prime minister robert slovakian prime minister robert fico, who remains in a serious condition. labour's sets out key messages, insisting they are back ambitions. lashes between the army and paramilitary groups in sudan's war in the darfur region. and king charles gives an introduction for the world of reality tv at a creative industries garden party. michael cohen is back on the stand for another day of testimony as part of the former president's hush money trial. he's already been giving evidence for two days with trump's defence team attacking cohen's credibility, bringing up his many social media comments criticising the former president. earlier, members of the freedom caucus rallied and spoke in support

of the former president. there's literally no branch of government that michael cohen has not lied _ government that michael cohen has not lied to. he liked investigators, to the _ not lied to. he liked investigators, to the judge, to the united states congress — to the judge, to the united states congress and he committed these lies for his_ congress and he committed these lies for his own _ congress and he committed these lies for his own benefit.— for his own benefit. we're seeing what links the _ for his own benefit. we're seeing what links the democrat - for his own benefit. we're seeing what links the democrat party i for his own benefit. we're seeing| what links the democrat party will io what links the democrat party will go to _ what links the democrat party will go to to _ what links the democrat party will go to to try— what links the democrat party will go to to try to _ what links the democrat party will go to to try to read _ what links the democrat party will go to to try to read or— what links the democrat party will go to to try to read or steal- go to to try to read or steal another_ go to to try to read or steal another election. _ go to to try to read or steal another election. they- go to to try to read or steal another election. they try. go to to try to read or steal- another election. they try to do in 2020 _ another election. they try to do in 2020 and — another election. they try to do in 2020 and they're _ another election. they try to do in 2020 and they're doing _ another election. they try to do in 2020 and they're doing it - another election. they try to do in 2020 and they're doing it again i 2020 and they're doing it again by trying _ 2020 and they're doing it again by trying to— 2020 and they're doing it again by trying to keep _ 2020 and they're doing it again by trying to keep the _ 2020 and they're doing it again by trying to keep the nominee - 2020 and they're doing it again byj trying to keep the nominee off the ballot _ trying to keep the nominee off the ballot and — trying to keep the nominee off the ballot and from _ trying to keep the nominee off the ballot and from campaigning, - trying to keep the nominee off the ballot and from campaigning, by. ballot and from campaigning, by trying _ ballot and from campaigning, by trying to— ballot and from campaigning, by trying to ruin _ ballot and from campaigning, by trying to ruin the _ ballot and from campaigning, by trying to ruin the nominee - trying to ruin the nominee financially _ trying to ruin the nominee financially and _ trying to ruin the nominee financially and we're - trying to ruin the nominee i financially and we're seeing trying to ruin the nominee - financially and we're seeing this. the radical— financially and we're seeing this. the radical left _ financially and we're seeing this. the radical left wants _ financially and we're seeing this. the radical left wants president. the radical left wants president trump — the radical left wants president trump to— the radical left wants president trump to simply go away, and if president — trump to simply go away, and if president trumpjust trump to simply go away, and if president trump just went away, this will go _ president trump just went away, this will go away was well. they do not want _ will go away was well. they do not want them — will go away was well. they do not want them to be in this race. they know— want them to be in this race. they know he _ want them to be in this race. they know he is— want them to be in this race. they know he is the number one candidate for president. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has been outside the court. well, the defence continues their attack against michael cohen. of course because he is the star witness,

the one on which the outcome of this trial really hinges because he is the only one who directly ties donald trump to the business falsification alleged scheme. it's what we saw from defence attorneys is trying to really turn the jury against him, playing out podcast episodes of michael cohen saying things against donald trump such as "revenge is a dish best served cold" and that he "hopes he rots in prison". they then went to all the times that michael cohen has admitted he lied, and they did that to try to undercut this portrait of him as somebody who is a reformed man interested injustice. instead, they want to try to paint him as someone who does whatever is necessary to save himself and act out of his own self—interest. and so they had cohen admit that he had lied about when he pleaded guilty for crimes, even lying to a judge in order to get a plea deal,

and that he also was untruthful to congress when he said he didn't want a plea deal from president donald trump at the time. he said in fact his attorney had inquired about a plea deal with donald trump's lawyers, so numerous attempts here to undermine his credibility, to paint him out as a liar who can't be trusted. and we've just now gotten to the portion that reallyjust deals with the issues at hand. donald trump's lawyer before the court break tried to insinuate that a call that michael cohen says he made to donald trump's bodyguard in order to discuss the hush money payment with donald trump wasn't about the hush money payment at all. in fact, he was speaking to donald trump's bodyguard about a personal issue, so things are getting quite heated now in court. to sudan. there are reports of heavy fighting

