we're coming on the air night with breaking news in georgia's investigation into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election... now unlike the other three criminal cases mr trump faces, in the new case cameras were allowed in court to see the moment the judge in fulton county approved the grand jury�*s decision to indict mrtrump. you can see the official handing over the big stack of papers. so, let's take a closer look at the indictment. it's 97 pages long and includes the 41 counts faced by mr trump, and 18 others. it also includes evidence such as mr trump's tweets. the former president has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in georgia. he is facing 13 of the 41 charges. the 18 other people indicted includes people who were very close to mr trump in 2020. amongst them, former trump lawyer rudy giuliani seen here on the left, with former white house chief of staff mark meadows on the right. there's also former white house lawyerjohn eastman, and a formerjustice department official, jeffrey clark, who you can see here on the right. among the allegations is a violation of georgia's rico act. that's a powerful law passed in 1970 originally used to target organised crime. it's punishable by a maximum 20 years in prison. the head prosecutor is fulton county attorney general — fani willis. through participation in a criminal enterprise in fulton county georgia and elsewhere to accomplish the illegal goal of allowing donald trump to thieve the presidential term of office beginning onjanuary 2021. term of office beginning on january 2021. ., , ., , 2021. so, donald trump and his alleaed 2021. so, donald trump and his alleged accomplices _ 2021. so, donald trump and his alleged accomplices are - 2021. so, donald trump and his| alleged accomplices are accused 2021. so, donald trump and his i alleged accomplices are accused of taking part in an illegal effort to seize the presidential term of office. the indictment alleges that other 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 the group, who as fani willis said have until august the 25th to surrender, was launched after a leaked recording of a 67—minute phone call between mr trump and georgia's top election official secretary of state, brad raffensperger. during the call, mr trump lobbied mr raffensberger to overturn the state's election results, citing debunked claims of election fraud. let's run through extracts of that call, starting with unsupported claims from the former president, about suitcases full of ballots. the president also made claims about so—called dead voters. brad raffensperger did resist some of what mr trump had to say. here are some further extracts. and in one of the most pointed exchanges, mr trump spelled out how many votes he needed. well, it won't come as any surprise that a couple of hours after the latest charges were made public in georgia donald trump took to his truth social network. he denied and condemned the allegations. he said the witch hunt against him continued and appeared to suggest the charges were politically motivated. he posted... "why didn t they indict 2.5 years ago? because they wanted to do it right in the middle of my political campaign. witch hunt!" another person charged was mr trump's former lawyer rudy giuliani. here's his reaction. in a statement to cbs news the former new york mayor called the charges an "affront to american democracy". he went on to say the indictment "does permanent, irrevocable harm" to the justice system, describing it as "just the next chapter in a book of lies" to frame mr trump. he added... "the real criminals here are the people who have brought this case forward both directly and indirectly." as we have said this is the fourth separate criminal case donald trump faces. in all he is now facing a total of 91 charges. as well as the 13 were have been talking about in georgia. he also faces four more over election interference stemming from his actions around the january 6th capitol riots. in sheer number terms the most criminal charges mr trump is facing is a0 — they come from the classified documents cases. you'll remember thousands of documents were seized from his florida estate last year, including about 100 marked as classified. the fourth case is known as the new york hush money case — where there are 3a felony counts. the charges stem from a hush money payment made before the 2016 election to the adult film star stormy daniels. there is so much to talk about. let's talk to professor natasha lindstaedt from the university of essex. we were expecting this indictment, but given ijust ran through the other three, but given ijust ran through the otherthree, it but given ijust ran through the other three, it is this one and georgia that could be the most damaging so far? this georgia that could be the most damaging so far?— georgia that could be the most damaging so far? this georgia case is the most — damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous _ damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous for - damaging so far? this georgia case is the most dangerous for donald . is the most dangerous for donald trump for a is the most dangerous for donald trumpfora number of is the most dangerous for donald trump for a number of reasons. they are basically accusing him of orchestrating a criminal enterprise, and this is astounding, that a former president is being accused of this. they were using state racketeering laws, as you mentioned, that are designed to target organised crime to go after him because of the conspiracy that has been taking place to undermine the election, and in this state—level case, donald trump cannot pardon himself if he is elected president, and the georgia prosecutors would not report to him. so he doesn't have that cushion that he might have with the federal charges, that he