targeted in place already. banks need to make sure that if someone comes to them to say i was struck with my mortgage this month because it has gone up by a massive amount thanks to interest rate rises and looks set to increase again tomorrow, those banks need to tell customers, we can sort you out with a mortgage holiday, an extension to your term it or even shifting temporarily to an interest only mortgage. those are things that banks have the power to do. and supermarkets play such an important role, we have seen 26% inflation in the last four years in the food industry, so if supermarkets can move the budget ranges they have an out of into convenience stores, that would help people.— would help people. research also found that people _ would help people. research also found that people weren't - would help people. research also i found that people weren't optimistic that their situation would improve. what have you learned about what the trends could be going forward? i join them and that is, i am not particularly optimistic. we haven't even seen half of the mortgage rise impact come through as people are slowly starting to shift off fixed term deals on mortgages as they start to expire, so the average person remortgaging next year will have to find on average £2900 more in the budget to pay the mortgage they have had for years. on top of that, we are in the summer time and people are struggling with energy bills, which are twice what they were before the pandemic, come winter, if the temperatures drop funk on the people need to put on their heating have the lights on, they will see higher energy bills as well. not that far off what they were last winter, potentially, thanks to the withdrawal of all government support. it is right that people are feeling worried and feeling worried about the entire economy and unless more support is given, those visions of the future well playout. given, those visions of the future well playout— given, those visions of the future well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean _ well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean some _ well playout. hopefully raising the alarm will mean some solutions i well playout. hopefully raising the l alarm will mean some solutions can be found. thank you. in the uk, cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans outlined today. the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. our correspondent robin brant has more. the scamming industry is a huge one. most of it originates online. but the government is moving to further protect those targeted by cold calls. they're often the most vulnerable. scams have a massive impact across the board. there are financial impacts, but there are also massive emotional impacts on victims. and the problem that you've got is once you've been put on what's often referred to as a suckers list, which is a really awful phrase, but once your information is out there, you can be really targeted by scammers. so it's really important that if you are ever a victim bans are already in place that outlaw cold calling on pensions and claim management services. now, the home office wants to go further and look at outlawing calls that push people into buying fake or fraudulent investments. it says sham cryptocurrencies, mortgages and insurance are top of the list. tougher measures to tackle illegal advertising online are also being considered, although tech firms will have a crucial role there in any enforcement aimed at protecting vulnerable adults and children. thousands of women in africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uk's overseas aid budget — that's the warning from an internal foreign office report, which has been made public by mps. the government says its budget for low—income countries has been cut in the short—term to hit a savings target, but will then nearly double. with more on this, uur diplomatic correspondent james landale is in the newsroom. tell us more about these cuts, they are meant to be temporary but this warning is quite dire? we are meant to be temporary but this warning is quite dire?— warning is quite dire? we are talkin: warning is quite dire? we are talking about _ warning is quite dire? we are talking about not _ warning is quite dire? we are talking about not a _ warning is quite dire? we are talking about not a cut - warning is quite dire? we are talking about not a cut to - warning is quite dire? we are talking about not a cut to the i talking about not a cut to the overall aid budgets, that is pretty much as it is, it is measured by proportion, i.5% much as it is, it is measured by proportion, 1.5% of the national income of the uk each year, around £12 billion at the moment on what the uk spends on overseas aid. the problem is that the uk government is currently choosing to spend a very large chunk of that, £3.7 billion, on refugees here in the uk. it is allowed to do that under international rules but it means as a result there is a lot less money to spend on the government's priorities overseas. that's what this document does, spells out in detail what that means in real terms. huge cuts in aid to women and children in afghanistan, cuts for sexual well—being programmes across africa, meaning many more women having unwanted abortions and many more women dying in childbirth. that there are cuts to malnutrition programmes in places like south sudan. what we have seen today is what the numbers mean in reality and reducing programmes on the ground. there has been discussion about whether the focus should be on the cost of living crisis in the uk, the demands on government spending in the uk. could you contextualise what these figures spent on foreign aid amounted to with relation to that? government overall spending is many hundreds of billions of pounds, what were talking about here is the aid budget, are currently about 12 billion, and about a quarter of that is spent in the uk, largely on hotels for refugees and asylum seekers. in previous years, that has not been spent that way. so the aid budget has been cut but as a result of the economic crises at the moment, the government has already made a substantial cut to the aid budget. are used to be measured as 0.7% of the national budget and is now 0.5%. the government wants to restore that figure but it will not be for some years, until the economic circumstances allow. at the moment the aid budget has been cut overall and the direct amount of money that has been going overseas is being cut as well. that's the balance with the cost of living crisis at the moment.