lucy, many thanks, lucy williamson — will bring. ing. lucy, many thanks, lucy williamson our correspondence - will bring. lucy, many thanks, lucy williamson our correspondence in l williamson our correspondence in paris. the government's highly controversial plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda are unlawful, according to the court of appeal. the home secretary suella braverman claimed that the decision proved the system was "rigged against the british people". judges at the court of appeal ruled that rwanda had not provided enough safeguards to prove it was a "safe third country". the prime minister said he fundamentally disagreed with the ruling, and the government would ask the uk supreme court to review the decision. our home editor mark easton has the story. the government's controversial rwanda policy and asylum strategy have been dealt a significant blow today, with the appeal court concluding the east african country is not safe enough for the uk to send asylum seekers there. but the lord chiefjustice, lord burnett, announce

last week, bbc news got something of a scoop, an interview by lucy williamson with the controversialncer andrew tate. she's been reporting on his activities in romania for several months. tate is being investigated by prosecutors there over allegations of rape, human trafficking and exploiting women, which he denies. in the interview, he dismissed the testimony of individual women who have made accusations against him, claiming that one woman interviewed anonymously by the bbc earlier this year was imaginary and had been invented by the bbc. i've presented you with case after case after case with quote after quote after quote of people who are genuinely concerned about the impact you're having and you brush it off as if it's nothing. no, what you have done is come here with an agenda. you've come here with loaded questions, you've come here with things taken out of context. you've come here with things that you don't understand are satirical... �*s satirical and jokes. that's how you explain the comments you make. for you to sit down, would you like to apologise for any of them? no a

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. live now to lucy williamson who is in bucharest. hi lucy.w and not of itself would be controversial. why do you think it was important to interview this man? we do you think it was important to interview this man?— do you think it was important to interview this man? we had been followin: interview this man? we had been following this _ interview this man? we had been following this case _ interview this man? we had been following this case closely - interview this man? we had been following this case closely here . interview this man? we had beenj following this case closely here in romania ever since andrew tate and his brother were arrested. at the end of last year we spoke to as many people as possible around the case to get an accurate picture. we spoke to get an accurate picture. we spoke to prosecutors and former employees and witnesses, neighbours. everyone to and get or build up an accurate picture. andrew tate and his brother were in custody for three months are not able to do media interviews but they were released into april into

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.terview such a controversialfigure. we have been following this case very closely here in romania ever since the tates were arrested. we have spoken to as many people as possible around the case to try and get an accurate picture. we have spoken to the prosecutors, to former employees, witnesses, neighbours, everyone, to try to build up an accurate picture. the tates themselves were in custody for three months and not able to do video interview but they released in april but into house arrest, when that became possible. at that point we were talking to their team—mate because we thought it was important that we try to put some of these allegations to them and also as i said in the interview, some of those wider concerns that schools and police and others in the uk have expressed about the things they say. we went to their compound outside bucharest to do the interview, very much on their territory. do the interview, very much on theirterritory. it do the interview, very much on their t

last week, bbc news got something of a scoop, an interview by lucy williamson with the controversialhs. tate is being investigated by prosecutors there over allegations of rape, human trafficking and exploiting women, which he denies. in the interview, he dismissed the testimony of individual women who have made accusations against him, claiming that one woman interviewed anonymously by the bbc earlier this year was "imaginary" and had been invented by the bbc. i've presented you with case after case after case with quote after quote after quote of people who are genuinely concerned about the impact you're having and you brush it off as if it's nothing. no, what you have done is come here with an agenda. you've come here with loaded questions, you've come here with things taken out of context. you've come here with things that you don't understand are satirical... satirical and jokes. that's how you explain the comments you make. for you to sit down, would you like to apologise for any of them? no apology was forthcoming and reaction to the interview was divided, with anne marie writ

lucy williamson, bbc.gress. >> for the full interview you can head to the bbc news youtube channel. in other news, and canada, fire fighters and nova scotia are battling the largest wildfire in the province's history. the fire has burned more than 70,000 hectares. meanwhile, another fire has forced the evacuation of thousands near halifax, the largest city continues to burn. smoke from the fires traveled south with air quality warnings in the united states. celebrations have been taking ple in jordan after the wedding between the countries crown prince, and his saudi arabia bride. dignitars from around the world attended the event and that included photos from britain, belgium and the netherlands as well as the u.s. first lady, joe biden. -- jill biden. not to israel where tensions are high with lgbtq pride week which begins with the jerusalem pride march. the event which takes place every year is the first event of its kind t pkeo lamostceardle ay conservative government in israel's history took power fiv