and shelling in the city of al fashir in darfur region. the paramilitary rapid support forces, or rsf, are trying to capture the city, which is currently controlled by the sudanese army. these are the latest images from al fashir. gunshots medical workers say that since friday more than 50 people have been killed and about 400 injured. the us has just imposed sanctions on two rsf commanders who it says are in charge of the fighters around al fashir. on the humanitarian situation in the city, here's a member of the un team working in sudan. clashes over the weekend reportedly caused dozens of civilian casualties. many more were displaced, most seeking safety in the southern part of the city. if the parties do not pull back from the brink, this will have devastating consequences for the 800,000 civilians in al fashir. right now, the humanitarian

assistance they rely on cannot get through. more than a dozen trucks carrying health, nutrition and other critical supplies for more than 120,000 people have been trying to reach the city for weeks. the rss has in the past fought alongside the army in sudan, but the groups came to conflict last year. that was highlighting the political ethnic tensions in sudan. it triggered humanitarian crisis. 20.3 million people, about 42% of the population, had struggled to find enough to eat. here's latest from our africa correspondent. you have hundreds of thousands of civilians who are trapped in the

city that is under siege by the rss and they are getting caught up in the fighting. you have reports that the fighting. you have reports that the rapid support forces have been firing artillery shells from their positions in the eastern part of the cities, and some have been dropping in the south in the west. the army has been responding with a heiress breaks in the number of casualties have been mounting. —— with air strikes. the city had already been in a dire situation because the siege had been going on for about a month, and many of the people have already been displaced at least once. they need food aid and medical aid, and thatjust hasn't gotten in. as the fighting gets worse, that will get worse. un officials have been warning for weeks now that it's going to be catastrophic if there is a full—scale battle. the use us

recently sanctioned two rss commanders for their alleged role. thanks to barbara for that. we're going to head to brazil. rescue operations are continuing in the flood hit state of rio grandi do sul. river levels rose further after more rain at the weekend. this is making rescue efforts harder and delaying people getting back to their homes. 148 people are known to have died. 600,000 have been displaced, but some have decided to stay. it's not a good idea for us to cross to the other side. we decided to stay because we are four people here, and if we leave, we have nowhere to stay and we will only suffer. so we will stay here, god willing. here's bbc news brasil�*s leandro prazeres. i'm sitting by one of the main hardware is that's been used to

bring people to safety. the number of people has gone down in the last few days where there is a steady flow of boats, jet skis and other rainfalls arriving. the victims of this tragedy are taken to improvised shelters, many of them set up by engineers. the water level in recent days has dropped a bit, but as we can see, it's raining again and the latest forecast says we are expecting even more rain in the coming days. this puts additional strain on officials and the communities who have been dealing with this crisis for more than two weeks. the people i spoke to yesterday told me that they fear that if it gets any worse, it could lead to other areas because the soil is completely waterlogged. for some towns and city, it means they would become completely cut off. improvised shelters, people have

been expressing anger and frustration as the situation continues. they complain that it's not clear to them when they will be able to resume their lives or even if they are going to be allowed to go back to their homes. earlier, i spoke to tatiana rocha, who works at unisinos, a university in the city of sao leopoldo, which has become one of the biggest shelters in the region since the flooding. we have here around 1,200 people. they are living here . since two weeks now, and if you can hear in here, the sounds. _ we have a lot. of children here. and, yeah, today it's raining again and they are afraid. _ you said they'd been there for two weeks some of them already. do you know when they'll be able go home? no, they cannot go home because the floodwater. is still coming up in the river. and it started to rain in the cities near here, —

so the water is coming down for the locals, i near the university. so here is a safe place to be now. thanks to tatya na thanks to tatyana for that. canada. shifting winds are expected to push a major wildfire away from the country's major oil producing region. the fire doubled in size in a day. more than 6,000 people were ordered to leave their homes. wildfire season has come early this year with thousands of people in western canada affected. here's meghan owen. wildfire season in canada is normal. but what's not normal this year is just how early the fires have come. typically, they start injuly just how early the fires have come. typically, they start in july and typically, they start injuly and august, but typically, they start in july and august, but the fires are starting to come earlier and earlier because of dry conditions and rising temperatures could to climate

change. this was the number of fires on tuesday in 2a hours and many are clustered in the west of canada. the concern is that many of these fires are near to cities and towns, including major oils producing towns. 6000 residents have been asked to evacuate from the city, this is not unfamiliar territory, because in 2016, 90,000 residents were also evacuated and 2li00 homes were also evacuated and 2li00 homes were destroyed. let's just look at —— take at here we can see residents leaving the city in the last few days against the backdrop of flames and smoke in the sky. if we look from the bird's smoke in the sky. if we look from the birds i point of view, we can