might somehow figure out a way to win the election, pardon himself and then modernise the justice system in his favour. he faces some real serious charges hit, and this is an expansive case. the district attorney took a lot of time and energy to figure out and interview all of the people they needed to interview, and they list 161 separate acts that he apparently violated, or he is accused of violating, to overturn a democratic election. a huge pressure campaign on the election workers, harassing state officials, lying to state officials, lying to the state legislator. the list goes on and on. and a cover—up. so this is serious for donald trump and it is definitely an unprecedented challenge from a local prosecutor. we should make it clear that none of these indictment so far, the committal proceedings that are about to follow, stop former president trump from standing for election again. trump from standing for election aaain. . �* , trump from standing for election aaain. ., �* , , again. that's right. there is nothina again. that's right. there is nothing in _ again. that's right. there is nothing in the _ again. that's right. there is nothing in the constitution | again. that's right. there is . nothing in the constitution that says you can't run for office if you have been accused fourth a felony, or have committed a felony. you can carry on and run for office and we have some historical precedent for that. but we have never had such a key candidate running for president, who is likely to win the nomination will stop he is polling 53% among republicans. his next greatest challenge is ron desantis, and he is deftly going to win the nomination. he has a series of court cases taking place. before that we just mentioned, and they are going to likely transpire at the same time that he is campaigning. just the georgia primary, which is likely to take place in the middle of march, that's exactly when the georgia case is likely to happen, about six months from now. he is likely to happen, about six months from now.— is likely to happen, about six months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen — months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen from — months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen from the _ months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen from the room - months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen from the room in - months from now. he is sucking all the oxygen from the room in termsj months from now. he is sucking all i the oxygen from the room in terms of the oxygen from the room in terms of the other candidates, taking up all the other candidates, taking up all the headlines, and that is set to continue as well. you have already said we have to presume that he is going to be the nominee, but what is yoursense going to be the nominee, but what is your sense about how many americans, particularly undecided voters, are responding? i'm thinking of women as well, the undecided voters, and how they are responding to all of this. it's a good question. we know that the republican base is responding as you would expect because they are completely transfixed by donald trump, and all of his campaigning is not about the issues, it's not about health care, it not about the economy, it's not about gun control, the environment, these types of things. he is only really talking about him as the world's biggest victim. how well is that going to play with the average american voter, or with independent or undecided voters? thus far it doesn't look like it will play that well. he will have to pivot when it gets to the national election if he wants a chance to win. i don't know if he is capable of doing that. natasha, thank you so much for joining us. i'm sure if the next period of time we will talk to you again. now to our other major news this hour. a bbc investigation has revealed that three suspected spies for russia have been arrested in the uk. the two men and one woman, who are all bulgarian nationals, were detained in february. they have been remanded in custody since then and have now been charged with possessing fake security documents. it's alleged they were working for the russian security services. our correspondent daniel de simone is outside court with the story for us now. daniel, take us through what we know about these two men and one woman from bulgaria. about these two men and one woman from bulgaria-— from bulgaria. well, we know a bit about them- _ from bulgaria. well, we know a bit about them. they _ from bulgaria. well, we know a bit about them. they have _ from bulgaria. well, we know a bit about them. they have been - from bulgaria. well, we know a bit about them. they have been in - from bulgaria. well, we know a bitj about them. they have been in the from bulgaria. well, we know a bit - about them. they have been in the uk for between ten and 15 years. the three defendants are all bulgarian and to have been living as a couple in suburban property in london for about ten years. the third arrived about ten years. the third arrived about 15 years ago and he worked in about 15 years ago and he worked in a financial services role, a technical role, in communications and he later to, he claims, own a company that was involved in signals intelligence, which involves the interception of works, we are told, interception of works, we are told, in health carejobs. that's interception of works, we are told, in health care jobs. that's what they told that has supported bulgarian people who move to the uk with english—language classes, met police counterterrorism team, which has responsibility for it moved in and arrested. properties in london and arrested. properties in london and great yarmouth in norfolk were searched, and these three fake id documents, including passports, identity for nine different