Documents with improper intention, and they are alleged to have had these knowing they were fake. Ijust want to recap on that information we are just getting here want to recap on that information we arejust getting here into bbc news. We start with this Breaking News. Three suspected spies for russia have been arrested in the uk. The defendants are all bulgarian nationals and were held in february. They have been remanded in custody. It is alleged they were working for the Russian Security services and what we know is they are charged with possessing Identity Documents with possessing Identity Documents with improper intention. They are alleged to have known, to have had these, knowing they were fake. Lets cross live now to the old bailey to get more on this Breaking News. Daniel, this news isjust coming in. Tell us what we know. We have just broken this news on the bbc. These three defendants, all bulgarian nationals, were arrested and charged in february this year. There have been Court Hearings in the case, but we are reporting it for the first time now. The defendants are two men and a woman. They are all bulgarian nationals. The two men are in their 40s and the woman is in her 30s. They were actually arrested under the official secrets act. The properties were searched in london and in Great Yarmouth in norfolk, and in Great Yarmouth in norfolk, and they are charged with possessing fake Identity Documents, including passports, id cards for nine different countries. That includes the uk. Also france, italy and bulgaria. They are charged with possessing them, knowing them to be fake. The allegation is that they were working for the Russian Security services. They are bulgarian, but that is the allegation. We understand that they have lived in the uk for between 15 and ten years. The man who lived in norfolk is in his 40s and he came to the uk in around 2009. He has worked in a series ofjobs. The other two are described as a couple who lived together in harrow in north west london. ,. , london. Daniel, bringing us that breakin london. Daniel, bringing us that Breaking News london. Daniel, bringing us that Breaking News from london. Daniel, bringing us that Breaking News from the london. Daniel, bringing us that Breaking News from the old london. Daniel, bringing us that. Breaking news from the old bailey. We will be following that story closely and bring you more on that as we get it. In the us, donald trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his president ial 2020 election defeat in the state of georgia. The former us president and 18 others have been indicted on a total of 41 criminal counts, issued by a Fulton County grand jury. Mrtrump is facing 13 counts including racketeering and conspiracy. The list of defendants includes mr trumps former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former white house Chief Of Staff, mark meadows, former white house lawyer, john eastman, and a Formerjustice Department official, jeffrey clark. The charges refer to the defendants as a 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. Its the fourth case brought against mr trump this year. This was the statement from the Fulton County district attorney, fani willis. The indictment alleges that other than abide by georgias Legal Process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to overturn georgias president ial 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 prompted by a phone call between the former president and georgias secretary of state, brad raffensperger. Heres a little of that conversation. He did resist some of what donald trump had to say in the call. Since the news of the indictment, the former president has denied all of the charges and taken to the social media site, truth social saying the witch hunt continues. He claims election interference. This is a Pretty Sprawling Criminal Case and includes a lot of his top aides like Rudy Giuliani and 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. Even if donald trump is elected president , he cannot party himself because this is a state judge so theoretically he could get convicted, it could get appealed, and as long as the conviction holds, he would just have to vacate his office a few months or a year into his new president ial term since you do not have power as a federal president to pardon state charges. Donald trump calling this a witch hunt. He said this time and time again, taking to social media. What is the reaction to his response . Well, this is his favourite phrase, he has been using this since the Robert Mueller investigation into his ties to russia during his 2016 campaign. He loves that phrase, but i think the reaction is pretty expected. Everyone knew he was going to criticise these charges, but he has tried to fund raise of all of his criminal cases and he has raised millions of dollars, but that money is often going, at least from one area, going to defend his own freedom. 40 million of legalfees has been spent and they are basically broke. All these lawyers are making a killing and they are going to get second houses and Vacation Homes because of their work for donald trump. For donald trump. Daniel, this is the fourth for donald trump. Daniel, this is the fourth criminal for donald trump. Daniel, this is the fourth criminal case for donald trump. Daniel, this is the fourth criminal case brought| the fourth criminal case brought against him in as many months. How would you say this compares and this stacks up to others . Stacks up to others . Well, i think this is one stacks up to others . Well, i think this is one of stacks up to others . Well, i think this is one of the stacks up to others . Well, i think this is one of the stronger stacks up to others . Well, i think this is one of the stronger ones, l this is one of the stronger ones, but what is interesting is that they are going to have to find a jury thatis are going to have to find a jury that is impartial because georgia has a lot of republicans. Its a pretty red state still, so the Jury Selection is going to be a