and scientists in china are tracking a new animal based virus that s infected at least several dozen people. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the us attorney general, merrick garland, has defended thejustice department s decision to seek a search warrant for donald trump s residence at mar a lago earlier this week. mr garland said he had personally approved the move, noting that upholding the rule of law meant applying the law evenly without fear or favour. he said the department ofjustice would make the warrant public, because of the substantial public interest. let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the fbi and justice department agents and prosecutors. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and thejustice department are and the justice department are dedicated, patriotic public servants.
despite winning a confidence vote is mario draghi about to once more resign as italy s prime minister? and the lionesses of england roar into the semifinals of the euros after a nailbiter against spain. hello and welcome. president biden has used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. with a heat dome now affecting 28 states, the us is the latest country to swelter with high temperatures. here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. with searing temperatures across much of america it feels like a climate emergency, from new york city to las vegas more than 100 million people being under excessive heat warnings this week. in parts of texas and oklahoma temperatures have topped 46 celsius. joe biden s comments came after a visit to a former coal fired coal plant in massachusetts now being u
valued contribution. torrential rain in south korea has flooded the capital seoul. at least eight people are dead and several are missing. # we re walking in the air. and the author and illustrator raymond briggs best known for the children s book the snowman has died at the age of 88. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. donald trump has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices. mr trump described the inquiry by the new york attorney general, letitia james, as a witch hunt. ms james is looking into whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. the former president s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home as part of a separate investigation. shortly after his visit to the new york attorney general s office, he released a statement. s
after a large survey showed more than 80% felt they weren t listened to when asking for help. you ve either got a vagina or a voice. you don t seem to have both, do you? three will become two. conservative mps prepare to vote on the final candidates to become the next prime minister. commentator: gold forjake wightman! and a stunning performance. jake wightman becomes the first british man in nearly a0 years to win the world 1500 metres title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s biggest test of the euros is here. they face spain in the quarterfinals in brighton tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the mayor of london says yesterday was the busiest day for the capital s fire service since the second world war. more than a0 properties in london were destroyed by fires which broke out in record breaking temperatures. and there were major incidents in other parts of the country including norfolk, suffolk, lincolnshire, leicestershire and south