sean diddy combs, accusing him of sex assaults dating back decades. and a nicer spacecraft is on its way to a moon orbiting jupiter, on a mission to search for signs of life. —— nasa. hello and welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. donald trump spoke at a town hall event in oaks, donald trump l event in oaks, where he promised to increase oil drilling to drive down energy costs. mr trump's remarks were twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the crowd. he blamed a lack of air conditioning and called for music to be played. with three weeks to go until the us presidential election, kamala harris and donald trump have held rival campaign events in the battleground state of pennsylvania. ms harris announced a plan

to give black men more economic opportunities and described some of her opponent's behaviour as increasingly unhinged. let's listen to pavarotti seeing ave maria. i let's listen to pavarotti seeing ave maria. i believe so stronal seeing ave maria. i believe so strongly that _ seeing ave maria. i believe so strongly that a _ seeing ave maria. i believe so strongly that a second - seeing ave maria. i believe so strongly that a second donald| strongly that a second donald trump — strongly that a second donald trump term would be a huge risk for america — trump term would be a huge risk for america and dangerous. cheering and applause. donald trump, _ cheering and applause. donald trump, donald trump is increasingly unstable and unhinged. increasingly unstable and unhinged-_ increasingly unstable and unhinaed. , ., , unhinged. some people have been waitin: unhinged. some people have been waiting here _ unhinged. some people have been waiting here for _ unhinged. some people have been waiting here for two _ unhinged. some people have been waiting here for two days - unhinged. some people have been waiting here for two days so - unhinged. some people have been waiting here for two days so it - waiting here for two days so it is a little bit tough but they just have to try and get those stores up. if they had

air—conditioning... stores up. if they had air-conditioning. .. they probably _ air-conditioning. .. they probably cannot - air-conditioning. .. they probably cannot afford i air-conditioning. .. they. probably cannot afford it, air-conditioning. .. they - probably cannot afford it, in this— probably cannot afford it, in this economy.— this economy. that's right, the do this economy. that's right, they do rrot _ this economy. that's right, they do not want _ this economy. that's right, they do not want to - this economy. that's right, they do not want to give i this economy. that's right, j they do not want to give us air—conditioning, it is too expensive, it cost too much. anyway, but they are both 0k, they are both in good shape. that is wonderful. would anybody else like two faint? that gives you a taste of the campaigns. let's speak to seema mehta, a political writer at the los angeles times. good to see you. give us your take on these two rallies that took place in pennsylvania, a very important battle ground state. �* , state. absolutely, the fact they were _ state. absolutely, the fact they were both _ state. absolutely, the fact they were both that - state. absolutely, the fact| they were both that speaks state. absolutely, the fact . they were both that speaks of how important pennsylvania is in terms of which party takes the white house, which party

wins the white house in november. ultimately, it is going to come down to a handful of battle seats and pennsylvania has the most electoral votes and they will ultimately decide the election. the messaging was interesting. , harris stepped up issues, four months she has been arguing that former president trump was unfit however she is stepping up increasingly and more aggressively. —— kamala harris. now she has update, saying she —— peas dangerous to the nation. that his former security adviser said that. former president trump is going on around the country and he's to the message that kamala harris will destroy the nation

if she is elected. it is a really, really tight election. three weeks from tuesday, today your time, three weeks from tuesday, today yourtime, i do three weeks from tuesday, today your time, i do not know when it will be cold because it is so incredibly close.- it will be cold because it is so incredibly close. what do ou so incredibly close. what do you make — so incredibly close. what do you make of _ so incredibly close. what do you make of her _ so incredibly close. what do you make of her strategy? i so incredibly close. what do i you make of her strategy? she has become more aggressive and highlighting what she sees as the weaknesses in donald trump, her opponent. is the weaknesses in donald trump, her opponent-— her opponent. is that a good strategy? — her opponent. is that a good strategy? did _ her opponent. is that a good strategy? did not _ her opponent. is that a good strategy? did not know - her opponent. is that a good strategy? did not know if. her opponent. is that a good strategy? did not know if it i her opponent. is that a good | strategy? did not know if it is a good strategy but clearly they are it up. it has been an unprecedented couple of months in american politics. i appreciate the fact that in the uk you have elections that last a short span of time but our elections last forever. kamala harris becoming the democratic nominee, she had a burst of

