figure in the organised attempts to forcibly overturn presidentjoe biden�*s 2020 election victory. another leader, zachary rehl, recieved 15 years. here's our correspondent, peter bowes. these are some of the longest sentences imposed on anyone tried and convicted for their involvement in january the six attacks and in the case ofjoe biggs he was seen as one of the leaders, one of the leaders in the crowd to encourage people to move into the capitol building, the very moment event vice president mike pence was certifying the results of the 2020 election. and we now know that of course that trump had spoken to crowd earlier in the day. he had discouraged strongly mike pence from certifying the election and encouraged the crowd to move to the capital building. we know that there are being the scores and scores of trials, more people to be sentenced under some cases are still ongoing, but in the case ofjoe biggs and zachary real they have now been sentenced, both men appeared in court before the sentencing and expressed remorse. in the strongest terms joe biggs described as one of the instigators of what happened said he had been seduced by the crowd and he said he had just moved forward, he said my curiosity got the better of me and i'm not a terrorist, i don't have hate in my heart. zachary rehl said he regretted involving himself with any of it and said the politics consumed his life that he lost track of who and what mattered. there sentences of 15 and i7 mattered. there sentences of 15 and 17 years of significantly less than thejudge and 17 years of significantly less than the judge could have imposed. prosecutors were asking for 30 plus years judge explained that he was not whittling the level of violence on that day but that in effect he was getting the situation in proportion, that this had not been a mass casualty event and that the law existed to punish the worst of the worst perhaps for longer sentences. that was his reasoning for imposing the sentences that he did. we also heard from the lawyer representing both of the tyumen, norman pattis, who question why his clients were being punished for this crime of sedition when they had been following the lead of donald trump and in effect suggesting that donald trump should also be charged in the same way, but he said he had not been by the special prosecutor. in fact, he said it was the very same crime that mr trump had arguably encouraged others to commit. well, as peter bowes mentioned there, norman pattis was the attorney for proud boys leaderjoseph biggs, and after the sentencing he drew the link between his client and donald trump. let's listen to what he said. i think there is a broader country crisis of legitimacy going on in this country right now. look at the current presidential race. donald trump in all of this, he stood on the ellipse, basically told people, 74 ellipse, basically told people, 7a million of his followers, the election is stolen, go to the election is stolen, go to the capital, fight like hell or you would have a country anymore. some people listen. but they supposed to know he was full of hot air and was he full of hot air? i look forward to his trials and seeing him testify someday. if your president tells you, your country has been stolen, the country has been stolen, the country that people fought and died for, people are trying to take your boat from you, how are you supposed to react to that? and these people reacted violently and to the detriment. live now to adam klasfeld, senior legal correspondent for the messenger. adam was in the courthouse for the proud boys hearing. interesting the links and parallels drawn and perhaps some differences as well in this case and they single trunk. 0urjudges coming to the same conclusion about where the sentences should land? sentences should land ? absolutely. sentences should land? absolutely. when it comes to the proud boys the 0ath keepers, the citizens were handed down today, 17 years through joe handed down today, 17 years throuthoe biggs,15 years from creature in line —— for zachary rehl, are in line with the leaders of the 0ath keepers, stuart rose, who was dealt 18 year sentence, and it's worth mentioning that the two judges who had a it's worth mentioning that the twojudges who had a doubt though sentences, the one who got the saturday was a traveller pointing in the wanty gobert centres 0ath keepers case with 0bama pointy, so you have two differentjudges coming to the saint inclusion ups what the seditious conspiracy crimes should lead to in terms of a happy centres stop you mentioned they are, conspiracy and digestion. we should point out that donald trump is facing charges of conspiracy which are different, so to what extent can this case shed light on the federal case being brought against donald trump? figs being brought against donald trum? �* , being brought against donald trum? a ., ., , ., trump? as the attorney for the proud boys _ trump? as the attorney for the proud boys mentioned - trump? as the attorney for the proud boys mentioned in - trump? as the attorney for the proud boys mentioned in the l proud boys mentioned in the clip you played earlier, he had mentioned in court that from president trump has not been charged with seditious conspiracy which is a very heavy charge that essentially punishes a plot to overthrow