Previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with Republican Voters. The charges he faces, though, are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about Election Fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the Election Results. The attack on our overturn the Election Results. Tue attack on our nations overturn the Election Results. Tte attack on our Nations Capital on january six, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in the indictment was fuelled by lies. Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government and the process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. , , the results of the president ial election. , election. Donald trump responded by ostin a election. Donald trump responded by posting a campaign election. Donald trump responded by posting a Campaign Statement election. Donald trump responded by posting a Campaign Statement on election. Donald trump responded by posting a Campaign Statement on his| posting a Campaign Statement on his social Media Network likening his prosecution to. Shortly after charges were announced, he sent a Campaign E Mail vowing to continue his campaign for the white house. But thursdays hearing here in washington, dc is all about the crimes mrtrump is washington, dc is all about the crimes mr trump is accused of committing in the two months following the 2020 election. He is already been charged in two other unrelated cases, he is due to face trial in new york next march of the crimes he is alleged to have committed in relation to payments to a former adult film star. In may, he said to stand trial in florida over claims he unlawfully held onto military and other classified documents. For now, it is all a question of time. In other cases, mr trump has tried to delay until after next years elections, Prop Prosecutors in this case say they want the child to go ahead as soon as possible. Earlier i spoke to the vice chair of the external relations the republicans overseas uk. He was critical of the charges trump faces. This situation mirrors many historical moments where there has been a top down political prosecution of politics. You can go back tojulius prosecution of politics. You can go back to julius caesar, prosecution of politics. You can go back tojulius caesar, hitler, there are so many moments in history where this sort of Witch Hunt Prosecution has occurred. Right now, what is going on, they are galvanising the republican base, giving them exactly what they want, the trump supporters, and you are going to make sure that he is the nominee for the Republican Party and that is who the Republican Party and that is who the Democrat Party think they have the Democrat Party think they have the best chance of beating. They do not want to go against ron desantis, in middle of the road candidate, they want the controversy and negative political threats to mount to make sure that even trump will surely when the primary with all of these indictments, he will not be able to win the general. That is the democrat playbook and they are enacting it out exactly how they have said they will. Right now, the Republican Party is at a crossroads, we see donald trump as our president , someone we support, and would love to cb president , we have to also realise that these attacks, despite the fact that we do not find them to be legitimate could sway The General Election. It has been a very difficult situation not only for Republican Voters, but for the undecided middle of the road people who are forced to choose sides once again, it is creating Political Division and a contentious atmosphere that is continuing across the last decade. Atmosphere that is continuing across the last decade the last decade. Pope francis has arrived in portugal the last decade. Pope francis has arrived in portugal for the last decade. Pope francis has| arrived in portugal for celebrations arrived in portugalfor celebrations to mark World Youth Day. It is a vatican endorsed International Festival but it is likely to be overshadowed by official reports detailing sexual abuse of nearly 5000 children in the country over a 70 year period. We are seeing live pictures of Pope Franciss aeroplane as it has landed at the Military Airport in lisbon. Lots of people waiting. Lets bring our correspondent, Alison Roberts who is in lisbon. Can you talk us through the event youre expecting to happen through to duke the event youre expecting to happen through to duk through to duke World Youth Day started yesterday through to duke World Youth Day started yesterday but through to duke World Youth Day started yesterday but the through to duke World Youth Day started yesterday but the arrival| through to duke World Youth Day l started yesterday but the arrival of the pope takes it to another level. He will have a quiet day today being received by the president and the Prime Minister, and he will be meeting local clerics as well. It is tomorrow that he will preside over the welcome ceremony at the end of the welcome ceremony at the end of the day, and then there will be more and ever larger ceremonies on saturday and sunday in particular at a huge specially created site on the edge of lisbon where up to 1 Million People are likely to be present. This people are likely to be present. As you are talking, we are seeing members of the senior clergy walking down the steps of the aeroplane, in lisbon, as pope francis has arrived. This is a huge celebration, but also, it is going to be overshadowed by this recent report into sexual abuse in the country. Can you talk us through those findings . The vast maori of us through those findings . The vast majority of portuguese us through those findings . The vast majority of portuguese say us through those findings . The vast majority of portuguese say they us through those findings . The vast majority of portuguese say they are | majority of portuguese say they are catholics, 80 , although it is a lower proportion who are practising and regularly attending church. As you say, the church has very much been overshadowed, thirdly this year and last year as well, by an independent report into abuse in the church, the sexual abuse of children, going back decades to 1950. The independent commission estimated that more than a800 children, based on the people who came forward as witnesses, or as alleged victims, were abused in that period, and also the churchs reaction to that report was not seen as very positive by many people, even themselves said they could have done better in the way they reacted to it. As another example, they talked about creating some kind of memorial to the victims. Actually at this event, that was not particularly well received including by some victims who said they do not want anything like that. That has been put to one side. However, pope francis as you know has made the something of a cause, to ensure the issueis something of a cause, to ensure the issue is all the countries where the Catholic Church is present. He will be meeting with victims in a discrete meeting, so discreet, that the cardinal Patriarch Of Lisbon says he did not know where it would be taking place. This says he did not know where it would be taking place be taking place. As you are speaking. Be taking place. As you are speaking. We be taking place. As you are speaking, we are be taking place. As you are speaking, we are seeing i be taking place. As you are i speaking, we are seeing pope be taking place. As you are speaking, we are seeing pope francis being taken in his wheelchair, the 86 year old underwent major Abdominal Surgery only two months ago and he is understood to be an increasingly fragile health. He is using a Walking Stick or a wheelchair to get around. Huge crowds there, you can see, we have got the staff from the aeroplane, the crew, the captains of the aeroplane, and also senior clergy, members of the Military Greeting pope francis as he is taken along the red carpet in his wheelchair. He is welcome to lisbon. Like you say, alison, hugely catholic country, this festival, you have been speaking to people, what is this city like . What is it like at the moment in lisbon . Tt city like . What is it like at the moment in lisbon . City like . What is it like at the moment in lisbon . It is a little bit chaotic at the moment in lisbon . It is a little bit chaotic at the moment, moment in lisbon . It is a little bit chaotic at the moment, large moment in lisbon . It is a little bit chaotic at the moment, large numbers of people, a lot of portuguese from across the country, particularly spain next door, a large number of people from italy, french people, but according to the organisers, people are officially registered to take part from 18a countries, the only one that does not have anyone registered as the maldives. If you know anyone in the maldives, please invite them. You do not have to register to take part. 350,000 people officially registered and many more are expected to attend, many more are expected to attend, many local people. The city is chaotic, many locals have left the city to avoid the chaos. Roads are closed and so forth. City to avoid the chaos. Roads are closed and so forth. Thank you very much, closed and so forth. Thank you very much. Alison. Closed and so forth. Thank you very much, alison, Reporting Closed and so forth. Thank you very much, alison, reporting from closed and so forth. Thank you very i much, alison, reporting from lisbon, the live pictures of pope francis arriving in portugal. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets have a look at some of the other stories making the news. Cold calling to offer Financial Services or products could be banned under new Government Plans. The home office is fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. The government will outlaw so called farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam text at once. The first Asylum Seekers are unlikely to move into an Accommodation Barge in dorset until next week. The home office says the delay is because Working Practices for ports that have not been signed up for ports that have not been signed up yet. The Fire Brigades Union says it intends to write to the government after its members raised serious concerns. An mp who was suspended for breaking covid 19 Lockdown Rules has lost her seat after evil by constituents. The by election will now take place after 12,000 people signed a petition to remove Margaret Ferrier. You are live with bbc news. Many of us will read Online Reviews before buying a product or booking a holiday. Can you fully trust them . A bbc breakfast investigation has found it is all too easy to get fake reviews posted online even for things such as medical procedures. When it comes to where you spend your money, for so Many Services and purchases now, we are inundated with choice. It is not surprising when looking for a business you need, what is the first thing many people do . They google act. Having a five star rating from reviewers on google can help a Business Stand Out In Search Results and project of the rankings. But fake reviews can be bought online and there is evidence of them being used not only on google back on platforms like amazon, trust pilot and the apple store. Does it influence you . Yeah. Why is that . Because if its bad reviews, youre not going to want to go somewhere. And if theres loads of good reviews, then you want to go. You want to go. Do you trust them . Yeah. Even though you have no idea whos written them. Yeah. Do you ever think they might be not real orfake . Sometimes you question it if its certain online companies, because then youd think, oh, well, its interesting how every single reviews all positive. Welcome to the website. We found examples of fake reviews being used by all sorts of companies, but even by some medical businesses. What if youre looking for, say, a chiropractor in ipswich . The second business to appear in Google Search results is the ipswich spine clinic, run by dr amit patel and its got an almost perfect a. 9 star rating from customers on google reviews. Whether your condition� s due to some trauma or prolonged activities, we may be able to help you with that. How was that impressive rating really achieved . Look at this. Five star reviewer Santosh Kumar says dr amit was brilliant. He assessed my injury and came up with a treatment plan. I felt i was in safe hands and highly recommend this place. But this reviewer has also reviewed a taxi service in canada, a dentist in the us, Conveyancing Services In Australia and a bar in austria, which looks a bit suspicious. And to prove these reviews cannot be real, we cross referenced in detail a number of customers whove not only reviewed the ipswich spine clinic, but have also reviewed exactly the same businesses all over the world. Way too much of a coincidence. We also looked into this dental business in manchester called smiles better, which advertises its five star rating on its website with a link to its google reviews. Customer rose bellamy says, im so happy with my new smile, superfast services and everyone was so helpful. And the business writes back, were so happy that youre delighted with the treatment provided. Keep on smiling. And when we did our detailed cross referencing, our Investigation Shows this review and a number of others for this business are fake. I mean, its bad enough if you buy a pair of dodgy bluetooth headphones off a fake review. If you try and get a medical treatment done, and it turns out that the review that you chose the establishment on was fake, that could have really serious repercussions. The government really needs to legislate against fake reviews. Selling them, buying them, and hosting them on your platforms should be illegal. They should be facing a fine. There needs to be some deterrent from just buying a load of fake reviews because, for now, its easy to do. We also found negative Online Reviews from fake customers posted for one of the ipswich spine clinics local competitors. When we asked the clinic about this, dr amit patel told us that he had outsourced their marketing to a company in india and hadnt himself seen any of the reviews being posted online. Since we contacted him, he says hes now asked for the reviews to be removed. Im calling from the bbc. We also put our findings to smiles better in manchester because this doesnt look very trustworthy for customers, does it . Weve asked this Dentistry Business several times about the fake five star reviews online, but theyve declined to give us any response or explanation. Google says its policies clearly state that reviews must be based on real experiences and that it does monitor them for fraudulent content. But, as our Investigation Shows, many go unnoticed. The first Asylum Seekers are now unlikely to move to an Acommodation Barge the Bibby Stockholm In Dorset until next week. The home office has blamed the latest delay on checks on Working Practices for port staff and insisted there were no fire safety issues. But the Fire Brigades Union has said it intends to write to the government, after its members raised serious concerns. Speaking to nick ferraris programme on lbc radio this morning the Prime Minister rishi sunak was asked about the delay and denied the policy had been a shambles. No, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday. No, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday, now no, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday, now its no, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday, now its going no, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday, now its going to no, it hasnt. They were due to go on yesterday, now its going to be | on yesterday, now its going to be next week. On yesterday, now its going to be next week on yesterday, now its going to be next week. ,. ,. , next week. This is an example of me doinu next week. This is an example of me doing something next week. This is an example of me doing Something Different next week. This is an example of me doing Something Different that next week. This is an example of me doing Something Different that has i doing Something Different that has not been done before to help solve a serious problem, because i want to lead to. It is in the process of being done, there is a barge here and people will put on it. In niger as european nations have begun Evacuating Hundreds of citizens from the country. The first of three french planes has arrived back in paris with more than Two Hundred And Fifty people on board. Italy has also flown out dozens of its own nationals as well as other europeans and american citizens. Meanwhile defence officials from west africas Regional Bloc, ecowas, are meeting on wednesday to discuss the Military Coup that took place in niger last week. Some countries in the region have come to the new leaderships defense, including burkina faso, mali, and guinea declaring that any Military Invention in the country would be considered a declaration of war. Niger is located in the sahail region. Its a key region for western countries in counterterrorism operations. 0ur correspondent in nairobi, Catherine Byaruhanga has the latest on the evacuations. The french and Italian Military flights have gone back home, Carrying Hundreds of citizens, not only french and italian citizens, but we understand there are americans and some African Citizens also on the italian flights. Evacuations are meant to continue today, some more people leaving on french flights. The italians also expect spaniards, sorry, are also expected to evacuate 70 of their nationals from their country. But in contrast, the United Kingdom is telling its citizens who wish to leave the country to stay indoors and to register. Potentially there might be some british evacuations. The americans, on the other hand, are saying they have no plans to evacuate any of their nationals. They dont think the situation has escalated enough to warrant an actual mission on their side. And we are also expecting this meeting today, ecowas countries coming together, military chiefs, starting in abuja, nigeria. What are we expecting to happen . Yes, this all points to the question of how does the situation in niger actually get resolved . So, what its neighbours are saying, ecowas in particular, this is the Regional Bloc in west africa, is that the military thats taken power should hand power back to the former president , mohamed bazoum, but the military there are refusing to do this. Now, what ecowas has threatened is that if this handing back of power does not happen by the weekend, that they could potentially use force against the coup leaders in the country. But when you speak to people who monitor the situation in the region, they say it seems highly unlikely that ecowas will go ahead with some kind of military intervention, and on top of that, we are seeing other countries in the region, so, for example, burkina faso, mali, guinea, countries are also led by the army, they are standing by the new niger military leaders, so there is a Huge International conundrum on how to resolve this situation, especially because niger is so crucial in the fight against Islamist Groups that are aligned to alqaeda and isis as well. So, a lot of people are trying to resolve the situation to have some stability in niger and the wider region, but really there seem to be very few options on the table right now. The singer lizzo, her Production Company and her Dance CaptainShirlene Quigley are being sued by three former dancers. They have been accused of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination, false imprisonment and creating a hostile work environment. Two of the dancers were sacked the third resigned over what she described as the appalling behaviour of her bosses. Representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment. And if youre interested in the British Royal family well windsor castles Round Tower Re Opens on thursday for the First Time Since before lockdown. Visitors will get a chance to climb the 200 steps to get to the roof. But the tower will only be open during august and september. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, has been to take in the view. Within the grounds of windsor castle, the round tower looms large, dating back to 1170. Its had some upgrades over the years, but had to close during the covid lockdown. Now the doors are open again for those of us who can face the 200 steps to the very top. Much of what you see inside hasnt been touched in centuries. The wooden roof has been here since the 1a00s, and youll get up close to the sebastopol bell. Installed during the reign of queen victoria, its only ever rung following the death of the monarch. As you emerge on to the lower parapet, youre around halfway up. Youll get a chance to pause and take in the signs of the fortress that this tower once was. Its at this point on the climb up that visitors are told to put their phones and their cameras away. Photos are banned because beyond the castle walls, are the royal familys private apartments. There are now 100 steps to go up the narrower spiral staircase. If youre nervous of heights, maybe dont look down. As we head to the highest point, the top of the tower, 65 metres up. On a clear day, the views are spectacular. The expanse of the long walk through Windsor Great Park is more impressive from up here. And as you do the circuit around the rooftop, you can also peer down into the grounds of the castle itself. Here, the lower ward around st georges chapel. And take a look around the corner, youll see the river thames as well as eton. Tell us, do you need a head for heights to do this particular tour . It does help if you have a head for heights. However, i dont have a great head for heights, but people, when they get up here are so wowed by what you can see, you actually forget about it. We dont call it Conquer The Tower for nothing. There is so much detail to take in. You can look through the arrow slits put in to enhance the castle defences, and even look down through what were called the murder holes, designed to target any enemy below. These views are about offering visitors Something Different a chance to see a part of the castle that isnt open to the public for most of the year with a unique perspective over windsor. And if you time your climb just right, youll find yourself with a special look at the changing of the guard. This is a tour, which gives you a birds eye view of british history. Daniela relph, bbc news, the round tower, windsor. Stargazers were in for a treat last night as the � Sturgeon Moon rose in the southeast from just over 222,000 miles away, culminating in a rare super moon. Here it is in greece in the sky above the temple of poseidon. The supermoon phenomenon takes place when a full moon is near its closest point to earth, making it appear up to 1a bigger compared with when it is furthest away. It is one of two supermoons that we will see this month, with a rare blue moon expected on 30th august. Plenty more online and you can contact me on twitter. Stay with us here on bbc news the unsettled weather continues today with rain and strong winds. Low pressure is driving the weather pulling west to east, taking the rain followed by showers and you can see from the isobars it is going to be windy particularly in areas adjacent to the english channel. That will effect our coastline across the southwest, southern counties of england, the Channel Islands, a0 to 55 mph, locally with exposure up to 60 miles an hour. There is an effect on the North West France and have named the system storm patricia. We have got the rain continuing to push over to the east, lingering across north east england, heavy showers pushing over to the south east, some thundering. For scotland and Northern Ireland and parts of wales, it will brighten up as we go through the afternoon. Nonetheless, still some showers. This evening and overnight, rain pitches away from the south east, the wind changes direction to northerly billing and cloud and showers and these are our temperatures, 12 to 1a degrees overnight. As we go through tomorrow, low pressure will have moved away, we are in a northerly or north westerly air stream, a blustery day and a mixture of bright spells, areas of cloud, sunny spells and showers. A lot of the showers will be in the north and west, some getting into central areas, some will miss them all together and have a dry day. In the wind it will feel cool a dry day. In the wind it will feel cool, temperature is below average for the time of year, 1a degrees in 21 degrees towards london. Friday, more of the same, it north westerly blustery wind with showers, this time, more across central and eastern areas, eastern england, south east scotland, heavy and thundery. Temperature 13 degrees to 19 degrees, coming down a little bit. The weekend, devil in the detailfor bit. The weekend, devil in the detail for saturday, bit. The weekend, devil in the detailfor saturday, a new area of low pressure will bring rain and on sunday, we have more showers and it remains unsettled at the beginning of next week. This is bbc news. The headlines. Trump charged again a fresh indictment for the former president , accused of plotting to overturn his election defeat. Officials in kyiv say their anti aircraft units have shot down drones attacking the ukrainian capital overnight. And weather woes for british farmers why too much rain is affecting their harvest. Lets get more on our top story and thats donald trump being indicted over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Here was jack smith, special counsel investigating donald trump, announcing his findings. Today, an indictment was unsealed Charging Donaldj trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia, and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. As described in the indictment, it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. The men and women of Law Enforcement who defended the us capitol Onjanuary 6th are heroes. They are patriots and The Very Best of us. They did notjust defend a building, or the people sheltering in it they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. They defended the very institutions and principles that defined the United States. Since the attack on our capitol, the Department Ofjustice Has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. Our investigation of other individuals continues. In this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. In the meantime, i must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until Proven GuiltyBeyond A Reasonable Doubt in a court of law. I would like to thank the members of the Federal Bureau Of Investigation who are working on this investigation with my office, as well as the many Career Prosecutors and Law Enforcement agents from around the country who have worked on previous january 6th investigations. These women and men are Public Servants of the highest order and it is a privilege to work alongside them. Thank you. Well following that statement the us attorney general Merrick Garland said that the special counsel followed the facts and the law in the trump indictment. Immediately after the january six attack on our democracy, the career men and women of Thejustice Department engaged in what has become the largest investigation in our history. In november last, i appointed jack smith, special counsel, to take on the ongoing investigation, in order to underline the departments commitment to accountability and independence. Smith and his team have principled and experienced Career Agents and prosecutors, who have followed the facts on the law wherever they lead. Any questions about this matter will have to be answered by the filings made in the courtroom. 0ur North America correspondent nomia iqbal sent this update from outside the court where mr trump will appear later this week former President Donald Trump is due to appear in court behind me on thursday. He has the option of appearing virtually or in person, but he is likely to appear in person because he has done for his previous two indictments. Inside court, he will face what is arguably the most serious indictment so far, and probably the most serious indictment that a Department Ofjustice Has ever brought against a former president , and potentially a future president. He is being accused in this a5 Page Indictment of trying to subvert the Election Results of 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. 0ne 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. One of the charges include Conspiracy To Defraud the United States. Mr trump has dismissed the indictment, as he has done with the previous two, saying it is a political witchhunt, it is the Department Ofjustice Being recognised by President Biden in order to stop him from running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims he has made. At the Republican Party, by and large, have backed him. They did so with his previous two indictments and we have also seen his Approval Rating is the Department Ofjustice Being recognised by President Biden in order to stop him from running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims he has made. At the Republican Party, by and large, have backed him. They did so with his previous two indictments and we have also seen his Approval Ratings tend to go up with Republican Voters, and it is probably going to be the same with this indictment. However, how he does with the rest of the american electorate remains to be seen. Right now, he still remains the clear frontrunner for the republican pa rty� s the clear frontrunner for the Republican Partys president ial nomination. For more on this story head to our website. Our team has a live page up with the latest on the donald trump indictment. The page has a breakdown of the recent indictment, as well as what this means for the charges in his other cases. Officials in kyiv say their anti aircraft units have shot down drones attacking the ukrainian capital overnight. They said drone debris was recovered in three areas of the city but there werent any reports of injuries. There were also drone attacks in the southern port of 0desa. These latest air raids follow a drone attack on the russian capital moscow. 