hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. there s brand new reporting that drives home the fact that donald trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to his many, many, many legal problems and when it comes to the indictment and the classified documents investigation turning him from a disgraced twice impeached once indicted ex-president. in that case he has no one to blame but himself. the washington post reports late last year team trump hit a fork in a road, a point in which trump could have chosen an option that very well may have avoided an indictment in the documents case. from that new reporting, quote, one of trump s new attorneys proposed an idea in the fall of 2022. the former president s team could try to arrange a settlement with the justice department. the attorney, chris kise, wanted to quietly approach justice to see if he could negotiate a settlement that could preclude charges hoping the department would want an exit ramp to avoid prosecuting a former pre
julia james in kent last year. he fought the curse of drugs and booze and now mike helps other, a glimmer of hope, but addiction related deaths keep going up. the first mail professional footballer to come out in over 30 year, what does that say about the beautiful game about the beautiful game and coming up in sportsday, later in the hour on the bbc news channel, there is still everything to play for in the final week of the premier league season. tonight arsenal will try and climb back into the top four. good evening. and welcome to the bbc s news at six. britain s most senior military officer admiral sir tonied are kin says ukraine has guaranteed its is vieful as a nation. he said ukrainians are winning the war, but, as we report now, that doesn t mean the fighting is anything like over. far from now, that doesn t mean the fighting is anything like over. farfrom it. ukrainian forces are have been retaking territory in the north east of the country, in cent day, pushing the
In south africa is loosening. He will relinquish leadership of the anc at the end of year. And whether he will complete his term as south africas president is uncertain, as allegations of cronyism and corruption pile up around his government. My guest to day it is thuli madonsela, south africas Public Protector until late last year. She exposed a web of worrying connections between the state and big business interests. But are her concerns about to be buried . Thuli madonsela, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for being here stephen. It is such a honour. Well, i think we have to begin with that explosive report that you wrote and published before leaving the office of Public Protector at the end of last year. It was all about your concerns about State Capture. The idea was that certain big business interest, perhaps individuals, had undue influence on the government. You wanted a fully fledged Judicial Commission of inquiry to be set up within 30 days of your reports publication. Seven mo