pretty rigorous process to make sure that everyone can leave their political leanings aside and look at the facts. I think a lot of this stuff is not disputed in terms of he made the phone call, there is a record of that. You know, you can debate whether that is criminal or not, but his response was not on the specifics of the case. He still thinks he won the election, and so he did nothing wrong. You thinks he won the election, and so he did nothing wrong. Thinks he won the election, and so he did nothing wrong. You talk about the weiaht he did nothing wrong. You talk about the weight of he did nothing wrong. You talk about the weight of the he did nothing wrong. You talk about the weight of the case. He did nothing wrong. You talk about the weight of the case. Of he did nothing wrong. You talk about the weight of the case. Of course, i the weight of the case. Of course, we have this phone call, this infamous phone call. Just talk me through how damning that is. Well. Through how damning that is. Well, when ou through how damning that is. Well, when you can through how damning that is. Well, when you can he through how damning that is. Well, when you can he or through how damning that is. Well, when you can he or through how damning that is. Well, when you can he or hear through how damning that is. Well, when you can he or hear or through how damning that is. Ii when you can he or hear or see something with your own ears and eyes that makes it different from whether you believe this witness, are they biased, you dont need a witness for that phone call. So you have to evaluate whether it is a crime to say, find these votes. Or is it hyperbole. Im sure donald trump was not told by his advisers to make that specific phone call and ask for those votes. He was freelancing and saying, you know, he was a businessman in new york asking who can fix this. He did not expect them to record this. Them to record this. Finally, lets talk about them to record this. Finally, lets talk about the them to record this. Finally, lets talk about the political them to record this. Finally, lets talk about the political side them to record this. Finally, lets talk about the political side of. Talk about the political side of this. How do you think this is playing out at the moment . 50 this. How do you think this is playing out at the moment . So far, this is making playing out at the moment . So far, this is making all playing out at the moment . So far, this is making all of playing out at the moment . So far, this is making all of these playing out at the moment . So far, this is making all of these cases this is making all of these cases which will probably lead donald trump to be Put Injailfor the rest of his life, frankly. For cases, thats going to be tough. You know, this is going to dominate the headlines in america for the next 1. 5 years plus, though that makes it very hard for his republican rivals in the nomination to get any oxygen or air time in the nomination to get any oxygen orairtime and in 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 donald trump much more than mike pence has a new Policy On Space. Just much more than mike pence has a new Policy On Space Policy On Space. Just a reminder of that breaking Policy On Space. Just a reminder of that Breaking News. Policy on space. Just a reminder of that Breaking News. Three Policy On Space. Just a reminder of. That Breaking News. Three suspected spies from russia have been arrested in the uk. The bbc can reveal that the defendants are all bulgarian nationals and were held in february and were remanded in custody since. Its alleged they were working for the Russian Security services and they are charged with possessing Identity Documents with improper intention and they are alleged to have had these, knowing they were fake. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. 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 a short time later. Officers say they do not believe the deaths are linked. A 10 Year Old Girl found dead at a house in surrey, has been named locally as sara sharif. Her body was discovered at the property last thursday. The police say the three people they want to talk to were known to her and are now abroad. A post mortem examination will take place this afternoon. A private service is being held to mark the 25th Anniversary of the omagh bombing. 29 people died in the blast from a car bomb planted by the real ira. Youre live with bbc news. Wages grew in the uk at a record rate between april and june, according to the latest official figures. Regular pay, which excludes bonuses, grew by nearly 8 compared to a year earlier. Live now to michael, an Economics Professor at oxford university. We are seeing this rise in pay, but is that outstripping the pace of price rises . So is it really good news . It is slightly good news in the sense that this month, we already have the Inflation Numbers forjune, the wage data goes up tojune, and for the first time in a while in real terms, wages have grown. But you have to remember that wages have actually been falling since october 2021 in terms of purchasing power, and so we are starting to turn the corner in terms of wages, so that is slightly good news but theres still a long way to go. Theres also other news with this release is that vacancies are down again and the Unemployment Rate has gone up a little bit, so there are signs of a slowing job market. So there are signs of a slowing ob market. ,. ,. , market. So it is not all positive. You mentioned market. So it is not all positive. You mentioned there market. So it is not all positive. You mentioned there the market. So it is not all positive. You mentioned there the Employment Market seems to be easing and we have more figures due tomorrow, but talk us through that. The jobless rate rose from 4 up to 4. 2 . Talk us through that. The jobless rate rose from 496 up to 4. 