he had the backing up until recently, of course, of the usjustice department. well now, there's been a change of the guard, if you like, there, and there is a biden administration in place and new officials are occupying senior positions in the us justice department and they have decided that it is legitimate for the house ways and means committee to seek donald trump's tax returns, so they boarded the us treasury to make them available. now, this could be the beginning of the end of a very long and drawnout process involving the former president and his claim or his aim, i should say, that these documents should be kept secret and out of the public eye. has there been — and out of the public eye. has there been any _ and out of the public eye. has there been any response from donald trump the trump organisation?— donald trump the trump organisation? not so far, although _ organisation? not so far, although what _ organisation? not so far, although what we - organisation? not so far, although what we are - organisation? not so far, - although what we are hearin

republicans, though, have denounced this move by the usjustice department.led it "politically motivated" and say that it could lead to open season on the tax returns of future political candidates. david willis in la. the israeli foreign minister yair lapid has called for a harsh response after two crew members were killed in an attack on an israeli—operated oil tanker in the arabian sea near oman. the vessel's owners, zodiac maritime, says one of those killed was british and the other romanian. iran is suspected of being behind the attacks. here's the bbc security correspondent frank gardner. well, this is quite a serious escalation and it certainly doesn't look like piracy. an investigation was begun fairly soon afterwards. it took place late in the afternoon yesterday about 150 nautical miles — that's about 250, roughly, kilometres — north—east of the omani port of duqm, and what israeli television is saying, quoting an israeli official, was that it was attacked by an explosive drone. now, usually in piracy attacks, it's very unusual for anybody to be kil

two years ago, the usjustice department left office.ears ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee, which is looking into donald trump's financial affairs for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. now, the us justice department, under the biden administration, has reversed that decision, paving the way for the release of six years worth of donald trump's tax records. democrats have welcomed the move. republicans have denounced it. we get to see the documents anytime soon? that is very doubtful. it is likely that donald trump will fight this decision through the courts, and it will ultimately be up to the ways and means committee to allow these documents to be released to a wider audience and members of congress. ultimately, as well, to the public at large. you mentioned the former president has repeatedly resisted this. has there been a response from him or the trump organization? not so far, and of course every president since richard nixon, with t

the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president donald trump must be handedecision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. our north america correspondent david willis reports. donald trump has fought hard to prevent the release of his tax returns. this isjust a continuation of the most hideous witch—hunt in the history of our country. this latest ruling could mark the beginning of the end of his ferocious effort to keep those documents out of the public eye. then treasury secretary steven mnuchin�*s refusal to comply with a subpoena back in 2019 prompted a two—year battle for documents including asset, income and tax payment data on the part of the democrat—led house ways and means committee, which is investigating potential conflicts of interest on the part of the former president and the possibility of foreign interference. now, in a 39—page ruling, the usjustice department has reversed a ruling made when trump still in office and has ordered the treasury to release six years' worth t

until recently of course he had the backing of the usjustice department.inistration the biden administration the biden administration are unwilling to back mr trump administration are unwilling to back mrtrump in administration are unwilling to back mr trump in the way that they had previously. so they have agreed now, ruled in fact to release these documents. that is in response to a request from a congressional mckey two committee which is been looking into mr trump�*s tax affairs. does this mean that donald trump long—awaited tax returns are soon to be made public? that is a moot point at the moment because there are bound to be legal challenges to this decision. of course the current eight congressional committee, the house ways and means committee will have to vote on whether that information provided by donald trump and his attorneys can be distributed to other members of congress and in deed to the wider world outside. 50 congress and in deed to the wider world outside.- wider world outside. so it sounds like _ wider world outside. so it sounds like

the usjustice department overturned a ruling — made when he was in office — that the information couldate a british satellite has launched from french guiana — in a boost to the uk tele communications industry. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. it's been another great start for team gb at the tokyo olympics — adding two more gold medals to their tally — in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games; they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 27 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more 0lympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. 0n the track, the leading nigerian sprinter,

the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president, donald trump must be handedr to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. live now to our north america correspondent, david willis. what has brought us to this point? what has brought us to this oint? �* ., ., , what has brought us to this oint? �* ., .,, . point? before he was elected, donald trump _ point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained - point? before he was elected, donald trump maintained hisl point? before he was elected, i donald trump maintained his tax records were under audit and they are apparently still under ordered at the time he left office. two years ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee looking into donald trump's tax affairs, for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. well now, the biden administration has reversed that decision. , six years worth of donald trump's tax records. democrats have we

