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this is bbc news, the headlines... india aims to become the first country to reach the moon's south pole. republican presidential candidates prepare for their first debate — but donald trump won't be there. and surgeons carry out the first womb transplant in the uk. let's ta ke let's take you to the us. today sees the first republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign in the city of milwaukee. eight out of the nine candidates that qualified for the debate will take the stage. among them are florida governor ron desantis as well as trump's former vice president, mike pence. the debate will be hosted by fox news who indicated that abortion and trump's criminal indictments could be topics on the table. the notable exception will be former president donald trump. instead, trump's inteview with conservative commentator tucker carlson will air on x, formerly known as twitter. trump is currently the frontrunner for the republican nomination. live to new york with cbs news correspondent jarred hill. hello to you, jared.

live from london, this is bbc news. the dramatic moment a child is rescued from a cable car dangling over a river in pakistan. four children have now been rescued. maw children have now been rescued. now the bi est children have now been rescued. iirw the biggest worry, it is getting darkin the biggest worry, it is getting dark in the area. is the biggest worry, it is getting dark in the area.— dark in the area. 18 bodies, presumed _ dark in the area. 18 bodies, presumed to _ dark in the area. 18 bodies, presumed to have - dark in the area. 18 bodies, presumed to have been - dark in the area. 18 bodies, - presumed to have been migrants, found in a forest in greece where wildfires have been burning for days. after lucy letby is jailed for life, growing calls for tougher regulations of health service managers. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we begin with the fast—moving developments in pakistan. a senior local official has told bbc news that rescuers in t

colin paterson, bbc news.hales, are targeting fishing and sailing vessels, damaging their rudders. its believed the behaviour which at the moment is thought to be a game has spread to 20?of the individuals. victoria gill reports. are these animals attacking or playing? for more than an hour, five orcas nudged, rammed and spun this yacht around. it's one of at least 100 incidents this year, and scientists are trying to work out what's driving this strange dangerous behaviour. playing with the rudder, the rotor is split on the back, so it was completely split. so it ended up in the water? yes, because it is floating the orcas are playing with it from the bottom on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in southern spain, they prepared at least 40 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 critically—endangered iberian orcas move through one of the busiest waterways in the world. in the nearby fishing port, some crews say their boats h

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voice-over: this is bbc news. top of the hour, straight after this programme. 0n the surface, it seems calm has returned to sri lanka. this seaside expanse in colombo that was the site for months—long protest is now bustling with locals and tourists enjoying a day out. long queues have gone, food and medicine shortages have eased, and the government is making tough choices to get the economy back on track. but the real recovery in the lives of average sri lankans is still a long way off.

sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico.ince the police service of northern ireland mistakenly made public the identities of 10,000 employees, and its chief constable has apologised for what he called an "industrial scale breach of data." many of the police officers try not to reveal their occupation even to family, because of security concerns, so their union says they're shocked and fearful. the chief constable said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here's sarah girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe — that's the highest in the uk — and it's because of that threat that some police officers keep their jobs secret from people in their community, theirfriends, even their children. today, the force's most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven't yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the in

this is bbc news.ion refuses to quit, over an unsolicited kiss on the mouth of a player at the women's world cup. energy bills in england, scotland and wales are to fall from october after a new price cap is announced. the kremlin says allegations that the wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin was killed on its orders are a "complete lie". after his arrest in georgia, donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken. he insists he's done nothing wrong. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in spain, where the head of the country's football federation has said he will not resign. luis rubiales has faced sharp criticism over his unsolicited kiss on the mouth ofjennifer hermoso — a player with the women's national team. it happened in the moments following spain's victory in the women's world cup.

