thank you, nada tawfik— new claims coming out. thank you, nada tawfik in _ new claims coming out. claims coming out. thank you, nada tawfik in new york. - police investigating the deaths of hundreds of patients at a community hospital say they have identified 19 suspects. an independent police investigation was launched into gosport war memorial hospital, in hampshire, after inquiries found that hundreds of patients had their lives shortened through the use of opioids between 1989 and 2000. duncan kennedy reports. this is your dad? yes. for more than 30 ears, this is your dad? yes. for more than 30 years. linda _ this is your dad? yes. for more than 30 years, linda has wanted to know exactly how her father died. he suffered from parkinson's disease but had no other major underlying health issues. he was one of hundreds of people admitted to the gosport war memorial hospital in the 80s and 90s for what should have been a simple case of respite care. he was not dying. he had gone in basically to give my mum a rest from looking after him. a few days later, he passed away. i was in to

our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been following events. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik has been ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defend her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. this trial is a step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. in social media, donald trump denounced the verdict as a disgrace, and claimed once more that it was part of a witch—hunt against him. he is strong, ready to move forward and he wants to fight this on appeal. he was successful in one appeal before and he thinks he can be successful again. this all began way back in the spring of 1996, during a shopping trip at the upscale department store. she

nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania.n song contest final on saturday, which the uk is hosting on behalf of last year's winners, ukraine. it's considered to be the world's biggest music event and attracts fans from all over. one fan who's made his own pilgrimage is our very own russia editor, steve rosenberg, who's been taking requests and reflecting on how he got hooked. and now for something completely different. for one day only, from foreign correspondent to eurovision cocktail pianist. atjimmy�*s bar in liverpool, my eurovision piano party. thank you! applause. thank you very much indeed. it's got to be cliff and congratulations. it's engelbert humperdinck for the united kingdom. bucks fizz, making your mind up. 0h! piano plays making your mind up. i can play around 300 eurovision songs from memory. but why? well, from an early age, i was mesmerised by the television extravaganza that is eurovision. because of the colour, the costumes and sometimes the music. # waterloo, couldn't escape if i wanted to... and i loved

many thanks for the update, nada tawfik, in new york.eaffirm a conservative manifesto promise to get levels of net migration below where they were four years ago. during the last general election, the conservatves promised that "overall numbers will come down". net migration, the difference between number of people moving to the uk and the number who leave, was 226,000 in the year to march 2019. but in the year tojune 2022, net migration hit an all—time record ofjust over half a million. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. damian, how significant is this refusal by the prime minister to reaffirm this pledge?— refusal by the prime minister to reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in a _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in a difficult - rishi sunak is in a difficult political position here. for the last four general elections, conservativ

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the met gala.i think the queen consort camilla is somewhere fair, they are both at the palace of westminster, not very far from westminster abbey, where the coronation will take place in a few days. they are meeting and greeting mps, members of all parties including sir keir starmer, as you can see, and prime minister rishi sunak. this is a high profile pre—coronation reception, attended by around 800 members of the houses of parliament. a little bit before these pictures the king was treated to a rendition of the national anderson. stay with us here on bbc news. plenty more in a few minutes. hello. the rest of the day, i do not think there will be much change in the weather, it is dry for most of us but a fair amount of cloud around, having said that there are a couple of places where it has been really sunny and pleasant, particularly in the south—west of the country. admittedly we have high pressure but that does not always mean sunshine. farfrom it, you can see how extensive the colleges across

nada tawfik was the story. this does contain some flashing images. shouting. to dress in honour of one man, the late fashion designer karl lagerfeld. many of his muses borrowed from chanel�*s archives. model naomi campbell wore a 2010 couture pink gown and actor penelope cruz chose a vintage piece with a sequined hood. this is actually a genuine karl piece from the museum from 1983, so it's his actual dress so we could hardly alter it. 0thers channelled lagerfeld's own personal style, the crisp, white shirt and black blazer. and you have the sunglasses, the accessories, down to the shoes. yeah, i mean, you know karl, he would always wear his gloves but i wished i could have a little bling, the rings here. at first it appeared this year would be more understated than most, focusing instead on the iconic looks that marked his career, including the chanel wedding dresses. but there were a few surprises. this is the one bit of theatre we have had tonight, an homage to karl lagerfeld's much beloved cat choupette. it wasn'tjust gerard leto who went full feline. it t

