trial in new york. the man who allegedly made the payment to stormy daniels enters the witness box. lam in i am in new york with all the updates. the outcome of the trial hinges on the testimony of michael cohen. fleeing the war — the latest exodus as russia intensifies their attack around ukraine's second city. mps say urgent action is needed to reduce the trauma experienced by many women during childbirth. the fourth phase of the indian general election begins. we have the latest from our correspondent. —— india general election.

hello and welcome. donald trump's former lawyer is taking the stand at the former president's criminal trial in new york. michael cohen is testifying about his role in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair with the porn star stormy daniels. mr trump denies falsifying business records to reimburse his then lawyer for the payment on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, when the story could have been politically damaging. let's speak to our correspondent nada tawfik who is live for us in new york. this is a crucial day? absolutely. michael cohen _ this is a crucial day? absolutely. michael cohen is _ this is a crucial day? absolutely. michael cohen is the _ this is a crucial day? absolutely. michael cohen is the star - this is a crucial day? absolutely. | michael cohen is the star witness for the prosecution and the person whose reimbursement to stormy daniels underpins all the charges in this case. michael cohen is on the

stand right now and it so far he has been outlining his work with donald trump. saying that he took care of payments to vendors, getting donald trump the price he wanted and that he also dealt with media, getting negative stories killed when he could. joining me now to go through what we can expect for the rest of this is mitchell, a white collar criminal defence attorney and a formerfederal criminal defence attorney and a former federal prosecutor. just like we have been discussing, we are seeing prosecutors get right to the heart of how michael cohen is somebody who is a problematic witness because he was not exactly somebody who was the most savoury figure. somebody who was the most savoury fi . ure. , . somebody who was the most savoury fiaure. , . ., ~ . ., figure. they are making it clear that his job _ figure. they are making it clear that his job was _ figure. they are making it clear that his job was not _ figure. they are making it clear that his job was not in - figure. they are making it clear that his job was not in the - figure. they are making it clear. that his job was not in the general that hisjob was not in the general council's _ that hisjob was not in the general council's office, but hisjob was that hisjob was not in the general council's office, but his job was to directly— council's office, but his job was to directly report to donald trump because — directly report to donald trump because he was not functioning really— because he was not functioning really is — because he was not functioning really is a —

because he was not functioning really is a lawyer but as somebody who was _ really is a lawyer but as somebody who was a — really is a lawyer but as somebody who was a hammer in order to bank enables _ who was a hammer in order to bank enables we — who was a hammer in order to bank enables. ~ ., who was a hammer in order to bank enables. ~ . ~ . ., ., enables. we heard michael cohen we described as — enables. we heard michael cohen we described as someone _ enables. we heard michael cohen we described as someone who _ enables. we heard michael cohen we described as someone who would - enables. we heard michael cohen we. described as someone who would take a bullet for donald trump, someone who was a fixer for him, his attack dog, why will that help the prosecutors convince jurors to take him at his word? the prosecutors convince 'urors to take him at his word?— prosecutors convince “urors to take him at his word? the “urors have got to decide whether— him at his word? the jurors have got to decide whether michael— him at his word? the jurors have got to decide whether michael cohen - him at his word? the jurors have got to decide whether michael cohen is i him at his word? the jurors have got| to decide whether michael cohen is a bad guy— to decide whether michael cohen is a bad guy who is telling the truth them _ bad guy who is telling the truth them if— bad guy who is telling the truth them if they are going to convey, so having _ them if they are going to convey, so having him — them if they are going to convey, so having him admit that he was a bad luy having him admit that he was a bad guy as _ having him admit that he was a bad guy as opposed to having him come out as— guy as opposed to having him come out as during cross examination which _ out as during cross examination which could be hurtful to his credibility —— if they are going to convict — credibility —— if they are going to convict he _ credibility -- if they are going to convict. ., , ., credibility -- if they are going to convict. . , ., , ., , credibility -- if they are going to convict. ., , ., , ., , convict. he has a history of lying under oath _ convict. he has a history of lying under oath and _ convict. he has a history of lying under oath and was _ convict. he has a history of lying under oath and was convicted i convict. he has a history of lying under oath and was convicted of| under oath and was convicted of federal finance violations are connected to this case in 2018, and the defence said this shows he has a vendetta against donald trump and that he is lying to save himself so how do prosecutors get ahead of that? ., ,

