official, jeffrey clark. the charge sheet refers to the defendants as a — quote — �*criminal organization'. the indictment document says mr trump "knowingly and willingly" joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in georgia, and elsewhere. it's the fourth case brought against mr trump this year. let's take a listen to what fulton county district attorney fani willis said. the indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgia's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal, racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election result. subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who were charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august 2023. the investigation into mr trump was sparked by a phone call between the former president and georgia's secretary of state, brad raffensperger. here's a little of that conversation: now, aside from the phone call with mr raffensperger, mr trump is also accused of pressuring lawmakers. mr trump's team told them they had the power to decertify the state's electoral college results. he also allegedly co—ordinated a scheme to have fake members of the electoral college cast their votes for mr trump in georgia rather thanjoe biden, who won the state. and, mr trump's campaign lawyers also reportedly worked with a data firm to copy sensitive data from election systems in a georgian county. the most serious charge, violating the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. the act is designed to help take down organised criminal syndicates like the mafia. former president trump denies all charges and has taken to the social media site truth social stating, "the witch hunt continues," and claiming election interference. live now to daniel lippman, who is a reporter covering the white house and washington for the news website politico. talk us through these charges, 41 criminal counts and a list of people involved this is a pretty sprawling criminal case and involves a lot of his top aides like rudy giuliani and mark meadows, who is the former chief of staff in the white house. rudy giuliani was the us attorney in new york a couple of decades ago, so he would prosecute mobsters, so what is key to know about the case is that evenif key to know about the case is that even if donald trump is elected president, he cannot pardon himself because this is a state charge so theoretically he could get convicted and get an appeal and as long as the conviction holds he would have to vacate his office in a few months or a year into his new presidential term since you do not have the power as a federal president to pardon state charges.— as a federal president to pardon state charaes. ., , state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt _ state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt and _ state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt and has _ state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt and has said - state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt and has said it - this a witchhunt and has said it time and time again under social media. what has the reaction his response? media. what has the reaction his resonse? , .,, , media. what has the reaction his resonse? , ., , , response? this has been his favourite — response? this has been his favourite phrase _ response? this has been his favourite phrase and - response? this has been his favourite phrase and he - response? this has been his favourite phrase and he has| response? this has been his - favourite phrase and he has been using into the robert muller investigation into his ties to russia in the 2016 campaign, and he loves that phrase, but the reaction is pretty expected and everyone knew he would criticise these charges, but he has tried to fund raise from all of his criminal cases and raised millions of dollars but that money is often going to defend his own freedom because $40 million of legal fees has been spent and they are basically broke because all of these lawyers are making a killing and are going to get second houses from vacation homes because of their work for trump. vacation homes because of their work for trum -. , , ., for trump. this is the fourth criminal case _ for trump. this is the fourth criminal case brought - for trump. this is the fourth | criminal case brought against for trump. this is the fourth - criminal case brought against him in as many months. how do you say this compares and stacks up to others? this is one of the stronger ones, but what's interesting is they will have to find a jury that is impartial as georgia has a lot of republicans and is a pretty red state still and the jury selection will be a pretty rigorous process to make sure that everyone can leave their political leanings aside and look at the facts and a lot of this stuff is not disputed in terms of him making a phone call and there is a record of that. you can debate whether it is criminal not and he is not directing on the specifics of the case, he still thinks he won the election and he did nothing wrong you talk about the weight of the case and we have this phone call, this infamous phone call. talk me throu~h this infamous phone call. talk me through how _ this infamous phone call. talk me through how damning _ this infamous phone call. talk me through how damning that - this infamous phone call. talk me through how damning that is. - this infamous phone call. talk me i through how damning that is. when ou can through how damning that is. when you can see — through how damning that is. when you can see something _ through how damning that is. when you can see something or— through how damning that is. “to“iezfl you can see something or hear something with your own ears and eyes, that makes it different from an all weather, you believe this witness, are they biased? you don't need a witness for that phone call and you have to evaluate whether it is a crime to find these votes or is it hyperbole. i am sure donald trump was riffing on that call and was not told by his advisers to make that specific phone call and rip ask for the votes. he was freelancing as if to say, who is a businessman in new york and who can fix this and he did not expect him to be recording this and to be someone who is not a donald trump lackey, although he is a republican. donald trump lackey, although he is a republican-— a republican. finally before you go, let's talk about _ a republican. finally before you go, let's talk about the _ a republican. finally before you go, let's talk about the political - a republican. finally before you go, let's talk about the political side. i let's talk about the political side. how do you think it is playing out at the moment?