our correspondent lucy williamson spoke to andrew tate this morning. have a listen. andrew tate has built his image around cars, cigars, and controversy. his flowers swallowing his sexism along with his success. andrew: i'm innocent. lucy: he said little in public since his arrest in romanian five months ago for rape and human trafficking. to bbc was the first major media outlet to challenge him on those allegations. and on concerns from police, schools, and rights organizations that he's spreading misogynistic attitudes among boys and men. andrew tate, have you raped anybody? andrew: absolutely not. lucy: very exploited anybody? andrew: absolutely not. lucy: you said you would get people to work in the webcam industry for you. andrew: no. lucy: someby said exactly those things, with you it's all manipulation. l louis andrew: is it sophie? the fake name, no face. lucy: i was so intent on wanting to please him and wanting him to be happy that i was like, ok, do whatever you want. andrew: has she accused me of a crime, this imagine naer sophie? lucy: emotional or psycho

lucy williamson, beast -- bbc news, paris. >> our correspondent is in paris for us.as the latest. we just saw those dramatic images, that chaos in many french cities. can you describe what you are seeing where you are? >> we are in the suburb here, and that is where 17-year-old nahal lived. it is in the suburb that he died after he was killed by a police officer earlier this week. as you can see, it is quiet here. through the course of the evening, we have seen cars racing past us. on some occasions, groups of people, it is early in the night here. yesterday when we were on the streets, it was the same feeling and the same mood. then around 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., when we were back in our hotel across the road from here, we started hearing the noise. there were crowds of people pouring through the street. the restaurant next door to where we are staying was completely smashed up. we just heard the sound of fireworks, they have been banned tonight. lots of violence, things set on fire, looting, lots of shots, not just here in the suburb, but across paris and other parts

lucy williamson reports from bucharest.you because you are facing some very serious allegations. correct. rape, human trafficking. yup. and also because there is a great deal of concern about the things you say and the impact they have on young people and women. i the impact they have on young people and women. ., �* ~ and women. i don't think the concerns _ and women. i don't think the concerns are _ and women. i don't think the concerns are about _ and women. i don't think the concerns are about the - and women. i don't think the i concerns are about the anxiety and women. i don't think the - concerns are about the anxiety but the level of influence and reach i have. �* , the level of influence and reach i have. v , ., have. let's start with the allegations. _ have. let's start with the allegations. have - have. let's start with the allegations. have you - have. let's start with the i allegations. have you raped have. let's start with the _ allegations. have you raped anybody? absolutely not- _ allegations. have you raped

lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy.hi sunak has been at the white house for the first time as prime minister. he and joe biden have both emphasised the strength of the relationship between the uk and us. they announced an agreement called the "atlantic declaration", which they said would mean more cooperation on clean energy, supply chains for rare minerals, and artificial intelligence. our political editor chris mason is travelling with the prime minister, and sent this report. rishi sunak arriving at the white house this afternoon. here he is, always quite a moment, this, a british prime minister visiting the white house — especially a first visit. he's here to talk about ukraine and economic cooperation in a dangerous world, and a new deal to deepen economic ties. we're releasing a new plan to equip our economic partnership for the 21st—century. today, we have agreed the atlantic declaration — a new economic partnership for a new age, of a kind that has never been agreed before. prime minister, your aim as the conser

lucy williamson has the latest.e confirmed to us that all four children are now in a stable condition, although some are more seriously injured than others, and the elderly man who was also wounded in the attack yesterday is still believed to be critical. the focus really is now on trying to understand why this attack happened. prosecutors have, so far, not come up with a clear motive. they say they are not treating it as terrorism. they say the suspect was not known to intelligence services and doesn't have a history of psychiatric illness, although i think it is fair to say that questions are being raised about his mental state. he's thought to have been homeless. the interior minister has confirmed that an asylum application he made here in france was rejected just a few days ago. later today he is due to have a psychiatric assessment. in the meantime, the shock and anger is clear across france. president emmanuel macron has said he will be visiting annecy later today. lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy. just want

our correspondent lucy williamson has the latest.our children are now in a stable condition, although some are more seriously injured than others, and the elderly man who was also wounded in the attack yesterday is still believed to be critical. the focus really is now on trying to understand why this attack happened. prosecutors have, so far, not come up with a clear motive. they say they are not treating it as terrorism. they say the suspect was not known to intelligence services and doesn't have a history of psychiatric illness, although i think it is fair to say that questions are being raised about his mental state. he's thought to have been homeless. the interior minister has confirmed that an asylum application he made here in france was rejected just a few days ago. later today he is due to have a psychiatric assessment. in the meantime, the shock and anger is clear across france. president emmanuel macron has said he will be visiting annecy later today. lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy. around the world and across the uk, t

