police surrounding a vehicle. law enforcement officers have just detained a man suspected of attempting to assassinate donald trump. he was driving the black car seen here at the side of the road. the former president was playing golf on his own course when a number of gunshots were heard. a secret service agent had spotted a rifle being pointed from bushes at the edge of the course. they have an agent thatjumps one hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out

of the fence and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off. the police recovered what they say is an ak 47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks containing ceramic tiles, and a gopro camera. we are not sure right now if the individual was able to take a shot at our agents, but for sure our agents were able to engage with the subject. and, you know, that's a little bit old, that chart... - gunfire. it is just a matter of weeks since the last assassination attempt on donald trump happened. gunfire. he was shot and injured at a campaign rally in pennsylvania. just moments later, he was on his feet and shouting, "fight, fight," to the crowd. after this latest attempt, the former president put out a brief statement. "there were gunshots

in my vicinity," he said, "but before rumours start spiralling out of control, i wanted you to hear this first. i am safe and well. nothing will slow me down. i will never surrender." vice president kamala harris said, "i�*ve been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former president trump and his property in florida. i am glad he is safe. violence has no place in america." police have now raided the former home of the suspect in this case. he�*s been named by american media as 58—year—old ryan routh. on social media, routh claims to have fought against russian forces in ukraine. donald trump left his golf course under heavy security a few hours after the thwarted attack. there will be questions about how a man with a rifle was able to get so close to the former president, but donald trump has praised the secret service for their response and says he will continue to campaign this week. graham satchell, bbc news.

we have a live page running online from the united states with what we know about the apparent assassination attempt on donald trump. sir keir starmer will discuss issues including migration with the italian prime minister in rome later today. he�*s already had a breakfast meeting with italian business leaders at the british ambassadors residency. sir keir told them that the relationship between the uk and italy was a "good strong historic" one and they were very close allies. he said he was looking forward to meeting georgia meloni later. our southern europe correspondent, mark lowen, told me what is likely to be on the agenda. italy is the eu member which has the highest number of migrant arrivals. this year that number has fallen by 64%. sir keir starmer, his first meeting in office with the

italian prime minister to learn from what italy has done. i can tell you what italy is done. i would probably say this to keir starmer if you asked me. there have been financial sweetness to the main countries of origin from where they have set off, tunisia and libya. last year the eu gave libya 105 euros —— "105 the eu gave libya 105 euros —— —— 105 million euros and then italy gave tunisia another 100 million euros as various development projects and financial sweetness. that appears to have been dramatic in terms of reducing numbers. it comes with a lot of controversy. members of the european parliament said they are bankrolling dictators. the tunisian president is clamping down on democracy in his country. it is a controversial deal. separate to that, there is a project in which italy is building to migrant reception

centres in albania, due to be opened later in the air, finance and to be run by the government, it could hold up to 36,000 migrants to relieve the burdens of camps in italy. that is something sir keir starmer has said he is interested in, the idea of off shoring the migrant scheme. the controversial rwanda scheme was very different because they would have claimed asylum in rwanda. this game is all under thejurisdiction of rwanda. this game is all under the jurisdiction of italy. they say it is just a deal they want to strike with italy. if it is successful potentially it is something britain could explore with albania or other countries. public hearings into the titan submersible disaster are set to begin today. the sub, owned by the us company, oceangate, was taking passengers down to the wreck of the titanic, when it

imploded killing all five people onboard. our science editor rebecca morelle, has been taking a look at some of the questions, surrounding their deaths. it was the sub that promised a new way to explore the deep ocean, taking paying passengers to see the titanic 3,800 metres down. but oceangate�*s titan sub suffered a catastrophic failure, killing all five people on board. now, a public hearing will investigate the disaster and there are key questions that remain. did the passengers have any warning that something was going wrong? the people on board the titan sub were british explorer hamish harding, suleman dawood and his father, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood, french diver ph nargeolet, and stockton rush, the ceo of oceangate. the communications log between the sub and the surface could show if there were any signs titan was failing,

or if those on board knew nothing before the instantaneous implosion. but deep sea experts had been warning about the sub�*s safety for several years, including victor vescovo, who�*s been to the ocean�*s deepest points. his friend hamish harding joined him on a dive to the mariana trench. victor had told hamish how dangerous he thought oceangate�*s sub was. i tried to warn him from going on the titan. i even had a conversation before he went there, and i told him in no uncertain terms that he should not get in the submersible. and i�*ll never forget — he told me he thought that it was safe enough. and i said, "hamish, i�*m not sure what else i can say after that. i wouldn�*t go, if i were you." he really, really wanted to see the titanic. a crucial question is which part of the submersible failed? this is a full—sized model of the titan sub. there were significant issues with different parts of its design. concerns had been raised about its viewport and whether it could cope with the pressure at the bottom of the atlantic.