the government by force or block the execution of its laws. those were charged against what prosecutors call the footsoldiers of 6 january. the people likely proud boys, like the 0ath keepers. it was notably not a charge that special counseljack smith brought against trump and i think one of the things a lot of conclusion a lot of legal commentators came to is that jack smith was seeking to be a very targeted in his charges, but if you read the indictment closely, it focuses on the broader attempts to overturn the election without actually getting into the weeds of what happened on 6january, and it was something that it only for the proud boys norman pattis, who was also an attorney for alex jones, the who was also an attorney for alexjones, the right wing conspiracy theorist broadcaster, had mentioned. he latched on it and he said in court, in fact, latched on it and he said in court, infact, i latched on it and he said in court, in fact, i wonder why that man has not been charged with seditious conspiracy and why he is not answering to that charge. and it is very clear from jack smith's indictment right now the four charges are very targeted, it is obstruction of official proceeding, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united states, and a civil rights law from the reconstruction era. so very much framing it in the focus of the broader efforts, so to overturn the election rather than simply the events of 6 january. than simply the events of 6 janua . �* . . , than simply the events of 6 janua . ~ . ., , ., ~ january. adam klasfeld, thank ou for january. adam klasfeld, thank you fervour— january. adam klasfeld, thank you for your time _ january. adam klasfeld, thank you for your time and - january. adam klasfeld, thank| you for your time and analysis. thank you for having me. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has described a fire disaster injohannesburg as a "wake—up call", stressing problems of inner city housing needing to be addressed. twelve children are among 7a people killed in a fire that destroyed a five—storey building. dozens were injured. the structure had previously been declared unsafe, but was taken over by illegal property gangs who rented it out, mostly to migrants from other parts of africa. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka reports. screams the sound of screaming piercing the night in the heart of africa's richest city. "fire! fire!" they shout from a burning building home to hundreds of people. officials say many residents were trapped inside by a gate, blocked by the bodies of those who had already died. i was watching out of the window, all of the building was on fire, so i decided myself to jump first. ijumped down, my wife throw for me the baby, i catch him. i tell her to tie a bed sheet. she tied a bed sheet and came down it. i catch him. relief and shock etched on the faces of those who managed to escape, but the rows of body bags are a grim reminder of those who didn't. many who lived inside this building were migrants from across the continent. the residents here were living in overcrowded conditions without consistent electricity or water. authorities say it resembled an informal settlement with shack—like partitions of cardboard boxes and sheets that likely fed the fire. now that the flames have been extinguished, the realisation that not everyone is coming out has set in. translation: i couldn't get into the second floor- because the fire was so bad. someone found my five—year—old and rescued him but i lost my 2—year—old. i don't know what to do, i don't know where to go. the flames were so intense that people inside have been said to be burnt beyond recognition. i have got about 23 years in the service, i have never come across something like this in my whole life. we sympathise with the people who have lost their lives, the residents who have lost their lives here, but we must do something about it as a city, working together to make sure we prevent incidents like this one. this evening, a visit by the south african president. support for him evident even among those grieving. the ministers and the mses and the province and the city are working now full out to make sure that those who need assistance, from accommodation to trauma counselling to hospitalisation, are being looked after. while the cause of the fire is still unknown, authorities are promising a thorough investigation as loved ones in mourning demand answers about one of the worst fires in south africa's history. shingai nyoka, bbc news, johannesburg. pope francis has arrived in mongolia — the first ever by the head of the roman catholic church. the mainly buddhist country is home to fewer than 1,500 catholics. the pope has a track record of visiting places where catholics are a minority, as part of his policy of drawing attention to what he's called the peripheries of the world. during the four—day trip, he will meet missionaries and political leaders. the pope will also celebrate mass and preside over an inter—religious event. this comes at a time where the vatican was my relations with mongolia's powerful neighbours russia and china are again pretty strange. i bought the plane after taking off francis described the country as one that can be understood by the senses. he was asked by journalists whether he found diplomacy