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.ier we spoke to lucy, and asked her why it was important to interview such a controversialfigure. well, we have been following this case very closely here in romania ever since the tate�*s were arrested at the very end of last year, and we have spoken to as many people as possible around the case to try to get an accurate picture. we've spoken to the prosecutors, we've spoken to former employees, witnesses, neighbours, everyone to try to build up an accurate picture. the tate�*s themselves were in custody for three months and not able to do media interviews, but they were released in april into house arrest when that became possible. at that point, we were talking to their team because we thought it was important that we try to put some of these allegations to them, and also, as i sat there in the interview, some of those wider concerns that schools and police and others in the uk have expressed about the things they say. we went to their compound outside bucharest to do the interview.

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.'s repeated refusal to answer the questions. joining me now is our education editor branwenjeffreys. teachers and others involved in education have been raising questions of the kind of influence that man has on young people. teachers report having andrew tate's language repeated back to them, seeing some of the behaviour and attitude on his online content seeping into a culture of disrespect, over normalising discounting women and feeding into a wider concern that that is there about all the online content that teenagers are seeing, some of it graphically sexual or violent. that they have access to now. it has contributed to growing concern about sexual assaults in schools, sexual harassment. we know that nine out of ten gales have either been sent an explicit image or asked to take one up explicit image or asked to take one up themselves, and this kind of influence of culture is one part of teachers concerns. they are trying to build through all the lessons around relationships a mor

our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. last night one spark set nanterre alight.ch suburbs and french state. the police traffic check was caught on camera. a brief discussion at gunpoint. then, as nahel drives off, the officer appears to shoot him through the window, at point blank range. his mother said in an online video they had taken her baby away. translation: he was still a child. he needed his mother. he kissed me goodbye in the morning and said, "i love you, mum." an hour later i was told that someone shot my son. what shall i do? he was my life. he was everything to me. the death of young people at the hands of police here in the paris suburbs has sparked rage and riots against the state before. what's adding to the anger this time are initial claims by police that nahel drove into officers before he was shot. a narrative that's contradicted ijy narrative that's contradicted by the video that's emerged. president macron and his government have come out strongly against the police actions. translation: �* ., ., , translation: a teenager has been killed. _

lucy williamson reports.nterre today, thousands gathered to mark the void left by one local teenager and the rage that flowed in to fill it. the violence here last night still mapped onto the surrounding streets in ash and debris. nahel�*s mother leading a chant of police assassins. evan came from a suburb on the other side of paris but the problems there were just the same, he said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired - if we don't lie on our cv. there is nothing for us. we feel abandoned. and on top of that we get attacked by the people supposed to protect us. this is one offence too many. the march ended this afternoon in a different kind of protest — burning cars, tear gas, clashes with police. 0ne local resident told her is her own teenage son had been mistreated by police and that the violence following nahel�*s death was justified. translation: i wouldn't be surprised if the trouble - continues as long as there are no consequences for this police officer. i'm not in the heads of our you

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.e investigation! france is now the first country in europe to regulate influencer marketing on social media, with a new law passed on thursday. here's emily brown. the global influencer market is worth billions of dollars. influencer marketing is where social media users with a big following on sites like tiktok or instagram promote certain products or endorse certain products on their posts and stories in return for money. and with so many of us using social media, it has an enormous reach. but there are calls for more regulation. in the past few weeks, adverts promoting vaping products were banned by a uk watchdog after they were found to have broken advertising rules. and most recently, france has become the first country in europe to introduce an influencer marketing law. this is to regulate the marketing on social media, cracking down on what people can monetise and promote online. it's after an inspection carried out found that all of the influencers who were inspected did not co

lucy williamson, bbc news, nanterre.ur after her manager revealed that she'd been in intensive care with a serious bacterial infection. this news came in in the last half hour or so. our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles. sophie, what have you learned? we don't sophie, what have you learned? - don't have many details at the moment. what we know, according to her manager, on saturday and madonna developed what he called a serious bacterial infection which led to her spending several days in intensive care. we are told her health is improving and she is expected to make a full recovery, which is good news, but at the moment we are told she is still undergoing medical care so her team has decided to suspend all commitments, including the celebration tour which was scheduled to kick off in vancouver next month, to kick off in vancouver next month, to mark the 40th anniversary of her break—out single holiday. it was highly anticipated, 98% of tickets sold out immediately, fans buying 690,001 day. when she released a

lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy.by a thread" and that substantial reform is needed. in his annual report, the chief inspector of constabulary for england and wales says police forces are experiencing what he called "one of their biggest crises in living memory". i think we've seen a significant loss of trust and confidence in policing over the last few years. one reason being obviously the very high profile and scandalous issues that have happened involving serving police officers, but there's also an element of the public feeling that the police are ineffective at dealing with issues that really matter to them. more on this now from our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. and strong words there from the chief inspector of constabulary? yes, he is being very bold and i think he feels he needs to be because this really is a crunch time for the police. the scandal he was referring to there, we had the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, wayne couzens, we had another met officer david carr

lucy williamson, thank you.s criticised the lack of help from international aid agencies to deal with the flooding in the southern kherson region after the destruction of a dam on tuesday. it's thought an area the size of merseyside is underwater. mr zelensky visited the area today to see the scale of the flooding. ukraine and russia have accused each other of shelling the area while rescuers tried to save people who are still trapped, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report. a visit with deliberate timing. president zelensky assessing another ukrainian trauma, and all folding disaster in the middle of a war —— an unfolding disaster. he pays medical staff and promised them kherson would be rebuilt. but the russians can do deliberate too. a couple of hours later, the same area was shelled, with a near miss for volunteers doing an already impossiblejob. it's hard to picture an estimated four cubic miles of water until you are in it. victor and vitaly haven't stopped for two days, searching for

our corresspondent, lucy williamson. in a russian missile attack that destroyed a pizza restaurant in the eastern city of kramatorsk. more than 50 others were injured and rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors. kramatorsk is under ukrainian control, but is close to russian—occupied parts of the country. ina in a moment we will speak to sarah rainsford on the whereabouts of the man who led the rebellion in russia at the weekend. our correspondent mayeni jones joins us from kyiv. can you give us more details of this attack in kramatorsk? the can you give us more details of this attack in kramatorsk?— attack in kramatorsk? the rescue o aeration attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after _ attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the _ attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack - attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack is - attack in kramatorsk? the rescue operation after the attack is still. operation after the attack is still ongoing. it happened at a busy time in

lucy williamson in paris, thank you.olitical groups and trade union activists over a0 years should have been disbanded as far back as the 1970s had the public had known about its activities. that's the conclusion of a seniorjudge heading the undercover policing inquiry. in his first interim report, sirjohn mitting says most of those spied on didn't threaten state security or pose a risk of serious crime, as our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports. the vietnam war — one of the defining episodes of the 1960s. protests outside the american embassy in london led scotland yard to set up an undercover police unit, the special demonstration squad, to gather information on anti—war activists. soon the sds had infiltrated scores of campaign groups. none of it was justified and the sds should have been disbanded early on says the chair of the undercover policing inquiry. today, his words were quoted by those targeted. the question is whether or not the end justifies the means. i have come to the firm conclusion that, for

lucy williamson, bbc news. our education editor branwenjeffreys is here.ople like andrew tate. teachers sa the people like andrew tate. teachers say they are _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing the _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing the attitudes, | say they are seeing the attitudes, behaviour, the kind of language used by andrew tate being picked up and mirrored, particularly by boys, contributing to a dismissive attitude towards girls and women, to casual sexism being normalised in the school environment and they see that as part of a wider cultural challenge in which teenagers are accessing all kinds of content, some of it very explicit, some violent, online and that's influencing what's happening in school with concerns about sexual assaults, sexual harassment, and they are having to deal with that on a day—to—day basis. generally they tend not to concentrate on one individual influence are like andrew tate. rather they try and build through resilience and

