most popular pastimes but it needs a makeover. it s been on a container ship for a month. it s then been driven from a port on a lorry to a distribution point. it s then gone on a van to a shop and it s been used in the seafor a matter of hours before it s ended up as waste. and they are lancaster bombers that launched the famous dambusters raid exactly 80 years ago. and coming up on bbc news: more injury frustration forjofra archer, who s ruled out by england for the summer, butjonny bairstow returns to the test squad to face ireland. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a top british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of a global international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party by the bbc. javad marandi, who has an 0be for business and philanthropy, has donated more than £750,000 to the party. some of his companies were alleged to be involved in a scheme to move money from one of a
at the ivor novellos later today. # a year has passed since i wrote my note. # mark savage, bbc news. # i should have known this right from the start. # congratulations to sting. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river but terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river but a terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river but a main terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river but a main road - terrible weather in italy? yes, this is not a river but a main road in - is not a river but a main road in bologna. over 200 millimetres of rain over the high ground here which has resulted in this severe flooding. now, we have got another system on the way, jet stream running unusually far south creates this area of low pressure with some huge falls of rain expected across north west italy. this system in the last few moments has been named storm
message is expected to be titled freedom , and repeat his 2020 campaign message, describing the united states as being in a battle for the soul of the nation. he called on all americans to stand up for their personal freedoms, and defend democracy. if re elected, joe biden will be 86 when he leaves office. he is already the oldest president in us history. freedom. personalfreedom is fundamental to us as americans. there is nothing more important, nothing more sacred. that has been the work of my first term, to fight for our democracy. this should not be an issue. to protect our rights, to make sure everyone in this country is treated equally, and that everyone is given a fair shot. but around the country, extremists are lining up to take our most bedrock freedoms. cutting social security that you have paid for, cutting taxes, dictating what health care decisions women can take, banning books, and telling people who they can love. all making it more difficult for you to vote.
and a hollywood comeback the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. and twilight of the tigris. why climate change is having a devastating impact on one of the world s most famous rivers. the globe. western leaders are warning president putin not to attempt areas of the country said they would hold referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia regions here in red but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham. more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly liberated by ukrainian forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum a warning, orla s r