now, all of this comesjust usjustice department.again, and in response to that, the us attorney general garland clearly felt he had no option but to appoint a special prosecutor basically an independent lawyer to oversee the investigations that are ongoing into trump's handling of classified documents at his mar—a—lago home, and also allegations that he incited a mob of supporters to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. now, by removing the attorney general effectively from these investigations, handing it over to jack smith, his independent counsellor, it is hoped that there will be seen to be no conflict of interest as far as the us justice conflict of interest as far as the usjustice department and it's officials are concerned. and just very briefly, the timing of it, is the reason for this right now because of him announcing he is running for the presidency, is that it? absolutely, and the need, perceived need to show that investigating the little figure is not the same as a political investigation,

counsellor, it is hoped that they will be seen to be no conflict of interest, as far as the usjustice departmente reason for this right now because of his announcing that he is running for the presidency? is that it? absolutely. and the need, a perceived need to show that investigating a politicalfigure is not the same as a political investigation, and to thefore hand this inquiry over from the department that is basically headed by somebody whojoe biden himself appointed to an outside independent lawyer. they're built to bring gas from russia to western europe — and now investigators say a series of blasts on two underwater gas pipelines earlier this year, were the result of "serious sabotage". 0ur europe editor, katya adler, has more. this is a new front line in russia's conflict against ukraine and the west. vladimir putin has warned energy infrastructure how oil and gas travel from source to our homes — is at risk. this is why the west believes him. three explosions were detonated on major gas lines between russia and europe earlier this autumn. moscow denies responsibility. hello, good morn

the verdict is seen as a win for the usjustice department which sought to prove the attack amounted toeen following the case. this was a case — seditious conspiracy was the charge, which is a rarely heard charge, in large part because it's a difficult charge to prove, so it's not often brought before a court. and essentially what it means is that the allegation was that he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after the 2020 election. so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden, and the allegation being that it wasn't just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, that this had been a plot. and in fact, prosecutors talked about a text message that he'd sent to some of his supporters just after the 2020 election, saying that "we're not going to get through this without a civil war". and clearly that was ringing in the ears of the jury members. that was the heart of the allegation from the justice department that american democ

counselor, it's hoped that there will be seem to be no conflict of interest as far as the usjustice department just very briefly, the timing of it is that the reason for this right now is because of him announcing his running for the presidency. is that it? absolutely. and the need, a perceived need to show that investigating a politicalfigure is not the same as a political investigation, and to therefore hand this inquiry overfrom the department that is basically headed by somebody whom joe biden himself appointed to an outside independent lawyer. it was set up to help struggling families — unable to buy the basics for their babies. essential items like nappies, clothes and baby food. now hartlepool�*s baby bank says in recent months the number of families needing its help and support has tripled. it's now seeing up to 160 people every week — as stuart whincup reports. emily's never been busier and never seen things this bad. her containers are packed with the basics. nappies, baby clothes, food. she delivers to the doorstep and sees families who are really struggling. families only putting t

the verdict is seen as a win for the usjustice department, which sought to prove the attack amountedrth america correspondent peter bowes. peter, if you could just bring us up—to—date, what did we hear from the case? well, this was a case, seditious conspiracy was the charge, which is a rarely heard a charge, a large part because it is a difficult charge to prove, so it is not often brought before a court and essentially what it means is that the allegation was he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after the 2020 election, so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden. the trump and joe biden. the allegation _ trump and joe biden. the allegation being - trump and joe biden. tue: allegation being that trump and joe biden. tte: allegation being that it trump and joe biden. tt2 allegation being that it was notjust allegation being that it was not just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, this had been a plot. and in fact

the usjustice department says the 42—year—old was carrying tape, rope and other materials to hold a hostage russia from the united nations and g20 group of leading economies, following missile strikes in ukraine. work is continuing across the country to restore power and water supplies which were cut off by the attacks. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. morning. hugo, give us an idea of the scale of the damage? morning. so we had an update from the ukrainian authorities saying 18 facilities, most of them energy facilities, most of them energy facilities, were hit in ten different regions of the country, including here, the kyiv region. yesterday at a .80% of the capital did not have water. we know water has now been restored. there is work to restore electricity. in kharkiv, 50,000 people are still without power. and again, russia's targets yesterday were critical facilities. the electricity infrastructure again was the main target. this is what they have been doing for weeks now. they have been targeting the electricity infrastructure ahead of winter. and there is a lot of concern

the verdict is seen as a win for the usjustice department, which sought to prove the attack amountedely heard charge, in large part because it's a difficult charge to prove, so it's not often brought before a court. and essentially what it means is that the allegation was that he and others had attempted to stop the peaceful transition of power after the 2020 election. so the transition of power would have been between donald trump and joe biden, and the allegation being that it wasn't just something that happened on the day, the storming of the capitol building, but something that stewart rhodes and others had planned in advance, that this had been a plot. and in fact, prosecutors talked about a text message that he'd sent to some of his supporters just after the 2020 election, saying that "we're not going to get through this without a civil war". and clearly that was ringing in the ears of the jury members. that was the heart of the allegation from thejustice department — that american democracy was at stake, and the jurors believed the prosecution, at least in the case of stewart

the usjustice department says the 42—year—old was carrying tape, rope and other materials to hold a hostagekas got together in tokyo, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. let's put it this way. introductions should not be much of a problem. hirokazu tanaka, meet hirokazu tanaka and so on. dozens of them of all ages, gathered together in unique hirokazu ta na ka style. translation: the members came from as far afield as hokkaido - in the north to 0kinowa the south. i feel as if we are all related and it does not feel like we met for the first time. this is not the first time a whole host of namesakes have met up to break a record. in 2005, 164 martha stewarts were brought together by the famous american businesswoman of the same name. drop the surname and the potential is endless. 2,325 ivans congregated in bosnia and herzegovina in 2017. not so many hirokazu tanakas, but there were enough. translation: people kept speaking to him kindly and i was grateful for that. my sonjust happens to have the right name but i am happy he could join in. after a rigourous headcount, the record was set at 178