difficult and the pope and said, yes, you don't know how difficult it is. sometimes you need a sense of humour. it's about the pope arriving, pope francis arriving in mongolia in the last few moments. closerto in mongolia in the last few moments. closer to home. in the uk, the government is facing calls to "come clean" about the scale of the problems facing school buildings in england, after some were forced to close because they were made with concrete prone to collapse. more than 100 schools are scrambling to put emergency measures in place before children return from summer holidays. the closures were announced after ministers said they had seen "new evidence" on the type of concrete, known as raac. labour has urged them to publish a list of affected schools. large parts of england will be without rail services today, as thousands of train drivers take part in the latest strike in their long—running pay dispute. members of the aslef union have rejected proposals for their pay to increase by 4%, two years in a row, in return for changes to ways of working. drivers will also ban overtime on saturday, coinciding with a strike by the rail, maritime and transport union in its dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. both unions blame the government for blocking any chance of a deal by refusing to allow train operators to make an offer they can recommend to their members. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. some ferry passengers at the port of calais are facing delays of several hours to cross the channel to dover. p&0 ferries says it's due to it problems. queues have been building on the roads leading to the port. 0ne passenger said she had been waiting almost five hours to get on a ferry. junior doctors and consultants will hold a joint strike for the first time in the history of the health service in what has been described as a "serious escalation" in their row with the government over pay. the british medical association says the co—ordinated industrial action will take place in september and october. and the un secretary general and turkey's foreign minister have both pressed for a resumption of the deal that allows safe passage of ukrainian grain via the black sea. antonio guterres says he's sent russia's foreign minister "a set of concrete proposals". the kremlin has said it would only resume if the west guarantees russia's own crops won't be blocked. you're live with bbc news. the african union has strongly condemned the military takeover in gabon. it also suspended the country from all participation in its activities. previously the gabonese junta said it would phase in what it's calling transitional institutions, after the removal of president ali bongo. the soldiers gave no details on how long these institutions would remain in place or whether power might be handed back to a civilian government. brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, and his wife, michelle, have faced police questioning over allegations they failed to declare and illegally profited from official gifts they were given by other countries. both chose to remain silent. they deny wrongdoing and say they won't respond because federal police don't have jurisdiction in the case. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, explained more. jair bolsonaro and his wife, michelle, were questioned in different rooms. it comes after the homes and offices of several people involved in the case were raided. the accusation is that his former aide, mauro cid, sold these two watches in question and gained about $70,000. the question is — where did that money go to? and why were those watches sold? those are just some of the questions that they wanted to get to the bottom of. but jair bolsonaro and michelle refused to talk. he has said in the past that he's denied any wrongdoing and that mr cid, his former aide, had a lot of autonomy, so he didn't tell him ever to do anything. but this is just one of several cases against the former president. earlier this year, he was barred from running for office after being accused of sowing doubt in the electronic voting system, and was accused of an abuse of power. he also has several supreme court cases against him. i'll list some of them now: interference with police. the leaking of official data. false accusations over the pandemic. anti—democratic acts relating to the run on congress back in january. all of these cases could actually land him injail. australia has introduced a ban on thick plastic shopping bags and mass balloon releases to cut down on single—use plastics. authorities in three states are also outlawing cotton bud sticks and polystyrene packing materials. conservationists say that in the past five years, australia has become a world leader in banning single—use plastics. scientists say more than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now estimated to be floating in the world's oceans. it could nearly triple by 2040 if no action is taken. live now to dr sascha fuller who's an environmental anthropologist at the university of newcastle. those figures are staggering. the fact that it could triple by 2040. this still seems to be a lot that needs to be done. yes. good morning. there is so much that still needs to be done and we are facing a plastic pollution crisis. the band that came into effect today, as you said, they are an extension of single—use plastic bands that already exist in australia unfortunately we do not have a national uniform ban in place of what states are currently banning is happening in varying degrees. you mentioned the mass release of balloons being banned. 