0ur ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse sent this update from kyiv. We are now in the throes of Drone Strikes happening both in ukraine and russia. Its worth stressing, though, that in ukraine, dozens of civilians die every week. We have seen a College Dormitory directly hit by a Russian Missile overnight. But what we are also seeing are more and more Drone Strikes deep inside either russian territory or russian controlled territory in ukraine. Kyiv will never acknowledge responsibility, but theres been a definite heightening of language used, where you have president zelensky warning that the war is going to come to russia. Today we have a senior adviser, mykhailo podolyak, talking about the conflict being brought to the authors of this war, and hes promised more Drone Strikes. So, ukraine really is stretching the boundaries of denial, but we dont know for sure who is behind these Drone Strikes. Russia, after all, is no stranger to false flag operations where it fabricates events to justify future actions. Its currently raising the conscription age and increasing the find is people face for resisting mobilisation. And you wonder what ukraines western allies make of what is happening at the moment, because they have long been wary of this all spreading beyond ukraine and into russia, out of fear is of an escalation. Possibly their hopes of these Drone Strikes destabilising russias invasion, they might outweigh those fears of moscow tasting regret taking things to another level. As ukraine continues to make small gains on various fronts across the east and south of the country, its also battling a second, but no less aggressive front line in the form of russian propaganda. While disinformation has been used as a tactic since the war started back in 201a, when moscow annexed crimea, its become increasingly targeted, honing in on ukrainian front line female soldiers in particular. 0lga Malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate and sent us this report. Small steps on the road to recovery. My name is andriana. Im a soldier, servicewoman. A female soldier and a special unit markswoman. Adriana is one of the best known members of Ukrainian Armed forces. Her unit drove over a landmine last december. Russian media reported she had been killed, describing her death in graphic detail and calling her a ukrainian nazi. But we have tracked her down in ukraine, in a hospital. We cant disclosed its Disc Location because of her safety. Shes alive and not surprised by the russian news. They published that i am without legs and without hands. And like, i was killed by them. They are professionals in propaganda. I am alive and i will protect my country. Adriana, like many other ukrainians, joined the Volunteer Battalion when russia invaded ukraine back in 201a. She spent a year with the battalion, which, like many of the others, was subsequently subsumed into the official army. Although not militarily trained she showed strong combat skills, including shooting. When you are on the front line and when you see a target, how do you feel about it . Is it a target or a person . It depends on the situation. Sometimes its a person because they are people. But if it will not be for me a target, i will be a target for them. Its a scenario shared by many in this hospital here. There are worries about the costs of rehabilitation. It can cost thousands of dollars a month for each soldier. But for adriana, the biggest concern is the impact on her family. She hasnt held her son for seven months. Two days ago, i was talking with him and he said to me that, mum, remember when we were a family and when we loved each other . So after two years of absence of me, and that he tried to remember a period when we were a family and we loved each other. And i tried to explain to him that we now are family and we love each other. But the period is such. A normalfamily life is some way off. Adriana is now preparing to return to the front line. The price paid is already too high to give up. Crews are still working to try to tackle a huge wildfire near the us canada border. Hundreds of homes have been evacuated, and many others told to be ready to leave at any moment in the town of 0roville. Its canadas worst Wildfire Season on record, with fires continuing to spread across parts of the pacific northwest. 0ur North America correspondent, nedda tawfeek, has the latest the Eagle Bluff Wildfire is still raging extremely close to the edge of the town of osoyoos. Now, things have eased considerably since saturday when that initial scare, when the blaze came through from the United States and spread incredibly quickly. But, nevertheless, authorities are still classifying this fire as out of control. Theyve had water bomber planes, helicopters in the sky, going back and forth all day to the lake of 0soyoos to try to bring this under control. Theyve also had over 50 firefighters fighting the blazes, but still, this is posing a threat here. They say, officials, that it is still something that is evolving a situation that is evolving. Theyre keeping a very close eye on the Wind Direction here on the dry, hot temperatures, seeing how that could affect the course of this fire. Now, canada has had a record year of wildfires with more than 30 million acres of land burnt so far. This, of course, is extremely concerning here because of its proximity to the town. There are dozens of Properties Still under Evacuation Orders and hundreds of others have been told to be ready to evacuate immediately if they need to. Residents described on saturday how they were told with very little notice that they didnt have time to pack, that they had to get out of town. And so that is really the concern here about what this fire will do in the coming days. It is still very much early, a portion of this, its only been a few days in. But for people here, they say its already felt like weeks. Lets head to pakistan. The bbc has learned that thousands of pakistani migrants are taking a dangerous route to reach europe illegally. Many are travelling from pakistan to libya, sometimes via egypt. Almost 300 pakistanis are thought to have drowned taking this route injune when their boat sank off the coast of greece. And according to the police in pakistan, nearly 13,000 pakistanis headed for libya and egypt this year, most haven t returned. 0ur pakistan correspondent Caroline Daveez sent this. I think what became really clear as we spoke to people was how difficult it would be to persuade people to not take these risks if they decided that they wanted to try to travel illegally. Now, its possible that people might decide to lay low while there is a crackdown going on, but ultimately it didnt seem to be dissuading them from wanting to try in the longer run, even with the knowledge of these sorts of stories like the shipwreck, and that was often because people already knew someone who had done thisjourney, whether that was a family member, a friend, someone who lived nearby sometimes, in some cases, evenjust people who were on social media. People also talked about the sort of pressures that they got from family, as well, asking them when they were going to make this journey and bear in mind the backdrop to all of this, pakistans economy is struggling, and the rupee is particularly weak against other currencies, so there is a real pressure on people who are earning abroad to send that money back and be able to keep people afloat. Now, of course, it is very, very difficult to know exactly how many people are travelling illegally, by the very nature of it, but of course the worry is that as pakistans economy struggles, people will continue to look for a way out of the country. In the uk, cold calling to offer Financial Services or products could be banned under new Government Plans outlined today. . The home office says fake scams cost the economy 750 Million Pounds in the last year. . 0ur correspondent robin brant has more. . The Scamming Industry is a huge one. Most of it originates online, but the government is moving to further protect those targeted by cold calls. Theyre often the most vulnerable. Scams have a massive impact across the board. There are financial impacts, but there are also massive emotional impacts on victims. And the problem that youve got is once youve been put on whats often referred to as a suckers list, which is a really awful phrase, but once your information is out there, you can be really targeted by scammers. Bans are already in place that outlaw cold calling on pensions and claim management services. Now the home office wants to go further and look at outlawing calls that push people into buying fake or fraudulent investments. It says sham cryptocurrencies, mortgages and insurance are top of the list. Tougher measures to tackle illegal advertising online are also being considered, although tech firms will have a crucial role there in any enforcement aimed at protecting vulnerable adults and children. Robin brant, bbc news. Here in the uk, an mp who was suspended for breaking covid Lockdown Rules, has lost her seat after a vote by constituents. A by election will now take place, after nearly 12,000 people signed a petition to remove Margaret Ferrier from office. 0ur scotland Political Correspondent andrew kerr reports. Leaflets have been disappearing through doors here for weeks already and people have been meeting politicians. But, this morning, the campaigns will get properly under way. For 81,000 constituents, a rare chance to deliver their verdict on politics locally and scotland wide. She should have been away a long time ago. Shes an absolute disgrace to rutherglen. I think it was probably wise that there is a by election and then thats just. The person who people want in is in, do you know what i mean . Ill be honest, i dont really think its going to change much. 0k. Theylljust probably put somebody in, whos the same as the same. In a Statement Last night, Margaret Ferrier said she decided some time ago she wouldnt stand in the by election, adding that this had been a difficult and taxing process, but it had been the privilege of her life to serve as the areas mp. And i declare that Margaret Ferrier is elected to serve. Applause Margaret Ferrier won the rutherglen and Hamilton West seat from labour in december 2019. As the snp candidate, she beat her labour rival by more than 5,000 votes. Ged killen, labourand co operative party, 19,000. A sweet victory, as she had been defeated by him two and a half years previously. But shortly after she retook the seat, the pandemic hit. It was Margaret Ferrier� s decisions during this time which led to the current situation. Id like to start by paying tribute to all nhs key workers. While lockdown restrictions were in place in september 2020, she was awaiting a Covid Test Result while in london. The test came back positive, but she took the train home to glasgow to avoid self isolating in a hotel in london. This journey broke the covid laws in place at the time. She was reported to the police and suspended from the snp. Fast forward to january 2021. Margaret ferrier was arrested and charged with culpable and reckless conduct. She pleaded guilty last august. Her punishment, 270 hours of community service. The ayes to the right 185. After the courts decision, it was then in the hands of the House Of Commons authorities. Its Standards Committee recommended that Margaret Ferrier be suspended. She appealed, but the decision held. Mps voted to suspend herfor 30 days. That length of time means a recall petition automatically happens. And thats what our constituents have been able to take part in since. Andrew kerr, bbc news. There are more than 50,000 deaf children living in the uk, and 90 of those are born to Hearing Parents with little or no experience of deafness. 0ne family is now calling for better access to free british Sign Language classes, after struggling to communicate with their two deaf children. 0ur reporter katie martin has been to meet them. Its the battle that people often dont have the time or the resources to fight. Im yasmin. Im here at home with my family. Ive got my husband, sam, and my two children, 0bi and iris. Me and sam, were both hearing, and the two children are both deaf. 0bi was born profoundly deaf, so he was quite a straightforward candidate for cochlear implants, whereas iris was born moderate, severely deaf. She was the next measurable point, down from being accepted in the criteria. Her hearing has deteriorated, which has got her over that line, so she can get some access to sound, hopefully, with cochlear implants. Helicopter. Helicopter it was so hard. We didnt we didnt know anything about deaf people. We didnt know anything about the deaf community. There are no deaf schools of deaf units in dorset. Theres not as many deaf children in this area. And that meant there was no ready made bsl classes down the road. And the waiting list for the one that was in our local college was, you know, we were going to have to wait nine months to get on the course and we needed something then and there. The cost of learning bsl is a barrier for many families with a deaf child and they often look to charities to cover the cost. Theres no funding, you know, you dontjust get, heres some funding for you to learn a language that your child needs. You have to push and fight and source that funding from every avenue possible. It was only really when we had our second child, iris, that was deaf that things started to fall into place. What is that one . Weve now got some funding from the Dorset Deaf Children Society to have more Sign Language tuition for the family as well, especially now 0bi in iris are getting older. They need full on sentences. They dontjust need the odd word that you can pick up on youtube videos. They need language. They need. Like a Hearing Child would have english, they need bsl input. Yasmine applied for a grant from the birkdale trust, but the funding only covers one parent for one child to learn level 1 bsl, its not ongoing. Level1 is £500 ish, give or take. It increases by about £100, £150 each level. And from what ive looked at, i think were going to have to go to at least level 3 to be able to communicate effectively. So its important for 0bi that he does have access to spoken language. Its even more important for iris, given that its her only language. At nighttime they dont wear their ears. When theyre poorly, they dont wear their ears, when theyre tired, they dont wear their ears. So, you know, you need to be able to have that communication. And iris is getting to an age where she wants to walk around. But you cant, you know, say, iris, this way she cant hear you. Despite the challenges they face every day, yasmine and sam are unwavering in their commitment to giving 0bi and iris as many Communication Skills as they can to equip them for the hearing world. Katie martin, bbc news. The Met Office Has has confirmed thatjuly has been one of the wettest on record. The wet conditions are causing a big problem forfarmers who are struggling to harvest quickly and efficiently. Our Environment Correspondent jonah fisher reports. Growing crops without water is impossible. But too much rain creates problems, too. Eleanor gilbert is from a farming family in berkshire and is learning to work in a changing climate. This morning because the sun is finally shining were off to combine some oilseed rape. After a july dominated by rain, shes making the most of a break in the weather to harvest crops that ideally should no longer be in the ground. Eleanor is working with her youngersister, lucy, to bring in the rapeseed. Such is the pressure to finish the job before the rain starts again that theyve been working late into the night. But the crop is still too moist, and warm air has to be pumped through it on the floor of this store to try and make it dry enough to be sold. If we send it off higher than a 15 Moisture Content well get rejections and also fines. Best way to tell, farmers like to bite. You can tell theres too much moisture. In north herefordshire its time to pick the blackcurrants for a well known cordial. It rained a lot here injuly, too, but thats not the biggest problem. Blackcurrants are a sensitive bunch, and last winter there just werent enough cold days. It means that weve got this very uneven bud break, weve got uneven flowering, and weve got a very uneven harvest with some. There will be some berries here that will be on the ground because they were ripe too early, and there will be some that potentially are not quite ripe. Theyll get a crop this year, but work is continuing to develop tougher Blackcurrant Varieties better suited to our changing climate. Global warming is already making the uks weather hotter and wetter. What farmers can successfully grow in british soil is changing too. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. Hello again. The unsettled weather continues today with some heavy, thundery rain and some strong winds. Low pressure is driving the weather, it is pulling from the west towards the east, taking its rain with it, followed by showers and you can see from the isobars it is going to be windy, particularly so in areas adjacent to the english channel. Now, that is to affect our coastline across the southwest, southern counties of england, the Channel Islands with gusts widely a0 to 55 mph, locally with exposure, up to 60 miles an hour. Meteo france, because of the effects it is having in North West France, have actually named this system storm patricia. So, for us, weve got the rain continuing to push over to the east, lingering across north east england, heavy showers pushing over to the south east, some of those thundery. For scotland and for Northern Ireland and for parts of wales, it will brighten up as we go through the afternoon. But nonetheless, there will still be some showers. Through this evening and overnight, rain pushes away from the south east, we have the Wind Change Direction to northerly, pulling in some cloud and also some showers and these are our overnight lows, 12 to 1a degrees. As we go through tomorrow, what youll find is the low pressure will have moved away, we are all in this northerly or north westerly air stream, its going to be a blustery day and, once again, it is going to be a mixture of bright spells, areas of cloud, some sunny spells and some showers. A lot of the showers will be in the north and also the west, some getting into some central areas, some of us will miss them altogether and have a dry day. But, in that wind, it will feel cool, temperatures below average for the time of year. We are looking at highs of 1a celsius in stornoway to 21 degrees as we push down towards london. Into friday, more of the same, really, we are still in this north westerly blustery wind with some showers. This time, though, perhaps more of them will be across central and eastern areas, where across eastern england, south east scotland, they could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures 13 to about 19 degrees, so coming down just that little bit. Into the weekend, still some devil in the detail for saturday. But it looks like a new area of low pressure is going to bring in some rain and then into sunday, we are back into showers but it remains unsettled into the beginning of next week. Live from london. This is bbc news. Trump charged again a fresh indictment for the former President Accused of plotting to overturn his election defeat. Tod to d the indictment was unsealed Charging Donaldj trump with conspiring to defraud the United States. Pope francis touches down in portugal for a series of events celebrating the youth of the world. This was the live scene in lisbon. Hello, im frankie mccamley. Donald trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the us president ial election of 2020 the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the white house. Hes charged with four counts in the a5 Page Indictment brought by special Counseljack Smith. The charges are Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, 0bstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The former president is due to appear before a federal Court On Thursday in Washington Dc as Our Washington correspondent sean dilley explains. Crowd we love trump. He is the first president to be charged with a federal crime but if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with Republican Voters. The charges he faces though are serious, the a5 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about Election Fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn Election Results. The attack on our Nations Capital onjanuary sixth, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government, a nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. Donald trump responded by posting a Campaign Statement on his social Media Network, likening his prosecution to lawless persecution in nazi germany. Shortly after charges were announced, he sent a Campaign E Mailvowing to continue his campaign for the white house. But thursdays hearing here in washington, dc is all about the crimes mr trump is accused of committing in the two months following the 2020 election. He has already been charged in two other unrelated cases. He is due to face trial in new york next march of crimes he is alleged to have committed in relation to payments to a former adult film star. In may he is set to stand trial in florida over claims he unlawfully held onto military and other classified documents. For now, it is all a question of time. In other cases mr trump has tried to delay until after next years elections but prosecutors