- balance with the cost of living crisis at the moment. cortes wrote that american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to focus on wire so to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. a share of road there is no legal barrier to his extradition at the decision will now be taken by scottish government ministers. from the start, it seemed like a story from a hollywood film script, at the american fugitive who faked his own death and hit out in scotland. nicholas rossi was arrested in december 2021 when staff on the covid ward in a glasgow hospital recognise him from an interpol wanted list. prosecutors in utah wanted list. prosecutors in utah want to extradite rossi to face rape charges. but the man in the wheelchair has consistently claimed it's all a mistake, that he is an irish orphan called our third night who has never been to america. we heard in court that you are identified by scarring. is it worth seeing your left forearm, because that picture has a tattoo on the left forearm. there. ? ijust showed you a photo. yeah, but cut it’s you a photo. yeah, but cut it's nothin: you a photo. yeah, but cut it�*s nothing personal, i'mjust exhausted. fist nothing personal, i'm 'ust exhaustedi nothing personal, i'm 'ust exhausted. �* ., , exhausted. at the hearing, rossi denied lying _ exhausted. at the hearing, rossi denied lying about _ exhausted. at the hearing, rossi denied lying about his _ exhausted. at the hearing, rossi| denied lying about his background exhausted. at the hearing, rossi - denied lying about his background or exaggerating his illness. this morning the sheriff that dismissed claims of mistaken identity ruled he could be returned to america to face charges. i could be returned to america to face charaes. .., . ., charges. i concluded that the evidence was _ charges. i concluded that the evidence was unreliable - charges. i concluded that the evidence was unreliable from charges. i concluded that the - evidence was unreliable from the requested person and i would not be prepared to accept any statement of fact buy him a lesson was independently supported. rossi was not in court to _ independently supported. rossi was not in court to hear— independently supported. rossi was not in court to hear the _ independently supported. rossi was not in court to hear the ruling. - independently supported. rossi was not in court to hear the ruling. he i not in court to hear the ruling. he appeared on video like slumped in his wheelchair with his face hidden. as his lawyer addressed the court, he interrupted, shouting at the share of, calling him a disgrace to justice. at that point, the clerk cut the video connection. the final decision on the extradition will now be made by scottish ministers. it faces serious allegations in the us and the end of the scottish chapter of the story is now a step closer. an extraordinary story there, bringing as to the weather. hello there. this is certainly not the weather we would expect to find across the uk at this time of the year. once again, all due to another area of low pressure bringing wind and rain. it has been named storm patricia by the french met service with the biggest impacts across the northern coast of france, partly due to the supermoon and also due to the strength of the wind. it will be windy through the english channel, the south coast of england, strong to gale—force winds, though they will be easing late into the afternoon. we are also seeing clusters of heavy and thundery downpours developing in england and wales and the more persistent rain is still affecting yorkshire and north lincolnshire, keeping it particular cool here. temperatures not much better in scotland and northern ireland but at least here it is somewhat drier. it should become a lot drier across england and wales as we head into the night. the strong and gusty winds tending to ease down and change direction. the heavier rain and thunderstorms moving away. clear spells developing by the end of the night in places and temperatures probably not dipping away any lower than 11 degrees. storm patricia itself, that area of low pressure, will be heading into southern scandinavia on thursday, taking the wet and windy weather away. the wind changes for thursday and we get a cool north—northwesterly wind, bringing showers. sunshine for a while but the cloud will increase and we will have some showers into northern scotland and showers could develop almost anywhere on thursday afternoon. some thunderstorms across the southeast of scotland, northeastern parts of england. with shelter, temperatures could reach 20 degrees in glasgow and it should be a little bit warmer in east anglia and the south east, where we miss most of the showers. that will not be the case on friday. across eastern parts of england will see most of the showers. not be as windy but there are threats of thunderstorms in the south east. western parts will be drier to end the week but temperatures still only 18 degrees in belfast and 19 in cardiff. so still cool air we have through the next few days, and that's because the jet stream, the strong ribbon of air up in the atmosphere, is running to the south of the uk. quite a strong jet stream and the position will change by the time we get to saturday, picking up another area of low pressure and bringing some wet and windy weather to england and wales, a bit like we're seeing today. live from london — this is bbc news. a third charge for donald trump and the most serious yet as the former president is accused of plotting to overturn his election defeat. a group of west african leaders arrive in niger to negotiate with a military coup leaders. the ukraine elite soldier russia says is dead and how she has been weaponised by moscow. we have an exclusive interview. they published that i am without legs and without hands. yes, and then, like, iwas legs and without hands. yes, and then, like, i was killed legs and without hands. yes, and then, like, iwas killed by legs and without hands. yes, and then, like, i was killed by them. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now. we start in the us. it could be the most serious criminal case to face him so far — donald trump has been criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the us presidential election of 2020. it comes as the former president campaigns to return to the white house. he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counsel, jack smith. the charges are — conspiracy to defraud the united states. conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington dc, as our washington correspondent sean dilley explains. chanting: we love trump! he's the first president to be charged with a federal crime. but if previous cases are anything to go by,

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