how do prosecutors get ahead of that? , a ., , how do prosecutors get ahead of that? a ., that? the way the prosecutors do that? the way the prosecutors do that is by referencing _ that? the way the prosecutors do that is by referencing the - that? the way the prosecutors do i that is by referencing the documents that is by referencing the documents that do— that is by referencing the documents that do not— that is by referencing the documents that do not change with michael cohen's — that do not change with michael cohen's moves and sometimes he was very pro—donald trump and sometimes anti donald _ very pro—donald trump and sometimes anti donald trump but the documents do not _ anti donald trump but the documents do not change and some of those are the tweets _ do not change and some of those are the tweets donald trump put out where _ the tweets donald trump put out where he — the tweets donald trump put out where he almost admitted everything that needs to be proved in this case about— that needs to be proved in this case about the _ that needs to be proved in this case about the reimbursement for the nondisclosure agreement. that is ri . ht. nondisclosure agreement. that is right- there _ nondisclosure agreement. that is right. there is _ nondisclosure agreement. that is right. there is so _ nondisclosure agreement. that is right. there is so much _ right. there is so much corroborating evidence that prosecutors have already presented to jurors to build prosecutors have already presented tojurors to build up prosecutors have already presented to jurors to build up to prosecutors have already presented tojurors to build up to michael cohen, so how do you think they have done? , . ., , ., ., .,, done? the prosecutors have done as aood a 'ob done? the prosecutors have done as good a job as — done? the prosecutors have done as good a job as can — done? the prosecutors have done as good a job as can be _ done? the prosecutors have done as good a job as can be done. - done? the prosecutors have done as good a job as can be done. they - done? the prosecutors have done as| good a job as can be done. they have known _ good a job as can be done. they have known from _ good a job as can be done. they have known from the beginning they have a very problematic witness at the centre — very problematic witness at the centre of— very problematic witness at the centre of the case and they have done _ centre of the case and they have done everything that they reasonably could do— done everything that they reasonably could do to create the infrastructure to support him. we saw with infrastructure to support him. - saw with stormy daniels, that even the judge saw with stormy daniels, that even thejudge noted saw with stormy daniels, that even the judge noted she was a witness who prosecutors could not quite control. michael cohen has been

described as a loose cannon. you have represented clients like him, so how do you prepare michael cohen in advance? , so how do you prepare michael cohen in advance?— so how do you prepare michael cohen in advance? , ., ., , in advance? they would have prepared him at both for— in advance? they would have prepared him at both for their _ in advance? they would have prepared him at both for their examination - him at both for their examination and cross—examination but the problem — and cross—examination but the problem with a witness like both stormy— problem with a witness like both stormy daniels and michael cohen is they have _ stormy daniels and michael cohen is they have an agenda, they want to tell a _ they have an agenda, they want to tell a particular story rather than answering — tell a particular story rather than answering the questions that are being _ answering the questions that are being asked of them, and the preparation is about getting them to 'ust preparation is about getting them to just answer the questions that are in front— just answer the questions that are in front of— just answer the questions that are in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, in front of them. cross-examination, i mean. how — in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, how lengthy _ in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, how lengthy is _ in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, how lengthy is that - in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, how lengthy is that going - in front of them. cross-examination, i mean, how lengthy is that going to | i mean, how lengthy is that going to be and how intense? the i mean, how lengthy is that going to be and how intense?— be and how intense? the cross examination _ be and how intense? the cross examination will _ be and how intense? the cross examination will be _ be and how intense? the cross examination will be both - be and how intense? the cross i examination will be both lengthy be and how intense? the cross - examination will be both lengthy and intense _ examination will be both lengthy and intense and my training and experience over the last 30 years is that the _ experience over the last 30 years is that the best cross—examination iasts _ that the best cross—examination iasts no — that the best cross—examination lasts no more than about 30 minutes and i_ lasts no more than about 30 minutes and i would _ lasts no more than about 30 minutes and i would expect these to go on for many— and i would expect these to go on for many hours, may be more than a day, _ for many hours, may be more than a day, because— for many hours, may be more than a day, because donald trump has

