Good afternoon. Donald trump has been accused of plotting to overturn the result of the president ial election in 2020. Hes been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, by spreading lies, dishonesty, fraud and deceit. Hes described the indictment as ridiculous. It is the third criminal case against mr trump whos already been accused of mishandling classified government documents and of covering up a Hush Money Payment to a porn star. Despite all that, hes still favourite to be the republican candidate in next years race for the white house. Our North America correspondent sean dilley reports. 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
to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former president of
let s start in the us where some of the worlds leading money managers are warning the collapse of another american bank could lead to a credit crunch and an economic slowdown. constrained lending as a result of stricter banking regulation could stifle credit to the us economy at a critical time. we ll get an expert view on this in a moment but first here s my colleague samira hussain on the collapse of first republic. as of monday, first republic customers turning up at their bank are in fact customers ofjp morgan chase. the signs above will soon change. first republic had been under pressure since the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank two months earlier. last week, first republic revealed deposited had removed $100 million in the space of a few months. customers feared their money was not safe. investors became convinced that it too was about to fail. riding to the rescue of america s distressed financial system, the boss of america s biggest bank, jamie dim
but finding one could soon become more difficult, with some facing closure in england due to spiralling costs. alison freeman reports. their happy faces say it all. i just love doing swimming. it helps me focus on my breathing. also, it s good for your muscles. some of these youngsters have been part of ashton under lyne s long established swimming club since they were just four years old. but the pool they train in is one of many across the country under threat of closure. i m very devastated. because all the progress that we did, i feel like all of it isjust, like, gone now because it s shutting down. i felt really heartbroken because my only sport was swimming. i was really upset because this full club is a family. and among those who felt the support of that family are catherine and her mum, anne, who were both injured
other stuff, so you are really, really visible to everyone else. a north london pub says it s facing closure, after their landlord billed them for the full rent owed during the coronavirus lockdown period. the harrison pub near king s cross has been in a dispute over the bill for the height of the pandemic when the pub says it was forced to close. its now fundraisings to mount a legal challenge over the decision. if we go past a certain overdraft which isn t very big, we re closed. we can t pay wages, we can t pay anything, we can t pay our bills. so we have no other pubs to back us up, no other brewery to back us up. in a statment landlord the wellington pub company told us. we provided extensive support for tenants during the pandemic. thousands of west ham fans lined the streets of east london last night, celebrating the club s european final win. a victory parade saw players and fans turn out after the hammers won their second ever major european trophy in the europa conference