thank you so much for that, phil mercer, who will| for that, phil mercer, who will be monitoring the is the hearing goes on. now to india, because it's internet economy is expected to grow six times, and estimated to be worth $1 trillion by 2030. the details have been published in a joint report carried out by google, temasek and bain company.— carried out by google, temasek and bain company. according to the report. _ and bain company. according to the report, india's _ and bain company. according to the report, india's internet- the report, india's internet economy last year was worth between $155 billion so based on these figures, the report says india is on track to hit that $1 trillion mark in the next seven years. this growth is estimated to be triggered mainly by the e—commerce sector, and within this, it will be the business to customer segment which would lead the way, followed by business to business e—commerce. then, the report says, growth will be driven by software service providers and online media, led by ott players. a lot of the acceleration in the digital world has

phil mercer, thank you _ driving offences. phil mercer, thank you very _ driving offences.eir stories and headlines. america's biggest bank — jp morgan chase — has agreed to pay around $290 million in compensation to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. the case alleged the bank ignored warnings about him before shutting his account in 2013. the bank said any association with epstein was a mistake that it regretted. a massive data breach in india has resulted in the personal details of hundreds of thousands of people being posted online, including those of high—profile mps. the indian government's cybersecurity team is is investigating. there are reports the leak involves the details of people who registered on a covid vaccination app. forensic experts in spain have begun an operation to exhume and identify victims from the country's civil war, who were buried in mass graves by the franco regime. they've started exhuming 128 bodies from a huge basilica complex near madrid. they aim to identify and return them to famil

phil mercer has been monitoring the story. phil mercer has been monitoring the sto . , . the story. the details senators - the story. these are the details senators in - the story. these are the - details senators in canberra are working their way through. in the past hour or so they have been asking questions of officials from key government agencies, the australian tax office, also the finance department as well, looking at how consulting firms get government business, and this certainly lies at the heart of the pwc case. a story of insider information if you like, how was sensitive government information on tax reform leaked by a senior partner to help clients minimise their tax and in the company millions of dollars in fees. australian lawmakers now say this has been a betrayal of the australian people, the australian government, which is pwc�*s biggest customer, it says it was an appalling breach of trust. the company is trying to minimise the damage to its reputation and it is worth pointing out that the australian media sections of the media here are describing this as a repu

wejust got our reporter, phil mercer in sydney.there a little while ago. tell us the latest. what do they have to say? latest. what do they have to sa ? ,., . say? the police here in the state of — say? the police here in the state of new _ say? the police here in the state of new south - say? the police here in the state of new south wales | say? the police here in the i state of new south wales are alleging that the driver of the bus, a man from the new south wales hunter valley called brett button was driving too fast when the coach ferrying people who had attended a wedding in the hunter valley crashed at around a busy highway. this 58—year—old driver has been charged, according to police, with serious offences, several offences around danger and is and negligent driving due to appear at the cessnock local court north of sydney. as far as the investigation is concerned the bus itself was removed from the scene overnight and it will now be subject today to a mechanical investigation. all this is part of the enormous and forensic

thank you, phil mercer in sydney for us.ee villages from russian forces in the southeast, its first gains since launching a much—anticipated counter—offensive. footage on social media, not yet verified by the bbc, shows troops hoisting the ukrainian flag in the neighbouring settlements of blahodatne and neskuchne in the donetsk region. kyiv�*s deputy defence minister said nearby makarivka was also taken. this comes just one day after president volodymyr zelensky confirmed that the counter—offensive had begun. live now to alexander gillespie, professor of international law at the university of waikato in new zealand. the last time we had a conversation was just after the destruction of that significant dam on the south of ukraine, these latest developments show verify that ukraine is taking ground from russia. from your point of view, in terms of the law, talk us through these latest developments? first one is not that _ latest developments? first one is not that they _ latest developments? first one is not that they are _ la

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.amily of the man he killed. david fleet from borth in ceredigion, was released from a psychiatric hospital in 2019, despite warnings about his "worsening mental state". the health board says it can�*t comment on individual cases. here�*s wyre davies. david fleet was a troubled teenager. his mum says his art gave a window into inner torments. when you look at these you get an insight into, i think, what was going on in his mind. self harm and cannabis use led to the prescription of anti—psychotic medication and his sectioning under the mental health act. but after four months david was sent home, even though his mum had warned staff he was still using cannabis and was looking for knives on home visits. in early 2019, ten days after his release, he left his borth home. a knife had gone missing. it was nowhere to be seen. david was nowhere to be seen. oh, my god, where has he gone? i looked out the back window and i could see the air ambulance and ijust remembered having this really sinki

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.urt, where the duke of sussex is set to become the duke of sussex is set to become the first senior royal for more than a century to get evidence from the witness box. that is when he takes a stand tomorrow. the high court has begun hearing detailed arguments in his case against mirror group newspapers. hello. the weather patterns across the uk have been very static across the uk have been very static across the last few weeks, leaving many of us asking when it is going to rain? well, the answer could be with this cloud here, between madeira and the canary islands, the storm 0scar is going to bring some very wet and windy weather during the rest of today and tomorrow, but notice how this area of low pressure pushes towards our shores as we head through the weekend, bringing a chance of thunderstorms. however, it does not guarantee rain everywhere. that rainfall could be fairly sporadic. what it will do will change weather patterns, the air coming from the near continent instead of the

our reporter phil mercer is monitoring the story.ion from the government that was used by pwc to help clients minimise tax and make the company an awful lot of money in fees. now, pwc has moved to limit the damage. the chief executive has been replaced, nine senior partners have told to go on leave. also, the e—mails of those recipients of those e—mails containing that confidential information has also been passed on to mps as well. in the next couple of hours in canberra, a senate committee — the upper house of the australian parliament — will continue its inquiry into consulting services in this particular scandal in particular, and the australian treasurerjim charmers said this confidentiality breach was an appalling breach of trust. we know there's an investigation by the australian federal police, so this is a significant story in australia's financial circles. quite a bit of reputational damage there, but what could actually happen next to pwc after this?— after this? the acting chief executive _ after this? the acting chief ex

let's go straight to our correspondent in sydney, australia, phil mercer do we know where this post wast was going or coming from?— going or coming from? it was about nine — going or coming from? it was about nine and _ going or coming from? it was about nine and a _ going or coming from? it was about nine and a half- going or coming from? it was about nine and a half hours . going or coming from? it was l about nine and a half hours ago and the police era new wales say that the coach was taking people from a wedding in the hunter valley of new south wales to their accommodation to the town of singleton when it rolled over on a big roundabout that goes over a major highway in that part of eastern australia and it seems there'd been a wedding celebration in the hunter valley is concluded and the people being taken back to their hotels and we understand, according to what the police of dispensing of the last few minutes that ten people have been confirmed dead in this accident, 25 others are injured and two of them were airlifted for treatment and we also understand from the police had no

let's go straight to our correspondent in sydney, australia, phil mercer thank you forjoining us on theand furious coming at us but would we know so far?— furious coming at us but would we know so far? ., ~' ., _ know so far? you know the emergency services were — know so far? you know the emergency services were called _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the town - know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the town in - services were called to the town in the new south wales hunter valley and this is a couple of hours to ride to the north of sydney here in eastern australia around 11:30pm, local time last night. and that is just eight and a half hours ago and what they found is a blessed and rolled over on the major round that goes over a big highway and the authorities are telling us, monica, that at least ten people have died in the ii that at least ten people have died in the 11 others have been taken to hospital

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. an incredible story.d. the story is around a butterfly that was thought to have been extinct in britain for nearly 100 years has been spotted in london. they appeared in 1925 in small numbers —— but small numbers have been found in the south—east of the capital. the butterfly conservation charity believes insects were released into the world and doesn't know who did it. our correspondent taking the snaps of these very rare butterflies. you are watching bbc news. let's turn to saudi arabia's first female astronaut who has been describing to the bbc the experience of her trip to the international space station. a capsule carrying have returned safely to earth early in the week. she was accompanied by fellow saudi and fighter pilots and to americans before travelling to the iss to conduct pioneering research. she told the bbc that arriving at the was like being welcomed to a family. my message to them is, the international space station, us going there, was only the first step, and i'm really keen to see mor

our correspondent phil mercer is following the case and has more on the developments. a rare genetic mutation that could have caused heart problems and sudden death. one of the boys was reportedly suffering from a neuro genetic disorder linked to epilepsy. so all of this scientific evidence has been brought to bear on this extraordinary case. safe to say that the trial and the conviction of kathleen folbigg has become one of the most notorious cases in australian criminal history. but today, the new south wales state governor has granted an unconditional pardon to kathleen folbigg, meaning that she is now free from prison and her supporters, who have agitated for her release for so many years believe that she will now pursue a huge compensation case, given that she's lost 20 years of her life. social media scammers are conning schoolchildren out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming they have access to this year's gcse and a level exam papers. exam boards say it's extremely rare for papers to be leaked, but added that the scams are becoming more common, as kristia