momentum through the coalescing of support, through the democratic national convention where she officially became the nominate, through the debate, but that is over. now you have this race that has settled into a dead even race, not only nationally but the battleground states. if you pick up the voter here and there, it makes a difference. in becoming more aggressive, you see kamala harris doing more interviewing to traditional and non—traditional venues. to traditional and non—traditionalvenues. she to traditional and non—traditional venues. she is trying to do something to shake the race up. we trying to do something to shake the race lip-— the race up. we will be watching _ the race up. we will be watching every - the race up. we will be watching every twist i the race up. we will be i watching every twist and the race up. we will be - watching every twist and turn. thank you for talking to us about those rallies that took place in pennsylvania. we do have a page dedicated to the us

election online and also on the bbc news app with all the latest developments and details including the pole tracker, showing you the latest polls and their predictions on where the two candidates are with just three weeks to go today. we will be across it all here on bbc news. the lebanese health ministry says the number of people killed in a presumed israeli air strike in northern lebanon has risen to 21. the strike hit aitou, a christian—majority village in the mountains near tripoli. residents say there was no warning, just a single, massive blast. the united nations says its peacekeepers in southern lebanon will not move from any positions, again defying calls by israel to withdraw. several troops have been injured during the israeli military�*s offensive against hezbollah. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said he regretted the injuries but has repeatedly asked peacekeepers to leave combat zones,

accusing hezbollah of using them as human shields. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. good morning to you. you wanted to talk about the un and the latest from their perspective? a security council statement by all its 15 members saying and urging all participants backed the security and safety of peacekeepers. in addition to that, the secretary general of the united nations said that they are insistent on calls by israel to move is taken seriously but there is a need for the un peacekeepers to stay there so they will stay there.

the safety and security of un peacekeepers is paramount and a priority but they still have a job to do and they will do it. there is a kind of stand—off between the un and israel. but they do monitor the ceasefire on the border between lebanon and israel. liiiiri on the border between lebanon and israel-_ and israel. un has condemned the lane and israel. un has condemned the large number— and israel. un has condemned the large number of _ and israel. un has condemned the large number of casualtiesj the large number of casualties northern gaza as well?- northern gaza as well? there are many _ northern gaza as well? there are many casualties - northern gaza as well? there are many casualties in i northern gaza as well? there i are many casualties in jabalia, are many casualties injabalia, and everywhere. israeli intensified operation in north with reports it is trying to impose a closed military zone in order to fight back the hamas fighters because they said that the air force and

tanks, they still could not get to hamas yet after more than a year. israeli need to rethink again if the best strategy is a military or dissolution of two state solution so palestine can be part of a government. it is the goal by all parties in the world except benjamin netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu says the only way the only way to achieve the security of israeli to dismantle hamas but it is not happening. interesting to see what is happening with oil price, dropping after benjamin netanyahu has spoken about iran and saying they would not be targeting oil facilities but only military targets when he spoke to the us?— only military targets when he spoke to the us? israeli strike sooner or _ spoke to the us? israeli strike sooner or later. _ spoke to the us? israeli strike sooner or later. they - spoke to the us? israeli strike l sooner or later. they announced it before both by the prime

minister and the minister of defence and these talks between the us administration and benjamin netanyahu, he said he was listening to the americans and to avoid an all—out war and for the stability and with the us election coming in three weeks, it might be a strike against military locations which might not lead to any response and end up in original ball. . ~' response and end up in original ball. ., ~ , ., response and end up in original ball. . ~ , ., y response and end up in original ball. ., ~ i. , . let's get some of the day's other news now: an italian naval ship is taking 16 migrants intercepted in the mediterranean to processing centres in albania. the two countries signed a controversial deal on the matter last year. other eu countries have expressed an interest in running similar schemes. a new study has found that only about one—third of europe's surface water is in good health despite a long—standing eu target to bring all bodies of water up to high quality. the european

environmental agency says farms have the most serious impact. rome has published plans to build a huge rubbish incinerator at an estimated cost of $1 billion to resolve the italian capital's notorious waste management problems. it will be located just south of rome. google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to power artificial intelligence. the agreement with kairos power aims to bring the first plant online by the end of this decade. it's not yet clear where the sites will be built. we will have more on that in business today. here in the uk, a labour mp is seeking stricter controls on smartphones for teenagers. josh macalister says children need stronger protections in place, up to the age of 16, including a ban on phones in schools. his private members bill has won the backing of education unions, parent campaigners and the current children's commissioner for england.