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the met gala. our own fashion icon is here with the weather now. if i had known i would have won something more extravagant than just pastel colours. the weather is pretty overcast for some of us, but there have been lengthy spells of sunshine in the south—west of the uk. high pressure is in charge and you would think it would give us sunnier skies, but here is the extent of the cloud across most of the uk. what we have got right now is more or less or you will have four most of the afternoon. still a few glimmers of brightness possible in one or two locations, but on the whole it is on the cloudy site. how about the temperatures? quite a spread on the north sea coast from newcastle to aberdeen, but out towards the west 17, even 18 degrees in northern ireland. this evening and overnight not much changes. broadly speaking the southern half of the country has plenty of clear spells. the northern half has cloudy skies. around east anglia and parts of scotland it will be quite chilly in the morning, but out towards the west should be relatively mild. h

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik was outside the court in new york. meant to ensure donaldng was meant to ensure donald trump understood the protective order that has been issued. and that essentially says that mr trump cannot publish any evidence published with his defence he unless it is already out there in the public domain. donald trump appeared virtually for this hearing. that is why there is not as much security, as many news cameras outside of the manhattan criminal courthouse today. he appeared on a feed with his lawyer next to him, todd blanche, with an american flag in the backdrop. he spoke briefly, the judge had asked if he had received the protective order and he said, yes i have — then he went on to what else concerned either party. donald trump's lawyer saying they still maintained objection that this was a concern for them because of donald trump's right to free speech. and he said that he had explained to his client that that was not the judge's intention with this protective order and that it was not a gag order. the judge agreed there reiterating that th

here's our north america reporter nada tawfik. pleasant note, with meghan receiving an award for her advocacy on behalf of women and girls. how the evening ended is now a matter of dispute that has sparked global coverage. after the ceremony at the ziegfeld ballroom, the pair and meghan's motherjumped into a black suv at about ten p.m. they claim that a near catastrophic car chase ensued with highly aggressive paparazzi pursuing them for over two hours. we've tried to find out exactly what happened when the sussexes left here in midtown, piecing together the few glimpses of their journey that have emerged. but the differing accounts have painted a far more complicated picture. their black suv can just be made out in the security footage from a bike shop at approximately 1002 in the evening on 55th street. at approximately 1002 the owner, rick, wasn't at his store at the time, but arrived the next morning to find intense interest in any footage he had. it kind of all happened really fast. i wasn't really understanding what was happ

live now to our correspondent nada tawfik who is in new york. hi there. what has been happening?r file appear to jurors telling them that they must hold donald trump accountable for raping and defaming her client, jean carrol who was looking out throughout this closing statement. she described her as brave and her testimony had incredible and consistent and powerful and she said that they had called ii powerful and she said that they had called 11 other witnesses who all back to her friends, called 11 other witnesses who all back to herfriends, two called 11 other witnesses who all back to her friends, two other called 11 other witnesses who all back to herfriends, two other women who alleged donald trump also sexually assaulted them in a similar fashion. so the lawyer appealed to thejury fashion. so the lawyer appealed to the jury saying it is our witnesses, jean carrol, versus donald trump, one person. pointing out that he never showed to court. saying the jury never showed to court. saying the jury would have to believe in a big lie, a conspiracy that all of these people were

nada tawfik is following the case: the jury will now get the case to begin deliberations on tuesday.arroll's lawyers said that donald trump failed to even show up in court and that the jury should take that as a fact, that he is liable, that he did, in fact, rape ejean carroll. they say that e jean was consistent and credible on the stand, that they presented 11 other witnesses who all backed up her story, including two friends who she called immediately after the alleged attack and two other women who also accused donald trump of sexually assaulting them. and roberta kaplan, ejean carroll's lawyer, said, just look at donald trump's access hollywood tape. her lawyers called that a confession from donald trump, admitting that that was the way he operated. and they said that to believe donald trump would mean they would have to subscribe to what she called the big lie that everybody was in on this conspiracy to hurt donald trump simply because they didn't like him politically. now, the defence argument is that ejean carroll's entire story is a work of fiction. they say that she is poli

