some breaking news. the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein appears in court for the first time since the new york court of appeals overturned his conviction. on the road to southern lebanon, the bbc takes a ride with un peacekeepers to takes a ride with un peacekeepers to take of the conflict there. arizona's state senate is due to vote on whether to strike down a blanket ban on abortion in the state. let's cross now to florida where the us vice president kamala harris is commenting on abortion rights but this is after a six—week abortion ban took effect in the state today. this very day, at the stroke of midnight, another trump abortion ban went into effect here in florida. as

of this morning, 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night. this is the new reality under a trump abortion ban. starting this morning, medical professionals like this doctor could be sent to prison for up to five years for providing reproductive care, even earlier in pregnancy. reality under a trump abortion ban. starting this morning, women in florida became subject to an abortion ban sub extreme, it applies before many women even know they are pregnant. which, by the way, tells us the extremists who wrote this ban either don't know how a woman's body works

or they simply don't care. trump says he wants to leave abortion up to the states, he says, up to the states. all right. so here's how that works out. today, one in three women of reproductive age live in a state with a trump abortion ban. many with no exception for rape or incest. now, on that topic, as many of you know, i started my career as a prosecutor, specialising in crimes against women and children. what many of you may not know is why. so when i was in high school, i learned that my best friend was being molested by her stepfather. and i said to her, you've got to come and live with us. i called my mother and my mother said, of course she does, and so she did. so the idea that

someone who survives a crime of violence to their body, of violation of their body, would not have the authority to make a decision of what happens to their body next? that's immoral. that's immoral. and one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree. the government should not be telling her what to do. , what to do. cheering applause _ applause we are going to leave the us vice president there, talking on the issue of abortion, which is affecting many states across the united states. arizona's states and it is due to vote around about now on whether to strike down the state's lincoln ban on abortion, including in cases of rape or incest —— blanket ban. just to give you some background on macro

to an abortion, leaving it up in 2022, the us supreme court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, leaving it up to states to decide the issue. that same year, arizona passed a law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. then, three weeks ago, a ruling by arizona's supreme court revived the civil war era law, which bans all abortions, except to save a pregnant woman's life. last week, the state's house of representatives voted 32—28 to repeal the law after three republicans sided with the democrats to send it to the senate. it appears to have enough support to pass the upper chamber too, even though republicans have a slim majority. if not, the abortion ban could take effect within 60 days of the ruling. caroline tichenor is a national reporter covering abortion at the washington post and she told me earlier the result was in the hands of a few republican politicians. it is going to be extremely close. you have seen people from both sides of

the abortion debate really fighting for a handful of republicans from swing districts that have been very spoken, very outspoken about their anti—abortion beliefs in the past, but who also come from relatively moderate areas where people hear a civil war abortion ban and think, that's not what we want at all, so you're really seeing this group really reckoning with a difficult decision, i think a.— really reckoning with a difficult decision, i think a. that's caroline kitchener at _ decision, i think a. that's caroline kitchener at the _ decision, i think a. that's caroline kitchener at the washington - decision, i think a. that's caroline j kitchener at the washington post. let's get more now on the violence which has erupted at pro—palestinian protests in the us. police were deployed in los angeles, after counter—protesters attacked the pro—palestinian demonstrators at the ucla campus. the mayor of new york says 300 people have been arrested there at two campuses — columbia university and city college in harlem. these campus protests over the israel gaza war have been spreading for weeks now. the team at bbc digital has been

analysing how they've evolved. chanting

really shows the extent of the protests. the white house says a "small percentage of students" are causing campus "disruption". but hate speech will be dealt with. the president is being kept regularly updated on what's happening. as you just ended, across the country. he is monitoring the situation closely. so is his team. and i would just add that no president, no president has spoken more forcefully about combating anti—semitism than this president. we believe it's a small number of students who are causing this disruption, and if they are going to protest, americans have the right to do it in a peaceful way within the law, and we are going to get into call—out hateful speech, as we have been. —— going to continue to call out. earlier, i spoke to our north america editor, sarah smith. she said president biden had to tread a fine line. it's difficult for president biden to work out where to come down on this.