0ne state, new south wales, still allows that. so it is not harmonised legislation and more is definitely needed. in harmonised legislation and more is definitely needed.— is definitely needed. in that case how — is definitely needed. in that case how real _ is definitely needed. in that case how real those - is definitely needed. in that case how real those claims| is definitely needed. in that - case how real those claims that australia has become the world leader? is it notjust a case that some states have but not the country as a whole? the country as — the country as a whole? the country as a _ the country as a whole? the country as a whole, - the country as a whole? tue: country as a whole, there the country as a whole? tte: country as a whole, there is action in place to ban single use a stick and take more action but the single—use plastics ban cannot really effectively address the problem in australia or the world. so we are seeing single—use plastic bands and ban cotton buds, as you mentioned, and polystyrene containers but they do not ban the really ubiquitous products, plastic takeaway containers, cigarette buts, the plastic in coffee containers. so those products are still free to market and also it is not really addressing the true extent of the plastic pollution problem. there is plastic pollution along the life—cycle of plastics from production with the extraction of fossil fuels would cause greenhouse gas emissions through to manufacturing and consumption and then the end of life. as we know, plastics themselves do not have an end—of—life, they just break down to a micro plastic and nano plastic and then toxic gases. single—use plastic bands, while they move in the right direction, they cannot effectively address the extent of the problem. reading here an official— extent of the problem. reading here an official review - extent of the problem. reading here an official review in - here an official review in aprilfound here an official review in april found that australia was recycling just 18% of plastic packaging and it would fall well below its target of 70% by 2025. in your view, what would be the single biggest, most substantial and meaningful step that australia could take to reduce its impact on the environment? it reduce its impact on the environment?— reduce its impact on the environment? ., , ., environment? it would be great if one nation — environment? it would be great if one nation alone _ environment? it would be great if one nation alone could - if one nation alone could reduce the impact but unfortunately plastic is a transboundary issue. plastic tra nsboundary issue. plastic production transboundary issue. plastic production increases globally and we have to turn it off at the tap so we can have all of these single—use plastic bands and as you said, australia is leading but the pacific islanders had a plastic bag and in effect before australia. new zealand has recently banned the vegetable and fruit produce bags, the first in the world to do so. despite these single—use plastic bands unless we turn it off at the tap and limit virgin plastic production we will still have a mass plastic pollution problem. t still have a mass plastic pollution problem. i see here that 8096 _ pollution problem. i see here that 8096 of _ pollution problem. i see here that 8096 of the _ pollution problem. i see here that 8096 of the world's - pollution problem. i see here| that 8096 of the world's ocean that 80% of the world's ocean plastic into the ocean via rivers and coastlines. is it a big issue here in australia or it doesn't come from other countries as well? there are national borders that go through the world's oceans and the plastic, of course, flows from one place to another. that is riaht from one place to another. that is right and _ from one place to another. that is right and you _ from one place to another. that is right and you would _ from one place to another. t'ngt is right and you would have heard of the pacific garbage patch. the biggest, the world's biggest plastic producers are pepsico, unilever, nestle and coca—cola so this problem is often externally generated through the coastlines of australia and the pacific islands region. unfortunately the world is overwhelmed with plastics and it is often remote communities who have two pay the price of cleanup. local governments, local communities often indigenous people, women and children who are cleaning up and children who are cleaning up this pollution and, really, we need to make polluters pay. how is that going to be achieved? we will still have a problem. the cleanup seems futile if plastic is still being produced at the rate at which it currently is. how do you go back to source and make global shifts in the production of plastic?