the usjustice department overturned a ruling — made when he was in office — that the information couldts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and a british satellite has launched from french guiana — in a boost to the uk tele communications industry. we start in tokyo, at the olympics, where after a great start to the day for team gb, things have taken a turn. dina asher—smith's games appear to be over after she indicated she would withdraw from the 200 metres. that follows her being unable to qualify for the 100 metres final. earlier, team gb added two more gold medals to their tally, in new mixed events. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. then, in the pool, taking the total gold haul so far to eight. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning — let's cross to austin halewood at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. yes, she was o

the usjustice department overturned a ruling, made when he was in office, that the information couldain private. the afghan security forces say they have fended off a taliban advance on the capital of helmand province — one of several cities under threat. a new survey suggests seven out of ten british motorists want the speed limit on motorways lowered in wet weather. it's currently 70mph at all times. health chiefs are urging people under 30 to sign up for a coronavirus jab amid concern that they are reluctant to be immunised. a british satellite has launched from french guiana — in a boost to the uk telecommunications industry. hello and welcome to bbc news. it's been another great start for team gb at the tokyo olympics, adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. alex yee and georgia taylor—brown added to their individual silvers. they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this lea

the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president, donald trump must be handedgress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. before he was elected, donald trump maintained that his tax records were under audit and they were apparently still under audit by the time he'd left office. and two years ago, the us justice department turned down a request by the house ways and means committee, which is looking into donald trump's financial affairs, for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. well now, the us justice department under the biden administration has reversed that decision, paving the way for the release of six years worth of donald trump's tax records. democrats have welcomed the move, republicans have denounced it. will we get to see the documents any time soon? that is very doubtful. it's likely that donald trump will fight this decision through the courts and it will ultimately be

the usjustice department has ruled that former president donald trump's tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump resisted demands to surrender his tax records. the eu's special envoy to afghanistan has warned that there's little prospect of an early halt to the violence as the taliban advance. tomas niklasson says the most realistic hope is for the offensive to be resisted and peace talks to begin in earnest. a survey by the roadside assistance company rac has found seven in ten british motorists believe the speed limit should be lower in wet weather. currently the speed limit is 70mph on motorways at all times. but with nearly 250 people killed on the country's roads during bad weather, many feel there should be greater efforts to force motorists to slow down. around 800 people every year are killed or seriously injured on the uk's motorways and sadly that number has not been dropping in recent years, it has stayed stubbornly high. if you add in speed and wet weather, is extremely dangerous and a lot of people are being kill

the usjustice department overturned a ruling, made when he was in office, that the information couldprivate. the afghan security forces say they have fended off a taliban advance on the capital of helmand province, one of several cities under threat. a new survey suggests seven out of ten british motorists want the speed limit on motorways lowered in wet weather. it's currently 70mph at all times. now on bbc news, christa larwood looks back on some favourite travel show adventures in new york. this week — some of our favourite memories of new york city. from historical landmarks... i think it's what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. to hidden treasures... this view is incredible. where creativity is everywhere. somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. it's worth it. and everyone's got a story to tell. i'm a traveljournalist and a little while ago i was injapan. hello and welcome to the programme, coming to you this week once again from our home here in london. that means, unfortunately, we are still grounded, but it does give us a great opp

the usjustice department has ordered the internal revenue service to hand over the tax returns of formerthis reverses the refusal of mr trump's justice department to do so and apparently ends a long legal showdown over the records. unlike other recent presidents mr trump did not publicly disclose his tax returns. julia manchesterfrom the hill joins us from washington. lovely to have you with us again on bbc world news. tell us first of all what it exactly this decision should mean. , , ., , what it exactly this decision should mean. ,, ., , ._, ., , mean. essentially the decision means that the house _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways and _ mean. essentially the decision means that the house ways and means - that the house ways and means committee will essentially get those documents and get a first look at president trump's tax returns. and down the line once the committee votes to make it public, assuming they will come of the american public and the world will get to look at those tax returns. so it is

now in a 39 page ruling the usjustice department has reversed a decision made when trump was still inice and has ordered the treasury to release six years worth of trump tax returns, a move hailed by their house speaker nancy pelosi, who called access to the document is a matter of national security. the american people, she wrote, deserve to know the facts of his troubling conflicts of interest and undermining of our security and democracy as president. every president since richard nixon has disclosed details of their tax returns, the one exception being donald trump. they have denounced the justice department's decision and donald trump is widely expected to challenge it in court. meaning that there is highly anticipated documents are to become public, it could be many australia's third largest city, brisbane, is to go into lockdown shortly in an attempt to contain the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. the deputy premier of queensland said millions of residents in brisbane and several other areas would be ordered to stay at home for three days. i'm joined now by our corre