demonstrated he wants his lawyers to beat up _ demonstrated he wants his lawyers to beat up figuratively the witnesses against _ beat up figuratively the witnesses against him, notjust score the points— against him, notjust score the points that would help attack their credibility. points that would help attack their credibili . ., ., , points that would help attack their credibili . . ., , , points that would help attack their credibili . . . , , ., points that would help attack their credibili . . , ., credibility. that has been what has really overshadowed _ credibility. that has been what has really overshadowed their - credibility. that has been what has| really overshadowed their strategy, the fact that donald trump is a former president, he is running for office and he needs this to help his political campaign and he is a client who has many things going, notjust client who has many things going, not just what helps client who has many things going, notjust what helps him in the court room illegally. the notjust what helps him in the court room illegally-— notjust what helps him in the court room illegally. the best example of that was during _ room illegally. the best example of that was during the _ room illegally. the best example of that was during the stormy - room illegally. the best example of that was during the stormy daniels| that was during the stormy daniels cross—examination, is attorney asked many— cross—examination, is attorney asked many questions about how well donald trump _ many questions about how well donald trump had _ many questions about how well donald trump had done at the golf tournament in reno, where he was participating, but there were a couple — participating, but there were a couple of— participating, but there were a couple of problems, stormy daniels had no _ couple of problems, stormy daniels had no idea and he had actually done well, _ had no idea and he had actually done well, but _ had no idea and he had actually done well, but there is no doubt in my mind _ well, but there is no doubt in my mind that — well, but there is no doubt in my mind that donald trump was the person— mind that donald trump was the person who insisted his attorney asks _ person who insisted his attorney asks those questions.— person who insisted his attorney asks those questions. when we look

forward to what _ asks those questions. when we look forward to what else _ asks those questions. when we look forward to what else to _ asks those questions. when we look forward to what else to expect - asks those questions. when we look forward to what else to expect from | forward to what else to expect from michael cohen, it is important to keepin michael cohen, it is important to keep in mind that his testimony is important notjust to the trial but a potential appeal? tithe important notjust to the trial but a potential appeal?— a potential appeal? one of the thins a potential appeal? one of the things that _ a potential appeal? one of the things that has _ a potential appeal? one of the things that has to _ a potential appeal? one of the things that has to happen - a potential appeal? one of the things that has to happen is i a potential appeal? one of the i things that has to happen is that all of— things that has to happen is that all of the — things that has to happen is that all of the elements of the case have -ot all of the elements of the case have got to— all of the elements of the case have got to be _ all of the elements of the case have got to be proven, notjust of the 'ury got to be proven, notjust of the jury but— got to be proven, notjust of the jury but for— got to be proven, notjust of the jury but for the judges who will eventually review the jury on appeal if he is _ eventually review the jury on appeal if he is convicted. if there is something that is missing, the court could _ something that is missing, the court could overturn the conviction. so a lot for the — could overturn the conviction. so a lot for the prosecution _ could overturn the conviction. sr a. lot for the prosecution to keep in mind. as they go through this very detailed questioning of michael cohen, someone who was there for every single aspect of the prosecution of�*s alleged claims of a catch and kill conspiracy and the reimbursement to stormy daniels. thanks forjoining us. we will return to you later. and for all the latest on michael cohen's testimony, you can visit the bbc

