james clayton is james clayton is sayin- james clayton is sayin- that james clayton is saying that whene made the offer it said there were more clever use of them actually are, there are a lot of spam account. twitter said yesterday did delete 1 billion. —— 1 billion baht today. he is saying that he bought those under false pretenses, there are way more inactive users, you have breached the contract, i am pulling out. twitter is saying, no, we told you this information, we have given you all the information you need, you are now in breach of this contract, we want to carry on with this deal, it is a good dealfor us, and we will with this deal, it is a good deal for us, and we will see you in at the us courts, so, as you in at the us courts, so, as you say, an absolute stand—off between twitter and elon musk. elon musk, it looked like he was trying to get out of this deal for weeks. was trying to get out of this dealfor weeks. this is the final confirmation he is trying to do that. it is now down to very expensive lawyers to try and thresh as that. people have been sceptical because the

laura: james clayton reporting from the california wildfires. news, two people killed, two others injured in a shooting in the canadian provce of british columbia. the suspected gunman was also killed. it occurred 25 miles east of vancouver. police say that they believe the attack was targeted and that the victims were homeless. pressure reducing deliveries of gas to germany further this week because of what russia calls scheduled maintenance. supplies through the nord stream pipeline will be reduced again to just 20% capity, likely making it more difficult for european countries to refill gas supplies before winter. russia and the west have been exchanging economic penalties after the russian invasion of ukraine. india has sworn in its first president from a minority tribal background. only the second woman to serve in the largely ceremonial post, she called the appointment and achievement of every poor person in the country and said she hoped that others would see their reflection in her. travel communities make up 8% of the indian population.

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california. terrible scenes. news. police fired teargas and used water cannons as hundreds of protesters breached a high—security zone in baghdad and broke into iraq's parliament building. supporters of the powerful cleric, muqtada al—sadr, demonstrated against the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister. the current prime minister, mustafa al—khadimi, called on protesters to leave the green zone. the world health organization insists the current outbreak of monkeypox can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals take the necessary steps to prevent transmission. 18 thousand cases have now been reported from 78 countries, mostly in europe. there have been five deaths. the director—general of the who says most cases so far were among men who had sex with multiple male partners, and called on social media platforms to help counter harmful and inaccurate information. a british scientist who helped to inspire the green movement — james lovelock — has died at the age of 103. he was best known for

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco.eople thought to be from haiti have drowned after a vessel carrying migrants capsized. police said the boat turned over eleven kilometres off the bahamian island of new providence. more than 20 people were rescued. the bahamas is a frequent transit route for haitians seeking to reach the united states. the numbers attempting the dangerous journey have increased significantly with the rise in haiti of widespread poverty and gang violence. well earlier we spoke to jasper williams—ward who was covering the story from the bahamas... authorities have confirmed that at least 17 haitians have died as a result of this vessel capsizing shortly after 1am off the island of new providence here in the bahamas. the youngest victim is a young girl believed to be between the age of four and five. 15 women are dead, and men are dead. 25 individuals were rescued from the vessel, including two men who are believed to be the smugglers that oversaw this voyage that resulted in this mass casualty. the minis

james clayton sent this report from california. familiar in california. a raging wildfire, the oakfire described by authorities here as explosive, devouring forests that are tinder dry. firefighters are struggling to contain it as it engulfs people's homes, livelihoods, and businesses. this army veteran is spending his wedding anniversary waiting, hoping that the house he left will be ok. a lot of memories, though. my family grew up there, my kids, and...i don't know. just sad. the eight largest fires since records began in california have happened in the last five years. and these wildfires don't just affect forests, they create a haze that can blanket the state, air quality can be choking. in 2020, fires turned san francisco skies orange. here in san francisco, summer has become a time of unease as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the states are going to get. and politicians are being pressured to act. today, the us climate envoy john kerry said president biden was considering announcing a climate emergency t