lucy williamson reporting.e being searched by french police. it's unclear what's prompted the raid, but reports in french media suggest it's part of an investigation into suspected corruption. the paris 2024 committee says it's co—operating fully with investigators. a 31—year old man has appeared in court, charged with the murders of three people who died in last week's attacks in nottingham. students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar, who were both 19, and 65—year—old school caretaker ian coates, were stabbed to death in the city. 0ur midlands correspondent, phil mackie, is in the city. phil what happened today? a brief appearance at nottingham crown court this morning for a man called valdo calocane but gave his name is ada mendez when he appeared in court. he is a year old from nottingham and charged with the attempted murders of sharon miller, wayne birkett and mask grown owski. he is accused of stealing ian coates' van and driving into them. members of ian coates' family were in court today for the b

lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.annel. a much longer version of that interview that we brought you there. lots of issues raised, so let's talk about them. we can nowjoin documentary film—maker matt shea for more on this. he made the documentary the dangerous rise of entertaining. thank you for being with us. —— of andrew tate. i wonder what you make of that interview. does it reinforce or dispel any of the perceptions and any of the things that you learned while making your documentary about andrew take? {line while making your documentary about andrew take?— andrew take? one of the things that lu icked andrew take? one of the things that lucy picked op _ andrew take? one of the things that lucy picked up on. — andrew take? one of the things that lucy picked up on, what _ andrew take? one of the things that lucy picked up on, what andrew - andrew take? one of the things that| lucy picked up on, what andrew tate denied having any human, he did on his website mentioned using manipulation to recruit women into the indus

lucy williamson, bbc news, in bucharest.inue to rise. but more people in britain rent than pay mortgages. and today new figures showjust how much financial pressure tenants are also under. they are now spending more of their wages on rent than at any other point in the past decade. on average, 28% of tenants' pre—tax income now goes to their landlord, according to the property search portal zoopla. in cardiff, new rents are up more than 10% on last year. it's worse in manchester, with a 13% rise in 12 months. but edinburgh has seen the highest jump of any major city, an average hike of 13.7% in new rentals. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been to york to see how the increase is effecting people there. begin the so this is a two—bedroomed unfurnished terrace property, very popular because of its distance to the city centre. here in york, like so many towns and cities, rents are skyrocketing. before sort of covid, it would have been 950 per calendar month. we're expecting it to go on the market, 1,100. it's

lucy williamson, bbc news, nanterre.dings — so much so that in some cases there is a real risk of a collapse causing injury or even death. a national audit office report says funding for maintenance and rebuilding is well short of what is actually needed. the national education union said the government is spending "nothing like enough" on school buildings. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has more. flat roofs and portakabins, prefab buildings past their best — patching up these gateshead infant and junior schools is a struggle. 25 plus years old, and they need a lot of upkeep and they are in a state of quite a lot of disrepair. this is a staircase that we can only now use as an emergency exit, because it's just not safe because of all the corrosion. so everything in this corridor is glued on, and the reason it's glued on is because of the asbestos. it is safe so long as we don't disturb it. these boilers are for our central heating and they are at the end of their life, and they will cost in excess of £60,000 to r

reporter lucy williamson put a range of allegations to him, including specific accusations of rape, humanegations and claimed he was a force for good. have you raped anybody? absolutely not. have you trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exploited any women for money. absolutley not. and you can see the full interview on the bbc news website. some other stories for you now — we now know that the two youngsters who died at bournemouth beach hadn't jumped from the pier or been hit by a jetski. police are still trying to work out what happened, but a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. and kerry katona has spoken out about a toxic culture this morning, saying that she was left suicidal after a lack of aftercare from her interview on the programme in 2008. meanwhile, jane mcdonald is set to replace phillip schofield as the british soap awards host after philip's departure from itv. and in some fun music news — sam smith has confirmed their collaboration with madonna. "vulgar" is set for release on the 9th ofjune, and i'm so ready for it. time now to leave you with ten seconds of a pro

our correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from bucharest. several countries. now the target of romanian prosecutors himself. andrew tate, his brother tristan, and two female associates formally charged with crimes, including human trafficking. the indictment filed at the bucharest court this morning, the result of six months of investigation by romania's organised crime unit. prosecutors say all four defendants formed an organised group to commit human trafficking, notjust within romania, but in the us and the uk. the charges involve seven alleged victims, who the indictment says were forced to produce pornographic material after being recruited by the tate brothers with false promises of love and marriage. the charges also include rape, illegally accessing a computer system, and violence against one alleged victim. it would be an overstatement to say we're happy, but we do welcome it, because this means we have the opportunity to submit evidence, we have the opportunity to build a defence. we're looking forward to clearing the brothers' nam