news app or go to our website — where you can read and watch developments as they happen, with reporting from our correspondents in new york. the governor of the kharkiv region in northeastern ukraine has said — russian forces are continuing to advance in several directions, after they launched a cross—border attack on friday. residents have been fleeing the town of vovchansk, which russian forces are battling to capture. ukraine has been sending reinforcements, as it tries to prevent russian troops from getting within artillery range of kharkiv — the second biggest city in the country. commanders fear that if the russians get to within 30 kilometres of the city, it would be within range of their shelling. let's speak to security analyst maria avdeeva in kharkiv. welcome to the programme. thanks for joining us. just describe it, because i know you have been talking to people who are fleeing the various areas where there has been

fighting, what have they said to you? fighting, what have they said to ou? ., ~' , ., fighting, what have they said to ou? ., ,, i. ., ., ., you? thank you for having me. on one ofthe you? thank you for having me. on one of the locations _ you? thank you for having me. on one of the locations to _ you? thank you for having me. on one of the locations to where _ you? thank you for having me. on one of the locations to where people - of the locations to where people from vovchansk are running, where they are being brought, people are terrified and stressed, they keep their animals with them, so everyone is under huge stress because of the constant shelling and the shock of the russian offensive. they say they knew that something was being prepared but they never thought this would happen for a second time. vovchansk would happen for a second time. vovcha nsk was would happen for a second time. vovchansk was already under russian occupation before, and the people injured the atrocities, of the russian occupation, so they know what they are running from. ——

endured. what they are running from. -- endured. ., what they are running from. -- endured-— endured. how intense is the bombardments, _ endured. how intense is the bombardments, and - endured. how intense is the bombardments, and in - endured. how intense is the l bombardments, and in terms endured. how intense is the - bombardments, and in terms of reinforcements, what are you hearing? l reinforcements, what are you hearin: ? ., reinforcements, what are you hearin: ? . ., reinforcements, what are you hearin- ? . ., ., hearing? i have heard that everything _ hearing? i have heard that everything is _ hearing? i have heard that everything is on _ hearing? i have heard that everything is on fire, - hearing? i have heard that everything is on fire, that l hearing? i have heard that. everything is on fire, that is hearing? i have heard that - everything is on fire, that is what is happening in vovchansk are bombarding —— bombarded with everything russia has come every kind of weapon, you name it. and another lady just told kind of weapon, you name it. and another ladyjust told me that nothing has been left, these people have basically lost everything, and russia is trying to advance further in during the night two more villages in the area were captured but the ukrainian army said they are bringing more reinforcements to stop the russian advance and to defend other settlements and also kharkiv, the major city. the other settlements and also kharkiv, the major city-—

the major city. the worry is, if the russian forces _ the major city. the worry is, if the russian forces get _ the major city. the worry is, if the russian forces get within - the major city. the worry is, if the russian forces get within about i the major city. the worry is, if the | russian forces get within about 30 kilometres, they can start shelling, doing what you have described on those villages, to the main city of kharkiv, so how alarmed and worried are people in the city of kharkiv? people are worried and ijust spoke to a friend who left kharkiv in the first days of invasion two years ago, and she said shejust first days of invasion two years ago, and she said she just renovated her apartment with new windows and now she is afraid that this might happen again. she said she is ready to leave when the russians come close to the city, so the city will be an artillery range, as you say correctly. people are preparing for plan b and everyone is thinking about what to do if this happens but they also believe the ukrainian armed forces will be able to stop it. they trust in the armed forces and they know the reinforcement is