see how much congestion there is. many of them are deeply concerned still. �* , many of them are deeply concerned still. �* y ., ., still. anything to do with the fire, i aet still. anything to do with the fire, i get upset _ still. anything to do with the fire, i get upset because _ still. anything to do with the fire, i get upset because i _ still. anything to do with the fire, i get upset because i don't - still. anything to do with the fire, i get upset because i don't knowl still. anything to do with the fire, | i get upset because i don't know if i'm going to survive or not. i lost everything in 2016 and i have to start over. i'm always packed. my truck is always packed. i start over. i'm always packed. my truck is always packed.— truck is always packed. i think a lot of us were _ truck is always packed. i think a lot of us were anxious - truck is always packed. i think a lot of us were anxious and - truck is always packed. i think a| lot of us were anxious and ready truck is always packed. i think a i lot of us were anxious and ready to leave _ lot of us were anxious and ready to leave and _ lot of us were anxious and ready to leave and everyone has a bag packed or their— leave and everyone has a bag packed ortheir entire car leave and everyone has a bag packed or their entire car packed and probably— or their entire car packed and probably a little bit more efficiently than we did in 2016. last year. _ efficiently than we did in 2016. last year, it was the worst wildfire season in canada on record. an area the size of north dakota burned. you can see the map for scale. that was 18.5 million hectares. whilst there might be less fires this time around, the scenes are pretty dramatic still, with thick smoke clouding the sky. there are still warnings in place, although officials hope that winds could

sweep some of the fires away from the cities, although the fires can be obviously by nature unpredictable and can deteriorate rapidly. thanks to megan for that. still to come on the world today. when the king met the queen of love island. and can you spot the difference between these two pictures? one is the northern lights and the other — we'll let you know in the moment. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

two unlikely people meeting at buckingham palace garden party. maya jama host of love island and the king. the pair met at a creative industries garden party at buckingham palace, and were filmed talking about the reality tv show.

the founder of the dating app bumble says ai could be part of its future. wolfe heard said the app may use artificial intelligence to test compatibility among potential matches take a listen. you could in the future be _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking to _ take a listen. you could in the future be talking to your- take a listen. you could in the future be talking to your ai . take a listen. you could in the - future be talking to your ai dating concierge — future be talking to your ai dating concierge and you could share your insecurities — concierge and you could share your insecurities. "i have commitment issues, _ insecurities. "i have commitment issues, i— insecurities. "i have commitment issues, ijust came out of a break-uu _ issues, ijust came out of a break-uu " _ issues, ijust came out of a break—up. " it can train you to think— break—up. " it can train you to think better _ break—up. " it can train you to think better about yourself and give you productive tips for communicating with other people. if you really— communicating with other people. if you really want to get out there, there _ you really want to get out there, there is— you really want to get out there, there is a — you really want to get out there, there is a world where there are dating _ there is a world where there are dating concierge is who can date for

you with _ dating concierge is who can date for you with another one. let's speak to relationship expert susan winter. thanks very much for coming on the programme. what you make of this? is interesting. one, people are afraid and they have more social fears than ever, but having your ai date for you cammed of defeats the whole let's meet in person. as a coach, i love the idea. if they can add these resources so that people can get over their fears and they also have a dating intention — very important. you know what you're dating. thankfully, they're on a day because it will proliferate in all the dating apps and they need to know what's what. 50 dating apps and they need to know what's what-— what's what. so you're in favour if it's getting _ what's what. so you're in favour if it's getting used _ what's what. so you're in favour if it's getting used as _ what's what. so you're in favour if it's getting used as a _ what's what. so you're in favour if| it's getting used as a sophisticated way to learn about you and where you are in your life right now and

potential compatibility. but you don't want to go any further than that. it takes myjob don't want to go any further than that. it takes my job— don't want to go any further than that. it takes my jo that. it takes my “ob away, but it's wonderful and — that. it takes my job away, but it's wonderful and it's _ that. it takes my job away, but it's wonderful and it's needed! - that. it takes my job away, but it's wonderful and it's needed! i - wonderful and it's needed! i understand a preliminary screening. they do have the dating intentions. that's when you have the mix—and—match and that is create heartbreak. we want to get people immediately into real life. this is what people hate about online dating, you really don't know who you're working with. so it's great for assisting you in clarifying what you want and focusing you, people should be acting on their own and be proactive in these apps. so should be acting on their own and be proactive in these apps.— proactive in these apps. so what ou're proactive in these apps. so what you're pointing _ proactive in these apps. so what you're pointing to _ proactive in these apps. so what you're pointing to there - proactive in these apps. so what you're pointing to there is - proactive in these apps. so what you're pointing to there is this, | you're pointing to there is this, evenif you're pointing to there is this, even if it is good, the