— how do you think it is playing out at the moment? well, so far this is makin: all at the moment? well, so far this is making all of— at the moment? well, so far this is making all of these _ at the moment? well, so far this is making all of these cases, - at the moment? well, so far this is making all of these cases, it - at the moment? well, so far this is making all of these cases, it will. making all of these cases, it will probably lead trump to be put in jailfor the rest of probably lead trump to be put in jail for the rest of his life. maybe there can be one or two cases you can beat, but for cases will be tough and this is going to dominate the headlines in a manic of the next year and a half plus, so it makes it very hard for his republican rivals on the nomination to get any oxygen or air time on the nomination to get any oxygen orairtime and on the nomination to get any oxygen or air time and attention to try to persuade the republican voters to vote for them, because the media will obviously be covering trump than mike pence having a new policy on space. he than mike pence having a new policy on sace. ., , , on space. he does capture the attention of— on space. he does capture the attention of the _ on space. he does capture the attention of the media, - on space. he does capture the | attention of the media, doesn't on space. he does capture the - attention of the media, doesn't he. thank you, daniel, who is covering the white house in washington for the white house in washington for the news website, politico. wages grew in the uk at a record annual pace between april and june, according to the latest official figures out this morning. regular pay, which excludes bonuses, reached nearly 8 per cent compared to a year earlier. live now to our business correspondent peter ruddick. we re seeing a rise in pay but how good is this news? it isa it is a really difficult question to answer, frankly. it“s it is a really difficult question to answer, frankly. it's interesting news and the bank of england will certainly be taking note but if you are sat at home in the uk looking at your paycheque and thinking, well that's not going to get me very far, today's figures don“t that's not going to get me very far, today's figures don't change the situation and essentially you have to go back to october to 2021 for the last time average pay outstripped inflation with price rises, so today you said it it was back to nearly an 8% rise and that's a record, this 7.8% increase and essentially the highest since records began but when you take into account inflation pay fell behind 0.6%. howeverthe account inflation pay fell behind 0.6%. however the fall is a lot less than insert in recent months and essentially the direction of travel does appear to be that our pay is recovering in the hope is that our spending power will start increasing and start outstripping inflation again relatively soon, but not quite yet. again relatively soon, but not quite et. , ., ,, ., ., ., yet. lets look at the ons data that the uk employment _ yet. lets look at the ons data that the uk employment market - yet. lets look at the ons data that the uk employment market is - yet. lets look at the ons data that. the uk employment market is easing. more do we know about that, because there are more figures due this evening. mil there are more figures due this evenina. �* ., there are more figures due this evenina. “ ., ., ., evening. all of the data, the employment _ evening. all of the data, the employment data _ evening. all of the data, the employment data the - evening. all of the data, the employment data the wage l evening. all of the data, the - employment data the wage growth evening. all of the data, the _ employment data the wage growth data it“s employment data the wage growth data it's all very interesting to talk about and impacts peoples lives it in the uk but it's also very closely watched by the bank of england who are quite concerned that essentially to control inflation they need to keep raising interest rates and they will carry on doing that all the time they see that the labour market is quite hot, essentially that wage growth is high and essentially there is a large number of vacancies and the unemployment rate is relatively low so we saw a slight taking up of the unemployment rate and a fall in the unemployment rate and a fall in the number of vacancies and that should be good news for the bank of england but probably too early to say it means they could pause raising rates because you say we get more inflation data tomorrow and more inflation data tomorrow and more inflation data tomorrow and more inflation and wage data before the next bank of england decision next month, so an interesting set of figures and we will wait to see what it means for people in the next few days. it means for people in the next few da s. ~ it means for people in the next few da 5. . . , , reports from southern russia say an explosion at a petrol station has killed thirty—five people — and injured dozens more. the accident happened in the capital of dagestan, makhachkala, on the caspian sea. pictures shared online shows the aftermath of the explosion. local media reports say a fire started in an area where cars were parked. it then spread to the petrol station, sparking the explosion. and these pictures were released by the russian emergencies ministry. hundreds of firefighters battled to control the fire. many of those who were injured have been flown to moscow for treatment. live now to 0lga ivshina from the bbc“s russian service. of course, an evolving story and we are hearing about the number of people who have been injured and that keeps rising. what we know about what started the fire? it’s a about what started the fire? it's a ve aood about what started the fire? it's a very good question. _ about what started the fire? it's a very good question. the - about what started the fire? it�*s —. very good question. the causes are still unclear and the russian authorities have said they have started an investigation but the information coming through the media is scarce and limited and i was also need to remind you that since the start of the russian invasion into ukraine, the regulating media has changed and there are a lot of restrictions on a lot of independent media has left the country so there's not that much opportunity to get anything on top of the official statements attributed us through the state—controlled media. we statements attributed us through the state-controlled media.— statements attributed us through the state-controlled media. we have some ictures in state-controlled media. we have some pictures in while _ state-controlled media. we have some pictures in while we _ state-controlled media. we have some pictures in while we have _ state-controlled media. we have some pictures in while we have been - pictures in while we have been speaking of the aftermath of the explosion and we can see utter devastation and investigations on site and all of that rubble that they would have to search through. how is the emergency response at the moment? we understand people are being taken to moscow for further treatment but do we expect the number of injured or those who have died, that death toll to rise? the death toll has _ died, that death toll to rise? the: death toll has been died, that death toll to rise? ii'téi death toll has been rising throughout the night and it started from relatively small figures but the latest figures see 35 people confirmed dead and the latest figure is 150 and people are being wounded and as you rightly said, some of them are treated locally but the patients with the most complicated injuries are transferred to moscow and dagestan in southern russia, in the caucasus, in the region itself, and in many reports it“s the caucasus, in the region itself, and in many reports it's called a depressive region and it is unfavourable for people to leave their region who are struggling economically and technologically which is why a certain amount of casualties are being transported and thatis casualties are being transported and that is traditional and these are additional complications and challenges for those wounded and at the moment we do not know what the real call is —— causes. but it might be for their safety techniques and in previous years russia has seen certain emergencies connected with the huge flyer in the nightclub were the huge flyer in the nightclub were the majority could not escape a huge fight in the trade centre and a lot of casualties including kids, so we don't know what caused this one but there is a dark record and it led to a significant number of casualties in the previous instances.- in the previous instances. thank ou. we in the previous instances. thank you- we are _ in the previous instances. thank you. we are hearing _ in the previous instances. thank you. we are hearing more - in the previous instances. thank you. we are hearing more and l in the previous instances. thank - you. we are hearing more and more people, a rise in the death toll, so we'll keep you updated on that story the day. let's look at some other stories making news a children's charity wants tech companies and mps to back the government's 0nline safety bill, because of new research which shows the scale of online grooming. the nspcc says 42 police forces in england and wales recorded more than six thousand offences, involving sexual communications with children last year. critics say the bill will affect the privacy of users. police investigating the deaths of two 18—year—olds, who attended the same dj event in glasgow have confirmed they are being treated as drugs—related. the first man became unwell at croy train station on saturday night and was later pronounced dead in hospital. the second took ill at the swg3 venue in the early hours of sunday. he also died in hospital a short time later. officers have also said they do not believe the deaths are linked. a private service is being held to mark the 25th anniversary of the 0magh bombing. 29 people died in the blast from a car bomb planted by the real ira. the service is taking place at 0magh library at ten—past three this afternoon — the same time as the explosion on 1998. you“re live with bbc news it“s two years today since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan. the un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world. it“s warned of a huge shortfall in funding — in a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have also faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has this special report. all in a day's work. 14 hours of labour. 13—year—old ismatula. his brother, asif, a year younger. their combined earnings, less than a pound a day at this workshop in kabul. translation: it's very difficult for me. - it's such heavy work, but i have no choice. i have to work to buy bread for my family. all the boys are playing outside. i wish i could play too. i pray my father finds work. so we can go back to school, that he can repay our debts- and we won't have to work here. it's the story of so many families. the un says 84% of afghans are now borrowing moneyjust to buy food. it's tough being a kid in this country. 