this is bbc news. the main stories in the uk this hour. the prime minister has said nadine dorries�*s constituents are not being properly represented. the former culture secretary announced injune that she was standing down as member of parliament. however, she later said she would not resign until she was told why she was denied a peerage in borisjohnson�*s resignation honours list. a court has ruled an american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to fake his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. a sheriff ruled there is no legal barrier to his extradition. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water... is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to a consumer group. they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment in the month to mid—july. you're live with bbc news. earlier in the programme, we heard from ou

this is bbc news. a powerful west african bloc agrees on a possible military intervention in niger, ahead of a deadline for coup leaders to hand back power. more legal trouble for former us president trump after his third arriangment — a fourth indictment still looms in georgia. and — after attacks like that of pittsburgh tree of life synagogue shooting there are new concerns about the rise in anti—semitism in america. hello i'm sumi somaskanda. countries from the west african regional body, ecowas, say they have now agreed on a plan for possible military intervention in niger if the military leaders who seized power there do not restore the country's president. the organisation earlier set a deadline of sunday to reinstate deposed president, mohamed bazoum. a delegation from the bloc visited niger thursday but failed to meet coup leaders, or mr bazoum. video has emerged purporting to show a sea drone driving into the side of a russian naval vessel in the black sea. the bbc has not yet verified this vi

this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. i am bbc news. you are live with bbc news.bc news. i am lewis vaughanjones. bbc news. you are live with bbc news. iam lewis vaughanjones. some bad news for passengers and travellers in the uk and indeed around the world right now, with technical problems impacting air traffic control systems. it means a lot of people are stuck. mitchell hampton is stuck right now in paris charles de gaulle airport. thank you for the way. how are you getting on? still the same unfortunately. i got here at around 10am. got through ok, and then five or ten minutes before we were about to get on the plane, fortunately, considering some people are stuck on planes, theyjust said that there is no airspace in the uk, the air is broken. something to do with the radar, and it is looking around about a seven hour delay for us. it says on the screens that we should have boarded up too, but it has changed again and our reception are saying it is looking at about ten past seven. i don't think anyone really knows at the moment. we have got our hand luggage b

, given “oining us on bbc news. , ., ., ,, .,~ ., bbc news.ght. thanks _ bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for— bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for having - bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for having me. l tonight. thanks for having me. —— thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. fugitive former premier thaksin shinawatra greeted supporters in thailand, touching down in bangkok after more than 15 years in self—exile. he was ousted in a coup and jailed in absentia in 2008 for abuse of power. he is set to be taken into custody, brought to the supreme court, and then likely spend the night in a prison hospital. he is not expected to stay in custody for long. he also touched down just hours before a crucial parliamentary vote that decides whether a candidate from his political party, pheu thai, can take office as prime minister. cambodia's parliament confirmed army commander hun manet as prime minister. he's the son of

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. some breaking news from spain. leader of the conservative people's party, to face a parliamentary vote to become prime minister. the king made the decision after consulting parties who won seats in last month's inconclusive concludes flexing, he will need the support of 176 lawmakers out of the lower houses and 350 deputies to win the premiership. and now to ground breaking research here in the uk in the early detection of parkinson's disease. a major collaboration between moorfields eye hospital and university college london has found that the eye scanners used by thousands of high street opticians could potentially be used to detect signs of parkinson's seven years before someone is diagnosed by a hospital neurologist. the process found physical differences in the eyes of people live now to west london and rory cellanjones, former bbc news technology correspondent. rory was diagnosed in 2019 with parkinson's disease. very well—placed to talk to us about this. thank you so much for coming on. this sounds rather po

zoe conway, bbc news.many gcse and btec pupils collected their results. phil mackie was at meadow park school in coventry seeing how pupils there got on. i am nervous, but i'm really excited. it's crunch time for dominica, arriving just before eight with her best friend, julia. three, two, one... and she's got what she needed. i got an eight in polish! passes in a mix of btecs and gcses. at school, dominica was voted the person most likely to be a millionaire. i have already been working when i was in year 11 so i could get a bit of money, because i have always wanted to do a nail course and start doing people's nails. in college, i'll be learning more about beauty. in the future, i want to open up my own business to do everything, like, beauty related. it has been a nerve—racking day for thousands of pupils, especially because they knew grades would be lower. hi, javid. hi, miss. in leeds, javid, who arrived as a refugee from afghanistan two years ago, didn't quite fulfil his expectations, but still did r