2 . Thats ri. Ht. Rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats ri. Ht. We rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats right we have rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats right. We have had rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats right. We have had very rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats right. We have had very low rate rose from 496 up to 4. 296. Thats right. We have had very low by right. We have had very low by historical standards, so it has been a reasonably good market for workers, even though wages have not kept up with inflation and we are starting to see a slight turn in that. I think it is going to be very sector specific, so there are still some sectors where there are lots of vacancies, lots of shortages, but there are others where the slowing economy and the effects of the Interest Rate rises that we have seen from the Bank Of England are starting to bite a little bit and activity is starting to slow with a lack of purchasing power. So its a mixed picture, but we should have expected this to start to happen, and at least for some the good news has to be that wages in real terms are starting to go up again. And are starting to go up again. And lookin at are starting to go up again. And looking at this are starting to go up again. And looking at this on a wider scale we are comparing ourselves to other countries, how well is the uk doing . Yes, the uk is in a reasonably good position. Theres a number of countries agree that have had a similar picture, where real wages have been falling but actually, the Labour Market has been quite buoyant and theres been lots ofjobs available. So we are starting to see gradually the effect of workers rightly asking for higher wages in a tight Labour Market and that is starting to kick in. We have seen prices going up a lot, and the big question people ask notjust in the uk but across the continent and in the us, is if we get this continued growth in wages will be seen more inflation, which would then mean high Interest Rates again, or have firms already raised prices in anticipation of needing to have pay increases to keep their staff . Thats the question that the Bank Of England will look at when they meet in september. England will look at when they meet in september in september. Interesting to have our in september. Interesting to have your thoughts in september. Interesting to have your thoughts. Michael in september. Interesting to have | your thoughts. Michael mcmahon, Economics Professor at oxford university. Reports from Southern Russia say an explosion at a Petrol Station has killed 35 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. Earlier i spoke to our moscow correspondent, will vernon. Deadly fires and explosions are a very common occurrence in russia, this kind of thing happens almost every day, but the death toll here was particularly high and thats probably because the area around that Petrol Station was packed with cars last night at around 9. 30pm local time when the explosion happened. Videos provided by the Emergencies Ministry and also posted on social media show people screaming, running, a huge inferno that took around four hours for firefighters to bring under control. President putin has expressed his condolences to the victims and the governor of dagestan, sergey melikov, has declared today a day of mourning in the republic. Today marks two years since the taliban takeover in afghanistan. The un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding amid 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. Within a month of the takeover, secondary schools opened for boys following an education statement, which made no mention of girls. All ina all in a days work. 14 hours of labour. This 13 year old and his brother, who is a year younger. Their combined earnings, less than £1 a day at this workshop in kabul. It is very difficult for me. It is such heavy work, but i have no choice. I have to work to buy bread for my family. Mil choice. I have to work to buy bread for my family for my family. All the boys are la in for my family. All the boys are playing outside. For my family. All the boys are playing outside. I for my family. All the boys are playing outside. I wish for my family. All the boys are playing outside. I wish i for my family. All the boys are playing outside. I wish i could| playing outside. I wish i could play. Playing outside. I wish i could play. Too playing outside. I wish i could play, too. I pray my father find work play, too. I pray my father find work so play, too. I pray my father find work so we play, too. I pray my father find work so we can go back to school. But he work so we can go back to school. But he can work so we can go back to school. But he can repay our debts and we wont but he can repay our debts and we wont have but he can repay our debts and we wont have to work here. It is but he can repay our debts and we wont have to work here. Wont have to work here. It is the sto of wont have to work here. It is the story of so wont have to work here. It is the story of so many wont have to work here. It is the story of so many families. Wont have to work here. It is the story of so many families. The i wont have to work here. It is the | story of so many families. The un says 84 of afghans are now borrowing moneyjust to buy food. It is tough being a kid in this country. This 12 year old is waiting for her father. Country. This 12 year old is waiting for herfather. He country. This 12 year old is waiting for her father. He works country. This 12 year old is waiting for herfather. He works in country. This 12 year old is waiting for her father. He works in this education centre. She dreams of becoming a doctor and she will 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. The bread of life. These boys life. Their father used to work as a driver with a foreign company. The taliban took over and the company shut down. This war left him injured, too. My shut down. This war left him injured, too. Shut down. This war left him injured, too. Shut down. This war left him inured, too. G. , inured, too. My baby has no cradle. I injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to