the central area where the passengers were is called the pressure hull. most subs are spherical, so the effects of the immense forces are evenly spread, but this was cylindrical to fit more people inside. this section was made from carbon fibre, a material that�*s unpredictable at depth and would have been weakened by every previous dive the sub had made. then there were the titanium end rings, which connected different parts of the sub together, but these junctions between metal and carbon fibre could have created weak points. roger that, i�*ll be venting now. patrick lahey owns triton submarines, a leading manufacturer. he said the commercial sub industry had an unblemished safety record over 50 years. the oceangate contraption was an aberration. you know, the thing was so amateurish in its execution and, you know, the ideas that i saw, many of which were really half baked, just led me to believe that

thing�*s actually never going to dive. given all of these problems, how was the titan sub allowed to dive? the wreckage of titan has been forensically examined. the sub wasn�*t certified — an independent safety assessment carried out by a specialist organisation. most subs do go through this process, but it�*s not compulsory. oceangate ceo stockton rush said he didn�*t need a piece of paper to show titan was safe, and his own protocols and the informed safety of passengers was enough. businessman oisin fanning was on the last two dives before the disaster. he said the team was safety conscious, but it wasn�*t made clear that titan had not been certified. it would be lying if i said i didn�*t think there had been something like that done already, you know, or that it had conformed with certain norms. but of course, we all knew that the ship itself, as in

the titan, was experimental. we were very confident because obviously there�*d been a few dives before that and seemed to be working well. so really, you didn�*t dwell too much on the danger. the hearings will last for two weeks. this should provide some answers to stop a disaster like this from happening again. rebecca morelle, bbc news. huw edwards arrived at westminster magistrates�* court a short while ago where he could be sentenced for child abuse image offences. he admitted having 41 such images injuly at a hearing that took place. in july at a hearing that took place. those images were sent to him on the whatsapp messaging platform. he arrived this morning in court, a huge number of cameras and photographers there to see the

arrival. questions were asked of him, does he regret his crimes? he remained silent as he went into court. up until last year huw edwards is one of the main presenters will bbc news. now the weather with matt taylor. still cloud rolling high pressure firmly in charge. close to us though, just across eastern europe, we�*ve still got cloud rolling around from the remnants of storm boris. the remnants of storm boris. the remnants of storm boris. cloud the remnants of storm boris. cloud in the remnants of storm boris. cloud in the the remnants of storm boris. cloud in the english channel the cloud in the english channel continuing to break. more clout in the north west of scotland and northern ireland. the sunshine turning hazy. it will thicken

up turning hazy. it will thicken up later. breezy to the north—west and south—east. light wins elsewhere and present in the sunshine. tonight more in a way of thicker cloud in the north of scotland. orkney, shetland and the western isles, patchy rain put skies will lead to fog patches. the vale of york and southern scotland more prone. like this morning fog will take awhile to shift but it will be gone by mid to late morning. the cloud across northern scotland bringing any rain in shetland was deducted then and break a bit more. more clout in east anglia and the south it with more breeze. overall a sunny and even warmer day tomorrow. temperatures in parts of scotland and western northern ireland 21, 22. this area of high pressure is keeping things reasonably dry and sunny. it nudges further north into the middle part of the week. to the south of the

uk more breeze and that will bring more in the way of cloud at times. the best of the sunshine further north. with a southerly breeze some of the highest temperatures could be around northern scotland, 2a, 25 possible. 2a with increased humidity towards the south of england and wales. high pressure there or thereabouts. low pressure starts to move its way in from the bay of biscay into france. what we have lots of sunshine by the end of the week and weekend whilst it still stays warm and sunny spells there is a greater chance, particularly in england and wales, or that the showers. take care.

it is ten it is ten o�*clock, it is ten o�*clock, this it is ten o�*clock, this is it is ten o�*clock, this is bbc it is ten o�*clock, this is bbc news, i martine croxall. the former bbc presenter huw edwards has arrived at westminster magistrates�* court for a sentencing hearing which is due to start very soon. it comes after he admitted making indecent images of children. he was sent the pictures on whatsapp by a convicted paedophile. these are the pictures of huw edwards arriving just under an hour ago at the court. he stepped out of at the court. he stepped out of a taxi carrying a small case. questions were shouted about whether he wanted to apologise for his crimes, but the former

newsreader remained silent. our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha is outside westminster magistrates�* court. describe what is happening this morning. yes, around half an hour ago, huw edwards turned up to this court in a black taxi. he stepped out dragging a wheelie bag along with him wearing a blue cardigan, a white shirt, and he smiled at some of us on the outskirts of where he was walking. he went in through the glass doors behind me and then through security. my understanding is in court number one, they are waiting for him to appear in the dock. all the seats are taken by the national media, so there is a heavy media presence as expected because he is such a big name. he could be sentenced today after pleading guilty to three counts of making images of children but there is a

possibility that magistrates sends