countries, and they had. they are going to be on trial here at the old bailey in london, and the trial is currently due to start have the met police said these three people pose delete macro have not said anything about that. prosecution in the uk. we are bringing the news today that this prosecution is happening and the court and that these of being assets, russian spies, intelligence assets, russian spies, intelligence assets in the uk. there's only so much that can be said at this stage of a court case, met has not said anything more than that they were arrested in february under the official secrets act. there were two other people who were and to. the three people who have been offences were also arrested under the official secrets act and have also been bailed, despite being in custody, for these offences and they are bailed for the official daniel, thank you ar thank you ound i the world and across let's 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. the service is taking place at omagh library at 3:10pm/ the same time as the explosion in 1998. you're live with bbc news. reports from southern russia say an explosion at a petrol station has killed at least 33 people and injured dozens more. the accident happened in the capital of dagestan 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. our moscow correspondent, will vernon, gave us this update a little earlier. 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 that's probably because the area around that petrol station was packed with cars last night at around 9.30pm local time when the exposing happened. —— explosion. 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. life now to kabul and live pictures showing supporters of the taliban government. showing supporters of the taliban government-— showing supporters of the taliban government. they are marking the second anniversary _ government. they are marking the second anniversary of _ government. they are marking the second anniversary of their - government. they are marking the second anniversary of their return | second anniversary of their return to power. they have been celebrations. there is also a public holiday in afghanistan today. some of the signs and flags say "no invader will ever be allowed to threaten the country again". flags of the islamic emirate of afghanistan, and that is the formal name that the taliban have for the country and they are being shown at security checkpoints across the capital. it has been two years, an incredible two years, since taliban authorities imposed their strict interpretation of islam, and it is women who have borne the brunt of the lord is there. the un has turned it gender apartheid. they have got a huge and civilian crisis there and there has been warnings of a deep economic crisis. on the streets of kabul, these are supporters of the taliban, marking the second anniversary of their return to power. spain have qualified for the final of the women's football world cup, beating sweden 2—1. in a dramatic semi final in auckland, all three goals came towards the end of the second half in the 81st, 88th, and in the 89th minute. spain's olga carmona scored the winner. they'll now face either england or australia in the final on sunday. let's talk to shaimaa khalil in sydney. what a finish to this match. i mean, the drama, the excitement, the crazy, memorable football moments. this women's world cup keeps delivering, and that spain— sweden game was no exception. it took about 80 minutes for this game took about 80 minutes for this game to come to life. the two sides were level, it was frustrating for them sometimes. they played like we expected them to play. spain with so much possession, but it did not translate into goals. sweden with very solid defence, and of course the wall of a goalkeeper. and then there is nine minutes of the second half it felt like a completely different game. we had one goalfrom spain, and then an equaliser from sweden. within a minute, we had that winning goalfrom olga carmona. it was mayhem. it was mayhem in the stadium, mayhem here amongst the fans, who were dancing, screaming and cheering. this is a team that had never been in the women's semifinals at all, and now they are in theirfirst women's semifinals at all, and now they are in their first women's world cup final. spain is a team that has been marred with so much drama, so much controversy and tension between their coach and some of his key players. a number of them had actually threatened to resign and not to come to the world cup. three of them have not actually come to the tournament. and yet, under his leadership, here they are, one step away from going all the way. as it stands, we know one side that is going to be playing in the women's cup final, and that is spain. they will face either australia �*s matilda's, or england �*s lionesses and they play each other tomorrow. huge rivalry with two big teams that have an immense amount of support. speaking for my family back home in new zealand, they say everyone there has chosen a team to support since new zealand did not make it through and there's been some really good match attendance figures coming out of those matches in new zealand and tonight is no different. it was in auckland. given that australia is now through to the final, can you explain the level of interest and excitement there is in australia about this tournament at the moment? i don't think you could overstate the amount of interest, but also the soaring popularity of women's soccer at the moment, women's football in australia. remember, this is a country that follows cricket, the afl, rugby, and yet the matilda's brand recognition, the fact that you have nearly 76,000 people in cameco stadium australia, nearfull stadium australia, near full capacity, stadium australia, nearfull capacity, 4.6 million in terms