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco.st. he gave me his view on how elon musk withdrawal from the deal might actually work out. it's likely this will go to court, which could take months, years to come to fruition. it'll be very painful — especially for twitter, which has already been very distracted over the last several months, people have been quitting saying they don't want to work for mr musk. the company hasn't been able to make any major moves from a business perspective because it's been wrapped up in this deal — and it looks like this potential legal fight could drag out. and so, the board have said they want to enforce this deal, they want elon musk�*s money because they've gone through all this pain over the last few months because of his commitment to buy it. but at the same time, it could just cause more chaos for the company. but elon musk has already put pen to paper on this deal — how could he get out of it now? i mean, if you talk to lawyers, which i've been doing, they are very sceptical of his arguments

james clayton reports. accepted. "yes," he exclaimed predictably on twitter. but a lot has happened since then. elon musk has had a very public spat with twitter�*s chief executive. twitter does have a problem with fake accounts — sometimes known as bots. what elon musk wanted to know was how many users — actual people — does twitter have? in a filing to the market regulator, he claimed the responses he'd received from twitter weren't adequate, that twitter was in breach of contract, and he was pulling out of the deal. but twitter�*s board hit back, saying mr musk couldn't pull out of the deal, and that they expected the sale to go through at the price agreed. i imagine there's some very dramatic talks happening as we speak. but, unless something comes to fruition over the weekend, they come to some kind of terms or maybe a renegotiated price for this deal, i would imagine a lawsuit is either being drafted currently and being filed, or will be filed on monday. there has been some speculation that mr musk ha

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california. you're watching newsday on the bbc.mmonwealth games with atheletes — and celebrities — showing off the city's heritage. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol here, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot of trudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. each one is on one's own in a private house not doing any harm to anyone. i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say "you are doing something wrong." six rare white lion cubs— are on the prowl at worchester park, and already, they've been met with a roar of approval - from visitors. they were lovely, yeah, really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... preparations are under way for the first ships to leave ukrainian ports — as turkey opens a headquarters that will oversee exports of ukrainian grain. the president of the philippines calls for an overhaul of disaster management systems after

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california.elock — has died aged 103. the british scientist had warned that climate change could have a devastating impact on humanity. our environment analyst — roger harrabin — looks back at his life. the earth — forjames lovelock, a planet with not only creatures and plants on it, but a complex, integrated system, where even the rocks interact with living things to maintain conditions for life. lovelock called it the gaia theory, a revolutionary idea named after the greek mother goddess of the earth. the gaia notion sees those two processes, that's to say, the evolution of life and the evolution of the planet as not two processes, but one single, tightly coupled process. born in letchworth, he became a conscientious objector in the war. ever maverick, ever restless. later, he worked out of a converted barn at his home in devon, first with research in medical science on the freezing of animal tissue. and then in the �*60s, on space science for nasa looking for life on mars. there may be a kind

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco.his, we're speaking to kim cobb, director of brown university's institute for environment and society. it's for environment and society. great to get you on ti programme. it's great to get you on the programme. i want to ask you, in terms of what we are seeing right now, those dramatic fires in that report in the united states, in your time doing the kind of work you do, how unusual is it to be seeing this and is it getting worse, in your experience? and is it getting worse, in your experience?— and is it getting worse, in your experience? and is it getting worse, in your exerience? ., ., , , ., experience? unfortunately, it is not unusual right _ experience? unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. _ experience? unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we _ experience? unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we have - experience? unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we have had - experience? unfortunately, it is not| unusual right now. we have had year on year of horr

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california.the north of england, where the match was played. i am in the fan zone here in sheffield. this game has just finished. it's about a mile down the road. 30,000 fans have been cheering on the lionesses there, and is up to 5000 fans here in the fan zone in sheffield. i've got some i want to introduce you to. now, girls, ispoke to some of the earlier. one of you said it was going to be 4—0. what is your name? willow. willow, so you said it was going to be 4—0. it is 4-0. how do you think the game went? what do you think, how are you feeling? i think the game was amazing. i really enjoyed it. what about you ? how did you find the game? good. and where you happy with 4—0? was that enough? would you have preferred a few more goals? 4-0 is ok. who is your favourite player? who do you think deserves women of the match? i think they all did good. they all did good. a very good answer. and what about you? i think they all that good. they all smashed it, and hopefully we will be able to smash the

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco.ector of brown university's institute for environment and society. she says extreme events, like the california fires, are becoming more common. unfortunately, it is not unusual right now. we've had year on year of horrendous scenes coming out of california and cost the best the united states with his wildfires raging out of control. every year we are breaking new records with respect to area burned, speed of the fire and of course communities that will never be the same and this is notjust never be the same and this is not just california. never be the same and this is notjust california. it is across europe. we werejust talking about headlines last week about wildfires raging out of control during the chart—topping and record—breaking temperatures that took hold of europe just last week and again, east coast under record—breaking temperatures as well. just today. temperatures as well. just toda . ~ ,. , today. when you describe the situation like _ today. when you describe the situat

