welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the white house says president biden has spoken to donald trump and conveyed his relief that he is safe after a second assassination attempt. earlier, the acting director of the us secret service said the former president was being provided with the "highest level of security." ronald rowe said the swift action of secret service agents helped foil the latest threat to mr trump's life. the suspect, ryan routh, has been charged with firearm offences. sarah smith has more from florida. driver, walk straight back! this is the

moment officers ordered ryan routh out of his car — hands above his head, before he was swiftly handcuffed and arrested. the 58—year—old had spent over 12 hours waiting for donald trump. two years ago, he spoke to newsweek from ukraine about his attempts to recruit volunteers to fight invading russian forces. if the governments will not send their official military, then we civilians have to pick up the torch and make this thing happen. in one social media post, he said he was prepared to die in ukraine. in another, he mentioned voting for donald trump in 2016, but claims to have become disillusioned. donald trump was playing golf on his own course when secret service agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the bushes. agents opened fire four orfive times, and the suspect fled the scene. the secret service said president biden had already ordered increased security for donald trump and that it was in place yesterday. and the agents' hypervigilance and the detailed swift

action was textbook, and i commend them and our partners for an exemplary response in keeping former president trump safe. at the scene, two backpacks were recovered, along with a rifle and scope as well as a camera. as well as a camera — all far too close to comfort to former president trump. joe biden says there is no place in america for political violence. i have always condemned political violence and always will in america. in america, we resolve our differences peacefully at the ballot box, not at the end of a gun. america has suffered too many times the tragedy of an assassin�*s bullet. take a look at what happened... gunshots. since the first assassination attempt against mr trump two months ago, when he was slightly injured and one supporter was killed, there have been concerns about whether he is getting enough protection. he said today the suspect...

in last week's presidential debate, mr trump appeared to blame democrats for the first attempt on his life. i probably took a bullet to - the head because of the things that they say about me. they talk about democracy, i'm a threat to democracy. i they're the threat to democracy... l vice president kamala harris said in a statement... ryan routh appeared in court this morning charged with illegal possession of a firearm — more serious charges may follow — and he will be held in custody until a detention hearing next week.

sarah smith, bbc news, west palm beach, florida. many are wondering why security around the former president wasn't tighter, why the entire golf course where he was playing, hadn't been cordoned off. as we just heard, security for presidential candidates, falls short of the attention paid to sitting presidents, by the secret service. here's ros atkins. the trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a ten—minute drive from his home at mar—a—lago. the club's perimeter is more than three miles long. this is one part of it, right by a public road. there's a chain—link fence. beyond that, you can easily see the course. and this was the route donald trump was taking during his round. he'd reached hole five. according to police, as the former president played, secret service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard. and we're told those agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence. bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. police say donald trump

was between 300 and 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. these events in florida happened while donald trump's safety during this election campaign was already under greater scrutiny because of a major security failure injuly. at a rally in pennsylvania, a gunman shot at trump, hitting his ear and killing a bystander. the head of the secret service resigned days later. the secret service said they had increased the amount of assets protecting donald trump, but mr trump isn't president, and that's a factor. at this level that he is at right now, he's not the sitting president. if he was, we would have had this entire golf course surrounded. but because he's not, security is limited to the areas that the secret service deems possible. this raises questions about what is possible, and if the candidates in this presidential election can be kept safe, especially in locations they're known to visit frequently. and while americans seek answers, the authorities say the threat level remains high.

the former bbc news presenter huw edwards has been spared jail, but received a six month but received a six—month suspended prison sentence on three charges, of obtaining indecent images of children — with one of the victims in the pictures aged between seven and nine. in all, 41 illegal images were sent to the former bbc news presenter, with his lawyer telling the court edwards was "profoundly sorry," and that "he recognised the repugnant nature of the images." the bbc says edwards betrayed not just the corporation, but the audiences, who put their trust in him. his name is now on the sex offenders register, for the next seven years. lucy manning, has the story. huw edwards facing the camera — not his usual one in the bbc�*s studios, but the metropolitan police's after he was arrested.