12—year—old hadiya is waiting for her father. he works in this education centre. she dreams of becoming a doctor, and she'll soon start grade six, her last year of school unless the taliban reopen high schools for girls. translation: it will destroy my hopes, my dreams, - and all my efforts and my studies until grade six will become useless. the bread of life. ismatula and asif“s life. their father used to work as a driver with a foreign company. when the taliban took over, the company shut down. this war left him injured, too. translation: my baby has no cradle. i sold it to buy some flour. i got some food on loan from the shops, but i can't pay them now. if there is no other way, i will be forced to sell my children to survive. a desperate decision for so many parents. survival. that's life now. lyse doucet, bbc news. to hawaii now, where officials have confirmed the death toll, from wildfires on the island of maui, has risen to 99. the wildfires destroyed the town of lahaina. officials say the search for victims has been painstaking and slow — and they've warned it could take at least 10 more days. almost a week since the disaster ? more than a thousand people are still unaccounted for. helena humphrey sent this report. the message here from the governor, our hearts are a little bit more broken. that's because the death toll continues to rise here and the word from authorities that that is likely to be the case for quite some time, bearing in mind thatjust 25% of the area of lahaina so far has been combed by authorities and recovery teams as they continue to search for human remains and recover the victims. amid this sadness, there is a growing sense of frustration at times, even anger. outside of this government building, i met residents of maui who came holding up placards, some of the messages on those placards asked the question, why no sirens? and they say although they feel lucky to have escaped with their lives, they are now worried about their livelihoods. one women, a single mother, telling me she is worried about how she will make ends meet having lost herjob now on lahaina in an area which is been completely decimated. other people i have spoken to who have been able to gain access to that community, long—time residents of hawaii, of maui, tell me that everything they once knew, their landmarks, places they have memories have simply gone. it is completely unrecognisable. and amid this trauma, there is the sense that rebuilding, even though much desired, will be a long process and a long way off because right now, the list of people who are still missing is very long. at the women's football world cup, sweden are playing spain in the semi—final in auckland. it's currently 0—0. let's take you stockholm, where fans are nervously watching the match. clearly biting their nails and the odd clap and cheer. let's talk —— let's speak to shaimaa khalil in sydney. looks like there was a near miss. this tournament promised to be one of the most exciting tournaments in women's sport. has of the most exciting tournaments in women's snort-— women's sport. has it delivered? i think it's delivered _ women's sport. has it delivered? i think it's delivered on _ women's sport. has it delivered? i think it's delivered on that - women's sport. has it delivered? i| think it's delivered on that promise week after week. we“ve think it's delivered on that promise week after week. we've seen so much drama on and off the pitch and so many unexpected twists and turns. the four former world many unexpected twists and turns. the fourformer world champions have all exited this tournament, the final four right now, all exited this tournament, the finalfour right now, one all exited this tournament, the final four right now, one of them is going to win the world cup for the first time, so a new name will be etched on the trophy and in world cup history and i'm here at the fun festival in sydney and it's the same atmosphere, fans glued to the screen and someone who is not nervously watching the closely watching is katie smith. what do you make of it so far? it looks like it has been easy —— really frustrating for both. it's been cagey and frenetic and we thought— it's been cagey and frenetic and we thought this would be the kind of matchup. — thought this would be the kind of matchup, spain, they've been defensively solid in the tournament and a _ defensively solid in the tournament and a hit _ defensively solid in the tournament and a bit of a force on the back line _ and a bit of a force on the back line spain _ and a bit of a force on the back line. spain are an attacking side and play— line. spain are an attacking side and play beautiful football through the midfield but have not found their_ the midfield but have not found their clinical edge and if you look at the _ their clinical edge and if you look at the stats, spain are dominating possession — at the stats, spain are dominating possession as you would expect but it's sweden with a more threatening chances _ it's sweden with a more threatening chances |t— it's sweden with a more threatening chances. , , ,, chances. it is interesting. sweden feel like they _ chances. it is interesting. sweden feel like they have _ chances. it is interesting. sweden feel like they have a _ chances. it is interesting. sweden feel like they have a solid - chances. it is interesting. swedenl feel like they have a solid defence, almost a calm defence, they are a machine, like bumblebees as their coach said. , . machine, like bumblebees as their coach said-— coach said. they are really tall and rocess coach said. they are really tall and process good _ coach said. they are really tall and process good physical _ coach said. they are really tall and process good physical attributes i coach said. they are really tall and i process good physical attributes and that's_ process good physical attributes and that's been a good help for them and then on— that's been a good help for them and then on the _ that's been a good help for them and then on the offensive side they use set pieces— then on the offensive side they use set pieces well and their top goal—scorer at the centre back has scored _ goal—scorer at the centre back has scored all— goal—scorer at the centre back has scored all four from set pieces and we have _ scored all four from set pieces and we have to — scored all four from set pieces and we have to say a word to their goalkeeper as if it wasn't from some outstanding saves from her, they would _ outstanding saves from her, they would have been knocked out in the round _ would have been knocked out in the round of _ would have been knocked out in the round of to — would have been knocked out in the round of 16. we would have been knocked out in the round of 1th— round of 16. we were talking about the star of the _ round of 16. we were talking about the star of the spanish _ round of 16. we were talking about the star