there and they truly believe that this will not happen and they will not have to abandon their homes for a second time. not have to abandon their homes for a second time-— a second time. briefly, if you word, we are now — a second time. briefly, if you word, we are now beyond _ a second time. briefly, if you word, we are now beyond two _ a second time. briefly, if you word, we are now beyond two years - a second time. briefly, if you word, we are now beyond two years of. a second time. briefly, if you word, l we are now beyond two years of this war, so how do you and others keep going emotionally? it is war, so how do you and others keep going emotionally?— going emotionally? it is very difficult emotionally - going emotionally? it is very difficult emotionally for - going emotionally? it is very l difficult emotionally for people because this war is draining everyone but in moments like this, when the threat is so imminent, and this is life threatening, then people unite. i can see numerous volunteers taking everyone and helping people, finding places to live, bringing them through, so this is also a moment of incredible unity and i think in the face of such a threat, ukrainians will unite and defend their city.— threat, ukrainians will unite and defend their city. maria, thanks for 'oinin: us.

defend their city. maria, thanks for joining us. thank _ defend their city. maria, thanks for joining us. thank you. _ the russian president, vladimir putin, has replaced his long serving defence minister, sergei shoigu, with the deputy prime minister. after 12 years in his previous post, mr shoigu will now head the powerful russian security council. the appointment of andrei belousov — an economist — is a surprise replacement — as russia intensifies its efforts on the battlefield. let's speak to former british intelligence 0fficer christopher steele. he's now director of 0rbis business intelligence. he's in london. thanks forjoining us. many developments in this reshuffle of sorts and in terms of sergei shoigu and moving him, what is your assessment? i and moving him, what is your assessment?— and moving him, what is your assessment? i think a couple of thins assessment? i think a couple of things come _ assessment? i think a couple of things come to _ assessment? i think a couple of things come to mind _ assessment? i think a couple of things come to mind with - assessment? i think a couple of things come to mind with this . things come to mind with this movement of sergei shoigu which is a surprise although it may have been signalled a couple of weeks ago when

his deputy team was sacked apparently for corruption. what is at dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war, and i know we are hearing about the russians attacking kharkiv but the mighty russian army is struggling to take over if you villages which is not really very impressive. secondly, corruption, which russia is renowned and everyone in the top of the regime is corrupt, but sergei shoigu had a particular reputation for it and we were told was in the business with his daughter of stealing ukrainian grain and exporting it, using military facilities. so the extent of corruption has eaten into russia's military capabilities is probably behind this move. before i ask ou probably behind this move. before i ask you about _ probably behind this move. before i ask you about his _ probably behind this move. before i ask you about his replacement - probably behind this move. before i ask you about his replacement and| ask you about his replacement and the fact that he comes from outside the fact that he comes from outside the military circles, i know you want to talk about another of the people that was moved. how big a

deal is that? big people that was moved. how big a deal is that?— people that was moved. how big a deal is that? big deal. people need to understand _ deal is that? big deal. people need to understand that _ deal is that? big deal. people need to understand that the _ deal is that? big deal. people need to understand that the russian - to understand that the russian government is not run like our government is not run like our government would be on a rational basis. people being promoted on competence and so on. it is far more run like a medieval court where the powerful are the ones who have their own faction and their own base and usually have their own paramilitary support outside. and he fell into this category and i would have argued until yesterday that he was the second most powerful person in the second most powerful person in the regime and he has been with putin for 25 years and has a kgb background as well and he knows where all the bodies are buried so to speak. so the movement of him out as a very significant one and we have not seen where he is going to go but he has been demoted and what is particularly interesting about

patrushev is that his son, who was the miniature of agriculture, has been touted by his father and others of the regime as a potential successor to vladimir putin, and his son dimitri has been promoted to deputy prime minister in the reshuffle, so it is pretty murky as to what is going on and not clear but very significant if patrushev has been removed from the heart of the regime. it is has been removed from the heart of the regime-— the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out _ the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out what _ the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out what is _ the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out what is going - the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out what is going on - the regime. it is fascinating trying to work out what is going on and i the regime. it is fascinating trying i to work out what is going on and you told our producer it is like bulldogs fighting under the carpet. in terms of the replacement for sergei shoigu, he comes out side of military circles, does that make any sense given the new summer offensive we are expecting? it sense given the new summer offensive we are contacting?— we are expecting? it does not make an sense we are expecting? it does not make any sense from _ we are expecting? it does not make any sense from a _ we are expecting? it does not make any sense from a military _ any sense from a military perspective and is quite surprising in that sense, and andrei belousov is a finance chief, and so in terms