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. through the eastern donbas region. officials have reported towns and villages being shelled ahead of an expected push for more territory. one way other countries are helping ukraine is by training recruits. in the uk, a special programme has begun that offers both military and survival skills. the ministry of defence says it aims to prepare up to 10,000 ukrainians for the conflict against russia. simonjones reports. replace the tmh at the front and make sure the pins... just days ago, these recruits from ukraine had never before picked up a weapon. plumbers, electricians, office workers, now being put through their paces in the north—west of england by british soldiers. the training will teach weapons handling, first—aid, battlefield tactics under the law of armed conflict. it is serious training, because it is an important part of our upcoming life and the more skills we own here, the better we will be prepared, and i do feel a high level of responsibility, in front of my people and

here's our north america technology reporter james clayton.musk is essentially saying that when he put that offer in, he thought that there were more users that actually used twitter than there actually are. and, to be fair, there are a lot of spam accounts on twitter. twitter actually said yesterday that they delete 1 million bots bots a day. elon musk says he bought something under false pretences and there were way more active users on twitter than there are. as a result of that, "you breached the contract "and, as a result of that, i am pulling out." whereas twitter is saying "no, no. "we told you all of this information, we have given "you all the information you need, and you are now "in breach of this contract. "we want to carry on with this deal, it's a good dealfor us, "and we'll see you in the us courts." so, as you say, an absolute stand—off between twitter and elon musk. and, to be honest, elon musk, it looked like he was trying to get out of the dealfor weeks. this is the final confirmation of him trying to do that, and it is now

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california. be overhauled after an earthquake in the north of the country killed at least five people. it struck the northern island of luzon. buildings were damaged, and landslides reported in some areas. these pictures show people running from a bell tower 36 kilometres from the epicentre of the earthquake. i spoke earlier theodore rivero, a school teacher who was near the epicentre of the earthquake. we were there at school for a seminar and then all of a sudden, the earthquake shook everyone and we needed to evacuate this school onto the field and even some teachers were stuck on some pastures because their fear of going down, they would tremble, because it was even so hard to run because of the big magnitude. now going back home, of course, the principal wanted us to go to our homes to check on ourfamilies and us to go to our homes to check on our families and the scene was very devastating. every old house was shattered, there were cracks in the ground and pipes. that must�*ve been terrifyi

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california.is year in the english city of birmingham.0ver 11 days, more than 5000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will compete across 19 different sports. this year's event is historic for a number of reasons. it'll feature the largest number of events for women and parasport athletes. it's the first multi—sport event to award more medals to women than men and it's the first major multi—sport event that's carbon neutral. i've been speaking to peter beattie — the former premier of the australian state of queensland — who was chairman of the 2018 gold coast 6ames. i asked him what england's second city could hope to get out of the event. an enormous amount of work has gone into it and birmingham will be a big winner because it puts birmingham on the world stage and from what i've seen from afar, they have done a magnificentjob in preparing for the commonwealth 6ames. the reality is, when we went through this in the gold coast in 2018, there was an enormous amount of pressure on us in that

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california. for his 6aia hypothesis, the idea that planet earth acts as an interconnected, self—regulating system. 0ur environment analyst — roger harrabin — looks back on his life. the earth. forjames lovelock, a planet with not only creatures and plants on it but a complex, integrated system where even the rocks interact with living things to maintain conditions for life. lovelock called it the 6aia theory, a revolutionary idea named after the greek mother goddess of the earth. the 6aia idea, these two processes, that is, is the evolution of life in the evolution of the planet are not two processes but one single tightly coupled process. born in letchworth, he became a conscientious objector in the war, ever maverick, ever restless. later he worked out of a converted barn in his home in devon, first with research in medical science on the freezing of animal tissue and then in the �*60s on space science for nasa, looking for life on mars. file footage: there may be a kind of plant, an ice-eater,