of the spanish squad, - the star of the spanish squad, alexia petraeus, but income is another barcelona star, the teenager. another barcelona star, the teenager-— another barcelona star, the teenaaer. , " , ., ., ., teenager. yes, the 19-year-old who scored the winner— teenager. yes, the 19-year-old who scored the winner you _ teenager. yes, the 19-year-old who scored the winner you might - teenager. yes, the 19-year-old who i scored the winner you might remember in dramatic— scored the winner you might remember in dramatic fashion against the netherlands in the quarterfinals. the latest knockout match where we have had _ the latest knockout match where we have had in— the latest knockout match where we have had in world cup history and she is— have had in world cup history and she is a _ have had in world cup history and she is a former athlete who used to run 400 _ she is a former athlete who used to run 400 metres and she switched to soccer— run 400 metres and she switched to soccer and _ run 400 metres and she switched to soccer and knows the team so well and so _ soccer and knows the team so well and so many of the spanish national side are _ and so many of the spanish national side are made up of barcelona plays and she _ side are made up of barcelona plays and she looks dangerous already even though— and she looks dangerous already even though she's only been on ten minutes— though she's only been on ten minutes or so.— though she's only been on ten minutes or so. , ., . ., minutes or so. keep watching and we will brina minutes or so. keep watching and we will bring you — minutes or so. keep watching and we will bring you the _ minutes or so. keep watching and we will bring you the action _ minutes or so. keep watching and we will bring you the action from - minutes or so. keep watching and we will bring you the action from the i will bring you the action from the semifinals, sweden against spain, and whoever wins this game will go to the final and face either the lionesses, england, orthe lionesses, england, or the matilda“s, lionesses, england, orthe matilda“s, australia, who play each other tomorrow. matilda's, australia, who play each other tomorrow.— other tomorrow. very exciting. watchinu other tomorrow. very exciting. watching the — other tomorrow. very exciting. watching the client _ other tomorrow. very exciting. watching the client -- - other tomorrow. very exciting. | watching the client -- matches other tomorrow. very exciting. i watching the client -- matches very watching the client —— matches very closely, and let's quickly take you back to stockholm as we have live pictures of the fans there watching the match. nail—biting match and we will be following that here on bbc news. do stay with us on bbc news. hello again. over the next few days it looks very much like the weather will turn a bit warmer and in the south, more humid especially so on friday. but today what we have got is this low pressure now moving toward scandinavia allowing high pressure to build in from the atlantic so the weather is fairly settled. what we have essentially is a day of sunshine and showers. the showers are well scattered and the heaviest ones will be across north—east england and also south—east scotland where you can also hear the odd rumble of thunder. lighter winds than yesterday with highs of 15—25. as we head into the overnight most of the daytime showers will tend to fade. we will hang on to more cloud at times across the north—east of scotland. that could produce patchy light rain and will also see some mist and fog patches form in parts of the west and south. overnight lows falling away to between 10—13, may be 14 degrees. so into tomorrow, the high pressure will be sitting right across us, hardly a breath of wind. you can see the distinct lack of isobars so tomorrow again is going to be another settled day. we start off and hang onto this cloud across north—east scotland with the odd spot of rain and as more cloud bubbles up through the day, we could see one or two showers develop but they will be fewer and further between than today and we are looking at highs 14—26. as we move on into thursday, we still are under the influence of high pressure so a lot of settled conditions. you can see the onshore flow coming in from the north sea so it's going to feel cooler along the north sea coastline. we could catch the odd shower through the channel. south—west england, wales and into scotland. but it changes on friday. two weather fronts coming our way one after the other. both bringing some heavy and persistent rain. it could be thundery, as well. in between, a dry interlude but it won't be long before the next batch of rain comes in and both are heading northwards so the driest conditions will be across the far north of scotland and it's also going to be humid in the south with highs potentially 26—27. on saturday, that rain eventually clears the far north of scotland and then we are into sunshine and showers. and a lot of the showers on sunday will be in the north and the west. this is bbc news, the headlines: donald trump is charged with trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. the former us president calls it a “witch hunt“. more than 1,000 people are still missing in hawaii — as the death toll from wildfires rises to 99. northern ireland police say they believe the leaked details of thousands of officers and other staff — is now in the hands of dissident republican groups. and spain take on sweden — in the semi final — at the women's world cup. the current score is 0—0. you“re watching bbc news. more now on our main news — donald trump has been charged with racketeering and a string of other offences, in the us state of georgia. the charges relate to his alleged attempt to overturn his presidential election defeat tojoe biden there in 2020. they carry a possible jail sentence of 20 years. at the centre of the investigation — is a 67 minute call between the then president donald trump — and georgia's republican secretary of state — brad raffensperger. mr trump wanted him to overturn the state's election results — citing debunked claims of election fraud. let's run through extracts of that call — starting with the claims