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, reports. tuesday night in manhattan.and duchess of sussex are filmed leaving an award ceremony in midtown, with meghan markle's mother, doria ragland, before the incident in question. earlier, meghan had been recognised for her global advocacy on behalf of women and girls, and honoured by the activist gloria steinem. it was the first time the couple appeared in public together since the duchess's absence at the king's coronation. awaiting them, a swarm of paparazzi and members of the public. the three of them were then escorted through the crowd into a black suv, followed by police. and not long after, they say they were chased. at one point, theyjumped into a yellow cab to lose the paparazzi, in a statement on wednesday, a spokesperson for harry and meghan said last night, the duke and duchess of sussex were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly—aggressive paparazzi. this relentless pursuit lasted over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the roa

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the met gala.rthy breaks down the top five viral moments from this year�*s met. quite difficult to come up with only five. well, as we�*ve seen, felines are just as much in fashion as karl lagerfeld. i love this picture here of lizzo looking totally perplexed, probably unsure that it was jared leto in the choupette suit. doja cat and lil nas x, as we saw, also went with the feline theme, another theme of this year�*s met gala, the hard launch. anna wintour, of course, the editor in chief of us vogue, making her first appearance on the red carpet with bill nighy, her new beau. of course, he�*s hot off the heels of his recent oscar nomination, keeping in line with announcements. serena williams took to instagram to announce that she�*s pregnant, debuting her beautiful new bump with her husband, alexis 0hanian, on the red carpet. she said, i was so excited when anna wintour invited the three of us to the met gala. supermodel karlie kloss also debuted her bump too. nicole kidman dug into the archives f

our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, was at the court in manhattan and sent this report. ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, while they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defend her when he accused of being a liar. for all the women who have been abused across the country, this trial is a little step forward towards justice. he is officially recognised now as a sexual predator. on social media, donald trump denounced the verdict as a disgrace, and claimed once more that it was part of a witchhunt against him. he is strong, he is ready to move forward and he wants to fight this on appeal. again, he was successful in one appear before and he thinks he can— be successful again. this all began way back in the spring of 1996, during a shopping trip at an upscale department store, she said donald trump recognised her as the elle magazine's advice columnist and enlisted her help to find a gift for another wo

nada tawfik reports from new york — and a warning that this report contains flashing images. night in manhattan, the duke and duchess of sussex are filmed leaving an awards ceremony in midtown with meghan markle�*s mother doria ragland before the incident in question. earlier meghan had been recognised for her advocacy on behalf of women and girls. it was the first time the couple appeared in public together since the duchess�*s absence at the king's coronation. not long after leaving in a black suv, they claimed they were involved in a "near catastrophic" car chase at the hands of highly aggressive paparazzi. in a statement on wednesday the spokesperson said... more details are emerging about what happened. driver sunny singh said they briefly rode in his cab while trying to evade photographers and appeared nervous. but he said he wouldn't characterise the pursuit by paparazzi as a car chase. they were behind us, they stayed on top of us, just like journalists, like everybody else, trying to get pictures. new york's mayor eric adams had this to say. i don't think there's man

live now to our correspondent nada tawfik who is in new york. us through what has been haueninu. , , happening. the 'ury has officially now begun — happening. the jury has officially now begun deliberations. - happening. the jury has officially now begun deliberations. they . happening. the jury has officially i now begun deliberations. they will be pouring over the evidence of the last two weeks with those closing arguments from both sides from yesterday. still fresh in their minds. remember, this is all about an allegation from the writer and former advice column lists, ejean carrol is she saying that donald trump raped her and then defamed her and she says that she is taking this case to get her life back. on the other hand, donald trump has been back on truth social, his social media platform again slamming this case as a false accusation. he even made the claim in that post that he has been silenced and unable to defend himself. whichjust has not been the case. he never attended court, but thejudge had given him numerous opportunities to sa

