18 others, including his then chief of staff, mark meadows, and his lawyer, rudy giuliani, have also been indicted. Mr trump has denied wrongdoing and has described the investigation as politically motivated. Its the fourth criminal case to be brought against him since he left office. Lets take a listen to what Fulton County District Attorney fani willis said a short time ago. The indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgia was Mike Whittall process for election challenges, defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to overturn georgias president ial election result. Subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, The Grand Jury issued Arrest Warrants for those who are charged. I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday the 25th day of august, 2023. Earlier, Donald Trumps campaign issued a statement. Lets speak now to sean dilley, our North America correspondent, live from washington, dc
let s look at some other stories making news. the government has announced £250 million in funding to provide an extra five thousand nhs hospital beds in england this winter. ministers say 900 new beds should be ready byjanuary, with the remainder to follow soon after, helping to lower record waiting lists. the increase will mean nearly 100,000 permanent beds on wards and in a&e. almost 34,000 online grooming crimes have been recorded by uk police while children have been waiting for online safety laws to be passed, new figures from the nspcc reveal.data from 42 uk police forces shows the number of online grooming offences against children recorded last year is up by 82% in the last six years. the union which represents university lecturers and staff has threatened more strikes next month if employers do not return to negotiations over pay and conditions. the university and college union said its marking boycott, which has left some students unable to graduate