this his custody photo — a far cry from his smart on—screen image. mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes? now a convicted sex offender, he came with a suitcase, prepared if his punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards' responses to the 41 indecent images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos — "if you like, 13, 14, 15, 16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange, when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intently,

emotional as the court heard about his mental health emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his failure to get into 0xford left him feeling like an outsider at the bbc. edwards, through his barrister, apologised. he said he wanted the court to know how profoundly sorry he was, that the images were repugnant and he recognised the hurt done to those in them, that he had betrayed the trust and faith of so many people and hurt and damaged his family. but the police clear that when edwards looked at the pictures and videos, exploited children were the victims here. behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated, that has been subject to abuse, and the continuing distribution of those images only goes to service that demand. tonight at ten, thousands of police... edwards was at the top

of his career and the bbc — the man entrusted to tell the nation the queen had died. bbc television is broadcasting this special programme reporting the death of her majesty the queen. reading the news until he became it, initially suspended by the bbc last year, in the aftermath of separate allegations in the sun, that he'd paid a young, vulnerable man for explicit photos. the bbc, criticised for still paying him more than £200,000 after they knew he'd been arrested, said... it's very difficult to see any. way that huw can come back. i think you should never say never in this industry. - he certainly would never be employed as, you know, i the flagship presenter. for a major broadcaster. even those close to him had one

view of who huw edwards was, i which is very different i from the one that's been revealed in this process. it is difficult to think of a more startling reversal of circumstances from respected newsreader to convicted criminal. he'll now go on the sex offenders register. as the judge said, his reputation is in tatters — edwards breaking notjust the trust viewers placed in him, but the law. lucy manning, bbc news. in america, a public hearing into the titan submersible disaster has revealed the final text messages sent by those on board as they headed towards the wreck of the titanic. 0ne read, "all good here," before the craft imploded and killed those on board. the communications were between the sub and the mother ship on the surface, as titan made its descent in june last year. the hearings being held by the us coast guard, will assess what went wrong and whether the accident

could have been prevented. here's rebecca morelle. the wreckage of 0ceangate�*s titan sub, its tail cone lying nearly 3,800 metres down on the atlantic sea floor. it was taking passengers to the titanic when it imploded, killing all five people on board. those who died were british explorer hamish harding, suleman dawood and his father, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood, french diver ph nargeolet and stockton rush, 0ceangate ceo. i would like to ask that everyone present please stand for a moment of silence in respect to those persons who perished as a result of this casualty. now, a public hearing has started to establish exactly what went wrong. this is a full—scale model of 0ceangate�*s titan sub. we've heard more about its previous expeditions. it went to the titanic wreck site 13 times in 2021 and 2022. and during those two years,

there were 118 things that went wrong with the sub, including the front dome falling off when it was brought out of the sea, its thrusters, which steered the craft failing at 3,500 metres and its batteries died on one dive, leaving the passengers stuck inside for 27 hours. we also learned the timeline of its final dive and the last few text messages sent between the sub and the surface. titan began its dive at 9.11; in the morning local time. at 9,18, there was a communications check. after that, comms were patchy. about an hour into the dive at 1016, titan sent a message saying, "all good here".

and at 10.25, at a depth of 2,600 metres, it said it was to the south east of titanic�*s bell. the last message was sent at 10.47 at a depth of 3,346 metres. titan said it had dropped two weights. after that communication was lost, the sub had imploded, but there's nothing in the messages to suggest that the passengers on board had any idea that anything was wrong. the meeting, heard by stockton rush, didn't want an independent safety assessment. stockton's first issue was it was time and cost could take too long and way, way too expensive. this is ridiculous, in his words, it stifles innovation. i said, well, you know, you can still be innovative. the hearings into the titan disaster continue for two more weeks. rebecca morelle, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

are the days of tiktok in the us numbered? for months, some politicians have been trying to ban the app in the country. it's getting its day in court at a hearing which could decide its fate.

tiktok has until january to shed its parent company, bytedance. the firm will attempt to persuade a three—judge panel in a us appeals court that the measure is unconstitutional. the law was passed earlier this year in response to concerns among politicians that the chinese government could potentially exploit the data of tiktok�*s 170 million us users. in china, tens of millions of people have been advised to avoid leaving home, as typhoon bebinca strikes the nation's east coast. record—breaking winds of almost 100 miles per hour have brought down trees, cut power supplies and disrupted transport links. authorities say it's the strongest storm to hit shanghai since typhoon gloria in 1949. the death toll from the ongoing flooding across central europe has risen to at least 17, with more deaths recorded in the czech republic, poland and austria. although conditions have stabilised in some places, others are bracing themselves for more disruption. the mayor of the polish city

of nysa has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, 44,000 residents to evacuate. sarah rainsford hasjust sent this report from the czech—polish border. in the flood zone of poland, there is an urgent call to evacuate. fears that a stretch of embankment could collapse after days battered by a river swollen by torrential rain. not farfrom here, a dam has burst. the pressure is increasing. nysa has already flooded, but it could get much worse, so residents like teresa have been told to get out to higher ground. "it's the weather, its nature, what can you do?" she tells me. but nature is powerful. it smashed up the main bridge in the next town and plunged it underwater.