his party is deeply split. he's got representatives who are very, very supportive of the student protest movement and some who are very, very critical of it. and he knows that he is at risk of losing the votes of hundreds of thousands of young activists, pro—palestinian protesters, who think he hasn't been critical enough of israel and its conduct of the war in gaza. but at the same time, he knows that there are many, many moderate swing voters watching with some dismay what's happening right across america, and they would like to hear him being more critical of the widespread disruption that these protests are causing. so it is a very fraught political question for a president who is just six months away from his attempt to get re—elected. earlier, i spoke tojoseph howley, a professor of classics at columbia university, and asked him what he has seen on campus while these protests have been going on. two weeks ago, student protesters on our campus set up a peaceful

encampment with some very clear demands about the university's relationship with the government of israel, and within 2a hours the police were called to sweep that encampment, dragged about 100 of our students of the prison —— off to prison. and immediately morse been set up a new encampment, so is clear please action was not going to solve it that way. to that second campus data from his two weeks. i spent a lot of time checking that out, talking to the students there, talking to the students there, talking to the students there, talking to students around it, and for the whole time it was very peaceful, very orderly, they were very clear about their message, about their agenda, there was a lot of education and culturally change with the incumbent, so it was a really model of nonviolent demonstration, at you could say, but it was right in the middle of campus and at the colombia would not like seeing it, so the last few days the university really escalated. they were negotiating and they made a series of increasingly worse offers, on monday, they threatened them with incredibly harsh disciplinary

measures, and so none of us knew this was going to happen, but as an immature student of protest movements in this country i'm really not surprised that some of those students is colluded to occupying a building —— as an amateur student. wrinkly, i'm shocked university don't have the building more secure, because anyone could've seen this coming. because anyone could've seen this cominu. ., . , ., coming. you are blaming the university. — coming. you are blaming the university, listening - coming. you are blaming the university, listening to - coming. you are blaming the university, listening to the l coming. you are blaming the - university, listening to the mayor earlier on today, he was and these were not peaceful protests and university got to the point it had to do something about it, particular when this building was occupied. let me say two things about that for the first, our mayor is a former officer of the new york police department for i am not surprised to see him blame the victims. the protests on our campus in the gossett solidarity and cadman have been peaceful and orderly since day one, with the exception of the university calling the police on them for the first time. when diversity called the police on this peaceful encampment, they turned their campus into a

flashpoint of an epicentre, it drew radical protest elements from all over the city, and so for the last two weeks we had really extreme protests from all sides happening outside our gates. we had people screaming really ugly things outside our campus and we have had scuffles with police and the aggressive protests outside the campus and everyone who wants an excuse to suppress speech about palestine in this country is all too happy to blur this distinction and point to the outside agitators who are there because of the university cosmic escalations and say they represent the whole protest movement, so this, these claims of violence and threats are classic misdirection and miss representation of peaceful protests appoint very briefly, because we are out of time, is this going to be an end to out of time, is this going to be an en: ., out of time, is this going to be an en. ., , ., , out of time, is this going to be an en: ., ,., , , out of time, is this going to be an en. ., ,., , , ., out of time, is this going to be an en. ., , ., , , ., ., end to the protest? is it going to sto it? i end to the protest? is it going to step it? i don't — end to the protest? is it going to stop it? i don't know, _ end to the protest? is it going to stop it? i don't know, but- end to the protest? is it going to stop it? i don't know, but the - end to the protest? is it going to l stop it? i don't know, but the first olice stop it? i don't know, but the first police action _ stop it? i don't know, but the first police action only _ stop it? i don't know, but the first police action only made _ stop it? i don't know, but the first police action only made more - police action only made more intense, so i can only assume the protesters are not going to be cowed by this.

protesters are not going to be cowed b this. ., , ., , by this. professorjoseph howley there at columbia _ by this. professorjoseph howley there at columbia university. - still to come on the world today: a 98—year—old woman walks across the front line in ukraine unaided to escape russian shelling. any scientists helping their healthy white loaf will be the best thing since sliced bread. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news.

more now from the middle east. while israel has been fighting its war against hamas in gaza, its northern border with lebanon has seen daily exchanges with hezbollah. like hamas, hezbollah is backed by iran and proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. hezbollah launched rocket and drones against israel after the hamas attacks last october. well, the israeli military have hit back hard, hitting thousands of targets in southern lebanon. our correspondent carine torbey

has been on patrol there with the un's peacekeeping force. travelling to south of lebanon is a riskyjourney. accompanied by the lebanese army, we moved closer to the damaged towns dotted along this border area. israel lies on the other side of that concrete and metal barrier. empty villages, abandoned homes. peaceful life here has been erased. it feels like a no man's land. this mangled mound of cement and metal was a family home. it was hit by an israeli strike just a few days before our visit. little left of the home it had been. the family who lived here left months ago. tens of thousands of people have fled in fear. israeli military strikes that were limited in scope have expanded, leaving towns across the south