the bbc news website or app.l group greenpeace says protesters have climbed on to the roof of prime minister rishi sunak�*s yorkshire home. activists blanketed the building in black fabric. the protest was aimed at mr sunak�*s announcement earlier this week backing more licences for oil and gas drilling in the north sea. the prime minister's office says police are at the scene. let's go to westminster. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is there for us now. jonathan, just bring it up to date with what we know so far.- jonathan, just bring it up to date with what we know so far. well, a cou - le with what we know so far. well, a coule of with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours _ with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours ago _ with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours ago now- with what we know so far. well, a i couple of hours ago now greenpeace posted on social media a striking picture of activists outside the prime ministers family in his constituency in north yorkshire, coverin

and that's bbc news at six. the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. last season they were two divisions apart, but now they'll share a pitch on the new football season's opening night we also look ahead to how the scottish premiership might play out with an old new manager at the helm of the champions

this is bbc news, the headlines... yevgeny prigozhin, who led a failed milton ian rush, is presumed dead after a plane crash near moscow. there are protest in south korea afterjapan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from the focal human nuclear power plant into the pacific ocean. happiness was an bad gcse exam pass rates fall for a second year running in england, wales and northern ireland. now time for a look at the business news. we start with news that state hand—outs of fossil fuels so to a record high in the wake of soaring energy prices and economic recovery from the pandemic, so says a new report from the international monetary fund. governments around the world spent a record track —— 7 trillion dollars. the imf report which analysed 170 countries found that direct and in—depth —— indirect subsidies cost the equivalent of 7.1% of gross domestic product, gdp, in va 2022, that is more than government spent on education. the imf said that the governments could save $4.4 billion by simply scrapping the

this is bbc news. president biden tours wildfire damage in hawaii amid criticism of his handling of the crisis. ecuador�*s presidential campaign heads for an october run—off. and preparations under way for a meeting of brics nations in south africa. hello. president biden is finishing up his visit to the hawaiian island of maui, where he's offered support following deadly wildfires. nearly two weeks after the disaster which has killed at least 114 people, he's named a federal response co—ordinator, and says the island's critical infrastructure will be made more resilient. during the visit, the president toured the devastated town of lahaina, meeting with first responders. he's faced criticism for his handling of the federal response to the wildfires after not speaking publicly about the crisis for days. the president has also attended a community reception, where he's addressed a crowd under a banner reading "lahaina strong". speaking in front of the island's famous banyan tree, mr biden said his govern

this is bbc news. are still missing. charities and cancer specialists express concern about plans in england to scrap two thirds of cancer targets. niger's coup leaders say they'll prosecute did tens of thousands of steps have been posted on a wall and belfast and outside of the headquarters in belfast and we are expected to hear from senior officers in the next few minutes. and how screaming beatles fans �*disgusted' george harrison's mum — one of her letters — revealing all — goes under the hammer. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. police in northern ireland following a major data breach. they're investigating claims that leaked document containing details of thousands of staff have been posted on a wall in belfast in your half a northern ireland police officers around 3000 of them contacted

katy watson, bbc news.d to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors — meaning it is likely there will be no public debate on the issue. the so—called hijab and chastity bill would impose new punishments on women who fail to wear the headscarf. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri explains. the timing of this bill is what makes it so significant, because we're only a month away from the one year anniversary of mahsa amini's death, the young kurdish woman who died in custody of the morality police after allegedly violating the country's strict dress code. now, that event led to protests across the country and led to a movement that the government struggled to contain. what we're seeing now is a push and pull between a government that wants to protect the mandatory hijab and women in iran who are openly defying it, because as you'll see here, the streets of iran in places like the capital tehran, don't look like they did a year ago before these protests erupted. now, the bill itself is called the hijab and ch