when the floods subsided, there was chaos... ..and filth everywhere. right into their houses. how high did the water come? this man and his family had onlyjust decorated. all this was brand—new. everything isjust...damaged. everything, money, what we have. it was repaired and now we don't have nothing. his neighbour tells me she fled when the water came rushing in. was it scary when it was coming? yes. - i'm scared. recovering from this won't be easy and the danger still hasn't passed. sarah rainsford, bbc news.

their testimonies are hard to listen to — they say they've been blindfolded, beaten and threatened. one said she was whipped after she posted a video of her walking on the streets of iran without her hijab. a bbc investigation has documented the testimonies of women in the country, two years after the death of mahsa amini in police custody — which sparked mass protests in the conservative nation. reha kansara's special report suggests very little has improved for women. a warning — it does include distressing accounts of violence. they took me to a room to receive my punishment. he was holding a black leather whip in one hand. that's when he started hitting me all over my body. it was very painful, but i didn't want to show weakness. this terrifying testimony comes from inside iran. for her safety, aleph has spoken to us anonymously. she's one of five iranians

who've told us they were arrested by the state for their social media activity. the bbc and other independent media are not allowed to report freely from the country, and they've taken great risks speaking with us. in one interrogation, they forced me to give them my phone. they accessed all my photos and saw that i took part in the protests. they were recording me. he said, "so you don't regret your actions?" and i said no. then he threatened me and said, "since you're so stubborn, i'll try and get you the maximum sentence." shortly after the iranian revolution in 1979, women were legally required to cover their hair. but the death of mahsa amini whilst in police custody in 2022 unleashed an unprecedented stream of civil disobedience on social

media and on the streets. "zan, zindagi, azadi", meaning "women, life, freedom", became the rallying cry for women's rights in iran. now the movement's being met with an even harsher clampdown on dissent using state surveillance. experts say iran is learning from surveillance states like china and intensifying its methods to catch women who refuse to wear the hijab. they have developed some mobile phone applications and other tools for the police, or those volunteers who are already vetted by the government. the iranian app nazar allows people to report women for not wearing the hijab. it's been launched on the police website and is also available on private groups and government—owned messaging apps. but activating it requires authorisation.

so, they can have this application on their mobile phone, so whenever they see a vehicle is passing and the passenger or the driver is a woman who are not wearing proper hijab — i mean, whatever definition that they have from proper hijab — they can report on it. basically, they can put the licence plate number, they can put the time, location. it's been widely reported that tens of thousands of people have been arrested since the protests in 2022. if you look at the charges, you know, propaganda - against the state, what - propaganda against the state? i'm saying that, you know, you did this to me. - i mean, this is propaganda against the state. - no, it is the truth, but- the truth makes you look bad. we put these allegations to the iranian government, but they did not respond. though mass demonstrations have come to a halt, people are protesting in more subtle ways. and this movement that's led by women and driven by a right to life and freedom, shows no signs of stopping. reha kansara, bbc news.

at least two people have died and a dozen firefighters northern portugal. injured as wildfires burn in central and northern portugal. villages have been evacuated, and motorways closed. the portuguese government has requested that the european union send more water—bombing aircraft. the region is experiencing unusually dry conditions with strong winds fanning the fires. officials have described the situation as �*complex'. in the us, apipeline fire broke out in la porte, in the us, a pipeline fire broke out in la porte, texas. the city's office of emergency management has been trying to get people to evacuate. there was a massive flame near streets and businesses. it wasn't immediately clear who owned the pipeline or what it was carrying. there's been no reports of injuries, and the line had been isolated for residual product to burn off. they've been the premier league's powerhouse team for more than a decade, and now manchester city is facing the biggest disciplinary case in the history

of english football. an independent commission hearing into alleged breaches of premier league financial rules kicked off monday. the club faces 115 charges. they deny any wrongdoing — but if found guilty, possible sanctions include a fine, points deduction or even relegation. 0ur sports editor dan roan has been telling us more about the hearing. this is an internal disciplinary arbitration process, and so it's shrouded in secrecy and confidentiality. the premier league won't even tell us, for example, who make up this three person panel who will decide ultimately on this case. what is certain is that there could be seismic consequences for both manchester city or the premier league, depending on which way this goes. it's been billed as sport's trial of the century. after all, english football has never really seen anything quite like this. consider, after all, that this involves one of the most successful clubs in the world being accused of financial rule breaking, of cheating effectively over multiple seasons by the very competition that it's come to dominate, a competition that it's won, of course, for the last four seasons. now, city insist they deny wrongdoing. they say they're innocent of all these charges, but if they were to be found guilty on the most serious ones, they could be looking at a points deduction serious enough to relegate them, or even perhaps expulsion from the premier league.