prescreening, it doesn't suck you more into an online world which is kind of the opposite of where you want to go. kind of the opposite of where you want to go— kind of the opposite of where you want to no. ., . .,y , . ., want to go. nowadays, we have to teach peeple _ want to go. nowadays, we have to teach peeple to — want to go. nowadays, we have to teach people to learn _ want to go. nowadays, we have to teach people to learn to _ teach people to learn to communicate. the ai sets him up, but you still have to talk and have the relationship. anything we can do to help humans communicate so that they can maintain a relationship, that's really what's needed. just can maintain a relationship, that's really what's needed.— really what's needed. just on the coachin: really what's needed. just on the coaching - _ really what's needed. just on the coaching - what _ really what's needed. just on the coaching - what kind _ really what's needed. just on the coaching - what kind of- really what's needed. just on the | coaching - what kind of coaching, coaching — what kind of coaching, what kind of tips could ai be throwing out or do you have any of your own? throwing out or do you have any of our own? �* throwing out or do you have any of your own?— your own? i've called up, right of the newsletter _ your own? i've called up, right of the newsletter and _ your own? i've called up, right of the newsletter and the _ your own? i've called up, right of the newsletter and the tone - your own? i've called up, right of the newsletter and the tone of. your own? i've called up, right of - the newsletter and the tone of susan winter, and i get like this. i think i don't even have to work any more. ai can search the entire world, data bait of anybody. hopefully, they're

getting beyond the generic do this, don't do that. this is what we get, cookie—cutter information. what people need really is a specific information tailored to them, with the sensitivity to the disposition and how they want to approach dating. that is something that the human touch that can't be done yet by ai. human touch that can't be done yet b ai. �* ., , , human touch that can't be done yet bai. ., , ' by ai. brilliant stuff. susan winter, thank _ by ai. brilliant stuff. susan winter, thank you - by ai. brilliant stuff. susan winter, thank you very - by ai. brilliant stuff. susan i winter, thank you very much by ai. brilliant stuff. susan - winter, thank you very much for coming on. winter, thank you very much for coming om— many people across the uk were lucky enough to see the northern lights last friday the spectacular display, the best for decades. two friends in norwich were walking home when the sky lit up in purple. but as karim akhtar and sully laurent explain all was not quite as it seemed. oh, my god! so, when walked round the corner, we was actually looking up at the sky, and we thought, "wow, it's the northern lights!" when i was saw it, i was ready to cry aloud i so happy. so, we've actually gone to iceland to see the lights, and we didn't see it the whole time we was there. so, we thought, "no way,

we finally seen it." "that can't be it. "like, this has to be it. "i don't know if it's meant to be looking like that." i'm thinking, "i'm not sure if the northern lights come in that colour. i'm not sure if it's meant to be that shape." that was the northern lights, yeah! so, the moment we realised, yeah, we thought, "nah, this is a prank. it has to be a prank." there's definitely a camera somewhere cos there's no way we believe that the northern... like, this hotel has never made light like this before, so why is it doing it tonight? tell �*em we've been catfished. i was walking round, i was head down, facing the ground, i didn't want to speak to no—one. i thought, "there's no way i've missed it and i've been catfished by premier inn." three in five adults in england say extreme weather has made it harder our sports editor dan roan reports. whalley range under—11s finally playing again after a late start to their season.

one of the wettest uk winters on record has meant cricket matches up and down the country have had to be cancelled. this, a scene that's become all too familiar over the past three years as the club's ground in manchester has become waterlogged. i've never known anything like this. we've just not been able to get on the ground because it's been so wet. it's been unrelenting. when it gets rained off, it's really annoying. last year, it was just... nearly every game was called off. it was really frustrating. - there was six games at least in a row, back to back, rained off. but clubs like this could now benefit from £16 million that funding agency sport england is making available to help them battle climate change by becoming more sustainable as part of a new strategy. it's found that three in five adults say extreme weather has had a negative impact on their ability to be active across various sports. they play cricket here every week and they've been subject... they had once—in—a—hundred—year flooding back in 2016 and then 2017.

