An official proceeding. Obstruction 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. Chanting we love trump hes 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 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 police are now running back into the capitol building. Hes not been charged with inciting the violent scenes of january 6th, but prosecutors have drawn a link. The attack on our Nations Capital onjanuary 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its descri
Before we move on, i want to take you back to the scene in derby at the crown court because we just had that verdict a little earlier and the police approaching the microphones and statements after the end of that trial. I will put the microphones up and lets hear the reaction to what we heard in court. I am a Detective Inspector with major crime and im about to make a statement in regard to the merger of jacob crouch. Jacob crouch is born into a culture of cruelty where both of the people he should have been able to trust above any other allowed him to be subjected to assault after assault. Heartbreakingly during his short life he would have been insignificant pain. It is clearfrom the evidence found on gemma barton and craig crouch s phones, through text messages, videos and Audio Recordings they were equally responsible for the culture of cruelty inflicted on baby jacob. Responsible for the culture of cruelty inflicted on babyjacob. As a father i cannot comprehend what happened Behi
like for the grand national here is darren bett. much better weather compared to what we have today, the sun will be out and it looks like it will be dry. today we have seen some sunshine across scotland, it also in northern ireland but we are seeing more showers breaking out as well, whereas for england and wales there really isn t much sunshine at all because essentially low pressure is still in charge as it has been through most of the week bringing more wet weather. if we look over the past few hours the rain has been developing more widely across england and wales and we are getting more showers breaking out in scotland and northern ireland, some could be heavy and thundery. but at least we are seeing some sunshine. lots of cloud for england and wales and underneath the cloud and rain temperatures only nine celsius, it will feel quite cold. a top temperature of 13 across norfolk and may be suffolk where the rain hasn t really started and things are briefly a bit brighter
Us forces kill a top iranian general in an airstrike, escalating tension between the United States and iran. Qasem soleimani was the second most powerful person in iran and the countrys strategic mastermind. He was killed as his convoy left Baghdad Airport iran has vowed to take revenge. President trump who ordered the attack has tweeted a picture of the american flag. His secretary of state has defended the killing. President trumps decision to remove Qasem Soleimani from the battlefield saved american lives, theres no doubt about that. He was actively plotting in the region, to take actions, a big action as he described it, that would have put dozens if not hundreds of american lives at risk. Well be asking how dangerous a moment this is for the middle east. Also this lunchtime. Relief for australians rescued by the navy from the countrys wildfires. A judge rules that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and therefore protected by law. And Prince Williams film urging football f
You re watching bbc newsroom live 7 its 10 am and these are the main stories this morning iran vows to take revenge after its most powerful military leader, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the orders of President Trump in a us airstrike in iraq. The attack on Qassem Soleimani seen as the second most powerful man in iran took place in baghdad last night now the us tells its citizens to leave the country immediately. The Australian Navy has evacuated around 1,000 tourists and residents who were trapped in the fire ravaged town of mallacoota on the victoria coast. Three companies are to pay a total of ten and a half Million Pounds after the power cuts in august which left a million customers without power
and caused travel chaos. In life, as in football, we all go through highs and lows. Also coming up Prince William encourages football fans to look after their Mental Health, in a short film to be played at fa cup matches this weekend. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita