jon donnison. dowden has told protesters to stop what he called "the stupid stunts", after greenpeace activists scaled rishi sunak�*s house in protest at new licences being announced for oil and gas exploration in the north sea. campaigners covered the prime minister's home in yorkshire with black fabric. the prime minister and his family are currently away on holiday in the united states. hundreds of wildfires are raging in canada, and so far this year they've burned some 30 million acres of land. canada's geographic location means it is warming faster than the rest of the planet, and in recent years it's faced a series of extreme weather events. some of the worst wildfires at the moment are in the province of british columbia. neda tawfik reports from the town of 0soyoos, which is being threatened by fire at eagle bluff. canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the 0kanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulf

jon donnison, bbc news.art of its audiences, for the first time, bbc news will be live streaming notting hill carnival. as millions flock to london tojoin europe's biggest street party, for those that cannot be there, all the action will be streamed live from 1pm on bank holiday monday. head to bbc iplayer. the paris paralympics will get under way in exactly one year today and great britain are looking to build on the success they enjoyed in tokyo two years ago. they won a total of 124 medals, including 41 golds. andy swiss has been to find out more about how preparations for next year's games are going. ready to make an impact. britain's para table tennis team preparing for next month's european championships, but they know the ultimate goal is exactly one year away. rob davies won paralympic gold at rio in 2016 and, after missing the last games through injury, he told me the paris paralympics can't come soon enough. yeah, it's a huge motivation. paris is onlyjust over the pond and it would be nice if all m

jon donnison, bbc news, in harrisburg, pennsylvania.north america editor, sarah smith, in washington. mrtrump appears in mr trump appears in court tomorrow and speculation is rife about what this means for his presidential campaign. this means for his presidential cam aiun. , this means for his presidential campaign-— campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable _ campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact _ campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact that - campaign. yes, and it is a remarkable fact that each | campaign. yes, and it is a - remarkable fact that each time, so far at least, that donald trump has been indicted, his poll ratings have gone up. so much so in fact that he now makes the criminal charges against him at a major plank of his election campaign. he says he is being targeted in order to stop him becoming president again, and he tells his supporters without irony that this is election interference. whereas election interference is exactly what he has been charged with in this case. he also says to his supporters, they are not

straight to the court in washington, jon donnison is there for us now.cting to happen? donald trump is not due here until four o'clock, several hours away, but the anticipation is building. dozens of chemicals lined up in front of the court and we expect when he appears, —— dozens of camera crews lined up in front of the court, and we expect when he appears, he will turn up in person, flying in from his golf resort in newjersey, and when he appears it will be brief. the four criminal charges will be read out and he is expected to plead not guilty and then he will be flying back to new jersey. he has called this a fake case being driven by a deranged prosecutor. i case being driven by a deranged prosecutor-— case being driven by a deranged rosecutor. . , ., . ., prosecutor. i was watching earlier are some of _ prosecutor. i was watching earlier are some of the _ prosecutor. i was watching earlier are some of the security - prosecutor. i was watching earlier. are some of the security barricades were set up, what is the mode like in washington at the moment

straight to washington — jon donnison is outside the court for us now.ld media outside the court, what are we expecting over the next few hours? ~ , ., ., , hours? well, 'ust under four hours and counting — hours? well, just under four hours and counting now— hours? well, just under four hours and counting now until _ hours? well, just under four hours and counting now until donald - hours? well, just under four hours i and counting now until donald trump will make his appearance in court. he's expected to fly in from his golf resort in bedminster, new jersey, then be brought to the courthouse and enter through the back entrance. so we won't see him at the front here but i do think he'll be followed by plenty of cameras. when that appearance comes it'll be pretty brief. the four criminal charges he faces will be read out to him and he's expected to plead not guilty, and then that will be it. he'll be chatting off back to newjersey, then we will await for a trial date to be set, and some speculation that that trial date could be set next week for a trial