the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the usjustice department. the lure of cheap drugs in zimbabwe, where hospitals are buckling under the strain of crystal meth addiction. # suddenly i see # this is what i wanna be...# and singer kt tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf. hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now, and we've reached the middle weekend of the games. here's the medal table as it stands at the moment: china is on top with 19 gold medals followed by host nation japan with 17. with me is reporter tanya dendrinos. tanya, it is "super saturday" and we've had world records in the pool? it has been such an exciting super saturday already and there's plenty more action it has been such an exciting super saturday already and there's plenty more action to it has been such an exciting super saturday already and there's plenty more action to come. it has been such an exciting super saturday already and there's plenty more action to come. team it has been such an exciting super sa

this is bbc news, the headlines: the usjustice department has ruled that the tax returns of former president donald trump must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand that he surrender his tax records, and the justice department had backed him while he was in office. covid—19 has critically affected pregnant women in brazil, with more than 1,600 deaths. one in five women that died from the virus didn't have access to an intensive care unit and one in three didn't have access to a ventilator. the us champion gymnast, simone biles, has withdrawn from two more competitions at the tokyo olympics. her team said she'd ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. biles has been sidelined by a mental block that affects herjudgement when spinning in mid—air. now in a few minutes it'll be time for the film review. but first, here's click. it is the land of fire and ice. where the earth is literally splitting apart. this is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery, created by the superheated rock that lurks just belo

the headlines — the usjustice department has ruled that the tax returns of former president donald trumpust be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand that he surrender his tax records, and the justice department had backed him while he was in office. covid—19 has critically affected pregnant women in brazil, with more than 1600 deaths. one in five women that died from the virus didn't have access to an intensive care unit, and one in three didn't have access to a ventilator. at the olympic games in tokyo, it's super saturday. the women's 100—metres final, as well as the women's tennis final, are among the highlights coming up on day eight. the triathlon�*s mixed relay is also making its olympic debut. all the details on our website. ali official is one of the uk's top comedians. in this film, he has some difficult and insightful conversations about being british—bangladeshi. i'm ali shahalom, also known as ali official, and i'm a comedian. no, no, man, just chilling. just filming this thing for the bbc. yeah, bangali bri

the usjustice department says a person in the united kingdom and three others in canada were also targetsot. i got angry, i got furious. instead ofjust being scared, it made me furious that this is the nature of the islamic republic — kidnapping people, arresting protesters, killing them, murdering them. but here in america, i was shocked from the beginning when i heard the details, because i didn't know about the details. i didn't know that they're going to take me with a speedboat to venezuela and kidnap me from there to iran. so although this was not new for us iranians, but it was new that the islamic republic is allowed to have such an operation in the united states of america. that was iranian—american journalist masih alinejad. iran's government says the allegations of a kidnapping plot are "ridiculous and baseless". brazil's presidentjair bolsonaro has been taken to hospital for tests after suffering persistent hiccups. he apologised for hicupping throughout this press conference, saying he'd had them for over a week. he is expected to remain under observation for 2h to 48 hours,

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most famous people in the world, the voices of the victims of sexual assault could be heard in the usjusticeystem. now, he has a chance to restore his reputation. michelle fleury, bbc news, pennsylvania. 0ne one of bill cosby�*s lawyers has told us that it was about due process. it was a strong contention he never should have been prosecuted as a result of an agreement he made with prosecutors, an agreement on which he relied when he waved his fifth amendment right to remain silent and sat for four daysin remain silent and sat for four days in the deposition, a deposition that the prosecution ultimately used against him. there were significant constitutional implications of those decisions, and this case really is about prosecutorial misconduct. we can now speak to michelle thomas, a divorce and trial lawyer. shejoins us thomas, a divorce and trial lawyer. she joins us from washington. good to have you with us. what do you make of this decision by the court? it was definitely unexpected. i don't think any of us expected mr cosby to walk free to go, by the supreme court had to balance his con

the usjustice department says a person in the united kingdom and three others in canada were also targets learned about the plot. i got angry, i got furious. instead ofjust being scared, it made me furious that this is the nature of the islamic republic — kidnapping people, arresting protesters, killing them, murdering them. but here in america, i was shocked from the beginning when i heard the details, because i didn't know about the details. i didn't know that they're going to take me with a speedboat to venezuela and kidnap me from there to iran. so although this was not new for us iranians, but it was new that the islamic republic is allowed to have such an operation in the united states of america. that was iranian—american journalist masih alinejad. iran's government says the allegations of a kidnapping plot are "ridiculous and baseless". let's return to our top story. the process, violence and looting that has been going on in south africa at the announcement by the south african government that it will send ten times as many troops into the affected areas to try to quell the viole