here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. handing phones over to be locked away for the school day, this secondary is phone free for this term. for the 11th it has been a big mental shift. i used to worry about howl used to worry about how i looked around people, i do not haveit looked around people, i do not have it on me so i do not know what is happening, what is going on so i basically do not need it so it has basically taken my anxiety away from me. i was wanted my phone on all the time _ i was wanted my phone on all the time but now i feel more independent. it the time but now i feel more independent.— independent. it is a lottery, onl a independent. it is a lottery, only a couole _ independent. it is a lottery, only a couple of— independent. it is a lottery, only a couple of people i independent. it is a lottery, only a couple of people who have — only a couple of people who have keys _ only a couple of people who have keys-— have keys. mental health is improving _ have keys. mental health is improving according - have keys. mental health is improving according to i have keys. mental health is improving according to the | have keys. mental health is- improving according to the head teacher. fix. improving according to the head teacher. �* ., ., ., , teacher. a lot of our girls have said _ teacher. a lot of our girls have said they _ teacher. a lot of our girls have said they no - teacher. a lot of our girls have said they no longer| teacher. a lot of our girls i have said they no longer feel like they are being held hostage by phone but they also feel not compelled to go and check what is going on in a

group chat and have more meaningful conversations. they feel better in themselves, they have already reported that an addition to that, they are more focused with their lessons. shall focused with their lessons. all secondary schools are policies on how pupils use smart phones. for many of them it is not seen, not heard, but now schools are going further, with more moving to being completely smart phone free. now, an mp is calling for a legal ban in all schools in england and street controls on wet teenagers can consent to datasharing. it is consent to datasharing. it is havin: a consent to datasharing. it is having a massive _ consent to datasharing. it is having a massive effect i consent to datasharing. it 3 having a massive effect on kids's mental health, sleep on education and around the world, governments are taking action on this and i think it is time on this and i think it is time on the uk that we have the debate here as well.- debate here as well. some arent debate here as well. some parent campaigners - debate here as well. some parent campaigners are i debate here as well. some i parent campaigners are backing strict controls. rebecca will not give her ten—year—old daughter a smart phone, wawrinka some platforms are addictive. �* , ,

addictive. because it is calibrated _ addictive. because it is calibrated specifically i addictive. because it is| calibrated specifically to addictive. because it is i calibrated specifically to keep the never ending parade of things they like. i think it is very, very much impacting how these kids are learning. schools are tightening up. parents set their own boundaries. the tech companies point to protections online. with the pressure for smart phones restrictions stepping up. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

india and canada have expelled each other�*s top envoys, along with other diplomats. it comes after justin trudeau's government accused india's ambassador and other agents of homicide and other acts on canadian soil. the canadian prime minister addressed the evidence that indian agents were directly involved in the killing of a sikh separatist leader, hardeep singh nijjar, a canadian citizen.

they have clear and compelling evidence that agents of the government of india have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety. this includes clandestine information gathering techniques, coercive behaviour targeting south asian canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts including murder. this is unacceptable. the foreign ministry in delhi described the allegations as preposterous. last year, india briefly curbed visas for canadians and forced ottawa to withdraw diplomats. on monday, delhi threatened further action over the accusations. let's speak to our southeast asia correspondent samira hussein. tell us more about the reaction where you are?— tell us more about the reaction where you are? you can imagine

that the reaction _ where you are? you can imagine that the reaction was _ where you are? you can imagine that the reaction was very i where you are? you can imagine that the reaction was very firm l that the reaction was very firm and quite angry, not completely unsurprising, coming from india when some of its permits are being accused of engaging in by the canadian government is calling clandestine activities. as a result, we saw that india has now expelled six diplomats from here in new delhi, that is in addition to the two—thirds of the staff it had cut or expeued of the staff it had cut or expelled ratherfrom new delhi last year when these allegations first surfaced. by the canadian government with regard to the indian government involvement in the murder of hardeep singh nijjar injune of last year in british columbia. this is a very serious escalation between these two countries. relations have been quite sour for a long countries. relations have been quite sourfor a long time because of these allegations but the fact that now you have