in this case say they want the child to go case say they want the trial to go ahead as soon as possible. Sean dilley, bbc news in washington. We will continue with that story but just before radio i will take you to lisbon where we have live pictures coming in, pope francis is starting a five day visit to portugal to attend World Youth Day, there he is, he is meeting senior members of the clergy and crowds and crowds of people who have gathered. We expect more than 1 Million People who have gathered. We expect more than1 Million People people who have gathered. We expect more than 1 Million People to people who have gathered. We expect more than1 Million People to head to the capital to see him. We will bring you more on that as and when we get it. We have our correspondents in the region who have all the analysis that visit. Let us head back to our top story. Joining me live now is greg swenson from republicans 0verseas uk, and Leslie Vinjamuri director of the us and Americas Programme at chatham house. Thank you both forjoining us here on bbc news. First, greg, donald trump facing the most serious legal threat, what is your reaction . T am threat, what is your reaction . I am not sure its threat, what is your reaction . I am not sure its the threat, what is your reaction . I am not sure its the most threat, what is your reaction . I am not sure its the most serious. I would not sure its the most serious. I would argue the Document Case has more would argue the Document Case has more credibility or more meat on the bone more credibility or more meat on the bone you more credibility or more meat on the bone. You have to look at the cumulative effect. Yes, there is an argument cumulative effect. Yes, there is an argument on the right this is the weaponisation of the Justice System or they weaponisation of the Justice System or they are weaponisation of the Justice System or they are only inviting him to elevate or they are only inviting him to elevate him in the Nomination Process elevate him in the Nomination Process but ultimately hurt him in The General Election. The cumulative effect The General Election. The cumulative effect here The General Election. The cumulative effect here might start having an effect effect here might start having an effect on effect here might start having an effect on voters in the polls right now effect on voters in the polls right now. Up to date he has received incredible now. Up to date he has received incredible bumps in the polls whenever there is an indictment, especially whenever there is an indictment, especially the indictment in new york where he picked up over 20 plus points york where he picked up over 20 plus points he york where he picked up over 20 plus points. He might get a bump here but you could points. He might get a bump here but you could argue he is at the point where you could argue he is at the point where he you could argue he is at the point where he has maxed out on getting support where he has maxed out on getting support because of these indictments and the support because of these indictments and the perception that it is a witchhunt or argument similar to that witchhunt or argument similar to that at witchhunt or argument similar to that. At some point, people might start considering that the cumulative effect is that there is too much cumulative effect is that there is too much baggage with President Trump too much baggage with President Trump and ultimately this will help hurt trump and ultimately this will help hurt him trump and ultimately this will help hurt him in The General Election. That hurt him in The General Election. That is hurt him in The General Election. That is it. Hurt him in The General Election. That is it. The hurt him in The General Election. That is it, The General Election coming up and donald trump as the republican front runner, leslie, how do you think this will affect his campaign . Do you think this will affect his camaiun . ,. ,. , campaign . First of all, let me say i think this is campaign . First of all, let me say i think this is the campaign . First of all, let me say i think this is the most campaign . First of all, let me say i think this is the most serious think this is the most serious charges we have seen so far. They are cumulative in the eyes of the public, people will look at these in the whole, this is a set of charges that get to the most fundamental norm of any democracy which is that you have to stand back and allow for a peaceful transition of power. These charges say the president knowingly obstructed the Electoral Process as opposed to what he tried to claim that he did not know, he believed there was fraud. In terms of the effect, first we have to remember that the legal case, the january six commission, the Accountability Process Kind of stands on its own, it is fundamental and difficult to imagine any other choice can be made other than looking at the accountability for such a grave assault on one of the most important democracies in the world. In terms of the political impact on the election, of course this is what we are all concerned about and watching. It looks like this is a former president who won wear the other would have a lock on the republican nomination and it looks this is short term will be solidified by politics are politics, a week is a long time, a month is a long time. This is a long road to travel not only in terms of The General Election but also the primary season so any number of things could come up which could change that but the real question is how does this affect views of independent voters, those who are not necessarily with the former president even if he gets the nomination. As time goes by, as these indictments and charges accumulate, as a Legal Process goes on, many people will peel away i think from a president that they think from a president that they think is too disruptive to ensure what americans love most which is the ability to do well economically and hold onto those freedoms and live a good life on a daily basis. Having a president that is fundamentally disruptive and gets an aware that daily life will not be attractive to Many Americans and we have seen this to a president who has lost numerous times, not least in the west town elections. You are talkin in the west town elections. You are talking about in the west town elections. You are talking about independent in the west town elections. You are talking about independent voters i in the west town elections. You are l talking about independent voters but let us talk about Republican Voters. What is the feeling on the ground with Republican Voters and their reaction to these latest charges, does it feel like they are rallying together, and on top of that do you think independent voters could be swayed or pushed away by this . Lesley is right, he is already putting lesley is right, he is already pulling purely with independence so i pulling purely with independence so i dont pulling purely with independence so i dont think he has a chance in the idont think he has a chance in the general i dont think he has a chance in the general because of that but with republican right now, the people paying republican right now, the people paying attention to all this, it is early paying attention to all this, it is early enough it is only the political early enough it is only the politicaljunkies, this will not last politicaljunkies, this will not last as politicaljunkies, this will not last. As people start coming back to the news last. As people start coming back to the news cycle, you will stay that debates the news cycle, you will stay that debates are on august 23. This is taking debates are on august 23. This is taking attention from the other candidates and preventing the focus, keeping candidates and preventing the focus, keeping the focus on President Trump which keeping the focus on President Trump which is keeping the focus on President Trump which is what he wants but it is also which is what he wants but it is also what which is what he wants but it is also what the left and the media in the us also what the left and the media in the us wants, they want trump to be the us wants, they want trump to be the candidate. The debates start and this indictment settles down, when that happens, we will start to see focus that happens, we will start to see focus on that happens, we will start to see focus on other candidates and have a Healthy Focus on other candidates and have a healthy debate. Six months ago, before healthy debate. Six months ago, before the alvin bragg indictment, ron desantis was only down ten points ron desantis was only down ten points to ron desantis was only down ten points to President Trump in the polls points to President Trump in the polls then points to President Trump in the polls then you had the two indictments and these are hurting the other indictments and these are hurting the other candidates, especially ron desantis the other candidates, especially ron desantis. Let the other candidates, especially ron desantis. ,. ,. , ~ the other candidates, especially ron desantis. ,. ,. , desantis. Let us look globally at this situation, desantis. Let us look globally at this situation, trump desantis. Let us look globally at this situation, trump and desantis. Let us look globally at this situation, trump and us this situation, trump and us politics are back in the limelight with these indictments, what is the perception internationally, lesley, would you say when looking at us politics . Would you say when looking at us olitics . ,. ,. Would you say when looking at us olitics . ,. ,. ,. , politics . First of all much of the focus on the politics . First of all much of the focus on the us politics . First of all much of the focus on the us is politics . First of all much of the focus on the us is on politics . First of all much of the focus on the us is on president | focus on the us is on President Biden and the Current Administration and support of ukraine, its leadership on any number of dimensions so that is a headline story but obviously people look back to the fact that there is a leading republican candidate has been indicted again on such a serious charge, thats a real problem. But also, this is a former president who has been indicted regarding a grave assault on democracy, it is demonstration there is an independent Legal Process. Not