katie silva, bbc news, newcastle.he team in india because they have been struggling with food inflation particularly hitting vegetables. to combat this and secure the food supply the government will impose a 40% export duty on onions this year. it is actually the world's biggest exporter of the vegetable so there will be some global implication as well. let's bring in a business correspondent who joins us alive. food inflation has been hitting the country's economy hard, but these measures, trying to protect these domestic consumers, that has a global implication, don't they? absolutely. you know, onion is a kitchen staple in india, similar to other asian countries and middle eastern countries and middle eastern countries that depend on india for the export of that vegetable. in fact, the rise in domestic prices in india of onion are also coincided with a sharp increase in exports of the vegetable. so, certainly, the vegetable. so, certainly, the export duty on onions will definitely affect global prices and we have s

mark savage, bbc news. yevgeny prigozhin was on the passenger list of a private jet that has crashed north of moscow. our russia editor steve rosenberg is here with me in the studio. no confirmation he was on board, but if he were, what would it mean? we on board, but if he were, what would it mean? ~ ., �* ~ ., ., it mean? we don't know all the details. it mean? we don't know all the details- the _ it mean? we don't know all the details. the russian _ it mean? we don't know all the details. the russian aviation i it mean? we don't know all the i details. the russian aviation agency says he was on the list of passengers. interestingly it is two months to the day since yevgeny prigozhin and his wagner mercenary launched this mutiny which was a humiliation for vladimir putin, for the kremlin. he did something that peoplejust don't do, the kremlin. he did something that people just don't do, publicly humiliated the russian president. and we have been wondering since then how this would end. and, well, if he wa

you are watching bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines... nurse lucy letby is sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison — for murdering seven babies — and attempting to kill six others. manchester united forward mason greenwood — who had charges of attempted rape and assault against him dropped — leaves the club. southern california is hit by torrential rain — in the first tropical storm there for 80 years — a state of emergency is declared. lucy letby will spend the rest of her life in prison. she has lucy letby will spend the rest of her life in prison. she has been given a whole life order, a sentence reserved for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes, passed by a judge at manchester crown court. it judge at manchester crown court. it was said she had to engage in a cool was said she had to engage in a cool, calculating and cynical campaign of child murder. letby refused to appear in the dock so she didn't hear statements by bereaved families, nor did she hit the sentencing itself. fin families, nor did she hit the sentencing

joe inwood, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. p has broken free from moorings, and crashed into a freight vessel during thunderstorms on the spanish island of mallorca. a small number of passengers on board the p&0 cruises britannia ship suffered minor injuries. heavy rain and strong winds on the island have also led to more than 20 flights being cancelled. a new bid has been made to save the homeware chain, wilko, which collapsed into administration two weeks ago. the private equity firm, m2 capital, has made a £90 million offerfor the business, and is promising to retain all 12,500 employees for two years. aston villa's team bus has been hit by a brick after the club's win against burnley in the premier league on sunday. it was thrown from a footbridge on the m65 motorway, as the side were travelling back to the midlands following their 3—1 victory. lancashire police says it's good fortune no—one was seriously injured or killed. you're live with bbc news. china has halved the tax on purchases made on the stock market in an effor

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in the new forest. us. thank you. if few payouts to date no doubt because it is a really soggy day out there for some places. parts of north—west wales and north england have already seen a lot of rain on the radar picture shows where we have seen rainfall over the last couple of hours. it is across parts of north wales, northern england and the far south of scotland where we will see heavy downpours through the rest of the day. enough

around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. | bbc news bringing you different stories from acrossy of laughter. the new yam festival is marked in a big wayjust once a year. today is a very special day, signifying the harvest. we are known as farmers, so we plant yams and around this period is when we have the best yams. and this is a sort of ceremony we use to celebrate harvest of every other crop. yams play a central role within the cultural celebrations. yam is like a main meal in the land of igbos in nigeria. so yam is what we use to signify every other harvest. amongst the festivities, food, dancing and masquerades with a huge emphasis on dress as part of the igbo culture. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a revolutionary new cargo ship... a revolutionary new cargo ship sets sail today which uses giant "wings" to harness the power of wind. it's a world first as the shipping industry tries to �*go greener�* to tackle climate change. the pyxis bulk carrier uses two "wind wings" built from the same material as wind turbi