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he says over 400 people have been arrested thus far. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson sent ineenager and the rage that flowed in to fill it. the violence here last night still mapped onto the surrounding streets in ash and debris. nahel�*s mother leading a chant of "police assassins." evan came from a suburb on the other side of paris but the problems there were just the same, he said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired - if we don't lie on our cv. there is nothing for us. we feel abandoned. and on top of that we get attacked by the people supposed to protect us. this is one offence too many. the march ended this afternoon in a different kind of protest — burning cars, tear gas, clashes with police. 0ne local resident told us her own teenage son had been mistreated by police and that the violence following nahel�*s death was justified. translation: i wouldn't be surprised if the trouble - continues as long as there are no consequences for this police officer. i'm not in the heads of the young people, but what happens here is justified. the police are the delin

lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.ime gunman. the assassination of lily naing kyaw is the latest in a series of high profile killings. in australia, the government plans to ban public displays and sales of nazi symbols. it said the move was prompted by a rise in far—right activity. the kenyan government says it has enough evidence to charge a cult leader who convinced his followers to starve themselves and their children to death with genocide. at least 250 people are now known to have died since the cult�*s activities came to light in april while a further 600 people are still missing. officials at the vatican say pope francis has spent a restful day, after undergoing surgery for a hernia on wednesday. the 86—year—old pontiff is expected to remain in the hospital in rome for up to a week. a spokesman said all tests had shown encouraging results, and all signs are positive. exam season is in full swing for many around the world, but the stakes are especially high for students in china as they sit their national univers

lucy williamson reports from annecy. today in annecy, toddlers were the targets.ives a glimpse of the horror. the suspect roaming among the slides and climbing frames. a knife clearly visible in his hand. we can't show you what happened next. four children, one of them british, were stabbed here in quick succession. some attacked in their pushchairs. local authorities have told us that all four children are now in a stable condition. the suspect, said to be a syrian christian, was chased through the lakeside tourist spot by witnesses. before police intervened and arrested him. translation: all of a sudden, a lady says, run! _ run! there is a guy who is stabbing everybody all along the lake. he starts on children. run, run! i tell the cops, just shoot him, kill him. he is stabbing everybody. i see a mother with her children on the floor. her children are full of blood and the mother is crying. the suspect had refugee status in sweden and entered france legally last autumn. the french news agency afp is reporting he was recently divorced with a young child of his ow

our correspondent lucy williamson sent in this report.n across several countries. now the target of romanian prosecutors himself. andrew tate, his brother tristan, and two female associates formally charged with crimes including human trafficking. the indictment filed at the bucharest court this morning, the result of six months of investigation by romania's organised crime unit. prosecutors say all four defendants formed an organised group to commit human trafficking, notjust within romania, but in the us and the uk. the charges involve seven alleged victims, who the indictment says were forced to produce pornographic material after being recruited by the tate brothers with false promises of love and marriage. the charges also include rape, illegally accessing a computer system, and violence against one alleged victim. it would be an overstatement to say we're happy, but we do welcome it, because this means we have the opportunity to submit evidence, we have the opportunity to build a defence. we're looking forward to clearing the brothe

bullet wounds in the chest despite receiving help from emergency services. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamsonments. pierre—antoine, what's happening? it will make this another night of real violence across france. we have seen images mainly about the city and this is west of paris and this is where everything is kick started after the death of the teenager the 17—year—old boy who shot at point—blank range by police officers two days ago now. one more evening of real violence we have seen the riots that are currently happening in this town basically around ten cities currently experiencing some classes some violence this evening and at the moment, but we can say is that 11 people have been arrested in paris alone more arrests shall follow because of the town, to lose all districts and suburb that's been lit all districts and suburb that's been [it on fire, pharmacy and a huge primitive gas and black smoke covering the town there's a lot going on currently in france and a lot of anger around protesters.- france and a lot of anger around protesters. what can you tell us about _ around protesters

our correspondent in bucharest, lucy williamson, told us — the charges come several months, after the details seven alleged victims who the romanian prosecutors say were forced to make pornographic material after being recruited by the tate brothers with false promises of love and marriage. the prosecutors also say that there fairly wide—ranging charges associated with this indictment, that the human trafficking was carried out notjust in romania, but also in the us and the uk — and that umbrella charge of trafficking contains several different counts against each of the defendants. the organised crime unit are telling us that they're also carrying out a separate investigation into potential charges of money laundering, influencing statements and trafficking of minors, and that they've confiscated a wide range of assets from the tate brothers in this investigation, including property, cars, watches and also 300 million us dollars in cryptocurrency. a spokeswoman for the tate brothers said that they embrace this opportunity to demonstrate their influence. the court here now has 60 days

