the civilians bearing the brunt of russia s assault in the east of ukraine we re with volunteers in a desperate attempt evacuate the area. facebook removes a large number of accounts posting pictures and videos of upskirting, following an investigation by bbc news. glastonbury is back after three years away, fans descend on worthy farm in somerset once again. and kate bush, back on top of the charts for the first time in four decades with the help of tv s stranger things tells the bbc she s amazed by her success. it s just extraordinary. i mean, you know, it s just a great series. i thought that the track would get some attention, but ijust never imagined that it would be anything like this. at least a thousand people are dead and many more injured after a powerful earthquake hit afghanistan overnight that s according to taliban officials. the country is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster with millions on the brink of famine. the taliban have asked for int
Welcome to The World Today an hour of International News from the bbc. The former lawyer and fixer for donald trump who once said hed take a bullet for the fomer president , today took the stand as a Star Witness For The Prosecution in mr trumps hush money trial. Michael cohen is testifying about his role in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair with the adult film star stormy daniels. Mr trump denies falsifying Business Records to reimburse his then lawyer for the payment on the eve of the 2016 president ial election, when the story could have been politically damaging. Mr cohen a former close ally turned foe of mr trump pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax offences, fraud and Campaign Finance violations. The latter charge stemmed from the same payment at the heart of the current case. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent nada tawfik who has been in new york and staying across the trial for us. I asked her about the latest on what Michael Cohen has been saying at
Uk actionline. This is bbc news, the headlines. A crucial day in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial in new york. His former lawyer Michael Cohen admits he lied to getjobs done for his former boss and intimidated reporters on the former president s behalf. The uk government says it will appeal against a ruling by a Belfast Court that parts of the rwanda policy should not apply in Northern Ireland. The bbc sees new evidence that the British Government was warned by its embassy in washington as long ago as the 1980s about the risks from contaminated american blood products. Turning now to a potential setback in the uk governments plan, to detain and remove Asylum Seekers to rwanda. Ajudge sitting in the high court in belfast has ruled it should not apply to Northern Ireland. Mrjustice humphreys ruled in favour of a challenge to the act saying that the law breaches Human Rights Protections guaranteed under post brexit arrangements. Rishi sunak has said the decision will not change the rwanda p
Focus and tactics. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Donald trumps former personal lawyer has told a court in new york that he lied to getjobs done for his former boss, when required. Testifying at the former president s criminal trial, Michael Cohen also said that as part of his personal legal work he intimidated reporters whose coverage mr trump disliked. Mr cohen is being grilled by prosecutors about his role in paying a porn star, stormy daniels, so she wouldnt reveal her alleged affair with mr trump on the eve of the 2016 president ial election. Donald trump denies charges of falsifying Business Records to cover up reimbursing mr cohen. Lets speak to our correspondent, nada tawfik, who is live for us in new york. This is the star witness in this criminal trial, take me through some of the things hes been saying. Yeah, thats absolutely right, matthew. Prosecutors really need to pull together a few threads here to complete their case and convince jurors that all of this was done at Dona
Hello there. An inquiry looking at why some women have traumatic experiences in childbirth has called for a Major Overhaul of maternity and postnatal care in the uk. The report, led by a group of mps, refers to harrowing evidence given by more than a thousand women who shared their experiences. It recommends more recruitment and training to ensure a safe level of staffing. Respecting the choices of women around giving birth, and accessing pain relief, and there needs to be universal access to specialist Maternal Mental Health services. A warning, michael buchanans report contains detailed descriptions of Birth Complications from the very beginning. Im bleeding, getting weaker, and theyjust im bleeding, getting weaker, and they just left im bleeding, getting weaker, and theyjust left me there for several hours until someone else came in to clean the room and said, you are still in here for decades, women didnt speak about birth injuries. I for decades, women didnt speak about birth inju