deserted and destroyed. this was a coffee shop. and next to it here was a two story building standing. now it's reduced to this one massive hole in the ground. as we were leaving the area, it was hit by an israeli airstrike. israel says it hit a0 hezbollah targets on this day, mainly in the border town of aita shaab, just a few miles from our patrol. hussein is from the town, but he's now staying with his family in an apartment on the outskirts of beirut. they left with what they could carry on the very first day of the border hostilities. we showed him footage of the town filmed by us back in october. he said many of the buildings are now totally destroyed.

i told him that israel claims it is targeting hezbollah's fighters. translation: they are i targeting civilians' houses. it's systematic destruction. it's not true they are just responding to attacks. back on the road, despite the intense violence, the un peacekeeping forces still think they have a role to play. many people are tired of the situation and i can imagine people are tired also in the other side of the conflict. so i think it's time for peace. the next challenge for unifil will be to help and support the local population in returning back to their homes. since the beginning of the war in gaza, this front has been more of a sideshow. fears are that at any moment, it could take the centre stage. carine torbey, bbc news,

southern lebanon. in ukraine, officials say three people have been killed in a russian missile attack on the port city of odesa. the mayor, who released this video on social media, said three other people had been injured, with damage caused to civilian infrastructure. it follows the deaths of five people in air strikes in odesa on monday. and in the eastern city of kharkiv, two people are reported killed after their car was hit by a russian bomb. when russian forces began shelling her village in ukraine, 98—year—old lidia lomikovska was forced to leave her home. she walked six miles in her slippers, before being found by police and reunited with her family. she says there's nothing left of her village, and she's told our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse that she's promised her relatives she won't walk so far again.

the moment lidia lomikovska was picked up after an extraordinary escape. "there's nothing left," she tells her much—needed ride. this is what lidia left behind. the closer russian forces got, the heavier the artillery fire became. she says this is worse than the second world war, which she also lived through. the 98—year—old has learnt to trust her instinct. but then she told us she became separated from her relatives, so started walking west. translation: | took a stick _ and a plank of wood and made my way. my legs were carrying me somehow. i wasn't carrying them. she ended up at this shelterfor a rest, still in the slippers she trekked in. lidia's granddaughter, svetlana,

is certainly happy to have her back. translation: | can't believe | the idea of walking would come to her mind at her age. translation: i won't repeat this. translation: oh, no, don't do that again. - james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. adrian newey, one of the most celebrated designers in formula one history, will leave red bull next year. red bull confirmed that the 65—year—old, considered to be the mastermind behind the team's unprecedented dominance of the sport, will leave in the first quarter of 2025. the news is likely to spark a bidding warfor newey, with ferrari — where driver lewis hamilton is headed already — in pole position to sign him.

now, if you like a slice of white bread but worry that it might be a bit bad for you, fear not. help is at hand. scientists have been baking up a brand new loaf that tastes just like white bread but has all the nutritious value of wholemeal. at least that's what they say, so we sent pallab ghosh for a taste test. it's bread, only better. these are the first batch of nutrition boosted loaves. the eventual aim is to make them look and taste like the sliced white loaves that most people prefer. i've really found about this project is that white bread is not good for you. i was always aware of that, but it's really reinforced it and it makes you realise just how much of the goodness is on the outside of that grain of wheat. we want to know what are the actual minerals present, and what are the vitamins that are being lost, so that we can formulate a white flour that is enhanced compared to an existing white flour.

the scientists are working with a flour—making firm in gloucestershire. they're making loaves with added cereal pulses and fibre for the scientists to analyse. both these loaves are nutritionally enhanced. this one has bits of wheat, such as wheat germ and bran — that are found in wholemeal loaves but in smaller quantities. this one has all sorts of different grains, such as chickpeas, green peas and quinoa, all mixed in together. both of them are much better for you, but how do they taste? chris hollister, whose idea it all is, offers me a slice or two. it's gorgeous, and it tastes like white bread as well. that's the idea. yeah. we want to make sure that people are still receptive to it, and it's not too different to what they are used to. most mills produce only white flour, which makes white bread much cheaper than wholemeal because of mass production. the nutritionally boosted flour will be able to be produced