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romania and other countries including the united states and britain. 0ur correspondent in bucharest lucy williamsonay's charges and the background to the case. its investigation has taken six months to complete. they have been in detention or under house arrest for all that time. and romania's organised crime unit have come out with a statement this morning which outlines some of the information that led to this indictment. as you outlined there, we know the main charges that are being filed. we know there are seven alleged victims who were apparently allegedly recruited by false promises of love and marriage by the two tate brothers. and it does seem to be quite a wide ranging set of charges. the charge of human trafficking is an umbrella charge, and within that there are several counts against each of the four defendants. we're also getting some information from the organised crime unit about the assets that have been seized — properties, cars, luxury watches — but also more than 300 million usd in cryptocurrency. and we're told that there are separate charges that are still under investigation t

lucy williamson is outside the court in bucharest for us now. welcome.s comes several months after the arrest of andrew tate and his brother. bring us u- to andrew tate and his brother. bring us up to date- _ andrew tate and his brother. bring us up to date. that's _ andrew tate and his brother. bring us up to date. that's right. - andrew tate and his brother. b" “1; us up to date. that's right. this investigation has taken six months to complete. they have been in detention or under house arrest for all that time. romania �*s organised crime unit have come out with a statement this morning, which outlines some of the information that led to this indictment. as you outlined there, we know the name charges that are being filed. we know there are seven alleged victims, who are apparently allegedly recruited by false promises of love and marriage by the brothers. it does seem to be quite a wide—ranging set of charges. the charge of human trafficking is an umbrella charge, and within that there are several counts against each of the four defendants. we are a

our europe correspondent lucy williamson gave us the latest.eople are returning now to this park here. the emergency services are really nowhere to be seen any more. and we're getting information from the local administration here that the three—year—old british girl who was among the injured is now in a stable condition in hospital. but there's still no clear motive for this attack. and that's really where the focus is at the moment, is trying to understand why this attack was carried out on nursery aged children. the prosecutor has said they're not treating it as terrorism for the moment. they say that the suspect was not known to the intelligence services, had no history of psychiatric illness, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. and so that's really, as i say, where the investigation is heading at the moment. the suspect is in custody, is being questioned. you've given us a little bit of detail about the condition of those who were attacked. what more can you tell us about the state of the people who were in hospital? well, the

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lucy williamson is at the court in bucharest now.xpect to greet them, from the uk because of its first time they've been brought in front of the judge as the accused in front of the judge as the accused in this case. there are lots of questions being thrown at them. we asked of the charges alleged, of exploiting women, those were denied. you can probably hear what is going on in the pictures there. the point of this hearing was really to hand the brother is a copy of the indictment, all 370 pages of it and their lawyers are now going to have a little bit of time to go through it, to analyse it and raise any objections they might have. we are also waiting to hear what the decision is about keeping them under house arrest. they have been under house arrest. they have been under house arrest. they have been under house arrest for three months now and that is one more thing the judges will have to consider, whether to lift it or keep them in that house arrest.— whether to lift it or keep them in that house arrest. lucy, thank you very mu

lucy williamson reports. accusations from four uk women arrived today at andrew tate's door.ectly to his home in bucharest. but the doors to the compound remained closed. probably what i'm going to do is just pop these through the grille. we will consider them delivered. the legal letter was sent on behalf of three women whose criminal complaints several years ago were never brought to trial. and a fourth woman who came forward more recently. in a statement, andrew tate's press manager said he categorically denied the accusations, describing them as acts of intimidation. four women that you're representing, do you have indications there are any more? yes, i've had conversations with other, with others who have claimed to have been a victim of abuse by andrew tate also. how many? maybe half a dozen. earlier this month we interviewed andrew tate at his home here in bucharest. we put to him the claims of one uk woman who spoke anonymously to the bbc accusing him of emotional manipulation. his response, she didn't exist. yesterday both brothers were summoned to romania's organise