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. —— hot summer for firefighters.ire brigade has been tackling multiple emergencies, with blazes in enfield, hayes and thamesmead. in surrey, a fire engulfed an area of land equivalent to 20 football pitches. people have been told to avoid the area and keep windows closed. police in northern ireland say a number of roads in the londonderry and strabane areas have been flooded and are impassable after heavy rain. five people have been evacuated from their homes and one was rescued from a vehicle in floodwaters. the entire board of cricket scotland has resigned with immediate effect — ahead of the release of an independent review of racism in the sport. the report, to be published tomorrow, is expected to find institutional racism in the scottish game. patients and medical staff have told the bbc that women planning to terminate a pregnancy are facing harassment and intimidation from campaigners at abortion clinics. a new law to prevent such action, by banning protesters from outside medicalfacilities in northern irelan

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california.ting 72 nations and territories are competing in this year�*s games. reeta is in victoria square in birmingham for us. sophie, hello. as you can probably hear, the pre—celebrations are in full flow here in the centre of birmingham. the organisers and the region want to emphasise the city�*s diversity and to make these games the most inclusive that they have ever been. there are for the first time more medals for women than for men and para— events are all part of the main games. here is our sports editor, dan rowan. as you can hear, the pre—celebrations are in full flow here in the centre of birmingham. final rehearsals ahead of the opening ceremony of the most expensive multisports event britain�*s hosted since london 2012. birmingham is ready to welcome more than a million visitors for the commonwealth games. and here at the revamped alexander stadium of the centrepiece of the event, the man in charge told me it would leave the city a lasting legacy. there�*s still some people in bir

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. river hit record lows. the po cuts through the country's northern heartlands with five surrounding regions now under a state of emergency. 0ur europe correspondent, jessica parker, reports from those communities that rely on the vital po river. this heat makes you thirsty. here, they're hoping for rain to help fill the empty outlook. translation: to me it looks desolate. it makes me feel bad, because i've never seen it like that. i hope that the weather changes and little by little that could return to normal. it is a disaster for everybody, for the companies around here too. this valley saw some of the final stages of world war ii. low water levels are revealing the river's hidden history. locals say that in a normal year, even in high summer, i couldn't do what i'm doing right now — which is walk across this stretch of the river po without even getting my feet wet. this riverbed has become a sandbank. high temperatures, along with the lack of rain and snow since winter, has led to a

james clayton, bbc news, mariposa county, california.ildfires. it's almost a year, since the taliban retook power in afghanistan — and resistance forces — loyal to the previous government — are fighting an insurgency. at the moment — clashes are confined to a handful of areas — long known for anti—taliban sentiment. but resistance forces are behind the most sustained clashes afghanistan has seen over the past year. secunder kermani was given rare access, to an area where anti taliban forces been active — the an—darab valley. out on patrol. the taliban are now more powerful than they've ever been. more powerful than the old afghan government ever was. but in this scenic part of the country, they're facing a resistance movement. a small band of guerrillas, led by former army soldiers, is launching attacks here in andarab, as well as in neighbouring panjshir province, where they recently managed to bring down a taliban helicopter. it's hard to get a sense of the true scale of the fighting. the resistance exaggerate their strength, whilst th

james clayton bbc news county, california. laura: so much loss in california from those wildfires.a year since the taliban retook afghanistan and resistance forces are fighting an insurgency. clashes are confined to areas known for anti-taliban sentiment, but resistance forces are behind the most sustained clashes afghanistan has seen over the last year. secunder kermani was given where access to where anti-taliban forces have been active. reporter: out on patrol, the taliban are now more powerful than they have ever been, more powerful than the old afghan government ever was. but in this scenic part of the country, they are facing a resistance movement. a small band of guerrillas led by former army soldiers are leading the attacks here and in a province where they recently managed to bring down a taliban helicopter. it is hard to get a sense of the true scale of e fighting. the resistance exaggerate their strength whilst the taliban outright deny their esence. >> you can see yourself we only have a small military presence here. >> there are no problems. i was told one ambush on a

james clayton reports. in april, elon musk seemed excited.ublic spat with twitter�*s chief executive. twitter does have a problem with fake accounts, what elon musk wanted to know was how many users, actual people, does twitter have? in a filing to the market regulator, he said the responses he received from twitter were not adequate, that they were in breach of contract, and he was pulling out of the deal. twitter�*s board hit back, saying that elon musk could not pull out of the deal, and the expected the deal to go through. i and the expected the deal to go throu~h. ., ., ,., through. i imagine there are some very dramatic— through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. _ through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. i _ through. i imagine there are some very dramatic talks. i would - through. i imagine there are some i very dramatic talks. i would imagine a lawsuit is either being drafted currently, being filed, orwill a lawsuit is either being drafted currently, being filed, or will be filed on monday.— filed on monday.