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the courthouse in new york.en ordered to go into shelters in israel, this comes shortly after israel launched us strikes on gaza with the military saying was targeting sites where islamicjihad had launched rockets. israeli air strikes killed three great leaders of the group. islamic jihad have vowed revenge —— have killed three leaders of the group. earlier i spoke to a senior fellow and director of the middle east institute's programme on palestine and palestinian israeli affairs and he explained his assessment on the current escalation.— current escalation. well, it is . uite current escalation. well, it is quite predictable. _ current escalation. well, it is quite predictable. it- current escalation. well, it is quite predictable. it is- current escalation. well, it is quite predictable. it is pretty| quite predictable. it is pretty clear that as soon as israel carried out these assassinations and at the same time killed at least eight or nine civilians, i think israel was preparing its population for a respo

nada tawfik, i reporter in new york, thank you. and to this map, where each red dot represents an area where raw sewage was discharged directly into rivers — or the sea — in england last year. on average such sewage flows happened more than 800 times a day. water uk, which represents nine water and sewage companies, said £10 billion would now be spent on improving pipes and tanks, and also revealed the cost will go on our bills. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. ash is a retired policeman and has for the last ten years dedicated himself to trying to hold water companies accountable. he's taken us to a small treatment plant in oxfordshire, where raw sewage regularly overflows into a ditch outside. you've got basically sewage sludge. when you say sewage sludge, do you mean poo? yeah, that's basically what i mean, that's the polite way of putting it. it's a common occurrence across england. last year, there were, on average, more than 800 sewage spills every day. together with ash, professor peter hammond has been usin

nada tawfik, bbc news, at the courthouse in new york.aby has been born using three people's dna, for the first time in the uk. a pioneering ivf technique was used with the aim of preventing children from being born with some incurable genetic diseases. the uk's fertility regulator confirmed the birth of at least one child using the method, after a freedom of information request by the guardian newspaper. lawyers for the duke of sussex and three other alleged victims of phone hacking, begin a seven week trial today. prince harry is one of a number of high—profile figures bringing damages claims against mirror group newspapers and is expected to give evidence in person next month. here's our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. for years, prince harry, in his own words, raged against the press. now he's on a court crusade against the newspapers. six weeks ago, it was the mail titles, then the sun. now a third case against tabloids owned by the mirror group. among his claims, that as far back as the 1990s, journalists and private invest

the bbc�*s nada tawfik has been covering the case for us and has more from new york. lower manhattan on friday. and he was formally charged with second degree manslaughter, which means he's accused of recklessly causing the death of 30—year—old jordan neely after holding him in a chokehold for several minutes. now, if convicted, he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison. he chose not to enter a plea in court. his lawyers, though, said the former marine voluntarily surrendered and had his head held high. they maintain that he acted in self defence because he and the other passengers felt threatened and there was no way he could have known that his actions would lead to neely�*s death, they say. when we heard from lawyers representing the family ofjordan neely, they, along with his father and aunt, said they feel daniel penny should have been charged more severely with murder. they said jordan had demons and was suffering from mental health issues ever since he lost his mother under tragic circumstances. even though he couldn't smile, they said, he made other people

the bbc�*s nada tawfik was outside the courthouse in manhattan today, and sent this report. thejury isjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, they did not find that donald trump raped her, they unanimously agreed that he sexually abused her and then defamed her when he accused of being a liar. no doubt this is a bit weary for ejean carroll. she no doubt this is a bit weary for ejean carroll. she later released a statement saying: donald trump on social media said this verdict was a disgrace and he again repeated his allegation that there is a witch—hunt against him. of course we also heard from his lawyer outside of court, he said that they intend to appeal this verdict, he also said that this verdict, he also said that this won't do anything to stop donald trump in has run for the white house. remember right now he is the front runner for for the white house in 2024 and while many of his hard—core base most likely won't be swayed by this verdict, many are questioning how this might affect donald trump politically if at all with a broader electorate in a general electio