canadian officials that have travelled to try and speak with indian officials, you know, behind closed doors, that conversations according to officials did not go very well and as a result you saw that the indians had pre—emptively put out a statement saying that they strongly reject any of the accusations by the canadian government against those indian diplomats based in canada. now, india had said it withdrew those diplomats but now canada is saying, actually, they did not withdraw them, we expelled them. a big tit—for—tat happening. at the same time, you see an indian delegation travelling to washington, dc and remember there are charges in the united states that an agent was trying to assassinate the joint canadian and american

citizen and all of this has to do with the sikh separatist movement and a lot of these charges, rather criminal acts are really targeting members of the sikh community.— the sikh community. thank you very much _ the sikh community. thank you very much indeed _ the sikh community. thank you very much indeed for— the sikh community. thank you very much indeed for now. i american rapper, sean �*diddy�* combs, is facing fresh allegations of rape, sexual abuse, and sexual assault. at least six new lawsuits were filed in a new york federal court monday, involving allegations spanning from 1995 to 2021. the accusers — two women and four men who are remaining anonymous — allege that some of the assaults took place at mr combs parties, which were attended by high—profile celebrities. the rapper is currently in pre—trial detention for charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, which he denies. in response to the new allegations monday, his attorneys issued a statement saying:

let's cross over toe los angeles to speak to entertainment reporter kj matthews. more cases are coming forward, more people are speaking to the authorities, aren't they? yes. authorities, aren't they? yes, so many _ authorities, aren't they? yes, so many are _ authorities, aren't they? yes, so many are coming - authorities, aren't they? yes, so many are coming forward i authorities, aren't they? yes, i so many are coming forward now. of course, these are civil allegations against him but six more people as you said, in one of the people that came forward said he was sexually attacked when he was only 16 years old, so he was a minor. this is really the first individual to come forward and make allegations against diddy, stating he was a minor when

diddy allegedly raped him. this is really a first. of course, diddy�*s people are denying it. they have not really responded to every single person that filed a lawsuit on monday but they are basically saying diddy cannot sit around and respond to every single person that bring some sort of allegation against him, basically dismissing it and saying they are all just dismissing it and saying they are alljust money grab essentially.— are alljust money grab essentially. are alljust money grab essentiall . . ., ., essentially. the criminal trial date is early _ essentially. the criminal trial date is early may _ essentially. the criminal trial date is early may next i essentially. the criminal trial date is early may next year. i essentially. the criminal trial l date is early may next year. he will remain in custody until that point and there is a concern if he was given bowel he would take flight? he concern if he was given bowel he would take flight?- he would take flight? he is in a detention _ he would take flight? he is in a detention centre _ he would take flight? he is in a detention centre which i he would take flight? he is in a detention centre which is i a detention centre which is horrible. twice now with two differentjudges he has tried and he will try a third time, and he will try a third time, and appealed to see if you could possibly get out ofjail before his trial date but it is

not looking likely. he has even offered to put up $50 million, to high up around—the—clock security team, to make sure there are cameras in his house to make sure people can see what he's doing. he offering everything but the kitchen sink and it is still not working. there is a slim chance he will be let out detention between may five which is when his trial starts.— trial starts. describe the im act trial starts. describe the impact this _ trial starts. describe the impact this is _ trial starts. describe the impact this is having i trial starts. describe the impact this is having on | trial starts. describe the i impact this is having on the entertainment industry we are because these accusers alleges some of these assaults happened at diddy�*s parties which were the events to be at? his at diddy's parties which were the events to be at? his annual white parties — the events to be at? his annual white parties is _ the events to be at? his annual white parties is a _ the events to be at? his annual white parties is a list _ the events to be at? his annual white parties is a list of - white parties is a list of who's who, any major a—list celebrity in hollywood knows diddy and has probably been to one of his white parties whether in new york or beverly hills in his mansion. when you think of all the celebrities that could possibly be called