judith moritz, bbc news. united states has issued its first ever tropical storm warning for california. hurricane hillary is the category for hurricane. winds up to 230 kilometres an hour. it's expected to make landfall soon in a mexican state. flags are flying and police have been closing roads. they are preparing for the hurricane. there are warnings of potentially catastrophic flooding, although forecasts think the storm will lose some wind speeds as it reaches southern california. there is also work to shore up mountains. there are worries about landslides. the last tropical storm to hit california was 1939, more than eight decades ago. this map shows the predicted path the storm could take. we will now cross live to our correspondent. peter, first of all, what is the latest in terms of tracking the hurricane? the hurricane — tracking the hurricane? the hurricane over _ tracking the hurricane? the hurricane over the - tracking the hurricane? tue: hurricane over the last tracking the hurricane? tte: hurric

you're live with bbc news.l and legislative elections. many citizens are hoping for change after two decades of economic chaos but sceptical that the ruling zanu—pf party will allow a credible election. president mnan—gagwa is being challenged by nelson chamisa of the ccc — the citizens coalition for change — and nine other contenders. the zanu—pf party has been in power for almost as long as the 45—year—old opposition leader has been alive. over six—million registered voters are also choosing members of parliament and local councillors. our correspondent shingai nyoka is in the capital harare and has more now on what we can expect today and in the coming days as votes are counted. the electoral commission said it was ready to conduct these elections but it has teething problems. polling stations were supposed to open at 7am but in harare, they said that only one and a quarter were able to do that and by mid—morning, some other stations still had not even received the ballot papers and here, these stations open

yolande knell, bbc news. some breaking news that has just come in.rump will face trial in march of the day before the super tuesday primary polls. lee said that that date was set for the 11th of march on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 20/20 presidential election. donald trump has now tweeted. we can put that tweet up on our screen on his troops social, ratherthan tweet up on our screen on his troops social, rather than a tweet, but he put out this statement on treat social. they will appeal the trial date in the federal election case. just an update, donald trump putting up just an update, donald trump putting up that statement on treat social saying that he will appeal the trial date that has been getting in the federal election case. as we said, that trial date was set for march the 4th. the day before the super tuesday primary poles. 0n charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. an ornately—carved, 11—metres—tall totem pole, one of the biggest displays at the national museum of scotland, will be re

shaimaa khalil, bbc news.enon is one of the highlights of the year for star—gazers and happens when debris from a comet called swift huddle enters the earth's atmosphere and burns up. after 100 shooting stars could be seen in our at one a.m.. a recap of our top story. volunteers in hawaii are helping communities recover from deadly wildfires, are now appealing for more federal aid. local relief operations are trying to supply food, water and shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died but the governor of hawaii has warned that number could go up has warned that number could go up significantly. that is all we have for you for now, i'm monica melick. —— monica miller. thanks for watching. hello there. this upcoming week looks to be one of mixed fortunes. we're starting the week off with low pressure, much like we had over the weekend, but it could be really quite wet across england and wales in particular on monday. then from tuesday onwards, high pressure starts to build in. that'll settle thin

orla guerin, bbc news, taiz.dfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.4 celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around odemira. 11 people have died after a fire broke out at a french holiday lodging where a group of young people with learning disabilities were staying. the fire started early on wednesday at the facility in wintzenheim, in the eastern alsace region. that is it for the programme. thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. and wednesday afternoon in southern spain, we saw a high of 44 degrees, 111 fahrenheit. we are tapping into some of that warmth across the uk — not as extreme. it was a pleasant day on wednesday. thursday, it will be warmer still, with temperatures perhaps peaking at 27, possibly 28 degrees. t