it wasn't once in 100 years, it was again and so on and so on. it became the norm. the fa found that there's 120,000 games cancelled every year because of flooded pitches. we will require for funding that everybody has a sustainability strategy by 2027. some may question whether the money would be better spent providing more all—weather facilities. if you had to take money away from other budgets, pots, in order to put it in towards this? i think it needs to be a part of. if we put money into helping clubs become more sustainable, so then that is an investment in the future because their bills in the future cos their bills become sustainable. and here at whalley range, they're already making a difference, from installing solar panels on the pavilion roof to a rewilding programme on the outfield. we have to think very hard about how we keep this cricket club _ going as a place to play sport for the next 20 or 30 years. i and one of the things we do- is we plant all these trees and have this biodiversity because these trees actually soak up - the water in the summer, _ which means we've got more chance

of being able to play the game. meanwhile, worcestershire cricket club admits it may have to move from its historic new road ground because of what it called unprecedented and increasingly regular flooding. manchester united were forced into a clean—up operation earlier this week after old trafford struggled to cope when a month's worth of rain fell in just two hours. clubs at all levels now being impacted by extreme weather conditions. dan roan, bbc news. scientists have solve the mysteries of ancient vail bob treas, first appearing in madagascar 21 million years ago —— baobab trees. we undertook it because this is a remarkable group of species. they

are the iconic baobabs that everyone knows but it's been a puzzle for a long time to really understand where they evolve from because of their distinctive distribution. we have six species in madagascar are, one in africa and one all the way over in africa and one all the way over in australia. the question is how did that originate. i guess the work that we've been doing has really tried to work out which of the different competing hypotheses of where they evolve did they come out of. that's what we believe our data now confirms, that they evolve from madagascar are. tlime now confirms, that they evolve from madagascar are-— now confirms, that they evolve from madagascar are. one more scientific breakthrough- _ madagascar are. one more scientific breakthrough. scientists _ madagascar are. one more scientific breakthrough. scientists say - madagascar are. one more scientific breakthrough. scientists say they i breakthrough. scientists say they have proved one of the theories of einstein about matter plunging into black holes, the first time they've been able to i defy an area called the plunging region, where matter is sucked into a black hole close the

speed of light. scientists from oxford university say it's exciting and shows mattered reacting its strongest possible form. let's get the hello. today has brought a real patchwork of weather across the uk. for some, it's been a story of blue sky and sunshine. northern scotland doing very well for brightness and indeed for warmth, whereas in derbyshire, it was a very different affair — some very heavy rain. and for others, well, it stayed pretty misty and murky for a good part of the day, especially close to north sea coasts. now, the wettest of the weather is sliding away westwards, taken away by this little wiggle on this weather front. so the rain tending to clear away from wales as we head into the night, but a band of cloud left behind across the north of wales, the north midlands, northern england — quite murky and drizzly in places here. some fog patches elsewhere as well. temperatures generally between 7—12 degrees. we mayjust see a few places getting

a little bit chillier than that. into friday morning, there will be some areas of mist and murk. this band of cloud sitting in place across parts of northern england, but all of that mist and low cloud and fog tends to lift up and break in most places to give some spells of sunshine. may just stay a bit murky for some north sea coasts, which will suppress the temperatures, but in the best of the sunshine, values up into the low 20s celsius, maybe 23 in parts of western scotland. now, as we head towards the weekend, it stays pretty mixed — mist and fog at night and early in the morning. some spells of warm sunshine, but also a scattering of heavy showers. in fact, some more persistent rain to start saturday morning across parts of south—east england as this next wriggling weather front just bends its way in, so could be a wet start down towards the south and the south—east. elsewhere, quite a lot of mist and murk and low cloud as we start the day. could be a grey and gloomy start. and for some, it could be a slow process to clear that mist and murk, but most places should see some

sunshine by saturday afternoon. small chance for a shower, particularly seeing some showers down towards the south. temperatures in glasgow up to 23 degrees, but i think we will see more cloud generally across scotland on sunday, perhaps into northern ireland, the far north of england as well — could see the odd spell of rain with that. england and wales seeing more sunshine, just the chance for one or two showers, and temperature—wise, most places into the high teens or low 20s celsius.

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the the context. there is literally no branch of government that michael cohen has not lied to.

he lied to investigators, he lied the judge who sentenced him, he lied to the united states congress and he committed these lies for his own benefit. the defence continues their attack against michael cohen, of course, because he is the star witness, the one on which the outcome of this trial really hinges, because he is the only one who directly ties donald trump to the business falsification alleged scheme. it doesn't appear that the defence i attorneys are doing an effective job of destroying his credibility. the facts about his past, | including his convictions, have already been brought out on direct examination. - michael cohen returns for a third day of testimony at the donald trump trail in new york. he has faced a day of tough questioning from trump's lawyers, who worked several different angles to attack cohen's credibility. it could be the final day of evidence. we will assess the prosecutions

case and what the jury will need to decide.