scientists hope to stem an expanding population. hello and welcome. we begin in sri lanka. president gotobaya rajapaksa of sri lanka has confirmed he will resign after having fled when crowds stormed his palace. it s not clear whether, as suggested, he will return to the country this week to formally quit. hundreds of protesters furious about corruption and economic mismanagement are still in the presidential house and grounds. they say they won t leave until mr rajapaska has gone. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from colombo. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily fortified, now a free for all. at president rajapaksa s private pool, we meet carpenter ruan chiminda, who s taking a dip, a mo
he can tell us ways gonna tell us, when you can tell us and what to expect in the next hearing. and we are gonna be joined by a former georgia prosecutor to interpret those subpoenas sent by the georgia district attorney, to rudy giuliani, lindsey graham, and others. those are really loaded subpoenas. i m glad you are doing that. i have been sort of occupied this hour with the things on the ground here, but this is important for us to understand what is happening in these but investigations, but january six and in georgia. thank you lawrence, have a great show. thank you ali. thank you. well tonight the trump team is finally facing subpoenas that they cannot refuse. subpoenas from a criminal grand jury which are enforceable with handcuffs if necessary. and with this new round of subpoenas, lindsey graham has finally found his place in united states senate history. now throughout our history, corruption cases in washington, always get an awful lot of attention. and so it
important for us to understand what is happening in these but investigations, both january six and in georgia. thank you lawrence, have a great show. thank you ali. thank you. well tonight the trump team is finally facing subpoenas that they cannot refuse. subpoenas from a criminal grand jury which are enforceable with handcuffs if necessary. with this new round of subpoenas, lindsey graham, has finally found his place in united states senate history. now throughout our history, corruption cases in washington, always get an awful lot of attention. and so it is understandable, that overtime, people come to think of congress and the senate, actual corruption. but, but, the statistical truth is, that far less than 1% of the 1994 senators in our history, have ever faced any kind of legal trouble or legal questions at all. over 99% of them have never come close to being investigated for ethics violations, or violations of law. and it just may be that none of them actually, n
to be institutionally racist. a major incident is declared in surrey due to a large blaze, whilst crews in london tackle several other weather related fires. as firefighters in california struggle to contain a huge blaze there, the us special envoy for climate john kerry says president biden may announce a climate emergency. rishi sunak and liz truss vow to toughen controls on migration, in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. i will ensure as prime minister that we grip the challenges we face, we fix the problems at our borders and ensure that migration here is legal, orderly and controlled. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. leclerc spins out of the french grand prix handing victory to max verstappen. no winners at headingley, play is abandoned as england draw their series against south africa. and henderson holds her nerve on the final green to win her second golf major. hello th
announcements in the conservative leadership race. now on bbc news, it is time for sports day. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday: leclerc spins out of the french grand prix handing victory to max verstappen. no winners at headingley, play is abandoned as england draw their series against south africa. and henderson holds her nerve on the final green to win her second golf major. hello there, we ll start with formula 1, where the world champion max verstappen has built up a huge lead in the drivers standings after victory at the french grand prix. he s now 63 points clear of ferarri s charles leclerc who says says he doesn t deserve to be world champion after spinning out of the race. there was a better day for mercedes, with lewis hamilton and george russell both on the podium. adam wild reports. the french grand prix may have an uncertain future but for now, it s here and amidst the anthem it is quite unmistakable. charles leclaire began out in fro