unofficial data suggests the majority were in outer london where the zone is being expanded. so far one person has been charged. the met said it s proactively targeting those responsible. strike action by ground staff at gatwick airport has been called off after an improved pay offer. members of unite were due to walk out today but will now be balloted on the proposed deal. union officials have warned that if members reject it strike action planned for the bank holiday weekend august 25 to 28th will go ahead. it is best known as europe s busiest shopping district but changes are on the way for oxford street as it tries to hold onto that title. visitor numbers are down 20% compared with levels before the pandemic. it means some retailers are now doing things differently to cope with changing customer patterns. thursdays and fridays, fuelled by office workers, was, back in 2019, our busiest two days of the week. now we are seeing saturdays and sundays as the busiest days. so people are c
there, but as you heard, there are risks, it s changing all the time. and when you see that collapse, it s frightening, really frightening. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i m alison earle. strike action by ground staff at gatwick airport has been called off after an improved pay offer. members of unite were due to walk out today but will now be balloted on the proposed deal. union officials have warned that if members reject it strike action planned for the bank holiday weekend august 25 to 28th will go ahead. havering council is considering building a tram route as part of plans to boost the local economy. the council will carry out a study to see if trams could connect the north and south of the borough. other options including a light rail
in the trump administration. some of the accusations against mrtrump trump include violating georgia s racketeering act racketeering is a type of organised crime where someone profits through dishonest or illegal activities. athhe ex president s also accused of soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer. and making false statements and filing false documents. reminder that these charges are all in connection to accusations of election meddling by trump. earlier, i spoke with bbc reporter kayla epstein who has been following the events from the courthouse in georgia. thanks forjoining us. we saw last night the district attorney has given the 19 defendants until mate august 25 to surrender. he s been outside the court all day. have any of them turned up yet? we the court all day. have any of them turned up yet? we have not seen anyone them turned up yet? we have not seen anyone appear them turned up yet? we have not seen anyone appear to them turned up yet? we have not
washington post is the donald trump was s legal team may be entering negotiations with the district attorney to figure out what day would come in for his arraignment. as you said, he has until august 25 to appear, as do his co defendants but it is now awaiting game to see when that will happen. trying 19 individuals when that will happen. trying 19 individuals like when that will happen. trying 19 individuals like this, - when that will happen. trying 19 individuals like this, such i 19 individuals like this, such has been adept of the investigation, it s going to be logistically quite large. a lot of focus on the legal system there in georgia. what s been there in georgia. what s been the view of the legal community there today to all of this? i ve been speaking to legal experts about this all day and they ve told me they are not surprised that a racketeering charge was brought by fanni wales, it s a signature charges brought in the past and we expect to see this, but we ve still
what we do know, thanks to the washington post, is the donald trump s legal team may be entering negotiations with the district attorney to figure out what day would come in for his arraignment. as you said, he has until august 25 to appear, as do his co defendants, but it is now awaiting game to see when that will happen. trying 19 individuals like this, such has been the depth of the investigation, it s going to be logistically quite large. a lot of focus on the legal system there in georgia. what s been the view of the legal community there today to all of this? i ve been speaking to legal experts about this all day and they ve told me they re not surprised that fanni wales brought a racketeering charge. it s a signature charges brought in the past and we expect to see this, but we ve still got this indictment which is nearly 100 pages, it names 19 defendants including donald trump.