it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning s front page of the sun bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger . this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says
will: affections news alert. u.s. carrying out retail tourist strikes on dozens of iran-backs targets in iraq and syria. rachel: hours after three u.s. soldiers in a drone attack in jordan last night. pete: trey yingst is live in tel aviv with the latest. trey. reporter: good morning. overnight the united states struck 85 different targets in iraq and syria. this is in response to the drone attack last weekend that killed three american soldiers. according to u.s. central command, there are both control centers and weapon storage facilities hit and some affiliated directly with iran s revolutionary guard forces and other with iran-backed militias and national security council spokesman john kirby saying this. i want to repeat what i said in my otay mesaing comments opening comments, these responses began tonight, they re not going to end tonight. there ll be additional responses and actions we ll take. reporter: the biden administration is looking to send a message to
main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it s goodnight. controversy rages over rape trials withoutjuries in scotland. could a new pilot scheme improve convictions rates in rape trials, or undermine the principles ofjustice? we ll be speaking to a former snpjustice minister, who is implaccable opposed and the head of rape crisis is scotland who backs the principle. also tonight. the afghan interpreters and their families promised safety in britain, but stuck, some now for a year, in hotels in pakistan, under effective house arrest. now i m stuck here. the taliban are threatening me. i can t go to afghanistan, and i can t go to the uk. i m stuck in the middle of things. fresh momentum for donald trump as the fbi is heavily criticised for its handling of its investigation into alleged ties betw
try to block a woman from travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello, and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night flights, whic
medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people gather on the streets on london for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and is working with airports on the possibility of additional night flights, which would be subject to consultation. our business reporter noor nanji has more. we ve already seen big queues at airports this summer. now come warning