buy injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to buy flour. Injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to buy flour. I injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to buy flour. I have injured, too. My baby has no cradle. I sold it to buy flour. I have got i sold it to buy flour. I have got food on loan from the shops but i cant pay now. If there is no other way i will be forced to sell my children to survive. Aha, way i will be forced to sell my children to survive. A desperate decision also children to survive. A desperate decision also many children to survive. A desperate decision also many parents. Decision also many parents. Survival. Thats life now. To hawaii now, and officials there 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 warned it could take at least ten more days. Almost a week on from this disaster, more than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for. At the womens football world cup, the Semifinal Action begins today, with sweden playing spain in auckland. Lets speak to Shaimaa Khalil in sydney. It was a nail biting match, wasnt it . I know i start a lot of my coverage with this phrase, but here we go again. History made again. This time it is spain, who have never been to a womens world cup semi final and are now in theirfirst a womens world cup semi final and are now in their first ever womens world cup final. It took about 80 minutes for this game to come to life. It was level at times, equal, and it was frustrating for both teams. And then those last nine dramatic minutes, towards the end of the second half. Spain scored, and then sweden equalised. And then spain scored again, all within the space of nine minutes. It is heartbreakfor sweden. Space of nine minutes. It is heartbreak for sweden. This space of nine minutes. It is heartbreakfor sweden. This is space of nine minutes. It is heartbreak for sweden. This is the fifth world cup semifinal, womens world cup semifinal that they have reached, only to be knocked out at this stage. They were a solid team throughout the tournament and in this game, but it is not to be with them to go all the way. But this is huge for spain. This is a team that has dealt with so much drama, so much controversy and tension off the pitch. Many of the players that were playing in this tournament had actually threatened to quit because of tensions with the coach, who is still their coach in this tournament. Under his leadership, now spain are one win away from going all the way. I say this again, this has been such an entertaining and dramatic tournament. It has been one of upsets, one of so many surprises, and for the spanish fans who have been celebrating in this fan zone, this has been the most delightful of surprises. The spanish table now either face australia or england in the finals. And table now either face australia or england in the finals. England in the finals. And we will be watching england in the finals. And we will be watching very england in the finals. And we will be watching very closely. Be watching very closely. A nail biting match. Just before we 90, a nail biting match. Just before we go, some Breaking News. Norfolk and suffolk constabularies have identified an issue relating to what they say are a very small percentage of responses to a Freedom Of Information Request for Crime Statistics and they say a technical issue has led to some raw data being released. The Personnel Information includes victims of crime and witnesses which was included. Hello again. Over the next few days it looks very much like the weather is going turn a bit warmer and, in the south, more humid, especially so on friday. But today what weve 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 could also hear the odd rumble of thunder. Lighter winds than yesterday with highs of 15 to about 25. As we head on through the evening and 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 some patchy light rain and will also see some mist and fog patches form in parts of the west and the south. Our overnight lows falling away to between ten and about 13, maybe 14 degrees. Into tomorrow, the High Pressure will be sitting right across us. Hardly a breath of wind. You can see the distinct lack of isobars. Tomorrow, again, is going to be another settled day. We start off and we 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 farther between than they are likely to be today and we are looking at highs of 14 to about 26 degrees. 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 its 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, to name a few areas. But it changes on friday. Weve got 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 drier interlude, but it wont be long before the next batch of rain comes in. Both are heading northwards, so the driest conditions will be across the far north of scotland. Its also going to feel increasingly humid in the south, with highs potentially 26 or 27 degrees. On saturday, that rain eventually clears the far north of scotland, then we are into sunshine and showers. A lot of the showers on sunday will be in the north and the west. Argentina raises Interest Rates to a whopping 118 after voters backed an economic anarchist to become its next president. Uk average wages are growing at a record rate. Celebrity consultants, we examine why more companies are putting big names in high profile roles. Hello and welcome to World Business report. We will be talking about argentina in a few moments, but first china has cut the cost of borrowing in an effort to stimulate its economy. The unexpected move, which applies to a series of key Interest Rates, coincides with several other measures of Economic Data which paints a gloomy picture for the world second biggest economy. Retailsales, Industrial Output and investment are all growing at a slower than expected pace. Many economists believe beijing has to do more to reinvigorate growth. Back here in the uk, unemployment rose
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