nada tawfik is outside the courthouse in new york, and joins me now.hat more do we know about the verdict? ed what more do we know about the verdict? ~ ., , , , ., verdict? ed turk “urors less than three hours — verdict? ed turk “urors less than three hours to _ verdict? ed turkjurors less than three hours to make _ verdict? ed turkjurors less than three hours to make a _ verdict? ed turkjurors less than l three hours to make a unanimous decision, not finding that donald trump rate eg and carol but that he did sexually abuse her. and they found that once he did that he had defamed her by calling her a liar in an october 12 post on social media in 2022. so they have ruled in her favour after weighing the evidence and finding it was more likely that she was telling the truth than donald trump. and now donald trump will have to pay $5 million in damages. we have been hearing a little bit from both sides. jean caroljust little bit from both sides. jean carol just gave a little bit from both sides. jean caroljust gave a smile but her lawyer said they were v

joining me now is our north america correspondent nada tawfik from new york.ne of the facts that we know about what happened? we but one of the facts that we know about what happened?— but one of the facts that we know about what happened? we know that monday afternoon, _ about what happened? we know that monday afternoon, jordan _ about what happened? we know that monday afternoon, jordan neely i monday afternoon, jordan neely entered the subway car in what is believed was during an apparent mental health episode. he was screaming. he was acting erratically, but did not assault any passengers. nevertheless eyewitnesses on the car spoke about being scared. and shortly after that, a 24—year—old who has been identified as a former marine went and grabbed jordan neely and put him in a choke hold, holding him there for several minutes. and there is actually pretty graphic video of this incident where others on the train were helping to restrain jordan neely, others were looking on. at one point someone questions if he's doing 0k on. at one point someone questions

live now to our correspondent nada tawfik who is in new york.y hearing i what have we heard so far? well, wel have now wrapped the day hearing the closing remarks from both sides, along with the rebuttal from the lawyers. you have very different accounts, obviously. the lawyer saying that she was credible, compelling and brave to take the stand. that she gave the jury her time, coming in person to give her account. they say that they presented 11 of their witnesses who all backed up her story, that the access hollywood tape, that infamous tape where donald trump talks about grabbing women by their genitals, they say that amounted to a confession from him, that he in his own words admitted that this was his ammo, how he operated, and they said essentially was up to the jury to decide who they believed more, because that is the standard of proof here, christian, and a civil case. now, on the other hand, they continue to say this was a political motivated witchhunts commencing this was a scheme half—step by carol and their friends for that intense

for more on that, our north america correspondent, nada tawfik.blic domain — it is arty out there in the public domain. donald trump appeared to virtually— domain. donald trump appeared to virtually for this hearing. that is why there — virtually for this hearing. that is why there is not as much security, as many— why there is not as much security, as many news cameras outside of the manhattan _ as many news cameras outside of the manhattan criminal courthouse today. he appeared on a feed with his lawyer— he appeared on a feed with his lawyer next to him, todd blanche, with an _ lawyer next to him, todd blanche, with an american flag in the backdrop. it spoke briefly for stop the judge — backdrop. it spoke briefly for stop the judge had asked if he had received _ the judge had asked if he had received the protective order and he said, _ received the protective order and he said. yes _ received the protective order and he said, yes i have. then he went on to cure _ said, yes i have. then he went on to cure what _ said, yes i have. then he went on

nada tawfik reports. sta rs stars at the met gala are usually asked to interpret the theme.m i hood. this is actually a genuine i karl piece from the museum from 1983. so, it's his actual address. 0thers channelled karl lagerfeld's on personal style, the crisp white shirt and black blazer. you have the sunglasses, the accessories, down to the shoes. ., sunglasses, the accessories, down to the shoes. . ., ., ., , the shoes. yeah, karl would always wear his gloves. _ the shoes. yeah, karl would always wear his gloves. at _ the shoes. yeah, karl would always wear his gloves. at first _ the shoes. yeah, karl would always wear his gloves. at first it - wear his gloves. at first it appeared _ wear his gloves. at first it appeared this _ wear his gloves. at first it appeared this year i wear his gloves. at first it appeared this year would | wear his gloves. at first it i appeared this year would be wear his gloves. at first it - appeared this year would be more understated than most, focusing instead on the iconic looks that marked his career, including the chanel wedding dresses.