of military tactics and knowledge of the army, it does not make a lot of sense. 0ne the army, it does not make a lot of sense. one area where it might make sense. one area where it might make senseis sense. one area where it might make sense is the financing of military industrial production because russia has been dependent incredibly on supplies of weapons from places like north korea and iran which would have been unimaginable a few years ago and i suspect that this is trying to get up the economy and the military industrial complex to a really long war and one which may actually in the minds of vladimir putin draw in other countries, especially nato countries, so it is hunkering down really for the longer term and trying to get the economy fine tuned to produce more weapons more efficiently.— more efficiently. fascinating analysis- — more efficiently. fascinating analysis. we _ more efficiently. fascinating analysis. we have _ more efficiently. fascinating analysis. we have got - more efficiently. fascinating analysis. we have got to - more efficiently. fascinating l analysis. we have got to leave more efficiently. fascinating - analysis. we have got to leave it there, christopher, but thanks for joining us. a quick point of what we have to come on the programme. we will get

the latest on the war in gaza. with a new warning from the us secretary of state — that an all—out attack on rafah would provoke anarchy. we also have the latest from india — these the pictures of narendra modi in varanasi. it's the start today of the fourth stage of india's general election. we will have all the latest on that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

we can now head to the middle east. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has warned that an all—out israeli attack on rafah — would provoke "anarchy" without eliminating hamas. fresh fighting has broken out in the north of the gaza strip injabalia. meanwhile, sombre ceremonies are being held in israel, to mark memorial day — which honours israelis killed in the country's wars. from jerusalem, paul adams reports.

the war returns to the north. there's panic in jabalia. they've been told to leave, but is there anywhere safe? "we don't know where to go," she says. "we've been forced from one place to another. "i saw a tank and a bulldozer, they're over there." months after israeli forces last fought through these streets, they're back. israel says it's trying to stop hamas reorganising. after seven months of war, the group is still unpredictable. a few miles away, a new crossing point for aid heading into the north, israel under enormous international pressure to prevent starvation. a convoy carrying flour went in yesterday, a rare sight in a place deprived for so long, a place of hunger and disease. for israel, a moment

of introspection. it's memorial day, when the country stops to reflect on its own pain, on those who have died in the course of israel's long years of conflict, this already among the worst in living memory. emotions still raw at the scene of the music festival where so many young israelis died on october the 7th. naama's brother is fighting in gaza. ijust want my brothers and my sisters out. i know what they've been through and what they're going through now. and we all want the war to end, but we didn't start it. injerusalem, israel's unpopular prime minister spoke of his and the country's determination. translation: this is . what the war is all about. it's either us, israel, or them, the hamas monster. either continued existence, liberty, security and prosperity, or destruction, slaughter, rape, and enslavement.

war is still raging at both ends of the gaza strip, mr netanyahu looking for some version of total victory, his frustrated allies warning that this isn't possible, that dangerous anarchy is the more likely outcome, a warning the prime minister does not appear to be heeding. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to paul now. a lot of focus on rafah but what is your reading of the fact that hamas appears to have regrouped in part in the north and has resumed fighting with israeli forces? i the north and has resumed fighting with israeli forces?— with israeli forces? i think this su . . ests with israeli forces? i think this suggests that _ with israeli forces? i think this suggests that this _ with israeli forces? i think this suggests that this could - with israeli forces? i think this suggests that this could be - with israeli forces? i think this suggests that this could be a l suggests that this could be a pattern that we are going to see extending into the future. this was an area injabalia that was attacked

