Im max foster. Bianca is on assignment. Just ahead donald trump now faces federal criminal charges for trying to hold on to the presidency in 2020. This is politics. This indictment is pure politics. Mr. Smith and his team followed the facts and the law wherever they lead. Suspected gilgo beach serial killer Rex Heuermann facing a courtroom. We have a great deal of information, evidence, photographs, reports. Ukraine is using drones to strike russian targets inside russia. Probably would be a bad move. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. It is wednesday, august 2, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In washington where preparations are under way for an expected Court Appearance by donald trump on thursday after thrm Court Appearance by donald trump on thursday after the former president was indicted on criminal charges for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This is the third time hes faced criminal charges. In this case prosecutors allege that he
britain s government is accused of utter failure over its plans to stop migrant boats, but the prime minister insists they re the people s priority . and australia looks set to become the first country insists they re the people s priority . and australia looks set to become the first country in the world to totally eliminate cervical cancer. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds, as you can see here in the live pictures, have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations were in the capital, tbilisi where police used water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. stu n stun guns have also been used. the scene on the ground still pretty chaotic, as you can see there. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and she sent us this update. every big moment in history has its iconic image this may
the papers should be on about now. our usual schedule has been slightly disrupted by the women s euros quarterfinals match between france and the netherlands. but we will have a full look at tomorrow s front pages at 11.30pm. i ll be joined by aubrey allegretti from the guardian and geri scott from the times. join us for that, if you can. to the us now, where a jury has found donald trump s former chief strategist, steve bannon, guilty of contempt of congress. it follows his failure to co operate with a committee investigating the former president s actions, during the attack on the capitol in january last year. mr bannon could now face up to two years in jail. our washington correspondent, rianna croxford, reports. steve bannon, defiant as he faces up to two years in prison for contempt of congress for refusing to give evidence to a committee investigating last year s attack on the capitol. we may ve lost a battle here today, but we re not gonna lose this war. here s why t
today from our days of peace began. and the long wait is over for millions of lord of the rings fans, as a tv pre quel to the epic drama is launched at comic con in san diego. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there s been a cruise missile attack on a key ukrainian port, just 2a hours after kyiv and moscow signed a deal, to allow the resumption of grain exports around the world. ukraine blames russia, with president zelensky saying the strike showed moscow couldn t be trusted to implement the deal, aimed at averting a major global, food crisis. the missiles hit the southern port of odesa, which is still in ukrainian control, and central to any hopes of exporting grain out of the country, through the black sea. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse has sent us this report from odesa. in a war littered with broken promises and especially devastating betrayal, two missiles launched from the black sea hitting odesa s port. two others we
good evening and welcome to bbc news. members welcome to bbc news. of the british royalfamily politicians members of the british royalfamily politicians and others have attended a special event in was the main event on four days of celebration to mark the platinum jubilee. however the queen herself did not attend. it is also been confirmed that she will miss the derby horse racing on saturday. a first report today is from a royal correspondent. nicholas witchell. a service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california