the usjustice department has ruled that former president donald trump's tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand to surrender his tax records. the eu's special envoy to afghanistan has warned that there's little prospect of an early halt to the violence as the taliban advance. tomas niklasson says the most realistic hope is for the offensive to be resisted and peace talks to begin in earnest. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. what a summer of sport this is. sport is all over tv, and coverage of sports events is what we are focusing on today. the olympics is on, we've just had the euros, and there's a new cricket competition called the hundred on primetime bbc, as well as sky. but in this age of infinite choice, live sport has to compete to hold our attention. does sport need to be more attractive than an hour of fortnite or netflix, or tiktok? and has the amount of money tv companies are prepared to pay for sport fallen during the pandemic? well, these are some of the questions that my all—star p

the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the usjusticering countries as it tackles wildfires on its southern coast. team gb win a mixed triathlon relay gold to start super saturday at the olympics in tokyo. and a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london.

the usjustice department overturned a ruling — made when he was in office — that the information couldain private. a british satellite has launched from french guiana, in a boost to the uk telecommunications industry. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week: the un—vaccinated become the un—loved, and is democracy bound to wither in the arid lands of north africa and the middle east? let me introduce our dateline panel. mina al—oraibi's family originated in iraq. she's editor in chief of the national in abu dhabi. ned temko, from the christian science monitor, was born in the united states but has spent much of his career reporting from the uk. with me in the studio, the british political commentator steve richards, who hosts the podcast rock �*n�* roll politics. welcome to you all. "a pandemic of the un—vaccinated". the phrase used by us presidentjoe biden on thursday i

the usjustice department has ruled that the tax returns of former president donald trump must be handedver to a congressional committee. the decision ends a long legal showdown over the records. president erdogan of turkey says fire—fighting planes from russia, ukraine and azerbaijan are now battling the wildfires on the country's southern coast. four people have died, and dozens have been taken to hospital. it's the middle weekend of the olympic games in tokyo, and the women's 100—metres final, as well as the women's tennis final, are among the highlights coming up on saturday. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are social commentator joanna jarjue and the former conservative party press chief and political commentator giles kenningham. welcome back to both of you. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... according to the guardian, pressure is mounting on ministers to outlaw companies�* "no jab, no job" policies amid warnings that firms could be hit by a wave of legal claims for discrimination. the daily mail says families are

the usjustice department has announced that the man who chaired former president donald trump's inauguralfundstory and joins us now. take us through the charges, please. well, there are seven separate charges, but wrote really amounts to is that federal prosecutors here in the us is saying that mr barrack didn't actually register as a lobbyist at all, therefore all the dealings he did on behalf of the government of the united arab emirates really amounts to being a state actor for another country. in addition to those charges, there is additional charges that he was actually acting on behalf of the emma ready government, so trying to get some favourable message —— messages into donald trump's speech is make speeches and trying to get more favourable policy for the uae using his close connections to the president at the time. what using his close connections to the president at the time.— using his close connections to the president at the time. what role did mr barrack play _ president at the time. what role did mr barrack play in _ president at the time. what role did mr barrack play in dona

the most famous in the world, the voices of the victims of sexual assault could be heard in the usjusticea. princes william and harry will unveil a statue of their mother, princess diana, at kensington palace this afternoon, on what would have been her sixtieth birthday. they commissioned the statue in 2017, saying they hoped it would help visitors 'reflect on her life and legacy�*. all eyes will be on the body language between the brothers amid reports of a growing rift, it will be their first appearance together since the duke of edinburgh's funeral in april. sarah campbell is at kensington palace forest. bill sarah campbell is at kensington palace forest.— sarah campbell is at kensington palace forest. all the unveiling is happening. _ palace forest. all the unveiling is happening. if— palace forest. all the unveiling is happening. if you _ palace forest. all the unveiling is happening, if you can _ palace forest. all the unveiling is happening, if you can see - palace forest. all the unveiling is happening, if you can see behind| palace forest. all the unveiling is i happening, if you

this is bbc news, the headlines: the usjustice department has ruled that the tax returns of former president donald trump must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand that he surrender his tax records, and the justice department had backed him while he was in office. covid—19 has critically affected pregnant women in brazil, with more than 1,600 deaths. one in five women that died from the virus didn't have access to an intensive care unit and one in three didn't have access to a ventilator. the us champion gymnast, simone biles, has withdrawn from two more competitions at the tokyo olympics. her team said she'd ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. biles has been sidelined by a mental block that affects herjudgement when spinning in mid—air. pregnant women are being urged to get the covid jab as soon as possible — as the number of mothers in hospital with the virus rises. our health correspondent catherine burns has the story. at london's chelsea and westminster hospital, an antenatal clinic with a