everybody in the us sees it that way but it sends a signal to the rest of the us to the rest of the world that the us has an independent process and there is a good news under difficult news story there. Very interesting, thank you both for your views and analysis there. You can follow more reaction and analysis on this story. You can follow more reaction and analysis to this story on the bbc news website and bbc news app where we have a breakdown of the recent indictment, as well as what this means for the charges in his other cases. Let as head back to lisbon. Pope francis has arrived in portugal for celebrations to mark World Youth Day a vatican endorsed International Festival. We are seeing live pictures in lisbon where the pope is attending a welcoming meeting with the portuguese president. But its likely his visit may be overshadowed by a recent official report detailing the sexual abuse of nearly 5000 children by portuguese clergy mainly priests over a seventy year period. Live now to Alison Roberts in lisbon. We are seeing that lovely welcome ceremony but in the backdrop, there are some serious allegations and a serious report that might overshadow this. ,. , , this. Yes, the pope is being welcomed this. Yes, the pope is being welcomed there this. Yes, the pope is being welcomed there by this. Yes, the pope is being welcomed there by the this. Yes, the pope is being welcomed there by the president who yesterday said that this was a Dream Come True for portugal to host this World Youth Day but as you said, in general, anything to do with the Catholic Church in portugal has been overshadowed by an independent report released in february after a year of work which found over a 17 year of work which found over a 17 year period, they extrapolated on the basis of victims and witnesses, more than a0,800 victims could be numbered. They say that does not exclude that i may have been more. Not only the fact there were victims according to the report but also the way the cases were handled at the time and indeed subsequently the reaction of the Church Leadership to that report, although they commissioned it was not seen as ideal. They asked about an apology they made about some of the wording. This is an issue pope francis has made a central issue to his papacy, repeatedly urging the leadership of church in various countries to get a grip on this problem. He will be meeting with victims in portugal while he is here but that meeting will be extremely discreet. According to the cardinal Patriarch Of Lisbon, the senior churchmen, even he did not know where it would be taking place. Even he did not know where it would be taking place be taking place. Yes, we understand he will be meeting be taking place. Yes, we understand he will be meeting some be taking place. Yes, we understand he will be meeting some of be taking place. Yes, we understand he will be meeting some of the he will be meeting some of the victims of this Child Sex Abuse Scandal but also, not only looking back, he wants to look forward, he has outlined potential reforms for the church . Has outlined potential reforms for the church . ,. The church . That is something which has been very the church . That is something which has been very characteristic the church . That is something which has been very characteristic of the church . That is something which has been very characteristic of his i has been very characteristic of his papacy. Not only outlining reforms but also asking National Churches to come up with their own suggestions for reform. But the portuguese church, although it is quite conservative, has put forward some strikingly liberal ones such as suggesting married men could be ordained priests and the church could do more to embrace different types of families so certainly in some parts of the church, francis will have support on those grounds. Thank you very much. Alice roberts reporting from lisbon. Thousands of Women In Africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uks overseas aid budget. Thats the warning from an internal Foreign Office report, which has been made public by mps. The government says its budget for low Income Countries has been cut in the short term to hit a savings target, but will then nearly double. The singer lizzo, her Production Company and her Dance CaptainShirlene Quigley are being sued by three former dancers. They have been accused of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination, false imprisonment and creating a hostile work environment. Two of the dancers were sacked the third resigned over what she described as the appalling behaviour of her bosses. Representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. Cold calling to offer Financial Services or products could be banned under new Government Plans. The home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. The government will also outlaw so called � sim farms which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. The uks Energy Industry leaders are gathering in Downing Street to discuss Economic Growth and Energy Security with the Energy Secretary grant shapps. This comes just days after the government announced it would grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences off the coast of scotland a move critics claim would drive a Wrecking Ball through the uks climate commitments. An mp who was suspended for breaking covid Lockdown Rules has lost her seat after a vote by constituents. A by election will now take place after nearly 12,000 people in rutherglen and Hamilton West signed a petition to remove Margaret Ferrier from office. She had sat as an independent mp after being kicked out of the snp in 2020. Youre live with bbc news. The first Asylum Seekers are now unlikely to move to an Acommodation Barge the Bibby Stockholm In Dorset until next week. The home office has blamed the latest delay on checks on Working Practices for port staff and insisted there were no fire safety issues. But the Fire Brigades Union has said it intends to write to the government, after its members raised serious concerns. Speaking to nick ferrari on lbc this morning , the Prime Minister rishi sunak was asked about the delay and denied the policy had been a shambles. It hasnt. First of all. They were due to go on yesterday, Prime Minister, now probably not until next week. The point is not, is it next week, is it yesterday, the fact is that this is an example of me doing Something Different that hasnt been done before to help solve a serious problem, because i want to relieve the pressure. It hasnt been done yet. It is in the process of being done. There is a barge here, people are going to be put on it. In the east of england heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to cause some flooding and travel disruption. The Met Office Has issued two yellow Weather Warnings for parts of england. Meanwhile, unseasonably windy weather will hit coastal Southern England with gusts expected to reach 50 to 60 miles per hour. 0ur Southwest england correspondent jenny kumah is in dartmouth, in south devon, for us. It looks a little bit blustery and wet where you are this morning, what are we expecting . Are we expecting . Yes, it is horrible weather are we expecting . Yes, it is horrible weather but are we expecting . Yes, it is horrible weather but look i are we expecting . Yes, it is horrible weather but look ati are we expecting . Yes, it is horrible weather but look at the setting, we are overlooking Leonards Cove in south devon, a village called stoke fleming. It is a holiday park. I have been speaking to a few of the people camping. They come every year one of them says and they have never seen it this weight. Visit devon, the tourism body in the county say that they think Visitor Numbers are down 20 because of this unseasonably wet weather. Last night it was very windy and blustery but people say they prefer this kind of holiday, they prefer to enjoy the english weather and joining me here Todayis English weather and joining me here today is the manager of this park. Stewart, we have had one of the wettestjuly is on record and before that we had a hot sunnyjune, what do your bookings look like at the moment . T do your bookings look like at the moment . ~ ,. , moment . I think it is a mixed sianal, moment . I think it is a mixed signal. The moment . I think it is a mixed signal, the weather moment . I think it is a mixed signal, the weather is moment . I think it is a mixed signal, the weather is not moment . I think it is a mixed signal, the weather is not helping us, we signal, the weather is not helping us, we are signal, the weather is not helping us, we are down 15 at the moment. The weather us, we are down 15 at the moment. The weather does not help. But us, we are down 15 at the moment. The weather does not help. The weather does not help. But does it mean for your the weather does not help. But does it mean for your business, the weather does not help. But does it mean for your business, what the weather does not help. But does it mean for your business, what are i it mean for your business, what are you doing to try and lure people here . ~. 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That people to come down and visit this lovely part of the world. Lovely part of the world. That is uuite a lovely part of the world. That is quite a big lovely part of the world. That is quite a big discount, lovely part of the world. That is quite a big discount, what lovely part of the world. That is quite a big discount, what doesi lovely part of the world. That is quite a big discount, what does that mean for your business . Tt quite a big discount, what does that mean for your business . Mean for your business . It does hit our bottom mean for your business . It does hit our bottom line mean for your business . It does hit our bottom line but mean for your business . It does hit our bottom line but we mean for your business . It does hit our bottom line but we want mean for your business . 