of viewership, breaking all sorts of records, and there is a projection that the game tomorrow will break those viewer records. young boys and young girls wearing the matilda's jerseys, very interested in what they are doing, and the ins and outs of these games. these players have become household names. they have changed the game in such a way on the pitch and off the pitch and they are riding a huge wave of momentum and support here in australia. it is so exciting — and support here in australia. it is so exciting and _ and support here in australia. it is so exciting and wonderful to hear. thank you so much. more now on our top story — former us president and 18 others have been charged for alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of georgia. trump has condemned the charges as a �*witch hunt�*. live now to the new york with cbs news correspondent jarred hill. this news breaking close to midnight in some states, so there will be americans waking up this morning with this news fresh to them about this fourth indictment. what kind of reaction has there been? yes. this fourth indictment. what kind of reaction has there been?— reaction has there been? yes, it de-ends reaction has there been? yes, it depends on _ reaction has there been? yes, it depends on who _ reaction has there been? yes, it depends on who you _ reaction has there been? yes, it depends on who you ask. - reaction has there been? yes, it depends on who you ask. we - reaction has there been? yes, it l depends on who you ask. we have reaction has there been? yes, it - depends on who you ask. we have seen the front page of pretty much every major american newspaper focusing the front page of pretty much every major american newspaperfocusing on major american newspaper focusing on this, major american newspaperfocusing on this, laying out this story that we are seeing, this fulton county district attorney in the state of georgia near the city of atlanta issuing these 41 charges against former president trump, as well as 18 other people who are associated with him. all of this is centred around this alleged racketeering scheme, as it is called. this is reserved typically for gangs, for mobsters, for criminal organisations, saying that there is this racketeering scheme to overturn the results of the twenty20 election. what we are also seeing here from the former president, as well as some of his allies as you mentioned, is pushing back against this saying this is a witch hunt, this saying this is a witch hunt, this is an attempt to interfere in the upcoming 2024 election. they are not necessarily saying that they did not necessarily saying that they did not do the things that are outlined, but their argument is that what they did was not wrong. in but their argument is that what they did was not wrong.— did was not wrong. in terms of the timin: did was not wrong. in terms of the timing when _ did was not wrong. in terms of the timing when it _ did was not wrong. in terms of the timing when it comes _ did was not wrong. in terms of the timing when it comes to _ did was not wrong. in terms of the timing when it comes to this - did was not wrong. in terms of the l timing when it comes to this georgia case, what happens next? the timing when it comes to this georgia case, what happens next?— case, what happens next? the next thin that case, what happens next? the next thing that we _ case, what happens next? the next thing that we know _ case, what happens next? the next thing that we know will _ case, what happens next? the next thing that we know will happen - case, what happens next? the next thing that we know will happen is i thing that we know will happen is that, according to prosecutors out of georgia and fulton county, the individuals who are named in this indictment have until next friday to turn themselves in voluntarily stop there have been warrant issued for their arrest and we will have to wait and see exactly what happens if they do not turn themselves in. so, a lot of guys are going to be watching the city of atlanta over the next couple of days. —— eyes. the other thing is going to be seen if and when this trial actually does kick off. it will be up to the judge in this situation, although the district attorney said she would like this to start within the next six months. again, we will have to wait and see. six months. again, we will have to wait and see-— six months. again, we will have to wait and see. ., ~ i. ., , wait and see. thank you, good to see ou. we wait and see. thank you, good to see you- we will — wait and see. thank you, good to see you. we will take _ wait and see. thank you, good to see you. we will take you _ wait and see. thank you, good to see you. we will take you back— wait and see. thank you, good to see you. we will take you back to - you. we will take you back to afghanistan, to the capital kabul and we have a special report from our chief international report in the next few minutes, looking at this anniversary, two years since the taliban government returned to power. to stay with us. 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 we've 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 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, to name a few areas. but it changes on friday. we've 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 won't 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. it's 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. this is bbc news. the headlines: the bbc can reveal that three suspected spies for russia have been arrested in the uk in a major national security investigation. donald trump is charged with trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. the former us president calls it a "witch hunt". two years since the taliban returned to power in aghanistan — there's severe hunger and a near—collapse