jon donnison reports.ravellers with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed. and it's not over yet. we were looking at alternative flights. there was nothing available from ba before thursday. and as we're scrolling through comparison sites, flights were disappearing. we've now arranged three trains and a bus via brussels and the channel to arrive back in the uk at 10am on wednesday morning. well, we should be in london right now, but, as it stands, we're still in valencia for the foreseeable future until they tell us otherwise. we have no information from easyjet and we're just waiting on that information. they're among tens of thousands of british passengers who find themselves stranded overseas and either scrambling to rebook flights or find alternative routes home. it's been a really fun day. the original plan was to fly from dusseldorf to london heathrow. 0bviously, flights all cancelled everywhere. i am now on a trainjourney to belgium and then to luxembourg and then to france and then to

jon donnison, bbc news.ed due to drug abuse has fallen to its lowest level for five years, although it remains the worst drug death rate in europe. in 2022, 1,051 people died of drug misuse in scotland, a fall of 279 deaths on the previous year. the figures follow years of record—high totals in scotland, as our correspondent james shaw reports. increasing the availability of the drug treatment naloxone has been a big part of the scottish government's efforts to reduce drug deaths. its use can prevent people who have overdosed from dying. this street team is on the lookout for users who might be at risk. the long—running tragedy of drug deaths in scotland has been years in the making and will not be turned around easily. but this could be an inflection point, a moment when the number of deaths every year might be starting to fall. this morning, scotland's drug policy minister visited a vintage vehicle business which employs recovering users. i do welcome the reduction that we've seen this year, but that doesn

jon donnison reports.s a nightmare bank holiday for air travellers with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed. and it's not over yet. we were looking at alternative flights. there was nothing available from ba before thursday. and as we're scrolling through comparison sites, flights were disappearing. we've now arranged three trains and a bus via brussels and the channel to arrive back in the uk at 10am on wednesday morning. well, we should be in london right now, but, as it stands, we're still in valencia for the foreseeable future until they tell us otherwise. we have no information from easyjet and we're just waiting on that information. they're among tens of thousands of british passengers who find themselves stranded overseas and either scrambling to rebook flights or find alternative routes home. it's been a really fun day. the original plan was to fly from dusseldorf to london heathrow. obviously, flights all cancelled everywhere. i am now on a trainjourney to belgium and then to luxem

jon donnison, bbc news. like fun, doesn't it! but weather dependent, isn't it? so hopefully fingers crossed 0k weather dependent, isn't it? so hopefully fingers crossed ok for the weather this morning? fix, hopefully fingers crossed ok for the weather this morning?— hopefully fingers crossed ok for the weather this morning? a bank holiday in encland, weather this morning? a bank holiday in england, wales _ weather this morning? a bank holiday in england, wales and _ weather this morning? a bank holiday in england, wales and northern - in england, wales and northern ireland, so do the damage this morning, carol! there is no snow, good news! if you are going to the carnival there is a chance for a shower. the forecast for us all is it sunny spells and a few showers, by no means all we'll see one. fewer and further between than the weekend. a week when the front is producing a band of cloud and —— there is a week when the front producing a band of cloud. a lot of dry weather and a bit more sunshine across centra

jon donnison reports. the waiting goes on. for a third day, air passengers are facing misery, delays and uncertainty, with many still scrambling to get home. ian smales from wakefield is stuck in france with his wife and son after his flight was cancelled on monday and no more available till friday. there were people in distress, you could hear people on the phone to other family members asking if they could transfer some money across to them. there were kids that were crying, people that were due to go to other places. everywhere there were people just looking in shock. and i think everybody we spoke to just felt they were just left on their own. they are now hoping to fly to glasgow later today and drive south to yorkshire. and ian's family are not alone. with the cancellation we had last night, it was just airport officials that basically gave us a letter to say, you know, sort out your own accommodation, sort out your own flights. yes, yes, you'll get, you know, refunds for your flight, refunds for your... be able to claim