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Well, the state of the economy is definitely state of the economy is definitely having state of the economy is definitely having an state of the economy is definitely having an impact. We have already been having an impact. We have already been discounting to try and counteract some of that, this 35 today counteract some of that, this 35 today is counteract some of that, this 35 today is in counteract some of that, this 35 today is in addition to that. We are already today is in addition to that. We are already seriously affecting our margins already seriously affecting our mar ins. ~ already seriously affecting our marains. ~ i. Already seriously affecting our marains. ~. ,. , ~ already seriously affecting our marains. ~. ,. , ~. , margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The weather margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The weather is margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The weather is due i margins. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The weather is due to | this morning. The weather is due to be more blustery later today but in the next few days, things should cheer up. Let the next few days, things should cheer u. ,. , , the next few days, things should cheeru. ,. , cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get inside and cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get inside and wrap cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get inside and wrap up cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get inside and wrap up warm, cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get inside and wrap up warm, thank. Cheer up. Let us hope they do. Get. Inside and wrap up warm, thank you very much. Let us return to our main story, donald trump faces more criminal charges this time for attempts to cling to power following the us 2020 election. Let us talk to Astrid Martinez. First of all, what has reaction been from trump camp . Good morning, while the former president is responding as you would expect. Yesterday after the indictment was handed down against him, his campaign released a statement calling the indictment corrupt and a witchhunt. They also claimed it was reminiscent of persecution of nazi germany. Those statements have received harsh criticism. He also accuses the special Counseljack Smith of prosecutorial misconduct claiming it is election interference. Claiming the same thing about President Biden, election interference, ironically the charges he is being accused of himself. Taste ironically the charges he is being accused of himself. Ironically the charges he is being accused of himself. We know he has been called accused of himself. We know he has been called to accused of himself. We know he has been called to turn accused of himself. We know he has been called to turn up accused of himself. We know he has been called to turn up to accused of himself. We know he has been called to turn up to court accused of himself. We know he has been called to turn up to court on i been called to turn up to Court On Thursday, will you show up himself to be no . What can we expect . Will he sell will you show up himself . Will he sell will you show up himself . , will he sell will you show up himself . , , himself . He has been given the 0 tion to himself . He has been given the option to appear himself . He has been given the option to appear by himself . He has been given the option to appear by himself himself . He has been given the option to appear by himself or. Option to appear by himself or virtually option to appear by himself or virtually. Cbs have been told he wants virtually. Cbs have been told he wants to virtually. Cbs have been told he wants to appear in person so if that happens wants to appear in person so if that happens we wants to appear in person so if that happens we will see special Security Taking happens we will see special Security Taking place like it has on indictments which he is facing in new york indictments which he is facing in new york and in florida. That will take place new york and in florida. That will take place thursday afternoon, for pm eastern time in new york. It will last ten pm eastern time in new york. It will last ten minutes, a very short proceedings. Gf last ten minutes, a very short proceedings last ten minutes, a very short proceedings. Last ten minutes, a very short roceedins. ,. , ,. , proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is trying proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is trying to proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is trying to get proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is trying to get back proceedings. Of course all eyes on him, he is trying to get back into l him, he is trying to get back into the white house but how are other Senior Republicans responding to this indictment . Senior republicans responding to this indictment . ~. This indictment . When the indictment was handed down this indictment . When the indictment was handed down yesterday this indictment . When the indictment was handed down yesterday we this indictment . When the indictment was handed down yesterday we heard i was handed down yesterday we heard swift reactions from both party lines swift reactions from both party lines as swift reactions from both party lines as you would expect the republicans, many of them straight to defend republicans, many of them straight to defend him. We had the ohio representative jim jordan who is a staunch representative jim jordan who is a staunch supporter of the former president , he said he did nothing wrong president , he said he did nothing wrong the president , he said he did nothing wrong. The speaker of the house said this indictment is a way for the current this indictment is a way for the Current Administration to distract from Current Administration to distract from the Current Administration to distract from the charges faced by President Bidens from the charges faced by President Bidens son. We have not heard from senator bidens son. We have not heard from senator Mitch Oconnell has not spoken senator Mitch Oconnell has not spoken about this indictment or any of the spoken about this indictment or any of the other indictments President Trump of the other indictments President Trump has of the other indictments President Trump has been handed. Of the other indictments President Trump has been handed. Thank you very much. Trump has been handed. Thank you very much, astrid trump has been handed. Thank you very much, Astrid Martinez trump has been handed. Thank you. Very much, Astrid Martinez reporting from john parrott. Stargazers were in for a treat last night as the � Sturgeon Moon rose in the southeast from just over 222,000 miles away, culminating in a rare super moon. Here it is in greece in the sky above the temple of poseidon. The supermoon phenomenon takes place when a full moon is near its closest point to earth, making it appear up to 1a bigger compared with when it is furthest away. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello again. The unsettled weather continues today with some heavy, thundery rain and some strong winds. Low pressure is driving the weather, it is pulling from the west towards the east, taking its rain with it, followed by showers and you can see from the isobars it is going to be windy, particularly so in areas adjacent to the english channel. Now, that is to affect our coastline across the southwest, southern counties of england, the Channel Islands with gusts widely a0 to 55 mph, locally with exposure, up to 60 miles an hour. Meteo france, because of the effects it is having in North West France, have actually named this system storm patricia. So, for us, weve got the rain continuing to push over to the east, lingering across north east england, heavy showers pushing over to the south east, some of those thundery. For scotland and for Northern Ireland and for parts of wales, it will brighten up as we go through the afternoon. But nonetheless, there will still be some showers. Through this evening and overnight, rain pushes away from the south east, we have the Wind Change Direction to northerly, pulling in some cloud and also some showers and these are our overnight lows, 12 to 1a degrees. As we go through tomorrow, what youll find is the low pressure will have moved away, we are all in this northerly or north westerly air stream, its going to be a blustery day and, once again, it is going to be a mixture of bright spells, areas of cloud, some sunny spells and some showers. A lot of the showers will be in the north and also the west, some getting into some central areas, some of us will miss them altogether and have a dry day. But, in that wind, it will feel cool, temperatures below average for the time of year. We are looking at highs of 1a celsius in stornoway to 21 degrees as we push down towards london. Into friday, more of the same, really, we are still in this north westerly blustery wind with some showers. This time, though, perhaps more of them will be across central and eastern areas, where across eastern england, south east scotland, they could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures 13 to about 19 degrees, so coming down just that little bit. Into the weekend, still some devil in the detail for saturday. But it looks like a new area of low pressure is going to bring in some rain and then into sunday, we are back into showers but it remains unsettled into the beginning of next week. The burden of debt Ratings Agency fitch lowers its top rating for the Us Government, warning its current debt level is too high. Starbucks shrugs off the cost of living crisis and reports a 12 jump in revenue. But Financial Markets arent impressed well tell you why. Welcome to World Business report. We start with a downgrade for the us. The Ratings Agency fitch has lowered its top rating in an unexpected blow to the worlds biggest economy. Fitch cut the us debt rating from aaa to aa , citing americas erosion of governance and rising deficits. The move comes two months after a last minute deal was reached to lift the debt ceiling and avert the countrys first ever default. Us treasury secretary janet yellen called the Downgrade Arbitrary and said Economic Conditions had improved under the biden administration. The news of the downgrade came after the close of trade on wall street, but in asia, investors have been pulling out of equities in reaction. Heres what markets look like right now in europe. The ftse 100 is the ftse100 is down and a similar picture in germany and france. I{taim picture in germany and france. Claim of their implications. Picture in germany and france. Claim of their implications. Francis