by the israelis early on and they felt they had pretty much pacified the area although significant numbers of civilians remain there, and it seems hamas have the ability to reconstitute in some shape, although we don't know exactly what kind of strength hamas has on the ground injabalia but sufficient kind of strength hamas has on the ground in jabalia but sufficient for the israelis to devote some attention to it, even as they continue their attacks in the south, and when you think about the american warning about the possibility that anarchy will be the end result of israel's military invasion of the gaza strip, you begin to get a flavour of it with what is going on injabalia at the moment. interesting to look at how the americans are briefing at the moment, antony blinken said what he did about the possible future, and the americans are apparently offering intelligence to the

israelis if they hold back on an all—out invasion of rafah and you have even had an anonymous american sources saying they do not believe that the leadership of hamas is in rafah at all and that the military commander is still in khan younis, and all of this briefing is designed to undermine the case for the all—out attack on rafah and to try and persuade israel to change course but at the moment we don't know whether that will have the desired effect. ., �* ., , whether that will have the desired effect. . ~ . , ., ., effect. paul adams, thanks for 'oinin: effect. paul adams, thanks for joining us- _ millions of indians have been voting in the fourth phase of the seven week long general election. polling was held for 96 seats, largely covering southern and eastern states. prime minister narendra modi is seeking a third straight term in a contest that pits his bjp against an alliance of more than two

dozen opposition parties led by the congress party. 0ur correspondent in delhi, samira hussain, explained exactly where the votes are taking place, and the key issues in each region. we're looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some, as you rightly pointed out, in the south. and then of course there's the territory of jammu and kashmir that are also voting. and by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we've been looking at the issues right across the country. and according to recent polling and interviews that we've done, on the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none, it has to be the economy. and most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly among young, educated men. and that's a real problem. and also a real difficulty which is something you are seeing right across the world is the fight with inflation,

of higherfood prices, and the increased cost of living — that's really putting a lot of pressure on everyday people. iam back i am back injust a few i am back in just a few moments with more of the headlines of the day. do not go away. hello there. the weather this afternoon is looking, well, a bit half and half, really. warm sunshine for east scotland and parts of eastern england. the day's top temperatures could reach 25 into parts of east anglia. different story further west with cloud and rain. and for some, temperatures really struggle — might only see highs of 13 degrees underneath this curl of cloud associated with low pressure to the south west. and it's notjust cloud. we're looking at some persistent rain getting in across parts of south—west england, wales and northern ireland. 20 to 30 millimetres. could see double that over the high ground. so we may well see one or two areas of localised flooding and it's

a particularly slow moving band of rain. so chances are if you have the rain already it's going to be with you through the rest of today. whereas if you've got the sunshine, east scotland, eastern areas of england, likely you'll keep that as well. temperatures well into the 20s, 23 there for newcastle and hull. well into the 20s for the north and east of scotland. the day's top temperature, probably east anglia, could see highs up to 25. 0vernight tonight, we get that band of rain pushing its way northwards and eastwards with showers following into the south west. temperatures on the mild side, 11 to m degrees for most. tomorrow, we pick up on this band of rain, this time across eastern areas of england running in across scotland and still showers following to northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. but at least you'll see some sunny spells. so in that respect, the weather a little bit brighter here, but some of the showers will be quite heavy at times. temperatures coming down back into the teens for most of us. then for wednesday, we've still got the dregs of that area of low pressure with us. wednesday looks to be a kind of showery day,

although there could be some lengthier spells of rain lurking across parts of eastern england. at this stage, the highest temperatures will be working into northern areas of scotland, where we could see the warmest spots reach around 22 or 23 degrees celsius. but otherwise, generally, temperatures running into the teens. again for thursday it looks like the warmest weather will be across northern scotland. again, temperatures into the low 20s here, but low pressure looks set to bring another pulse of fairly heavy rain in across parts of england and wales. temperatures for many of us staying into the upper teens. this pattern of rather unsettled weather conditions for england and wales continues, then, through the rest of the week and into the weekend. the brightest weather further north.

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