such a fate would stain their many achievements in recent years. of course, it would lead to great uncertainty over the future of the manager and the players. it may even spark compensation claims from rival clubs. equally, the premier league, there'd be questions asked of them if they lose and manchester city prevail. it's already cost tens of millions of pounds. both sides in legal fees and amid various other regulatory issues, this is a case the premier league will feel they simply have to win as well. tito jackson, an original member of the jackson 5 pop group and brother of the late michaeljackson, has died aged 70. as part of the iconic band, he performed on hits including "abc", "the love you save" and "i want you back". the group formed in 1964 and sold more than 150 million records. formerjackson 5 drummer jonathan moffett paid tribute on social media, saying he was sending

love and prayers to the entire jackson family. thanks forjoining me here on newsday. i'll see you soon on business day. bye for now. hello. on monday, we had an area of high pressure establish itself across the uk, and with that came plenty of sunshine. for example, here in capel curig, and just to the south in ceredigion, we had the day's highest temperature — up to 22 degrees in the warmest spots. now, you'll notice a bit more in the way of clouds towards the north west, and indeed, over the next few hours could see some splashes of rain work into shetland for a time. quite breezy conditions here. watch out for a few mist and fog patches over the next few hours forming across parts of north west england, wales, the west midlands and southwest england, too. visibility could drop down to about 100m in the densest of those fog patches. so, it's quite a chilly start to the day, with temperatures down at around five degrees in the coldest spots. the high pressure, though, is here to stay

for the next few days. now, starting off on tuesday, a bit of rain clearing away from shetland, might see a few patches of cloud across east anglia first thing, but it should brighten up with some sunshine here, and any mist and fog patches clearing to reveal another beautiful day. plenty of autumn sunshine and those temperatures very similar to those on monday — high teens to low 20s. one of the warmest spots could end up being northern scotland, with highs here of 22, western counties of northern ireland — 21. middle parts of the week, perhaps a bit more in the way of cloud just to start off across parts of england, east wales that will thin and break with time, and there will be more of a breeze blowing for east anglia in the southeast of england. quite breezy for the far north of scotland, too, but otherwise, it's another beautiful day. after a chilly morning, there'll be loads more sunshine and temperatures 23 there for northern scotland, a 24 in southeast england. these temperatures are quite a bit above average for this time of the year. it's a case of spot the difference really,

for thursday. again a few mist and fog patches, a few patches of cloud initially, but loads and loads of sunshine to come as we go on through the afternoon. top temperatures — 24 again around london, a 22 for western scotland, and we're still around 20 degrees or so for western counties of northern ireland. it will feel warm in that september sunshine. we do, however, start to see some signs of a change in the pattern through friday and into the weekend as low pressure starts to threaten from the south. this looks quite likely to bring us some heavy, thundery showers or some longer spells of rain across england and wales. but at this stage, it looks like scotland and northern ireland, probably northern england, should stay fine well into the weekend.

amazon scraps its working—from—home policy, ordering its staff back to the office five days a week. as sri lankans head to the polls this weekend, we take a look at the state of the country's economy. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. we begin with some news out of the us — amazon is demanding that its employees return to the office five days a week, in a significant shift from its pandemic—era hybrid policy. the bbc�*s new york business correspondent, ritika gupta has the latest from new york. in a memo sent to employees on monday, amazon ceo

andy jassy called for a full return to office at the start of 2025. for the last 15 months, amazon employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. now, jassy expects five days of in—person work from employees in an effort to re—establish pre—pandemic norms of office culture. if amazon employees don't follow the current policy, it could hurt their chances of being promoted, and exceptions for working from home will be subject to an additional layer of leadership approval. jassy has previously advocated that employees work in the office, writing that a physical presence improves company culture. it also comes as amazon has invested into its office spaces in recent years. and jassy is joined by other big tech executives, like tesla's elon musk and salesforce�*s marc benioff, who have also called for similar return to office mandates. however, it's a push that's proven unpopular amongst some tech workers. last year, a number of corporate employees staged

a walk—out at its seattle headquarters, citing multiple grievances, including the push to get