politicsnation. tonight s lead, justice for all. . tonight, from a president and current candidate donald trump. responding to news of his federal indictment. special counsel jack smith unveiled of the charges yesterday which included 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information as well as making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. trump is accused of holding on to sensitive documents that he had no right to keep. and resisting requests from the national archives to return them, even against the advice of his own lawyers. the charges are serious and consequential and yet trump s response is all too familiar. in georgia today he called the indictments baseless and accused to the biden administration of weaponizing the justice department. the former president is hoping that once again he can dodge a counter ability about riling up his maga army of supporters and pressuring the republican party to rally behind him. but when donald trump v
white house documents. in court today, ryan giggs is accused of throwing his then girlfriend out of a hotel room while she was naked. he denies controlling and abusive behaviour. in scotland, the pass rate for pupils sitting exams has dropped, from the levels seen in the years of the pandemic. and, serena williams, the 23 time grand slam champion, signals that she s about to move on from competitive tennis. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can rangers come from two goals down at ibrox tonight, to keep their hopes of playing champions league football this season alive? welcome to bbc news at six. the sharp rise in energy bills, for millions of households across britain, is likely to be even worse than feared, according to industry experts. the typical household could be paying over £4,000 next year, according to analysts at cornwall insight, at a time when people are facing a soaring cost of living, with the rate of inflation at its highest level in 40 years. there have
broke into his safe. his sons as agents are looking for documents they believe you took from the white house. ryan s former girlfriend said he threw her out of a hotel room all she was naked in the form and tested united start was abusive and nasty. and coercively controlled her. manchester. the reading track and field coaches has been banned from coaching for life. it is after the report found that he had been sexually inappropriate with athletes. and the 23 time grand slam tennis champion serena williams announces eminent retirement from the sport. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year, for a typical household in england, scotland and wales according to the latest forecast from energy consultants cornwall insight. the figure is £650 more than previously estimated the group says that s because of 0fgem s decision to change the price cap every three months instead of every six, and higher wholesale prices. the wa
hello there. as you have heard, last minute talks to avoid strike action on the uk s rail network have failed. now, millions of people will face travel misery as the biggest rail strike in 30 years brings services to a standstill in england, scotland and wales. the first strike started this morning and more are planned on most major lines on thursday and saturday. the rmt union says its members oppose stagnating pay and want justice. but industry bodies have warned against a strike action, saying it would shatter hopes of recovery for many businesses . joining me now is dr roger barker, director of policy at the institute of directors. thank you forjoining me today. is it fair to say that businesses will go under this week as a result of the strike? that may well be the case. this is gonna have a big impact on business. that impact will be quite uneven. some of us will be able to go back to working, taking off where we left off during covid. other sectors won t be able to do