on and asked to speak, it is a long list. everybody has been to his parties, everybody knows diddy and everybody is friends with diddy so it will be interesting to see who they bring in to testify during the trial. . ~ bring in to testify during the trial. ., ~' , ., , bring in to testify during the trial. . ~ , ., , . bring in to testify during the trial. ., ,, , ., , . ., trial. thank you very much for our trial. thank you very much for your time- — a nasa spacecraft is on its way to a moon orbiting jupiter on a mission to search for signs of life. it successfully blasted off from cape canaveral in florida, embarking on a journey that will take more than five years. here's pallab ghosh. mission command: two, one. ignition. and lift off. up and on its way, on a mission to see if life could exist on another world. the europa clipper spacecraft sets off on a 1.8 billion milejourney. it'll passjupiter and head towards the ice covered moon the spacecraft is named after.

europa is almost the same size as our own moon but that's where the similarity ends. it doesn't have any craters. instead it has an icy surface because it's so far away from the sun. and you can see cracks and ridges, which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching and squashing it. and it's that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean, which has got twice as much water than all the earth's oceans combined. these telescope pictures show what seem to be jets of water spurting from europa, more than 100 miles into space. as europa clipper is making 50 different flybys around the moon's surface, catching any particles that might have been thrown up into the atmosphere, and then it can do a chemical composition analysis to find out, are there any amino acids? are there any sulphites? those really key building blocks that we know are essential for

life here on earth. the results will take us a giant step forward in knowing whether life is possible on this icy world. pallab ghosh, bbc news. a question, was the uk's prime minister �*s investment summit a success or not? i will be talking to business leaders next about that. all the other top business stories as well here in a moment. hello there. it was the southern half of the uk that had the cloudy skies. there will be heavy rain. because the winds are coming in from the south, it will be very mild. it felt pleasant in the sunshine across northern areas on monday, especially in scotland, but here there may be frost before the cloud arrives by the morning.

that cloud will hang around on tuesday, could produce drizzle in england and wales in the morning before it lifts and thins but the best of the sunshine will be in northern scotland. signs of rain in southwestern england and northern ireland. temperature wise, higher than on monday, generally 1a, 15 degrees, 17 or 18 in the south. it will be quite windy. it is a southerly wind bringing mild airfrom spain, france and towards uk but there is rain with that mild weather, a big low in the west and that will push rain our way on tuesday and wednesday. this could be quite heavy, the risk of thunderstorms in the south, maybe showers following into the west later. ahead of the rain, there may be sunshine across east anglia and lincolnshire, which could lift temperatures to 20 or 21. in the rain, it will be mild. that will push eastwards later in the day and heading out into the north sea eventually on wednesday night and thursday

morning to be followed by plenty of sunshine, i think, on thursday, maybe showers, though, for a while in scotland and more showers coming into western areas, but for many in the east, it will be dry with sunshine. the wind is not from the south but the southwest and it is still mild air, so temperatures generally 16 to 19 on thursday afternoon. as we head towards the end of the week, there is a strong jet stream propagating across the atlantic that will steer this low towards us and these weather fronts and those will bring some rain and stronger winds. it will not be too bad for the eastern side of the uk, but the weather going downhill out towards the west, the winds picking up, perhaps gails in the northwest and that rain moving on. again, we have the temperatures above average, around 15 to 17 celsius.

hit or miss? we get reaction from business leaders to the uk's international investment summit. going nuclear: google signs the world's first corporate agreement to buy atomic power from small reactors for its data centres. breaking records: chip—making giant nvidia stocks surge as the ai revolution gathers pace.

and changing tastes: china overtakes america as the branded coffee capital of the world. we find out why. live from london, this is business today. i'm sally bundock. we start here in the uk, where it's the morning after the big day before for the government in its pursuit of international capital. the world's business elite from the likes of energy giant equinor to pension and insurers aviva flocked to london's historic guildhall on monday to be wooed by the new government in its drive for economic growth. sizing up an offer of a new era of stability to return the uk to its former status as an open, outward looking nation at the uk investment summit. here's prime minister sir keir starmer. we have a golden opportunity to use our mandate to end the

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