Welcome to The World Today an hour of International News from the bbc. The former lawyer and fixer for donald trump who once said hed take a bullet for the fomer president , today took the stand as a Star Witness For The Prosecution in mr trumps hush money trial. Michael cohen is testifying about his role in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair with the adult film star stormy daniels. Mr trump denies falsifying Business Records to reimburse his then lawyer for the payment on the eve of the 2016 president ial election, when the story could have been politically damaging. Mr cohen a former close ally turned foe of mr trump pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax offences, fraud and Campaign Finance violations. The latter charge stemmed from the same payment at the heart of the current case. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent nada tawfik who has been in new york and staying across the trial for us. I asked her about the latest on what Michael Cohen has been saying at
Hello there. An inquiry looking at why some women have traumatic experiences in childbirth has called for a Major Overhaul of maternity and postnatal care in the uk. The report, led by a group of mps, refers to harrowing evidence given by more than a thousand women who shared their experiences. It recommends more recruitment and training to ensure a safe level of staffing. Respecting the choices of women around giving birth, and accessing pain relief, and there needs to be universal access to specialist Maternal Mental Health services. A warning, michael buchanans report contains detailed descriptions of Birth Complications from the very beginning. Im bleeding, getting weaker, and theyjust im bleeding, getting weaker, and they just left im bleeding, getting weaker, and theyjust left me there for several hours until someone else came in to clean the room and said, you are still in here for decades, women didnt speak about birth injuries. I for decades, women didnt speak about birth inju
The isle of man becomes the first part of the British Isles to decide on assisted Dying Law Makers Vote tomorrow. The great thing is he is a very good pilot indeed. And the king hands over a senior Military Role, to Prince William. On newsnight will go deeper behind the headlines. And a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Were reporting for you on the Shifting Frontline in the war in ukraine, where russia claims to have made its first breakthrough, seizing territory, in many months. Their advance is towards the countrys second city of kharkiv. This is the map of the battlefield weve become used to seeing in recent months, with red marking the areas in the south and the east under Russian Military control. But now a new front has opened up to the north east, near kharkiv. Over the weekend its thought russia captured at least nine settlements, in what would be its most significant ground offensive, since the start of the full scale invasion in 2022. Ukraine has admitted Ru