the bbc�*s james clayton returned to the property with the martinez family to see what was left.nders. there's just nothing... it's a picture frame, it was a glass frame. i had family pictures in it. it's all the stuff that can't be replaced that hurts. grandmother's writing, pictures... oh, god. even old answering machines that we saved that we stopped using just so that we could hear grandparents�* voices. it�*s all gone. meow, meow, meow! aaron�*s wife, heather, is trying to look for the family cats. i don�*t see anything. yeah, i'm trying to hear more than see. they had 15 of them, but none of them respond to the calls. it looked like it was one of the teenage ones, i or like teenage to adult. poor thing. her son austin finds one of the kittens. it didn�*t make it. i�*ve never experienced anything like this, ever in my life, never. the grief is overwhelming for aaron. but the family knew living here was becoming increasingly risky. the climate here, you�*ve lived here all your life. have you noticed it change? it has gotten a lot hotter. a lot hotter and a lot drier. a lot of

james clayton, bbc news. sweden 4—0 in the semi—final. the lionesses' commanding performance included a goal scored from a backheel by striker, alessia russo. england will now face either france or germany in the final at wembley on sunday. it's theirfirst major tournament final since 2009. our sports reporter dan whitworth is in sheffield in the north of england, where the match was played. we are in the fan zone here in sheffield where this came has just finished, about a mile down the road, 30,000 fans have been sharing on the lionesses there and it up to 5000 fans here in the fan zone in sheffield, i've got some i want to introduce you to. now girls, spoke to some of you earlier, one of you said it was going to be 4—0. who was this? your name? be 4-0. who was this? your name? ~ ., be 4-0. who was this? your name?- you - be 4-0. who was this? your name?- you said i be 4-0. who was this? your name?- you said it . be 4-0. who was this? your l name?- you said it was name? willow. you said it was auoin to name

james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley.ould be the chancellor when it comes to going to membership? the chancellor when it comes to going to membership?— membership? the votes that matter are the votes _ membership? the votes that matter are the votes of _ membership? the votes that matter are the votes of the _ membership? the votes that matter are the votes of the party _ membership? the votes that matter are the votes of the party and - membership? the votes that matter are the votes of the party and the i are the votes of the party and the country. when we have got the final shortlist of two. my concern is to make sure we have the right two people. as an offering to the party, so they can exercise their choice over the next two months when the case will be made. one of those people i think is almost certainly going to be rishi sunak because the parliamentary party has made it clear they want him in the contest. the party and the country i think once penny mordaunt and it is write her name should be on the ballot paper.

james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley. now it's time for a look at the weather.rief and shouldn't last for too long. as the forecast for tonight so cloudy skies eastern areas. out towards the west, it will be clearer. he won in the morning for eastern areas. but with high pressure in charge, the weather is essentially going to be fairly settled across the uk. doesn't mean it is going to be sunny all round. in fact, farfrom it. in the morning we could see cloud across central and eastern areas, out towards the west. there will be sunshine right from the word go. tomorrow, again, a catch of catching some showers and the odd crack of thunder as well. very normal temperatures for tomorrow, no 205, high teens for many of us. then on friday, again, the chance of catching some welcome showers and welcome rain. again, we don't want to much rain in a short space of time but some of us will even take that at this stage. perhaps some showers also flirting with the south. friday. very pleasant weather conditions around 20 degrees per minibus on friday. there are indications

james clayton, bbc news, san francisco.orth where we have cloud and outbreaks of rain. it is finals weekend at wimbledon, and for the women's final we are looking at highs of 26 celsius, so yes, it will be warm. but not as hot as tomorrow, possibly up but not as hot as tomorrow, possibly up to 30 celsius on centre court for the men's final. through this evening and overnight, clear and dry conditions. a little bit of low cloud and messiness developing but that should burn away fairly quickly. overnight lows 9—14, so still fairly warm, but not too humid. we will start to see more humid, sticky night developing through the coming week. on sunday, more sunshine from the word go. any cloud around the irish sea coast quickly clear away, so it will be a hot day, critically towards the south—east. up to 30 celsius possible. scotland and northern ireland, highs in the low 20s. a little cooler where we keep the cloud and breeze across the far north of scotland. sunday night and into monday, high pressure stays with us. a weather fro

james clayton, bbc news, silicon valley.

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