dominic hughes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ishi sunak has used rafjets and helicopters for domestic flights more frequently than the uk's previous three prime ministers, the bbc can reveal. the pm's been accused of hypocrisy for flying short journeys domestically, given his pledges to curb carbon emissions, but he has said air travel was the most effective use of his time. police are investigating the death of a ten—year—old girl in surrey as murder. the girl's body was found inside a home on hammond road in woking in the early hours of yesterday. herfamily is being supported by specialist officers and police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with her death. a light aircraft has made a forced landing on a main commuter road in gloucestershire after suspected engine failure. the incident happened on the aao at golden valley, close to the village of churchdown, near cheltenham. a police spokesperson said, "no—one was injured "and it is understood that no other vehicles were involved". you're live with bbc new

jamie mcivor, bbc news.p" noises. but they failed to record them. stay with us right here on bbc news. hello there. you know, over the weekend, i've seen quite a lot of these. funnel clouds. the latest one was spotted between boroughbridge and harrogate, around the north yorkshire area, but i've seen quite a few over the weekend. that particular one formed along this convergence line — that's where the winds bash together — and those opposing winds would've helped create some of the spin that created that funnel cloud in the first place. right now, though, those showers have long since cleared out of the way. we do have just a few patches of rain working from west to east, but many of us will have a dry start to the day on monday, with temperatures holding up into double figures. overall, the bank holiday monday that it'll be for many of you is a better, drier kind of day — the reason, well, we've got this little weak ridge of high pressure building in. now it won't be completely dry, there'll be just a few

robin brant, bbc news.a nurse has called for hospital managers to be made more accountable for the decisions they make at hospital trusts. dr stephen brearey first raised concerns about lucy letby in 2015. he said instead of acting on his warnings, he and his colleagues' lives were made very difficult. it's also emerged the nursing regulatorfor the uk is looking into claims against lucy letby�*s former boss alison kelly. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. managers in charge of the countess of chester hospital at the time lucy letby was muddling and attempting to murder babies in her care have some tough questions to answer. doctors tried to raise the alarm over lucy letby but the lead consultant in the neonatal unit said bosses were more married about reputational damage to the hospital. —— more worried. stephen brearey said there was no accountability for nhs managers, a view shared by the british medical association. view shared by the british medical association-— view shared by the british

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. s making the news. banks face fines if they fail to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses — that's according to the treasury. a new policy will state that free cash withdrawals and deposits must be available within one mile for people living in urban areas. in rural areas, the maximum distance is three miles. a planned strike at gatwick airport over the weekend which could have affected more than 40,000 passengers has been suspended. members of the unite union working for a ground handling company were due to walk out today. the company's tabled an improved pay offer. if members reject it, a strike will go ahead over the bank holiday weekend. annual energy bills for a typical household are expected to fall slightly from october. consultancy firm cornwall insight predicts bills could drop by £1118 under a new price cap set to be announced by 0fgem. the energy price cap limits how much suppliers can charge households for each unit of energy they use. but bi

this is bbc news. andrew tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of his trial. zimbabweans go to the polls, after a campaign dominated by soaring inflation it wishes to be the first country to reach moon's south pole. and surgeons carry out the first womb transplant in the uk she is doing really well and has started her menstrual periods which means her prospects of having a baby are very high. bbc news has seen graphic evidence compiled by prosecutors in romania alleging that the social media personality, andrew tate, coerced women into sexual acts. the case file also includes claims of sexual violence and transcripts of what prosecutors say are audio messages from mr tate's brother, tristan, in which he appears to talk about �*slaving' women. both men face trial for human trafficking and forming an organised crime group. they deny all the charges. af our correspondent lucy williamson has this report, which contains some offensive language. over hundreds of pages, romanian prose

this is bbc news. let's start in thailand — where the former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, has been taken to prison — just hours after returning from 15 years of self—imposed exile. a uk cabinet minister says the inquiry into the serial baby killer, lucy letby, should consider whether nhs managers need to be regulated in the same way as medical staff. president biden pledges long—term government support for hawaii, after touring the wildfire damage in maui. a new study says mri scans are a more reliable way for screening men for prostate cancer. hello, i'm frankie mccamley. let's start in thailand — where the former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, has been taken to prison — just hours after returning from 15 years of self—imposed exile. mr thaksin, who fled the country after the military seized power, has long argued that corruption charges imposed in his absence were politically motivated. it's widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short porti

