good afternoon. donald trump has been accused of plotting to overturn the result of the presidential election in 2020. he s been charged with conspiracy to defraud the united states, by spreading lies, dishonesty, fraud and deceit. he s described the indictment as ridiculous. it is the third criminal case against mr trump who s already been accused of mishandling classified government documents and of covering up a hush money payment to a porn star. despite all that, he s still favourite to be the republican candidate in next year s race for the white house. our north america correspondent sean dilley reports. we love trump! he s the first president to be charged with a federal crime. but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump s third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces, though, are serious. the 45 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to
winter level on record, according to satellite data. hello. let s get more now on the italian island of lampedusa. the european commission president has laid out an emergency plan of action following the arrival of thousands of migrants. the italian prime minister says europe s future is at stake. earlier i spoke to giorgia linardi, from the migrant charity, sea watch. she described the current situation in lampedusa. the situation is peculiar because according to people on the island, this is the first time that we have really what we can call a record influx of people in such number of days. something like this can be recalled from 2011 with the arab spring and the libyan crisis. it s peculiar that this arrival of people coincides with the discussion in the european parliament last tuesday of the memorandum between tunisia and the eu. and we have news from tunisia about the tunisian authorities pushing migrants onto the coasts where they continue to depart from. so it s a s
still some spells of sunshine further north and east. i ll bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. it s sunday 17 september. our top story: the comedian russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven year period at the height of his fame. the details are contained in a joint report by the sunday times, the times and the channel a programme dispatches. mr brand denies all the allegations. this report from our correspondent lizo mzimba contains details some viewers may find upsetting. over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body. laughter. in the late 2000s and early 2010s, russell brand was one of britain s best known faces. announcer: russell brand! ..famous as a comedian and presenter on both sides of the atlantic. i am famous in the united kingdom! ..even appearing in hollywood movies. 1 july 2012 was when my rape happened. it was in los angeles that he met a woman the investi