using the same machines, so the new bread should be about the same price. baking firms have tried and failed with previous attempts, but the researchers hope that theirs will pass the taste test let's cross live now to new york and listen to harvey weinstein's lawyer about the fact that he will be retried in new york. let's cross. fit, retried in new york. let's cross. tremendous sense of relief that we are back here. the most obvious difference is thejudge are back here. the most obvious difference is the judge that we are before. judgejudge curtis farber is clearly consonant professional, the way he handles his courtroom and the way he handles his courtroom and the way he handles litigants before him on both sides, he has a reputation of being very fair but is a reputation that he really enjoys his being very intelligent, and that's

what we want. we want a judge who will make legal rulings according to the law, not making legal rulings according to opinion polls or popularity contests. i was, i would be remiss if i did not think the new york state court officers. they have been absolutely remarkable throughout the course of this, from four years ago till last week, to today. and that makes a big difference on how a case operates and how it runs. mr weinstein was treated with the dignity that a person who is presumed innocent deserves, because everyone should understand, harvey weinstein is now presumed innocent. iasked in understand, harvey weinstein is now presumed innocent. i asked in court for the indictment to be adjusted, because there are no more allegations with annabella shira. he was found not guilty of not guilty, we heard that twice. the big charge,

not guilty, thatjury said even with, even with all that improper, illegal evidence against him. the jury illegal evidence against him. the jury said, not guilty, with the most serious charges withjessica man. so, yes, it was great publicity and great showmanship by the manhattan district attorney's office to have jessica man in those second row today. however, if mrweinstein jessica man in those second row today. however, if mr weinstein went today. however, if mr weinstein went to trial on that, if by some chance he would lose, he is walking out the back door with the rest of us because he is already done more time, more time that he could do at the minimal charge that remains regarding jessica mann. i thought it was... trying to be appropriate. inappropriate for gloria allred to be in the court today. find inappropriate for gloria allred to be in the court today.— inappropriate for gloria allred to be in the court today. and that is harvey weinstein's _ be in the court today. and that is harvey weinstein's lawyer - be in the court today. and that is harvey weinstein's lawyer on - be in the court today. and that is harvey weinstein's lawyer on his| harvey weinstein's lawyer on his reaction to the news that harvey

weinstein will be retried in new york, after his original rape conviction in 2020 was overturned. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we're seeing a change across southern parts of the uk. eventually, some heavy rain and thunderstorms moving in here. we also got overnight some more mist and fog, low cloud developing more widely. and for some areas of scotland in particular, it was a struggle to clear that all day. in marked contrast, in norfolk here, we've seen temperatures over 20 degrees in the sunshine. but at the same time, we've also seen this cloud moving up from france. and it's that that's bringing some rain into parts of england and wales this evening. that'll push up towards northern ireland as well before retreating back towards the south—west. and as that happens,

we'll see some heavier rain later in the night and more of that mist and fog and low cloud pushing further inland further north. temperatures, well, typically eight or nine degrees, so pretty mild overnight, but getting wet and quite stormy potentially across southern parts of england and wales by the early hours, some heavy rain, thunder, lightning and some large hail and gusty winds. maybe some disruption. the worst of it may push away, but it could stay wet for much of the day in south—west england and south wales. and we may well find some further heavy bursts of rain developing in other southern areas, drifting later into the midlands and north wales. further north, it's dry, increasing amounts of sunshine away from these coastal areas in south—east scotland and north—east england, where there's going to be a cold wind blowing. temperatures not too high in the south—west, where it stays wet, but it'll be a warmer day for northern ireland, warming the sunshine for western scotland and again for the north—west of england. now, there is warmer air coming ourway from the continent at the moment. it's coming over the cold seas of the north sea, which is why we're seeing that mist and low cloud. that's to the north of that weather front, and that's bringing the rain on friday and it's moving northward. so we've got a bit more rain more widely for england and wales. some bursts of rain likely across southern scotland,

perhaps northern ireland. northern scotland seeing some sunshine and later in southern—most parts of england. temperatures here only around 13 or 1a degrees. and on the whole, temperatures are going to be lower because of the cloud and rain, but we still could make 20 degrees in western scotland for one more day. but even here, the weather will change on saturday, as the cloud and what's left of the rain pushes into scotland and northern ireland. more cloud for northern england. but to the south, the weekend starts on a brighter note and a dry note with some sunshine. it'll feel warm in the sunshine and temperatures 16 or 17 degrees, but those temperatures dropping in scotland.

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