live from washington, this is bbc news. niger's coup leaders sit down for talks with a senior us official, as a huge sum of aid is suspended. ukraine says five people have been killed in new missile strikes in the country's east. and from extreme heat to severe storms. a wet and windy evening in parts on the us east coast. i'm helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us. a senior us state department official met with coup leaders in niger monday, as they continue to defy international pressure to re—instate deposed president mohamed bazoum. acting deputy secretary of state, victoria nuland, travelled to the country's capital niamey for two hours of talks, which she's described as "extremely frank". the coup leaders have closed the country's airspace, saying they're ready to defend themselves — citing the threat of foreign military intervention. they claim to have information a "foreign power" is preparing to attack. it comes after the expiry of a sunday deadline from west african regional bloc ecowas, which demanded the

this is bbc news. ews now. northern ireland's police chief has said he is "deeply sorry" about two data breaches revealing the identities of thousands of his officers and staff. police unions say their members are scared of the potential risk to their safety. members of militant groups in northern ireland say they've acquired private details of some officers. but those claims have not been verified. the us supreme court has blocked a settlement that would protect the owners of drug—maker purdue pharma, from being sued for deaths caused by opioids. under the deal, the sackler family would have been shielded from legal liability. 0verdoses of such painkillers are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths across the us each year. the 75th emmy awards have officially been postponed to 15january, as hollywood writers and actors strike over labour disputes with major studios. the ceremony was originally scheduled for september. nominations for the highest honours in television were announced in july, just days b

we are awaiting a _ this is a bbc news. we are awaiting a possible - this is a bbc news. r so, a county clerk related a thick stack of documents from the courtroom to the clerk's office three floors below. she would not comment on their contents other than to tell reporters they include "10 indictments" — you some though they could also refer to other matters besides donald trump's case. if confirmed, this would be his fourth indictment against mrtrump in less than five months. this is a live shot of fulton country court house in georgia where those indictments which are due to be published shortly. the case relates to mr. trump and his allies' alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. donald trump faces 78 criminal charges from the three other cases. the former president has already been indicted over allegations of 2020 election interference, hush money paid to a porn star, and for hoarding classified documents. trump has denied any wrongdoing in all of his criminal cases and has repeatedly called the charges politically motivated. let's bring in our no

kevin peachey, bbc news. which supports children and young people living in poverty says it's seeing more families living in destitution this year than last. buttle uk's new figures suggest that 60% of the 122,000 children it supports are living in extreme poverty — a 15% increase since last year. many of those the charity sees are also experiencing mental health issues. let's talk to buttle�*s ceo, joseph howe. he also chairs the coalition to end child poverty. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. destitution and poverty, what exactly is the difference between them? destitution is the lowest living _ difference between them? destitution is the lowest living standard _ difference between them? destitution is the lowest living standard for - is the lowest living standard for any child or young person or adult. it effectively means they are going without the basic essentials, whether it is heating the house, lighting the house, food, clothing to suit the seasons. i lighting the house, food, clothing to

jenny hill, bbc news, madrid. stay with us here on bbc news.armth. in fact, in suffolk, we saw highs of 26 degrees on sunday afternoon. now, mixed fortunes with our week ahead. in fact, we're going to start off monday for england and wales under this area of high pressure but low pressure over the next few days will dominate further north and that will bring some rain, some of it heavy at times. early morning, patchy low cloud, mist and fog will quickly fade away across england and wales with a light south—westerly breeze, the sunshine will start to kick in and take over. but further north and west, some of that rain turning quite heavy through northern ireland and north—west scotland as we close out the afternoon here — only around 16 or 17 degrees — but at the highest values further south of 25 celsius — that's 77 fahrenheit. now, as we go through monday evening and over into tuesday, we'll see that rain turning quite patchy as it pushes its way steadily southwards with quite a lot of cloud around. we keep those temperatures around 1a or 15 d