— of plastic? fortunately the world has _ of plastic? fortunately the world has come _ of plastic? fortunately the world has come together l of plastic? fortunately the i world has come together and of plastic? fortunately the - world has come together and is currently working through the intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastic pollution to design a new global treaty on plastic. some of the discussions that are taking place and the upcoming meeting will take place in paris in november so some of the discussions will be on reducing virgin plastic production, bringing in new design standards so that we do not have toxic and harmful chemicals and polymers in plastics. looking for alternatives and substitute, labelling standards so consumers know exactly what they are getting when they purchase a plastic product and also finding safe ways to dispose. so that let's plastic end up in our environment that make that is less plastic. but the bid thing is to produce fewer plastics. —— the big thing. fewer plastics. -- the big thin. ., ., fewer plastics. -- the big thin. . ~' , much for your time. paris has become the first european capital to ban electric scooters for public hire. it introduced them just five years ago. but residents of the french city voted to remove them from the streets in a referendum in april. 0ver over the last few weeks the estimated 15,000 these scooters run by three operating companies have been gradually withdrawn. mostly redeployed to other cities across europe including here in london. there will still be plenty of a scooters in paris but they will be privately owned instead. the newjames webb space telescope has captured amazing new images of a super nova closest to our galaxy. a supernova is an exploded star, and this one blew up back in 1987. at the time it was the nearest and brightest supernova to be seen from earth in almost 400 years. these new images will help scientists study the end stages of a star, as well as the potential impacts a supernova has on surrounding planets. stay with us here on bbc news. good morning. well, with the change of month, once again, we're likely to see a change of weather fortunes. high pressure is going to build as we head into the weekend and for the first week of september. yes, we'll see some early morning mist and fog first thing but on the whole, for most of us, it will be dry, sunny and increasingly warm. ahead of that, though, we've still got to get rid of this messy—looking weather front that's going to produce some low cloud and some drizzle first thing in the morning, particularly through northern ireland, scottish borders, down into the north of england. now, to the north of that, clear skies and a chilly start but sunny start for scotland. to the south of that, a cloudy start but the cloud will thin and break and a few scattered showers break out. one or two of those could be quite hefty. top temperatures generally between 17 and 22 celsius. now, as we move into the weekend, we are likely to see that frontal system easing away and the high pressure starts to build from the west. we could start off with a little bit of patchy low cloud, mist and fog across central and eastern england. clearer skies further north here. single figures to start off our saturday. so, that mist will take its time to clear away but on the whole, it's all about high pressure. a weak weather front will bring some breezier and wetter conditions to the north but with lighter winds first thing in the morning, it could start off a little bit murky and disappointing. it won't be long, though, before we see some sunshine breaking through and the warmth starts to build. so, as we go into saturday, yes, a grey start for some. more sunshine further north and west. this weather front trying to push in but really, not making too much of an impression for the first half of the weekend. as we go through the afternoon, there'll be some decent sunny spells and temperatures will start to climb, 23 or 24 degrees — that's into the mid 70s fahrenheit. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, there's that weatherfront, bringing some breezier conditions and rain to the far north—west but on the whole, sunday will be a dry day with plenty of sunshine coming through and a degree or so warmer by the middle part of the afternoon — mid 20s quite possible across central and southern parts of england. warmer still as we go through the week ahead — in fact, some places could see temperatures into the high 20s by the middle part of the week. take care. live from london, this is bbc news. peak fed. have we seen the last rise in us interest rates? employment numbers out later today could hold the answer. jobs could be weaker than anticipated which would be good because it implies the fed might not need to raise rates in september or november. also coming up — working longer. laws raising france's pension age come in today, despite months of protest. but will it fix the nation's finances? plus — a bug's life. how the booming biocontrol industry could help farmers ditch chemical pesticides and still feed the planet. # just a little touch # that's enough to start a chain reaction#. move over, beyonce. here comes noonoouri! warner music signs its first digital pop star, made using artificial intelligence, raising big concerns for some in the industry. hello there. we start in the us, where there there are growing bets on wall street that interest rates may not have to rise any further. figures closely watched by the us federal reserve showed the price of goods fell at an annual rate of half