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simon jones, bbc news.ow under a state of emergency. 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes, 0ur correspondent peter bowes has this report. oh, my god. the intensity of the flames is terrifying. moving rapidly over a vast area — there are more than a thousand wildfires burning throughout canada. about a third of them are in british columbia, where 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes. another 36,000 have been warned they may have to evacuate at any moment. kelowna — a popular tourist destination about 180 miles east of vancouver — is on the edge of a huge inferno. the fire has already destroyed several homes in the smaller community of west kelowna, with embers from that blaze travelling in the wind over a lake to ignite more structures. officials have urged the public to cancel all non—essential travel to the region. at this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to travel to fire—affected areas throughout the central interior and south east in the coming days to

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six.he government has announced that the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the murders and attempted murders of babies by the neonatal nurse lucy letby will now be a statutory inquiry rather than an independent one. it means it will have greater legal powers to force the people who might have been able to stop the nurse from attacking babies to give evidence. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. hello, lucy, is it? can i step in for two seconds?— for two seconds? yes. thank _ for two seconds? yes. thank you. _ for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy - for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy letby| for two seconds? yes. - thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, - thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, butl thank you. lucy letby seemed - bewildered by her arrest, but what she did and why she killed, s

this is bbc news. donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken after he's formally arrested georgia. what they're doing is election interference, they are trying to interfere with an election. there's never been anything like it in our country before. this is their way of campaigning. energy bills for people in england, scotland and wales are to fall slightly from october, under a new price cap. and the head of spain's football association — luis rubiales — is expected to resign over his behaviour at the final of the women's world cup. hello, i'm gareth barlow. we start in the us — where donald trump has become the first former president to have his mugshot taken. the photograph was released after mr trump was formally charged with election interference — in the state of georgia. he's one of 19 people accused of racketeering and attempting to overturn the state's election result in 2020. he denies 13 charges. mr trump was quick to post the image on social media — as part

angus crawford, bbc news. en by the bbc suggest the uk has increasingly boughtjet fuel in recent months from refineries in india, which use crude oil from russia. britain and the other g7 economies banned direct russian energy imports six months ago. the figures, calculated by the campaign group, global witness, highlight a practice that is legal, but which raises ethical questions — as emeer nader reports. we're here in the peloponnese region in southern greece. the picturesque laconian gulf is a home to fishermen and an international tourist destination. but all is not as it seems. this idyllic location has now become a key artery for russian oil. we're just leaving greek territorial waters and we're approaching a number of tankers that have left russia. and we believe they're here to exchange russian crude. and here they are. we find two tankers in the middle of a ship—to—ship transfer. these two boats that you can see behind me here are oil tankers. the boat in the distance is from russia and it's moving oi

this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk.and in some ways that's probably hurt me over the years. i was feeling breathless. i kept on getting arm pains and i had a few angina attacks. i ended up going to the royal perth hospital and they came back and said, we really can't do much with your stents, you're really going to have to go on the list for a bypass. two or three days late, the consultant phoned me and said, do you want to try this new procedure that laser them open what they do, they put a pipe up there with a laser. very, obviously minute laser that goes in through your artery and it lasers the plaque and it goes to nothing. i thank them so much. they've given me my life back. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. defence officials in ukraine have described claims of corruption within its army recruitment as "shameful and unacceptable". it comes after president zelensky recently fired every regional recruitment head after officials were accused of intimidation a

you're live with bbc news. s embarking on perilous journeys across the mediterranean. the data from the eu's borderagency, frontex, suggests the number of migrants crossing illegally into the european union is up 13% so far this year compared to the same period in 2022. more than 176,000 illegal migrants have reached europe in 2023. the route, known as the central mediterranean route, from north african countries like tunisia and libya to italy is one of the most busiest and dangerous sea crossings. for more, here's our reporter in italy, sofia bettiza. what these new figures show us is that many more migrants have reached europe this year compared to last year. the number of people caught making irregular border crossings into the eu had never been this high since 2016. now the main routes that migrants are taking is what's known as the central mediterranean route, so crossing the mediterranean sea from north africa to italy. frontex says that many people are coming from guinea, from the ivory coast and from eg